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16 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAST, PORTLAND, JANUARY 28, 1900. VijgwT -"- L 1 14 W The- liar of the X.inkx. IX C Walcott In Nw York Sun. X Jaavc "been. irom Maine lo Denier 2nd from Denver to "the coast,' And. I've met with many liars great and email; I've listened to New England bras and Minne sota, boast, SnSTtiie. wildest "Western wJiopDer of them all; JButIfwantto g4oi&rbar3 tHatf& Is my firm belief That for quality that never fades nor Ehrlnks Tha'uncrowned King of Liars, the general-la-chief. Is the glib andSifted XJar of the Links. The .old familiar lie of mighty deeds -with rod and sun. The trick that caught the trout or killed the moose, lAre simply brainless bubbles when this most accomplished son Of Ananias once gets fairly loose. He will tell you how in driving' from the sixth or seventh tee, Some thirty minutes af J,er eet of sun, His ball slipped thro' the bark upon a cllppery elm tree. Then caromed from a. branch and holed in one. He -will tell you bow in lofting one bis ball went up e high It took at least three minutes to come down; And how he won by twenty holes and didn't have to try Against the celebrated slasher Brown. He -will also tell of bunlters blgi. as. any moun tain peak Over -which hVs sent his ball "with deadly aim. And -with manner bold and "brassy" -,be "will lie about the cleek WItk. -which he -won the championship game. He "will tell about the blindfold game he played a year ago, "When be made bis famous round in fifty three; He will tell bow he's defeated all the best this "land-can show, Andvmany famous chaps across the ea; In. short, with, -all xaspect to other liars hera and there, Tor versatile mendacity methlnks He etands alone, unparalleled and quite beyond compare This monumental Liar of the Links. GRIDIRON PERFORMANCES Football Standing of the Taller Col. leses for Past Season Erccdc "Well In the Lead. Although the football season In the Korthwest -was practically over at the beginning of the new year, a' short resume of the -work done by the "Valley colleges In the direction of furthering the interest tjfgcp'SegeJspofi majj qo$ beJut; of place. The fall season of 3593 -was" one of the most successful, from a player's point of view, than has marked the history of the game In the Valley- The standard of play lias been considerably raised; team work is being, perfected, individual players are receiving more attention, on account of "better facilities for training and coaching -consequently the game is at such a' grade, that the Northwest may -well be proud of its college football teams. -One great drawback, and a serious set back it lias been, has been the lack of harmony among the different college clubs. "Why this should crop 4ip, when every thing pointed to. a banner, season In the early fall, cannot -well be explained. The mam ambition of the majority of the colleges in the "Willamette valley league lias been to purify the game of the faint est tinge of the ""grafting" ' process, so detrimental in the East. " J Get Together, Boys! One of the members- of -the 'league ap parently overstepped the bounds laid down and strictly aihered to In the main, and a consequent disruption was the result It Is sincerely to be hoped that the heads of the yari&us Institutions will take the matter into consideration, and before the beginning of another season, -make every effort to patch up the difficulty. The pros and cons- ,of the disagreement will Hot be entered Into in these columns. Suf fice it to say that a strong suggestion is held out to the members of the college teams to clear the game of all evidences of disagreement,, .and to re-establish the league on a stronger basis than ever. Pre-eminent in football among the col leges, certainly stands the unlvprKitw nt Oregon, at Eugene. This college, during me past -season, nas xouowed the precepts instilled by its famous coach and player, Simpson, the result being the development of the strongest team In its history. Its game has been marked by snappy, fast, clean play, and a defense of the stone wall variety, as was shown in the last game against the -champion M. A. A. C. team, when the result was "'no score." -A team that could hold Multnomah's heavy rushes down in such a creditable manner deserves to be ranked among the topaotphers. Eugene's magnificent game i l against the giant Berkeleys is memorable, and is now a matter of college history. This champion team did not meet the Willamette university, of Salem, last fall, but liad it done so, judging from the style of game that each college put up against M. A. A. C, in Portland, there is only one conclusion to be reached, -and that is that Salem would have been defeated. Star Players. Picking out individual stars from Eu gene will not be a hard matter. Bishop, at halfback, and Smith, at tackle, would show up well in any company. Wagner is unquestionably the, best center that the college has ever had. The freshmen trio, Hammond, Payne and Ford, behind the line, are the pets of the class of 1903, and will fprm a good nucleus for teams to be formed in their time. One of the points of commendation for 1899's team is the fact that the players are all good stu dents, as well as athletes, the team being all well up in their class lists. Young and Angfill are the only members to be graduated in 1900, so a strong team may again be counted upon. TJ. of O.'s record Is as follows: November 4 U. of O., 29; Chemawa, 0. November 6 U. of O., G; Albany col lece, 0. November 11 TJ. of O. 0; M. A. A. CT, 5. November IS TJ. of O. 0; -university of California, 32. .November 23 TJ. of O. 33; Ashland, 0. November 23 TJ. of O., 0; M. A. A. C, 0. November 30 U. of O., SS; O. A. C. 0. Chemawa Indian school, captained and coached by Sanders,- the big fullback, had .stronger team than1 that of 1S9S, defeated by Eugene and Corvailis, and breaking evenwitli Salem. The Indians upheld their- -high -reputation -for hard, -dogged playing, aggressive but clean. They lacked the facilities for training under a profes sional coach, but, all the same, put up a first-class game. Bensell, at right end; Graham, at right tackle, and Regan, left lialfback, all proved worthy of particular .mention for good work. . PL fc-i O.'A. C. Team. The Oregon agricultural college, of Cor vallis, deserves to ranK next highest to Eugene that is, judging from the showing made by Corvallis against M. A. A. C, and comparing Its ame with that of Sc lera against Portland's team. Corvallis was a harder gamdTlban, Salem rife work: was faster and fiercer and, for general all-around work, it deserves second place. The order, then, would be: Eugene, Cor vallis, with Salem and Chemawa tied for third place. Albany college and" Pacific university, of Forest Grove, had teams, but their -work was not up to the caliber of the laTger colleges. Next season should be another successful one, if the present disagreement In the league is settled. Y. M. CA. gymnasium is having a busy season. The association seems to be making more a specialty this year of pub lic entertainments. The interest of the young athletes is thereby better kept up, and, tas fun and amusement alternate with work, 'the result is beneficial. Bas ketball; indqer baseball and class con tests and exhibitions hold full sway just now, with lots of enthusiasm and hearty good work. During the past week the "tryout"-1 or the Intermediate grade of juniors, rang ing frorn 12 to IB years, was heldTwenty- nve applicants tried for promotion, of which number 17 were successful. The big event in. the, junior glasses is, tiflled-for February 13, when a public entertainment and exhibition will be given in the gym nasium. Multnomah's New Home. Work is progressing rapidly on the new Multnomah clubhouse. Already the ex cavations are completed? the main foun dation is well under way, while the rough work of the swimming pool is advanced. The superstructure will be well toward completion In the course of a month or s'v weeks. Meanwhile the boaTd of direct ors is highly pleased with the progress that is being made. T"he anual field trials of th "PaHfio "RVm- :nel"League, of which the Portland Kennel -,.. v. Jj i , . vmu is a. memoer, nave Deen in progress during the nast week at Bakersflplri. fni More than usual local interest hprp?n 4 manifested this year, on account of there being two or three champions from Ore gon and Washington in competition. Tlib northern dogs are somewhat handicapped In these trials by reason of the fact that their work at home is principally -with grouse and pheasants, while the Califor nia trials, are with quail. The results or the contests are not yet known here, but full particulars will be given later. "KID" MCCOY'S FIRST FIGHT. Occurred at Xighx, in the Woods, nt Muncie, Ind. Muncie, Ind., is noted for laying a claim to everything that is prominent in the country, and, not to make an exception of the case of "Kid" McCoy, iias made the assertion that the Hoosier lad really start ed on his pugilistic career in the Magic city. Thl3 was some seven years ago, and, though the "Kid" was born farther south In the state, and lived at Indianapo lis before coming here. It is a fact that about the very first stiff fight he encoun tered occurred In this city, says a Muncie special to the Chicago Record. No one seems to know "how the slim, slender youth, destined later to lay prone some of the world.'s mightiest gladiators, drifted, into town, but he came, and the earliest knowledge of his presence is that he did chores for Paddy Ryan and Chris Eahle, saloon-keepers and "well-known sports. The "Kid" knew considerable about boxing when he appeared, but no one thought he had much fight in him. It was thought that, while he was clever, he was hardly tthe kind of stuff that goes to make prizefighters. McCoy -was per sistent, and often begged Eahle, to back him, send him down to Cincinnati, and let him .go against seme of the fighters there. Eahle hook his head dubiously, but today he shakes his head over the mis take he made. Had he started the, "Kid" and stayed with, him, as backer and man ager, he would ba a rich man today. There,, is .something inSelby's career to which he seldom alludes and which be tries In vain to dismiss from his mind. This something 1b his first real hard con test, and in which his opponent was a dusky man from Lexington, Ky., Isaac Boone by name. McCoy has had little to do with the colored men in the ring, and the impression prevails that he has drawn the color line. Not long ago he told a Muncie newspaper mart that he hoped his fight with Boone would not be learned of by the sporting world, not that "he was ashamed of the result but because he had fought a negro. The contest was pulled off in a v ood near the Henry county line. The rln'g wa.s pitched in a secluded place, and the dark ness was dispelled by torches, which gave a flickering light that made the proceed ings look weird and rather uncanny. There were several hundred sports present, and their yells and cries during the battle were heaTd many miles through the stillness of the night, and frightened the .rural resi dents, "who sent a messenger on horseback in hot haste for the Henry county sheriff; but that individual arrived too late. Mc Coy vanquished his husky opponent In a fiercely fought battle bf 19 rounds. This fight boosted McCoy, and Paddy Ryan consented to stake him. Selby went to Cleveland and had a rather diversified experience. His defeat by Elmer Bates was a severe setback, but another match was soon arranged, and the "Kid's" left hand laid low his man in the second round. From that time on the "Kid" drifted hith er and thither, finally going to South Af rica, where he sprang into great promi nence by soundly thrasnlng Joe Goddard, the barrier champion, and others. .His life since then is familar to followers of the ring. AGREE3ESNT FINAMiY REACHED. National and American Trotting As sociations Bnry the Hatchet. After 13 years of Tiostillty and warfare, which operated to the detriment of each other and of the trotting-horse Interests, representatives of the National Trotting Association and the American Trotting Association signed a treaty of peace at the Murray Hill hotel, in New York, about two weeks ago, which virtually reunites the two rival organizations, and makes them lo all interests and purposes one as sociation, with two central offices and two sets of officials. This important move was quite unex pected In the horse world, as f ew persons were aware that any overtures nad been made of this direction. According to the compact, each association is bound to recognize and enforce all fines and penal ties imposed by the other, the same as if Imposed by its own officials. The treaty of peace also provides In effect that here after no member of either association can withdraw from one and join the other body whenever a difference arises be tween the member and the parent or cen tral organization. The membership roll of each association for the year 1899 is agreed upon as the permanent basis of membership for that organization, and all driving clubs now on the roll must either stay there or else be come nonassoclation tracks. There is nothing in the compact, however, to pre vent any driving club from becoming a member of both. The compact pledges each association to make and maintain a uniformity of rules for harness racing. U As soon as the compact had been signed the members' of the conference set to work to compare, rule by rule, the racing codes of the two associations, with a view to recommending such amendments as will make the National and American rules identical in all essential features. Their work will be submitted to the approaching congresses of the two associations, and -when ratified will make effective the work of the conference. SLAUGHTER OF PIGEONS. Forty Thousand Birds to Be Shot At American "Handicap Week. Now that the grand American handicap, the world's "greatest shooting event, s only two months away, arrangements for procuring the necessary pigeons for that SSSSPSSSiC2--' i tV WeSSML Vy' " " " T J AVORMJS CHAMPION PIM,5BURY, AT THE CHICAGO CHESS AND CHECKER CLUE. At a recent exhibition at the Chicago Chess and Ch'ecker Club, Harry N. PlUsbury, the champion chess player, won 20 and drew two games of chess, besides winning four and drawing three games of checkers. In the brief space of less than four hours. After an hour's In termission for dinner he tras at the club again and ready to begin his stupendous undertaking of conducting 16 games of,ches3, without sight of boards and men. -Play began at 8 o'cldckj and continued for fle hours. At that time the electric light was stopped and play had to cease. Mr. Pillsbury offered to play outt-the games on the following afternoon, but, as a majoritj of his adversaries coulinot be pres ent at that time, this plan had to be abandoned,! r At this time only six games had been "finished, two in Mr. PHlsbury's favor, and four others were drawn by agreement owing to he lateness of the hour. TVhcn Mr..Iose, one of the players, resigned his game, after lesing two pawns, the blindfolded player immedlately called off the location of every piece and pawn on the board to demonstrate how well the posltl&n was in hl3 mind. Many of the games had not ad-vanced beyond the fifteenth move. In none of them, according to the Chicago Tribune's chess editor had Mr. Pillsbury a demonstrable disadvantage, and a victory for him was in t5ght on several boards. The referee, Mr. UeIemann nref -m-A to call the exhibition unfinished rather than try to adiudlcate 10 games that had only just reached the middle sta"-e. In pl&jing the games, Mr. Pillsbury was not actually blindfolded but had his back turned toward the tables, and' had to rely wholly his memory fcr a. knowledge of the progress of the play at the 10 boards. big contest are underway. These men who shoot at the traps and those who like to look on probably never give a thought to the question as to where all the pigeons come from. All they knew Is that they go to a shooting ground, the birds are re leased f;Or ,them and they bang away. In the days ,when wild pig oens were used in trap shooting, it was a much more sim ple thing to procure, the necessary supply. When they began to die out, the business of raising pigeons for such sport became a fixture, and to day spch institutions can be found all over the country. Omaha- is a great oenter for the pigeon raising,, buslness,but. according to the Brooklyn Eagle, Pennsylvania probably J furnishes more blrd. foY the market than any -.other 'stat&4nthV- Union. Harris burg and York. Pa., are the two great piseon-ralslng localities,, and two brothers in the latter place,, say's" the Eagle, usual ly furnish the biggest part of the birds for the grand American handicap. All the pigeons must be picked birds, and the result is that the Interstate Association generally has a corner on the market, so far as picked birds are concerned, during grand American handicap week. Last year, with three sets of traps go ing, 29,000 live ibrds were trapped and 17,500 were used In 'the grand American handicap alone. This was at Elkwood Park, -L. I., N. Y and was the result of four days' shooting. This year the grand American handicap week will com mence on April 2 and wind up on April 7 just six days of shooting. There are four sets of traps at the new Interstate Park, at Queens, L. I., where the grand' American "will be decided, and it is the Intention of the management to keep those four sets of traps going from morning un til night. The entry list of 278 for 1899 will be im proved upon this year and 20,000 birds will be used in the grand American handi cap alone. With four sets of traps going, all the events will be decided In jess time than heretofore and will give room for more events on the programme. It is safe to say that at least 40,000 picked birds will have to be procured fof handicap week. FOR AMERICA'S CUP. . Reports of Challenges Prematnre-r Columbia "Won't Go Abroad. At various times during the past slx weeks newspapers throughout the coun- try have contained, under glaring head lines, reports from London of new chal lenges far the America's cup by Sir Thomas LIpton. Some of them have even gone so far asr to state that the challenge had been prepared and was on its way to I this country. As the mere statement would hardly have made story enough, , the European correspondents, or the edi tors on tliis side of the water, have in many cases drawn upon their Imagi nations, some naming Mr. Watson as de signer, and others declaring Fife would be given another chance. It was variously stated that the challenger would be a schooner, a large sloop like the Columbia, a smaller sloop and a pure cutter. "As a matter of fact," says the Brook lyn Eagle In an article in its sporting col umns, dealing with the subject, "nothing , has been definitely settled by Sir Thomas regarding the matter. He as well as all other Englishmen is too Intensely inter ested in the war with the Boers to give much time to anything else. He has not yet even decided upon a designer. Per sonally, "he is in favor-of giving Fife an other chance, but as many of his friends are tryipg to persuade him to emp oy Watson, he Is st.ll unsettled upon the question. Of course, he would not even think of sending the challenge" until the designer and builder question had been thoroughly settled, and as he left London last week to join the Erin in the Medi terranean, It is not probable that any definite settlement will be reached for at least two or three mqnths. "In the meantime," the Eagle contin ues, "there is talk of Columbia going abroad In the near future. The refusal of Mr. Morgan to again accept the candidacy for commodore of the New York Yacht Club Is taken by many as meaning that he wished to be free from the duties so that he can go abroad with the Columbia. As a matter of fact, all of these reports are just as much inventions as were the Upton reports. Yachtsmen of experience laugh at the mere idea of Columbia going abroad, for reasons which would seem good. I "In the first place, she is undoubtedly a phenomenally fast yacht the fastest, be yond question, ever built. It is by no means a sure thing that Herreehoff can build another to outsail her, and if hq I should die, or go out of business lt is rea sonably certain that she would not be beaten by any sloop designed by another American, and consequently would have I to again defend the cup. Under these cir- cumstances, it would be the height of folly to race her abroad, thus giving the Eng lish architects a close line on her, wh'ch might enable them to build a yacht which would be an improvement. The English men would undoubtedly test her out in all sorts of ways, with their own yachts, and would, in that way, be able to get even a better line on her than we in this country have." Yale 'Varsity Crew. Announcement is made of the scope of the boating plans decided upon for the Yale university cres at a meeting of prominent Yale graduates and former CHESS PLAYING EXTRAORDINARY. fl J.V oarsmen In Ne,w York. L Aside from the official appointment of Dr.. Edson Gallau det, who coached the crew last year, as the head coach for the coming season, the most Important action, taken is that which provides for the development of material. All candidates will be separated into class' squads and e$ch will have a head Coach- Tills squad will work continually unHJ the middle of 'March, when the uni versity squad will" be chosen and the men will go on to the harbor at New Haven. A cpllege crew will be. formed and will probably have a race with some outside crew. ' ' BOWLERS AND BOWLING OREGON ROAD CLUB TEAM W1XS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP. "Big: Fonf" Match Goes to Y. M. C. A., While the Interstate Contest Is Still On Other Matters, The following -was the standing of the teams participating in the three cham pionship events, up to and Including Jan uary 25: Big Four Played. Won. Lost. Per ct. Y. M. C. A 20 14 6 .700 Illlhee .. .., 24 31 13 .453 Tle Dalles ,:..... 20 9 ' 11 .450 Astoria 16 6 s10 .375 Association championship ' O. R. C 16 10 v -6 .625 Astoria 12 5 7 .417 Y. M C. A 12 5 7 .417 Interstate match Commercial 4 4 0 1.000 S. A. C 8 6 2 .750 M. A. A. C 4 3 1 .750 Tacoma 4 13 .250 S. B. C 4 1 3 .250 Arlington 8 17 .325 An error Inadvertently made in the headlines of the bowling column last week did an injustice to The Dalles Club, by stating in effect that an unreasonable delay in starting the games between The Dalles and the Y. M. C. A. occurred at The Dalles. The fact is that it was at the Y. M. C. A. alleys, in this city, that the incident took place, and not at The Dalles. All bowlers were arquainted with the real situation, but this explanation is due to The Dalles bowlers, in order to set them right with general readers. The association championship and the "Big Four" match were completed Sat urday, the Oregon Road Club winning the former, and Y. M. C. A. the latter con test Official scores of the games have not all reached the secretary of the asso- elation, but will probably be in during the present week. Unfair Treatment. Illlhee lost three games to Y. M. C A. on the 19th inst. This team was'compelled to bowl under even more trying condi tions than did The Dalles the previous week. The team was on hand and ready for play at the regular hour, 8 P. M., but the management again delayed the games, on account of a performance which was being given in the gymnasium hall over head. This delayed the bowling until about 10:30 P. M. In the meantime, the visiting bowlers had worked themselves into a frame of mind which would tend to induce rather low scores. When a vis iting team Is present on schedule time, the games (should be allowed to proceed, and the action of the management of the Y. M. C. A. in delaying the games on the two occasions mentioned will probably have the effect of discouraging future con tests, especially with the clubs named, unless some assurance 13 given that the visitors will be allowed to bowl at reason able hours. The bowling team "was in no way re sponsible for these delays; the fault rests entirely with the.management. The home team put up good' scores, and might have won, anyway, but, the visiting teams can not help feeling that they were not fairly treated In the matter. Either team would have had good grounds for claiming a forfeiture of all the games, but they pre ferred not to do this. When Y. M. C. A. bowled at Illihee, the latter, as an ac commodation, began the play early, in order to allow the former to take a late train for Portland. They received a very poor return for their courtesy. The interstate championship match be gan on the 20th Inst, and Multnomah and the Seattle Athletic Club got good starts, by winning three games each on alleys away from home. Multnomah bowled against Arlington, and the contest was a splendid one, developing much higher scores than were expected, and demon stratlng that the Arlington alleys have been very much Improved by their recent overhauling. Well Contested Throughout. All the games, except the last, were close ones, and the Arlington team proved itself to be as strong as any in the match, so clubs expecting anything easy from Arlington will do well to change their opinions, or else be greatly surprised when they go against that team. The In dividual work was mostly good. Minor, of Arlington, and Craft, of Multnomah, tied for first place, with an average of 45.75. The former Is an old-time bowler, who Is always reli: -le. His work was of a high order. It was Craft's first appear- ance In tournament, and he acquitted himself splendidly. He throws a very ac curate and effective ball and will prove a valuable man to the team. All the bowlers on both teams scored good, sub stantial totals, except Mallory, of Mult nomah, who rolled three games, which would hardly hai'e been, creditable to the proverbial wooden Indian. It took the last frames of the first three games to de cide them and heart disease was much in evidence. The opening gam.es at Tacoma did not pxaducev4cani, .cos&a.,-Ui3t ero q,mte. so high as those made In Portland, but they were good ones for slow alleys. Tacoma got the .first game and Seattle Athletic Club the next three the last by only five pins. Churchill's 1S6 was the high score, Parsons' 165 beins h gh xor Tacoma. "Jim mte'" fiarraj;ar iiowleil with Seattle, and got 171. It is quite evident that he used his famous 'S9 delivery. Cole, of Seatt'e, starts out strong, and 'will, as usual. proV ably be a dangerous candidate for lirat place. Illihee went all to plcp at Astoria on the 20th and lost four games straight. The home team was out to wln and It succeeded beautifully. The visitors were 'royally treated, and took defeat grace fully, v Split Even. Y. M. C; A. and The Dalles split even at The Dalles on the 20th, each getting two games. The scores are not reported yet, but are said to have been good ones and close. All the clubs that have bowled 6n The Dalles alleys pronounce them the finest In the association. They receive excellent care, and are always In perfect condition. Wednesday night developed great work at Commercial, where the home team took four straight games from Arlington, with a team average of over 44. The second game was decidedly close, there being but two pins' difference. In the final game, Commercial scored 3i2 pins, which is but five pins below the- association record. Cullison was the star, with 205 for the four games, and a single game of 65. F. O. Burckhar,dt scored ISO, and the whole team got fat totals. Arlington's work was fair, but not up to the team's usual average. Commercial has the best start of any of the teams, and the showing made indicates great strength. Beckwlth, j one of the best men on the team, was I out of town, but will be on hand for fu- Iture games. The Road Club put Its strongest team up at home against Y. M. C. A. Monday night, but the youngstars slaughtered them unmercifully, taking, three straight games and outscoring the home team by 53 points. Whittlesey was high man, with 210. Rather poor scores ruled at the Seattle Athletic Club's alleys Wednesday night, but the contest was made very interest ing on account of its closeness. Two of the games were decided by small mar gins, and there was a difference of but one pin in grand totals. These acores are a disappointment, as great ones wero expected, but the alleys at this club are notoriously slow. Nelson's 173 was high. "99 Jlmmie," the Athletic Club's imported wonder, was right in the race, and got second place w.th 16S. Some of the old-, time champions made scores that entitle them to the condolence of some of the Portlanders who have lately fared like wise. Astoria Out or It. Astoria went against four high games at the Road Club, Wednesday night, and lost all. This settled that team's chances of winning the association championship, as It gave O , R. C. enough, games to make it safe. Astoria's total was fair, but it was 158 pins behind the home team's 1031. Illlhee squared matters with Astoria Thursday night by taking four .stralghi games on the home alleys. The visitors did unusually poor work, and the homo team won every game easily. This put an end to Astoria's chances for a prize this season. The association championship and "Big Four" being completed, the interstate match will now monopolize the attention of bowlers. This match has started out well, ant promises to show some great work before the schedule is completed. The games scheduled for this week are as follows: Wednesday Commercial at Arlington, and Seattle Atheltic Club at Seattle Bowl ing Club. Saturday Multnomah at Commercial, and Tacoma at Seattle Atheltic Club. An error in the te.egraphic report of the Y. M. C. A.-Illlhee rfame failed to give the credit for h.gh score to Minto, of Illlhee, who secured both high single game and high total. He has done good work all through the contest D'Arcyi of Illl hee, scored 206 at The Dalles, which will probably be Illlhee's high four-game total. Pickering, Buckman, Beck and Mallory finished in first place Monday night In the team tournament at Multnomah. The "rubber-stamp" team made a good race, but were beaten by a small margin. Th bowling .was not up to the general aver age, but Pickering made a fine showing, scoring the high single game, 61. and lead ing all on total pins, with 205. Interest .in these team contents shows no sign of abating, and the list is always full on Monday night. Arrangements are about completed for providing new quarters for the Astoria club, which will permit the alleys being located in the same building with tha other departments of the club. This is a much-desired change. BARTER'S INDECISION. Stunning Rebuke From President of His Bnsebull Club. W. W. Woollen, jr., of Indianapolis, whose only objection to winter la that it prevents the playing of baseball, has a choice assortment of yarns about the lights Of the national game. Woollen is not a baseball crank, because there are thousands of these, while there is only one Woollen. Hero's one of his stories: In 1SS9 Woollen managed the Burling ton team in the Western association. The team found Itself shy a first baseman In mid-season and Judy Harter, a Quincy change catcher, was Imported for the place. The trouble with Harter was that he had bats in hl3 belfry. He could field as well as any one who ever wore spiked shoes, and his bat "was on good terms with the ball. Wlien It came to judgment, how ever, Harter displayed about as much as a woman in a hotel fire. One day In a very tight game with Davenport, which team Bob Allen man aged then, a grounder was knocked to Harter, with first and second bases occu pied. There was already one out. Harter picked the ball up cleanly, started to throw to third, hesitated; then started to to second, hesitated and then made for first base, which he reached too late to catch the batter. During this pan tomime, John Curran, president of the club, ex-postmaster, jovial all over and an awful rooter, quivered like the proverb.al aspen leaf, while the perspiration turned to Icicles upon nis brow. Finally, as run ner after runner landed safely, while Har ter did nothing but stab the air. Curran, unable to stand it longer, arose and shout ed, so that every one in the breathless park could hear: "Put the ball in your pocket, d you I" The remark was all that saved the play from being fatal In Its results. Eli D. Zarlng, in Indianapolis Press. Princeton Coaches in Fnvor. Princeton football coaches are gradually supplanting Yale in the West. Michigan will haye Garrett Cochran, -who turned out the strong university of California team, this year, and he will be assisted by two other Tigers. Illinois will probably have "Fred " Smith, although the authorities are refusing to either affirm or deny the report that a contract has been signed by the famous Tiger quarter-back. Michi gan refuses to tell who Cochran's assist ants will be, and Illinois refuses to say who its head coach will be. It Is likely the two colleges may not have definitely concluded negotiations with the men de sired. Wisconsin has adhered to Phil King, an other Princeton man, while Purdue and several smaller schools haye drawn their coaching material for this year from old Nassau. International Tennis Cup. At the meeting of the National Lawn Tennis Association, to be held in New York February 9, arrangements will be completed for the acceptance of a valuable, cup, the gift of a Boston man prominent in tennis circles, and which is to be known as "The International Lawn Tennis Chal lenge Cup." This Is expected to result In bringing the champion tennis-players from allxauntries to th United States j WILL TRAIN ON THE MAT COACH STAGG ESTABLISHES AX IX NOVATIOX Df FOOTBALL WORK. Team Aspirants of Ghlcnso L'nlver- lty Made to Rraclce Wrestllnff In Gridiron Preparation. Professor Stagg has introduced wrestungj as a preliminary training for footba.l men at the university of Chicago. During the coming wjnter he will have a larga class of heavy-'welghts andfmfcldle-welghts struggling on the mat for the purpose of gaining skill which will make the men better football players next fall. As a side training, for the gridiron, the Chicago coach believes wrestling to be one of the best sports which an athlete can go into for the winter season. So far as. Is .known Professor Stagg is the first coach to recommend and Intro duce wrestling as preliminary training for football,' There have been cases of individual wrestlers who have showed great skilf on the gridiron, but coaches have not generally seen the distinct ad vantage to be gained in training in wrest ling, and have not advocated Its use In preparing men for playing the great col lege game. Professor Stagg has become convinced that the rough and tumble work on the mat is a great developer, and prepares a man by added strength, quick ness and muscular skill to be most suc cessful in football contests. He has tried the experiment with some candidates it the past and has seen the good results obtained from only average ability. Hence- forth more attention will be paid to tha 1 men during the winter, and the 0! s are expected to show when the champitra shipT contests are played in football next autumn. MHat Like the Gridiron. ' It fe claimed that wrest lag requires the same ability whfeh the football man uses in playing. Ha must be quick Ii thought and action. Not only strength is required, but also the ability to use that strength quickly and effectively. Tha struggle on the mat does not differ great ly from the combats which take plar-o In the football scrimmage. In each case it Is a struggle for one man to hold an other, and for the other man to get aw.y. The little tricks which ara successful in. one place arc most likely to succeed In the other. Especially Is this true In thJ work of the line men. The free use cf the body muscles and hands Is ncce3ary for tearing through an opposing line c quickly blocking an opponent from break lnff through. Wrestling, it Is claimed, does much to develop this ability. Tha constant squirming and twisting from the holds of an opponent on the mat teach tho athlete to wriggle through a bunch of football players. Neck and back muscles are greatly strengthened lj wrestling; and this strength Is a big ad vantage in football. The training in wrestling is said to ba useful also to half-backs and end players, who advance the ball. It is the testi mony of several candidates at Chicago who took the training- last season that they were greatly helped by It in playirg football. Sheldon, the 'varsity end. waa ' a clever wrestler after a few months' prac tice. He says he got his first lesson- H dodging and In shaking oft lacklers whiTo training on the mat tost winter. Quick ness in thought and action are also gained by the work. Snyder and Ridi were two other wrestlers who showed these qualities on the football field la3t fall. They were developed largely by training in wrestling last winter. Helps Back and Body Matfciea. It was noticed that some of the wres tlers were able to run lower and keep their feet better when bent over because of the control of their back and body muscles. The candidates trace this devel opment back to their practice on the ma-, and agree that 'without it they could not have done the same good work. J When the regular football season closed , and Professor Stagg turned his atUn' un to gymnasium work for the winter, wrct. j tling was the first thing considered. After watching his men through the foot'ja.l season and noting their lmprovemert. I'a determined to establish another class for wrestlers and secure as many as pos sible of the football men to enter it. In i structor Butterworth, who had charge of the cias3 work last season, was asked o offer a course in wrestling again tb!a winter, and football men were urgfd ti take It. The announcement was made, and at the opening of the quarter 12 strong men, among whom are several 'varry football players, reported for practice. Butterworth has begun teaching them the rudiments of the science of wres tling, and will continue to train them throughout the winter. In order to stimulate the work and add zest to the sport, a number of public con tests will be held at the university. Mem bers of the class and others in the univer sity who have had experience on the mat will struggle for the 'varsity champion ship. Some medals will be offered after the work has advanced for the best per formers in the various classes. There is also a possibility of introducing wresth ;r contests Into several of the big collets athletic contests. This wan tried twa years ago, and proved a great success . Popular interest was shown in the wres ' tling. bouts, and It is thought they would be welcomed by the public which at tends Indoor track contests. Will Watch Stasrs's Sjitcm. Professor Stagg's system of wrest' rg f6r football will be watched with great Interest by coaches and trainers all on" the eountry. If it succeeds it may lel to a great increase in the sport on tha mat between college athletes. Suc-e for another year will firmly estathsa the plan a3 a part of Stagg's broad sj tem of training and developing footba I players. This remarkable coach does not rely upon natural ability or accepted methods of training only for the season. Much ot his success is due to his abilty to watch his men the year round ana to work them in various departments of sport, thus developing ability in ona branch to be useful in another. His g" eral supervision of the work in a I branches of athletics makes this sistm possible. Thus wrestling will be encour aged not for the sake of the sport on the mat, but for the greater benefit to be secured In better football play. It may be said, then, that the campi'gn for the football championship- of 1900 tu i begun at Chicago, and that wrestling 1 1 the department of physical culture w'H ba the first training of the candidates f? the 19G0 eleven. Chicago Times-Herald. Wouldn't Suit Corrlcan a Bit. The question of allotment of dates bj th- turf congress is causing no end of htic a I sensation among the racing assoclato-b ..; far West as California. Clubs that ui hold successful protracted meetings are ex posed to what they term interference v a their business, while, at other points, s..' 1 legislation is encouraged as desired V 13 said that in the event f the c rem ,. p an succeeding, there will be a split in t'ia turf congress and the format'on of c n vr body, the members of which, it is rum rer.I, will include the Harlem and Wash.rg'oa Park Jockey Clubs of Chicago, the S... Louis and California Jockey Clubs. Xew Kind of Drink. "I say. old man, I've invented a rew drink. Big success! Come and try 11?" "What's it made of?" "Well, it's something like he ordlmry whisky and soda, but yau put more whisky in Iti" Punch.