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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 19?2
WILLS, TATE FIGHT
10 ROUNDS HW
Negro Behemoths Wage Hard
Contest at Milwaukie.
BIG CROWD SEES CLASH
lilack Giants Tut tip Vicious, In
teresting Combat; Result Leaves
Tate With Championship.
Ana this time It was a fight.
Through ten hard, vicious rounds.
TIarry Wills, the black Riant from
New Orleans, and Bill Tate, colored
behemoth from Alabama, battled In
tb old Milwaukie car barns last nlgrht
before a. bargain crowd of fight fans
who tilled every available seat and
6warmed by hundreds along the walls.
At the end of the tenth round Ref
eree Louttit eelzed a bronze paw of
ach wea.tlnB Hercules and flung It
aloft in token of a draw.
A draw It was, but by virtue of that
draw Bill Tate now Is the colored
heavyweigrht champion of the world.
He entored the flsht last night as the
champion because he won the title
.k-i-ou- ATnn.iav when the bout
ended in the first round on a foul by
Wills, lie retained the cnampiouauiy
by last night's draw decision.
Mulllns Protest Vehemently.
Paddy Mulllns, Wills' manager, pro
tested vehemently that the draw does
not entitle Tate to the championship,
but there seems no other view to take.
Mulllns asserted that last night's bar
pain fight, at which no admission was
charged, was Slonday's fight all over
again and that by fighting in this
bargain bill the two completely can
celed Monday's battle and wiped it
off the books as if It never had been.
Consequently the draw Inst night, he
declared, left Wills Btlll possessor of
Ihe title. ,
. But the view among boxing ex
perts Is general that Tate won the
championship on the foul and that he
kept It last night by getting the
draw. It the managers and the box
ers fight out their argument.
It was a real right mis lime, nmo
no mistake about that a battle be
tween an aggressive, mauling, swing
ing engine of destruction, a giant
who pritted his teeth and charged
with tbn furv of a locomotive again
and again and again, and a clever big
man whn eluded those demon rushes,
blocked the most savage of the swings,
tabbed, Jabbed, Jabbed with a stinging
left and occasionally whipped over a
ripping, tearing, vicious right upper-
out or straight smash.
Tate Hanprs On.
wm wa the charger, the primitive
man lusting to seize his opponent and
tear him and hammer him and rena
him to pieces: Tate the cool, the
clever, the elusive. Again and again
when Wills charged. Tate would step
nside his swings and hang on. lie
hung thus through many and many
a clinch. And as he held. Wills would
ram terrible punch after terrible
punch with his right on Tate's naked
back and side above the Kidneys.
The marvel of It was how any hu
man being would stand up under
those awful sledge-hammer blows.
even on the back, and survive them.
Where Wills hit. Tate's bark became
led and swollen, and as the fight
went on little patches of brighter red
showed where the flesh had been
nounded like round steak under a
butcher's mace.
The sound of those Mows boomed
hollowly, like a bass drum, yet Tate
never even winced under them.
Up to the fourth round Tate con
tented himself mainly with defensive
fighting. Occasionally his left would
whip out and every time It whipped
t stabbed, but he let Wills do all the
eading and alf the aggressive work.
In the fourth Wills shook him and
flung him about in the clinches in a
frantic endeavor to shake him loose
and land a finishing blow.
They roughed It to the ropes as two
gorilla would rough It, but Wills
ouldn't land the punch he was trying
for. Tate smothered his blows.
Tate Tnkea AggrrnHlve.
Then In the fifth Tate showed a
flash of brilliancy. He took the ag
gressive and, with swift, fierce stabs
if his left, opened a cut over Wills'
eft eye. A stream of hot red blood
npurted out and flowed down his face
a scarlet stream.
Again and again Tate jabbed at the
injured eye and his blows were going
tiome. They rushed into a clinch and
:n the breakaway Wills forgot himself
and took a swing at Tate. The crowd
fooed. Tate rushed Wills to the roDes
ind showered lefts and rights to his
.aco. Just before the bell Tate
rammed a stiff uppercut to the mouth
that clearly jarred Wills.
The sixth was another round of ac-
IMon. The two Goliaths rushed into a
llnch near the center of the ring, fol
'nwing a series of left jabs by Tate to
Wills' face. and. wrestling and tear
ing and swinging at each other,
Mashed heavily to the floor, Wills on
lop. Again Wills rushed and Tate re-
ipcned the cut over his eye and an
other cut on his nose with more of
ihoe stUetto jabs. As the round
nded Tate jabbed twice and missed
i tremendous right uppercut and Wills
n a clinch punished him w ith terrible
Kidney blows.
Will Seem. Wearied.
In the seventh Tate started with
more jabs, -but Wills rushed him and
strove irenzledly to end it with a
hlow. Wills was streaming with per
spiration. His face was gory with
nlood from his Injured eye and nose,
lie appeared to be slowing up, while
Tate, who had done little learlinir.
was fresh and smiling. It was clear
that Tate's strategy was to remain on
he oeicnsive and let Wills do all the
ushing. then punish him as his
Htrength waned.
The eighth and ninth were both
lard sessions, especially the ninth
In that round Tate clipped Wills a
unci en right on the back of the neck
und Wills half dropped, half slipped
to his knees as a bull sinks at the
slaughter. But he was up Instantly.
Tate showered blows on Wills' jaw,
"lit he couldn't stagger the big fellow
again. Wills was rushing as hard as
ever when the bell rang, but Just be
fore It he swung at Tate coming out
r a clinch after Keferce Lonttit had
ordered them to break, and the referee
arned him.
The tenth wasn't as fast as the
ninth, but once more Wills in the
clinches pounded his mighty tattoo
on Tate's kidneys. Tate landed a
right to Wills' jaw but Wills came
back with a right hook to the head.
Tate was jabbing Wills with hl left
when the bell rang and lteferee Lout
tit instantly raised the hands of both
In token of a draw.
Wills Proves A garresaor.
It was the right decision. Tate
landed more clean blows, but Wills
was at almost all times the ag
gressor. He never stopped tearing in.
Had any of the 1 ferocious bwws he
aimed at Tate landed in a vital spot.
this story would have ended long
ago to recount tne Knockout. But
they never did. Not once was Tate
NEW BEAVER TRIO APPEARS
TO BE HIGH-CLASS GROUP
Dope Would Indicate That Shortstop McCann and Outfielders High and
Gressett Are All Nifty Players.
BT L. H. GREGORY.
FROM the evidence In hand, which
is considerable. Bill Klepper
landed three mighty high-class
players for the Portland baseball club
next season in Shortstop McCann and
Outfielders High and Gressett. It al
most would be recommendation
enough of High that he is a brother
of Hugh High of Vernon, one of the
smartest and niftiest outfielders in
any league, but young High has a
record of his own and needs no
brotherly help.
Here is the dope on the three, as
forwarded to Prexy Klepper by Tom
Turner, his scout in Philadelphia, to
gether with Turner's personal com
ments on them:
Emmett McCann, shortstop Age 22
years, height 5 feet 11, weight 165
pounds. Hits and throws right
handed. Season of 1919 McCann's
first in league ball. Hit .263 in 114
games with Suffolk of Virginia
league. I purchased McCann for
Philadelphia Athletics In August. 1919.
In 1!20 Athletics sent McCann to
Jersey City of the International
league for experience. He hit .306
in SS games. In 1921 he was with
the Athletics all season. He is
finished fielder with strong throwing
arm, get the ball away fast and can
throw from any position. Fast and
aggressive player. McCann will be
one of the best fielding shortstops In
the Pacific Coast league. One season
in that league and I figure he will
develop into one of the best short
stops in the country.
Charles High, outfielder Age 23
years, height E feet 11, weight 175
pounds. Hits left and throwa right.
High's baseball experience began
with three years on the University of
Missouri team. In 1919 he was with
Evannvtll-e, Ind., club of the Three-I
league, his first season in profes
eional ball, and hit .330 in 119 garnet.
Purchased In August, 1919, for Phila
delphia Athletics. In 1920 with At
lanta of the Southern league; hit .228
In 142 games. He finished the sea
son with Athletics in American
league and hit .208 in 17 game. In
1921 with Columbus, American asso
ciation, club, class AA; hit .342 in 145
games. I consider High one of the
best natural left-hand hitters In the
game. He hits southpaw pitchers the
same as right-hand pitchers. Hits to
all fields with great driving power
behind his hitting. High is fast on
his feet, has Btrong throwing arm. Is
a fair fielder, clean cut and a win
ning ball player. I predict that High
will be one of the leading hitters in
the Coast league next season. He
played center field last year at Co
lumbus. LeRoy (Texas) Gressett, outfielder
Age 24. height 6 feet, weight 175
ounds. Hit left and throws right.
Gressett played college ball in Texas,
and 1920 was his first season in pro
fessional ball. He wa with Sweet
water, of the West Texas league, and
in 89 games hit .328. In 1921, with
Evansville, In the Three-I league, he
hit .302 In 140 games. Gressett Is a
ten-second man, has a strong throw
ing arm, is fast on the bases, a hard
hitter and hits' to all fields. With
Cox, High and Gressett in the out
field, Portland will have one of the
fastest and heaviest hitting outfields
In the Coast league. I purchased
Gressett in July, 1921, for the Ath
letics. The football committee at the Uni
versity of Oregon didn't confine Its
recommendations the other night
solely to ttie retentiop of Shy Hunt
ington as coach for another year. It
staggered or seriously Inconvenienced.
He was too slippery, too clever, too
alert, too handy at hanging on in
the clinches for Wills to get home
his deadly wallop.
When Tate did forsake his defen
sive tactics and become the ag
gressor he showed flashes of brilliant
work. The sympathy of the crowd
seemed with him. Early in the fight
his expression was sombre and earnest
in the extreme, but as it wore along
he flashed a golden smile frequently
as Wills' swings went wild.
Wills always was the grim, the ter
rible, the man-killer.
The fight was preceded by four fast
and interesting preliminaries, put on
at the personal expense of George
Moore, manager of the Milwaukie box
ing commission, to add good measure
to the free bill for the fans.
Smith la Counted Oat.
Stanley Smith and Kid Cartwrlght,
colored, put the huge crowd Into good
humor at the jumpoff, when Cart
wright, a gangly black youth with a
hop on his fast one, clipped Smith a
Jolt in the first round that dropped
him on his haunches. Smith evidently
wanted no more like that one, for
with great complacency he sat and
watched Referee Louttlt count him
out. At "ten" he nodded gratefully
and got up.
Ernie Dempsey, 135, was too fast
and too heavy for little Buddy Oliver,
130. After he had twice knocked Oli
ver down, the little fellow gamely
coming up at nine each time, someone
threw a cap into the ring and Louttit
stopped the bout.
Johnny Fugate and FrankJe Ritchie,
140 and 143, fought four battering
rounds to a draw. Fugate caught
Ritchie off guard in the first and
nearly knocked hln out with an
punch In the belly, but Ritchie was
too tough and had the edge In the
last two stanzas.
Billy Ryan and Sammy Gordon en
tertained the crowd with a hippo
drome exhibition that Louttit wisely
stopped after the second. Two rounds
was enough of the Jocular stuff.
Then Mickey IJempsey and George
Brandon put on i terrific four-round
slugging match. That was the Joust
of the evening. Brandon, accounted
a setup for Dempsey, was anything
but that. He sent Dempsey reeling
with terrific jaw and body punches
In the second and had him all but
out twice In the third. Dempsey was
badly punished also in the fourth.
It was Brandon's fight by a mile,
and Louttit so ruled.
Stub holders and honor men and
everybody else who attended last
night's bargain bill saw a great card.
The action of George Moore, manager
for the Milwaukie boxing commission,
in Insisting that Monday's battle be
fought over again, has been a great
thing for boxing in this section. Once
when Moore appeared the crowd
cheered him, and they cheered him
again when John H. Stevenson, in a
brief speech before the first prelimi
nary, explained the reason for giving
the free card.
The Milwaukie commission withheld
Wills' and Tate's purses after Mon
day afternoon's fight, but paid the
boxers off. last night and ttrey
earned their money to the satisfaction
of all spectators.
The fight by rounds:
Round 1.
Wills shot a right to Tat's heart. Tate
hit Wills on the side of the chin with a
rft. Wills mlswd a right to the heart.
The two clinched. Tate -landed a left to
Wills' chin. The men stepped fcark. Tate
landed a rljtht uppercut to Wills' t-hln. The
two sparred, neither landing- a Mow. Tate
landed a right to Wills' chin. The crowd
cheered wildly.
Round 2.
Wills missed with a right to the heart.
Wills landed a couple of terrific rights
to Tate's rihex Tat landed two left Jabs
to Wills' face In rapid succession. Tate
landed a right jab to the body. Wills
landed at close quarters. He beat a ter
made another recommendation that
has considerable significance. Let the
committee speak for itself. We quote
from the report, signed by Dean Colin
V. Dyment as chairman:
"The members of the committee
desire to take cognizance of the pre
vailing rumors of certain inharmonles
and lack of co-operation in the school
of physical education, and urge upon
the executive council to instruct those
persons whom it elects to positions
in coaching that they are members
of the staff of the department of ath
letics in the school of physical educa
tion and that they shall give their
best co-operation to the general pro
gramme of the school of physical edu
cation, '
"The committee regards the de
partment of athletics as an essential
part of the educational programme of
the school and recommends to the
council that it Impress upon all those
members of the department of ath
letics over whom it has any Juris
diction that they must either work
smoothly and effectively with the rest
of the school or lay before the coun
cil reasons why they cannot do so."
Dr. John F. Bovard is dean of the
school of physical education. Here
after he will have direct charge over
all coaches. There were many rumors
last fall of lack of harmony between!
some of the coaches, but as head of
the department Dr. Bovard will have
full authority hereafter to squelch
any uprisings, if there are any.
The committee also "further recom
mends to the athletic council that
it do its utmost to promote the speedy
organization of the department of
athletics of the school of physical
education to the end that lines of
authority may be clearly outlined.
This recommendation is made witrt
the thought that if lines of authority
ate clearly outlined, overlapping of
work and friction, either now or in
the future, and either within the de
partment of athletics or in the de
partment's relations with the rest of
the school, will be minimized."
.
The superiority of Washington and
Jefferson over California to their
0-to-0 game at Pasadena is convinc
ingly shown by statistics of the game.
Washington and Jefferson made 130
yards from scrimmage plays to only
56 yards for California, and six first
downs to only two.
The game must have been played
with anything but snap and dash,
though, for California made a total of
only 25 plays in the entire game and
Washington and Jefferson only 42.
Compare that with the speed with
which Bezdek's Penn State team
rushed Washington off Its feet early
In the 21-to-7 battle at Seattle De
cember 3. In that game Penn State
complied a tota.1 of 114' scrimmage
plays, a record that we have never
seen equaled. In the first quarter
alone Penn State made 39 scrimmage
plays, only three less than W. and J.
did in the entire Pasadena game, and
11 first downs. All told in that game
against Washington, Penn State made
452 yards on rushing plays alone and
29 first downs from scrimmage,
which does not Include first downs
from forward passes or penalties.
Of course It must be remembered that
the Penn State-Washington game was
played on a dry field, while California
and W. and J. battled on a sloppy
gridiron. Nevertheless, the discrep
ancy is too great to be altogether ac
counted for on that basis. There
probably Isn't another coach in the
business today who sends his men
Into the fray keyed up to so speedy
and snappy an attack as Bezdek re
quires. rific tattoo on Tate's ribs and kidneys.
Tate mimed a right era. He hit Wills
with a left. The two clinched. Both swung
wildly as the bell rang. ,
Round 8.
Wills missed a left hook to Tate's jaw.
Tate landed with a left jab to the body.
Wills landed with a left hook to the chin.
Tate landed a right cross and a left hook
to the body. The two clinched. Tate landed
a right cross to tne body. Wills drove In
body punches at close quarter's. Wills i
ii?oru i iiuun in ins cuin aim aimosi
fell to the floor. Wills -was the aggressor.
Round 4.
Wills landed six terrific rights to the
kidney as they clinched. Tate landed a
light left jab to the body. Wills admin
istered several terrific punches to Tate'
body In the clinches. As they clinched
again Wills landed a right hook. Wills
landed a right hook to the body and a left
hook to the chin. Tate seemed to.be
weakening. Tate wanted to clinch, but
Wills kept pushing him away and landing
blows to the body. Wills drove terrllic
rights and lefts to the body and chin.
Tate landed a right hook to the body.
Each landed a left to the body. Wiils
missed a left hook as the bell rang.
Round ft.
Wills missed a left hook to the chin.
Tate missed a left jab to the body" and
ran Into a clinch. Wills landed a left hook
to the chin. Wills landed a right to the
stomach. Tate sent a left and right to the
chin. Tate landed a left jab to Wills' eye,
cutting . it. The men stood toe to toe
swinging both hands, Tate landing effect
ively. Tate landed a right in the back of
Wills' neck Just as they went Into a clinch.
Wills' eye seemed to bother him. Tate
landed a right uppercut to Wills' chin at
close quarters.
Round 8.
The men boxed cautiously. Wills missed
two rights to Tate's stomach. Wills missed
a left hook to the chin. Tate began to
outbox Wills. Wills landed two left hooks
to the chin. Tate left jabbed to Wills'
head and followed It up with a right cross
but missed. They clinched. They clinched
again and wrestled, both falling to the
floor. Tate landed two left jabs to the
body Wills returned with a fusillade of
punches to the kidneys. Tate left jabbed
to the body Wills landed two punches on
the back of Tate's neck. Wills was bleeding
from the cut over his eye. Tate landed a
left Jab. They clinched. Wills landed
punches to the kidneys. Tate led with his
leiu The fighters clinched as the bell rang.
Round 7.
.l,1US.m0t a terrlflc 'e" hook to Tate's)
chin. Wills countered with a right to the
,Z 7"; WL" ,abbed "veral time, to
the ri f In the .M nsh T.- i , . . . '
to the chin. They clinched. Wills used his
right effectively to the kidneys Tate
Jabbed Wills' bad eye and it bled again!
Tate missed a right uppercut tabbing
Wills' chin with his left. The men sparred
for an opening. Wills missed a leu hook
and shot another right to the kidneys a
they went into a clinch. Tate jabbed Wills'
nose with his left. The referee ordered
late to step back sooner In the clinches.
Round 8. '
Wills sent a left hook to Tate's chin.
As they clinched Wills sent three hard
rights to the kidneys. Tate's body was red
from the blows Wills administered to the
kidneys. Wills did all the leading Tate
landed a left Jab to the body and missed
i-.1;!KhV T,ha cro"rd urged late to fight.
Wills landed a left and right to Tate's
chin, but they did not seem to affect Bill
Tate swung wildly as the bell rang.
Round 9.
Wills led with a left to the chin. Both
swung 'and missed. Tate used an upper
cut at close quarters. Tate led with a left
jHb to the chin. They fell into a clinch.
The two exchanged punches. Wills landed
with a right to the body. Tate hit Wills
in the back of the neck. Wills' knees just
hitting the floor.- Tate swung with a right
and left In an effort to bring Wills down.
Wills recovered immediately. They swung
with both hands. Wills pushed Tate into
the ropes and as Tate bounced back Wills
sent In two blows to the chin. The bell
rang as they went Into a clinch.
Round 10.
The men shook hands. Tate refused to
lead and kept at a distance. They clinched
frequently. Wills landed rights to the kid
neys at close quarters. Wilis continued to
drive rights to the kidneys as Tate backed
away, jabbing with his left. Wills landed
a right hook to the body. Tate came back
with a left hook to the chin as the bell
rang.
The Inhabitants c-f France smoke
twice as mucn now as they did be
fore the war.
NGED M FIVE
ELIGIBLE TP PLAY
Stars to Be Seen in Action
Against Oregon Tonight.
COACHING STATUS ISSUE
Smith, Wapato and Craig Found
to Be Bona Fide Members of
Their School Faculties.
Three star basketball players of the
Multnomah club quintet, about whose
eligibility some question has arisen,
will be permitted to play tonight
when the olubmen meet the Univer
sity of Oregon five on the winged. "M"
floor. The players are Cl'.pper Smith,
guard; Paul Wapato, forward, and
Craig, center.
The only Issue as to their eligibility
was on the ground that they were
professional coaches and. could not
register with the Amateur Athletic
urtio'h.
Instead of watting until tonight,
when there might be a protest on any
of the three players. Manager Toomey
of the club team took up the matter
yesterday with A. D. WakemQ, chair
man of the registration committee of
the Amateur Athletic union. When it
was clearly shown that the three had
not been hired as professional
coaches, but were members of their
school faculties, Wakeman said he
saw no reason why they should not
be allowed to play.
Clipper Smith Is coach at Columbia,
Craig at Benson and Wapato coached
the Lincoln high school football team
last season.
Clab Combination Strong;.
The Multnomah basket tossers" club
will go into the game tonight with
one of the strongest combinations that
has cavorted in the cardinal and
white gym suits. In fact. Coach
Dewey has so many players he
doesn't know where Jo use them all.
There are two men for every position
and then a couple left over. Dewey's
chief worry is to give every one a
according to Information
received here, has a much stronger
team than the one that played here
earlier in the season. A win for either
team will give it prestige for the re
mander of the season.
The college hoopers defeated the
North Tacific Dental college in their
previous appearance here, 26 to 24.
While this is a close score, it cannot
be taken as a comparison of the
strength of the Oregon five, as the
team apparently was traveling under
wraps and did not cut loose until near
the end of the second period.
Preliminary Game Listed.
As a special inducement to bring
out the basketball fans, there will be
a preliminary game tonight. The
Multnomah club Intermediates will
take on the B'nai B'rith club inter
mediates In the first contest, which
starts at 7:15 o'clock. With the rivalry
between the younger members of the
two clubs, this game itself should be
well worth seeing.
The main attraction will start at 8
o'clock. Harry Fischer will referee.
Coach Dewey probably will start
Gus Clerin and Wapato at forwards,
Craig at center and Captain Twining
and Hugh Clerin at guards. It also
is practically certain that Beck,'
Pelouse and Evans, forwards; Morton,
center, and Smith and Jacobberger,
guards, will be thrown into the fray
before it is ended.
Biggest Fight Crowd in
Oregon Sees Bout.
Nearly 6000 Fans Jnm Arena to
See Negroes C'laah.
fckT ADIES and . gennelmen: We
ly take pleasure in introducing
for your approval tonight the most
mammoth gathering of fight fans, the
most scintillating, stupendous and vo
ciferous galaxy of boxing enthusiasts
ever assembled under one tent."'
This announcement might have been
made at Milwaukie arena last night
if fight promoters followed the time
honored custom of the circus, where
attractions of interest are impres
sively heralded to the multitude by a
tall and solemn gentleman with a silk
hat and lungs like a bull.
The Oregon edition of Boyle's 30
acres probably housed last night the
largest crowd that ever witnessed a
fight card in fills state. The pavilion
has seating capacity for nearly 6000
persons, and many stood up in the
back of the building or squatted in
the aisles. Compared to the jam of
men in the old carbarn, a can of sar
dines would lTave seemed spread out
like a football team before the kick
off. The big crowd was handled with re
markable skill and with scarcely any
confusion. Ushers worked fast anil
Intelligently, and exhibited courtesy
that would have bronght a green
flush to old 3ob, the Tex Rickard of
patience. A few minor squabbles arose
over seats, but no more attention was
paid to them than European powers
do to a Btreet fight in Jugo-Slava.
Traffic experts kept the veritable
Mississippi of automobiles moving
along in fine style. So long was the
procession of cars after the fight that
the driver at the head of the line was
putting the old bus into the garage
while the last man was cranking up
in Milwaukie.
To get an idear of the fight crowd,
imagine 5000 baseball bugs herded
into a small building. Get this mgb
as excited as though a local favorite
had Just busted a home run with thi
bases full. When everybody is roar
ing right, switch off the lights. That's)
tne impression the gang gave last
night as Wills and Tate fought.
It was a good-natured and wildly
rabid crowd, an audience dominated
by a sort of holiday spirit and anx
ious to be entertained and thrilled.
In the audience were representatives
of every walk of life, sex and color.
There were aces and sportsmen,
yeggs and yokels, trapshooters and
crapshooters, wrestlers and writers,
bankers and bootleggers, doctors,
lawyers, business men, brain workers
and muscle workers. Roughly, the
crowd might be divided into the
'honor" guard, the color guard and
the old guard.
All the lights but the big shaded
arcs over the roped square go out
for the first preliminary bout. A pair
of dusky lightweights are introduced.
They wallop each other clumsily for
a miiiute or two. Then one of the
boys takes a tunVble and' listens with
little Interest to the fatal counting
of Referee Louttit. The crowd goes
wild. Sammy Gordon and Billy Ryan
Vdo their' stuff" and are rewarded
with Jovial applause. Mick'ey Demp
sey and Georgie Brandon put on a
slam-bang affair that brings the cus
tomers to their feet yelling like In
dians. The stage Is set for the headline
act. Big Bill Tate ambles through the
ropes, followed by the scowling Wills.
The latter inspects Tate's bandaged i
bands suspiciously, a though he half
0 1
expected to see the end of a horseshoe
sticking out.
The big fight Btarts with a rush.
The fighters, keeping In mind a cer
tain unfortunate episode earlier in the
week, break cleanly and deliberately,
with the slow grace of the ancient
minuet.
The howl of the wolf pack shakes
the building when Tate opens a cut
under Wills' eye.
Referee Loutitt raises two blood
soaked gloves. The crowd gives a
last booming cheer. George Moore,
sportsman, walks over to the press
row. "J.t was a great fight, wasn't
it?" he says.
We'll say it was.
DENTISTS SCHEDULE ' GAMES
Five to Play Several Independent
Colleges of State.
The North Tacific Dental college
five, which plays the South Parkway
team Wednesday on the South Park
way floor, has scheduled several
games with the Independent colleges
of Oregon. Last year the dentists de
feated Pacific college, claimants of
the independent college championship
of Oregon.
North Pacific opened its hoop sea
son several weeks ago by losing a
hard-fought game to University of
Oregon, 26 to -24. The dentists have
games seheduled with Chemawa,
Mount Angell college, Pacific univer
sity, McMinnville college and a couple
of games with the Hammond team of
Astoria. The school' also is trying to
arrange games with the Oregon Ag
gies, Multnomah club and several in
dependent fives of Portland.
GRESHAM, BEATS PARKROSE
Final Score In Basketball Game Is
59 to 25.
GRESHAM, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
Gresham won from Parkrose, 59 to
25, when the two basketball teams
came together for the second time
this season at Parkrose tonight.
Gresham also won the first.
The game was good and Parkrose
played hard, but Gresham had the ad
vantage in speed.
The line-up:
Gresham (.1!)) Pulfer, C. ; Strong. R. F.:
Mercer, L. ; Booth, R. G. : Fancher. L. G.
Parkrose 25) Lang, F. ; Murrell, F. ;
Witte, C; W. Seldel, G.;Killam, G. ; G.
Seldel, G. ; Piper, F.
Gresham will play Washougal to
night in the high school gymnasium
at Gresham.
ROWING TKAIXIXG TO START
California Crew to Go on Machines
Next Week.
BERKELEY. Cal., Jan. 6. Work on
the rowing machines will be started
next week by members of the crew
squad of the University of California,
Coach Ben Wallis has announced. The
men will have their first practice on
the water early In February.
Dan McMillan, tackle on the Cali
fornia football team, la crew captain.
California's big race this year will
be against the University of Wash
ington on Lake Washington at Se
attle. BRITTOX TO "FIGHT SHADE
Welter Champion to Defend Title
on January 31.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Jack Britton,
welterweight champion, will defend
his title against Dave Shade, of San
Francisco, at Madison Square Garden
on January 31. Contracts for the
bout, which will be for 15 rounds to
a decision, were signed at the office
of Tex Rickard today.
Condftlons call for the boxers to
make 147 pounds at 2 P. M. on the
day of the contest. In addition to
the title the Rickard championship
belt won by Britton In his match
against Ted Lewis will be at stake.
VERXON GETS THREE YANKEES
Trio of riayers in Payment for
Catcher Devormer.
NEW YORK," Jan. 6. The New
York club of the American league to
day released Nelson Hawkes, out
fielder; Ray French, shortstop, and
Jesse Do) le, pitcher, to the Vernon
club of the Pacific Coast league, in
payment for Catcher Devormer, who
was obtained from tflat club last
spring.
French played wl'.h Vernon last
season under an optional agreement,
while Doyle was farmed out to the
Atlanta and Joplin clubs.
Sporting Club Property Sold.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 Lexington av
enue property of the International
Sporting club, valued at $700,000, was
sold at auction today to the Center
Field company for $371,601 to satisfy
a second mortgage for $225,000 held
by the company.
Michigan Permits Boxing.
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 6. Governor
Groesbeck .announced today thtrt un
der the state law "boxing matches"
would be permitted in Michigan He
said, however, that no "prize fights"
would be allowed.
Chaney Defeats Herman.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Andy Chaney,
Baltimore featherweight, tonight re.
ceived the Judges' decision over Baba
Herman of Sacramento, after a 10
round boxing bout in Madison-square
garden.
Sport News and Comment
The University of California's "wonder"
football team added nothing to its prestige
in the game against Washington and Jef
ferson, which ended in a scoreless tie. The
question now is raised what would have
happened to the Bears if they had played
aguinst any of the half dozen eastern
teams which were rated as better than the
Washington and Jefferson outfit. One of
the funniest features of the game was the
alibi of a San Francisco sports editor
that Washington and Jefferson had ten
typewritten pages giving all the California
signals and formations. At lea.it he gives
the easterners a lot of credit as good
memorizeri. The average football player
finds his hands full concentrating on his
awn signals without bothering about the
other fellow's.
Followers of the ring generally are won
dering if the year lUZS-will slip paat with
out giving Dempseyan opportunity of
getting into the ring for a championship
battle. Aside from the talk of Wills, the
negro, and an occasional flash from the
friends of Fred Fulton, there seems to be
nothing in the offing that would give the
fans a run for the money they would have
to pay for tickets.
The vioit of the two star golfers. Hutchi
son and Barnes, has done much to awaken
the Pacific coast to the possibilities of
the game. Their galleries have run "well
into four figures, even on days that were
far from pleasant. Considerable of their
play has been done under the most adverse
conditions of wind and rain. The far west
gets entirely too few chances to see the
best gelfer in action, an inspiration which
does much to advance the game.
The Olympic club of San Francisco ha
an annual stunt of running out to the
beach on Kew Tear's day, upon arriving
whereat the members don their bathing
suits and take a dip in the surf. A fine
cold gale was blowing this year and those
who got wet above their shins were few
and far between. It was more a day to
cuddle up against a Iog-flre than cavort
ing about in the billows It usually is a
Quick in and out process at best.
It soon will be time for the first of
the challenges for the Davis tennis cup.
It looks as if there would be no big events
among the men who sail big International
boat races. Tennis will have the spotlight
is a large measure to itself.
OH AGGIES win
1111
Victory Inaugurates Series of
Northwest Conference.
GAME UNUSUALLY ROUGH
Personal Fouls Frequent on Both
Sides, but Corvallls Team Is
Chief Offender.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Or., Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Oregon Agricultural col
lege basketball team opened the
northwest conference season here to
night with a victory over the Whit
man college five by a score of 36 to 18.
The contest was unusually rough, 13
personal fouls being called on the
players of both teams.
The Oregon Aggie players were the
chief offenders, being credited with
nine personals and Whitman with
four. Dick Stinson, Oregon Aggie
captain, was sent out of the game by
Referee Fabre after he had been
called four times on personal fouls.
Substitute Are feed.
Both teams used several substi
tutes. After the local team had
gained a substantial lead. Coach
Rutherford sent in his second string
players, while Coach Borleske kept
changing his lineup in an effort to
find a combination that would over
come the Beavers' ler.d.
Stinson was high point man, with
17 points. Gill of the winning team
marked up 11 of his team's points.
Captain Rich was high point man for
Whitman, with 12 points. Ross played
a sensational game at guard for the
Aggies and did not have a basket
made against him.
HJelte Out of Contest.
HJelte. the lanky center of the Ore
gon Agricultural college team, was
out of the game with an injured foot
He was sent in for a few minutes but
taken out again. The two teams meet
here again tomorrow night. The
lineup:
Aggies 3C). Whitman (IS).
Stinson QT) F Rich
fiill (11) F 1 Qurien
HJelte (4) C Knudson
Kojs (2) fl Comarada
Kichert O (4) chandler
fanners s (!') IVnrnae
Fernley a Sonhers
i.yman (2) S Schroeder
lteferee, Leon Fabre.
OREGOV TO VSE VETERAN'S.
Two Probably to Be in Lineup
Playing 'Winged M Today.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Jan. 6. (Special.)" Two veterans
probably will be in the line-up of the
University of Oregon basketball quin
tet which plays the Multnomah club
five in Portland tomorrow night.
These two are Marc Latham, two
year letter man, at forward and Franz
Boiler, two-year letter man, at guard.
The rest of the players will be picked
from an array, of eight or ten green
men who have been doing fairly well
In practice.
Rol Andre, who appears to be the
bet bet among the new material,
probably will be la one forward po
sition, Zimmerman at center and Bur
nett at the other guard. Andre is fast
and Coach Bohler predicts great
things for him. He played with the
freshmen In 1920, but was lniiired
early last year.
Zimmerman was on the squad last
year, although he failed to make his
letter. He was developed in the
doughnut basketball schedule this
year and was chosen by Coach Bohler
as all-star center of the doughnut
league. Burnett is another who was
on the Varsity squad last year but
fajled to make his letter.
Coach Bohler probably will use
Rockhey, Alstock, Edlund and Goar
in part of the game tomorrow.
With the Hoopers.
The Jefferson high school took tb meas
ure of the Vancouver high quintet. 34 to
15, yesterday afternoon in the Jefferson
gym. Vancouver previously had defeated
James John high. Jefferson tonk the lead
sonn after the start of the contest and
never was In danger. Summary:
Jefferson 84). Vancouver (1M.
Angerson F btnkes
Watson F Toik
Bniuehton C Winkles
Mimnaugh G llorria
Hutchinson (i Scott
Clark S Coovert
litaaier S
Miller S
The Highland Baptist quintet defeated
the Anahel Presbyterlnn stiuad Wednesday
night on the Franklin high school floor. 42
to 16. Morris' shooting and Bartosch's
guarding were the features of the winners'
play. Varley was Anabel's star. Both
teams are in the Sunday School league.
Summary :
Highland (42).
Anahel nm.
(4) I'lshor
Smith
(2) Darbey
Alrfann
2 Hayes
(S) Varley
Morris (JH)
.F . . .
Singleton 112) K. . .
Sherwood
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Kaucer 2).
Bartosch ..
Grimm .....
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The Holy Name Juniors defeated the
Hollailay Acres on the Holladay school
floor Thursday night. 24 to 12. H.tly Name
by its victory is claiming the 115-pound
basketball championship of the city. The
lineups:
Holy Name (24).
Eilers 7 F.
Sl.ik t3 F.
J.McBrlde (2) C.
Holladay (12),
(b) Vtrlcht
. . . . (4) Jasnmann
Roeder
H.iH(on H...
A.Albers (2)
.O .
, De i'etro
Morgan
(J.McBrlde
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De la Fontaine (2.S
m
The Holy Name midgets overwhelmed
the St. Mary's boys of lieaverton Wednes
day night on, the Christian Brothers floor.
The winners scored 50 points to St. Mary's
15. At the end of the first half the score
was 11 to 9 in favor of the midgets.
Grid Spring Training Set.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 6. Enoch
Bajcsha'A-, University of Washington
football coach, indicated that the
purple and sold gridiron squad would
hcBin spring football training April
Bagshaw recently returned from a
trip with the University Glee club
during which he spoke to numerous
alumni associations throughout the
northwest on athletic conditions at
the University f Washington.
Centralis High Beats Guardsmen.
CEN'THALIA. Wash..' Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Centralia High school
basketball team dofer.ted Confpany L,
national guard tank corps, last iuit.
24 to 14. The game was played on
the armory floor. Tonight the guards
men will play the Olympia Y. M. C. A.
five here.
Jlulnier Five Heals Astoria.
RAINIER. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
Rainier high school's basketball team
defeated Astoria high school's five
tonight by a spore of 18 to 14. A
record crowd attended the game from
both cities.
Kentuckians Defeat All-Stars.
' FORT WORTH. Tex.. Jan. 6. Bo
McMiUln's Kentuckians defeated the
Fort Worth all-stars at football here
today, 7 to 0.
FLORSHEIM
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at sale prices, it's giving you val
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prices $ 10 and $ 1 2 per pair Florsheim
shoes are great values. Now there's a
big saving on every pair it is an
opportunity to buy quality shoes at
extremely low prices.
Florsheim Shoes and Oxfords
$12 and $14 $
values now
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$9 and $10 values now - - $7.85
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BASEBALL TALK TODAY
LAXDIS, JOHNSON AND HICVD
JJKK TO GET TOGETJIEU.
Plan of tTrarney, Believed to Be
Acceptable to All Minors,
Will Be Taken Vp.
CHICAGO. Jan. 6. New regulations
for organized baseball may be
planned here tomorrow when Judge
Landls, baseball commissioner, meets
Ban Johnson, American league head,
and John Heydler, National league
chief. In a special session. Announce
ment of the conference was made to
day and it was said that the draft
question will be one of the matters
to be discussed.
Al Tearney. head of the Three I and
Western leagues, two of the five
minors which do not rccognir.e the
rights of the majors to select players
each fall, recently submitted a plan
which he said would probably be
acceptable to all the mirors. This
plan will be taken up tomorrow, it
was indicated tonight.
One of Tearney's proposals would
eliminate the "farming out" of play
ers by making the majors, when
sending a drafted or purchased player
out under option, offer the player
first to class AA clubs, then to class
A and on down the line. According
to Tearney this will prevent a major
club from loading up a minor team
cwned by that particular major and
would assure the player of company
in keeping with his ability.
Another of Tearney's suggestions
expected to receive consideration re
lates to college players and players
picked from semi-professional ranks.
The plan would provide that when
ever a big league club is unable to
use a player without minor league
,vn.rirre the tilaver must be
ditionallv to a small
.sriie starting with th class AA
c'ubs This plan, according to Its
sponsor, would prevent a major club
from "farming out" a youngster for
experience and development.
GTS FISHEK TO BE MANAGEH
Veteran t'nttlier to Boss Oklahoma
City Next Season.
Gus Fisher, veteran baseball catcher,
will manage the Oklahoma City team
of the Western association next sea
son President Klepper of the Port
liiid club, made Gus a present of his
outright release yesterday so he
,j , .v, nuinhomu City Job.
COtllU " - "
For many years Fisher was flrst
xtring catcher on the old Portland
beavers. He came here first in 1910,
and except for a year with Cleveland,
was continuously with Portland un
til 1918. when Portland dropped out
of the coast league temporarily and
he was sold to Sacramento. He did
not get along well with Bill Rodgers,
so got his release and retired for a
time But in IS 20 he did so well at
Spokane that Walter McCredie signed
him for the Beavers List year.
President Klepper could have -Bold
Gus for $1500. in fact had a deal on
for him with Des Moines in the West
ern league, but in recognition of the
veteran's long service he gaye him
his outright release when he learned
that Mus had a chance to manage a
club. .
JOE GO KM AX CITY VISJTOK
Boxer Passes Through With Family
on Way to Denver.
Joe Gorman. Portland's contender
for premier featherweight honors,
who has been visiting with his wife's
folks in Grants Pass, Or., during the
holidays, passed through Portland
yesterday on his way to Denver.
Gorman is looking fine and says he
feels better than for more than a
year. Mrs. Gorman and their baby,
Jack accompanied Joe. The baby
scale's 20 pounds and already boasts
a powerful right hand to the body
like his daddy.
,--o hnxes Bobbv Doyle In Den
ver next Friday and later will fill a
date at Madieon Square Garden. New
York.
Auto Itace Set for April 1 6.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6. April 16
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ns oeeii mime. i..
next big automobile race on the. re
. . pa.ina near here. Kneedwnv of-t
iioials eay they expect that all the
SHOE SALE
TTii'j Style
$10 and $11 $Q85
values now (3
Shoe Store
Street. Near Park
noted drivers, including Darlo Rosia.
will enter. In the first race at the
Speedway, the winner, Jimmy Mur
phy of San Francisco, set a new world
mark for 250 miles.
Athletic Programme Threatened.
HE NT). Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.) The
athletic .programme at the Bend Ama
teur Athletic club is lo be discontin
ued unless 6.r.0 memhei-Khips are
pledged within the next ten days. -cording
to a statement and question
naire which the American legion i .
ectitive committee. In charge of the
building, is sending out lo towns
people. Residents of lleiid are being
asked to decide whether or not an
athletic club shall he maintained here.
;n TO ID
HARItY APrLKQVIST K;AJK1
TO MISS MILDKKD PKKUY.
Iridcgronni-fo-Ilo Wns Member of
Footti.itl Team That Defeated
Brown in 1915.
WASHINGTON STATK COLUJC.K,
Jan. 7. (Special.) Harry A. Apple
qu.sl. football line coa.-h and assistant
athletic dine tor. has announced his
enpag.Mnent to Miyg Mildred Perry of
Spokane, a senior in the department
of Knplinh.
AppU(iuist p'ayed four years of
college football with tne Cougars ami
was a member of the 1115 team which
defeated Brown at Pasadena. He was
graduated in lllti with a bachelor of
fir ts degree in iceology. Sine.' that
time he has hem assistant coach
under hot h I.oru star 1 ieiz and Gui
Welch. He is a member of Alpha Tau
Omena fraternity.
-Miss Perry is one of the most popu
lar girls in college society. She is a
member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Sport News in Brief.
As we r-ad the tnrivi of thn irnivoralty
of California-W uMii nirtnn ami JoT.-r sun
football eontM l I'Huad.'ini, and dMe
Into the aftiwniath r.r comment mid irlti
clam, it appear nn.ie evident tlun ever
that Omcli Aruly Smith's ehltf complain:
Wi.a an uKKiK.'iit.-.i t;ie of the fw.-li-h.ati,
and eapt-vluiiy tfiat hia team w.ia ttuffur
Intf from ihe ro ji p.a int. Tlie liojitiiiiy of
Ihe majority of the Mn-ctntnr. lit tlie kuiii
a.iint Calii'iirnia w.i.t eauMt-ii by the corky
an4 ne.f-uduUu. ry a,r ci the 11-ars, who
a rd now termed the "vvutider:iiK team" in
utead of in.; "wonder train." The Ijuk'i
on the Beam has spread even to Honolulu.
After all t he yuri thnt we have been
rotting; lown Willie H"pP'a nnum am liie
balk-lino ulllUni t hn in phm, f! a Mt odd
to Insert the .mine of omig Jake SMiaeler.
The ehampl'nt In m r 11 nu of fpurt
chanped a.iv.'ral time. during the years
that Willie held .n to hia crown. After
years Stanislaus Ziiyazko K'ts on thn
1 I-l Mt as the champion wrestler ill
oldest man on the list.
The 1022 Playing whedule nf the Pa
cific ('oust Paeiiail If-iauy nil he drawn
up at the atiriiiiil meet in of thin organ
ization, lo be held In Han Franc t aco on
January 10 leB)ttea from ail tight club
in the league will he present.
"Ho" VcMiUin. star p!nyer nf the Centr
college font hull team, after logins to thn
Texas A hk u-h, mill he had been ere d it ed
with winninn so many of Centre's Ramet
i hat he w an led to takp th ' i-red 1 1" of
losing the Texas irame. Sntn per.-ona
want to hop everything in slKht once they
acquire the hahh.
Since Jaek Jolinm-n won the heavyweight
championship of the world the tt'dng in
this division has been most UtisatUfartorv .
There has been a dearth of heavy woi n t
material and flrst-rla contests hae heen
scarce. He fort t hut, though, there w nS a
decade In w h ieh f .ourlshed ur h i; nt
as tui uvan. i ornet r. imui rKry and Fita-
aiinmonn. One never can tell tl,i ,,n
suddenly a new crop of heavyweienr w:
hwini up and tike us back to the real but
tle n" n pom n le of fl e; d nun
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