THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 190(1.
CURRENT GOSSIP IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD
Jimmy Britt Predicts That Jeffries Will Come Out of
Retirement Percy Megargel Describes
His Narrow Escape "
I BRITT
ONTHEF
IGHTERS
Famous Lightweight Says Hart
Will Be O'Brien's Next
Opponent.
BATTLE IS IMPORTANT ONE
Hart Has Claim to "Cast-Off" Cliara
pionshlp Title Jeffries If? Lying
Back Waiting to Be Drawn
Out of Retirement.
. NEW YORK, Jan
20. (Special Corre
spondence.) When
a fellow jumps Into
; the ring stripped
for a fight all he
hap to do is to con
tribute a few hand
shakes and look
pleasant In his cor
ner while the sec
onds are petting
him ready, and then
he can bang right
Into battle. It's one
of the advantages of
the fighter's profes
tfion that he don't
have to make any
curtain speeches be
fore or after the
Jimmy Britt.
struggle.
Now. with this
writing game It s different. When one
makes, a business of fighting and is
successful in the business, you have
a right to take it for granted that
he knows it. His record speaks. The
public is likely to take his word as an
authority on anything that pertains to
the side-step and th wallop, and if a
fighter picks one of two men to win a
liattic they promptly "put a ring around
mm. as the horsamen say.
That's why I want to announce that In
making "selections" in this column when
ever a Wg light for a big stake of honor
ana money comes oil I intend to be very
careful.
ufnovT i ujiiiK ii is too neariv an
even proiositIon for a decided opinion one
way or the other, I will play safe and
say so.
Of course a fighter of any prominence
(If I can say that for myself) is often
quoted on battles, but when It comes to
writing your opinion out in detail under
your own signature, and showing cause
why you think so. It's a different propo
sition.
And this brings me up to Jack O'Brien
ana the eager crowd of heavy-welehts.
"Ilght-heavies" and middle-weights who
are camping on his trail.
If O'Brien undertook to satisfy all the
fighters who are looking for glory at his
expense, lie would have more battles than
an Orangeman at a Kerry wake. Hart,
Ruhlin, Ryan. "Twin" Sullivan, Al
Kauffman and a few others have mod
estly advanced their claims. In my opin
ion Hart will bo chosen.
Of course O'Brien may feel that he has
the right to fight a few minor battles
before going after the heavy metal, but
the the- fight with Hart will be the next
real big show.
Hart Is O'Brien's natural opponent,
now that Fitzsimmons Is out of the -way.
Fitz will not have to be figured In again
in championship affairs. The Old Man Is
done. That clears up the situation im
mensely and it is easier to get down to
cases In heavy weight society.
When Margin Hart and Jack Root
fought in Reno the show was billed as a
heavy-weight battle with the champion
in the ring to turn over the title to the
wlnnpr; but many in the fight world East
and West did not take the affair serious
ly. They don't now. They say that Jeff
was champion and retired, but that ho
can't play Santa Claus with the cham
pionship. On the other hand, many fighters and
experts are of the opinion that with Jef
fries' sanction Hart has as good a claim
or better than any other heavyweight to
the cast-off honors of the "big fellow."
O'Brien also figures himself a heavy
weight champion, tracing his descent, so
to speak, through a Fitzsimmons, who
was champion before Jeffrie?. That is the
way It stands. Now the only logical plan
is a long battle, between Hart and O'Brien
to decide the question, and the winner
would unquestionably be accepted as the
t hampion, with the shadow of Jeff across
him.
And when that Is accomplished, the
shadow will grow. Jeffries has not re
tired from the ring for good. He retired
Tjecause there was nothing else for him
lo do. He had abolished his job. He put
the heavy-weight class out of commis
sion. There was nothing In it for him to
go fooling around with second raters, men
that he knew he could beat and every
one else know he could beat.
Jeffries Is simply lymg back and wait
ing for tho call. He will not pick out his
opponent, and he won't jump at the first
offer that is dangled at him, cither. The
public will have to make the match. As
soon as a young fighter comes up to the
top by strong fighting1 and crowding out
everyone else in sight, and the public gets
to thinking that he will have a chance
with Jeff, they won't need a derrick to
get the big scrapper out of retirement.
If Hart beats Jack O'Brien, or even tho
other way, talk of a fight with Jeff will
begin right away, and I think It will be
proper. When a man has beaten every
body else of consequence he has earned a
chance at the best one In the class. I
believe that many fight-fans would like to
see a match between the winner of a
Hart-O'Brien match and Jeffries. And
as soon as Jeffries thinks that people
want to. see him fight any man, he will
do it.
Tommy Ryan and Jack 'Twin" Sullivan
have each been prominently mentioned as
the Philadelphian's next opponent. I will
be very much surprised if either of them
get a chance beforo Hart. You must
count on Jeff all the way through in fig
uring these fights, and neither one of
hese men would, be considered possible
game for the cx-champlon. Both of them
are mlddlcwelghts pure and simple, and
neither would draw 6W people In a fight
with Jeff.
With O'Brien it is different. He can
fight down to tho middleweight notch, but
his best weight Is several pounds heavier.
For a fight with Hart he would probably
step Into the ring weighing over 170
pounds.
Hart and O'Brien would certainly make
a great fight Both are young and strong,
and there would" be enough at stake to
make each man put forth, his best efforts.
For O'Brien, victory would "mean a posi
tion at the head of all fighters now In the
ring. For Hart It would mean the same
tlilng, with the additional glory xf beating
the man who triumphed over Fitz. And
for either one of them victory would be !
worth a match with Jeff at a Trig puree. I
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HEADING FROM LKFT TO niGUT THE I'LAYKRS AltKi
It will be the old game of fpced and clev
erness against the punch. Take your
PICK.
The Quaker Itnxor lins nnnnunrM lif
Will take il rood re.st anil h nrahahlv
will. He feels that he has earned IL But
his rest will certainly be broken by the
bushel of challenges and offers of pursus.
Scarcely a day nasses now but wlMt
somebody bobs up with a dell.
u tJrien Uawn t stated definitely liow
long he Intends to wait, but when he
does go into the rllie- acrnin It in hAtlnr
than even that It will be to meet Hart.
Tho three-round eame in New Trk
seems to be cettinc slronror fvtvrv rfuv
There arc plenty of better than fair bri
ers around. Some of the clubs arc putting
on very good snows once a week. There
Is only one apparent danger. It would
Keem to an outsider lhnt there am sihiuii
200 of these clubs doing business in the
city, and they are apt to attract a dispro
portionate amount of attention for tho
money there Is In IL v
However, all the fhrliterKMn lho
ought to be nlad to see th unnrt
another foothold in New York. The men
who are handlinc It are siavinc-
within the law, and there is no reason
why the popularity of the tabloid shows
should not lead to something better. Now
York is the nlace of all nlnees for th
boxing game if It is properly handled.
ii tnese iittje clubs continue to play on
me ieei with the authorities and the
public. It looks fo me like it outrht to he
the opening wedce for a. return of tho rent
big game. Then the star of pugilism will
take Its way back across the country to
Manhattan Island.
Lightweights to the front strain noxf
month. Battling Nelson wjll make his
xirsi appearance in tne East since he won
the lightweight championship when he
meets Terry McGovem In 21 sir-mnnii
bout In Philadelphia. Tho mill in Phlla-
aeipuia snouia oe a great battle for six
rounds, and anybody's, fight. If it were a
longer distance, it would be easv to nieir
thft. winner, but for the slam-bang battle
that both men will flzht either ! nt m
Iget over the punch. From last accounts.
.terry nas that article in good working
order. 1 believe. If It a-oes tn tho iimit-
Nelson will probably have the edge at the
nnisa. or course, as is generally known,
the six-round game is not the best for
Nelson, but he should be. able tn rrt f It a
verdict of Terry unless the Terror should
nappen to get one of the old hay-makers
over at tho right time.
(Copyright. IfKtS, by Jimmy Britt.)
THE DAY'S HORSERACES.
At San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30. Fmerv-viiio
results:
Three nnrl n linlf fnrlnna n - - s
won, Humada second, Cloir.cnts third;
Mile and lliree-slvtThc m-fv t
woh. Dusty Miller second, Bonar third;
Lime, i.ua,.
TTIve fnrlnnp-s "Rlnnlis Am- t m
Goldlng second. Laura F- M. thiri- iim.
1:03. '
One mile. Lissak hanfllirsn mirao Mmn
Proper won. Red Leaf second. Jake San
ders third; time. 1:424,
Rlv f urlnn rra Tin rii n trnn Cal.u.
ond, Tim Hurst third; time. 1:17.
Futurity course Tenordale won. Cock
sure second. Ebel Thatcher third; tlm
1:44.
At Ios Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 20. Ascot results:
Six and a half furlongs Confessor won
The Gadfly second, Dr. McCarty third
time. l:20i. '
Brooks course Nine Spot won, Arrah
Go Wan second, Wyefleld third; time.
2:04".
Mile and 50 yards, handicap Gilpin won
Dr. Leggo second, Embarrassment third -
J he Ascot Oaks, one mile, $1250 added
Orilecn won. Sanfara second. SH
ding third; time, 1:405J.
Five furlongs Fire Ball won, Betsy sec
ond. Fustian third; time, 1-03?L
Five and a half furloncrn Hi-tn.
Foxhall second, Evejyn Griffin third; time,'
At New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 20. Fair nrmm-.
results:
Six furlongs-Plater won, Hannibal Bey
second. Whorler third; time, 1:15.
Half-mile Bemay won. Glad Pirate sec
ond. St. Cloud third; time. 0:49 4-3.
One mile Tether vnn Whlnnnnm.ni ......
ond, Novena third; time, 1:42 4-5.
iiie 01. -naries moici nanaicap, mllo
and a quarter Phil Finch won. King Ells
worth second. Monaca Maid third; time.
2:95 4-5.
Kit- fllrlnnrc RnMlnr Riaf m-nn cr, vi
entine second, Luretta third: time, 1:141-5.
ix iunongs eaywooa won. Arsenal sec
ond. Vajcary third; time, 1:16 4-5.
Mile and a sixteenth Auromaster won, .
Colonist second. Joe Lcxr ihlrn- Mmn
1:582-5. '
Y. M. C A- JUNIOR LEADERS BASKET-BALL TEAM
IS AHBi ANSON CORNELL. FRANK RLIGH, FENSON, FRANK FAITCH. BISHOP, CUS. t
DAVIDSON AND FRED NELSON, COACH. vu.a..
FOR JUNIOR LEAGUE
Committee Arranges a Sched
ule of Basket-Ball Games.
PLANS FOR THE SEASON
1'onr Teams Will Compete for tho
Championship Y. 31. C. A. Has
a Fast ApR-rcmtIon in
the Tvcntlcrs."
The Portland Junior Baskot-baM League
committee met Thursday night and ar
ranged a schedule of games and made
other arrangements for the league season
the line-up of the teams will be as fol
lows: Y. M. C. A. Junior Leaders F. Paulch,
C. Davidson. Bishop F. Bllgh, W. Penson
and A. Cornell.
Sunnysidc Boys' Brigade L. Thompson,
J. Flemmlng, C. Peterson, F. Rogers, C.
Cox. A. Peery. R, Price.
Y. M. C. A. Cardinals E. Thayer. Tom
Word, Jr., K. Bruce, J. Thomas, George
Wilson.
Alblna Boys' Brigade H. FarrHl. A.
Williams. V. Unden. S. Phillips, C. James,
J. Springer.
The schedule of games follows: Jan
uary 25. Junior Leaders vs. Sunnyslde, at
Sunnyslde: February 2, Cardinals vs. Al
blna Boys' Brigade, at Y. M. C A.; Feb
ruary R. Junior Leaders vs. Alblna Boys
Brigade, at Alblna; February 9, Cardinals
vs. Sunnyslde Boys' Brigade, at Sunny
slde: February 13. Sunnyslde Boys' Lri
gadc vs. Alblna Boys' Brigade, at Albina;
February 1G. Junior Leaders vs. Cardinals,
at Y. M. C. A.: February 20. Cardinals vs.
Alblna Boys' Brigade, .at Alblna; Febru
ary 22. Junior Leaders vs. Sunnyslde Boys
Brigade, at Y. M. C A.; February 25. Al
blna Boys' Brigade vs. Sunnyslde Boys'
Brigade, at Sunnysidc; March 2, Junior
Leaders vs. Cardinals, at Y. M. C A.:
March 9, Junior Leaders vs. Albina Boys
Brigade, at Y. M. C. A.; March 9. Cardi
nals vs. Sunnyslde Boys Brigade, at Y.
M. C. A.
The committee In charge of the leatrue
Is composed of the captains and man
agers fit the different teams, and L. M.
Myers, physical director of the Y. M. C.
A., as follows: Ed Thayer, president; H.
Farrell, vice-president; H. C. Crun, sec
retary; F. Pautch, treasurer; L. M. My
ers, E. Bruce. F. Bllgh, V. Unden. J. F.
Fleming, members executive committee.
The boys classes at the. Y. M. C A.
have been given an examination and ar
ranged In squads according to their abil
ity. Other examinations will be gien
each month, and those who receive high
est marks in each squad will be promoted
to tho higher squads.
Handball Tournament Planned.
The handball committee has made ar
rangements for a handball tournament
which will start January 23. Entries are
being handed In now, and a large list
is expected. Each man In the tourna
ment will play each other man and medals
will be given to the three, who finish the
league with the highest percentage.
The following committees have been ap
pointed by Physical Directors Myers and
Grllley. to look after the dlffercnt'phascs
of the physical department work:
Games committee Charles Mackie,
chairman; O. D. Thornton, James Mackie.
Athletic committee H. Livingstone,
chairman; W. Backus. P. Plo.
Gymnastic committee F. Lighty, chair
man; E. Conway, IL Lowengart.
Outings committee F. Ughty, chairman;
M. C Morrow, H. Livingstone.
Handball committee W. Morrow, chair
man; J. Gates. S. Jackson.
Aquatic committee James Mackie.
chairman; Dr. Newell Smith, Lou Pink
ham, Religious committee V. Cook, chairman;
Dr. Flower, C. A. Stavcr.
S-wlal committee H. a Thompson,
chairman; F. Nelson. 11. Johnson.
These committees will meet' Monday
evening at 6 o'clock, together with the
physical department committee and tho
senior gynMtt-Ium le4rc, t go over the
work for the season and to plan for mm
ing events.
The Junior Leaders basket-ball team
of the Y. M. C. A. Is rated a one of the
neatcft and fastest Utile aggregations of
Its kind in the city. It & made up of
loys 16 and IT years of age tho pick of
the Junior leaders club, which com
prises wine IS members of recognized
ability selected from the whole boys
membership to asrfst the instructors in
loading the boys gymnasium classes.
Tho team was organized early last Fall
and Frank Bllgh, an energetic young fel
low, was elected captain. Frank Paulch.'
aluo a splendid lad. Is serving as man
ager. a well as acting as one of the
crack forwards on the team.
Up to date the boys ' have played ix
games this season, winning four and los
ing two. The first was played against
the People's Institute, and In this the
Junior Loaders easily carried off the hon
ors, as did they also in the second game
against the same team. The third, fourth
and fifth games were played against the
Sunnyslde Boya Brigade and resulted In
one victory for the Leaders and two for
the Sunnysidc Boys. However, the Lead
eri had big odds to contend against, the
opposing team being much larger anl
heavier. In fact, it Is said they practi
cally played their first team.
The sixth and last game, so far. was
played a few nights ago at the Multno
mah Club against the Junior team and
resulted In victory for the Leaders. The
return game with M. A. A. C. Juniors,
scheduled two weeks hence, will probably
be the last outside game they play this
seaam, as they have now "entered the
tDllllllllllMIII , tf
I Albert McGrlller, AAOcIat rhrslcai
I Director ,Y. M. C. A.
4
Portland Junior Basket-Ball League, and
are scheduled for a game each with the
teams comprising the league, and this will
take them well along toward the' close of
the season.
The following players comprise the
team and make as fine a bunch of boyish
vim and good, lively spirits as can be
gotten together anywhere. If the boys
stick together for a couple of years and
work hard there Is no reason why they
should not win as good a reputation as
the famo'us Tigers, for they certainly
have splendid material:
Frank Pautch (manager), forward;
Charles Davidson, forward; Iran Blehop,
center; Frank Bllgh (captain), guard;
William Penson, guard; Anson Cornell,
substitute. .
FITZ FAILS TO KEEP HIS MONEY
Cornlshnmn Has Won 3Iuch Through
Prowess In icings bih, I.cts It Go.
Bob Fitzsimmons. with any kind of
level-headed business management, should
have been a rich man by this time, says
the New York Sun. But the Cornishmaa
has been a victim of many unscrupulous
persons during his ring career.
In liSl, when he knocked out Jim Hall
at New Orleans, he received only an in
significant portion of the purse, and
never made a determined effort to secure
the balance.
After beating Corbett at Carson City.
FJtx turned over J27,09 to a supposed
friend to have It invested, but he never
got a penny of It back. Today the eld fel
low is practically broke, althou&h he bat
tled for priacclr purses In almoct all of
his fl'ghts.
1
RESCUE THEIR CAR
Megargel and Fasset Save
Their Automobile.
PULL IT OUT OF QUICKSAND
While They Are IUdlns on the
Frozen Pcurco Hlvcr, the Heavy
-Machine rittnges Through
the Ice.
. lJhP' m M" Jan- W.-Speclal Cor.
,"fenc.C-)A new experience was
added to the many chapters of adventures
the Reo Mountalnoer and Its crew have
been through since leaving New York
City on a double transcontinental auto
mobile tour last August. This time it
was quicksand.
Ever gince I was a small boy I have
thC errlW ta' of quicksand
that this or that person had experienced
out in those days I never dreamed that I
too was to have a quicksand experience
that, while at no time In danger myself
came near costing me tho little auto
nas earned Fassett and my
self through so many states and terri
tories. We were Informed at Holbrook that
while the Peurco River was of quicksand
formation, it was frozen up so solid that
we could run our car right up the river
bed with perfect safety. At first I hesi
tated to do this for the very name "quick
sand has a terror for me. but after los
ing our way several times" In a fruitless
effort to follow a trail that has not been
traversed since the snow came months
ago, I turned the bows of the good
Mountaineer toward the Puerco and
turning on mil speed, was soon sklmmlns
merrily along over Its frozen surface
without a thought of danger.
Plunge Through the Ice.
Fassett had Juaf remarked that we were
probably riding over as dangerous a
course as an automobile had ever taken
when there was a sudden cracking and
down we went. The heavy-loaded car
had broken through the two or three
Inches of frozen sand and water and the
rear end had dropped into live quicksand
followed by the front of the car. We were
both thrown out by the sudden stop, and
although we hit the frozen river pretty
hard, neither of us broke through In land
ing. A glance at the fast settling- car showed
only too plainly that we were in the worst
fir we have yet been in since leaving
New York, excepting the four days' fast
ing in crossing the Cascades, and the
three days we were lost In the snow near
Flagstaff. Throwing off our coats we
started In to unload and no record-breaking
crew ever unloaded an automobile
filled -with baggage In so sh'ort a space
of time, yet that car settled three Inches
In the quicksand while we were unload
ing it. Off came hood, tanks, batteries,
tonneau and flooring, but still the Reo
persisted In going in deeper. Thinkinz
that a few minutes more would see the
last of our car we hurriedly carried the
end -of our steel cable ashore and made It
fast to a clump of bushes. Then we
looked around to get our bearings.
HescHed. by Crew of 3fexicans.
Two milesdown the tracks of the Santa
Fe Railroad we saw in the fast fading
twilight a section-house, and we made for
it- With promises of liberal pay we in
duced the section crew of Mexicans to
turn out. and. carrying railroad ties and
such other pieces of wood as could be
used to pry with, we made, for tho- ship
wrecked automobile. Wc worked all
night that night, all the next day and
most of the next, night before we were
able, to get the last of the. now dissected,
automobile to terra firraa. Onco In the
quicksands Is enough for me.
When passing through Adamanda, we
ran down and viewed , the petrified forest,
under the leadership of the famous guide.
Al Stevenson, whose home for many
years has been under the shadows' of this
world's wonder and at whose hotel guests
fare so well that they almost forget they
are in Arizona. The marvels of this
great mysterious forest of agate trees,
whose presence in Arizona seems to fur
nish an unsolved problem of Nature's
pranks, defies description. There aro In
reality three forests, all easily reached by
team from Adamanda. In one of these a
huge petrified tree upward of seven feet
In diameter and over 200 feet in length
Is stretched across a deep ravine and
furnishes a natural bridge that can be
crossed on horseback. Acres and acres of
trees, some standing and others lying
down; some with branches and others
with only the slumps of what once were
huge limbs, all turned to stone, go to
make up this woodland that might well
be termed "fairyland, for the trees have
assumed a thousand wonderful colors in
scarlet, green, white, yellow, blue and
their innumerable shades.
Of even sreater interest to Fassett and
myself than the wonders of the petrified
woods were the mysterious carvings of
the prehistoric people on the face of surrounding-
cliffs. There hieroglyphics, as
plain today as the day they were en
graved, probably centuries ago, proved of
the greatest Interest. Fassett even
thought he could make out the lines of
a "Reo" automobile among the strange
carvings and figure, tho double-opposed
motor and Olds iamotis detachable ton
neau belnsr the distinguishing character
istics. Even the Diamond tires with their
Bailey tread could be deciphered out If
on would allow his imagination to run
that fr.r.
fcAt Holbrook. before leaving town, I
was shown the very fine collection of
ancient pottery stored awny by one H.
H Scorse. a storekeeper and Indian
trader, who. has ppent -the greater part
of his life collecting this pottery. Among
the varloua articles he prizes most hlghly
Is an old Aztec Idol tho only one that
has ever been discovered. He has whale
bones that have been dug out of tho,
rocks In the vicinity of Holbrook. prov
ing beyond a doubt that this section of
the country wa at one time covered by
the sea. He also ha& the bones of a
mastodon and other prehistoric animals,
loads of Navajo blankets, both natural
wool and Gcrmantown yarn. Pueblo pot
tery, bcadwork and curios such as would
be the envy of an Eastern museum
manager.
Weather at Zero.
The trail after leaving Holbrook proved
the most difficult we have ever followed.
It Is so faint that we lose It repeatedly
and no wagon has attempted to follow It
since the recent pnow storm. There Is an
occasional ranch house one about every
ten or 12 miles and then the Santa Fe
Railroad hn3 built section-houses and es
tablished gangs of Mexican psctlon hands
every eight or ten miles along Its tracks,
so we can generally tlnd a place to sleep
and manage to get at least two meals a
day. Despite all talk oT warmer weather,
the thermometer constantly hovers
around the zero mark after sundown and
It Is bitter cold mornings.
Our car, the Reo Mountaineer, Ip now
on Its seventh thoumnd miles, and seems
to run about as well as the day we left
New York, only of course, our progress
across the rough prairie Is much slower,
and low upeed has to be used for safety
most of the time. The AS hours spent in
the quicksands has had little or no
effect upon the running qualities of the
machine. Gasoline Is scarce in this sec
tion and we ran entirely out at Navajo,
being obliged to wire to Gallup and wait
21 hours for some to come down on the
.freight that only runs every other day.
TEST OF PXEUMATIO BASEBALL.
Akron Ingenuity Produces Sphere
Full of Compressed Air.
Cleveland Leader.
It has Just been made public that
Manager Lajolc. of the Cleveland team,
took part in secret tests of a pneumatic
baseball In Akron. Ohio, last week, in
which the new ball, a product of one of
the local rubber factories, was given a
thorough thumping-.
Lajoio- came down by invitation to
try the new ball, which he pronounced
a. wonder. The center Is hollow and Is
filled with compressed air, surrounded
by a rubber casing. Then the ball is
wrapped to regulation size and a reg
ulation cover put on. The new ball
was put In with a lot of league base
balls and Lajoic was given a chance
to swat them about, which he did for
several hours on the East End base
ball grounds here. He admitted that
so far as the batting: qualities of the
ball are concerned he could not tell it
from one of the regulars.
The point In the new product is that
its makers claim the compressed air
always keeps It expanded, so that it
cannot lose its shape or become soggy.
New covers can readily be applied.
Queries and Answers
The .iportlns editor of The Oregonian is
dally In receipt of many queries on sporting
subjects, most of which have been answered
by mall in the past, which custom will be
discontinued except In special cases In the
future, and for the benefit of the readers of
the sportlnp columns of this paper a "Query
Column" will b run in each Sunday sporting
supplement. The Oregonlan's staff of sport
ing authorities villi answer all queries on
sporting questions sent In to this office.
Queries each week should be In the hands of
the sporting editor by Thursday evening, and
should be addressed Sporting Editor, Orego
nian, Query Dept.
The following are the queries sent In to
this office during the past 10 days and the
answers!
Arthur D., Chehalls, Wash. What Is the
amateur long-distance walking record?
A. 120 miles In 2 hours, made by Ar
thur W. Sinclair.
Amateur. City. I have played amateur
and semi-professional ball In several towns
In Oregon and Washington, and would llko
to get a trial with one of the Coast League
teams. What would you advise me to do?
A. Write to any of the managers of the
different clubs, or It yon have any friends
who aro members of a team In the league
get thera to Intercede with the manager.
Baseball Fan. Oregon. City. When did the
Portland team win the pennant and in what
league; also can you tell me the names of
the players who were on the team?
A. Portland won the pennant In the old
Pacific National League la lOOt under the
management of John J. Qrlni. The team
went through the season with but one change
and was composed of the following players,
all of whom finished the season with the
Club: Sam Vlgneox and Jack Grim, catch
ers; George Engle. Willis Salisbury and Mar
tin Glendon, pitchers; Lewis Manaffcy.
pitcher and first base; Andy Anderson, second
baic; Joseja 1. Tinker, third base: Jacob
Delsel. "ahbrtfltop; Max Muller. left Held; R.
V. Brown, center Held, and Fred Wd, right
field.
Florida. Portland Was the Multnomah Ath
letic Club football team defeated in the sea
son of 1SHM-.1?
A. Yes; the M. A. A C eleven lost to tho
University of California, at Berkeley, and was
defeated by the Seattle Athletic Club at Se
attle. Girl Fan, Portland Can you Inform me of
the whereabout of Joe Raldy, who played
shortstop 00 the Portland tam in 1003?
A. Ills home la at North Adamsv 2Ja.,
and a letter addressed him there would prob
ably reach biro.
Fight Fan, Portland la-Battling Nelson; the
holder of the title of lightweight champion of
the world? Would like this answered to set
tle a bet.
A. He Is not: the tlUe Is still In the poe
aeUloa of Joe Ga.
Joha Jr.. "Vancouver, Wash. When did
Corbett and Sullivan fight at New Orleans,
and how many rounds did it last?
A.-Jsmcs. J. Corbett defeated Joan I. Sul
livan at New Orleans for the championship
of America, la 21 round on September 7, 1802-
Arnold K.. Portland "Where did the fljfht
between Jeffries and FUsslm-mems for the
CRmi4oitfc!p take slace?
A. Jeffries defeated FlixaimmoB for, tb
world cteamploeisfclp at Ceaey Istesd la 1100.
The beet went 11 rouada.
GOSSIP OF THE IE
Joe Gans Stil! Able to Hold the
Championship,,
DEFEAT DF TWIN SULLIVAN
AVlth a Better Manager He Should
Have n Comfortable Fortune
Instead of Being Dead
Broke," as He Is.
Joe Gana. the Baltimorean colored box
er, who is the holder of the light-weight
championship title, again entered into the
limelight when, on Friday evening-, he
defeated "Twin" Sullivan at San Fran
cisco. Gane has been widely heralded as
boins on tho decline, which rumors were
no doubt started by his former manager.
Al llerford, to whom most of the col
ored boxer's unpopularity can be at
tributed. While there Is no quostion re
garding the colored man gettinpr alonsr In
years and having lost considerable of the
agility he formerly possessed, he Is nev
ertheless one of the best men In the ring
today, nnd. while it Is practically impos
sible for him to make th light-weight
limit, he seems rady and willing: to
take on heavier men. Gans. with a
shrewd and honest manaor, should have
been worth a comfortable fortune today,
but it was tho old story. llerford got
the money and the colored boy, who was
the drawing card, did all tho work, de
veloped the punch that disposed of
many would-be champions, and per
formed various and sundry feats for
which the public paid over many shek
ols; got only glory, and today he is prac
tically "broke." and forced to box any
one and anywhere for a livelihood. JHe
probably lias several good fights In him
yet. and it is up to Joey to lay aside
enough of the coin of tho realm to tido
him over the "rainy days" that must
soon put an end to his career In the
arena.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien arrived at his
homo In Philadelphia recently and Is
credited with sundry remarks on the
question of title to the world's champion
ship and other fistic matters.
"When the conqueror of "Ruby Robert"
Fitzsimmons stepped off tho train he was
seized by a crowd of friends, who car
ried him on their shoulders to the street,
where $. band in a tally-ho and a line of
carriages were waiting. The crowd
swelled to several thousands and Phila
delphia's native son was obliged-to make
a speech before the procession moved.
O'Brien thanked the assemblage for
their demonstration, with his character
istic ease and nochalance.
"This talk of my challenging Jeffries is
untrue." said O'Brien later. "I did say
that If Jeffries voluntarily came out of
retirement and the public demanded a
fight between us, then I should be willing
to meet him.
"These three offers from Reno, Nev.,
look good to me. Very likely I will ac
cept the $15,000 offer with Ryan. T am
very anxious to clear all doubt about the
middleweight championship. Then I will
take on Marvin Hart.
"I most assuredly claim the heavy
weight and middleweight titles. Fitzsim
mons defeated every man In the class ex
cept Jeffries. Jeffries retired and the tltlo
reverted to Fitzsimmons. I defeated the
Cornishman, the honor comes to me and
I will defend it."
O'Brien confided to a friend that his
earnings In the prize ring and his busi
ness interests for 1903 amounted to 5C0.00O.
He Is undoubtedly the richost fighter
that ever donned the mitts, and, as he
has rare business acumen, he will hold
on to it.
An athletic combine which I? likely to
take In America, Great Britain. Ireland
and Australia is quite likely, according
to President James E. Sullivan, of the
Manhattan Association of tho A. A. U.
He has Just returned, from a trip abroad,
which was taken with this object In view.
"Questions of official recognition of rec
ords of what an amateur really Is, defi
nite rules and standing, universal stand
ards, right to compete all will be covered
by an alliance, said Mr. Sullivan yester
day. "Canada is already wfili the United
States. An alliance with Great Britain
and Ireland will see Australia with us,
and there will be one governing body."
City Park Results.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20. City Park re
sults: Three and a half furlongs Bonart won.
Frances H. second. Lcnse third; time,
0:41 1-5.
Mile and three-sixteenths Hymettus
won. Cross Grain second, Handmore third;
time. 2:02.
Five and a half furlongs, handicap Don
Fonso won. Billy Handsel second. Astar
lta third; time. 1:072-5.
The Cosmopolitan handicap, mile and a
quarter, hurdles Lionel won. Rip second.
Charawind third; time. 2:23 3-5.
Mile and a sixteenth, handicap Devout
won. Alma Dufour second, Harry Ste
phens third: time. 1:48 2-5.
Mile and 70 yards Drexel won. Moren
do second. Little Elkln third: time, l:4S3-3.
Arrested as Highwayman.
Flourishing an old-styie revolver the size
of a toy cannon In the face of Policeman
Hosley. at Fourth and Yamhill streets,
last night, C. G. Motts threatened to
shoot the policeman If he attempted to
take him to the City Jail. Hosley said
the man was a bad character, and Contain
Slover pronounced him a hold-up "man.
The revolver, which was heavily loaded,
was taken from Motts after a tussle. Hos
ley met Motts standing in a dark hallway.
When he questioned him the man pulled
out the toy cannon and made threats
against the policeman's life. Hosley grap
pled with him, and, after taking the re
volver away, called for the patrol wagon.
Motts was locked up In the City Jail.
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