THE STJNBAY OREGOKIAX, PORTLAXD, FEBRUARY 18, 1906.
SPORTS OF THE AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL
Women Athlefes of the Multnomah Club Show
Prowess-r-Jimmy Britt Writes of the Fighters
SHOW SKILL IN GYM
Multnomah Women Members
Show Advancement,
Frankie Neil and Harry Tenny
. Will Fight for Yankee
Title.
MANY GRACEFUL ATHLETES
lS BURST
INTO LIMELIGHT
BRITT ON COMING BATTLE
Hcrmann-Herrera Draw and Gans
Acrobatics Do Not Unravel Ring
Tangle Britt Himself Wants
One More Fight.
BY JAMES B. BRITT.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb. 17. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) After a long pe
riod of restful retirement from the lime
light of the ring, the very little fellows
go to bat next. Frankie Nell and Harry
Tenny will furnish the next battle for
riUKjrlovers of the game
I mWSon the Coast. The
inair of bantams are
fSdown for the Fcbru-
i This fight Is a sort
fl2iSf sequel. The two
Rboys hooked up be-
ssjgforc. last July, and
stne meeting reauit-
fed In a decision for
?NeII at the end of
25 rounds of hard
milling. Neither has
Icrossed the ropes
slncc. and the show
ing Tenny made on
that occasion easily
entitles him to an
fothcr match with
dtho American chaxn-
Janics JS. Brltt. pion.
Tenny, like Nell and most of the other
oast fighters, Is a product of the" ama-tf-ur
tournaments, and has shown consid
erable promise. His fight with Nell was
his first of importance, and he acquitted
himself very well In that encounter. He
was not used to the long distance, and
lacked the experience winch a few long
fights with hardened warriors gives.
He should be better now than he was
last July, and the pair will probably make
a great fight. Both are now In hard
training, and though I have seen neither
of them since the match was made. I
am told that Nell will be better than
he ever was when he faces Tenny this
time. t
The winning of this fight may mean
much, as there will probably be talk of
another match with Bowker as soon
as the tangled affairs of the bigger di
visions are straightened out. I am told
by one of the American contingent which
attended the fight between Nell and Bow
ker in London, that there was no rea
son on earth why the Yankee boy should
not have won, excepting that he did not
come out of his training in the best
condition.
According to this authority, at the
nd of the third round it looked as If
Neil would land the finishing punch
Inside of two more rounds. But he
slacked up badly and Bowker out
pointed him to the end. That ought
to encourage our little fallows to go
after the Englishman and bring the
title back where It belongs.
.
The Mexican Cyclone has simmered
down to a mild Summer breeze, and
once more Aurelio Herrera has been
givn something of a setback In his
ring career.
This calls to mind a few thoughts
1 released some wcelts ago on the
comparative merits of the slugging
and the clever, fighter. Herrera Is a
slugger all right, but he had the same
finish that all sluggers run Into un
Irss they land the knockout.
In his light with Hermann, the Mex
ican came out at the end of 20 rounds
with a draw decision. He earned the
draw by throwing all caution and box
ing to the winds and tearing in like
a madman in the last five rounds of
the fight. Jf a decision had been ren
dered at the end of the 15th round,
Hermann unquestionably would have
won.
This is all a bit in the past, but It
Is none the less significant. It points
a moral for young fighters. Fighters
of tho type of Herrera and Nelson
have no chance to win from really
clever men of their own weight In
limited boiUs. By getting himself fcito
fight with even as clever a man as
Hoi maim. Herrora forfeited much of
the prestige that he gained by de
feating Young Corbett.
This statement, so to speak, has the
effect of temporarily eliminating botn
men from the lightweight man to a
certain degree. If either had won de
cisively he would have been In a po
sition to make claims for a fight
higher up. As it is, neither has ad
vanced much.
While we are on the subject of the
lightweight class, I cannot but feel
complimented, and at the same time
humiliated, by the eapor contest in
that division to get challenges " Into
my mail- Lack of definite knowledge
as to what motives or reasoning
prompts the defis prevents me from
letting either pride or humiliation take
the lead.
With all modesty. It seems to mo
that In the light of recent events the
Issuing of challenges to Jimmy Britt
has become a National sport m the
lightweight class. Joe Gans. Mike
(Twin) Sullivan, Willie Fitzgerald.
Eddie Hanlon. Young Corbett and some
others have made known their inclina
tion in the direction of a 20-round
battle with the writer, and there is a
good ohance that there will be a few
others in before the end of the week.
Some days ago I advanced the Idea
that I would like to have one more
big fight, one more .whirl at the cham
pionship, and then, win or lose, quit
the ring. I don't know whether there
is any connection between that re
mark and the ensuing flood of popu
larity. It would hurt my pride to think that
all these fellows are camping on my
trail because they think I am easy
money. I am. therefore, compelled to
pass up that explanation, though it
may be accepted elsewhere.
"Whatever tthe source of this indus
trious challenging is, the result will
be the same. They are perfectly wel
come to fight it out among themselves.
For the present I do not "Intend to
fight anybpdy. That is the way 1 feel
at the time of writing, and I don't
think I will change my mind before
these lines find their way Into print
Joe Gans.' insistence that he is a
lightweight leaves the welter-weight
division in a worse muddle than It was
I t " PHOTOGRAPH OF TWE MEMUK11S OF THE WOMEN'S ANNEX OF THE MCLTNOfAU CLUB TAKKN AT THEIR ANNUAL EXHIBITION. ''
U . , . . . , ... A
before tho Gans-Sullivan light. I am
compelled to announce that I can't
throw any light on. the situation,
either.
A succession of welterweight battles put
the final test up to two men for suprem
acy of practically the whole division
Gans and Mike Sullivan. After defoatlng
Sullivan and earning thereby the strong
est claim to the championship that any
fighter has held since Joe Walcott's time.
Gans now foregoes all the honor gained
by that fight., announces that he is a
lightweight, and refuses to be identified
with affairs of the heavier dlxiston.
The result Is that the class is loft
withdut a head. Sullivan might claim
the title, but that will be but a hollow
glory for him, following on his defeat by
Gans.
Honey Mellody is writing letters on let
terheads which inform the recipient that
he is in communication with the welter
weight champ, but Honey's title Is rather
worse than cloudy. He was defeated by
Buddy Ryan, w,ho was defeated by Mlki
Sullivan, who was defeated by Gans.
whloh would seem to make Mellody about
one, two, three, four. He will, however,
have an opportunity to readjust the count
when he meets Sullivan In their coming
battle.
If I may say so without being suspected
of having evil motives. 1 -would offer the
suggestion that tho game might be helped
.some if fighters avoided these flip-flops
from one division to another and back
again. Besides being confusing to con
temporary historians. It breeds distrust
and discouragement in the bosoms of
young lighters who have their eyos fixed
on the head of the class.
I
. Among the big follows the feature of
Interest Is the Marvin Hart-Tommy Burns
FOUR FOXHOUNDS OWNED BY A. SI. CRONX.V. AND 'LANE. TlIE
match, to be held at Los Angeles. The
story is also out that Jeffries will meet
the winner. Maybe but one might be
forgiven for doubting the same, especial
ly if Burns should be the winner. Rath .
amusing spectacle for the fight crowd to
pee Jim Jeffries and Tommy Burns In op
posite corners. Even if Hart wins. It Is
not very probable that Joffrles will meet
him. Quite .the contrary'. In fact, unless
there is a very strong clamor for the
fight. -
There Is. though, one lane, out of this
fight that looks like it might load to
something good. A strong genera 'Im
pression is forming that Jack O'Brien has
had a long enough rest, and should be
ready for action shortly. As has been
frequently remarked. Hart te his logical
opponent, and that position will be
strengthened In the likely event of the
Kcntucklan's victory over Burns.
There will certainly be an effort- to get
the Phlladclphlan Into the ring with the
winner of this fight, and as the general
Interest it would create makes the finan
cial end of the show interesting to all
parties actively interested, there Is very
strong chance that O'Brien will be out
here again before the end of the year, and
probably during the Summer.
WILL FOLLOW THE HOUNDS
PORTLAND HUNT s OLUU ADOPTS
INNOVATION.
Harc'V!ir Drue Anise Bn. Which
Will Give Dog the Scent and
SHppIaat Trail of Paper. x
Before another six months rolls around
members of the Portland Hunt Club will
be following the hounds In tholr cross
country runs. A. M. Cronln. an enthusi
astic member of the club, has started a
kennel. In' the . first shipment of fox
.hounds which r. Cronln brought to Pott-
land he was unsuccessful, for they were
taken sick and died. Not discouraged,
however, he bought others, and now he
has four well-bred and well-trained
hounds, and before many weeks the riders
KINGWN OF THE PACK.
of the club will be following the baying
of 'the dozs.
No effort to secure real foxes for the
chase will be Attempted, because the
country in and around. Portland Is not
open enough. There are too many wire
fences, and the .brush is such that It
woukl be practically impossible to follow
either the fox or the hounds. As a start
er the dogs win be baited with anise seed
bags. The bags will be dragged over
the trail by the hares, and when they
have been gone a certain length of time,
the hounds will bo unleashed at a signal
from the master of the hounds, with the
rklsrs following In close pursuit. Three
of the hounds in Mr. Cronln's pack are
exceedingly fast, and It will take some
very fast riding tor the riders to keep
within sight of them until the club mem
bers get used to following the pack. At
first It will be necessary to break the
trail occasionally so as to slaw up the
dogs. When tho pack gets Into perfect
training, the club members will go to
some near-by point where the country
surrounding will give them a chance to
avoid the brush, and have a fox hunt.
Just at present there are only four
hounds in the pack, but it Is Mr. Cronln's
Intention - of increasing the pack to six.
The hounds were raised by a brother of
Mr. Cronln's in California, and are 'es
pecially well bred. Lane, the big dog. Is
a splendid hound. He has a fine nose
and knows what It is to kill. He has
killed .several coyotes, and Is built on lines
which show great endurance and speed.
Lady Bell and Miss Dolly are two wcll
pointed bitches. They are learning very
rapidly, and before long will be ready for
the field. White is a well-marked hound,
but ho is a little frail and excecdingly
tlmid. It will take a great deal of pa
tience to make a good hunter out of him.
The four dogs are worked everv day.
At first when the anise bag was" lifted
from the trail, the dogs when they lost
the scent would double back Instead of
i (-making a wide circle in secrch of the
scent again. He has finally broken the
pack of this habit, and now. Instead of
going back, each hound will start in a
circle, and when one of them has again
struck the scent, he howls a signal to the
others. If the trials behind the hounds
are successful and enjoyed by the mem
bers of the Hunt Club, the members will
Increase the pack to about a dozen, and
the paper chases will be a thing of the
past.
Murphy Knocks Out Yangcr.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 17. Benny Yang
er. of Chicago, was knocked out tonight
by Tommy Murphy, of New York. In the
fourth round of what was to have been a
six-rouml bout, at- the National Athletic
Club. Yanger was floored at tho end of
the third round, but was saved by the bell.
Clicntawa Wins the Game.
WOODBURN, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.)
A basket-ball game between the Chemawa
and Woodburn High School teams In this
eUy tonight resulted in a victory for the
Chemawa team. The score wa3 S5 to 6.
FEWER GAMES FOR OREGON
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TO BE
SHORTENED AT UNIVERSITY.
Season Will Begin October 20 and Six
Game Will Be PlayedCoach
It Not Yet Chosen.
'Our football schedule for the coming-
season will be much lighter than
the schedule of last year." said Manager-elect
Guy Mount, of the Unlverslty
of Oregon eleven, who spent yester
day In the city.
"There is a general demand, not
otily from members of the faculty, but
from the student body and the playera
themselves, that the schedule be of
shorter duration and contain fewer
games than that of last year. For the
past two seasons Oregon has played
eight games, the first one coming early
in October, and the last one on
Thanksgiving day. This year's play
Inp season will not begin until Octo
ber 20. and will end as' usual, on
Thanksgiving day. There will be no
California trip and our games will be
confined to our rivals in the Pacific
Northwest. There will be six games
In all five intercollegiate contests and
one with the Multnomah Club. Be
sides Washington, Willamette and
Corvallls Ave shall meet Idaho and one
other Northwest college eleven. The
Oregon-Idaho game will probably be
played In Portland, the games with
Washington and Willamette In Eugene
and the annual match with O. A. C.
In Corvallls.
"The comparatively light schedule
will enable the players to keep their
classroom work above criticism, and
the men themselves will be In better
condition for the two or three games
that they are especially anxious to
win. With one exception all of our
players of last season are still In col
lege. None of them were 'flunked In
the Tecent mid-year examinations.
"We are undecided as to choice of
a coach, but have any number of ap
plicants. There is a general feeling
among the students that we should
secure the services of a competent
coach who can devote his entire time
to our athletics football, baseball,
track and all other branches. Mem
bers of the faculty favor such a sys
tem, which Is meeting with success at
mnny colleges of the East and Middle
West. Members of our faculty are not
disposed .to adopt any stringent rules
for the government of athletics for
our record Is clean and the Athletic
Council Is managing our different
branches of spdrt In a satisfactory
manner. The changes In the football
rules will be welcomed by supporters
of the Oregon eleven, for we have al
ways been In favor of an 'open' game.
Our prospects for next season are ex
ceptionally good for most all of our
old men will be In college again. We
expect to turn out a good, strong track
team this year, and for the first time
In Its history the university will
recognize baseball as an Intercollegi
ate sport. I am told that most of the
teams of' the Northwest will arrange
lighter ifootball schedules this year."
Mr. Mount came to Portland to meet
his brother. Judge Wallace Mount, of
the Supreme Court of the State of
Washington. He will return to Eu
gene this morning.
Track-Betting Declared Legal.
NASH VI LLE, Feb. 17. The Supreme
Court today declared the Rice-Ligon
anti-race track betting bill unconsti
tutional. If there are no Intervening
steps by those favoring the bill the
decision means that horse racing will
bo resumed in Tennessee this Spring.
Cambridge Defeats Oxford.
LONDON, Feb. 17. Cambridge de
feated Oxford t.odajf by three goals to
one In the annual association 'football
match. 1
Fancy Dance Steps, Club Swinging
and Fencing, High Diving, Fancy
Stroke Swimming Are Fca
turcs of Exhibition.
The annual exhibition of women's an
Ietlc3 which took place at the Multno
mah Club Friday morning, was a notable
one. In that it showed a material advance
In amateur sports and athletics by the
women members of this popular organiza
tion over , that of last year. A class of
about 50. ' under the direction oi Robert
Krohn, physical instructor of the club, did
both themselves and their leader great
credit In a drill on the gymnastic appar
atus, fancy dance steps, club swinging
and fencing. The members of this class
are mostly young, and their year's work
had hardened them Into shape for the
strictly first-class work they were able
to do.
While the dance steps and grace were
most pleasing to the spectators generally
there was. deep interest exhibited in the
gymnasium work proper, the skill and
suppleness of muscle exhibited being a
surprise to all present. Especially was
this true of a series of exercises known as
mat work. In which "Mr. Krohn was able
to show that his pupil3 have developed
great strength of the muscles of the back,
abdomen and legs. A drill with wands
was both graceful and spectacular, elicit
ing loud applause from the spectators,
and the "rocking step" proved a great
favorite with the guests also.
At the conclusion of the gymnasium
work an aquatic exhibition was given by
the pupils of Instructor W. L. Murray in
the swimming-tank, which proved one of
the features of the day. The high-diving,
fancy-stroke swimming and life-saving
exhibition were a revelation to the many
who had not before witnessed the Mult
nomah girls work in this line of sports,
and the spectacle was thoroughly enjoyed.
The class includes several of the best
swimmers and dl-ers In Portland, and
their graceful, fearless work reflected
most satisfactorily upon Mr. Murray, who
is a champion in aquatic sports and ac
knowledged to be the best teacher on the
Coast. There is a popular movement dh
foot to have a night set aside at least
once a month when both men and women
may enjoy the swimming pool and the
game of water polo, which is now
so popular.
The year, although not nearly over, has
been a very successful one with the wom
en's annex which, under the presidency
of Miss Edna Jeffrey, has steadily grown
and become popular. The club is at the
disposal of the women members two
mornings of each week, Tuesday and Fri
day, and there are also nights set aside
for bowling when women are admitted,
their skill In this sport often proving
superior to that of the men. Handball
has been popular this season, and a good
deal of tennis was played during the re
cent clear weather. The swimming and
gymnasium work, however, are always in
the lead. The gym closes on the first of
June, but tennis and swimming are act
ively engaged In during all the Summer
months, and. when parties go to the river
the Multpomah pupils are generally the
best swimmers there.
FAVOR THE RUGBY GAME.
California Authorities Are Impressed
With This Kind or Football.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-. Berk
eley, Feb. 17. (Special.) After wit
nessing a championship Rugby con
test between the New Zealand
and Vancouver teams, which was
played on California field on Saturday,
local football enthusiasts arc unani
mous In their approval of the English
sport. The game showed so many
points of superiority over the Ameri
can style of play that In all probabil
ity it will be used for one or both or
the intercollegiate contests between
California and Stanford next Fall.
Most of the members of the faculty
athletic committees and the players ot
the California and Stanford team
were on hand to witness the sport, ana
now many of them have come out
openly in favor of Rugby. President
David Starr Jordan was one of the
spectators, and has announced his
opinion of the -game as follows:
"I like the game very much, and in
a great many ways it is better than
our college game, though I think that
some of the features of the American
game could be Incorporated In Rugby.
I can see that the game is much bet
ter suited for high school players who
are immature and have not had the
training of college men."
"The Rugby game is a good one to
watch," said Captain Roy Elliott, ot
the California team, y-estcrday. "It la
full of motion and long runs and kick
ing, so that It Is good for the specta
tor. However, I should like to see an
other game on a dry field before coint
Ing to any conclusion .on the matter."
"Rugby would serve to bring out
hundreds of college men who could
not hope to play the present American
game." says "Heiney Heitmuller. foot
ball and baseball star. "I think our
present game should be changed so as
to Incorporate the Rugby passing fea
ture, which Is very good."
Colonel George C. Edwards, chair
man of the California faculty athletic
committee. Is heartily in favor of the
new game. "I think Rugby is a splen
did game." he says. "It seems to me
to afford much more enjoyment for the
onlookers, and is not so hard on the
players. The absence of delays for
'time out Is a feature that I like. The
playing of the New Zealanders -was a
revelation. Their speed and handling
of the ball was a treat to witness."
Training on Track and Field.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berke
ley. Feb. 17 (Special.) Training for the
Spring track and field contests is now in
full blast at the University of California.
Trainer Walter Christie and Assistant
Bill Hayward are busy rounding into
shape a squad of nearly ISO men who
signed up for training at the athletic
rally a week ago, This Is the largest
squad in the history of the university, and
out of it will be developed two teams to
uphold California, one for the varsity in
tercollegiate meet and the other for the
freshman meetv which will be held two
weeks before the varsity match.
At present the trainers are at work
principally with the freshmen. Prospects
are hrlght, but freshmen are very uncer
tain, and very little can be relied upon
until the day ot the meet. The freshmen
are strong on all track events, but are
weak on the field, especially in the
weights. It Is too early as yet to make
any forecast for the varsity meet, though
California's prospects are not as good
as last year