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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1905)
IT CURRENT GOSSIP IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD Waverly Golf Club Plans Pacific Coast Championship Meet Jabez White Promises Britt a Battle. GOSSIP OF THE RING 50 HINT OF SGAHDAL Charlie Mitchell Takes Battling Nelson to Task. New Orleans Races Showed Great Improvement, HE .KNOCKED WHITE'S MATCH BETTER HORSES AND PURSES THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, 'APEXL' 9, 1905. Tttittrtttffti ir.o,... i... ..... .......,o...o..., .441,-.,,,,,,,, Jabez White, the English Champion, Resents Being Called an Old Man Hart Never Will Be Able to Give Jeffries a Battle. By Will G. Mnc Rac. BAN FRANCISCO. April S. (Staff Correspondence.) That story tnat Charley Mitchell was thinking- of drop pins the match between Jimmy Britt and Jabez White, and having the Eng lish lightweight fight Battling Nelson was a huge joke. Mitchell took tne Dane to task because he and his man ager, Nolan, were knocking the Britt White fight and may have tried to "con" the Chicago boxer into hoping that something like this might come off, but it is certain that Mitchell was not In earnest. Chances are that this ught between the Britisher and the Caiifornian may not be worth while ee;ng, but it i3 safe to say that it will come oft, for both Britt and Mitchell fare out after the money. Here in San Francisco the fight scribes are so hot after news that they will print any old thing. Jf they were not they would have told Nelson and Nolan to take their noise away. What really should have happened to this fellow Nolan, Nelson's manager, was arrest for vagrancy. No one ever heard of him until his name became linked with that of the Chicago bruiser. He is basking In the sunshine of Nel son's rapid reputation and in any other place but the Bay City would have been driven out of town for starting the silly story he did. Willie Britt Is what a cultured Englishman would call "a silly ass," but when it comes to matching his brother and keeping away from nasty tangles, he must be figured in the counting. So must Jimmy, lor this fighter, to say the least, has a business head on his shoulders. Jimmy knows that while he has a strong fol lowing in San Francisco, there are twice as many more of the fight fans of this town who go to each fight he has just In hopes of seeing him beaten. Until Nolan and his weird story of an attempted frame-up was, spread broad cast, there has never been a breath of suspicion cast upon his name as an honest fighter. Since I came here I have talked with fight frans who like Jimmy Britt and some of those who dislike him, but they all de clare that they do not believe a word cf the Nolan story. Britt's friends, while they are wrathy at the mud slinging that Nelson and Nolan have been en gaged in, say to a man that it is not necessary for Jimmy to frame the fight when he meets Nelson. They maintain, something that I am not so sure of, that Britt can whip Nelson every time they meet even if it were twice a weelc They say that all Nelson knows is to bore in and wallop away. Corbett, Han Ion and the rest of the lads that the Dane has met, allowed him to do this, and being a boxer without more than just enough. brain matter to carry him through life and a body made of Iron instead of flesh, he took the punches and wallops that were coming and won. Britt, they say, will not allow him to do this and in consequence, the Dane can not win from the 'Frisco boy. This fight between Britt and White will be interesting from one point of view, if from no other. Every fight fan who has made up his mind to see the fight will be anxious to see how the Englishman will battle with tne referee standing in the ring -under rules whereby' the fighters must pro tect themselves at all times. White's record in England is the best. He has won a long list of battles, but always under the English manner and inter pretation of the Marquis of Queensbery rules. Across the big drink fighters do not hit in the clinches. They fighj at jiii& ittugD iihu mvuy ureiiK at me order of the referee who Is seated out side the ring. He wears an evening dress and a top hat, neither of which he takes any chances of soiling by com ing In contact with the fighters. It was this style of fighting that lost the championship for Frankie Neil. Nell is of the slugging kind, always doing his best work in close and in the clinches. When he met Bowker he had to cut this out, and the Britisher jabbed for himself a victory that Neil could wipe out inside of ten rounds if he could coax Bowker over on this side. White la not a bad-looking chap. At long range he would not be taken for a flghtor, and it is not until one gets, close and sees the unmistakable signs of the many ring battles In which he has been engaged, that he has the appearance of freing a boxer. His face is long and shows Signs of age. I had a short talk with him, and he was very Indignant because the newspapers referred to him as an old man. In fact, he is so cut ud about it that he said: "If the people think I'm an J "in uiouucii) ui me Jigni uau better call it off. I don't want the cry to go up after the fight, in case I lose, which I don't think I will, that Britt whipped an old, worn-out fighter who came over to this country just to get a bit of money. I'm not so anxious to meet this bloomin' Britt that I'm willing to stand the scoring of the papers. From what I have read about Britt and from what people tell me, he Is a great fighter. I may not whip him, but rest assured he'll not turn the trick so bloody easy as they say he will." Just one fight between Jack- Johnson and Marvin Hart convinced the fight fans and the fight promoters that once again the long search for a man to whip Cham pion Jeffries must begin all over again. When Hart began cutting loose at John son, and he demonstrated his gameness, some of those around the ringside began to have hopes that he would show some thing that woyld entitle him to a fight with Jeffries. After ten rounds, however, this hope vanished, and they settled back content with the fight that he was giving the giant black man. When it comes to having the wallop that will bring home the championship title. Ha can't be figured in the running. He can beat men less clever than Johnson, but he is a thousand years away from a champion. Hart Is willing and game, and has a certain clum sy cleverness, but when this is said noth ing is loft No fighter that ever stepped In a ring and took a lacing like Hart- re ceived from Johnson, ever was given a luckier decision. The fight would have been a good draw. It wouldn't have been If Johnson had a spark of fighting cour age under his black hide. The truth of the matter Is, Johnson can-i not stand being stung, and when he gets a couple of stiff Jolts he begins backing away. With his cleverness, bulk and hlt- ting powers, if he had the heart, thorc is no heavyweight in the fighting game that as a chance with him. .Anyone that has ever seen him with a glove on will say this; and also that 'he is without courage. Many of them hoped he vtould win. with the belief that if Jtffries might he forced to meet him, he would stand on the firing line and take the gaff. He did not. and now he has lost every admirer he had. and it is a good thing he has gone East. He has gone to Philadelphia, the home of fake fighters and fake fights, and it may be possible that he will get a battle or two. Young Corbett's battle with Kid Sulli van, at Baltimore, last week, should not be counted against him. One thing is sure, he was not in condition, and another thing, he met a tough youngster in this Sullivan. Then, too, according to the story that was sent out from Al Herford's money market. Sullivan fouled the Denver Nugget in the second rounds and this must have weakened him a great deal. Certain ly that must be a queer fight town where a foul can be committed, and rather than give the fight to the boxer who was fouled the lads are given five minutes in which to rest. Yet people on the Coast should not worry about It, for this fellow Herford has been at the head of the fighting game in that city for so long that it must be crooked. Young Peter Jackson com mitted the same offense recently. He lost the fight because the fight fans would have mobbed him if he hadn't been takon out of the ring. Fights like these have injured the game all over the country. BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR RACES Horse-Owners Prefer to Keep Their Racers on Pacific Coast. All indications point to a successful racing season both in Portland and Se attle this year. Horseowners who have been racing in California during the Win tor are coming to the Northwest in num bers this year, and as the years roll on there will be an increased atten dance. It is a fact thit horsomen are getting tired of the long ride across the conti nent, and it has been demonstrated that a horse is just like a human being in the way of acclimation. Speedy equines that have been stake-winners and handi cap horses on the Pacific Coast fall hack Into the plater class after being taken East. So at last the owners have taken a tumble to themselves and now that they are assured of Summer racing in Portland and Seattle,- are preparing to keep their stables on this side of the big range. Advices are to the effect that there will be at least S00 horses at Portland this season, and out of this number the racing, secretary should bo able to Xurnlsh a card with good fields for each day of the meeting. 1 Arranging Lacrosse Schedule. NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C, April S.- (Special.) The New Westminster La crosse Club will soon appoint delegates to confer with the delegates from Van couver and "Victoria to the British Co lumbia Amateur Lacrosse Association, as to the best method to smooth over the trouble between the clubs and have good, clean lacrosse this season. There are two propositions before the club now, viz., one to abolish the old league and form a new British Columbia league, the other to join the International league, wISch will include Seattle in the league, as well as Vancouver, Victoria and New West minster. The settlement has been left In the hands of the delegates, who arc men anxious to play tho game, but will not back down on the conditions put up by the club last year. The "whole bono of contention rests In Vancouver's refusing to put up $100 as a guarantee that It wUl play all scheduled gamea ! CHAT AT THIS, Portland's Exposition year. Is also going to be Multnomah's ban ner year, ana It will be through the Fair that Portland and Oregon will come to be recognized as a factor In the ath letic field. Heretofore the new North west has been more or less disregarded, and the records made here have so far been neglected. It was for this reason that the various associations of the Northwest broke away from the paront body, the Amateur Athletic Union, and created amongst themselves an associa tion, the N. P. A. A., which would Insure a record of their performances, and It was only when sports on the Coast, by reason of the Fair, became a National affair that the A. A. U. began to sit up and take notice. Now that the A. A. U. will, through Its sanction, father the Ex position events, Portland will come Into Its own as well as the Northwest, and the events to be held here this .Summer will carry with them not only local and state championship records, but National as vrpll. Since the management -of the Exposi tion sports has been placed In the hands of the Multnomah Club, there has been a good deal of selfish personal criticism passed around. This criticism has found Its origin In the minds of a few who wished personally to handle the Exposi tion sports, and who, while supporting the athletics of the Northwest, failed to see the benefits which would result to such through their handling by a club, rather than by an individual. For a rec ognition of athletics In the Northwest nothing better could have, been devised than the management of the Lewis and Clark Fair sports by the Multnomah Club. It Is well to state here that handling these sports is not a money-making af fair for the club. Some people have sug gested that the club ought to charge an J LEAD THE LEAGUE Hall and Iberg Hit Good Gait in Batting, PORTLAND LEADS IN FIELDING San Francisco Team Has Highest Batting Average First Baoemen Strieb, Clark and McLean Tied for Honors. While there are four pitchers who top Charlie Irwin in tho batting aver age for the first series, he really leads the league with .526 per cent. He struck a remarkable gait opening day and has batted consistently all through the se ries. Hlldebrand, of San Francisco, and Eagan, of Tacoma, are both tagging at his heels, and Flood, of Los Angeles, Atz, of Portland, and Nealon, the long youngs'ter, who attends to the duties around the first bag for Parke Wilson, are within easy hailing distance. The batting averages of the first series follow: Player Games. AB. R. BE P.C. C. HalL Seattle....... 2 3 0 2 .000 Iberg-, Oakland....... 13 0 2 .003 Graham. Oakland...,. 13 0 2 .GG0 Thomas. Tacoma 13 12 .0C0 Irwin, San Francisco. S 10 9 10 .326 Hlldebrand. San Fran. 5 16 7 8 .500 Wheeler. San Fran 14 12 .500 Shields. Seattle 14 0 2 .500 Henderson, Seattle 12 0 1 .500 Cates. Portland 0 2 0 1 .500 Eagan, Tacoma 5 18' 3 0 .500 Flood. Los Angeles.. 4 14 1 0 .485 Atz. Portland 4 13 2 5 .401 Nealon, San Francisco. 5 13 4 0 .401 McLean, Portland 4 10 1 6 .375 Sheehan. Tacoma 5 16 4 0 .375 McCredle, Portland... 4 14 2 5 .357 Spencer, San Fran - 5 20 4 7 .330 Schmidt. Oakland 1 3 0 1 .333 Hogan, Tacoma 3 9 1 3 .333 Van Buren. Portland.. 4 18 2 6 .333 French. Portland 1 3 0 1 .333 Goodwin. Los Angeles. 1 3 0 1 .333 Bernard, Los Angeles. 4 12 4 4 .300 Toman. Los Angeles.. 4 12 l 4 .300 Krugar, Oakland 5 17 4 5 .204 Kane. Seattle 5 21 2 0 .286 Clark. Portland 2 7 0 2 ..285 Cravath. Los Angeles. 4 14 i ' 4 .284 Strieb. Oakland 5 15 2 4 .200 Devereaux, Oakland... 5 15 1 4 .250 Mohler. San Fran 5 10 8 4 .250 Shea. San Fran 1 4 0 1 .250 Henley. San Fran 1 4 0 1 .250 McHale, Seattle 5 20 4 5 .250 Baum, Los Angeles... 1 4 0 1 .250 Spies, Los Angeles.... 4 12 8 ' .250 Ross, Los Angeles 4 12 0 3 .230 Jones. Portland 1, 4 0 1 .250 Mosklman, Oakland... 1 4 0 1 .250 Dunleavy, Oakland.... 5 10 3 4 .200 Walters, San. Fran 5 17 6 4 .233 Doyle. Tacoma 5 22 1 5 .227 Nordyke. Tacoma 5 18 1 4 .222 McLaughlin. Tacoma.. 5 18 1 4 .222 Van Haltren. Oakland. 5 . 20 3 4 .200 Runkle, Portland 4 15 1 3 .200 Houtz. Seattle 5 21 0 4 .100 Smith, Los Angeles... 4 10 2 3 .184 Billon. Los Angeles... 4 10 2 3 .184 Casey, Tacoma 5 17 5 3 .170 "Whalen, San Fran.... 2 0 11 .100 Frary, Seattle 4 12 C 2 .100 Graham, Tacoma 2 0 0 1 .100 R. HalL Seattle 5 13 3 2 .154 Swindells. Portland... 2 8 0 1 .150 Millor. Seattle 5 20 1 3 .150 Schlafley, Portland... 4 14 1 2 .143 Egan, Seattle 2 7 11 .143 Gochnauer.- San Fran. 5 14 2 2 .143 Kelley. Oakland 4 15 0 2 .133 Burns, Seattle... 5 15 2 2 .133 James. Seattle 3 8 0 1 .125 Franoks. Oakland 5 10 0 2 .124 Lynch. Tacoma 5 10' 1 2 .105 Wilson, San Fran B 13 4 1 .077 Householder. Portland 4 14 1 1 .071 Several other players on the various clubs have been at the bat, but all of THE MULTNOMAH CLUB additional entrance fee for 'the sports held under the auspices of tho Lewis and Clark Fair, but such a statement can only bo accredited to persons Ill-advised. The dub Is put to absolutely no expense In the management of the Lewis and Clark games, and, therefore, could not under any consideration demand an entrance fee that would bring money into its treasury. Of course, In the management of the Lewis and Clark events there Is a gain to the club, but this gain is well ex pressed in the words of the president of the club. Mr. Chapln: "Of course, the club gains through the management of the Lewis and Clark Fair athletic events. It gains a standing as an athletic club which it has never had be fore apparently In the minds of outside people. The M. A. A. C. is and has been for years the leader In athlotics In this section, and It has always stood for the best and cleanest in such sports. Since such Is the case, and since we have failed to receive all the recognition that is due us from the Eastern athletic world, we think it Is only' Just that the club should be given the chance to bring itself before the athletic world, and show what It Is made of. There is no money In it for us, as some people seem to think, nor Is there any expense to the club, but there is something greater It gives the M.' A. A. C. a.chance to appear before the enUre United States as an athletic organization. It will show what stuff the club is made of, and the cfub's ability to handle big events. That is worth Infinitely .more than money. "The M. A. A. C. fathered all athUtic sports in the Northwest. It Is practically the first athletic club organized in the Northwest, It "was the first to hold track and field events, and, furthermore. It has a body of athletes to draw from for committee work In tho arranging and "PUTTING" ON THE GREEN AT WAVERLY them have failed sc far to connect with the ball safely. Team Batting. The Seals lead the other clubs in team batting by a good margin, the outfit swinging the willow better than a .300 clip. This was made possible by the backwardness of the pitchers on the Seattle line-up. These big figures are too good to be true and there is sure to be a slump In the team batting bofore many moons have passed." Seat tle batted very weakly against the local pitchers, yet they did well enough during the series to keep out of last place and forco Oakland Into tho hole. The following is the team batting to date: Club Games. AB. R. BH. P.C. San Francisco 5 132 43 40 .303 Los Angeles 4 121 8 32 .204 Portland 4 134 12 33 .240 Tacoma. 5 1G0 18 30 .243 Seattlo & 103 14 32 .100 Oakland 5- 148 15 IS .120 Team Fielding. The comparison between Portland's five errors and the 17 Rallied up against the Seals and Slwashes Is odious. The Oregon outfit by virtue of clever work leads the league In team fielding. The following shows the standing: Clubs Games. PO. A. E. P.C. Portland 4 102 41 5 .000 Oakland 5 135 71 8 .062 Los Angeles 4 10S- 50 7 .057 Tacoma 5 120 70 12 .030 San Francisco 5 135 57 17 .014 Seattle 5 120 70 17 .013 First Basemen. First Basemen- Strieb, Clark and Mc Lean are tied for first position for field ers around the initial sack, but the first named has almqst double the chances of the other two and Is award ed the palm. Nealon, the youngster who electrified his friends at Recreation Park, is last as far as figures go, but that was all flue to nervousness. He will get over that In a little time and should be found away up on the list in the near future.. The following Is the standing: Players Games. PO. A. E. P.C Strlfcb. Oakland 5 34 1 0 1.000 Clark. Portland 2 17 0 0- 1.000 McLean. Portland 2 20 0 0 1.000 Dillon. Los Angeles.. 4 40 1 1 .070 Nordyke. Tacoma.... 5 53 3 2 .060 Egan, Seattle 2 17 2 1 .050 Jamep, Seattle 3 20 4 2 .03V Nealon. San Fran.... 5 42 1 4 .015 Second Basemen. Kelly, of Oakland, is fortunate in be ing on top of the list of second backers In fielding. None of the guardians of the keystone sack made many mistakes, the greatest number chalked up against any one player- being two. Mohler has this number, and is last In the list The following is the standing. Players Games. PO. A. E. P.C. Kelly. Oakland 5 0 13 0 1.000 Casey. Tacoma 5 18 0 1 .000 Flood. Los Angeles.. 4 13 10 2 .035 Schlaney. Portland... 4 5 O 1 .033 Burns, Seattle 3 14 13 2 .031 Mohler. San Fran.... 3 10 8 2 .000 Third Basemen. That little prize package of human ity, Kane, of the Slwashes, and Runkle, of Portland, got clean sheets since the beginning of the season, and lead the third basemen. Irwin made two mis takes, and these were sufficient to place him at the bottom of the list. Tho standing follows: Players Games. PO. A. E. P.C Kane. Seattle 5 5 11 0 1.000 Runkle, Portland.... 4 11 0 0 1.000 Smith, Los Angeles.. 4 11 0 1 .052 Sheehan. Tacoma.... 5 4 17 2 .013 Devereaux. Oakland. 5 7 10 2 .804 Irwin, San Fran 5 0 7 2 .800 Outfielders. This early in the season there is little to choose between the men in the gar dens. They have not had enough to do to show what theyare capable of. No less than 13 of them got away with the opening series without a blemish. handling of the Lewis and Clark games which could not be secured elsewhere. Surely an organization Is better than an Individual, and, personally, that is why I am pleased to see the Fair games go under the Jurisdiction of the club. With all tho men at our disposal, we should be able to nyike tho Fair games a big suc cess, and that Is what .we are going to do. We have a natural pride in showing the worth of the club, and this can be best shown now by demonstrating what we can do In the handling of a big event." The men of the Multnomah Club. who are, to use President Chapln's words, "fat, fair and forty" are to TBavo their chance on the gymnasium floor. Several of those who come under this clarifica tion, while desiring all the physical culture to be gained In the classes of the younger members, and even more, have hesitated about putting on the trunks and sleeveless shirt with the younger men through, not only bashfulness, but a feeling that they could not even keep up the pace. There, is a' movement on foot now In the committee to organize a noon gymnasium class for business men, and in all probability it will be organized within the next week or two. This class will find many members who, while still filled with all the ardor of the younger members, "do not feel oquaf to getting out amongst them and going through the fast pace set. The advent this year of a greater amount than usual of fresh and young blood, the prominence given tho club through the Fair and the necessity of supporting the club and showing them selves as young in spirit as they used to be Is stirring up the old guard of the club. Their feelings In this respect are ttell Voiced In tKo ftt"Tnnf "Muiin (. Dr. F. Cauthorn, In verses addresses to GOLF CLUB. COAST GOLF MEET Waverly Club Arranges a Tournament, CHAMPIONS WILL ATTEND Middle of June Will Probably Be, Selected ae the Time, as It ' Is One of the Best Months of Year. The Waverly Golf Club having deter mined to have a good Pacific Coast tour nament hero this Summer, Is going Into the enterprise whole-hearted, and will make every possible effort to make the meet tho largest ever held on the Coast. A programme la now being prepared by tho club with views of the links; showing the course to be in every way suitable for championship game?, and copies of this programme, with the schedule of events and the date of tournament, will he sent to every golf club In the country. The exact date has not been settled yet, but It will probably be Just past the mid dle of June, one of the best golfing sea sons In the climate. Winter would be even better. If it were possible to hold the tournament then, but that being impos sible, June has been decided upon as by far the best month. It may not be so attractive Ao Eastern players as Septem ber, but tne course will be much greener and springier in June than in September. The difficulty about arranging the con test has been that the California golfers have pre-empted the right to hold Pacific Coast tournaments without asking yes or no of the Northwest players, and the Northern California players, particularly thoyQ about San Francisco, have been un willing to part with their assumed right to hold the Coast championship as sched uled, at San Rafael, in May. They will hold, their championship, but the Lewis and Clark tournament will dispute its claim to say that tile winners there are the Coast champions. Inthe friction which has been aroused over the demand for fair, treatment by the Northwest players. Southern California has stood for assuming that the Lewis and Clark tournament Is to have the ac tual Coast championship, and many players- from California, San Francisco as well, will come to Portland to play, now that they realize" the size of the tourna ment to be held here. The end of It will be that California will be less exclusive In the future, and the players from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia will have an equal right to play In the Coast championship with the California players, and the champ!on shlp will be played off at. all points from Los Angeles to Victoria. Formerly 'a player wishing to enter the Pacific Coast competition had to enter through one of the California clubs a rather high-handed restriction. But even at that. Roderick Macleay, of the Wav erly Club, played against and defeated the best players In California a year or so ago. And here Macleay, though cham pion, finds It no easy task to play the dozen best men on the Waverly links. The Northwest golfers In general will have no occasion to be ashamed of their per formance against all comers. There are few snorts In which th fnant players can match the more ardent pur Exposition Sports Under Its Auspices Assured of Success Prospects Bright for a Banner Year. the "Has-beens" at the M. A, A. C. vet erans' reunion held a short time ago. Come, fill up your glasses and drink our own health. For sure "there's none better than we," Who . brought into being, nurtured and reared ' The splendid old "M. A. A. C." We'ro still only boys, though they call us the "vets." Who dares to say we are old? Bring out the boxing gloves, rapiers or foils And see It "our feet have grown cold." TIs true that the dark locks that once crowned our brows Are thinner and sprinkled with gray; But hair never yet ivon a hundred-yard dash Or decked brow of an athlete with bay. Don t djg up the "records" and say I am wrong. Quote Sampson, of "single-stick" fame; His hair didn't save him, a woman's sharp scissors Put him "down and out" of the game. These striplings about us have yet much to learn. Though our hair may turn gray, spite of art; The elixir that keeps up the "fountain of youth" Is the red blood that runs through the heart Let this, be kept warm by the feelings that glow, By an Interest in all that goes by; Then, gray hair or no hair, we all may fce sure 'We'll be youne till the hour that wo die. We may bo rheumatic, but what if we aro? We "pulled the games out of the hole," And covered with glory,' and not much else on us. Of course, we're exposed, to the cold. And when we turned over the sweaters and track suits. Who stood on the side lines and shiv ered and chilled, T suers of games In the East, but with golf it Is different. The Waverly Club has probably had the strongest Scotch element In It of any club In the United States, and golf is distinctly a Scotch game. On that ac count, the standard of playir.g here has always been high, though never so good as at the present time. Tho recent vic tory over Seattlo has ben regarded among golfers everywhere ajj remarkable. That in a team of IS all btit one should win their games, and against good men, too, and the 18th, the champion himself," should play to a standstill with Seattle's best man, was Indication enough that there are good golf players1 here. JOE NEALON MAKES A HIT Henry Harris Regards His First Baseman as a Find. Your Uncle Henry Harris, owner nf the San Francisco team, regards his first baseman, Joe Nealon, as one erf the finds of the season, and says that richt now he would not trade hlni for Chase, who made such a hit with LVs .Angeles last season, playing the same position that he was drafted by New York to play this year. Here 13 what one of the California writers has to say of Nealon In a game that was played at 'Frisco April l: "Joe Nealon trav thv ftirm his sprinting abilities in the fifth Inning yesieraay, wnen ne tore ort a three-bagger. The average player only makes two bases on a hit between center and right, but Nealon tore around the bases like a iimuea express and was at third when tno Dan came oacK. in tho two games he has played, Joe haai delivered the goods like a veteran. Jtoe makes pitch ers put. me Dan rigm aver tne plate be fore he swintra his hnt Thfa ?n -n indi cation that he will be a valuable batter to jianager nams, vjio was so enthu siastic over his work yesterday that he remarked: 'I wouldn. trndo "Kninn ri- Chase right now. If I am any judge of piayers, reaion win surpass Chase this season. Now. mini vmi. T tHJnV- Ohnc is a great fielder, but Nealon will beat mm in nuung. AMATEUR PLAYERS ORGANIZING High School Stadents Are Also Pre paring for Sftason. PENDLETON. Or., April 8. (Special.) frospects ror good, amateur baseball this season are very good. A team Is being organizea unaer the auspices of the Pen dleton Commercial Association unrio., direction of Captain George Strand and .Manager uarl cooley. There is plenty of goou material to draw from, and keen rivaln Is now beinir manifest n try-out for positions. A schedule of games wiin waiia walia, Weston. La Grande, Baker City and. Union is being arranged! The Pendleton High School team has organized, and gives promise of being a fast amateur nine. Two games have al ready been played with tho Athena High School team, Pendleton winning both. During the season ramps -win h nto-. with the Walla Walla High School, Whit man Acaoemj', ana the La Grande and Baker City High School teams. 1 Will Play Third of the Series. The third baseball game In the series between the Schlllers and the East Sides will be played this afternoon at the Vaughn-street grounds. After a month's practice, -the two teams are now in good condition and put up a good variety of ball. The line-up follows: Schlllers. Position. East Sldeo Druhot, Crandall...p Hunter, Reed Sia-ven c.Bredemeier; White ynes lb A.'Parrott Eft 2b Johnson ""er 3b Pattorson Sv ?! tc, Vn'i" " -rarroic SL Clair Cf Vnrthrnn Hart rf Oliver And gave them the ha! ha I the Mult nomah rah! rah! That with the club spirit their verv souls thrilled? ery Then here's to the health of the club that we love. Whose colors, the red and the white Have ho often been borne to tho realm of the blue In "the winged M's" glorious flight. Heres to the "boys." the old and the young, " Who encourage the sports that are clean Tho spirit that prompts one to put forth his best, But frowns down the thing that li mean. Come fill up your 'glasses once more to the brim; . Once more, and this is the last; vv ell drink to those friendships we formed in the club In those halcyon days of the past. old0 thSe feeIInss that nevr Brow That wher'er life's pathway may trend. Tell us in heart-throbs that each one here gathered About this good board is our friend. ' These verses are more than appropriate at this time, and they embody the full sentiment of alt the old stand-bys. As one of them said, "AH I want to see Is the new and younger men feel towards the old club as I do. If that same spirit is felt by all the representatives of the club in the events of sportdom this year, Multnomah Is a sure winner. The M. A. A. C.'s proposed waiting list i3 now in sight. Under the adopted mem bership rule the club will be limited to 800 active members. Since the campaign Inaugurated by the membership commit tee for new members the active li3t now contains a Httlo over 700, and it Is con fidently expected that before June 1 the full membership will be completed. Unknown Jockey on Thespian Landad Winner at Good Price Ed Cor- rigan Lost S300 When Padro Was Disqualified. NEW ORLEANS, April i. (Special Correspondence.) With the closing of the meeting of the New Louisiana Jockey Club last Saturday, racing in New Or leans under the jurisdiction of the West ern Jockey Club came to an end. The season, taking it all through, has been the most brilliant and successful, Xrom a racing point of view, that has ever been held in the Crescent City. Better horses have contested for better money than la any previous year, and the class ot rac ing has been a great improvement on past seasons. The attendance of tho public, and of what may be termed the better class of it, has been most encouraging to the fair grounds management, which has throughout the Winter been in the. happy position of conducting a meeting In which no friction has occurred, and which, has been smirched by no breath of scan dal. The endeavor of the Crescent City Jockey Club to make New Orleans the central point of Winter racing In America" has been well supported by local race goers. The best of the horses had lert for Memphis before last Saturday, famil iar faces are missing from the hotel lob bies, and the bulk of the racing contin gent are on the eve of departure forf other points. M. L. Hayman's trainer, Dick Watkins continued the success which has attended his efforts all through the past -seasow by annexing the two first races on the card at the fair grounds last Saturday,, with the aid of Lady Ray and Old Hal. Both winners were piloted by Aubuchon, who, in the latter part of the season, has' rapidly come to the .front as a rlder In the feature event of the day, the New Louisiana Jockey Club stake, a dispute; between Trainers Maxwell and Street as to which was entitled to Aubuchon'a services, had to be adjudicated on by the judges, who gave the preference to1 Street's claim. Aubuchon, therefore, had. the mount on Careless, but the Street colt ran a dull race, leading on Bufferanca. for five furlongs and dying away to noth ing at the finish. The raco was won! easily by the good-looking Sir Modred horse, Duke of Kendal, who was third choice in the betting. Maxwell's filly, Kit- tie Piatt, finished second and was run ning strongly at the end, but it would! have made no difference in the result ifi she had been ridden by Aubuchon. The winner outclassed his field and wasi easily the best. He has been improving since he started racing, and as ho onlyj made his first appearance quite recently.' will be in great shape when he stripsi at Benning. The rest of the racing on the final day wa3 of the selling-plate order. At the City Park the management is anxiously waiting to see if the public. so long accustomed to having free racing, will support the new club sufficiently to enable It to regain some portion of tho' large amount lost in the fight just closed The action of Memphis authorities In al lowing entries to stake event's to run lm the purses will take away Pretension and! several other good horses. More than sufficient animals of a very fair class ara left to provide interesting racing for tho three weeks during which It is proposed to continue the meeting. Nothing has yet been started from the stables of C. T Henshall or "Mike" Daly, recently ar rived from California, and both contain some good performers. Henshall. up to the present, has confined himself to ar ranging the mounts for his jockey. Joe Kelly, who has made a very favorable Impression on local racegoers. The eas iest task Kelly has been set in any of his winning rides was when he piloted Green B. Morris' speedy mare. Gold Rose, to victory In the first race last Saturday. The mare won absolutely pulled up, cov ering the mile in 1:40 flat. Later in tho afternoon Coruscate was ridden out to the last ounce to beat Six Shooter by a head In 1:39 3-5. NIcol, who rode Corus cate, had the mount on two other win ners in the course of the aftornoon. Ha Is riding in great form and, with per haps the exception of Jack Martin, i3 easily the best of the jockeys who hava been riding In New Orleans this Winter. His finish on Coruscate was a fine ex hibition of horsemanship. Puttingup a comparatively unknown; horseman to get a price frequently results in getting the price and nothing else. At the City Park last Saturday afternoon the people connected with Thespian elected to take a chance, and intrusted the mount to Stevens, who had often acted as pilot to that erratic customer. Whisky King. As a consequence, Thospian, who on pa per appeared to have an even-money chance, opened at 3 to 1. and drifted out to 18 to 0. He got away in the leading- division, closed on the pacemaker. Sharp- Boy, at the head of the stretchy and won, handily. Those who remembered Stevens ability in the saddle were rewarded by cashing their tickets for about double tho amount which they would have received under ordinary circumstances. When Padre was disqualified last week for carrying Red Ruler from the middlo of the track to the Inside rail it cost Ed Corrlgan 5S00. which he had bet for Pat Dunne on his horse. The decision was perfectly correct, as Padre swerved bad ly and interfered with both Red Ruler and Rosamond, who finished third. Sin gularly enough, the Judge's verdict made absolutely no difference to Albert Simons. the owner of Red Ruler, who contented himself with betting $100 on Padre at 5 to 1, and letting his own horse run for the purse. In this race Lord Hermence. a good- looking horse, by Hermis sire, ran a very different race to one two days previous. In which he beat Ora Viva easily. One or two Eastern trainers have endeavored to get his owner to put a price on Lord Hermence, and their desire to possess this animal is in no way lessened by his last performance. Indoor Contest to Be Held. In nrenaration for the event nf th Lewis and Clark Fair the Multnomah Club is planning for several contests to be held, which will be of considerable aid to those who will enter the Exnosltton games in representation of the club. On May 3 the club will hold a gymnasium contest, which will Include practically all gymnasium events. There will be a high jump, rope climbing and the parallel and horizontal bars and other indoor fea tures. Medals will be awarded tn thnm winning first and second place in all events. Harvard Bests Yale at Whi3t. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Anril S. Vai met defeat this afternoon and evening at whist during a tournament with Harvard, me score being Harvard 24, Yale. IL