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SPORTS OF THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL
Exposition Games Have Been a Feature of the Fair
Shields Has Highest Batting Average
THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 16, 1905.
SPORTS ft FEATURE
Athletic Contests at Exposi
tion Prove Successful.
CIRCLE ATHLETES COMPETE
Track and Field erects Draw Much
Promising Material to Lewis and
Clark Stadium .Fine
Scores Made.
Br H. TV. Kerrigan.
From an athletic standpoint, the games
at the Exposition in the various depart
ments of sport have been more than suc
cessful. The attendance, in spite of the
poor location of the athletic field, has
been 100 per cent better, already, than at
St. Louis, and the records made have
been, on an average, better than the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Beginning with the school boys in the
public school games, the athletic contests
have been a marked success in more ways
than one. They have shown rfhe benefit
to be derived from outdoor sport on track
and field for the youngster in the teach
ing of physical culture, the healthy, hon
est spirit of clean competition, and the
teaching of good moral habits, which are
necessary to make good athletes. The
giving of these public school games by
I the Exposition committee should be com
mended by the general public in paving
the way for a healthy moral spirit among
,the youngsters, for their true value is
.recognized by people who are versed In
the developing of athletes and the fruits
'thereof. And, again, it has shown the
people the necessity of a public gym
nasium for the small boys, where they
can go and play with all the appartus of
an outdoor playground at their disposal.
Outdoor pastimes are the most healthful,
life-giving principles, both physically and
morally, of' our present-day system of
physical development, and Is shown by a
few of our physical culture departments
In the Multnomah Club and the Y. M.
C. A.
Following this it is demonstrated that
the Exposition athletes are making it
possible for the "Western athlete to es
tablish better records than ever before,
as proved by the handicap track and field
games that followed the public school
games. In spite of the fact that the
state colleges held their meet on the same
day, June 10. at Salem, the handicap
games records, with apparently the best
men of the Northwest competing else
where, were better than ever before; the
handicaps forcing the scratch men to do
their utmost In outdoing his younger op
ponent. Not only did they bring the
scratch man to the front, but gave the
novice an opportunity of entering games
where the chances were equal for young
and old. both being handicapped or given
handicaps according to their ability. One
of the most promising of tho athletes in
those games was Dan Kelly; the contests
making it possible that the future would
hear more of this young athlete in the
broad jump, making, as he did. 22 feet
9?i inches, in practically his first year.
Johnson, another youth, was never heard
from previous to these games, and
Backus, both of whom ran the mile in
less than 4:50 fast time.
Xo Money for Athletes.
The Exposition, which had established
a rule, owing to the vast amount that
would be paid out for medals, etc.. that
no transportation would be paid for the
visiting athletes, could not see its way
clear to concede this to 'even our own
Oregon Institutions, whom they thought
owed it to the Exposition to send their
teams and help make the athletic pro
gramme successful. Some of the teams
could not do this on account of the lack
of funds iti the treasury, therefore, they
held the State Intercollegiate at Salem,
and as the result of that meet put the
"Western athlete in the first class ot
American sports. It would be well to
mention those to whom honor Is due.
What could have been more exciting
than "William's 440 in 49 2-5 seconds;
Grconhaw's half-mile 3n 1:58 2-C; Smlth
son's 220 in 0:21 3-5, and Gate's run in
the mile. All of these are fit to compete
in the National championships which are
to be held here on August 4 and 5.
On Monday following the handicap and
Btate intercollegiate meet, the high schools
and preparatory schools were given a
chance in an interscholastlc relay, the
race being won by Seattle men who de
serve credit for having their team in
better condition than the other contest
ants. This race was practically the in
auguration of the Interscholastlc relay
race, and should be kept up. The Ex
position is doing good in stimulating these
events and others also that have not
been attempted before.
Then came the intercollegiate track and
field events open to the entire country,
but mostly made up of entries from the
great Northwest, where they should have
been from, giving the Eastern athletes
n. line on the ability of the Western ath
letes in comparison, and again the West
erner proved himself an opponent that
will keep the Easterner on his toes in'
the Ai A. U. .games at all times. Cor
vallis, as a team, won the most points
in this meet, ars3 were entitled to the
championship, running the relay race
as they did in coast record time of 3:31 3-5,
at the present time the fastest relay team
In the West.
Another sport that took the Interest
away from the Exposition, but ended most
successfully, was the Lewis and Clark
golf tournament. This was necessary as
there was no room for the golf on the
Exposition site for the game; and as
the Exposition was most liberal in the
support of all the various sports, it was
absolutely necessary that they should
have golf as well, even If it did necessi
tate having the tournament six miles
away from the Fair grounds.
Handball, following close on the golf
tournament, attracted attention in active
participation from all over th.e Pacific
Coast. The games were held on the
courts of the Multnomah Club, lasted for
about two weeks, and ended most suc
cessfully. Not only did they compare our
players with those outside of the North
west in the most favorable manner, but
it brought the competltnon of the hard
ball game, which is a novelty on our own
courts, the soft ball played here entirely.
Of course, the players defeated all comers
in the soft-ball game, which is apparently
a Western game, in fact, they can't be
beaten at it; yet it was shown that the
hard game of handball is as Interesting
a game, even more so than the soft;
not perhaps for those who Just play for
exercise, but for the athlete who trains
to win championships. There was more
Interest in these handball championships
given by the Exposition than in any pre
vious tournament of handball given In
Portland.
Northwest Has Talent.
After the handball contests were the
P&cMc Northwest Association chapton
sWps, the new aseeokUfenot the A. A. TJ.,
made up of the five .dubs ot the oW
Xactb Taclfe Aaftleuc JLtUettc-Aapoci.
tion the Brockton Point Athletic Club,
the James Bay Athletic Association, the
Spokane Athletic Club, the Seattle Ath
letic Club, and the Multnomah Club.
The new N. P. A. was organired through
the efforts of A. A. U., giving sanction
to the Exposition for the A. A. U. Nation
al championships, and was brought about
by the visit of President Maccabe. of the
A. A. U.. who made a special trip out
here for that purpose. Again these games
demonstrated the fact, with the competi
tion of the "cream of the Northwest"
participating, that the West will be fully
capable of carrying off honors in the
great National championships. Mult
nomah, which won the Pacific Northwest
championships with 91 points to nearest
opponents' 38, has men on the team who
will, if they can be kept in condition, and
can be here for the A, A. U. games,
win from any competition in the country.
For instance, there is Smlthson, who runs
the 100 yards In 10 seconds flat; Kerrigan,
who Jumps six feet if necessary: Wil
liams, with less than 50 seconds In the
440 yards; Johnson, who throws the ham
mer out over 140 feet; Grecnhaw, with
less than two minutes to his credit in the
half mile, and Gilbert in the pole vault,
good for 11 feet any time. Not only
those men representing the Northwest
and the Pacific States, but there are others
besides in Dole, the pole vaulter, with 12
feet to his credit; Plaw, with 170 feet
In the hammer; Glarner, in the mile;
Sneidlgar, in the broad Jump; Hall, for
six feet and over in the high jump;
and Parsons in the 100 and 220; and Frir
zell, of Multnomah, again in the broad
Jump, with 23 feet to his credit side. That
is what the Exposition sports are doing,
developing, and bringing out material that
the West should be proud of.
On the night immediately after the
P. N. A. games came the finals of the
boxing championships with boxers from
the Olympic Club and Multnomah Club.
Multnomah won the feather, welter and
middle-weight championships, and the
Olympic Club the special, light and
heavy-weight championships the lat
ter by default. The Olympic Club, of
San Francisco, which won the majority
of events during the Lewis and Clark
championships, was represented by
better men at Portland than at St.
Louis, and won even more at St. Louis
than they did here. The fact is, the
Olympic Club turns out more scientific
followers of the manly art than any
other club in the world, and is prac
tically the school for boxing. The most
Interesting match of the Lewis and
Clark series was the special-weight
between Dwyer, of the Oylmplc Club,
and Frank, of the Multnomah Club. It
was a wonderful performance for the
local man against the schooled attacks
of the Olympic follower, and, to tell
the truth, it was a toss-up as to who
had the better of It. Comparing the
schooling of both lads in fistic science,
the lad from Multnomah had the
best of it. although Dwyer was given
the decision: but, nevertheless, the
tournament In itself was by far the
best of its kind ever held in Ore con.
and the Exposition has done well to
bring about such finished amateur con
tests in that line.
What should have been an interest
ing contest was the lacrosse game, be
tween two of the best picked teams in
the Northwest, hut the event had to be
postponed on account of the two local
teams coming to some disagreement,
occasioned by a few rebellious spirits
on both sides. Truth to tell, some ot
the players wanted more than an ama
teur is privileged to receive.
The yacht races made one of the
prettiest sights on the lake that one
could Imagine; but in spite of all that,
the crowd on the Bridge of Nations did
not seem to appreciate the picturesque
effect of the gracefully trimmed yachts
as they sped around the course with
bursts of speed occasioned by as Ideal
an yachting day as could be desired,
the wind blowing directly from the
Northwest. The race was won by R.
Foster's boat.. The Mischief: the Lako
ta. second, and The Jewel, third, with
Moonshiner a close fourth.
Y. M. C. A. Games Interesting.
The T. M. C A- games of the past
week, opened as they were to all the
Y. M. C. As", in British Columbia and
the United States, brought exception
ally good records in all three days of
the most interesting competition, and
showed marked improvement in all de
partments over previous years on
track, field and in the gym., surpassing
some of the records made at. St. Louis
during Y. M. C A. week. The Pantheon
was one of brilliant contests, this event
made up of five different events of a
character to test a man's physical con
dition. The contests lose their Interest
on account of the time used, but for
tunately give the contestants time to
SOME ROMANCES OF THE
By Harry O'Hacer.
THE shooting and probably fatally,
wounding of young Aleck Hardy, the
promising twirler of the Troy, N. Y.t
team, which occurred last week at Troy,
recalls to my memory" other shootings and
sensational events in the baseball play
er's career.
Hardy was shot by a jealous husband,
who Imagined that the young pitcher was
paying too great attention to his young
and pretty wife. Considering the thou
sands of ballplayers who have been play
ing since the great National game was
inaugurated in America, It is remarkable
to note tho small number of accidents
and deaths which have occurred on the
field; also the small number of suicides,
murders and catastrophes. 0er four
decades have passed since baseball be
came America's National athletic pas
time, and of tho thousands of profes
sionals and amateurs only one player
has been hanged and only one player is
now confined In the penitentiary for mur
der. Professional ballplayers are made up of
every class of people. Many arise from
the slums, others are college graduates'
and young business men. Baseball Is a
famous educator, and once a player, no
matter how rough or uncouth he may
be in starting, one year's experience on
the road will make him a different man.
He stops at only first-class hotels, where
he hears a different language. He is in
troduced to prominent business men law
yers, physicians and clergymen; he also
receives the applause of the fair sx and
a new life opens up to him. He becomes
ambitious, and in time polished and re
fined. Hundreds of such cases I have no
ticed in the baseball ranks.
It la also a remarkable fact that of
the big army ot ballplayers which have
traveled from coast to coast. In all kinds
of weather, through blizzards, cyclones
and tornadoes, that few, if any serious
accidents have occurred during the 40 or
more years ot organized baseball. Time
and time again circuses and theatrical
companies have been wrecked, with se
rious loss of life, but the ballplayer eems
to bear a charmed life.
Only twice in the history ot the Na
tional game have baseball teams been in
train wrecks, and then with serious
loss of life.
Abeut feur years" age the Chicago Na
tional League tecs, "while en route: to
play at Pittsburg, on an east-bound lim
it waji wrecked in Indiana. umL atyecaj
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regain some of their lost wind. Fol
lowing the Fentahlon was the Individ
ual gymnastic contest, another test of
grace, agility and endurance. This
event was won by McDonald, of the
Seattle Y. M. C A., one of the winners
in the contests at St. Louis last year,
with Austin, of the same association, a
close second, and Carlson, of the Port
land association, third. Then on the
third day of sport was the big track
and field meet. These contests were
not exceptional in their records, .but
still showed an Increase in develop
ment on track and field over past work
by the different associations. Some of
the best men from the Middle "West and
Pacific .Northwest participated. Los
Angeles Y. M. C A., which was strong
ly represented, won the most paints,
with Seattle Y. M. C A. second. One
contestant, who was outshown over
anything on the field, was Parsons, of
the Los Angeles Y. M. C A, who Is to
remain here for the A. A. V. National
championships. His style is not very
good; he is a strong runner, but not a
finished one. If he can be brought
down to an even pace and stride, he
will defeat anything that the East may
send out. As it stands now. Smlthson,
of Multnomah, will defeat him unless
he improves in style. He is the pride
of California, and his running will be
watched with interest.
From now on, every one interested in
athletics Is looking forward to the
great A. A. U. National championships
of the coaches were reduced to splinters.
Only one of the Chicago players was In
jured. That was Jimmy Ryan, who re
ceived a sprained shoulder. It was also
in Indiana some few years ago that a
limited train carrying a team of college
players was wrecked near Lafayette and
several of the players badly injured.
It was in the early '80s that the famous
Richmond. Va.. team, champions of the
Eastern League, vere on a steamer which
was wrecked off Hampton Roads, one of
the most dangeroi's places of the whole
Atlantic coast, bu the passengers were
all saved. Amonr the Richmond players
were several who became famous later
in the National League. They were Fer
guson, Wise, Tate, Nash and Glen. Fer
guson was for a time the star twirler of
the Philadelphia National, and Nash.
Wise, Glen and Tate became stars later
with the Boston Reds.
One ot the very few tragedies In base
ball circles happened when Charley
Sweeney, the one-time famous California
pitcher, shot and killed a policeman In
San Francisco, and after his pardon from
the San Quentln prison shot and killed
himself in a fit ot despondency.
"Pacer" Smith, once a well-known
Minor League pitcher, killed his wife
in a fit of jealousy, and was the only
baseball players that was ever hanged.
A few years o.go Frank Harris, third base
man of the Davenport (Iowa) team, killed
a man at Freeport, 11L, and is now serv
ing a life sentence. Petitions are being
circulated to secure his pardon. Harris
was a promising young player, a hand
some fellow and was popular with all
who knew him. The shooting was the
outcome ot the jealous rivalry, which ex
isted between the two men, for the af
fections of a young woman.
Suicides among ball players have not
been many. Seven years ago Ned Crane,
one ot the most famous of pitchers, shot
and killed himself at a hotel in Rochester.
N. T. Crane ws the only man who
lowered the long-distance throw ot Hat
field which that player bad held for over
20 years, and also the only player that
caught a baseball thrown from the top ot
the Washington saonusnent," which is 585
feet high.
About the same time Jack Newman, one
of the most popular players of the Na
tional League, catcher ot the Brooklya,
N. T., Club and who graduated from the
same amateur team as Aaos Rtisle,
drowned himself in Lake Michigan, Chi
cago. In Jack's pocket was found a
pathetic love letter'a&'reeeed to . youeg
woman whom he was about to marry-
Another remarkable fact Is that ely
two players have been seria ly lajared
hy coming Sato ooUMoa cm the ball ftKL
Two of them were outfielders tm th
WANTS TO TURN FIGHTER
WEEKS.
of the world, an event that will never
occur again in the great Northwest,
bringing, as It wlll.xsome of the great
est athletes to the Exposition the world
has ever produced. The events to take
place on the Lewis and Clark Stadium,
August 4 and 5.
PORTLAND VS. TACOMA TODAY
Baseball Teams Return for a Spe
cial Scries.
Pitcher Garvin, of the local team, re
turned from a two weeks' trip to the
springs yesterday, and reported to
Manager McCredie. Garvin states that
ho is In fine shape now and is ready to'
get in the game. His services are need
ed badly-just at present, and it is quite
likely that the big fellow will be sent
against the Tigers this afternoon.
French is also in town, but so far has
failed to report to the manager. and
nothing definite Is known as to his con
dition. Portland nnd Tacoma Inaugurate a
series of eight games commencing this
afternoon, for, in addition to todays
transferred game, the postponed game
of Thursday at Tacoma will be played
off In this city tomorrow. Manager Mc
Credie also expects to get in the game
in a Jay or two. for his foot Is rapidly
healing, and will permit of his playing
shortly.
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injured as to cause his permanent retire
ment from the game.
In 'SS O'Rourke, third baseman, and
Parker, catcher of the Toledo, O., team,
collided while running after a foul, and
Parker received terrible Injuries, his
whole face was literally crushed in.
O'Rourke was uninjured.
Characteristics of Famous Players.
In the palmy days of the old American
Association "Dude" "Estcrbrook. third
baseman of the New York Metropolitans,
was the star In the baseball firmament.
Esterbrook had more changes of raiment
than a Newport belle. He boasted of a
suit of clothes for every h6ur in the day,
and was a consplcious figure on the
Broadway Promenade, and had Berry
Wall, formally known as the "Wall street's
fashion-plate, faded. "Esty," as he was
more familiarly known, was often decked
out In a gorgeous pink-silk vest. lavender
kid gloves and a diamond In his cravat
that would make e good searchlight for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Ester
brook was never happy unless the grand
stand and bleachers were unmercifully
guying him. The "Dude" was one of the
best guardians of the third sack that ever
donned a uniform.
"Tip" O'Nell. the well-known manager
and catcher ot the Oakland team for many
years, was one of the neatest dressers
in the baseball fraternity. "Tip" had a
splendid physique and presented a hand
some appearance both on and oS the
diamond.
.Every lover of the National game knows
Arlie Latham, famous third baseman, ac
tor, clown and umpire. Arlie was a whole
team in himself and his antics on the
field will long be remeabered.
Other natty dressers and characters on
the ball field were 'Adonis' Terry.
Tony" Mullane. "Count" Campan. "Bid"
MePhee. Charley Joaes, Jls&eay Peebles.
Billy Sunday, Andy ABderaoa and "Kid"
Gleasoa. "Count" Campau is a desceadent
and a sdon of a noble French fasally
and the Caapau homestead, known as
the "Chateaux," is one of the old land
isarks, and one of the ost beautiful
homes ef Detroit. He Is well known oa
the Coast, and at one time played with
Seattle.
Incidents oa the Ball Field.
Many knwreM Saddest have occurred
in hasehaU circles staee the dawa Bt the
game. ' A aaswstac Saeideat happened la
'H. at Telede. O., wbea a fel Up struck
Catcher "Toe" Arundel or the top of kis
head and. bowdteg e. was caught m
the fly by Third Bumm "Pocfaeca" JUI
ler. Haak 0Dr wis the Htcher. aad
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WEEKS SEEKS TITLE
Shaughnessy's Discovery Is
Spokane Fireman.
HEAVY MAN, BUT SPEEDY
Latest Aspirant for the Covetctl Man
tic of Jeffries Is Compared in
Detail "With the Re
signed Champion.
Mark Shaughnessy, who has' had to
do with bringing out a number of
knights of the padded mitts, thinks he
has found a heavyweight champion. His
name I. "Boomer Weeks, and Just now
Shaughnessy Is booming him to the
limit. Before Shaughnessy found
Weeks, he was noted for his bigness,
strength and his ability as an athlete.
He is secretary of the Spokane Fire De
partment, weighs 215 pounds, and has
a cinder-path record of 130 yards in
ten seconds flat.
Weeks fleetness of foot and his
weight are not all that makes Shaugh
nessy believe that he has dug up the
coming heavyweight champion of the
world, on the contrary, he says that
Weeks has shown him that he can box
some, and has a wallop with either hand
that will brinir home the title and the
money. Shaughnessy docs not intend
sending his new find Into the square,!
circle right off the reel. In the first
place, he has left him still a member
of the Spokane fire fighters, and does
not intend having his protege make his
debut until some time In September. Be
tween now and tren. Weeks will go
through the preps necessary to teaching
him the fighting game from "a to z."
Shaughnessy. who brought out Jack
Johnson and several other goods, will
be too foxy to send Weeks against the
top-notchers in the heavyweight divi
sion, and for the first couple of battles,
he will pick the company for Weeks.
"Weeks Versus Jeffries.
Here Is a comparison of dimensions:
Weeks. Jeffries.
8 feet - Inches.... Height. .6 feet Hi Inches
215 pounds Weight 223 pounds
23 years. A ice. 30 years
3S& Inches..... BeacS.. 371 Inches
19 Inches...... Neck 1TH Inches
-15 Inches...... Chest, normal. ...3i Inches
19 Inches..... Chest, expanded 4S Inches
3G Inches.......... Waist 33 Inches
16 leches... ....... Biceps 1SH Inches
1S inches Forearm 13H Inches
S Inches Wrist S Inches
23 Inches Thigh
13Vi Inches Calf 1C4 Inches
SH Inches... Ankle. ..........10 Inches
It will be noticed when the weight
and measurements of Weeks and Jeff
ries are compared that Jeff has It on
the new aspirant for pugilistic honor In
weight. Wuat he needs Is a stout
heart and the ability to take a lacing.
It will be noticed that Weeks has near
ly two Inches advantage In reach,
which in Itself, If he knows how to de
liver a blow. Is to his great advantage.
Weeks has the heavier neck and It will
be noticed that it Is welded to his
shoulders equally as firmly as that of
Jeffries. He is heavier through the
waist, half an inch taller, and his biceps,
are half an Inch larger than Jeffries.
Taking him all the way through. Weeks
is a well-balanced man.
Shanghnessy's Little Whisper.
It was not until Mark Shaughnessy
whispered that he might become a
.champion, that "Weeks thought ot en
tering the ring. Now, however, that he
has listened to the siren's voice, he
will shy his castor into the arena. Right
now he would, be duck soup for Jeff
Ties or Marvin Hart. If he meets a
couple of good men between Hart and
Jeffries, he will have a chance to make
a fortune for himself, a thing that
would not come to him fighting fires in
Spokane.
Speaking of Hart recalls the nonsen
without gloves, mask or chest protector,
was hot Injured.
Another peculiar incident happened in
"73. on the old Tecumseh grounds, London.
Ontario, In a game between the teams of
Tecumseh and Syracuse, of the Interna
tional League. "Big Mike" Dorgan,
catcher of the Syracuse team, drove a
terrific liner toward right center. Hall,
the brilliant center fielder of the Tecum
sehs, sprinted after the ball, but the
sphere hit the fence and stuck there: It
was wedged between two posts, and had
to be pried out. Dorxan scored a home
run and chased in two runners ahead of
him, winning the game for Syracuse.
Another humorous Incident happened a
few years back on the Baltimore (Md.)
grounds. "General" Jim Jackson, who
afterwards became one of the star hitters
of the Pacific Coast League, was playing
right field for Baltimore, when a long fly
was knocked between him and the center
fielder; both players started after the
hall, and just as It dropped a big bulldog
grabbed It in his teeth and dashed across
the field with It, Three runs came In.
"Jimmy" says the dog was the greatest
outfielder that he bad ever seen, and was
a wise guy, because he was mascot for
the opposing team.
Superstition Among Ballplayers.
Actors have long claimed the dlstinction
ot "being- the nnst superstitious people on
earth, but they are eclipsed by the pro
fessional ballplayer. Number 13 is a hor
ror to them. Some years ago, while man
aging a team in the Eastern league. I had
to summon the clerk of a hotel is Ro
chester. N. T.. to change the figure 13 on
one ot the rooms, as the player refused
to sleep there, even though it was ihe
only vacant room in the house. When a
ballplayer meets a cross-eyed woman, he
spits through his fingers three times; it
a cross-eyed man. twice; if a team driv
ing to the grounds meets a fwaeral oa
the way. they will make the driver gt
out ot his way as many blocks as there
are carriages In the cortege. If a lady
drops a button off her dress and a ball
player gets It. he will sew it en his shirt
to ward off the Jonah. It there Iti a
pickaaniny within reach, the players will
rub their hands over hi woel, which Is
a sure sign dc victory. These are oaly a
few of the many auperstitioas ia baseball
circle.
Freak Players la Baeefeall.
There -were several players In baseball
hietery who were tamoac tat their day.
aad ee i them 1 s44il famous is ethec
athletic lines.,
Wltea the Providence. R. J., tww won
the. -orids ehemeloaahlp aad tor several
years was up aaaoar tha leaders ot Jttm
sical story about Jeffries dropping the
title of champion upon the Kentuckian.
Hart's victory over Root, or in fact any
ot his victories, no more entitles him to
the championship, even if it lay within
the powers of Jeffries to bestow it
any place but. in the ring, than if the
prize was handed to an Infant in arms.
Hart has not shown any championship
form and what's best he never will.
He Is nothing but a great, big. awkward,
wild, swinging fellow, capable of taking
l.ots of punishment and Jack Johnson,
the African who laid down to him in
San Francisco, can whip him In Jig
time. Nobody knows this better than
Hart.
Alex Greggalns, who refereed this
fight, and everybody who saw the bat
tle, save those who bet on Hart and
were on the Inside, knew that at any
time after the fifth round. Johnson
could have knocked. Hart out. Nothing
in the world ever made Greggalns give
the decision that he did. but the fact
that Johnson would not fight. Greg
gains knew after the seventh round,
and after he had repeatedly told John
son to go in and fight, that the crowd
was with him. or he never would have
given the white man the fight.
AT TIE BOWLING ALLEYS
SCHII.LEItS LEAD OTHER TEAMS IX
LEAGUE.
Steele and Brill Defeat Keating aad
Ball la All Games They
riayed.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Won. Lost. P.C
Schlllers 12 6 .666
American Ka fries. 7 5 .383
Bakers 8 7 .523
El Sldelos 8 7 .523
Clncos 5 10 .333
Golden Wests 3 10 .333
By winning three games from the El
Sidelos during the past week, tho
Schiller bowlers displaced that club
from the lead In the local bowling
tourney and ascended to top place
themselves. The clubs in the tourna
ment are putting up an interesting
struggle for the championship, and
even though the Schlllers have a nice
lead at present, the other clubs intend
to let them know they are in the race.
The visit of Brill and Steele, the two
Chicago cracks, who have been in
Portland for several days, has served
to increase the local interest in this
popular indoor sport, as is evidenced
by the fact that in spite of the hot
weather a great many of the local en
thusiasts turn out nightly to witness
the games of the visitors.
On Friday evening the All-Portland
team defeated the All-Chicago five, in
cluding Brill and Steele, in a game on
the Oregon alleys. The Easterners had
an off-night and did not bowl up to
form, while the local contingent pinned
in fine style.
The scores made were as follows:
First Second Third
All-Portlands game. game. game.
McMenomy 177 203 191
Sheffer ISi 1S9 169
Mackey 155 192 151
Kneyse 177 201 216
Capen 1S2 171 215
Totals .s. S73 956 90S
First Second Third
Chicago game. game. game.
Steele s 157 154 162
Kruse 242 190 164
Hanson .152 142 133
Meyers 148 149 144
Brill 192 195 182
Totals 891 S30 "tS3
In the two-man-team match con
tests on the Oregon alleys, yesterday
afternoon. Steele and Brill defeated
Keating and Ball in four out of five
games. The scores:
12 3 4 5
Steele .1S2 1S4 213 150 199
Brill 192 214 1S3 214 223
Total 374 393 393 364 427
Keating 1S3 227 223 169 169
Bali ., 1S2 177 155 160 193
Total ..." 365 404 3S1 329 362
Brill and Steele leave tomorrow for
Seattle, where they will stay for' a
few days, after which they, will pro
ceed by easy stages to the Windy City.
bourne as the star twirler. Providence
had also a one-armed pitcher, known to
the world as "One-Arm Daly." and who
later, with big McCormack. was the star
slab artist of the Cleveland National
League team.-
Daly was a giant In stature, had good
curves and terrific speed, "and Daly could
hit some." The first time that Jimmy
Galvln faced the one-armed wonder he
gave him a straight ball, just to Daly's
liking, and he put It over the fence.
Little Nava. the" Spaniard, was Daly's
catcher. He also caught the speedy Rad
bourne. Nava is well known to baseball
fans on the Pacific Coast.
In '83 and 'SO there was a one-armed
player named England, who pitched with
fine success in the old Tri-State League.
England was also a giant, and a good
sticker.
The pitching freak wonder of them all
was' Charley (six-fingered) Gray. When
Amos Rusle left the Grand Avenues of
Indianapolis, Indi, amateur champions,
to pitch for Cincinnati, six-fingered Gray
took his place. Gray had six fingers on
each hand and six toes on each foot.
Gray had speed to burn, and when he
would wind the five fingers and a thumb
around the ball It Was entirely hidden
from view. No twirler ever lived who
had the lnshoot of the six-fingered won
der, and when he went to Pittsburg in
S8. he had the heavy-hitting National
Leaguers busy dodging his terrific shoots.
Gray left, tho Pittsburg team because the
manager would not allow him to pitch
every day, and also because the manager
insisted on hjs wearing a collar in the
dining-room, and prohibited him from
shooting craps on the street with the
bootblacks and newsboys.
Another player and umpire who is now
famous in other athletic lines was Charles
G. Kilpatrlck. now known as "Daredevil"
KIlpa trick, autoraobllist and cyclist, now
at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, giv
ing exhibitions. Kilpatrlck pitched with
good success for a time, and later be
came an umpire la the "Three-Eyed
League." KHs greatest trouble was In
keeping out of the way of hard-hit
grounders and liners. While umpiring a
game at Terre Haute. lad., Kilpatrlck was
hH es his crutch and went down and out.
He afterwards went on the stage as a
"Bang asd deace artist." and also tackled
the boxing game. He issued a challenge
to fight any oae-Iegged man la the world,
hut the challenge was never accepted.
Later he hecame obsh as a trap shot,
bailees asconalcnlat asd' trick cyclist.
Wfce-n umpiriag- tat the "Three-Bred
Leagve." he arouse fl the ire ef btar 3Cor
lartty, whe -was' the erawer of the
feMCue. Kit. says- that tb4 Ma fielder
walked over to Mm after the game aad
aoimd hiw; to pat, down his crutches and
0UO001I
Shields Has Highest Batting
Average of League.
FEW G00ET WITH HICKORY
Only Twenty-Three Players In the
Six Teams Are Credited With
Averages of .250 Pe
Cent or' Better
The batting averages of the Pacific
Coast League, up to and Including the
games played last Monday, July 10,
show only 23 men to be hitting .250 or
better. Of this bunch, six are mem
bers of the Portland team.
Charlie Shields has the leading posi
tion, and. in addition, to this, he is the
only man hitting, over the .300 mark.
McLean. Portland's popular catcher,
leads the regular players of the league
with an average of .296. which is four
points better than that of Charlie Ir
win, hfs nearest competitor among the
regulars. Mike Mitchell was rapidly
o'verhauling the leaders when he met
with an accident that will keep him
out of the game for several weeks.
Larry Schlafly Is another member of
the Giant brigade who has been hitting
at a lively clip during the past week
or so, while his team-mate. Eddie
Householder, has taken a slight slump.
"Truck" Eagan, the heavy slugger
of the Tiger aggregation, still main
tains his place around the .250 mark,
which is a very poor average for hlnj.
for In past seasons he was always
among the .300 batsmen.
Averages of Best Batters.
The averages of the players battingr
.250 or better are as follows:
AB. Hits. P.C.
Shields. Seattle 7.1 23 .315
McLean. Portland 304 90 .296
Wright. Los Angeles 17 5 .294
Irwin. San Francisco 332 97 .292
Mitchell. Portland 172 48 .278
Blankenshtp. Seattle 2 8 .275
Hlldebrand. San Fran 31G 87 .270
McIIale. Seattle 231 76 .270
Wheeler. San Francisco... 269 71 .264
Nordyke. Tacoma 325 85 .262
Householder. Portland.... 302 79 .262
Houtx. Seattle 295 77 .281
Stanley Oakland 23 6 .261
Dillon, 'Los Angeles...:. .318 82 .253
McCredie. Portland 284 74 .257
Eagan. Tacoma..... 321 83 .235
Atr. Portland 302 70 .252
Lynch. Tacoma 293 75 .232
Brashear. Los Angeles. .. .222 53 .252
Schlaflr. Portland 303 77 .250
W. Hogan. Oakland 32 8 .250
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
Athletic Events "SVIH Take Place at
Exposition Stadium.
One of the great athletic events in
the history of the Northwest will be
the A. A- U. National championship
games to take place on the Lewis and
Clark Exposition stadium, 'August 4
and 5. A great deal of Interest is man
ifested throughout the country In these
coming- games. and large entry lists
have been received from the leading
amateur athletic clubs in the United
States.
Teams from New Tork, Chicago and
Milwaukee are expected in Portland to
compete in these championship games,
and elaborate preparations are now be
ing made to receive and entertain all
visiting teams. The Pacific Amateur
Athletic Association of the A. A- U., of
which the Olympic Club of San Fran
cisco is a member, will be well repre
sented in this championship meat. C.
L. Parsons, the crack sprinter from
Southern California, will w8ar the col
ors of the Olympic Club and Callforn
lans are backing him to the limit in all
the dashes. Parsons is looked upen
as the champion sprinter on the CoaJt,
hut there are others who must be reck
oned with before this title can be de
termined. The Multnomah Amateur Athletio
Club, ot the newly formed Paciflo
Northwest Association ot the A. A. U..
have In Smlthson and "Williams a pair
of runners that will give Parsons, on
any other sprinter, the race of his life,
and there Is more than a plenty of Ore
gemian backing on this proposition.
As a preliminary to the A. A. TJ. Na
tional games, the all-around individual
track and filed world's championship
will take place August 2 and 3, at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition stadlum
A large number of entries have been re
ceived for this event, which will be the
first of its kind over held on the Coast.
Prominent A. A. IT. National officials
from the East are preparing to start
for Portland. The most prominent ot
these officials are: James B. Sullivan,
secretary and treasurer of the A, A. TJ.;
John J. O'Connor, vice-president of the
A- A. TJ.; Edward E. Babb, member of
the A. A. TJ. Championships Committee;
Thomas F- Riley, vice-president of tho
New England Association of the A. A.
IT. and member of the A. A. TJ. Cham
pionships Committee; "Walter H. Lig
inger, president Central Association oC
the A. A. TJ. and delegate to the A. Ju
IT.
"HEROES OF THE TURF.
Campbell McGavin, & "Well-Knows
Jockey.)
(By
On the; racetrack, we'v,e heroes as elsewhere,
Of boys who've won fortuna and fame.
Of owners of plungers of horses.
We've oft-times.recalled them by name.
Ot Jockeys who have met their fate there.
Of boys who now lay 'neath the earth.
The few lines I sing, perhaps memories may;
. bring.
Of these heroes while on the turf. .
The first is that ot our Jockeys.
Of lads whom I supposed you know well.
They could ride a race for a kingdom.
But their ending It is sad to tell,
Joo Bergen and Frankle 0"Leary,
Poor Frank Bell naw lay 'neath the earth,
I guess you recall well their fatal fall,
"Which made them heroes now of the turf.
The next is our grand, noble racehorse.
"Whose races were honest and ras.
They could pack their weight and run Jast
the same.
For horses like them we And few.
Salvator. Proctor Knott and Tenay.
Kingston. Miss Woodford and St. Sarf,
It seems strange to say, we've no hers)
today
Like these heroes while on the turf.
Qur horsemen perhaps yoa remember.
Whose ambition was glory aad fame.
Who spent maay fortuaes for h&rsea,
I can't meatioa them all by same.
D. D. Withers and O. H. P. Belaoeat.
Pierre Lerriltard aad maay mere.
Of these that X tell, I thlsk yeu knew wetL.
They were heroes while oa the turf.
The lest wilt he that ef our phtagers, i.
Tsday we hr SoiXia; of them:
One ther possessed af taonsaads.-
Ouce they were eestsMered wise saetc '
Utter Oraaos' aad Httte Chris StaUa;
Today -Ufejr, say aethmff har are wottfc, t
"Bet once spear a thaw, when ln4hir' urine.
JTheywece hefoes whtia oa tbe "A" '