THE SPXDAV OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, JANUARY' 13. 1907.
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CARTOONIST HOLLIH G WORTH REVIEWS THE WEEK'S SPORTING NEWS
STAND BY OREGON
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Report Thai Thanksaiving
Britt Believed to Have Small
Ctiance in Ring Against
the Baltimore Lad.
Game Will Be Played With
Whitman Denied.
COLORED MAN LEADS CLASS
BOTH TEAMS WOULD LOSE
oh-winner
Vnorrtalnty of Legislation In Call-
fornla Prevents Jimmy Coffroth
From Securing Uic Battle
for San Francisco.
ST WriA O. MAC TtAK.
Tt must have ben the uncertainty of
that the California igi&liture will lo
whan it meets, on the matter of p&sslnff
ntl-prlse bills, that, ca uaod Jimmy Cot
froth to quit bidding for the Gans-Britt
fitfht PftffnAfs (a nnti ftf thA ninet fnr
tiiiu vuiuuui 10 una ul uic uivd. u
sighted fifth t promoters -in the business
nd If tt hadn't been for the uncertainty
of the game tn California, ho would have
liaa -that fight for 6an rrancisco. H
mould have given tVie purse If ha had
brm sur of pultlnr ofT th battle. Aa It
Is. Britt will Ii n tha bencdt of Coffroth'a
knowledge and management una U he lias
a rhanee' on farth to beat Cans. Coffroth
will help him land, the dIr end of the
bAnk.rotl.
Kritt may have a notion that he can
ni tViA Ralilnmre Muck. Some of Ills
very close friend s may share this boHef,
hut thin opinion 1" not shared by the DKht
fans. In the opinion of most of the fol-
lows of the tamp, EritU chances
e-salnst the champion are but a. few
liai1os better than those Merman had.
Britt n rise to the white lightweight chm-
plonstilp ra not over a route stvung Tvitn
hnrd Bluprsringr and knockouts. Most of
his victories were via the hair-line de
cision and while he met a. lot of good
bovs, we pest man nc ever lougtit Taa
BHttllnp Nelson. This battle was one o?
thn best light weljrht hattles In recant
' P - The narht between Uana and r' I -
son wa a pinK tea party compare! with
the toe-lo-loe slutrglnsr match that took
Plare mt Colma that afternoon. Thara wan
no huATSTlngr and roughliij; it In that flant.
for up until Britt received, that wallop
ftwIJ rift that Mm m-ay. ihra
wasn t a vronr! in any round that the
ho- weren't blfflnic and walloplns each
other. J it the Uans-Nolnon nglit there
wc only i tw rounos o actual ngm-
Ins-.
Britt . Game aiIi tea-.
In spite of the tact that Britt had
.fought many ring engagements, (hers was
a notion In tho heads of many of the
riftht ram that the little Oalirornlan
wasn't game. This lipht torever put such
iWilU to rest, for ho WougU the fight
to Nelson until he was knocked out.
"Whether Britt has Kone back ilnce thl.i
battle remains to be seen. If he should
hmw to brat Gaiw. Britt will be the
first phimplon who has ever regained his
lost iMurels in many- year. His only ngclit
or moment since the Colma engagement
m his little Milt poor Terry McGovern.
HHtt's showing n thin flffht was far be-
low the standard . from the prcva ac
fourits of this light. Britt was luckv to
have elocKi tne insane BrooKlynlte oil, it
must be admitted, however, that Me-
Govern, vane or insane, was rapable of
Kf vtngr any of the little fellows a hard
battle.
That ftvltt made a great mistake when
he fouitht Nelson is true. Llka other
fiKhtera. with the exception of Gans. he
held the Pane too cheap and Instead of
standing off anrl making: Nelson brine the
buttle to him, he attempted to rush mat
ters, and he did it In a style tbat best
putted .Nelson. Britt has always clam-
wed for a return battle ind he would
have f ought Nelson again, hut for the
rct that Nolan waa -ore at the Cali
fornia promoters and refused to allow
Nelson to meet Erltt. I don't ttiinK a
second meeting would have reversed the
decision of that battle, for Britt could not
hit hard enough to stop the Dane. In a
20-rounfl fight, Britt, because of his shift!
nrpp. might again get a decision, but Its
doubtful.
Gnns Is the Master
If Britt could not stop Nelson, how Is
ho poing to stop Oans in a finished fight
met their articles of agreement call for. I In
"imply 'cannot do It unless he should
happen to slip over t lucky punch. Gans
Is the white lad's master In all points of
the atuc - - W hat Is more Gans has the
sleep portion tn both or those long, snake-
like amis and Britt 18 not so clever that
he run keep Joe from hitting him on the
point that "brings home the baron. This
bring so. It Is very evident that Britt
Tvhile he vll try to win, made the match
for the money that was in it. If the fight
Ik on the level. It will be a good one.
Barring a frame-up. Joe oans will be out
to wipe out that (rKo brittle which the
vlr pulled oft In San Franciseo, while
Kritr. In addition to r-leaninsr hia record
of thin amlrcti. will be Jlsttitlnj? for the
clianiplonshlp. The battle will be settled
tn Tonipah on March 1?. and it will bring
a (treat crowd no doubt.
Etlhrr the stories from Tounit Corbatfa
training camp were a lot or lies, or that
little (tclitcr has jono back so far that
he .Is not even a fair second-rater. This
boy Murphy that beat the ex-champion
almost to death is one of the best lads In
the second division ot lightweights. lie
hss figured In many battles tn the East
and he nas trimmed tnem up as fast as
they come up and It Is not surprising that
bp came near knocking tne Denver mi
get out. Murphy will boar watching. On
hls-nast record be figures to beat all of
t he lightweights In the business save
dans,
T fere are the articles of agreement tinder
which Oans and Srltt will fight. Tt will be
aeen that the pair doi not meet at the
real ligtUwel$ht scale, for they meet a
couple of hours after weighing; in at 1J3,
'Articles for Ganit-Britt ri?rl.t.
ArtlClfS Ot agreement for the Gans-'Brltt
fleht follow:
Mad and entered Into thin 8d day of Jan-
urj, vV- D. 1 HT. at Tonopnh, N'ev., toy and
hrtTVtrn Pn 9?ltg a manager for J09 Gaiib,
ann James V Coffroth, as manager lor
James Britt.
Article 1. The iin(1e-riIcra tgree to riR
In a finish flgbt at Tonopah, Kev on March
II, Wi, under tin auspices ot the Casino
Athletic Club, for the lightweight champion
h ti of 1 hi world.
Article 2. It is agreed To box under the
Mnrnui of Cufensberry rules, and the rcr-
1 -
M-rr is to be selected ten daVi before th
dt of contest. Tn ease the contestants and
-1 1 r cannot airree on ' the ltor ten da'i
before the contest, the referee shall be se
UcicA by thi Casino Athletic Club from the
" following names: Jack Welch. George Slier,
j-c 1 1 1 - Roche. J mtw J. Jeffrli and '"B.f
Mnitanon tne aama to be paid for his crv-
Article X Content An tn agree to weigh hot
over '133 poundi two houri before entering
th rln.
1,'ontentants to bo notified by Manager
Tulev. In wrlllrj. it Uftst ten. dftyi before
turn contest, where said weighlng-ln shall
tk place. .
Article . Contestants agree to wear five-
(HIIV'O gtnvWi aiwmj to furnisn m
own gloves, which dhell meet with the
jr.jl of the "wn.no Athletic Chib'i oflTlclals.
his pponnt anl the reree. If not o r -
vva tt-o club reserves ths right to fur-
'
' "
Ifllel I CfcnUslinli urn tft permit till
ror four rolls
the knuckle: sat
bandaxra to 1s
adjusted after enteritis
ready for
tattle and subject to tn approval ot tn
referee.
A rtlcle tt. Kac4i contestant a srees to itoit
a forfeit of rtiOO for appra rs ue tn the ring
ana t9 be at welnt as stipulated in Arti
cle 1
Should either contestant fall to live uo to
s part of this acreemcnt the said 5M
shall be divided equally between the Casino
Athletic Club and the contestant lulllllliii
his part of this agreement.
Ti club a-i-ees to forrcit SOOOO to each
contestant If unable to carry out Its part of
ttic contract; tne stnkcrioiaer to pay the
same from the $23,000 purse, the balance oi
SIO.OOO to revert to thn
Article T. "J"t content en t to alio
ponent to weigh In in the nude.
Article 8. Ths club agrees to furnish each
contestant with the sum of $1000 and also
sirrees to furnish a m nailu nx for each con
testant. Article 8. The Casino Athletic Club's orrr
of $25,000 purse Is hereby accepted. ald
money to be -placed In the hands of Nre A
Ormiby'i Bank, of Tonopah, , TCev.. subject
to the referee's decision, the forfeit money
of each contestant to b placed In the. hand.
of the man Krancinco Examiner.
Article lO. Contoatantii acres to s-pllt said
puree on the basis of 60 per cent to the
dinner and 40 per cent to the loser,
Article 11. Contestants to be on ths
around, ready for tralnlntr, not later ths a
M arch n, J l0 1 . and. each aatreea not to en-
gage in any public boxing bout Tor a deci
sion previous to the date o! the battle.
Article 33. In case It is decided to take
mo v 1 i tC pictures of the contest. It is hereby
agreed that the representatives of ths Ca-
ilno Athletic Club and the managers of the
prlnci;
the o
at les
principals shall sign a contract governing
ownership and Interest In the pictures
least ten days before the contest tsKea
place,
M. M. JULEY. Manager Casino Club.
BEN' SEI.IG. for Cans.
J. TV COFFHOTM. for Rritt.
Witnesses: .
W. S. AI.UN.
HARRY M0.VAHAN.
SQUAD GAINED I X WEIGHT.
Euecne Football Team Took on Fire
Pounds to Eacli Man.
rxiVERSlTY OF OREGON'. Kucene.
Or., Jan. 12. (Special. Trainer Hayward
yesterday gave out the daily weight rec-
orcla ot tho 6 men who formed the firnt
team football squad for the season 6f
6. The figures dlacioee that without
exception every one of the 16 men showed
a positive gain in wcicht at the end ot
the season, a surprising fact, considering
that last Kail was a hard football season
and Coach Besdek put his squad through.
heavy practice almost up to Thanksglv-i
Inp, day. when training: ceased.
The aggregate weight of the aquad at
the opening o the year was 2522 pounds,
and Juat bofor the Multnomah game,
which marked the end of football, the
same squad of 16 weighed 2605 pounds,
which represents an average gain of five
pounds per man.
In tho latter part ot October, when tho
prActice work was most severe, some of
the squad members lost weight for a
time, but the trainer lightened, the work
according to the reeds ot each, man ana
no one waa over-trained
The weight records show that 'Training
is harder on the light players than on
tUe heavy men, for giants like Mouiicn,
Scott and McKlnney sained steadily.
while the llghtweichts. Captain Chandler,
Latourette and Kuykendall, showed a
tendency to oe over-trained.
Naturally the Wff men showed the
greatest dally variation in weight.
Ing the games and In some of the
severe practices some ot the men lost
Ave pounds.
pound, in
and In one
e course of
ease seven
. aS-mlhuta
practice.
More often than not a college team
IS
over-trained." particularly tn the Xorth-
west, where the coach looks after 1
physical condition of men aa well as tb
football training;. At Oregon and
Washington this work li divided between
two men, the trainer and ' coach, each
absolute in his sphere. The trainer is
at liberty to say how long and under
what conditions the men shall train, and
the coach
itrlctly an
Instructor In
football. -
The excellent
condition
which the
Oregon team nnunca the mm reflects
credit on the ability of Trainer Hayward.
?feglig;eiice Costa Rail-way $500. .
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C.
Jan. 11
serious offense has been
by the Canadian Northern
Railway unintentionally to His Majesty's
mail. The. railway oomuAny overlooked
the hitching on of the marl car near
Edmonton fcently and a One of S500 has
been imposed.
HDRTHWuT. MAT
SEND ! ATHLETES
Bert Kerrigan Has Plan for
Participation at James-
town Exposition, .,
STRONG TEAM AVAILABLE
Winning Aggregation. Conld Tt
ricked From Four Xorthwcstcrit
States, It Is
tfte Aid
Bel leted , Without
of California.
II. W. Kerrigan, who went to Athens,
reece. with the American track team
nd who was recently appointed one of
ie National Committee on Sports for
the Jamestown Exposition, has under
Hislderfttfon a plan for the organization
' an All-Northwest track " team to send
' Jamestown during the coming Summer.
The plan is to send ten or 13 or the
best athletes In the Pacific- Northwest.
With Oregon. Washington. Idaho and
Montana Universities to draw from, be-
Bides Multnomah and Seattle Athletic
Club, a strong team' could be organized.
'riia txpense of ouch ft- move would be
heavy and the funds would nave to be
raised by popular subscription largely.
Arrangements would have to be perfected
at Jamestown and- with. the A. A. TJ.
Through a local quarrel between the
Irish-American and the New York Ath-
letlc Clubii, a law was passed prohibiting
any athlete from representing both a col
lege and a club. " This law was very un-
juet, especially to the . "West where the
clubs are compelled to draw on the col
leges for their men and It will prnvi
disastrous to amateur athletics all oe
the country if it is rigidly enforced. Thi:
would prevent eiicn crack athletes as Dan
Kelly from
might keep
track team.
representing any club and
him ofT tho AU-Northwejt
Bert Kerrigan to of the opinion that
the law, while it may keep college men
off the club teams, could not bo used to
prevent the college man from represent-
ins Ms state at the Exposition. An Ait
Xorthwest team, would be no orBaniw
tion in one sense -of the word and each.
man conld repraaent his collee Indi
vidually and still be counted as a mem
ber of the Northwest track team. Tha
ruling will probably meet with such bit
ter opposition tbat it win not be enforci
Sortlwest Can Go it Alone,
A project of organising an All-Pacific
Coast team waa talkd of for eome time
but- the -help of the Golden state is not
neeM There are very few track men
In California. If any, who could cotnpet
with such men aa Kelly. Smith son and
JklcJ-CInney. The action of Trainer Waltei
Christie of the University of California
!n doing everything possible to discredit
the great record of Xan Kelly, of Oregon
lias aroused a, feeling of bitterness amotii
the Oregon students against the Southern
University. Tt is probable that Christie
Is Just a little Jealous of Trainer "Bl
Hayward who was formerly his asslstai
II ttie Callfornlans had shown the
proper spirit they would have been glad
to see the world's record, for the 100-ya.nl
aprlnt sro to a ooaat man. Ollle Snedlgrar
13 the idol ot the California Vinlverslty
and students of that institution maintain
that he is swifter than Kelly. His best
record, however. Is lO seconds. Should
Kelly and Snedigar meet during the
coming year, tha Berkeley students fill
probably discover that their Idol re
sembles an ice wagon bee I do Kelly in the
cprinte. Those who have seen both men
perform say there is no comparison w
tween them. Gordon Moores Is aa fast.
if not speedier, than Snedlgar.
Should an All-Northwest team bo
roilZCdi Trainer William Hajrwara irW
be the unanimous choice for trainer while
Bert KerrlRftn will without doubt
chosen to manage the team. The folic
Ing men are possibilities for the proposed
team: In the lOO-yard dun. Dan Kelly
of the Vntverwlty of Oregon holds the
world's amateur record of ft 3-5 seconds,
axtd will perhaps be tha strongest man on
Z. OO
Washington
also strong in tlw long-distance runs,
Smith son of Multnomah Club, and for-mea-ly
of Oregon AstI cultural ColleR
who was counted on for so much, has
gone to Mre Dame college ana win not
appear In the Northwest this year.
Moore of Oregon Is also good for lO
seconds in the loo-yard dash.
In the itt-yara flash about we -ame
men as. In the 100-yard dash would be
uaad. as thy are all amonar the faMcst.
and Kelly tied the world'a record In the
Pacific Northwest Association meet at
Spokane W June. His time was 51 1-5
seconds. Carey. of the University of
Montana, la 'a. lO-second man In the !Of-
yard dash, and has come close- to the
world's record in the 220 dash.
Strong In Distance Runs.
. In the 440 dash, Greenhaw, of O. A. C,
ha a record of &1 seconds. Pridcaui, Of
Oregon, has a. record of 51 1-5 seconds.
Hex Smith, of Washington, la good for
about the same - time. Fawcett, of Ida-
ho, has a record of 52 seconds and Peter-
eon. of Iacinc university, is good tor tne
distance In 51 2-5 seconds. Cox, of Whit
man College, has a record "of 61 seconda,
and It is thought Ho can raaKe even tetter
time this year.
For . the 8SO-yard da-rti. a number of
good men can be selected. Green haw and
Devon, Doth or O. A. c, and eniriey
barker, tt Washington, are fell flblft to
cover the
Rdmunaon
tooth, fast, i
not known.
In tho mil
gon, T2d mu r
and Parker,
cover the distance in two minutes fl
Rdraunson and Matthews, of Idaho,
tooth, fast, alt hough their exact record
In tho mile run. DeVoIt. Trowel 1. of Ore
gon. Edmunaon and Matthews, of Idaho.
and Parker, of "Washington, hold recorda
of 4 minutes and 40 seconds. By hard
training1 there are a number of cprlntera
who can lower this record. In the high
Jump, Rex. Smith, "Washington ; Louns-
berry, Willamette, and Dan Kelly, of Or-
ecron, are each able to clear the bar at
6 feet and lO Inches. ' Grant, of Seattle
Athletic Clu1, and Kerrigan, of Multno-
mah,-should both be nble to clear reet
without much difficulty.
I'nn Krllv holds the Coast record in the
broad iump of 24 feet 24 inches. Smith.
or Washington, la good lor a reet.
Gilbert, of Multnomah Club, who e now
at "Vale, and will be back during the Sum
mer, has cleared 12 feet in the pole vault.
Moullon, of Oregon, is good for 11 feet and
3 inches. There ar4 a number of other
pole-vaulters who can be developed into
re co rd-breakera .
Smitlison holds a record of 15 2-5 seconds
In the 120-yard hurdle, while Moores Is a
close second, with 16 fiat. Moores holds
the record of 25 2-S seconds In the 220-yard
hurdles.
McKlnney, of Oregon, holds the North-
west record In the ehor-put, which is -4ft
feet h inches. I-tug. of Oregon, has out
the shot 42 feet and S Inche. while ire-
Donald, or Seattio Athletic Club, has a
record of 43 feet.
In the hammer throw. McDonald - and
7.achariHn, of Oregon, both have records
better than 142 reet. Hug has a record of
122 feet and McKlrtney has thrown the
hammer iao. -With good coaching it 1s
thought - MoKlnny -can eauily beat the
Coast record in the hammer throw and
the hot put
With such
trainer 11 Ice t
tions Of the
With such a bunch of
trainer like Hayward. thei
tions of the country that could send out
wen a formidable Aggregation, Kelly can
probably defeat any sprinter in the -world
today and the North western era could be
figured on to take a number of other
first place It is hoped that th project
will recelvft hearty support, so that the
western athletes will have an opportu
nity to compete with the Easterners.
Tng-of-War Tournament.
Probably one ot the- greatest Tug- of
War Contest ever held upon the Pa
cific Const will occur early In March.
Every nation will be represented, and
from the number interested In the
sport, it will be a great success from
an athletic standpoint. The various
teams are already fully organized and
eng-ased In practice. The prises are
gold and silver medals to be awarded
to the winners by such well-known
men as George Lewis, referee; Ernie
Glutsch. timekeeper, and J- "K- Kel ley.
John Ecklund, Alexander Donaldson,
August Qlutscn, John Rometscii, -pr,
William T. Eisen. Theodore Troutman.
William Jaeobson. John McOllvary, Ed
ward Mattrileien, John KenecKe, , J
Ctirlstenscn, Pan Murphy, Enare Ceaer
bourgh. H. J.
quest, are The
Lansroe and C. B. Bor-
Judffea already selected.
Will Mine Borax sear, surer Me
SILVER LAKE. Or.. Jan. 12. W. T
Smith. wbo recently platted the new
towtislte of Swan Jlty, this week tiled on
x borax mine. He says the wraly Is un
limit
d.
as eaVh year m-hen the water of
I the
ve a new deposit
ot
8u
to nm
BRITT 15 CERTAIN
TO GET
an Francisco. Pugilist Will
Profit Even if He Does
L056 to Gans.
TONOPAH WILL GET CROWD
Special Excursions "Will Be Run and
Bay City Fans Will Be at Ring.
aide Mike Flaber Will Or
ganize ctJ Iyengue.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
8AJJ FRANCISCO. Jan. 14. (Special
correspondence.) Well. after the usual
amount Of talk, the. Brltt-Gana match
has gone to Tonopah, vnere it was ex
pected to bo all the time. I doubt if
Jimmy Coffroth bad any arrest, desire '
see the match take place here, even
though he did prrer a ?s5,-w purse, with
a $1000 training expense for each man. It
looked very much as If James Waldorf
figured that he could boost the price
a bit In Tonopah. "When he found that
h could not do so. ho readily accepted
the offer. The runny thing- of the whole
affair la that the men have signed to
fight March 17, St. I'atrlcK- day. Th
day of the week escaped attention until
after the articles had teen sinned, when
-It was discovered that the seventeenth
Ot March comes on Sunday. It is juet
possible that Sunday will suit Manager
Riley to a "T." According to the local
sports, nowever. Ttiley will donotless
either put the match ahead a day or have
It take place Saturday afternoon.
If Britt loses,
good loeer, he
and be looks to be a
rill have added some
rnnnfiv tn his TJUrSS. The StflKO 18
of -which 15.000 will go to the winner and
elO.OOQ- to the loser. In addition, the men
will receive 10OO each for training ex-
penses . and a gymnasium m which to
work. Rest assured that the $1000 will
rnma close to- coverlnir James Edward' s
expenses while he is in Tonopah and that
thC MOW Will be all Clear pront. Jimmy
and Coffroth. after several days spent at
the sprlnss at Byron, will leave for Tono
pah next Tuesday to select training quar-
ten?! The itlatowner will then return to
gan Francisco and go to Tonopah fflf hlS
actual tralnlnjf work atoou t the middle
or Fetruarv, which will arive him all ot
a month to get Into condition for his
match with GatiS.
While the wise ones think they can
already pick a -winner, the scrap la bound
to be a bite drawing-card, and San Fran
cIboo Is sure to be well represented, Riley
was shrewd when he Rot Britt. The pa
pers here already are booming; the match
and will continue to do - Special ex-
eurslons to Tonopali are being planned
out this far in advance of the fight, so
that a rood share or the iportlng pop'
lation will be on the jfrmmd the day the
flgnt takes place.. While nothing has
been settled defln
the match will tj
noon as that Is
flg-nt iir Tonopah.
...-.
The Question of the hour with the San
Francisco baseball people Is what Dava
DUgflale IS going to ao about accepting
the franchise of the Seattle team In the
Pacific Coast Ijeague. There is more in
terest a mons the powers that be than is
generally admitted, j. cai. Ewmg, who
is looked upon as the Dower ao far as
this state is concerned, said the other
day that the entire affair had been.
placed in. the hands of JTudere McCredie,
of Portland, fof adjustment ' While It
Is conceded that Judge McCredie Is same
enougch to put a team in the field if no
eupporter appears for Seattle, it is reit
that tt vould be a bad move, for one
man to have bo much to do with two
clubs. It is understood here by thta time
that Dugdale Is the strongest man that
could be secured, and the orriciaig or the
league are anxious to have htm come into
the fold.
Xbe San Franclsoo Baseball Club has
1
jqvmes
ucuo sm. aJ-i . ii -waa o eeiuco oy i
Oleaeon, Mo is representing" Bwins win
Danny Long,
who will manage the team.
that It Is z-i e
Rooms have
ry to hai- headoua
been secured, and when
formation Is wanted, there will be a place
to secure It. Instead of hanging around
cisrar-store corners until the proper party
comes to the front. That la a little more
business liKe man bajebnii etrairs nave
been for some time, anrl the men who
write baseball will certainly appreel
the chasKa It no one else does.
There Is a chance that the Oakland
Club will not have.lo find new erntinrla
this comlnjc season. The Id or a Parle peo
ple Intend to put In a chutes, simitar t
the one at the San Francisco chutes
and needed the ground. It is found (II f-
f I cult, however, to secure the necessary
structural iron for the build Ins. anarl so
the baseball people may be undisturbed.
They are ready to move, if necessary, as
grounda have been picked out near the
racetrack.
The baseball Itch has struck Mlk Fish-
er once, more, I presume that his store
on Fillmore street, where he peddles dr-
9. has not been the paying; venture that
expected, as he has announced his in-
tentlon ot going into Kevada ana start
ing a baseball league, of whicb Tonopah
and Oolclilela will be a part. Flnhr
makes a srood hit at the start, and may
Interest some ot tho millionaire mine
ownerg In his gcheme. Uo had netter
tie them up to a five-year contract,
for be -will wear ont his welcome at
the end ot a season, and then they
would be ready to send him down tha
Reject ew Athletic Rules.
CTTTCAGO, Jan. 12. Modifications in
athletlo recommended to the collenres
composing the IntercolelRlate Confer-
ence for adoption at tha annual meet
lnjr here in December were today de
feated at a special session of the eon -
renc. Representatives from all the
"biff nine" schools were present. This
action means that Middle Western col
lege athletics will remain as tbey were
last year.
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ers experimenting?
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16-H. P. light touring car, detachable tonncau lZod
20-H. P. lijrht touring car, detachable' tonneau, hollow dash,
94 inch wheel base, multiple disc clutch, lonpr. shapely hood.
and ft car that will take five people anywhere that on au
tomobile can pro, and at the same time, with trie tonneau
detached, makes a nobby higfa-povered runabout. Don't
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Don't experiment just buy a Reo, in which the experimenting
has been done. Above prices F. O. 13. Portland-
Agents wanted throii0li Oregon and Eastern TTasnington.
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Oistributor for Reo and Ford Cars for Ortpon and Eastern Washing-
ton. 47X Yamhill St., Portland, Or. 718-20 Front
Street, Spokane, Wash.
Board of Directors of Muitnoman
Club Contradicts Rumor 1h.at
Football Relations With Uni
versity Will Be Severed.
Tt has been reported that Multnomah
Club and the University of Oregon were
on the point ot severing athletic relations,
dropping the annual Thankf-givine day
football game. On a thorough ami careful
investigation this report has been round
to be Molly without foundation,
So far as t he clubmen a re concerned .
the financial part could he easily a r-
ranffed, but no team, with the exception
of Seattle Athletic Club, could bs swumI
that could even make a showing against
them. The suggestion that Whitman Col-
lege cr pome other inland college team i?
secured to fill the date In ridiculed by thn
clubmen. "While the . Wahlnsrton State
Colleg. made a claim to the Jorthwec
Championship, the claim Va not regard
ed rlo!tly. And every football authority
muAt know that Oregon Is the only col -leve
In the Nortlrweet that .! 1 rl or fver can
make a showing against Multnomah.
The board of directors at their regular
meeting last night vehemently denied that
an- mit-h move had ever heen merit lone I
to them. One member of tho board o Id
mat tile cluo stood ready to sign a on-
tract with Oregon for the next five an
nual Thankttgiving tranien and hi
gestiort was heartily adopted bv the others
present. "II any eurn movo if comem-
plated It Is from Orejron and not tli
club." said another. They also wished thn
report denied that the prment mariHgor
Of the rlUt? hftU n Instructed to arrange
a schedule of srame for next season. This
will not be done till a new manager is
elected.
The board expressed the most friendly
I ill. !l. . ..I M... lUl
mg fof tne university ana say uiai
any statements comicR from Multnomah
Club that are unfriendly to Oregon o-r
without authority.
Rfloons from tlio university arc mat
nothing was known of such a move until
the Btory came fro m Portland that JWIult
no mail would cancel the same with Ore-
gon and substitute Whitman College. T'w
feeling at Eupene is very friendly for
Multnomah since the srenerons treatment
accorded the collcftians liere Thankast"liiie
day, and there is no desire on the part or.
students or acuity to even con
i eg t Ion of cancellin
he annual same
with the clubmen.
C. iN. Mc Arthur, an
Oregon
graduate
who rduos In this city, comon out strong-
ly
favor of the annual ThnnksKlvlnpc
sa
between. Multnoniah and Oreiton.
Mc Arthur Is perhaps the bet au-
Mr.
thoritr on the subject and lid ridlculw
the idea
that Orecon contemplates any
change
ftramme
ITo has been a graduate mm-
ber oi the athletic council or the ym-
verslty of Oregon for a number of years
and is reliably inlormed as to the situa
tion at Kugene.
"Tlrcre is absolutely no truUi in tho
report that the manaKcmont of the Or-
ron team con tern pi a tea the aban don me n t
of the ThanksRlvlnR frame with Mull-
nomah," eatd -Mr. Mc Arthur last night.
"The g-ame Is the big- social and athletic
event of
the year here In the "Paclflc
Northwei
It would
t and any attempt to abandon
meet with general disapproval-
Portland, and In fact, all or Oregon, loolis
forward to this rame and a very larjte
majority of Oregon nturtf n ta and al unirl
and other friends of the toam are strongly
In favor of it,
"The feeling between Oregon and Mu!t-
nomah is al toilet her friendly. Several of
Multnomah's best track men are Orcein
students and Oregon men have or(cn
helped the club In football frames acalnst
outside clubs. I do not Relieve Multno
mah Is thlnKlna; of substitutlna; Whitman
or any other team for Oregon, Such re
ports are nothing; more than ld!a posslp.
Or Aaron is the only eollesre In the 1'aolrtn
Northarest that glvsa Multnomah an '
hind of worthy competition year In ami
year out. As the varsity team Is crttliij
a little stronger each year the frames of
the future promise to be more hotly con
tested than those of the past.