THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, AUGUST 1,3, 1905.
DOINGS IN THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
Popular Umpire Welcomed to Pacific Coast League
Britt-Nelson Fight Gossip Another $100,000 Racer
FANS IL UMPIRE
Jim McDonald Welcomed Back
to Pacific Coast.
DOINGS OF SOME LIVE ONES
Jack King, Popular Starter, Who
Pleases Every' One Foxy 2s"ed
Hanlon Seeking Boost by
Reviving Old Dispute.
The return of Jim McDonald to a posi
tion of umpire in the Pacific Coast League
is hailed with delight by his many friends
all over the circuit. McDonald has but
recently reco'ored from a severe illness,
and the fans of Portland are prepared to
give him a rousing welcome when" ho
visits this city. "Honest" Jim McDonald
has been before the public both as a play
er and official for 20 years, and it is safe
to say that a more popular man on the
diamond is not before the public today,
for this was evidenced by the splendid
benefit given him when ho was seriously
ill last Winter, at which something over
540C0 was raised. The money thus ac
quired served greatly toward giving the
popular official the necessary medical
treatment, which Is responsible for his re
covery. B
Another instance of mob violence and
rowdyism in connection with the game of
baseball has come to light by the publica
tion of a disgraceful affair that occurred
at Decatur, III., recently, which, runs as
follows:
"James Anderson, Springfield's Chief
of Police, probably saved the life of
Umpire Milan, at the end of a ten-inning
game at Decatur. Milan was assaulted
by Tommy Thomas, a Decatur charac
ter, and knocked down, when two other
men trampled upon the umpire. Milan
escaped to the outside, followed by a
mob, the -members' of which chased him
around the omnibus that was waiting to
haul the Springfield players from the
park to their hotel, yelling Mob him' and
Kill him.'
"Milan succeded in getting inside the
omnibus. Chief Anderson, attracted by
the excitement, arrived in time to close
the door before any members of the mob
reached Milan, who was now without his
hat or coat. Placing his back to the door
Chief Anderson defied the mob. In forc
ible language he called individual mem
bers of the vicious crowd cowards, and
ln'ited any or all of them to make a
further demonstration.
"In a short time Chief Anderson was
surrounded by a score of Springfield
friends who had gone, to Decatur to
witness the gamo, and their support
awed the rowdies, who had made the
trouble."
Manager Ned Hanlon, of the Brooklyns.
is up in arms because of the assertion
of a local baseball scribe that the credit
of engineering and developing the hit-and-run
play, which the Giants so suc
cessfully worked last year, belongs to
John McGraw. ahd claiming that ho
worked the play as far back as 1S94,
when he was with the champion Baltl
mores. "I don't mind giving credit where cred
it is due." said Hanlon today, "but I
want to say that the hit-and-run game
was played by the Baltimore team before
McGraw ever became a regular mem
ber of that organization.
"The play was first Introduced by me
In the Baltimore Club in 1S93, and Wilbur
Robinson, the catcher, and Reltz, worked
it successfully a number of times."
Foxy Ned, who draws down a salary of
510,000 a year for sitting on the bench and
directing the .efforts of an inferior team,
is, as usual, looking for a boost, and
when It 4s not forthcoming ho does It
himself.
'
Jack King made a reputation for him
self In the recent A. A. U. games that
has extended to all parts of the country.
King was the official starter of all the
track evonts, and performed his work
In such splendid style that Secretary Sul
livan paid him the highest of compli
ments by saying that the local man was
the best starter of foot-racing events he
had seen in recent years. Trainer Mike
Butler and Captain Llghtbody. of the
victorious Chicago team, also compli
mented the Portland man, as did Mr.
Llgioger. of Milwaukee, and the San
Francisco contingent,
'
According to E. Newton Atherton, the
well-known oarsman, skater and athlete,
the attendance at the local A. A, U. meet
was greater than at either the St, Louis,
Buffalo or Chicago Expositions.
A Missouri couple recently entered the
race for life. The lady's name was Nan
nie Beldame and the man's Adrian Syson
bv. If thev are not hand lea tmed. the
race ought to be a runaway, bedause the ' t
coincidence of the names being the same I
Ai thn tvn hint hnmp. of thi vwr shrmM T
at least be mascot enough to help them
along.
The recent defeat of the Vesper Boat
Club in the race for the Grand Challenge
cup at the Henley regatta and the nu
merous other defeats of American crews
in the race for the big English prize has
stirred oarsmen in the metropolitan dis
trict up to such an oxtent that the New
York Athletic Club may send an eight
over to try for the cup next year. There
is a strong feeling among the rowing ele
ment of the club that the Mercury Foot
should be represented at next year's re
gatta, and at the next general meeting
the matter will be brought up. It is
thought that, with the pick of the Ameri
can college oarsmen, the New York Ath
letic Club could send over a crew which
rfftuM' be the best that ever represented
iis country in the big English event.
St. Louis club has bought Bobby Ganley
of. Des Moines. It will be remembered
that Ganley played right for Oakland last
year and when he wag right he played a
swell game. At the beginning of this
season Ganley and Delehanty were traded
by Scattlo for "Dusty" Miller, who proved
that he belonged to the great array of
"has-beens." Bobby has been making a
great record for Des Moines, and St. Loula
will find that he can deliver the goods.
Joo Gans' Homo Troubles.
Joe Gans, champion lightweight prize
fighter of the world, has not only been
elected -a member of tho alimony club
by the courts of Baltimore, but the other
day his wife. Madte Gans, filed a cross
bill denying Joe's charges of unfaithful
ness, and In her suit against the cham
pion makes the same charge against him.
naming one Martha Davis, a teacher in
one of the public colored schools, as co
respondent. At the same time the pu
gilist.9! spouse filed a suit for $5000 against
the dark rival .for the alienation of Joe's"
affections. Two letters, which prove these
allegations, are in the possession of the
wife, according to her statement.
Madge Gans, who was once a member
of Williams & Walker's performers ad-
mlts that Joe gave her enough to eat
and to wear, and he even lavished her
with diamonds, she says, but he pawned
the Jewels at his pleasure, and they are
now out of her possession.
Arthur Duffy Has Retired.
Unless Arthur F. Duffy, holder of the
world's record of $3-5 seconds for the 100
yards, should change his mind, followers
of track athletics will never see the fast
est sprinter the world ever produced In
competition again. Duffy said today:
- have been In active competition now
for nearly 10 years, and during that timo
have never lost a big race until this year,
and then only under peculiar conditions.
I think now that I am entitled to retire,
and I propose to do so. I will never run
in competition again, but may occasional
ly don the spiked shoes for an exhibition
sprint, for I can still hustle quite a bit.
During the past few years I have com
peted in hundreds of races, both in this
country and in England. France, Ger
many and Australia, winning national
championships and many cups, medals
and other athletic emblems. Last Fall,
when I went abroad. I said that it was
my last trip as an athlete, and I mean to
stick to it."
Same Jack McCarthy.
Umpire Jack McCarthy had his first
run-In wiili a player this 'season at Phila
delphia last week. Jack called a Chicago
player out at the plate, and from the
press box It did mot look like even a close
decision. Chicago wanted the game bad
ly, and when the decision went against
them the players surrounded McCarthy
and danced a war schottischc. As Mc
Carthy was leaving the grounds after the
game Donohue called him a "weak
kneed stiff" for calling "White out at the
plate.
"Come under the stand and I'll show you
whether I'm weak-kneed or not," is the
version the Chicago .players gave of Mc
carty's invitation.
They met under the stand, directly in
front of Connie Mack's private office. Mc
Carthy Is said to have made the first
pass. but. misjudging his distance, fell
short. Donohue countered and dropped
the umpire to the ground.
This is the same McCarthy who tried
to umpire In the Coast League.
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Jimmy Brltt.
MI,.I.IJ
SEATTLE
Lacross players all over the Pacific Nqrtbwest are beginning to sit up
and take notlco of the riso In the athlete world of the Seattle lacrosse club,
that up to now is leading in the lacrosse championship games, even against
the crack clubs of British Columbia. The S catties played the Portlands In
this city last Sunday, and emerged victors, 7 to 6, but It is believed they
generously did not play their hardest, as the Portlands were not trained up
to red-hot athletic work. Four of the Portlands played until they dropped
in their tracks, and were only revived by the water cure, a beverage which
the Seattles did not touch on tbe field. Seattle put up a smashing combl-
EEK THE PEPNT
Siwashes 'Anxious to Down
the 'Tigers.
GIANTS NOW STAND WELL
When the Seals Come to Portland
Some Fine Exhibitions of. Ball
Playing Are Expected by
the local Fans.
Busty Hall's band of Siwashes have
taken a flying start In the pennant race
that has Just been Inaugurated, and at
the rate they are going at present, bid
fair to prove strong contenders for the
honors.
The big chief has Anally secured a
bunch of talent that should give a good
account of themselves for the rest of
the season. The real test of the Si
washes' strength will come whon they
f skA to the road on Aumist 22. and after
t a two weeks' visit in the Southland, they
Journey back to the Sound for a three
weeks' series with the champions. If
i Seattle can hold its own against the
j tribe of Fisher it may then aspire to the
championship.
Portland has started well, and bids
fair to achieve fame in the race now
on us, for it has trimmed the Angelic
horde to a nloety during the opening;
scries on the home lot. Next week,
commencing- Tuesday afternoon, Parke
"Wilson and his band ofSeal pennant
chasers will make their initial bow in
the local's back yard.
The muchly abused (by the fans
heretofore) schedule was responsible
for the nonappearance of Uncle Hen
ry's bunch in the first half, and now
that the prospects of seeing- some red
hot contests with this club is insight,
the fickle fans are blessing- the sched
ule fraroers who arranged matters so
that the Seal brigade will hook up
with McCredle's Giants during- three
df the remaining- six weeks of base
ball in this city. The IS games on the
cards for this city with Wilson's men
should furnish some splendid contests,
and the fans are looking forward to
the best baseball this city has ever
seen. On their first appearance here
the San Francisco team will be some
what crippled, for Kid Mohler is out
of the game again, this time with a
fractured Jaw. which will prevent his
playing for a month or more.
The San Francisco team this season
is composed of the following players:
Wilson and Shea, catchers; Whalen.
Heuley, Williams, Hitt and Wheeler,
pitchers; Nealori, first base; Spenoer or
Wheeler, second base; Irwin, third
base; Gochnauer, shortstop; Waldron,
HHdebrand and Spencer or Wheeler,
outfielders.
Umpire James Bassett, late of the
Southern League, Is visiting Portland
and the Northwest. Mr. bassett is ac
companied by his wlfo and family, who
are very much charmed with Port
land, and intend to spend much of the
Summer here.
The fans all over the leaguo are de
lighted with the appointment of the
veteran umpire, James McDonald, to
the Coast League staff. Few men who
ohoose the position of baseball ar
bitrator 'for their calling are as pop
ular as McDonald, and it Is safo to
say that when he makes his appear
ance in Portland he will receive a
warm wolcome at tho hands of his
many friends in this city.
One bright feature of the games of
the past week has been the fine bat
ting of Mlko Mltcholl. tho local's crack
first baseman. In the early games
of the week the flrst-sacker started
slamming tho ball a terrific pace, and
most of his hits were of the extra-base
variety, the kind that tickles the fans
the most, for two of his drives were
SEATTLE LACROSSE TEAM IS AT TOP NOTCH
home runs. In total number of hits
made. McLean and Householder had it
on Mitchell a trifle, ami among the
three of them they had the Angel
pitching staff buffalded.
AMERICAN YACHT IS "WEOfER
Iroquois Defeats Tcmeralre in First
Race for Canada's Cup.
ROCHESTER. X. Y Aug. 12. in a
breeze varying from 10 miles an hour
at the start to almost a dead calm be
fore the finish, the Iroquois of Rochester,
defender of Canada's cup, defeated the
Temeraire of Toronto, challenger, oft
Summervlllo today by 12 minutes and 50
seconds. Tho raco was about a triangular
course, three miles to the leg, twice
around. The Fife boat was on the heels
of the defender until the final leg and
yachting experts said that In a atlffer
breeze and under other conditions, tho
Temeraire may produce a different re
sult.' Iroquois crossed the line first with Tem
eraire a fefc" seconds behind. Rounding
the first buoy, the American boat was
over a minute ahead. At the second
stakeboat the -relative positions of the
yachts were about the same, and in the
run for the home buoy the Temeraire
gained a few seconds.
In the second round the wind had died
down to about six miles nn hour. The
American boat was apparently doing bet
ter work In the lighter breeze and began
to slip away from her rival with the
greatest .ease. At 2 o'clock the boats
were almost becalmed. Soon, however,
the wind freshened until It reached about
eight miles an hour and the American
yacht crossed the line nearly half a mile
ahead of the challenger amid the cheers
of the crowd and booming of guns for
tho victor.
The next race will be sailed Monday
morning at 11 o'clock, four miles to wind
ward and leeward, twice around.
The official elapsed time of today's
race was Iroquois, 5:02:56; Temeraire,
5:13:16.
TOM "WORD'S NINE DEFEATED
Ccnsustakcrs Play Baseball Game in
Seven. Innings.
Nines made up of the County Asses
sor's and Sheriffs office employes had a
redhot game of baseball on the Multno
mah field yesterday, resulting in favor
of the former by a score of 11 to 9. Only
seven innings were played, but they wore
sufficient to demonstrate tho champion
ship class of the census takers, who
made ten hits oft tho assortment of de
livery furnished by the peace officers. The
features of the game was the heavy slug
ging of Pitcher Jones, of the Assessors,
and the uniformly poor playing of As
sessor Slgler and Sheriff Tom Word. Fol
lowing is the score:
Assessors. R.H.E.J Sheriffs.
R.H.E.
. 1 017
.10 0
Slcler. as..
2 17 Word. ss.
Jones, p 2
Swope. c 2
Maxwell. rf...l
Campbell, lb. 2
Brandes, 2b... 0
Lombard. 3b. 3
Page, cf. 1
Lancefield, If. 2
3 WParrott. lb
0 0- Evans. If. 0
1 OlCoffey. If 0
0 0-Martin. 2b 1
0 GjJensen. c 2
2 0 Moreland. 3b.. 1
. 0 1
. 0 0
. 1 0
0
0
1 OiMcIntosb. cf.. 2
1 0 Graf ton. rf... 0
Robinson, p 1
Totals
.14 10 17
Totals
.9 17
Games to Be Continued.
ABERDEEN. Was., . Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) A meeting of the managers of the
Southwest Washington League was held
this week to determine whether to finish
th season or not. The Montesano team
practically nas won the pennant, and can
not be dislodged, and therefore a llstless
ness set In, though the meeting deter
mined that on account of future baseball
interests on the harbor .It would be
better to continue the games, and this
will be done. The contest for second
place Is between Aberdeen and Olympla.
California "Wins at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 12. Reuben
Hunt, of California, today won the tennis
championship In singles of the Intermoun
tain Tennis Association by defeating
Frank Roberts, of Salt Lake. In the
finals, 6-2. 6-0, 7-5. Miss Williams won the
women's championship and the Nowhouso
cup, defeating Miss Humphrey, 6-i, 6-2.
The first known. If not original, use
of the phrase, "Beauty Is only skin
deep," occurs In -Ralph Vennlng's Or
thodoxe Paradoxes," "AH the beauty of
the world 1? but akin deep; a sunne
blast defaceth It."
LA CROSSE CLUB.
nation game that told all the way through, and only stopped shots that
told when they got what Is known as the body-check. Yorke, "Scotty"
Williamson, Cameron, McCance and Hague played star games, and are hard
to beat. For the home players. Sanderson's work is worthy of the high
.cst praise. Men like Ken" Campbell. Williams. Stewart, Jennings, Mc
Nicholl and McDougall would put heart Into any team. Boys, here's to
you! From now on. tho prospects for lacrosse In this city are not bright,
and the lacrosse tournament spoken of later, in the. season may not take
place, as the various athletic events have not been patronized to the extent
hoped for.
SCORE FOB SYSQNBY
Classed as $100,000 Winner
Among American Horses.
TWENTY-ONE IN THIS CLASS
Winning of Brighton Derby Placed
AmcrlcamBred Horso inMoncy
Maklng Company of fhe
Equine Fast Set.
When Sysonby won the Brighton Derby
he crossed the coveted line which places
him among the winners of HQO.OOO or over
on tho American turf. That swelled his
earnings this season to $66,50, and with
the $40,693 he won last season, he has to
date won $103,513. He has won $13,635 more
than his sire, the Derby winner, Melton,
but must yet win $53,037 more to equal
the record of the sire of his dam, tho
sensational Orme. which was a son of the
unbeaten Ormonde, winner of $142,325. Or
monde's sire. Ben d'Or. won $S7,62S In Tlch
English stakes, so Sysonby Is close kin
to an array of remarkable moncy-wln-nlng
horses.
The English bred colt is the 20th horse
to earn $100,000 on the American turf. He
is the only performer entirely of English
blood which has earned $100,000 in this
country, and which was foaled on this
side' of the Atlantic.
America has. in return, sent a per
former to England that won $100,000 in
Iroquois, the winner of the Derby and
St. Leger. He is classed with American
$100,000 winners, although he won all his
turf trophies abroad. He Is, however,
an American production, and so 21 horses
have now been foaled in America jwhlch
have won $100,000 or over on the turf.
Mr. Kcene flgurcsNlargely In America's
big winning horses, as In his colors
Domino, the biggest winner of them all.
earned his marvelous triumphs, and
Tournament, another $100,000 winner, wore
the blue-dotted Jacket during tho closing
days of his turf career, while Kingston
and Delhi also belong to Mr. Keene.
Below will bo found the 21 stars which
ropresont this country to date as Its lead
ing money-winners:
2 gi
I 3 23 Is
i NAME. ? : a f g
r ; o i
: : : : P $
: : : p
Domino 25 13 2 1 3 $205,300
Kingston 12S S3 33 12 4 142,562
Sir Walter 92 361S117 21 124.562
Raceland 129 70 26 15 17 121.920
Hanover 50 32 13 31 2i 12.733
Salvator 19 16 1 -1 1 120,120
Delhi 19 S 2 0' 9 119.217
Miss Woodford 4S 37 7 2f 2 11S.970
Potomac 20 11 41 2 3i 11S.660
Strathmeath 133 53 3lll9!22! 117,662
Banquet 155 62 3212437 117.340
Tammany 14 9, 1 11 3 117,055
Flrenzi 78 47i20 Oi 5 116,156
His Highness 22 131 3 0) 4 115.622
Dobbins 42 21ill 5' 5 114.371
Sysonby 12 11 0 1 0 109.543
Tournament "... 44 121 9 4 19 103.007
Africander 6019J15 S.18 105,155
Irish Lad 21 12 4 l 4 101.S23
Iroquois 26 12 4 3! 7 101.613
Beldame 27)17 4l 3? Sj 101.335
For studonts of pedigree, the breeding
of these mighty horses Is given below:
Domino, by HImyar Mannle Gray, by
Enquirer; sire and dam both American
productions. Bruce Low.e No. 20 family.
Kingston, by Spendthrift Imp. Kapan
ga, by Victorious; sire American, dam
English. No. 11 family.
Sir Walter, by Imp. Midlothian La
Scala, by Joe Hooker; sire English, dam
American. No. 4 family.
Raceland. by Imp. Billet Calomel, by
Imp. Canwell; sire English, dam Amer
ican. Picayune family; no standing In
Bruce Lowe.
Hanover, by Hindoo Bourbon Belle, bl
imp." Bonnie Scotland; sire and dam both
American. No. 12 family.
Salvator. by Imp. Prince , Charlie SaUna,
by Lexington; sire English, dam Amer
ican. No. 12 family.
Delhi, by Ben Brush Vera, by Imp.
Mortemer; sire and dam both American.
No. 4 family.
Miss Woodford, by Imp. Billet Fancy
Jane, by Nell Robinson; sire English, dam
American. Yarlco family; no standing in
Bruce Lowe.
Potomac, by Imp. St. Blaise Susque
hanna, by Imp. Leamington; sire English,
dam American. Emma Desha family; no
standing In Bruce Lowe.
Banquet, by Imp. Bayon d'Or Ella T.
by War Dance; sire French, dam Amer
ican. Picayune family; no standing in
Bruce Lowe.
Tammany, by Iroquois Tullhoma, by
Imp. Great Tom; sire and dam both Amer
ican. No. 12 family.
Flrenzi. by Imp. Glenelg Florida, by
Virgil; sire English, dam American. No.
2r family.
His Highness, by Imp. The III Used
Imp. Princess, by King Tom; sire and
dam both English. No. 11 family.
Dobbins, by Imp. Mr. Pickwick Thora,
by Longfellow; sire English, dam Amer
ican. Roxana family; no standing In
Bruce Lowe.
Sysonby. by Melton Optimo, by Orme;
sire and dam both English. No. 3 family.
Tournament, by Imp. Sir Modred Play
thing, by Alarm; sire Australian, dam
American. Minerva Anderson family; no
standing.
Africander, by Imp. Star Ruby Afrlc
Battling: Nelson.
4
Queen, by Imp. Darebln; sire English,
dam American, of English descent. No.
2y family.
Irish Lad. by Imp. Candlemas Arrow
grass, by Enquirer or Bramble. Black
Sophia family; no standing In Bruce
Lowe.
Iroquois, by Imp. Leamington Maggie
B. a, by Imp. Australian; sire English,
dam American. No. 4 family.
Beldame, by Octagon Imp. Bella Don
na, by Hermit; sire American, of French
and English blood, dam English. No. 10
family.
SMALL CROWD SEES THE RACE
Charley Hayt Wins Heat in 2:0 0
Pace at Kcnlhvorth.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Aug. 12. Threaten
ing weather conditions all afternoon kept
the crowd that went to Kenllworth to
see the wlndup of the Grand Circuit
meeting down to comparatively small pro
portions, but those who were there felt
amply repaid, for In the 2:05 pace they
saw as fine a race as had been witnessed
during the meeting.
In this race George E. Latimer started
the little stallion Charley Hayt against
Baron Grattan. WInfleld Stratton, Riley
B. and Ecstatic. Wlnflokl Stratton. who
had been leading all the way. won the
first heat from Baron Grattan, that horse
making a break. Just at the finish, with
his horse under punishment. Snow landed
Riley B. first In the second heat by a
narrow margin. Mr. Latimer won tho
third heat by two open lengths. The
summary:
2:10 trot, consolation purse. $2000; three
heat plan Gray Gem won three straight
heats. Time. 2:20 2:1DH. 2:20. Mamie R.
second, Morosco third.
25 pace, purse $1000; threo heat plan
Riley B. won second heat In 2:03. Char
ley Hayt won third in 2:09. WInfleld Strat
ton won first heat In 2:09. Baron Grat
tan and Festnllc also started.
2:20 trot, purse $1000; three heat plan
Mlnter won three straight heats. Time,
2:1554. 2:16. 2:22. Martha B. second; Oro
Wilkes distanced.
Consolation. 2:03 pace, purse $1000; threo
heat plan Bolivar won first and second
; heats. Time. 2:11, 2:112. Elmwood won
third heat In 2:104. Oregon Maid third.
Jubilee, Boron Rogers ana iiaia .Hornet
also started.
Woman Swims the Willamette.
Last Wednesday evening Miss Millie
Schloth, prominent for her athletic ac
complishments, performed the remark
able feat for a woman of swimming the
Willamette River from the South Port
land shipyard, which Is considered the
widest "portion of the stream. Tho
water was quite rough, but she swam
with a strong, steady stroke all the
way. and was warmly congratulated
for the achievement. Miss Schloth Is
the swimming Instructress of the
woman's class at the Y. M. C. A., and
has been identified with aquatic sports
since early youth.
Takes His AVife at Her Word.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12. Joseph Garron re
turned home Intoxicated yesterday, and
his wife told him to jump Jnto the lake
and drown himself.
"All right," said Garron; ffl'll just do
that."
He did, and though he was alive when
taken fromtthe water, he died In tho hos
pital two hours later. In the pocket of
his coat was found this note:
"This Is to certify that my wife. Maggie
Garron, told me to leave the house and go
to the lake and drown myself. Good-bye,
and God forgive her."
Mrs. Garron became histerlcal when in
formed of her husband's act, and hurried
to the hospital, but she arrived a few
minutes after his death.
'I was only joking." she said, as she
knelt at the side of the bed where lay tho
body of her husband. "I never thought
he would take my words seriously."
LOW EXCURSION RATES EAST.
On August 24, 25. and September 16, 17,
the Great Northern Railway will sell ex
cursion tickets to Chicago and return.
$71.50; St, Louis and return. $67.50; St. Paul
Minneapolis and Duluth and return. $60.00.
tickets good for going passage for ten
days; final return limit. 20 days; good go
ing via Great Northern Railway, return
ing same or any direct route; stop-overs
allowed going and returning.
For tlckdts and additional Information
call on or address H. Dickson. C P. &
T. A.. Great Northern Railway. 122 Third
street, Portland.
Tba British Dea and Dumb Association
met at Bownes. England, recently and the
district was placarded: "Motor Cars and
Cyclists Beware a deaf and dumb con
gress is being- held this week."
PUHSE M MET
Colma Athletic Club Secures
Nelson-Britt Battle.
SHOULD BE DECISIVE FIGHT
$20,000 and Side Wager of $10,000
Announced Brltt Favored as
Probable Winner .Mill
Should Furnish Sport.
Once again Jimmy Brltt and Battll-5
Nelson have been matched. This t!ir.
the pair meets for a 26-round argumcr.
and the result of this glove-flying contest
should forever settle the tiresome talK
which these fighters and their manager
have been Indulging in for many month-
The date Is fixed for September 9. and wl'.!
be fought before the Colma Athletic Club
the only place where a battle of tha.
length can be fought. The fighters w!"
exchange wallops for a purse of $20,000 arri
a $10,000 side bet, with Nelson's manager
promising to make up what the gate re
ceipts fall short of the $20,800.
There Is no doubt but this fight will b
one of the best In the history of light
weight battlers. If It wasn't for the $;?.
000 side bet, the arranged fight would
without anything "fishy." Brltt Is In a
financial condition to come through wlA
his $10,000, but Just where Nelson s co.r.
Is coming from Is another question He
hasn't made and saved that much mrr.e
since he became prominent as a light
weight. He may have some fool frlenl-i
who will come through with his end c
the side bet that Is the only way h
would be able to put up the money. How
ever. $10,000 or no $10,000 side bet, thr
battle will be for blood. Both Brltt an.i
Nelson have been exchanging fishwife bon
mots for many moone, and there will sue
be blood on the canvas and on the moon
on the night they meet.
Brltt Looks Like a Winner.
Since Nelson tore through Young Cor
bett. Eddy Hanlon and the rest of the
lightweight division. except Brltt. he be
lieves, and has been trying to make cv
ery one else believe, that he Is tho real
candy. Brltt whlppd him. It Is tro
that It was a tight fit. and the Battling
one has never ceased howling about hLs
being robbed. This time there will be n
chance for setting up the cry. for th
fight should be settled one way or t!-.
other before the end of the 24th roun
Personally I pick Brltt to win. The Ca
lfornlan Is boxing cleverer, and is odis rn
a better ring general than Nelson can
ever hope to be. Brltt has taken tr
Dane Into camp, knows his style of fight
Ing. and barring the chances that he w.'.l
lose his head, should again be return? 1
the winner. Brltt Is too wise to let the
rugged Chlcagoan annex himself to hr.i
and exchange wallops. James will r:
let him pillow his head upon his shoulder
and slug, a la Corbett. The Dane trlel
this when they met before, but Jam-"-
clung to him Hko a long-lost brother, ani
Nelson was helpless.
Another thing In Brltt's favor is tha
fact that they will weigh 133 In the mom
Ing. This will send Brltt Into the ring
touching the beam about 135 or 135, a
weight that should make him strong
Brltt. as usual, will have the best talent
obtainable In his training camp, and his
advisors at the ringside will undoubtedly
be made up of "Spider" Kelly, one of tho
best seconds In the country. For the
good of the fighting game throughout tho
country, let It bo hoped that the referee,
chosen will be above suspicion, and let
the fight be a decisive one. so there will
be no long-drawn-out gabfest as an af
termath of the battle. It Is not Brltt 9
game to win via the knock-out route. He
is not without the wallop that calls fjr
the count, but the most of his fights have
been won by decisions. He Is wise enough
to get a lead, husband his strength and
In tho final rounds Increase that lead un
til he earns the victory.
Slugging Suits Xclson.
Neither Is Nelson a great knock-out
artist, although he has a mighty stlft
punch. On his past showing In tho East
he doesn't figure to beat Brltt. It Is true
that he Is a slow beginner, and clearly
six-round affairs are not his forte, yet he
met Kid Sullivan, whom Brltt w?nt
around like a cooper around a barrel, and
was lucky to stay to the end. The fight
he had In Philadelphia did not help his
fame any. Take boys like Young Corbett
and Eddy Hanlon and they are made for
Nelson. They like to stand up and slug
and nothing suits the Dane better than
this. He Is strong and rugged and can
take a world of punishment. In fact,
he fights better when he Is getting the
gaff. He has to be stung and stung hard
before he can cut loose.
It Is to be regretted that Tommy Bums
has allowed himself to be matched again
with Dave Barry. Barry Is a tough ci
tomer and can give a good account o
himself In any battle, but there Is blggt"
and better game in the middle-weight dl
vision than Barry. Should Burns agaiT
beat Barry, which he Is sure to do. it wil
not add anything to his fame. Burns does
not need the money, and he could, ha
waited for a return match with Hug
Kelly or waited for a battle with Tommy
Ryan.
Too Much Ice Water.
Harry Tuthlll. the Giants' trainer,
thinks ballplayers drink too much water
for their own good. Tuthlll has handled
all kinds of athletes In his career pedes
tralns. wrestlers, sprinters and all the
boxers of note In the country.
"Ballplayors are the only athletes." sa'd
he. "who drink water to their stomach s
content at all tlmos. Coming In from
the field on a trip around the bases a
player dashes madly to the water barrel
and fills up on three or four mugs of th
Ice-cold river dope. They claim they
sweat It out In the hot sun. and I suppose
they do. but they certainly would feel bet
ter If they cu,t out some of It. It Isn't
a man's stomach that gets so thirsty
It's his mouth and throat that becoms
parched and dry. If ballplayers woud
rinse their mouths out more and guzzle
less, they couldn't help being In better
shape."
Sandy Ferguson. Sailor.
Sandy Ferguson, erstwhllo aspirant for
Jeffries' championship honors, has given
up fighting and has gone' Into the fisher
man's tra.de a game where ho has at
least a chance to catch a sucker or two
Sandy has shipped as a sailor on a Glou
cester mackerel boat. AH of the crew
were fighting drunk except Sandy on sail
ing. Aberdeen Defeats Montesano.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 12. Spe
cial.) In the Southwestern Washington
League. Aberdeen defeated Montesano, 9
to 5.
In the Belgian Parliament, when a
member Is making a long speech,
hrandy-and-water Is supplied him at
itne expense of the government,
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