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16 THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 7, 19D0. K Tne Solitaire Player. Sft shuffles the weary cards again. And He cats the pack anet7, 4&nd He deals them out -with a. heedless hand In the samo -that Is aever through.' He deals them out with a neefiless eye, He places them, one by one. He shufflco and cuts and begins once mpre la tie play that Is never done. Borne that He deals are Xings and queens. And some are attendant jacks, But most are-the half-way number cards; The bulk: of the -weary packs. , And here and there la the jostled rows Is a lonely, sublime, sad -a.ee, SBut most of the cards are compound things, With the earn of the less on their face, Ee lifts and places them one by one. And combines them as they fall. And builds on the nces that base the 'whole, And the kings top off them- all. But ever He shuffles the cards again, - (We cards') and He deals anew, iknQ. He -wearily rebeglns the play In the game that Is never through. K. V. Blsley, in the Literary Review. SHOWING OF THE SEASON Very Satisfactory Results Recorded in Nearly All Branches of Atnletles During the Past Year. Looking back over the year just closed, from the standpoint of sports, it is one of which Portland may -well be proud. Field sports of all Muds have been fos tered and patronized in almost alf "branches here, in a way that should bo commended. If there is any exception, to 4hs general condition of things, it must be In the direction of track athletics, and, incidentally, bicycle racing. The slump in track events may be explained by the fact -that Portland's crack athletes were batt34n& .for -the glory of their state in quite another way an .the Philippines, but elnce their return their influence has been felt in all branches of sport Bi cjcle races have been discarded, on ac count of a lack of track facilities. One of &e most marked steps in the progress of sport -was "Che formation, last spring, of the Oregon Fish and Game As sociation. This organization has for its prime object the projection of game of all sorts, .and the results of its -work are already manlfeet. The membership con sists of the most influential rod and gun men of the city, and not only this city, but of the entire state, so that with the good work already begun great things may be expected during the coming year. Football and Baseball. BasebaH and football have been confined strictly to amateurs. No professional league in baseball has been in existence in this section during the season. Not withstanding this, ifcere have been games of a most Interesting kind played during the summer between local and outside amateurs. The "Torpedoes," of this city, was the strongest aggregation of ball ttossers in this section, with the Multno mah Club a close second. Should the members of the former team succeed In getting reinstated as amateurs during tho wmter-Ha thing that it should not be hard to do, -as those who are now disqualified are not a present following ball-playing, but more steady employment at their ce spective trades then next season should eee a first-class amateur league In the city. Club members, and ekib members only, are the constituents of Multnomah's baseball and football teams. The wisdom of this step has been fully apparent dur ing the past season. Nest in order of interest "has been boat ing, both In oairsmanship and sailing. Tne Portland Rowing Club has had a most successful year, its showing In the contests in which It took part being very encouraging. The club was handicapped by its new Shells, imported from Eng land, not arriving in time for use during the summer months. The Yacht Club, formed in Juive, has done much toward bringing together the skippers of the vari ous craft and in establishing a feeling of good-feBowship that Is bound to bear good results, both in racing and cruises, in the near future. Golfs Rapid Growth. The rapid strides of the successful and energetic Wavorty Coif Club must not be lost sight oL The ancient and royal game" is receiving the enthusiastic pat ronage of the leisure class of our dtl sens. Tho club's advancement during the year and occupation of its commodious and luxurious home at SeHwood; Its pur chase of the territory upon which the links are situated, and the increasing numbers of players, mark an era of prog ress in sports in this city. Dasva tennis has had a revival. Today -there are more players and clubs in Portland than ever before. The praise for such a condition of things must be awarded to the young and energetic Irvington Tennis Club. Outside of racing, bicycling for pleas ure's sake has made much advancement. The miles of paths built during the sum mer, branching in all directions from the city to the romantic suburbs and outlying country, hare done much fpr the pleasure of the rider of the silent wheel. Foot ball during the late fall was pre-eminent. Portland holds the championship of the Nortfhwest with the 31. A. A. C's strong team, w&ile, in addition, it has the two rattling inter-schotosUcs the High school and Bishop Scott academy teams. Never has this city been treated to such a high class of football as it has had during the past season. Indoor Athletics. Indoor athletics, with bowling as the kingpin, have received unstinted atten tion. The athletic classes In the big gym. nasiums of ttie I.H.C.A, and II. A. A. C are superior, both in numbers and pro ficiency, to those of the past. Basket-ball. h&n&D&ll and indoor baseball are receiving their quota of attention. Y. M. C. A. Is nearixur the top in indoor atbietics, but, Ov MlrM. B A St) for lack of a field upon which to train, outdoor work has not received -needed at tention. It Is to be hoped that the associ ation, during the coming year, may see Its way clear to furnish its ambitious young athletes with proper outdoor facil ities. Horse racing, the sport of kings, has been in a state of innocuous desuetude, through lack of management and result ing lack of public support. Racing there hf; been, and a slight improvement was noted, but there is plenty of room for further improvement, which has been promised, and the result is looked for with impatience. Taken as a whole, tho sporting season has been a banner one, and, with this good beginnlg, let the good work go on. The members of the Y. M. C. A. basket ball team, who made the trip to Seattle and Tacoma, returned with nothing but praise for their treatment while In the north. On Saturday night, December 30, and New Tear's night, they played against Seattle T. M. C. A., and in each case luck was against them; the games resulting la Seattle's favor by scores of 262, 18-10. At Tacoma they played on Tuesday night an exhibition game with the local association, winning by a score of 11-9. Colleges Taking Up the Game. Both the Northern and "Valley colleges are taking up the game, and contests are being arranged with Portland's Y. M. C. A. A match game was to have been played here on Friday night with Salem, but the latter team failed to appear; how ever, the Portland boys will go to Salem to play on January 13. The ladies' team from the Portland Turn "Vereln has a game on with the T. M. C. A. ladies' basket-ball team, to be played in the near future. The Corvallis girls will be here next. The January contests in indoor athletics will take place on Tuesday night next, in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The events to be contested will be the 50-yard dash, the 100-yard dash, high jump and fence vault. Twenty entries have been maded There will be a big exnlbition of gymnas tics by the junior classes in the latter part of the month. The erection of the new clubhouse of the M. A. A. C. has already begun. The excavation and clearing of the ground is in progress, and the work on the house will be pushed to a rapid completion. Contracts have already been let SCHAEFER. ON BILLIARDS. Discusses Development of the Game and Its Future. "Jake" Sehaefer, the famous billiard expert and champion, contributes a very Interesting article on billiards and billiard players to a recent issue of the New York World. He declares that during his many years of devotion to the game, dating back to the last of the "sixties," there have been more changes made in it thah in any other sport. He says It has been developed to that point where the-18-inch balk line, "the most difficult of the open table systems of play," appears to have placed a limit on Its further advance ment. To show how radical the changes have been, he expresses the belief that "William Sexton, one of the greatest bil llardlsts of his day, could now be defeated bj- a third-rate amateur. "Billiards," Mr. Sehaefer continues, "had not gained a firm footing In this country until the early '70s. At that time a large table, having a pocket in each corner, was in vogue. My first match against George Slosson, 'the Stu dent, was played in 1S73 in Indianapolis on that style of furniture. In those days the masse shot was unknown, a shove shot being used instead. Wedging the ob ject balls against the points of the cushion in the Corner called 'jawing' was then allowable, and under such rules the old time experts found little difficulty in mak ing big runs. Then those who were fore most in billiards abolished this system, of scoring caroms and the four-ball game had its boom. This was soon changed to the use of three balls, as now played, be cause of the clusters of over 1000, which the top-notch players were scoring. First Chalked Off in 1873. "The table was first chalked off In 1S73, but it did not seem to make any differ ence how the spaces were restricted, the object always being to overcome the 'crocking of the balls; some one always Invented a way to push up big runs. As the chalk-lined table appeared to be a failure, most of the professionals turned back to cushion caroms. Maurice Daly and William Sexton were master hands at that game, as was also 'Student' Slos son, who has developed it to a high de gree and now plays it to perfection. "About 15 years ago the agitation for some restriction was again felt. When rules had been made which were accepta ble to all of the first-raters, a tournament was arranged and held In Chicago in 1883. Maurice. Vignaux, the great Frenchman, and probably the king of billiard-players today, was entered, as were also Sexton, Maurice Daly, Joe Dion, Tom Wallace and myself. How it happened that tho top place in thiB tournament fell to my lot has always been a mystery to me. It did, however, and since that time the balk-line game has always been my stronghold and favorite. Indeed, the fact that it is now recognized by the amateurs as the style of play adapted to champion ship matches Is evidence of Its superiority over other styles of billiards. "Frank Ives entered the billiard arena in 1SS3. In a few short years he conquered every expert of prominence, and was re ally the champion at the time of his death last August With the attention that bil liards is now receiving from the amateur and professional, the time appears ripe for bringing out the best and most prom ising material from the class of shortstop players in the professional ranks. Best Men in the Class. The best men in this class are Sutton, Mornlngstar, Mclaughlin, Maggioll, Ca ton, Eames, Carter, Spinks and Gallagher. These players are all good, but have never been successful in keeping abreast of the changes In the game. It is ajxise of the game developing more rapidly than the players, and they being cut out In conse quence. Slosson and myself are now prac tically left alone in a class a few degrees better than the men named. Of these men the players of greatest promise are Sutton and Mornlngstar, in the order named. "Both are young men, and are in every sense of the term 'corners' in -the field of billiards. What their absolute relative speed would be In tournament play has yet to be decided. There seems now ;to be a possibility that the exact position of tnese piayers in the shortstop class may become definitely fixed, end also their relation to the first rank and perhaps championship honors. For some time past' there has been earnest talk of arranging a tournament that would fix the status of the shortstops and would perhaps brihg out a man capable of challenging for the championship emblem, which was re turned to the Brunswick-Baike-Collender Company by Frank Ives. "To my mind this tournament Is greatly to be desired, as the hearty competition in which the players would enter would greatly add to the life of the sport, which is now in such a lively condition. There, son, who succeeds to the title and Is the never seemed a better opportunity fot only child of his first wife, a.daughter of putting billiards on the same high plana the last Duke of Sutherland, will probably In this country that it enjoys abroad, es- branch out more extensively than his fath- The Girl He Takes Behind Him. TATTOOING ON BACK OF ENGMSHOFFTCER. According to the Iiondon correspondent of the New York "World, many aristocratic young Englishmen, serving, or about to eerve, In South Africa against Oom. Paul and. his sturdy Boers, are having strange tattooing devices put upon their arms, chests, backs and legs, em blematic of loe and war and parting and Hope. The usual decoration Is a picture of the young officer's best girl, sometlmeo In the meshes of a spider's web, as in the sketch here with presented; sometimes the face alone. One guardsman, who bears a title known the world over, has had two portraits done, one on each arm. Another Is decorated with shrapnel shell, while a third bears a complete rep resentation In vltld tints of the guards' colors and motto. Sometimes the tattooer is called upon to reproduce In facsimile on some soldier's brawny arm a sentence written by a woman's hand, or perhaps her name and the date of a betrothal. The fad Is growing and Is spreading among clvillana peclally in France, and the doing of it lies wholly with the lovers and followers of the game." ASSOCIATION FOOTBAIil. Scotch and English Game Is Slowly Gaining: Ground in America. - It has been said that every sport or pas time, no matter what Its popularity on its native heath, finds a place in the category of American games. Thus, English crick et, Scotch golf, Irish hurling and Cana dian lacrosse all have their followers in this country, while the national or chief pastimes of other countries are not forgot ten. Of recent years the Scotch and Eng lish game of association football has been creeping Into popularity, and although It has had many things to contend with, it has obtained a firm foothold here, ana nromlses t6 become some day one of Ihe leading winter pastimes of the United States. In the New England states, according to the New York Times, the game is now the chief winter amusement. The fact that its introducers and principal votaries are -workingmen, whose time is so limitett that games on the Sabbath have been in dulged in, militated against its popularity with those of more leisure, but the forma tion of teams by Harvard university and other prominent athletic associations has succeeded in killing the prejudice, and now the highest class of amateur sports men Indulge in the pastime. The game has gained many devotees in all tho chief atn letlc centers of the country, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pitts burg and Detroit have each several clubs. Wherever the game has been played It has served as a great attraction to the spectators, and in England crowds of 30, OCO and 40.CO0 are not infrequent at the prin cipal games. Governing bodies for tnu game in this country have not made stren uous efforts for the promotion of its pop ularity. There was an American associ ation, but its value, if any, was confined to one district. What It needs Is a series of intercity games, and an annual inter national contest for the championship would serve as a drawing card. The mfrequency of accidents and the stringent rules against foul and rough play are an important argument in favor of tho association against Rugby rules. The universities and public schools In England rejoiced when they saw the on ward march of the association football. Fewer broken limbs signaled the advance of the new game, and when a football match passed off without accident, relief was depicted on the face of the principals whose charges had frequently been sent home badly Injured. FOUR TIMES WON THE DERBY. English Turf Xost a Famous Patron in Duke ol Westminster. The death of, the Duke of Westminster Is a great loss,, not only to the, English turf, but to breeding interests all over the world. Horses produced from the Eaton Hall stud have made thefr mark wherever racing is in progress. Many bred by the duke have distinguished themselves in this country. Among them are Ormonde, Rossington, Golden Garter, Gold Finch and others too numerous to" mention. The duke did not begin his turf career early in life, says the Chicago Tribune. He was nearly BO years of age before ho ever owned a race horse. Even when he entered the business he did so more from, sentiment than. from, any loye for turf pursuits. TSarly In the century his an cestors were leaders In racing matters, their colors, yellow with a black cap, be ing so popular that the victory of the boy inyellow was always greeted with cheers. The father of the late duke had no tasto for the turf, so Mr. Merry, a rich Scotch man, assumed the colors. Well did he maintain their prestige, f or ha sent ih'em first to the post for the Derby on Thor manby in 1850, and after twice being sec ond with Dundee and Marksman, he again1 won with Doncaster, though In the, meaiw time Macgregor and Glenalmond, both of whom started top-heavy favorites, but fin ished last, somewhat smirched the colors. After Doncaster's victory, Mr. Merry, on account of ag& and feeble health, conclud ed to retire from, the turf. At that time his trainer was Robert Feck. Unwilling to be thrown out of employment, Peck, bought on time Mr. Merry's lease of the Russeley stable and his horses In training. No sooner was the deal concluded than the purchaser started for Eaton Hall, and succeeded- in persuading the duke to res cue the family colors from degradation. by taking the stud oft his hands. This the duke consented to do, "but though he paid Peck a big bonus, on his purchase, he did not long retain him in his service. Two years later he placed his horses in charge of John Porter at KIngsclere, Hampshire, where they have remained ever since. The combination proved fortunate, for though the duke would race only those of his own breeding, he won four of the last 20 Der bys, a record no one has yet surpassed. His firs success was with Ben d'Or, a on of the first horse he ever owned, Don caster. The next home-bred one to win Was Ormonde, the latter son, though In the meantime the yellow and black were to the fore on Shotover, whose dam. In foal to Hermit, the duke had purchased from Mi. Chaplin. The success won should have remained unbroken, for there is no doubt that Ormonde's first son, Orme, would have won in 1892, but for going amiss. Baced as a 4-year-old Orme beat all the best horses brought against him, and during his first season at the Stud showed his quality by siring Flying Fox, who not only won last year's Derby, but in a career during which he has been bur. once defeated, and theii by the American bred Caiman, has won more money than any horse has done before, or probably ever will do again. The death of the duke -will not, however, cause a breakup of the stud. His eldest er, who never bet a cent, while his suc cessor gave the ring a hard rap when he won the 2000 in his maiden effort with Peregrine, though they got all their money back and a little besides when, four weeks later, the American Iroauols cantered home In front of him for the Derby. All in tne Same Pen. "One of the boys at the hotel put me on rtp a little poker game," said the dry good$ drummer to the Washington Post, "and I went around to see what it was like. There were about 30 respectable looking people in the room, and one of them was trying to teach me the value of the cards, when the police broke in and made a clean sweep of everybody. Gymnasium Practice Extraordinary. I PM K'LK. i erK " .i'J&S&S A """NO ZS. Zf - Vrr ImK- ff ... . j. HsipP'g ill gsil plp STa-TTTW.....! ," Ull '".-H . ..,, .-.-.jr ... --T..-, - 'ill, ' j '1r- HE'UQ NETH3R Nejct morning, when arraigned at the police court I wanted a lawyer, and there was a general laugh in court, as hl3 honor replied: "I don't know where you'll get one. There are-nine In town, but all are in the pen with you!" "It was so," continued the drummer, "and things might have gone hard with ua had it not been for the fact that the Judge was, there, too, but had just stepped out as the raid was made. Nothing was said about it, of course, but he let us off with a fin of S2 eaoh and n. lot of father. ly advice." FORMING HORSE JOCKEYS "PA. BIIX DAJLY AND, HIS FAMOUS SCHOOL AT CONECf ISLAND. Many G,raduateB "Wlio Have Earned or Axe. Earning; Prin.oely In comes on the Running; Turf. "Father Bill" Daly's school for jockeys, at Coney Island, N. Y., is a unique fea ture of the American turf. The success of Tod Sloan and the ReifC boys in Eng land has awakened the desire among thousands of lads to become skilled jockeys, and this eccentric Irishman is now flooded with requests, from would-be apprentices. He is recognized as pre-eminent in teaching boys how to ride. His reputation in this respect is of long stand ing. He made Jimmy McLaughlin, for many years the premier jockey of Ameri ca and the greatest rider of 2-year-olds this country has yet produced. Edward (Snapper) Garrison, too, was a pupil of yonr "Uncle William." and now comes little Winnie O'Connor, who headed the list of winning jockeys last year, though but 17 years old. Then there are Willie Palmer, Johnny and Jimmy Lamley, Panny Maher, J. Slack and another lad, little Brennan, who, Daly says, will make America's greatest jockey, with a little more training. As these boys graduate from the Daly school, says the New York Sun of recent date, they are in demand at the big racing stables, for every horse owner knows that a Daly pupil has been so thotoughly trained in the business that he Is capable of riding the most important races. So they come year after year to Coney Is land, where Daly's winter quarters are. and any day you may see these appren tice jockeys tearing along the cycle path, bundled up in heavy clothes, with perspi ration oozing out of every pore, and followed, perhaps, by an admiring crowd of schoolboys. The young jockeys are striving to keep down their flesh, so that they can ride at the smallest weight pos sible. Powerful Motives. Every one Is urged on by the thought of making perhaps $100,000 a year and winning world-wide fame, and incidentally by their temporary father, who is known to be quite active at times with a bale stick. Mr. Daly gets his boys from dif ferent places. Some come from orphan homes and poor families who are only too glad to have a child taken care of. Others have run away and drifted to the "gaffer-ln-chief," who, however, does not take any chances, and requires each boy to be properly vouched for and In dentured to him for a period of five years. L'egal papers are drawn up and signed by the boy's parents and guardians. Then the lad becomes Daly's property, and if he runs off may be arrested and re turned to thB school. Mr. Daly .gives no money either to the boy or his relatives. He simply contracts to make a jockey out of the youth and take care of him 'until he Is graduated. In this way Daly accrues considerable money, for bis boys get 525 for every race they win, and $10 for a losing race, to say nothing of la.e gifts from the owners. Yet the price is not too high for the training. In the first place a boy must have a natural aptitude for handling a horse. Daly can tell the minute a boy takes a mount whether he is of the right sort. If the boy shows any signs of fear It generally settles his case. "There are ex ceptions, however," said Mr. Daly to the writer. "Now; that boy Slack, for in stance, is a little skeery, yet he will make a good boy. I got him from a trainer down in Kentucky, and the lad was half starved. He trained him wrong by putting him first on a powerful horse that he could not hold." - Daly makes no mistake like this; Ho gives the boy an easy mount at the start, and then trains him by riding alongside In a little pneumatic-tired sulky, in which his horse can trot or gallop at will. From there he calls out instructions to the boy. DO IT AGAIN. Chicago. Times-Herald. and the only thing that he requires Is that the boy shall obey on the Instant every command and show no sign3 of fear. When hs has taught him the cor- rect position and the practical details tn& apprentice gets a chance on a "try out," that is, a preliminary race to test the horse that is entered for an event. The head jockey rides tho horse that Is to race and the. head apprentice takes a mount on tho triaL horse. If ho shows himself capable in this he is later on honored with a mount in a real race. To school him for that occasion tha. master Introduces the pupil Into many a mystery and art of the business, and first of all impresses him with the Im portance of getting off at the post. This Is an axiom fairly seared on the mem ory of a Daly boy. It means that. In stead of waiting for the others to get off in the van, as do the English jockeys. the rider is to dash to the front and get the best position possible, seven or eight lengths ahead of the others, and then rest there. American jockeys have been successful in England by practicing this. The riders there are accustomed to hold back until near the finish, and then trust to a fierce sprint to win. Daly's methods are rather severe at times. If a boy shows a yellow streak, be Is apt to be punished, and many com plaints have been heard from time to time, but these is no gainsaying the fact that he turns out jockeys. Another point which he Impresses forcibly on his pu pils is the necessity of forcing one's way in between two horses ahead. This re quires the greatest pluck and endurance. Winnie O'Connor, who, by the way. Is a nephew of Daly, has made his repu tation thereby. When a dozen horses are coming on at the finish, you hear the little fellows calling all sorts of things to one another. "You horse Is played out," says one. "Let me pass." "Make an opening there." screams an other with an oath. "My horse, is freshl" At a time like this thousands of dol lars may depend on acting with the rapidity of thought. If a boy is behind a bunch of horses his only chances of getting ahead are either to go around one end or dive In between two others. To execute the former maneuver a horse must be in magnificent form, with wind to spare, toT he is almost sure to break his pace, and thl3 Invites defeat. To plunge in between mean3 that a boy's legs may receive terrible punishment and the horse risksr a fall, but that is what Daly requires his boys to do. "Get off at the post," are his last Instruction, "or I'll " The boy gets off. Mr. Daly gives his pupils all the bene fit of a lifetime's experience on the track, and It was through his tutelage that Snapper Garrison won the Great Ameri can Derby at the world's fair in 1S03, worth $50,000. The Snapper rode Bound less, a fairly good horse, but greatly In ferior to most of the field. Garrison had this advantage, that while the other horses were, nervous and quick-tempered. Boundless was of the phlegmatic, cart horse type. Wears Out the Others. The wily Garrison made the most of thisby delaying tho start. For one whole hour the horses were at the post, trying to get off, and all the while the Daly graduate was getting per mission to dismount and fix his stirrup, thereby resting Boundless and worrying the others. He knew that if he could only keep it up long enough the compet ing racers would be worn out with the excitement, and such was the result. When the field got off, Boundless plowed his way to the finish fresh as a daisy. Daly is not inclined to talk much of hl3 school and the management, but he says that Garrison gave him trouble in plenty. One rule Is that the boy3 must be in bed by 9 o'clock every night, and Garrison Incurred Daly's displeasure once by tying half a dozen stirrup straps to gether and sliding down from the second story after hours. When he returned from the theater that night Daly pro vided an entertainment that the Snap per never forgot. Daly's apprentice boys live a regular life. In the summer they get up at 4 or 5 o'clock and wash at the pump In tho yard, and without breakfast proceed to the- stables. Each boy ha3 two strings that is, two horses. He takes out tho first string, and for two hours exercises him by leading him about,, then riding him at a trot, canter and gallop. After leading him about again to cool, the boys get a good, wholesome breakfast all fat tening foods being eliminated as much as possible. About S o'clock tne boy exercises the second string, and that practically finishes his day's work. Daly does not require his boys to do any menial work, such as currying a horse. He regards the, profession as too high for that. Grooms and hostlers do all the stable work. In this respect Daly la of the new generation, which exhibits the little colored jockey traveling with a valet and secretary, and arriving at the track in a victoria. Thirty years ago a jockey dressed himself, carried his own saddle, and even rubbed down his horse. Customs are changed. Daly does Insist, however, on the boya attending church regularly and getting what education they can, and he tries to prevent them from gambling. Bets Only Small Amounts. This last is done not on account of any moral scruples, but because Daly has an axiom that "there- is nothing so uncertain as a horse race.'" For this reason he bets only in small amounts, no matter how good a thing he may have. His pupils tell a story of haw on one occasion he was get ting an old horse In foim by soaking his feet In boiling-hot water to reduce the in flammation. A tender-hearted man came along and threatened to nave the veteran trainer arrested for cruelty to animals. "Why, that water Isn't hot," said Daly, when the argument haa reached a fever heat; "I can. put my own foot in it." "I'll bet you $10 you can't," said, the other. The boys were all about nudging Daly to take up the wager, but after a thought ful silence the old gaffer said: "No, I won't bet you $10, but, say, I'll bet 53 that I can keep" my foot In there two minutes." The stranger did not know that Daly has a wooaen leg, and took the wager. After he had gone away, marveling at the trainer's nerve, the stable boys de rided their father with his lack of tho same. "Why, pa, you had a cinch," they chimed in chorus. "Why didn't you bet $100?" "Now, boys, hush, up," commanded Daly. "I tell you, nothing Is a cinch at the track. Supposln I'd put in the wrong foot!" paly's correct name is W. C. Daly, and he Is sometimes called tho "sage of Hart ford." At the- track he Is simply "Pa Bill." If you look at him twice you will notice that his typical Irish face, with tho firm chin. Is Illumined by the shrewdest nalr of eves one could hope to see and L that what he says about horses and jock eys Is generally worth hearing. He has amassed a considerable fortune with hl3 school and horses, and made many ror tunes for his boys, who. as a rule, do not follow tha examDle of their preceptor and i take care of their wealth as It rolls In. Wagged His Tail. A big buck deer, suspended by his heels In front of a game store on upper Broad way, created much excitement yester day afternoon. Stiff and stark as he was. he wagged his tail. The man who first saw the tall wag nearly fainted. "Have I got them?" he asked himself, and then he stood open-mouthed watch ing the tail wag on. A big crowd gath ered. In a few minutes the matinees re enforced the throng and Broadway was blocked. It took two policemen to clear 1 the sidewalk. Still the doer kept on wagging his tall. Finally the owner of the animal admit ted the trick. He had put a small elec tric battpr inside the deer and attached the wires to Its tall. Cincinnati En quirer. May Wear Yale "Y." The number of athletes at Yale this year who are entitled to- wear the college "Y" is 66. Of this list seven are baseball men, 13 are, crew men, 19 are football play ers, one is a member of tho Yale gym nastic team eight are bicycle team mem bers, and the rest include the team, man agers. Three of the men were allowed to wear the "Y" because of their having participated in more than one branch of athletics. BOWLERS AND BOWLING TOURNAMENT SEASON INliUGURAT ED AT ASTORIA! Contestants Gettinjr Together for tho Coming Contests Here and Elsewhere Gossip. The tournament season opened at As toria yesterday afternoon, and from two to ten sets of games will be bowled in the three contests scheduled, each wek. until February 25. The association cham pionship and the "Big Four" match both of which began yesterday, will end en the 26th, and the Interstate match will be gin January 20, and end February 24. Tho games scheduled for this week are as follows-: Wednesday, Oregon Road Club, at Y. M. C. A.; Thursday, The Dalles, at 11 llhee; Friday, The Dalles, at Y. M. C A.; Saturday, The Dalles at Astoria, and Y. M. C. A. at Illlhee. Next week Illlhee will make the circuit In the "Big Four" schedule, opening at The Dalles on the ISth. While some think that the Y. M. C. A. has some ad vantage, on account of having o bowl away from hom but one game on each trip, experiencea bowlers do not consider this as a material advantage, and bowl ing three days In succession on- strange alleys will not affect -cores. So little Is this taken Into consideration that bowl ers are freely predicting that the Feld-n-helmer cup will go either to The Dalles or Illlhee, with a shade of probability in favor of the former. The- contests, how ever, will be exceedingly close, and if a resort to total pln3 to decide Is nec essary,, nobody will be surprised. The Dalles cjalms to be short one or two of thplr best men, but the same state if af fairs has existed before and the team ha3 always been able to give opposing team3 all they want to do and ha3 usually pulled out on top. There seems to be something In the air at The Dalles that makes the propagation of good bowlers an easy task. All Teams in Good Trim. A good many of the Portland bowlers have picked Barker, of Illlhee, for nrst place, in both individual totals and per centage. Astoria Is doing great work la practice and will be able to display a large element of fireworks against oppos ing teams. Illlhee and Y. M. C. A. are always In good condition and will do good work. After next week the relative strength of the teams In tournament work should be known. All the clubs entered In the big inter state match bowling tournament havo either selected their team3, or brought the matter down to a choice between a few bowlers. The Seattle Bowling Club's team was announced last week. Postmaster Croasman will captain the Arlington team and will select it from the following named bowlers: C. L. Nichols. Wirt Minor. W. F. Bunrell, W. T. Mulr, R. R. Reid. F. P. Bays, J. H. Lothrop and A. B. Croasman. Dr. F. Cauthorn has been selected by the bowling committee of the Multnomah Club to captain the club's championship bowling team during the present season. The doctor is too well known among the bowlers of the Northwest to lequlro any introduction. That he will get together the best team possible is assured. He has chosen eight bowlers to constitute the team and substitutes. They are H. L. Idleman, D. B. Slgler. E. E. Mallory, H Buckman. R, H. Pickering. C A. Craft E. J. Ball and F. Cauthorn. These will begin hard practice at once and he teem will no doubt be in proper condicion fc opening the tournament at Arlington on January 20. Tacoma Waiting Up. The Tacoma club- will be deprived of the services or Joe Carman during the inter state matcb, a3 no la to leave for an ex tended trip tnrougn the Eastern states about tne mldale or thl3.month. The t&ra will be stronger tnan usual, aitnoug i weakened somewnat by tha loss of Car man. U'nere is more Interest being mani fested to bowling in that city at prestnt than for several years past, and the result is the development or several new oowlera of marked ability. Ned Parsons will cap tain tha team, which will he selected from the following-named bow!er3: Eberly, Steeb. Griggs, Tinling. Baker. Tousey and Liarsons. Tha Commercial Club has not yet fully decided upon the make-up of its teanj but it Is mora than probable that Captain Dunlap wilt choose six names from this list: J. O. JBurcknardt, A. B. Graham, H. Beckwltn, J. jtf. cuillson, j. M. Mataena, F. S. Skint and J. Jj. Dunlap. The. Seattle Atnietlc Club- has secured. "Jlmrnie" Barragar as- one of Its team. and will coma into the race well fixed in tho way ot bowler3. The probabilities are that the team will be made up aa follows: Churchill, Nelson. McKenzie, Bowes, Cole- and Barragar. but this Is not absolutely settled, aa the club may In augurate a short try-out," in order to get six men out or lir or 12 who are anxious to shine. Tne impression seems to pre vail generally mac the Seattle aowimg Club will win nrst place, but the bowiers here are wary ot e regular annual pre dictions o wnac some outside club is go ing to do, and are not losing any sleep over It. It is, nowever, conceded that tne a. ij, u. is the "real thing," and a danger ous proposition, as It is doing wonderful work at nome. unis contest is going to be a close one, and to pick tha winner a t03 up. "Big-Four" Agreement. By special agreement of the compeung teams, eaca team m tho "Big-Four" match will be aliowea to provide ball3 for their own usa during tournament games. Tnera la an association rule which prohibits this, unless ail tne C1UD3 interested consent. There was soma opposition to- the scnema when it was nrss. proposed, but all tne club3 have consented to tho proposition, and eacn cluo may use on all the. alleys any bails tney may choose to- provide. A newly formed bowling team from Ho quiam, waan., visited Tacoma one night last week and bowled against the Union Club team. Tne Tacoman3 took three, out of the four games, and had 111 pins to the good, out the visitors made a very creditable snowing for beginners, tnis being tnelr nr3t appearance in tournament games. Tne new team a'so bowled against the Seattle Atnieuc Club, but thexesuit has not been ascertained. Craft, Ball.- Zeller and Farrell, the win ners of the last set of team medals at Multnomah, easily scored a winning of the new medals Tuesday night. This team is doing such nne work that It seems moro than probable mat they will also own the new medals. The bowling Monday night was exceedingly poor, only the win ning team securing anything like a good total. The captain or Commercial's- "All Wool'" team, ttie winners of the juvenile cham pionship last year, has announced ni3 willingness to consider a challenge from. Muitnomatt's "Potato Squad," and tnus give the latter an opportunity to retrieve their lost laurels. That Captain Schalk, of the "Spuds. will avail himself of tni3 offer. Is certain. Probably no event at tracts mora attention among the Port land bowlers than the annual struggle or these two teams, and all will hope tnat the matcn will be arranged before the end of tne montn. The December averages at the Seattle Athletic Club were hardly up to standard, but tne leaders got out well. The aiteys at this club are notoriously slow, ana, measures are now being taken to speed them up The nve leaders, with their aver ages, were: cnurcmu. 4L47; Cole, 41.14; Bowes, 40.82; Pope, 40 61; Jackson. 40.17. George W. Hazen, of the Commercial Club, covered himself with glory one day last week by cracking out a single-game score of 80. With eight consecutive strikes up-. It looked Ilka a SO, but hard luck In the ninth frame spoiled it. Eighty la tho highest score reported from any of; thei club- alleys for several months. 1