rati SUlfoA 0130 s EAST B WEST IMTSJITIB Pugilist's Parent Seeks to Re What Kerrigan Finds to Praise and Also to Cen sure. cover .From Athletic Club for His Death. GOSSiP OF THE RING- EACH HAS ITS. ADVANTAGES BSSjsSSSBSSSlS 5 COMPARISON I mmmmmmgmmmmmmmimg J f 4BSSSSSSSkte SSSK""' SBSSSSlBSSSM ) Greater Number of Meets Beyond tli Mississippi, He Thinks, Ac counts for Better Records There Than on Coast. By H. W. Kerricaa. NEW YORK, April 2. Special corre spondence) There is no doubt that New Tork and vicinity la the one region In the United States where athletics will al ways take a most prominent place In the physical development of the schoolboy and the graduate for many years to come. For It Is here that athletics have been in high favor ever since George "Wash ington made his running long-jump rec ord. That it will continue to be Is on account of the many athletic leagues of the public schools, high schools, prepara tory schools, colleges and athletic clubs it the state of New York, It would not be an extravagant remark to say that at the present time, right in the state of New York, here are more athletic games taking place than throughout the wole district of the Middle and Far West, meaning, of course. In the some length of time say from March 1 to May 1. There Is not a day or night passes right in the cltly of New York that there Is not some games of some kind or other, and they are good games, too. Not confined to the schoolboys solely, but to the older athletes as well. No doubt many of the games are stimulated by the prospects of the American team to be sent to Athens, tout they say It Is but the regular thing occurring' every year at this time. And that It must bo so Is proved by the fact that every one of the contests Is either the annual meeting1 of such and such a school, for of the so-and-so club, or of tfee other leagues In and about the city. "Whether or not the general conditions of athletics arc any .better than those of the West, the organisations any health ier, the spirit any stronger, the manage ment any superior, the athletes better developed, the system of training an Im provement over tho. Western, or whether it Is the number or games held remains to be seen. That they have better rec ords and time proportionately Is not to be gainsaid. It his been proved a fact. The general conditions of the athletic field are no better than In the West. We have as many dribs proportionately to the number of inhabitants. The eth ics of the Institutions are juBt as good, if not better, than In the Eastern clubs. There is not so much politics mixed up in tfc Western associations. That may come tor. but we hope not. The cli matic ondttlons of the West are more salubnotiB to the life of the athlete, and we grow larger and more of them on an average than do the organlratlons of the East.' .Certainly, as for clrcum tftjipR fadne the Easterner in his chances for healthy exercise, they are not so favorable as they are for the Westerner who has a broader outdoor life to live. The clubs and other athletic or ganizailons are not situated In the same healthy environment as me ainieuc mau tutlons of the West, so therefore In many wavs we are in a beter condition atmtt ically, physically and morally than the associations of the East, jsspeciauy through the location of the different ath letic associations where you see tne clubs of the West out of the close con fines of the smoky dues, you pee the greater part of the Eatsern institutions In surroundlnrrs not fit to live In In some cases. It is surely hard to obtain healthy 1 results under these conditions, but still they do so. The playgrounds and fields are situated fairly out of the smoky parts of Chicago, Buffalo, Omaha and Byracuse. but in New York you must go a lone way to get on good grounds. For In stance. Mr. Halpln. the manager of ths American team, spoke about what he called the Weat Bide grounds of New York, meaning: the west side of Fifth ave nue, the other side the east, so deslg nated. They would be a Rood place to practice, in. and many of the boys were practicing there for the games. We took the "elevator" from down town, near the City Hall, meaning the elevated railway, and got off the Harlem train at ; Fifty-fourth street station, these stations averaging: even four Mocks In the down town district, and the "54th" a small j matter of about-four or five miles from j the City HalL Walking up Fifty-fourth between Eighth and Seventh avenues, we came to a row of small houses of the very poorest class, little fellows playing all around the street in front. Entering a sort of alley gate, Mr. Halpln said. "Here we are." I was surprised, but did not say anything. I could hardly be lieve it. But there we were at the West Side grounds, supposedly very good. But you couldn't find a worse place in the West. The grounds, about 80 feet wide and 300 feet long, between a row of brick tene ment houses, apparently right in the heart of the dty. one would certainly appreciate what the dty did In giving such valuable ground to the advance ment of physical exercises, but to look at the field, or yard (for that la all It was), one felt very uncomfortable under the circumstances, and would more than appreciate the playgrounds in our West ern cities. Still, outside of New York, on Travers Island, there Is an elegant field, but look what It costs to maintain it; and some other good ones around Boston, none of thera to compare with what our Western fields could be made into and are. Per haps the two prettiest locations of the athletic fields are the situation of the Chicago Athletic Club and the New York Athletic, the former right on Michigan avenue, facing the lake, and the latter fadng Central Park, a very pretty spot, still not compared to the several locations of the Western clubs and associations. The organisations like the Chicago and New York dubs are betur equipped ev ery way than the best Western dubs, al though the Olympic Club compares fa vorably with these two. But taking thera all In all, the apparatus and gyms ef the Western clubs are on an average "Used to a better advantage than the Eastern. The Boston Athletic Association or Club Is a very progressive dub artistically. The Buffalo clubs are not very prominent or large. The Y. M. C A. is most prom inent in the athletic way. The greatest fault to find with the big dubs' as ev erywhere la allowing the social side to be come too prominent. The spirit of athletics (although we haven't made the record -of the Eastern oramnisaUoBs) is a much cleaner and healthier one in the West than In the East. There U too muofc partiality shown in the administration f athletic affairs here la the East to be cenaualve to good. healthy athletic spirit, which must be taught the younger element starting heir atmetw career. In the management ef athletic features. the Easterner. eae would think, should be far superior to the Weeraerun Jurisssc tion over the. various events. But he la not Nor- are tfc-ges run through CANDIDATES FOR MULTNOMAH CLUB TRACK TEAM' (1) Bud James; (2) Dudley Clark; C3) M. S. Mulford; (4) Richard Smith; 3) Rrc-d, Flavel a met Hart. with any greater dispatch than the West ern meets. One would imagine this to be rather In favor of the Easterner, who. with hhj greater experience, would show more speed. It is. we find, more on ac count of hlB little knowledge of the rules and regulations. It has become to with him that he knows it takes just so long. and doesn't try to improve iU' while the Westerner, who is striving to do better and compare with Eastern methods. Is do ing better and is more intimate with the rules than his Eastern brothers, on ac count of his particular interest In trying to get ahead. Sven the athlete of the west is a better type of an athlete physically than the East. He Is better taken care or. by nature. No doubt on account of bis surroundings. Under the same conditions of the Easterner, he would be Just the same, but under his own conditions, with the system of training of the Eastern athlete he would surpass the Easterner rreatly. This has been proved by many cases ef Western athletes sent to Eastern institutions. The number of games is no doubt the factor that proves the physical prowess of the Eastern athlete, and the system of training: more, we think, In the games held. Not a day passes but there are games of some kind or other held In ttie Immediate vicinity that bring out the talent of the ambitious athlete, naturally resulting in better records being made with more competitors to urge them on. This fact is no doubt true with Western athletics: that we do not hold enough events to develop the dormant qualities that would otherwise prove a success to the Western athletes. All in all, no matter in what qualities we lead the Easterner. In the matter of institutions, environment, deaner spirit and stronger men. we still lack the pro greeatvenes of the Bab tern athletes aad organizations. CAMBRIDGE "WTNS EASILY. Leads From Start In English TJni rcrstty Boat Kace. LONDON April 7. The d annual beat race between crews representing the uajversltle of Oxford aad Cambridge was rowed today ever the usual cwkh, from FutBcy te Mertkvke, en the Thames, a little over 4Vk miles. Cambridge won by 3 lengths after an unexciting contest. Time. IS minutes, Si seconds. Cambridge, from the start, took the lead and was never In the slightest dan ger. The Oxford men struggled gamely. but the work was so punishing that sev eral of them collapsed at the finish. The weather was perfect. The day was bright and sunny, with the wind light and water smooth, and there was very little choice in the stations. Enormous crowds thronged all parts of the course. Oxford won the toss and chose the Surrey side. The two boats got away nicely at X2:t P. M. Cambridge struck the water first, pulling 38 strokes during the first minute to Oxford's 37. The cose of the Cambridge beat quickly showed In front, and at the half-aaQe 'poet Cam bridge was a half length to the good and was rowing in lively style, with perfect finish to Its strokes. It Increased Its lead to a full length before Craven Steps, about three-quarters of a mile from the start, were reached. 'The Cam bridge crew drew away with every stroke. At Hammersmith Bridge.- IK miles from the start.. Cambridge already held the race well ha hand with a lead of two lengths. The Oxford boat, at that stage of the race, was rolling badly. Shortly afterward the Oxferd snea spurted a little and took their rival's water, but from that time on it was merely a procession, though the Oxford oarsmen stack to their work in a most persevering way. Cambridge shet past Berne Bridge, a little over 34 miles from the start, about five lengths in front ef the Oxferd boat, some of whose osrstnen were "showing 6lgns of distress. Cambridge could have won practically b y any distance it liked, but Its strs-ke slewed down os Bearing the fiaiea and Cambridge passed the winning post the easiest qf wieners. Jay Gould Tennis Cfeansntaa. NEW YORK. April 7 Jay Gould, the sen ef George J. Gould. Is new the Na tional teante court champion. The young player we the title by defeating the for mer champion, Charles T. Sands, The match was tbe final contest in the tour nament which has been getag all week at the New York Court Tennis Club, and wan witnessed by a reprc Mutative gath ering ef ytayers In the Baotern States. Seers--, K M, K TRACK MEN ARE AT WORK ASPIRANTS FOR. XTJITXOMAH TEAM BEG IV TRAILING. Yeans t era Will Replace the Vet era as aad Will Be Whipped lata Ceaditiea by Jack King. Every day during the past week wit nessed the liveliest of times on the Multnomah Athletic Club's field, for each afternoon was the occasion for the training stunts of the aspirants for places on the field aad track team which Is to represent the club la this branch of sport during the csmlag sea son. Most of the tryoHts comprise prac tically new talent, for nearly all the old timers have retired and their places have to be filled by youngsters. Trainer Jack Kisg has been In charge of most ef the preliminary work and he expresses the utmost confidence In being able to turn out a team that will represent the 'club la a satisfac tory manner for the first time (a sev eral years. The athletes now at work are numbered in all branches of out door athleties and some of thera are shewing the very best of promise. The present boom In track athletics Is one that is noticed all ever the Coast, for nearly every college and prepara tory as well as grammar schools have a coterie of embryo athletes who aspire to make names in the field ef sport. Where a mere handful of men turned out to uphold the honor ef each In stitution In this branch of sport last year, there are now scores ef aspirants for the privilege of deaalBg the run ning trunks and spiked shoe. Portland High School team is working out on Maltnemah Field and when the two teases are together the number ef youngsters feeing nut through their paees u wall oror tho hundred mark. This activity ! en of the best sign ef- the Teg eneratfeu of the game that (has come to light in recent years, for nr In PnHIanrt ilgplnv th nat air or eight years .outside of the events held annually at Columbia University. and tbe Lewis and Clark games last Summer there has been scascely any later et taken in this branch of ath letics. In speaking of the situation Jack King said: "I believe that this season will witness the development of some champions in this healthful branch of athletics, for the youngsters who have volunteered so far are made up of the material out ef which men like B razee. Coyne. Laawell. Walk his. Trenkman. Morgan. Kerron, Davey and others of the former stars on field aad track were made. The boys now working out are showing the most willing spirit that I ever witnessed among" begin ners at this branch of sport, aad I have hopes of seeing Multnomah represented by one of the best teams In Its history. "We may not win the Northwest championship this season, but with the material developed during the coming competition. I shall be greatly mis taken If we do not gather the honors for the following year." O-ROUTIXK WANTS SHOW down Asks Jeffries to Fight Six WohIiI Bc Champions la PhlktoclBWa. NEW YORK. April 7. Special.) On the strength qf the recent court decision that 38-round bouts are legal In the State of Pennsylvania. Tom. O'Rourke Is planning a mammoth boxlag carnival for bis new club at Eseingtos, Pa-, and has set the boxing fratornfty here to thinking. O'Rourke'a plan la to hare Champion -Jeffries come Stat immediately and settle thy question of supremacy between the sfx heavyweights who are claiming- the heavyweight title steee Jeffries' retire ment. , O'Rourke today wired Jeffries an offer ef $K6.ee9 to come Bast aad mee't Fits almmonr. Ruhlsn. Bums. Hart. O'Brien and Kauffman one week apart. O'Rourke Yxpoets to hear from Jeffries soon, aad In me eToat Ms ropey Is faroraMe. O'Rourke baa in -How several other eham y4iit battles Vnfeh be hopes to land for Ms new chife. Says O'Rourke r "I ana going to start to thresh out the lightweight champion ship. Gans Is the .best of the lot. and I have wired Tommy Ryan to get him to meet Gans." "How about Nelson and Gans?" "Nothing doing." said he. "You could not get Nelson In the xarae ring with Gans. Nelson has been told to -look out far Gans. and he la afraid of him. They may say what they please, but that Is the truth." Indoor Athletic Contests. The fourth of the series of indoor athletic competitions between the members of the local organizations of the Oregon National Guard will be held, at the Multnomah County Armory tomorrow evening. The events so far have been hotly contested and the rivalry between the. competing teams Is intense. The soldier boys have dem onstrated considerable prowess In the several branches' of athletics on the card at these meets and are prepared to rurniSB a battle royal atvthe games tomorrow. Admission at the Armory games ' is to be had by ticket and while no ad mission is charged, the tickets can be secured from members ef the guard oniy. xne inira iniantry Rand will be In attendance and dispense popular airs aaring tae intermissions on the programme. The crests on the programme com prise the following: Fifty-yard dash, quarter-mile rati, half-mile walk, run- tnlnx 'high Jump, relay race, wall-tent pitching; bayonet race, wall scaling t and tug- of war. At the next monthly meet following Monday's affair, the various military organlzatlona of the state will be asked to compete. Vancouver Nine Defeated. The'BeliBke-Walker Business College team defeated a picked nine from Van couver yesterday afternoon by the score of 9 to 4. The locals secured 13 hits off the visitors aad had no trouble in- auHRxiag the game. Matthews pitched an effective-game and his sup wt was steady throughout. The bat- teries wore:, Behake-Walker. Matthews' and Bittles; Vancouver, Kaae and Kane. While Members of Prizefight TrusUl of San Francisco Quarrel, Los Angeles Manager Corrals tbe Good -Matches. SAX FRANCISCO. April 7. (Special correspondence.)--There Is an old super stition, equally prevalent among raitroaa men. that tragedies always travel In cyeles of. threes. This cyde worked itself eat within a few weeks In the fight ing game when Shenstoa vvyer. or iian- Chester. England, sset his death during the. past week while boxing in tne aw-. pound class with Robert Laugher at a. tournament tn Toronto, Cansifa. Thus is the cycle, that started with the , death of Alex Dovin at an Unlicensed mill a; Colma. Cal., to be followed by the lamentable taking off of Harry Tenny after a beating from Frankle Nell, com pleted. Lovers of the mamy art nope .that there may be no more tragedies in the ring. There was Joy among the short-haired fraternity In California when' the court ruled that there was no law under which the seven men held by the authorities charged with being responsible for the death of Tenny, could be held. During the' past week, however. I. Tennebaum. father ef the dead fighter, has brought suit against the various members of the Associated Athletic Club and others con nected with "the unfortunate bout, and asks that he be paid $100,600. The fam ily of the dead lighter have been egged en by a more or less Irresponsible firm of lawyers .to put up the cry for ven geance, and have thereby lost much of the sympathy that might have been thdr due. It Is altogether unlikely that they will ever recover a cent now. whereas. had not the strenuous cries for revenge been indulged In, there would have u doubtedly been a benefit performance af ranged that would have netted a tidy sum. It may be well to mention in passing that the Tennebaum family ere far from bajng In need of assistance, as they own and run a number of second hand shops In the poorer quarter of San Francisco, that do a paying business. Matches Go to Los Angeles. While the so-called fight trust has done nothing but bicker and quarrel. Tom Mc- carey, or l.os Angeies. has gone aneaa and grabbed about all of the good matches in sight. The month of March has- passed without a professional mill In San Francisco, and from present Indications there will be nothing doing during this month. The relations of the members of the trust are so strained at present that It looks as If nothing could result until there la a split. To this end.. J. W. Coffroth made a very startling offer a few-days ago. He and Eddie Graney are the two that are pulling the hardest against each other, The proposition that exxzram orrered was to toss a com to see which of the two should own the stock now belonging to' the other. Coffroth estimated that under proper handling, his share of the profits out of the fight game this year should amount to not less than. ns.990. In addition to his stock In the fight trust, he also offered to put up his stock in the Belvedere Music Hall, which he estimates to be worth 510,000, against Graneys Interest In the same place, amounting to the same. He wanted to sever for all time the partnersnlp that has so long existed between the two. Graney refused to accept the proposition. and the troubled waters will have to be oiled In some other way before there will be anything doing. Keys ts. Turner. ( The battle which the sports are looking forward to with most Interest, however, is the one which will take place on the . last day of the month between Hock Keys, the champion lightweight of Aus tralia, and Rufe Turner, who is consid ered the best negro fighter In the country outside of Joe Gans. Keys is but a re cent arrival from the Antipodes, from whence have come some of the cleverest boxers ever seen In this country. His manager, Jack McDonald, showed his confidence by matching Keys with boys that all the good lightweights in this coun try have persistently ducked whenever a match was mentioned. Jimmy Gardner and Joe Gans are the only two fighters who have ever gained a decisive victory over Turner, and both had many pounds the best of the weights when they met, as Turner Is a legitimate 123-pound man. Keys has been tried out !tuexhlbitlon bouts since his arrival and before a match was offered him. and those judges who were present declare him to be a cleverer boxer than Jabez White, the Eng lish champion, and than whom no cleverer boxer ever showed on the Pacific Coast, although he did lose a battle to Jimmy Britt, a more rugged man. Should Keys succeed In beating Turner he will show himself to be of the, real championship timber and will be In line for a match with any of the topnotchers at any of- the best duos. Present indications point to a match between Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien and Sam Berger. the erstwhile Olympic Club amateur champion. The two may be matched for the May date in San. Fran cisco, provided the fight trust ever comes te any kind of agreement. The only other thing that stands in the way of the match Is Berger's hesitancy to enter the professional ring. He is considered a very formidable piece of timber' for cham pionship, honors, but hesitates to shy his. castor Into, the ring, fearing the injury that may come to his sodal and business standing. However, he Is seriously con sidering the matter, and the match con templated may result. Boxing Carnival in May. A question that is now agitating the minds of followers of the ugilIat!o game in this neck of the woods Is whether Man ager McCarty, of Los Angeles, has not taken too large a contract on nis nanas in the proposed boxing carnival to be giv en in the Angel city during tne month or May. Battling Nelson and Aureua Herrera-axe to receive a purse of &B.066. or rather, that is the amount that McCarey puts- up; Nelson receives bonus for signing, so the amount actually to be fought for It. tt&Gee. The amount may not sound like a lot of mo Bey when one reads it on paper, but McCarey will find It a big sum when he goes to count up his house. The real trouble of the Ioa Angeles. manager will come when Nelson strikes the Southern town. Se is cenoHlered -the- hardest ma a-to do business with that ever signed an article of agreement, . and can. find more bumps of 'trouble and snags of discord than any shyster lawyer who ever hit the trail of turbulence. In addition to the Nelson -Herrera bat tle, which la set- for May II. Jlmmle Britt aad ''KH' Herman are scheduled for an earlier date in. the same week. It Is. pre - dieted by those In the know that McCarey in- going to have soHig of' tone la getting those two"1' is- the- ring;