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18 SPORTS OF THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL National Championship Athletic Games in August Tigers Have a Good Grasp on the Pennant EASTERN ATHLETES no f Championship Meet Under A. A. U. Draws. on Fastest and Strongest. ONLY TIME IN THE WEST One of the Greatest Triumphs of . the exposition Is the Securing of This Big: Meet of Amateur Athletes. Br II. W. Kerrigan. Portland will have the A. A. U. Na tional championships for Augifst 4 and . It will be the first time and undoubt edly the last time in the history of athletics that the West trill ever be given the great National champion ships. Tne greatest athletes in the world today will be here for those games. It has taken the A. A. U. Just 100 years to recognize the athletic qualities of the western athletics. Lvcr since the athletic feat accomplished by Lewis and Clark on their cross-country jaunt and canoe race for the Pacific Ocean for it was on'.y a great athle'-ic feat in the benefit of mankind the athletic spirit has thrived In the development of the Middle and Far "Western athlete, and today he compares favorably with his Eastern brother In athletic ability. But. It Is only now.-with the Lewis and Clark Exposition and the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club at the back of It, that the Amateur Athletic Union concedes the Notional championships to tlie Far Northwest, and recognizes the ability of the "Western athlete. The reason tne Pacific States should have had the championship meet long before this is that we have had the athletes and the climate favorable for their development. In all the depart ments of field and track the "West has given to the big athletic contests of the East, simply because the conference association and the A. A. U. has not seen fit in all these years to give the Coast a chance to retain Its athletes in the Coast colleges and athletic clubs by giving them the intercollegiate and Na tional championships. For instance, in college football, where do you find bet ter men than Heston of Michigan, who should be playing on one of the "Big Four" teams; Rockwell, of Yale; Bishop, of Columbia, and Smith, captain of Columbia. 103. In fencing there Is Barber, of West Point; In wrestling, Gilbert, of Yale; Rose of Michigan In the shot, and others too numerous to mention. And the reason why we have hept such men on the Coast as Dole, of Stanford; Plaw, of California; Miller, of Stanford; Snedlgar. "Williams. Green haw, Parsons, Smlthson and a few others of our star athletes. Is because they see now that the recognition by the A. A. U. of our "Western athlete was bound to come and the Lewis, and Clark Exposition has paved the way for this recognition and advancement. West Forging Ahead. And then again the training system of the athlete of the West Is becoming Just as finished In its oclcntiflc principles as of our brother of the East. Instead of one "Mike Murphy," there are now two or three "Mike Murphys" and It is this that Is fitting the Western athlete to compete with the heretofore much better cared for athlete of the East. From an athletic standpoint the West ern athlete Is a much more robust and hardier man than his, opponent of the East. The climate conditions are more favorable for an athlete to train In than the weather of the East. But the A. A. 1T. did not see this, did not come to us and offer us the A. A. U. championships, but made us go to them. They did not try to entourage the athletes of the "West by recognizing their ability and tender ing them the championships, but must wait for tho West to ask them. Truly that' was not the right spirit, and when we did get them, and they were told all the above facts, which perhaps helped to persuade them to give the champion ships, they sent the president of tho A. A. U. out to see what kind of country the West was and whether they were justified In sending the championships as they thought to such a remote spot. Evi dently, the visit was a satisfactory one, for since his return the interest manifest ed by the Eastern clubs and athletes has been more than marked, as Is shown by the entries that are coming In for the National championships on August 5. Be sides showing them the healthy athletic spirit of the West, and what our ath letes were capable of doing In compari son with their Eastern brothers. It was necessary to guarantee before we could have them many thnlgs, which the Expo sition made possible through Its athletic department. s Trouble nt Home. During this period, when the athletic bureau of the Exposition was endeavoring to secure these much-coveted champion' Ahlps, the Northwest athletics were in i chaotic condition, caused by the conten tion whether or not the North Pacific Amateur Athletic Association should sanc tion the Exposition games or whether the Pacific Amateur Athletic Union shduld sanction them. Through tho secretarr of the N. P. A. A. A. and a prominent mem her of the Multnomah Club directors, the N. P. A. A. A. was given permission to regulate the sports under Its Jurisdiction, The P. A. A. of the A. A. U.. hearing of This, Immediately communicated with the Portland commissioner, asking why an opportunity to hold the Exposition games under the Jurisdiction of the A. A. V. was let go by. This communication was published In the papers, and the man cgomcnt of athletics, realizing the stupen dous task of oppusmg the A. A. U.. which is the strongest organization in the world for pure amateur athletics, and wishing for the success of the Exposition athletics, promptly conceded tho jurisdiction, which was determined at a meeting that same evening, to the Amateur Athletic Union. This sanction, of course, in the face of the N. P. A. A. A., which had already held Jurisdiction over the .games, result ed in a partial dissolution of the local as sociation. Immediately the mother body, the A. A. U., took advantage of this dis content In the local body, and, prepared to see whether It could receive the North west association for its own. In the meantime, the clubs in this part of the t&untry could see that if they did not be come members of the A. A. U. they would be prevented from taking, part. Multno mah was already a. member of tho A. A. V. and' had no fear, but to protect and promote the spirit of athletics Jn the other clubs In the Northwest, decided on a meet lag of the N. P. A. A. A. members and applied for membership In the A. A. U. The application could not be acted upon. Bjs It Included the two British CdamMs, COM n clubs. This caused another delay, and an antagonistic feeling of the old association; and all this time the Exposition manage ment was still striving to secure the A. A. U. championships. Not only was .the Exposition trying to gain them, but the New Illinois Athletic Club and he New York Athletic Club as well. One day through the Associated Press it was reported that the Illinois Athletic Club hesitated over a detail of the securing of them, and immediately the Exposition telegraphed the different boards of managers of the A. A. U. to swing them westward to the Exposition. Following this, letters were written through the Eastern newspapers and to the officers of the A. A. U. that the games should be given to the West. In asmuch as every organization In the coun try was doing Its share toward making tho Exposition a success, why should not the A. A. U. do so? And it did. right at a time when you might say there was no association in the Northwest of the A. A. U. to give the games to. As President Maccabe. of tho A. A. U., said afterward, on arriving here: "Here we have given the very best the A. A. U. could give, the great National championships, against the will of East ern athletes and clubs, who consider it a disadvantage to go out so far, into a for eign territory. Whoever heard of such a thing? It was to help the athletics of the West and to show them what the A. A. U. thought of them that we con ceded the championships to our Western brothers. And now, before I go home, I want to ree the Northwest form an organ ization of tho A. A. "U. If you can't do It without the British Columbia clubs. I prozalse that every effort will be made at the annual A. A. U. meeting to bring about the ettlemcntof the two foreign clubs In our Union." Another meeting was called after Pres ident Maccabe went home, and on the strength .of his (the president of the Ama teur Athletic Union) promise, the new P. N. A, was organized without the two British Columbia clubs, but with the as sured fact that they would become mem bers of the association after November. So along with this and that we should bring out four members of their cham pionship committee, pay for the medals and give them all the entrance fees, the greatest championships on field and track In the world were given to the Far West to mako them a success the Amateur Athletic UnloJ senior and Junior National championships. Great Athletes Coming.. There wlll be men In the contests who know the game of athletics, -.such as Murphy, Stagg and Moulton have taught; men who are world's record holders in their events, such as tho Westerner Is anxious to see tried out, and WHEN SPRINTERS WERE KINGS OF ATHLETIC WORLD X SOME FAMOUS FOOTRACERS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT DAY (Copyright, 100S. by Harry CHager.) i GREAT changes have taken place In the athletic world during the past SO years or more. itccoras nave Deen smashed and lowered, marvelous things have been done with hammer-throwing. vaulting. Jumping, .swimming. Wrestling and boxing ( have also seen wonderful changes since. the days of Tom Crlbb, Heenan. Saycrs.'Klng. McCaul, Cob urn. Mace, Edwards and Chambers. Lacrosse, cricket and football have also undergone many charges, but one of the greatest of athletic sports, sprinting, has seen ery few In the past three decades. Years ago when ten seconds or more was made In a hundred-yard race, -the con testants would often travel a thousand miles and with but little time for train ing or getting In condition. There were no cinder paths as they have nowadays, no elegant bathrooms, clubhouses or mas sage operators, but some wonderful speed was made. In the good old days, and some of the records have never been eclipsed. Away back In 1S47, George Seward, an American, established a record for 120 yards at Lilly Bridge, London, and cov ered the distance in 114 seconds, defeat ing the best sprinters in all England. Forty years later B. J. Wefers, an American amateur runner, went 120 yards in 0:11 2-5. 75 In 0:07 2-5. 100 In 0:09 4-5. 150 yards in 0:1 3-5. and 220 in 0:21 flat. This was Jn 16S7. and the same year at Sidney. Australia, Harry Hutchlns. the English professional champion, covered 150 yards In 0:144. Some seven years before Wefers made the 75 yards In 7 3-5seconds, Jimmy Quirk, of Brantford. Canada, made a professional record of 75 yards In 7. This has never been equaled. Other American amateurs covering the same distance in 73-5 sec onds were L. H Cary. of the New York Athletic Club, and W. Baker. In 18S6, H. M. Johnson, one of the great est of American sprinters, and who held the professional championship for many years, ran a 50-yard darh in EV1 seconds, and ten years later Loh Meyers, of the N. T. A. C. covered the same distance In the same time. Eddie Dunovan. of Boston, was the first professional to lower the record of 109 yards to 93-5 seconds: some ten years later Arthur Duffy, of the Georgetown University, equaled this record. In 1SS9, J. Owen. Jr.. of the Detroit PORTLAND ANGLERS HE gentle art of fly-casting is assum ing the portion of a fad axaeng Port land aa-glen. and they are nw forming a club wKh the yractfee of fttttlag out th with his own athlete on the- athletic field. Athletic giants and mercurys from the Boston Athletic Association, the old est organization in America; the New York Athletic Club, the"hotbed of "crack erjacks"; the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association: the Xavier Club; the Milwaukee Athletic Club: the Chi cago Athletic Association; who draw on every college and smaller organization lui the East and Middle West. These clubs, Include, among their members such men as Martin Sheridan, holder of the Indi vidual world's championship, track' and field, of the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association; John Flanagan, the world's record holder in the hammer throw, of the same organization; J. J. Hicks, winner of the Marathon race at St. Louis last year, who will run here, of the Cambridgeport gymnasium; Harry Hillman. winner of three events at St. Louis last year, of the New York Ath-' letlc Club; Parsons, of Yale, in the- mile, and Jordan, of the same place; Shlck. of Harvard. Jn the 309 ana 220; Sam Jones, the Intercollegiate champion high Jumper of the states: Clapp. In the hurdles and vault, and McClanahan also. And then Llghtbody. from Chicago, :n the mile and the half-mile, record time; Waller In the same distances from the same dub; Bar ker, with a Jump of six feet: Dovorak. with a vault of 12 feet: Blair id the 109 and 230: Garrels- In the discus, world's record holder; Rose, world's record holder In the shot; and In the same club, the Chicago Athletic Association. A. Coates. of Multnomah, who will keep them all busy in the hurdles and broad Jump; Archie Hahn, of Milwaukee, winner of three places last year at St. Louis, who will represent the Milwaukee Athletic Club. And to compete against all these will be Dole, of Stanford, holder of the world's record In the pole vault; Plaw, the California wonder with the hammer; Parsons, of Los Angeles Y. M. C A.: Snedlgar, of Berkeley. In the 109 and broad jump: Hyde, of Stanford. In the weights; Glarner. of Olympic Club. In the 440. SSQ. mile and five mile; Hall. Coast record holder In the high, jump, re cently made in practice, of the Olympic Club also, and Abadle. a 100-yard man, who will go In ten seconds flat; Smlthnn. of Multnomah, who is expected, to win the hundred -"will be In the contests: Williams. In the quarter, perhaps, and Greenhaw In the half mile: Gilbert In the vault: Frlsscl In the broad Jump and hurdles: Moores and Kuykendall in the hurdles; James". Johnson and Baker In the weights all from Multnomah; then Tom McDonald, from Seattle, In the weights, and Grant In the high Jump. i So In comparison with them all, the j East against the West, it is a toss up. with perhaps the" East having a very j small bit the best of It In the matter of , records. What the climate and trip will I do for them Is conjecture. Athletic Club, made 109 yards In 9 4-5 sec onds, establishing a new amateur record. Other runners who reached this were B. J. Wefers, W. T. McPhcrson, G. H. Hcmpton, G. H. Maybury and J. H. Rush. H. M. Johnson, Arthur Duffy. Lon Mey ers and L. H. Cary were f-he greatest of American sprinters. Johnson was, undoubtedly, the greatest sprinter and all-round athlete the world has ever known! Lon Meyers holds a 59 and C0-yard championship, and L. H. Cary and B. J. Wefers tho 75-yard record. Cary also made 110 yards In 111-5 sec onds, and Wefers holds the 120. 150, 220 and 209-yard records. The latter was made in 303-5 seconds. Lon Meyers holds the 000. 700 and w yard records, which he made In -1:22. 131 and 1:42-5. He also holds the lOKyard world championship of 2:11. and the near est approach to this record was made by W. Cummlng, the one-time champion. wn went this distance In 2:17. Another fa ous American amateur was M. W. Long, of the New Tork Athletic, Club, who holds the 2S0, 409 and 440 amateur record, making the last in 0:47 flat. This record was equaled only by Harry Hutchlns, the champion English professional, who cov ered 350 yards In 382-5 seconds. W. A. Schick, of Harvard, was another young amateur sprinter who covered him self with glory and smashed the JO-yard record. M. J. KltUetr.en holds the 125 yard professional record, which he made In 12 Vi seconds. H. M. Johnson commenced his career as a professional sprinter In 1&S5 when he met and defeated some clever 0:10 and 0:104 men. In 1SS6 Johnson defeated the best sprinters In America, and among them was his match race with George Smith, of Pittsburg, for $3090 and the chapiplonshlp of America, Johnson winning. It was in August of that season that bo won the great American Sfieffleld handicap of 125 yards at Chester Park. Cincinnati, Just a few weeks before the Sulllvan-McCaffcry fight. There were, some 25 contestants, and Johnson was the scratch man. Within a space of 15 feet were such famous runners as Klttlemen, Fred Stone." Jimmy Quirk. Harry Bethune and Fred Vokes, with the rest scattered along, some with a handicap of 40 yards. It was a magnificent contest from start to finish, and for the first 75 yards the six great srplnters were neck-and-neck. but Johnson, with a great burst of speed, forged ahead and "broke the artificial bait as a sole purpose. They hare secured a day at the Xxposttlea fr a eewtect, origtaallr set 2C AvgtMt 3C, mw pwt S tke4rst wk m UP OF THE FUNS Second Half of Series Begins ''August 1. . PORTLAND MEETS OAKLAND Seals Pennant Aspirations Ilavo Small Chance of Realization With th Ball That the. Tigers Arc aylng. One week from next Tuesday the Port land and Oakland teams will Inaugurate the second half of the season of U05 with a game at Idora Park. Oakland. This will be the only game played on August 1, for Los Angeles and San Francisco cannot reach Seattle and, Tacoma, respectively. on that date, and the opening games of i those 'clubs will be played on August I The loss of the opening games of their series with Oakland .puts a crimp in the ; Seals' pennant aspirations, for, although t they still have a chance to win out. it does not seem likely, for they meet Ta- coma in the. final round, and an even ; break with the Tigers, judging from their ' past performances- with Fisher's men, is tne best tney can expect. Tne Scaur only hope lay In' their ability to trim Van Hal tren's crew at least five out of six. but In this they .were disappointed, for the Commuters took the first two games wltb ease. Should Tacoma win the-pennant for the first half, it will be an unprecedented oc currence In the history of the game on the Coast, for the accomplishment of this feat will mark Its third straight winning, as this team won both halves last season. Another victory by Tacoma will servo as an emphatic Illustration of the honesty of the National game as a sport, for in this Instance the victorious club repre tape about six Inches ahead of the 33 yard handicap man. Johnson's Record Docs Not Stand. Harry Weldon. sportjng editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who was one of the most popular and clever sporting writers In America, refereed the contest. Weldon was a warm friend of Johnson's, and both are now dead. In 1SS3 Johnson went to England and won the great Sheffield The Old Style of Startlar aad the New. handicap, defeating such famous sprinters as Harry Hutchlns, Gibson and others. Coming back to America, he tried for a new record at Cleveland, O., and covered 100 yards in 0:09 fiat. The time was never placed on record, however, as It was claimed the track was a trifle short. Johnson was a giant In stature, being 6 feet 2 Inches and weighing In condition over 209 pounds. He was a born athlete, and had a splendid record as a broad jumper, vaulter and putting the shot. He also had aspirations for a heavyweight boxer; and at one time his friends offered to back him to fight John L. Sullivan. Johnson was challenged by Harry Bethune a year later to run a race in San Fran cisco for C&B and the world's champlon SiUp. but the contest was never pulled off. as the great American sprinter was taken sick with typhoid fever while training for tho match in 'Frisco, and died In that city. He had no living relatives, except a sister, and his body was taken East by his near est and bit friend. Al Spink, publisher of the St. Louis Sportinr News, and he was burled in the Mound City. , In 1SSS Cincinnati was the Mecca of all the sprinters In America, and among them WILL ESTABLISH FLY-CASTING CLUB WIT T h" I I 1 ber. to give those participating la the Cbiaaca cwtHt Um to get ot hers. It 'Is a4raS that there will be a sma ller of Umib, the beet la the OMSttryj sents one of the poorest towns. If not the poorest, from an attendance point of view. In the league. Just suppose the game was axed, to use a gambling tens; and the league directors would frame It up so that San Francisco. Portland, Seat tle or Los Angeles would win oat. would It not make a greater Increase la the gat receipts? For Instance, take this city with & pennant-winner and compare the gate receipts at the localgame with that of Tacoma, and the balance In favor of .this place would, be three and possibly four times as profitable to tho league as to have the rag go to the weakest town. This same illustration can be applied to the other cities cited. If Is the honesty of the great American -sport that "makes It popular; and tho fack that the weakest owns In a league often turn out winning clubs, to the detriment of thejarger cit ies represented In the same circuit, dem onstrates that baseball as a sport cannot be fixed. Now that the second half of the season approaches, the dopesters have com menced figuring on tho prospects of an other club besides the Tigers winning out. Opinion Is about evenly divided between the Portland and San Francisco teams. The local fans of course favor McCredle's club, and indeed their hopes are well founded, for tho locals, with their regular line-up In the field and. that peefleas pitching staff, should make a strong bid for the honors. "In, Garvin. Esslck. Corbett and Jones. McCredle has lined up a quartet of pitchers that Is surpassed by no minor league in the country, and in addition to these, the locals have that handy and clever utility man. Ely Catex, who is also capable of pitching some himself. Portland has the best hitting team in the league, and along with this ac complishment, they are good men on the paths. The only thing lacking i the local club seems to be that they ar a trifle shy on team work both at the bat and In the field, but this defect can be remedied only by time, and con tinual practice together. The young manager has his lines out continually. and it is his Intention to secure any capable roan that is on the market with which to strengthen his club, so the local fans need not be surprised at any changes that may be made In the very near future.. . Manager McCredle deserves consider able praise for the able deal he put through last Inter when he traded Erve Beck to New Orleans for that peerless little shortstop. Jakey Atz. It was one of the best trades ever ar ranged, for not only is .Charlie Frank anxious to get Atz back for a cash were such famous athletes of the cinder path as "Cuckoo" Collins. Jimmy Quirk, Harry Bethune, Fred Stone. Dad Moul ton. Fred Vokes. James Brennen. Arthur Tlsdale. M. J. Klttlemen, Fred Towers and many others. It was In the closing years of the '60s that L. Bennett (Deerfoot), an American runner, went to England and defeated the greatest of sprinters across the big pond. "Deerfoot" returned to America in the cany tvra. ana we ncii race was uraagra between him and BUI Adzets. the- cham pion of England. The race was run at Toronto. Ontario. and the American won. Other great sprinters on tho cinder path were McCaul. E and W. Cuxnmlngs, Pop Hadley. W. M. Christie. W. G. George and Pete Cannon. To Harry Hutchlns, of Lon don. England, belongs the honor of being one of the greatest of foo tracers. Hutchlns holds the 131. 140. 150. 230. 300 and 350-yard professional record. Betting Killed the Sport. Footracing at pne time was the greatest drawing card of athletic sports, and the runners themselves are to blamo for Its professional downfall. ' Lovers of this sport would travel thousands of miles to witness a contest, and the betting on the results has never been equaled by and other sport, except the turf. "Cuckoo" Collins. Harry Bethune, Fred Vokes and McCaul were said to be the greatest of ail jobbers, and would throw a race to their nearest friend. r Many years ago one of those sprinters just mentioned journeyed to the Coast and was backed by a Callfornlan to run there for a purse of $3C0ft The Western man took a strong liking to the Eastern sprint er and backed him for every cent he had on earth, but the Eastern sprinter gave him the double-cross and ruined him. Like a Nemesis, the Californlan followed the runner across the Rockies, and made a vow he would kill him if be ever met him. but the runner, went to South Amer ica and never returned. Fred Vokes, another of the world's greatest sprinters, gave h,Ia backer the. double-cross at Shamokln, Pa., some IS years ago, and lost the race. Vokes. how ever, did not escape, for his victim fol lowed him and got revenge. Vokes was stabbed In a dozen places, and for months hovered between life and death. All I have mentioned could go the 100 front there, notably frees the sea Fraa cleee riy-Caethr.Cae. "wblrt wNl ee ree reeeated there aad. here.. Xbeee whe are pro oeg tfea aew lwe aee Dr. aU T. consideration, but he has also offered the local club a couple of players in addition, but Atx Is such a red-hot fa vorite here, both with the management and the fans, that the Southern mag nate's "bffers are fruitless. The short stop Is not the only local player In de mand elsewhere, for McCredle has cash offers from big league clubs both for Will Esslck and big Jack McLean, which he refuses to consider at this time, for the services of these players are of Inestimable value to the local club. The announcement that Sammy Vlg neux would again don the mask and protector for the local club Is hailed with delight by the local fans, with whom the little catcher Is justly popu lar. Sammy has kept himself in fine shape by bowling and other Indoor sports, and will have no trouble In getting into shape to catch In a short time. That hls acquisition will prove a valuable one to the club goes without question, for McLean is sorely In need of a rest. If only for a few days, and with a Tellable man to help out oc casionally, he would be capable of much better work, for he Is likely to grow stale, as It Is styled among the players. By all means get a man Hko VIgneux to help out behind the bat The following from the San Fran cisco Bulletin will Interest the local admirers of Umpire Davis: "Umpire Slat3 Davis is receiving rough handling at the hands of the Se attle Times; which was once a keen admirer of this clever official. Just be cause 'Slats happened to give the Seals a closo decision in last Thursday's game, the Times charges him with nearly all the crimes In the calendar. It calls him a drunkard, an associate with tinhorn gnmblers and crooks, a conceited ass and a lot of other foul things. It strikes the averagefan that the Times Js altogether too severe on Davis, who is indisputably an able and conscientious umpire. It may be true that Dayis Is conceited and thinks he is the best ever, but why disillusionize him as long as he delivers the goods so nobly. Few people are successful In any business who haven't a little con ceit. As far as Davis being a 'high ball' umpire and an associate of dis solute characters, the writer, who saw a lot of him while he was In San Fran cisco, has no knowledge that hls con duct off the field was bad. Umpires of Davis class are so terribly scarce that It seems that they should be encouraged as much as possible. Of course, they should not be Immune from criticism, but when they are "put on the pan they are entitled to be treated, with some degree of fair I ness." yards In 10 seconds or better. One of the oldest printers and trainers now living Is "Dad" Moulton, the athletic instructor j of Stanford University, who Is at present I In Portland .training some of the-Callfor-nla sprinters who are ente: d In the big A. A.. U. meet at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Moulton Is one of the -best handlers of sprinters In, the country, and trained such famous runners as Johnson, Stone, Klttlemen, Bethune ana" Wefers. He was a famous sprinter In his time, and was popular with all .who knew him. The A. A. TJ. meet to be held In Portland next month will be watched with interest by the athletic world, as the Western sprinters will meet some of the best men of the Eastern colleges. Among the lat ter Is Clyde Blair, of the University of Chicago, who holds the 35-yard record, which he made February 22, 1902, in four seconds. The Western sprinters will also have a chance to sea Archie Hahn, the pride of the University of Michigan, who ran the 220-yard dash in the fast time of 213-5 seconds. "Dad" Moulton thinks young Parsons; of Los Angeles, had a splendid chance of- winning several events, and also thinks that the Western boys will hold their -own against the Eastern cracks. Among the once famous sprinters on the Coast was young B. Haley, of the old Marion-Athletic Club, of San Fran cisco, who made In '81 100 yards In 10 sec onds flat, and this on a turf track, fully a second slower than a good cinder path. Young Haley was the pride of the Marlon and Olympic Clubs, and a born athlete. He died at the age of 2L Among- the many amateur sprinters of the present day who have won fame and established records on the cinder path are Blair. Malony and Eckersoll, of Chi cago; Bell and England, of Notre Dame: P. J. Corcoran, Ed Merrill and G. R. Prague, of Wisconsin; Borden, of Chi cago, and McNulty, of Illinois. The following are the world's amateur records: 100-yard dash A. Duffy; time, 9 3-5 sec onds. 220-yard dash B. Wefers: time. 211-5 seconds. 440-yard dash M. W. Long; time. 47 seconds. S80-yard dash C. H. K 11 pa trick; time, 1:53 2-5. Taeker, Jefc Otar A. ..Geehardt, seere. tary e the Fish and Game Association; J. X. T8J,,Geerce W. fewa.-aa IK. P. Aeriwf. - " FISHER IS WROTH Not Only Manager, but Hajf Ovvner of Tacoma Team. ANSWERS FIERCE ATTACKS "Can't Run a Baseball Club Without Money,". Says the King, "and I 3ray Have ' to Sell Keefe." Mike Fisher wa3 decidedly wroth over some recent .articles published relative to his connection with the Tacoma club, in which the public was led to infer that the King was amere figurehead, as far as the management of that club was con cerned. Fisher states emphatically that he Is not only the manager of the cham pions, but Is' also owner of one-half the stock of the club. "I want to explain some of the Inside history of this club." said Fisher yester day. "The newspapers, especially In Seat tle, have been printing stories to the ef fect that I am merely an ornament, and an expensive ona at that, to this club. In 1S01 the directors of the then Callfor-. nla League approached me In regards to my investing In the franchise of the Sac ramento club, and at a regular meeting of the league It was turned over to me. for which I paid hard-earned coin out of m v own TWlcket- At thta tmf T ntonprf a fine home In the California capital, and had a little money In the bank. The first year I had the club was 1S02. and that season I lost 525CO, principally through the purchasing of so-called Eastern stars, who turned out to be goldbricks pure and simple. Joe "Cantlllon acted as my agent In the East, and I reckon he shipped me eevrythlng In the shape of a has-been that he could dig up. After several of these proved failures, I started out on my own hook, for I needed men Badly at that time. Tho only men now with me who were In my club at that time are Tommy Sheehan and Charlie Doyle, and In the case of the first named I was importuned by almost every fan In the town to re lease him. Shortly after the season opened In that year Charlie Graham was discarded by the San Francisco club, and I picked him up and .made hlri captain of my club. In which capacity he has acted ever since. The next season saw the for mation of the Pacific Coast League, and again I lost money, although my club finished second, from which I readily saw that It was not a paying town, and cast about for a town to. which to transfer the- Sacramento franchise. I had heard a great deal about Tacoma. so I borrowed 5250 of my $1500 deposit with the league and went to that city to Investigate. As I was practically broke, something had to be done, and in consideration of Ta coma men putting up $4000 for expenses, I turned over to them one-half of my stock; which left me still a half owner In the club, which stock I still hold. Prejudiced persons have condemned me for trans--ferrlng games scheduled at Tacoma to other towns. All transfers of games were sanctioned .by the other stockholders In the club, and not by me alone, although It was I who proposed them, and by so doing we have saved the club at least $3030. The week that we transferred to Los Angeles it rained almost the entire week at Tacoma. so you can see the bene fit we acquired By the switching of five games to Portland we have made at least $1400. Had It not been for this Jockeylns our club would have had to disband be fore this, for you cannot run a ball club without money. I have a chance to sell Keefe, and one or two others In my club at present, and may have to do so before the season opens, but I hope it will not be necessary." In Justice to Fisher It must be said that his statement Is borne out. by facts and he deserves considerable credit for nego tiating the transfers of games whereby he made money for his club. It is- very seldom that a manager of a team is willing to play his club elsewhere than at home, for most ball clubs claim an ad vantage In playing on the home lot- KERXS WILL BOX Battle Is Set for Friday Evenlnjf Next at Vancouver. I Toung Kerns, who will box Tom Tracey next ixiaay evening, at vaucuuvet. Wash., was born In Streator, 111, in 18S1. and early In life became fond of athletic sports. Especially in boxing did ha show such strength and cleverness that he soon was the recognized champion of all the boys of his own age, even In this town of sturdy miners' sons. In his native town he soon attracted the attention of Eddie Myers, the well-known "Streator Cy clone." and it was from him that he re ceived his first lessons In scientific box-, lng. From Streator he went, to Chicago, where his abilities were Quickly recog nized and he was given an opportunity to show hl clevereness and fighting abili ties. He acquitted himself with credit in all his battles. He is a tall, well built and clever boxer, and bis friends predict f or him that he Is a "comr." Judging from his record apd his measurements, he should prove himself a dangerous antagonist for even so clever a boxer as Tom Tracey. The measurements of the two follow: Kerns. Tracey. 145 ..Weight. 143. 5 ft. 94 In Height ..5 ft. 7 In, 6 ft, k in Reach 5 ft. M4 In, 33 Inches Chest normal... 344 Inches SSi inches... .Chest expanded... 38 Inches 12 inches .Forearm Inches 10 Inches Biceps. U Inches 22 Inches .Thigh..' 24 inches 13 inches Calf 134 inches Tom Tracey, the clever Portland favor ite, who meets young Kerns, was born in Australia In 1ST0, and began fighting when he was 16 years old with bare Jcnuckles. But Tom is a thoroughbred American now, and it Is in this coun try that most of his battles have been fought. Here In Portland he Is so well known that little need, be said, about blra He is the hero of more than M0 ring' bat tles, and there never has been any sus picion of crookedness attached, to any of the battles with which he was con nected. - For this coming fight Tracey Is train ing carefully, as always. He takes to the road In the raernlng, does gymnasiwsj work la the afternoon and spars ia. the evening. Horse Dies A'fer "Wlnnia? Cup. Silver Sign C;l. valued at J19,M and owned by Judge Ec S. Colbara, ef Colorado, died at Denver shortly after the cup racelh which he.wen first heat la IU5i, the Colorado reeere fee a Heat to wages by a tretter. Silver Sign was by Stiver Thera, ami was by the sire of Qee- Sig (2:HK) aa', ethers. The eaxee of hie death WM acute gaatritJe. " . - V