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16 TIIE SUNDAY OREGOX1AX, PORTLAND, AtTG'CST 19, 1906. HELSOH FAVOHtTE AT TEN TO SEVEN Harry Corbett, Good Judge, Picks Probable Ringside Betting Odds. iS QUESTION OF WEIGHT Gans Admirers Willing to Pin Their Faith and Money to Him If He Can Make Required Founds Easily. (BT HARRY B. SMITH.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Aug. 18. Harry Corbett. who is one of the best judges of price, when It comes to betting, gives It as his opinion that Gane will be a 7-to-10 choice on the iay of the Gans-Nelson fight at Gold field, Nevada. If bo. It will toe a urprlslngly long price, as Nelson has none everything that has been asked of him since he has been fighting. It 1 believed that Gans will be able to' make the weight without trouble. That Is what the bettors who are will ing to make the colored boy a favorite are figuring. They say that, if Gans can make the weight, that he will beat Nelson. Gans admits that" Nelson is a hard proposition, but says, with con siderable truth, that Nelson has not been up before hard-hitters In the past. Buch was the case with Jimmy Brltt and others in the lightweight class. ' - Willie Brltt, who is still a self-appointed spokesman for Brother James, Bays there will he no fight between Jimmy and Eddie Hunlon. He declares that he does not know how the report originated, and that, as . a matter of fact, Brltt is waiting for a chance to take on tho winner of the Goldfield contest. If Nelson wins, there is no particular reason why Jimmy should iiot have another chance. If Gans is returned a victor, the public would like to see a .match. Just to remove the bad taste that was left after the Gans Britt bout in San Francisco, over a year ago. m t It is practically decided that there will bo no 'September 9 match in San Francisco, at least? a match of any im portance. It would be necessary to build an arena, as there is no place large enough to accommodate the crowd. It is said, however, that the trust will erect such a building as is necessary. If il ran be assured of a match between either Gans or Nelson and some other man presumably Brltt. A bout between Jack O'Brien and Sam Berger is also desired, and the late Fall will undoubtedly see something of the kind arranged for the San Fran cisco sports. There is war on In the Olympic Club, and report has it that it may bring about the resignation of William Greer Harrison as president. When the members were about to name the nom inating committee, the regular organ ization received a jolt. Some of the outsiders stepped to the front and, with a whirlwind rush, captured the committee. More than that, there has been considerable agitation over the matter of securing a new clubhouse. It Is hinted that the directors have em ployed a certain favored architect to draw up tho plans, and that other ar chitects fully as capable and also members of the Winged O, have been alighted. There has been a growing tendency to criticise the present direc torate. William Greer Harrison Is a man who likes to rule, but without criticism, it is said that, because of the feeling Indicated, he Is considering seriously the proposition of retiring without a contest. HATIOXAL CHAMPIONS LOSE Lamed and Clothier Defeat Wright and Stillman at Tennis. SOUTHAMPTON. L. I.. Aug. 18. It was the spirited, dashing tennis of the women players that contributed to the enliven ing element of the wind-up of the great tournament on the courts of the Meadow Club. Miss Stevenson and her partner, Frederick C. Colston won the final of their event late this afternoon. They suc ceeded In. defeating Miss Coffin, who was paired with the Intercollegiate champion. Kdward B. Dewhurst. The latter team was tile faster, and there was almost a panic among the women betters who had backed them heavily to win. when they lost at 7-5 and 8-6. Miss Coffin smashed at the net In thrilling fashion, but her good work was overcome by the splendid drives of Miss Stevenson. ' William A. Lamed and William J. Clo thier won the doubles In the final ler the cup. They defeated the National cham pions. Beals Wright and Alfred Stillman. Wright was weak and failed to show anything like his true form. NO 'OFFICE PILOTS." Automobile Club "Would Have All Chaffeurs Experts. Local automobile enthusiasts will shortly Inaugurate a movement to get a law passed that will require the licensing of all chauffeurs, with a view to making more efficient the pilots of autos In Ore gon, Just as a railway engineer or a ma rine engineer Is required to pass an ex amination as to his fitness to control the mechanism of a locomotive or a steam ship. A large number of the chauffeurs en gaged here at present have gained their knowledge of running a machine by hang ing around the different garages, and se curing the permission of the experienced pilots to run the machine for a short dis tance. In a short time they acquire a proficiency at guiding the machine, but this does not mean that they acquire caution. Speeding of automobiles within the city its 1j against the rules of the Auto mobile Club, and It Is the stated desire of all the members of this organization to discourage anything approaching the scorching line while within the city lim its. It is planned to have an automobile board appointed, either from the ranks of the automobile owners or from among the dealers, the members of this board to possess a thorough knowledge of the "devil wagons," and to have the power to Issue the required license. By this means the club hopes to acquire an effi cient corps of chautTeurs and thereby eliminate much of the danger that pre vails where incompetent or reckless per sons are permitted to guide motor ve hicles. The success of the present outoing sea eon and the corresponding Increase In the number of machines in use locally is re sponsible to a great degree for this move ment. Where two yors ago one could have counted the number of autos In thts city on the fingers of both hands, there are now over 300 machines actually In use within the city, and with the increas ing mileage of good roads being created each year, this number may be doubled in the next year or two. The poor condition of Oregon roads has been the main drawback to automobillng In the past, but through the efforts of the Portland Automobile Club, the roads of Multnomah County have been placed In fairly good shape, and one or two thoroughfares have been improved to such an extent that it would be hard to surpass them anywhere In the West. The Llnnton road Is now one of the fin est driveways in the Northwest, and the present condition of this road is due to the activity of the Portland Automobile Club. Other roads are being oiled and, with the help of the people of the entire state, the local club hopes to have Ore gon traversed with as fine thoroughfares as can be boasted of by any state in the Union. All this will take time and per severance, but the rank and file of the local club is composed of the most sub stantial of Portland's business men, who are known to do nothing by halves. Championship Tennis at Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 18. (Special.) The Washington state tennis cham.- plonship will be fought out at Seattle during tho coming week. Play begins on the grounds of the Seattle Tennis Club Monday, and runs through until Thurs day, when the finals are to be played. Most of those who entered the Northwest championship events at Tacoma are to play at Seattle. The grounds of the Seattle club are In excellent condition for the play, and ai rangements have been made by the club to keep alive the social features of the meeting. Pirate Wins Motor-Boat Races- THOUSAND ISLANDS PARK, N. T-, Aug. 18. (Special.) The American Motor Boat Association's championship races, held at Frontenac today, were both. won by the Pirate, the speedy craft belonging to C. N. Peacock, of Pittsburg. The Pi rate takes the Glasgow trophy for 14 miles and the 11000 A. M. B. A. cup em blematic of the speed championship of America. The time for the 14 miles was 32 minutes 49 seconds. ARE FEELING OUT SEATTLE BIORTH1VESTERV LEAGUE WOULD U K1.V FROM PRESENT COMP XX Y Portland. Will Probably Be Offered CODcesMlous to Enter the Busbera' Circuit. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 18. (Special.) The Northwestern League will make a determined effort to induce Seattle to break away from the Pacific Coast League next year and both James P. Agnew and Russ Hall, who now own the team, are willing to make the break.. If Seattle' can be Induced to leave, overtures will be made to Port land and the Northwest League Is pre pared to make concessions to the Ore gon metropolis to get Portland into the old circuit. There has been a clear understanding in Seattle that Agnew and Hall wanted to make the Jump, but the Northwest ern League directors have hitherto maintained a receptive attitude. Now they are beginning to make overtures to .Seattle and to begin planning for a new circuit In the north next year. It Is acknowledged by the baseball mana gers of the Northwestern League that Seattle is within the Coast League cir cuit and would be regarded by the Na tional association as, protected terri tory. They rely entirely upon the fact that the Stimsons, Phil Kelly and the others "angels" of the old Seattle team are tired of baseball and that it would be almost impossible to find any one willing to put a team Into Seattle for the Coast League if the Hall-Aenew combination went over to the North west circuit. If Seattle goes Into the Northwestern League it is pretty certain that Dug dale will never get back, for both Ta camo and Spokane oppose his return. They are bitter at Dugdale for failing to bring. Seattle over the year when he had a chance. RACE FOR THE LIPTON CUP Yacht Cherry Circle Wins First of Series at Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 18. Cherry Circle, the craft owned by the Chicago Athletic As sociation yachtsmen, won the first yacht race this afternoon for the classic Dpton cup. The vessel finished fully half a mile ahead of the Toledo, which secured sec ond place by a quarter-mile ahead of the Milwaukee. The race was finished Inside of the time limit of three hours and in consequence will go on record. The start- ng gun was fired at 2:06 P. M. and the finish gun boomed at 4:34. A congratulatory cablegram was re ceived from Sir Thomas Lipton. THE DAY'S HORSERACES. Tnngle Wins Saratoga Handicap. SARATOGA, N. T., Aug. 18. Tangle, who ran second In the Saratoga Handi cap, won the J10.0OO Great Republican stakes at a mile and a quarter today. Peter Pan,, added In the $15,000 Hopeful stakes, was an easy winner. Results: Five and a half furlongs Blondy won, Miss Strome second, Temaco third; time, 1:07. Steeplechase, two and a half miles Grandpa won, El Cuyhilonnel second, On teora third; time, 5:19. The Hopeful, six furlongs Peter Pan won, McCarter second. Pope Joan third; time. 1:12 2-5.- The Great Republic,- mile and a quar- ter Tangle won, Gallant eecond, Whim sical third; time. 2:05. One mile California King won, Blvouao second. Ore third; time, 1:42 3-5. Six furlongs Ben Ban won. Sir Rus sell second, Nealon third; time. 1:13 3-5. At the Meadows. SEATTLE, Aug. 18. Results at The Meadows: . Five furlongsi Lady's Beauty won, Peligroso second, Alta Spa third; time, 1:00-. Seven furlongs Birdie P. won. Golden Light second, Mimo third; time, 1:27 3-5. Seven furlongs Hersaln won, St. Wln nlfride second. Tuck Back third; time, l:2Si. Mile and a sixteenth May Holladay won. Old Mike second, Watercure third; time. 1:47H. Mile and an eighth F. W. Barr won, Gorgalete second, Ed Sheridan third: time, 1:52. One mile Harbor won, Jackfull second. Floe Manola third: time, 1:40. Seven furlongs Supreme Court won, Christine A. second, Salable third; time, 1:26. Note The Huguenot started in the sixth race, broke down and was shot. Fight Ten Rounds to Draw. SANDUSKY. O.. Aug. 18. Before a small but select crowd, after midnight this morning. rlck Green, of Chicago, and Sandy Williams, of Kansas City, fought a ten-round draw at Danbury. across the bay In Ottawa County. Green had the best of the weight, but Williams carried the fight to him nearly all the way, land ing repeatedly on the face and body. The Chlcagoan awoke after a few rounds, however, and returned about all he received.- He. was still hitting at the finish. Both men showed signs of punishment. TWO PORTLAND LEAGUE PLAYERS WHO WILL JOIN THE CINCINNATI REDS NEXT SEASON r 1 m v A f t-.. v V t mm - mmmmmmm' - m:4 vlt$ mmmmW:m;: ISJ mm! . i'tm?--mmWcmi i-mi mm I mmmmmmm: : m ! - ' -1 mmt mmmmmmmmmmA , mm mm irrrrm&MmmSs -m -1 - i i . m- t i ,j mmmMPjm mmm- m y y 1 J i- i :-:t ;''-?! - t: m ---"'' f Larry McLean, MONEY- BUCKS SWIMMERS FRIENDS OF BYRNES AND HENDER SON HAVE LOTS TO BET. Nine-Mile Course Will Coasante Front Early Morning Until Mldafter noon Next Saturday. The- proposed long-distance swimming race between J. W. Byrnes, of The Oaks, and John Leland Henderson, of Hood River, is attracting great Inter est, especially along the water front, where contests of that sort always have the strongest admirers. The course as selected from Oregon City to the pleasure . resort is about nine miles in length. The start will be made early next Saturday morning, perhaps about 8 o'clock. If the tide is not run ning too strong, the racers should be able to reach their deslnation at The Oaks about the middle of the after noon. A launch will be provided for each swimmer to render assistance If necessary arid to allow friends of the contestants to' do coaching regardtng the course and the whereabouts of the other contestant It is understood considerable feeling has been worked up among the friends of the swimmers. Hood River people who have seen Henderson swim in the Columbia are coming to town with bar rels of money to place on their favorite. At The Oaks the other day the asser tion was made that there were .takers there for J1000 of Henderson money. According to the wish of the ewlmmers, there is no sido bet or any purse, but there is nothing in the articles of agreement to prevent friends backing their candidates to the limit. Manager BREAKS an a,-fr&&&. s SWEET MARIE. Pwent Marie, driven by Alta McDonald, broke the world's record for trotting nisrts Thursday hy going a mlt In 2:CMH She had do pacemaker and led the field for the whole distance. Lou Dillon held the previous rcord of 2:04. ! r ' - ; N - m . . , ir-'Vf - .-XhOQ: Catcher. William Friedlander has posted J5J which The Oaks nas donated to the Portland Pub lic Baths to excite Interest in the con test and to further the ends for which the contest was arranged, viz: To aid the work of attracting boys to the pub lic baths. Arrangements are being made to tel ephone In the progress of the race from place6 along tho river to The Oaks and down town cigar stores. DEFECT IN BASEBALL RULES. Player Is Struck by Ball Batted by Himself and Gets a Hit. The real genuine dope fiends who are reading the baseball rule book these days might stop long enough to think that during the Los Angeles-Oakland series two weeks ago they saw a really remark able thing that has never been noticed on this Coast before. The rules say distinctly that when a baserunneris hit by a batted ball he Is out, bu that the bateman must be given a base hit. In the game on Sunday, July 8. In this city, between Oakland and Los Angelea, left fielder Ellis had reached first base on a pass, and Toman followed him at bat. In hie efforts to send Ellis along Toman hit down a scratch bounce that bounded In front of the plate. Toman at once became a baserunner and. started for first base, but the batted ball had such a twist on it that when Jt struck the ground it bounced back toward To man and hit him. To the surprise of many people who don't know why. Um pire Hodson called Toman out. hit by his own batted ball. As a baserunner he was certainly out for being hit by a "batted ball." and yet the rules say that In such caees the batsman must be giv en a hit. Now. If he should be given a hit, he can't be out, for a safe hit Is something by which a batsman reaches a base. Can a man who makes a hit be called out? The only answer to this riddle Is. "Why Is an umpire?" Los Angeles Tirries. WORLD'S RECORD FOR TROTTING m 7- v mm - v m 1 J r Eulck. Pitcher. ! 1.0 BE FOR MAT KING JEFFRIES COCXD SQCELCH HACKEXSCHMIDT'S HOPES. Russian's Mode of Training and the Muscles He Has Developed Are Against Success. George Hackenschmidt having solemnly announced Tie would come to America and tear the pugilistic plumes from the head of James J. Jeffries, without refer. ence to hurting the pride of the boiler- maker, the chances of the wrestler beat- lng the retired champion in the Queens- berry game have been gravely discussed by numerous critics of the boxing pas time, says a New York sporting writer. - It has been set forth with Impressive emphasis that Hackenschmidt Is a mar- velously strong man, who can lift oppo nents .tn his arms and dash them to the floor with force enough . to break their bones. This Is an altogether admirable feature of the wrestling game, but It would be utterly useless in a boxing con test, for if the Russian lion were to seize his opponent In a boxing bout and attempt- to throw him to the floor he would at once be disqualified. So the wonderful strength of the RussdHn would avail him nothing In a fight with gloves. Again it is asserted that, with his won derfully muscled arms, he should be able to strike a blow calculated to knock out Jeffries or any other man on whom he landed. Hack's great muscles form the weakest point In his makeup so far as boxing Is concerned. All the Russian's training has been done with the single object of developing the muscles ' brought Into play In his wrestling contests. These are the lifting, MARES is.' v t -i i X fit 4V' '- pulling andl pushing musclea, which He in great ridges all over his massive chest and shoulders and arms. There is no more finely developed specimen of muscu lar strength than Hackenschmidt, and In his particular line of work la the most formidable man on the wrestling pad. But in perfecting the special muscles, muscles that are necessary to the boxer, that he requires In wrestling Hacken schmidt has completely neglected those. Every move that the wrestler makes Is exactly the opposite of those that the txxer makes. The man who goes on the wrestling pad pulls and hauls and lift. He pushes, tugs and squeezes. On the other hand the boxer doea nearly all his work with his legs and his arms. The muscles of his arms must be supple and flexible, so they can be shot out swiftly and with precision. The pugilist spends hours each day punching a leather bag. so as to develop the hitting power that Is the chief mode of attack of the boxer.. The arms of the leading boxers do not show any knotted miuscles. They are long, smooth muscles that are not obtrusive, but are effective In aiding the possessor to strike effec tively. There is not a boxer in the land who would be afraid of Hackenschmidt's blows, for it is well known a muscle bound man cannot htt with force. Another thing that Is all against Hack Is that he ts now In his prime as an athlete, anrl hae all his life devoted him self to wrestling. He could not sudden ly change and become proficient In box ing. The latter Is a science that must be learned early in life, and ther Is not a boxer of note In the country who did not begin to box at an early age and keep at it to the exclusion of other sports. In the matter of defense. Hack would be an easy mark for the sharpshooters of the 24-foot ring. Joe Gan would be able to feint Hack Into a knot and then de liver a knockout punch, and Hack would never lay a glove on the negro. With Jeffries In good condition, the Russian would last a small part of one round. No wrestler has ever become a flrst clas boxer, and no boxer has ever be come a first-class wrestler. Hacken phmldt will not prove an exception to the rule. There are half a dozen heavies In this country anxious to get on with Hack, and the first one that the Russian meets will take all the Ideas of pugilistic fame out of the head of the best wrestler of the day. FADS OF GREAT GOLFERS TRAVIS CRITICISED FOR CARRY ING UMBRELLA AT PLAY. Former British and American Cham pion Is Charged With Ef feminacy. Golfers must have an eye to their manners on the links. West and East the majority of golfers are now as one In playing the game they admire and pass up the classic swing for the get there stroke. But the allusion la now only to their little personal whims or peculiarities. A critic who signed himself "Dis gusted Putter'" wrote to the New York Sun during the amateur championship to charge Travis with effeminacy In carrying a sun umbrella at Englewood, although it made him the only con testant not beaded with perspiration on brow and neck, and In an aside the writer dubbed Aleck Smith and Will Anderson unmanly because they smoked cigarettes continually during a professional competition at Van Cortlandt Park. Travis. It may bo stated parenthet ically, had not carried his white um brella before at an amateur champlon iihtn sine the Garden City tournament of 1900, when the days were also of tropical heat. Travis smoKes mur as long as a baseball bat and as black as a Pittsburg stogie. It would have been more kind to Travis, who drove the longest ball of his career at Englewood and wore himself out In the exertion, to nave branded him old-fashioned in carrying an umbrella, rather than erreminate. Cigarette smoking on the links Is not a habit of the proressionais aione. II. H. Hilton, twice winner of the open and as many times of the amateur championship In Great Britain, smokes at least two cigarettes for every noie he plays. At a recent four-day tour nament of a metropolitan golf assocla tion club, which about 100 players and 300 onlookers attended, the superin tendent said he had sold 120 boxes of the highest-priced grades of cigar ettes. The golfing company disposed of something like 2400 cigarettes. "But our bar trade has been very light." added 'the manager. "The players only drink with their meals, and some long drinks after the rounds." Not many years ago a common charge against golfers, especially the professionals, was that they reeked of Scotch whiskey and vile pipes. Now the pros model themselves on the ama teurs. Out West last year the few who plaved in coats, including Travis, E. M. Byers and D. P. Fredericks, were dubbed cranks. In the East there Is no comment on the Idiosyncrasies of golfers as expressed In their clothing. Only the game they put up Is regard ed, and It Is the name way In England, where the Earl of Winchelsea, a golfer and father of golfers, always played in a leather suit at the championships, a costume of the soft deerskin our early hunters and Indian fighters used 1 to wear. Byers always plays in knickerbock ers, and at the amateur championship he was In his shirt sleeves, which were rolled up. He wore a leather wrist band as a brace for the tendon sprained at the Allegheny Country Club tournament last month. The wearing of these wristbands is some times a fad. but an unconscious one. Barring Brokaw. Johnstone and Travis, the amateur championship field was coatiesB. a few smoKeii pipes, nbout as many more cigars, and twice the number had cigarettes, but the arger proportion did not smoke at all until they were through the round. The advantages of a cigarette are that it is always ready, quickly lighted In a wind, and soon enjoyed, so that one may be lit and consumed between the drive and second shot. Quite a num ber use cigarettes on the links who prefer a cigar or pipe within the club house. Philadelphia North American. XE.1RY WILL FIGHT WINNER Milwaukee Fight Fans Grooming Their Idol for Match. MILWAUKEE. Aug. 18. (Special.) Milwaukee fight-fans are already agi tating the forming of a pool of J20.000 to back Charley Neary, their ring idol, against the winner of the Gans-Neison tight. Neary's remarkable fight with Au rello Herrera showed him to be a top notcher, and the Milwaukee followers of the ring see a championship In sight for the sturdy lightweight' who put it all over the Mexican. "We will back Neary for $20,000 to beat the winner of the Gans-Nebson fight," said one enthusiast today. "1 can raise that much on tho Board of Trade in half a day. and if a popular fund were made up to back Charley. I believe there would be t100.00 In sight for any one that wanted to bet against him." MEN HOT PLEASED Breaking of Agreement With Essick Causes Trouble. MAY AFFECT WHOLE TEAM Manager McCredle Promised Pitcher Half or Purchase-Price, If He Were Sold, but President Vetoed the Deal. It is deplorable that at this stage of the season, Just when the team is pulling together strong for the pennant, and when everybody Is working for games rather than for their Individual averages, that sucli a disturbance as the Essick McLean affair should be raised. The players appear to have a good case and- it would seem as though the man agement should deal with them more lib erally than they seem inclined to do. The seat of tho whole trouble seems to be In the system of management In vogue In the Portland Club. There Is no question tut that Walter McCredle agreed to give Essick at least half of any pur chase money which he might receive lor him. Walter has not denied that he made tmch a deal but now Judge Mc Credie, president and owner of the clui, steps in and says that Walter had no authority to make such a deal. If the player-manager is signing players and forming the team, it would seem that the only way he could secure results would bo to have authority to make contracts. If Judge McCredle, who, of course, Is well up on bajeeball dope and keeps tab on minor league players, their lleldlng and hitting averages, their temperaments, etc., is going to step in on transactions, ine-ltably the club will be the loser. There never was a pennant-winning baseball club developed by skimpy finan cial methods. Competition in the busi ness Js too keen. There are too many magnates with money who can afford liberal salaries and can afford to live up to their contracts for a stralght-laced financial system to make good. Tortland has the best team, perhaps, that has ever been In the Coast League. It will not be here next year unless more liberality is shown the players. Al ready dissatisfaction Is displaying itself among the men, and too many good berths are open to the Beaver stars for them to care to sign again with a club where -there 1 a possibility they will get double crossed. The Oakland bunch have been putting up some good baseball this past week. Their pitchers are all In good form and the whole team has been laying Into the ball quite consistently. Hatley, on second base, has attracted attention by his shifty work. This boy has Just bro ken Into league baseball. He was last Spring a student at St. Mary's College In Oakland, where his playing attracted the attention of Van Haltren. who of fered him a trial. He handles himself cleverly In the field and at the bat he promises to develop Into another Willie Keeler. The way he gets down to first on a bunt is not slow, and neither Dono hue or McLean has a fast enough ball to kill him at second on a steal. Without doubt In this player Van Haltren has made a good find. Heltmulller, who Is playing first base for the- visitors, and Bliss. catcher, formed the battery for the Unlverstty of California in 1!3 and 1904. Just before the eecond Intercollegiate game with Stanford an 1904. they were both disquali fied by the faculty for engaging In pro fessional ball. Shortly after they fol lowed the footsteps of Giant Overall and broke into the professional game for a living. Both are popular men among the ball-playing fraternity, and considered good plavers. Overall has not been working tsteady with Chicago since Joining the White Sox. The reason for this is that Coni Iskey has a staff of clever twirlers, and with these he has been able to get away with more than his share of the games. Overall Is a good reserve man. His control has not been the best this year, and with the hard row before them, Chicago would hardly have been safe In using him against the pick of the other clubs. Now that Reulbach is out of the game with a split hand, Ovie will have to take his turn, and he will have a good chance to display his ability with e first-place club. GREATEST WALKER IX WORLD. Edward Payson Weston Is tho Lead ing Pedestrian of the Age. Dan O'Leary, the world-famous long distance walker, is a great admirer of Edward Payson Weston, whom he calls the father of long-distance pedestrian ism. "Weston less than two month ago," said O'Leary: "walked from the City Hall In Philadelphia to the City Hall In New York in 23 hours and 40 minutes, and Weston Is 68 years old. "The distance traveled was 96 miles. There are not ten men In all the 80. 000,000 people In America that can travel these 96 miles in 24 hours without arti ficial aid," continued O'Leary. "It Is not like walking In a building, but the road traversed was over high hills and through valleys." O'Leary regards it as an unprecedent ed performance, and Dan should know. Some years ago W eston walked from Portland, Me., to Chicago, a distance of over 120) miles, In 26 days. Dan O Leary met many old frlenda and acquaintances here, who were pleased to e-xtend him the glad mitt. Dan likes to talk of his pals of the misty heretofore. when he was the undisputed heel and toe champion walker of the world, and thousands used to go to Madison Square . Garden to see him perform. Charley Rowell, the English go as vou please champion, is wealthy, and clip ping coupons Is his moet violent exer cise. William Gentleman. "Leper" Hughes, Hart the negro and the other six-day men. have dropped out of sight. O'Leary enjoys splendid health, and gets over tne grouDd nearly as fast as he did 30 years ago. Jlounton Dally Post. CRICKET TEAM GOES NORTH Portlandcrs Meet Victoria Tomorrow in British Columbia Tournament. A team from the Portland Cricket Club left for Victoria, B. C, yesterday after noon, where It will enter a five-davs' tournament. In which clubs from Vic toria. Vancouver, B. C. and New West minster, B. C, will be entered. Tho Portland team has been practising for some time. It was picked after a com petitive try-out, and consists of the fol lowing players: G. W. Smith, caotain: R ' Rylance, 8. Mills. A. Sishev. J. At kinson, C. W. Lawrence. A. Fenwkk, J. Mallett, H. Cummings, P. Henderson, ( W. King and H. Shipley. Portland- will play Its first game with the Victoria Club tomorrow. Clingman Defeats Sawyer. CHICAGO. Aug. 15.-G. F. Clingman. Jr.. today defeated J. A. Sawyer, runner up In last year's National championship, In the final match for the Westward-Ho) cup. The score was 1 up in 37 holes.