THE SUNDAY"; QRECJOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY. 19, 1908.
SILER TELLS OF
DIXON
S PROWESS
Pugilistic Expert Says That
"Little Chocolate" Was
an Honest Fighter.
DEFEAT BROKE HIS HEART
Graphic Account of Colored Boxer,
Whose Colors Were lowered by
Terry McGovern and Who Died
Without Money and Alone.
In a New York hospital last Tuesday
tlfHlh claimed one of the most notable
figures that ever crawled through the
ropos of a prize ring, and In the climax
there is much' for the pugilist of today
and of the future to learn, says George
Slier, in the Chicago Tribune. George
Dixon, familiarly known in the'' heyday
of lite ring career as "Little Chocolate,-'
died penniless and practically friendless,
although when at the height of fame he
was one of the popular idols In the samt
Dixon, negro though he was. was idol
ized by followers of the sport almosL
from the time he showed his great, pugi
listic ability until Terry McGovern
stopped, nls successes and robbed him of.
his ambition.
: The lesson taught by Dixon's end is a
sad one. . Taken to the Bellevue Hospital,
In Gotham, a victim of alcoholism, there
were no 'friends to wish him recovery,
none. to offer him assistance. Those who
were hte friends in the day when he -was
a .winner and a spender of the thousands
ol dollars, were not among those present
and apparently he was forgotten. It
plainly showed that the so-called friends
who stick so closely to a successful
tighter, are the quickest to desert him at
his downfall, or after he has outlived his
usefulness1 in the ring. '
Many at His Funeral
Many of these were among the men who
After Dixon's career had ended, smother
ed his casket with floral tokens, but who
would not give the little negro the price
of food to keep him alive. There are
msinv who will say he came to his end
by his own hand; that he drank himself
to death. Whatever truth' there may be
In this can be taken as it will, but the
question is. Where were the friends who
shared the shekels he made in his
tights, after he became useless as a ring
tool? Not one of them offered him aid,
and before his death Dixon said he had
.Tnlv one friend in the world, John L.
Sullivan, who. strangely enough, ended
his fichtine career long ago.
It necm strange that one who had
helned so many others to succeed, could
i-inlm but one friend at the end. and on
every - hand the comment was free
'Where was Tom O'Rourke?"
In Inside pugilistic circles Dixon was
credited with "making" O'Rourke, in
stead of O'Rourke making Dixon, as was
believed by many of the modern follow
ers of the game. The truth is O'Rourke
did not even know how to put up his
hands when Dixon came Into the lime
light as' a fighter. Many say that
O'rfourke stuck closer than sticking plas
ter to "Little Chocolate" while he was
ft winner, but that after he was beaten
(knocked out in the seventh round) by
Terry McGovern, O'Rourke began to lose
interest in his fighter. This indifference
gradually increased until the parting line
was reached and Dixon went nis roaa
alone.
Dixon airf Honest Fighter.
O'Rourke was a plasterer In Boston
when Captain Cooko made known to him
the ability of Dixon and later that of Joe
Walcott. With an honest fighter like
Dixon and a pliable one like the "Barba
iocs Demon." O'Rourke had a strong
hand in the game, and It made him
much-sought-after man. His fighters
were good money-getters and their bat
lies brought coin into the coffers of
D'Rourke. And Dixon died penniless and
Irlendless. Strange, Is it hot, how the
lido turns?
Dixon's career in the ring is too well
known to recapitulate. He fought
hundreds of battles and won more-than
any other fighter. He was considered
the grandest, little fighting machine of
his Inches the world ever has seen. He
stacked up against any and everything,
and was a winner always until Terry
McGovern started his own meteoric
flight to the feather-weight champion
ship. . '
That meeting between Terrible Terry'
and "Little Chocolate" in New York"
not a great while before the game was
closed down In that city wa the grand
finale for'Dlxon. Dixon never had met
such a tighter as McGovern. He was
knocked out in seven rounds, but be
fore half of these were over "Little
Chocolate" had seen the handwriting
on the wall. With O'Rourke in his cor
ncr urging him on, Dixon fought as
never before, but it was no use. He
took the sledgehammer blows shot at
him bv Terry until there was no
strength left in his body, then fell help
less and beaten.
Could Not Stand Defeat.
Tt was that defeat that took all the
heart out of D"lxon. and. strangely
enough, his conqueror met the same
fate after his manv victories at the
hands of "Young" Corbett. Dixon's de
feat by McGovern turned him down the
road, the "drink route.' and brought
about his end when he was but 3
years old. McGovern s finish came
more quickly, and already he has spent
some time In a sanitarium because of
insanity. He. too, has spent hU money
with a free hand, and today, it la said
has onlv the money derived from the
benefit given him in New York a couple
nf years ago. It was that awful wal
lop handed him by Corbett in the sec
nd round of their battle the Thank'
siving afternoon that sent Terry stag
Soring down the "pike.
Through all Dixon's years of fighting
lie gained a reputation for sterling,
honesty and straightforwardness, not
any too often found In' the fighters of
' ather days, or the modern one's, for
;hst matter. In his long career, last
ng more than a dozen years. In which
. tie fought all over America and In Eng
land, he never was known to have been
party to a dishonest battle. To those
who knew "Little Chocolate-' in the
lays of his success and popularity, the
ivnuwledge he was honest will live,
even though he lias gone from the
stage;
The fighters of the present day will
do well to follow the path li) which
lKon strode, but only to the-turning
point, where the sign "Downfall" can
l. seen. Not an inch farther even in
defeat. ' - '
.'" Walcott Has stormy Career. -
The day 'after Hlxon died.' Joe Wal
'?ut, his stablemate. as he was known
while tinder-. the managerial wing of
Tom O' Rourke. 1 entered the ring to
'light Jimmy Gardner and met defeat.
.Walcott. too; has had a stormy career,
'nut there was a time.- and not so long
-. go, either, that Gardner would not
'have been, considered to .' have - had a.
chance with a fighter of the Walcott
type. His defeat makes it evident the
Barbadoes man is a "demon" no long
er. According to accounts of the fight,
which took place in Boston, the Lowell
boy had much the better of the milling
all the way and won off . by himself.
Gardner should, be given full credit lor
his victory, as there is no gainsaying his
ability., few fighters in the business to
day have the lightning fast and damag
ing left ha.nd that Jimmy possesses. He
jabs with that left so fast and often that
It is tought work for ' an ' opponent . to
beat him to It, . ..
Johnny Coulon. the local boy, is: the
real bantamweight champion. He ac
complished the feat of beating, a. boy who
previously had beaten htm in his ten
round fight with "Kid" Murphy, the lit
tle New York Italian, at Peoria Wednes
day night. The fight was. one.. of the
fastest seen m the West-in a long time
and Coulon demonstrated his superiority
In every one of the ten rounds, with, the
exception of the first, in-which honors
were about' ef-en. '- , .
..vumju 1.411 I.1CU Liie U&ni lu uic .Lianau
at all stages and -hfs victory, was fore
seen before the battle had gone hatf
the scheduled - route. The local boy has
grown rapidly in size in the last few
months and showed he - was much
stronger by the aggressive way in which
he pounded -Murphy around the ring.
The eyes of local followers of the grime
will be on Boston Tuesday night. Before
the new Armory Athletic .-Club in Bean
town on that night "Paekey McFarland.
considered one of the best lightweights
ever -turned out by Chicago, will -do bat
tle with Tommy Murphy of New York.
Murphy Is the best of his division in the
MONGOLIAN PItEASApiT RAISED
. SHIPPED
East and in reports from that section
already is touted as a winner. - ..
There Is no doubt McFarland will have
his hands full when he stacks up against
Tommy, but the Chlcagoan is confident
of coming out on top. "Paekey" already
is In Boston and training at the club be
fore which the fight is to take place. .
TRICK FOOLS THE BRITISHERS
Eagle Rigged Up as Gamecock Shows
Englishmen a Few Things.
Cockflghting is a forbidden sport,
and justly so, yet Whistler; the famous
artist, took special delight In telling
an Interesting; story of some American
sailors who visited a famous pit in a
seaport town in England. After the
champion had been decided, one of
the "Yankee" sailors remarked:
"We've got an American cock on
boardjthat can whip any bird here."
"Go, fetch 'ira on." said the the Eng
lishman, "chuck 'lm In and see. If 'e
licks one bird we have plenty more to
throw in that can lick hany blawsted
Hamerlcan bird you can fetch ere."
"All right, we'll bring one," said the
sailors.
When they got aboard they rigged
up an American eagle. After their
own "manner they painted, trimmed,
spliced, and reefed fore and aft, trans
forming the eagle to a cock.' When
ready they went ashore, and at the
pit chucked their new gamecock,
which, overcome by surprise, prompt
ly backed close to the wall. ;
"Now bring on your birds!" yelled
the sailors. -
A strutting cock was thrown into
the pit. and was another surprise to
the poor dismantled eagle. He backed
up closer attd closer to the wall, won
dering what would happen next.
The cock walked three times ma
jestically around the circle, cuffing at
his strange opponent, the eagle
pitiably abashed and bedrabbled,
crouching lower and lower and look
ing around and above him for an ex
planation of what It all meant, while
the crowd were yelling madly for the
English fighter.
The eagle made himself smaller and
smaller, but at last, finding-that he
could get gack no further nd think
ing that something was expected ot
him. stretched out his long claws as
the cock dashed at him again and took
his opponent by the neck.
Here Whistler ended, with an Imita
tion' bv motions of what the eagle did.
He stretched ont his arm. shaped his
hand like a ciaw (by this time It
looked like a real one), drew It to his
mouth, and. with one bite, pulled off
the head, as he. thought an eagle might
do it. Then he - looked blandly about
the room, as the eagle had done, at the
astonished crowd, and. said:' -V.
"Now bring on . your other birds.'
Brooklyn Eagle. - '
.Must Fight for Chess Trophy.
NEW YORK. Jan.' 18. That - Oxford
and Cambridge will be .catted ,-upbn to
defend the Rice international chess
trophy. In a match b- cable, was de
cided upon at a meeting of representa
tives of Columbia, Harvard. Yale and
Princeton held here yesterday. The
tour American universities will issue a
challenge for the trophy. .
Bowling Tourney In Seattle.
, SKATTLE, Wash.. Jan. is: Plans are
under way for the first -club bowling
tournament of the Northwest.' Teams
representing the Multnomah Club, the
Seattle Olub and the Vancouver, B. C,
Athletic Club are expected to get to
gether on the. alleys. Vancouver, has
consented and all that Is needed to
make the plan a go is word from the
Multnomah Club.
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FEWPLUNGERS NOW
Men of iron Nerves Seem to
Have Passed Away.-
PITTSBURG PHIL EXCEPTED
Former Cork Cutter Died, a Million
aire,' but Most of Those Who
Took Long Chances With For
tune Saved Little Winnings. .
Turf statisticians who have carefully
reviewed the season seem to have neg
lected the plungers, who are supposed
to have started the financial stringency
by their many coups.- which in startling
headlines added a spice to the game.
But. as a matter of fact, isn't the race
nearly extirvt?. ,
One day at the old Garfield Park
track In Chicago Frank ihaw called
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TO HOMER DAVENPORT'S FARM, MORRIS PLAINS. N.
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the turf scribes together and said: "I
don't mind it when you fellows print
a fellow's losses along with the state
ment of his winnings. That sort of
even things up, you know, and a fellow
wouldn't be chased by every creditor.
cause I'm as likely to have debts as
any one else. Now, yesterday, for In
stance, you said I won $28,000 on the
third race. That's true, but I quit the
day $22,000 loser."
Shaw was at one time the heaviest
plunger in the West and Northwest.
He would bet on the number Of hairs
n your eyebrows. But he's gone like
all the rest, says the New York World.
It takes nerve to be a real plunger.
In the olden days of open booking at
the track it was a custom with many
employes to bet $5 half their daily
salary on the first race and continue
parley- through . the card, betting
every dollar back on their choice in
every race. A former judge, now dead,
tried this' system one day and picked
six winners and was $20,000 to the
good. His choice in the seventh race
was a l-to-3 shot, but he -went to it
for his whole "pile; and It won. That's
nerve. Many with $20,000 would have
hiked it back to town and quit the
game.
Mike Dwyer was probably the first
real plunger to come 'Into public notice.
This man of iron nerve never batted
an eyelash, even- when on a close fin
ish there depended a fortune. The
chances are that Mike Dwyer had no
nerves. Or. if he did have them, his
outward show of feeling, was so re
pressed that there was no smoke vis
ible of the lire burning within. There
was no time when Mike Dwyer did
not present a -cheerful, smiling face to
his friends. Even .when half of his
body was practically dead he spoke
cheerfully of the future, and seemed
to take enjoyment In the fact that he
was existing. - v
After Mike Dwyer came George E.
("Pittsburg Phil") Smith, a young
cork cutter, who made a lucky play in
the poolrooms and finally drifted to the
racetracks. He reduced racing to a
science. Like - Sherlock Holmes, he
made observations and drew deduc
tions. "Pittsburg Phil" had a careful
ly trained corps of assistants. Nothing
escaped him. He waa not content with
the mere watching of the running of
race, but he carefully observed the
preliminary' gallops, and after a race
he- could be found .carefully watching
each horse as he came back , to the
judges. Their condition .was noted by
the plunger for future races. ;
Smith studied the science of chances.
He knew just where smart money was
being played. He knew'all the com
missioners. He knew the connection
between bookmakers and owners, It
took a cold, patient man to analyze
all these things and profit by them.
"Pittshurg Phil"' was that man. and his
vigilance never relaxed. The strain,
however, finally broke him down.
Steve L'Hommedieu flashed upon the
betting horizon and was a blazing star
tor a few seasons. j L'Hommedieu was
a .careless, loud-mouthed chap who
made big wagers on what appeared to
be Impossible chances. There was
something peculiar in the accuracy
with which L'Hommedieu landed these
big wagers as well as the way certain
riders performed in the races, so the
Jockey Club quietly Instituted an in
vestigation. which resulted in L'Hom
medieu being warned off Eastern
tracks. L'Hommedieu has since fre
quented the Western tracks, sometimes
booking, sometimes laying. He has bad
his ups and downs, but more downs
than anything else, and he i now off
the turf for good. He was ruled off at
Latonia for offering a bribe to a rider.
L'Hommedieu was. always very bitter
against the Pinkertons. who dug up the
evidence which resulted in the plunger
being barred in the East. Robert Plnk
erton, on a visit to New Orleans some
years ago, sat in Morgan's restaurant
. dining with a friend. L Hommedieu en
tcrcd. He had been drinking. He saw
Plnkerton, and swaggered up to the de
tective's table.
"I've been "looking for you." said
L'Hommedieu, fiercely. "'You did me In
the East: now I'm going to do you."
He whipped out a. gun and pointed it at
Pinkerton's head. Plnkerton never
flinched. He looked up at L'Hommedieu
and " laushed. He knew his man.
L Ho'mmedleu did not shoot. He per
mitted friends to lead htm away. The
man--who had the nerve to risk a for
tune on a horse race hadn't the nerve to
kill "the man who was responsible for his
downfall."
'. Riley Grannan is another plunger now
a derelict. The tall.- thin young man
who stood on a bookmaker's - box at
Graves end on the occasion of the mem
orable Henry of Navarre-Jjomino matcn
and bet the moneyed men of the East to
a standstill Is now content with a modest
wager-- now and then. Grannan took In
something like J32.O00 on that one raee.
He "laid only against Domino, and the
dead heat made -. him a few thousand
winner on the split.
It lias been related that Grannan was
not wagering all his own money that
day. He had with him 30,000 to bet that
Henry of Navarre : would beat Domino,
and a great- portion, of the money was
Byron MeClelland's. Grannan was quite
a plunger In- his day. He did not 'last
long. ' ...
Joe Yeager was ' another ' meteor. He
Is' a clever handicapper and a good judge
of form. He had one lucky year, but his
money.' soon melted away, and he is up
and' down, like-he elevator man.
Of all the plungers. ' "Pittsburg Phil"
was the only man to hold on to his win-
nings. He died a millionaire. Smith was
an exception, for he did not depend on
luck, but made ' speculating on races
.study and science. Washington Post.
BOSTON" MANAGER CONFIDENT
Joe Kelley Says He Will Finish In
the First Division This Year.
Manager Joe Kelley, of ' the Boston
Nationals, is out with the positive pre
diction that his team will finish' In the
first division in the' 1908 pennant-race,
Kelley bases his optimistic 'view. on the
result of the trade he made with Man
ager McGraw, of the Giants, during the
recent league meeting in thie city.
In exchange for Fred Tenny " we get
Dan McGann at first base," : says Kel
ley. "Comparing Tenney's best wo'rk
with McGann's, Tenney would possibly
have the advantage, but comparing
Tenney 'in" a Boston uniform next sea-.
son with McGann In a Boston uniform,
McGann will be of fa,r greater value to
me., jucuann is a very ciever nrst oase
man, who will unquestionably do better
in Boston than he has for the last year
or two in New 'York. His batting av
erage of .298 last. season is a splendid
performance In these days when a man
batting around .260 per cent .Is doing
well. . . ,
'Comparing Frank Bowermati with
Needham, I think the Boston club got
all the better of the deal. Bowerman
had certainly outlived his usefulness in
New York, and Is the best catcher
Boston could possibly have got.
"Dahlen began to slack up ln-vhls
work when with Brooklyn, but played
brilliant ball when he was sent to New
York. If he began to slack up in New
York it is only a sign' that the time
has arrived for another move, and now
that he has moved Dahlen may be ex
pected to be a star once more. Browne
has proved himself to be a corking
good outfielder, and he is one of th
fastest men in the game.
"All of these men- will be used regu
larly by me. ' It seems to me that by
this streak of good fortune we secured
Just the nucleus-needed to -make Bos
ton a first-division team beyond doubt
: . -' : 1 '.
PRIZES OF AMERICAN TURF
Greater Here Than Abroad, Despite j
Popular Belief to" Contrary. j
It has been the custom of English turf
men and some -Americans who have
spent a few days in Great Britain and
consequently "know 1 it all" to belittle
the amount of money- split up among
horsemen in this .'country. Time and
again ' they have told " of- the "10.000
pounders meaning- races worth $50,000
and stung the Yankee owner of race
horses with a frenzy of jealousy to think
that his path to riches laid not in Merry
England. '- -
As a matter' of fact this great excess
of English turf riches over American
prizes exists only in the imagination of
men who tell the tales. The 10,000
stakes exist, like the Ascot Gold Cup. for
instance, but he amount oi money dis
tributed, among horsemen of this country
Is much greater than that distributed in
England.
According to the English Turf Guide
(official), $2,667,450 was the sum given
away during the season of 1907.. This
amount was $40,000 less than the
money paid out by racing asso
ciations in 1906. The two million
and odd thousands represent money
horsemen received in the United King
dom. It was $200,000 less than the money
paid out by Eastern associations' racing
under the jurisdiction of the Jockey Club
here.
Hall'Walker led the English owners In
the winning list with $189,550. "James R.
Keene, in tHe East alone, won $402,000,
ATHLETEftWINNER
WITH0UTTRA1NING
Porter, the Crack High-Jumper,
Attributes His Success
to Christian Science.
S "GRADUATE OF CORNELL
Defeats Leahy, the IrlsU. Champion,
ord Religion Cured Hint
of Defective Vision.
There is one crack athlete in this coun
try who attributes his remarkable ability
as a high jumper and great success In
this specialty entirely to his' belief in
Christian Science, says the Chicago Record-Herald.
This young man is Harry F.
Porter, of the Irish-American Athletic
Club, who recently won the national high
umping championship at Madison Square
.iarden.
The devil-may-care athletes of New
York were at first inclined to ridicule the
earnest, young man from Cornell, but' as
his skill in clearing the bar became great
er and greater they found him too dan
gerous a competitor to be treated lightly.
Today he is regarded as a very promising
candidate for the American Olympic team
which will compete in London next Sum
mer. ,
Porter's belief In Christian Science is
unique in athletic history. While vegeta
rians are constantly quibbling with the be
lievers in meat diet,- while physical cut
turlsts have divlde'd into numberless fac
tions concerning the best method of de
velopment by exercise. Porter has been
the only promoter. of his faith In the vatue
of Christian Science as a method of train
Ing. . ...
While Mike Murphy, the best athletic
trainer in the world, has been telling his
pupils that they can never win unless
tbev are In condition for the event. Porter
has 'been going forth bearflg the standard
of the new faith and beating champions.
While Martin Sheridah, the champion all-
around sithlete of the world, hf-s been
winning events on his nerve, grit and
strength. Porter has been following in his
footsteps as an athlete merely by virtue
of his faith.
Porter is a 'graduate of Cornell College,
where he gained his early athletic train
ing. At Ithaca little was heard or nis
prowess. But while at college he became
convinced that Christian Science was the
proper faith and adopted it as his belief.
Since that time. Porter avers? his Hie has
in every way proved satisfactory.
'The first real demonstration I had ot
the efficiency of Christian Science." says
Porter, "was when I quit wearing eye
glasses. My eyes had always been rather
weaK. and I wore glasses for a number
of years. One day I forgot Jny glasses.
and it. occurred to me that Christian Sci
ence should furnish a cure. From' that
moment I never" wore glasses again.
concentrated my mind upon the Idea that
my eyes were becoming better and that
I no longer would need the glasses,
never felt the lack Of glasses afterward.
Porter competed for the Irish-American
Club last September In the athletic meet
of the Clean Sports League at Trenton,
N. J. He entered the high jump, and
would probably have won the event
but on one of his trials he spiked his
knee, making an . ugly gash, from
which the blood flowed freely. He con
tinued to Jump, however, but tailed to
win, because he' was unable to clear
feet 11 inches. A friend met Porter
few days later, and was surprised to
learn that he had entered another meet,
"I thought you spiked your knee,1
said the friend. "Hasn't the doctor
warned you not to jump?" .
"Oh, yes," said Porter, "I did spike
the knee, but I guess It's all right now.
After I left Trenton I relied on my be.
lief in Christian Science, and decided
that the wound would heal. I do not
know-whether it is healed, as I have
not looked at It, but I will be able to
compete. You see, I depend entirely on
Christian Science to win the event.
When I- go into a competition I con
centrate my mind on winning the Jump,
and I find that that is the best method
of making a good showing.-
"Any credit which is given for the
showing I have made in athletics should
be ascribed to Christian .. Science. An
earnest believer in- these principles must
win. and I am always trying to believe
more earnestly. Some day I'll reach the
acme of faith, and then I should be able
to beat the ohampions. -. '
As a prophet Porter was right. It was
only a short- time afterward that he en'
tered the high-Jump event In the indoor
championships at Madison-Square Gar
den, one of the other competitors being
Con Leahy, the Irish champion, who was
supposed to be a world-beater. Porter
faith in Christian Science earned him the
victory. He not only beat Leahy, but he
won'the event with the remarkable Jump
of 6 feet 1 inch; which will stand as
the indoor record until . some . better
man comes along.
- Porter is at present the traveling rep
resentative of a firm in Philadelphia. Hd
lives the best kind of a life, avoiding all
srts of dissipation, going to bed and ris
lng early, and living as regularly as pos
slble. He does not smoke or drink, an
spends little of his time outside his busi
ness. He -never trains for any event.
"Why should I train?" he asks.' "When
I go into an event I depend on Christian
Science, and if that isn't enough to make
me win. all the 'training in the world
wouldn't help me. .
OREGON TO SENIJ DELEGATES
. . . -' - i .
President Campbell Will Attend Ath
letic Conference at Walla Walla
UNIVERSITY OP ORE.-.ON, Eugene,
Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) The Athletic
Council today went on record as favoring
a Northwest college 'conference, and the
Invitation recently issued by Whitman
College for a meeting in Walla Walla on
February 7 and 8 was accepted. President
P. Lk Campbell and Carl -A. McCIain. '08.
were elected as Oregon's representatives
at the Walla Walla meeting. No Invita
tion has been received here for the con
ference called by the University of Wash
ington. .
TO PLAY IN PORTLAND NOV. 2 1
Oregon Athletic Council Decides on
Date for O. A.. C, Game.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGONV Eugene,
Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) At & special meet
ing of the Athletic Council, held here to
day, a resolution was passed authorizing
the football manager, to make arrange
ments for the playing of this year"s foot
ball game with the Agricultural College
in Portland on Saturday, November 21.
The Athletic Council went on record as
opposed to the permanent transfer of this
game to the metropolis, but. inasmuch- as
the Corvallia management had made re
peated requests for a Portland game, it
was decided to play this year's contest
in Portland by way of an experiment.
Don't Fail to Read the Following
Io you. ret unln th mom Ins tired, a
' feIlnsr deeo In your head, with hAvy
general- nense. of - weaKne.99 all over you? uoes
your hack ache? Have you a dull, never-ceasinf?
headache that when you tnov suddenly ln
qreases to a violent throbbing -pain for a fw
moments? Are you perpetually tired, with dis
inclination or either mental or physical activ
ity? Are you tortured by an extreme hunger
that when you attempt to eat turns to a loathing
of food? Io you experience hot r.nd cold
flashes up and down the spinal column, palpita
tion of the heart, sleeplessness.- extreme nervous
ness, and a constant cmving jfor something that,
you are unable to identify? Are you oppressed
at times with a nameless dread as If of some
impending, danger?
A SKRIOt a CONDITION.
If you have any of the above symptoms yoars
Is beyond doubt a case of functional Weakness,
brought on by an excessive waste of nervous
energy. The cause of your condition may. bo
due to a congested, enlarged or Inflamed Pros
tate Gland, an uncured Contracted LMsorder, or
Varicocele. X'lilecs . the damage Is repaired and
the tremendous waste of energy stopped, the en
tire nervous system becomes bankrupt; and sus
pends. It is 'imperative, therefore, that the suf
ferer from . Weakness should seek effective medi
cal aid. in the quickest possible time. !'
$'1.0
Can any reasonable man desire a more fair test of my methods than to let me
cure him first and to pay after he la well?
HKKD MY WARNING.
My heart is filled with compassion for the man who In thus misled until his.
ailment has progressed beyoad the limits of medical skill. Thousands of men
.are thus rendered hopeless wrecks, who. IF THEY HAD COME TO MIS. IN THK
FIRST PLACE would today be strong, hearty men. happy in .the consciousness .
of manly vigor. I want this warning to ring In the ears of every ailing man:
-STOMACH-IRrH;iN; Mll.lv NOT CVRK YOU. KI-KCTIC BKLTS ARE T)AN-
iKROt'8 MAKESHIFTS, .ORDINARY MKD1CAI- PRACTICE IS OF NO-AVAIT."
Onfy individual treatment of soothing, healing medicines, applied to the seat k
of the disease by a direct method that takes Into account your entire physical
condition and that provides for any complications that may exist,. can ever cure'
' and permanently restore to you the vigor and buoya'ney of perfect health.
Such a treatment I have. .
I Will Guarantee a Cure and You Can Pay.
Me When You Are Well
I have, employed this Direct Method treatment without, a single failure for.
ove 20 years in the cure of men's diseases. It is my own original treatment
and is known to no other physician. You do not take a single chance of failure ,
when you come to me for. a cure. I will guarantee a cure if I treat you. Not
-n .ordinary verbal guarantee, but a written agreement, backed up by my repu
tation of over 20 years as a, successful specialist . in Men's Diseases and the
high position I maintain in- the nedlcal world. - - . ,
Varicocele
' I cure any case thattl accept In one week's time. My treatment is a pain-.,
less one, and in most Instances the patient need not be detained a single day
froni business. There la 'no doubt or gu.isswork, but' absolute certainty of a
.thorough and lasting cure, with complete return to that degree of -health and
vigor that existed before the disease began. , , .
Stricture
My treatment for stricture Is absolutely painless, and pprrect results can b
depended uaon In every Instance. I do no cutting or dilating whetever.
Contracted Disorders .
,- Every cae of contracted disease I treat is cured thoroughly. My. patients
have' no relapses. When I pronounce a caso cured there Is not a particle of'
Infection or Inflammation remaining, and there Isn't the slightest danger that
the disease will return in" its original form or work its way into the general,
system. Some contracted diseases are less serious than others., but none. are.
too trivial to warrant uncertain methods of treatment. I especially solicit those
cases that other doctors have been unable to cure. ' .
The man who has been nosiltively cured of a. disease peculiar to his sex-,
knows that great blight has been lifted from his life. He realizes that the
stumbling-block to business and social success has at last been -forever removed.'
Having thus gained the great God-given power of complete health, he i-e-entersi
the race of life with renewed hope, ambition and courage, and with that' vim
and vigor which make victory possible in every undertaking.' This has been
the happy esperience of legions of men whom I have recently cured for life of
such a disease.
SPERMATORRHOEA. IAST VIGOR. ORGANIC WEAKNESS. STRICTCRES
SPECIFIC BLOOD POISON and PILES. I also treat and, cure oromptly and
thoroughly. . - '
EXAMINATION AND ADVICE FREE. '' '
I offer not only free Consultation and Advice, but of every case that cornea,.
, to me I will make a careful- examination "and diagnosis without charge. No.
ailing man should neglect this opportunity to get . expert opinion about hi--trouble.'
, - . - i
Office hours 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays. 10 to 1.
The DR. TAYLOR Go j
834V4 Morrison St.. Corner Second, PORTLAND," OREGON.
Whether or' not the rame wUl be played
in Portland after this year is a matter of
conjecture.
University students and citizens of Ku
gene are anxious to see the game remain
as a campus game. In fact, there is a.
general feeling here that all Intercollegi
ate games should be on -the campus of
one of the competing colleges. As evi
dence of this feeling. The Idaho-Oregon
game, -which was played in Portland last
October, has been scheduled for Moscow
during the coming-season, and for Eugene
during the season of 1909. ,
SELECT OREGON COACH SOON"
Athletic Council Said to Be Nego
tiating With Well-Known Man.
s UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugejref
Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Xo announce
ment was made by. members of the Athr
IStic Council today as to Oregon's coach
ing policy, .for next football season, al
though it is known that members of the
council spent the entire forenoon consid
ering the numerous applications" that are
on hand. It is rumored that the man
agements negotiating with a man of Na
tional reputation and that his name will
be announced within a few days.
THE DAY'S
HORSE RACES
At New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 18. Results at
Fair Grounds:
Three furlongs, purse $400 Marabea
won, Anna McGee second, Prosper third;
time, 0:36 4-5.
Six furlongs Gold Proof won. Meadow
Breeze second. Bellestrome third; time,
1:15 1-5.
Six furlongs, handicap Youthful won.
Rebel Queen second. AI Muller third;
time, 1:15 3-5.
One mile. Merchants' handicap, J1250
added Chanultenec won. Juggler second.
Jack Atkin third: time, 1:40 1-5.
Six furlongs, handicap Colloquy won.
John Carroll second, Hyperion third;
time, 1:14 2-6.
Mile and one-half Belleview won. Sea
Salt second. Louise McFarland third;
time, 2:38.1-5. .
Results at Oakland.
OAKLAND, Cat.." Jan. 18. Results:
Six furlongs, selling Mansard won. Ex
citement second, Blondy third; time, 1:16.
Three and one-half furlongs Lee Rose
won. Opulent second. El Picaro third;
time. 0:43 1-5.
Five and one-half furlongs, Clayton
handicap Burleigh won, St. Francis sec
ond. PaJeroita third: time. 1:08 l-.
One mile, Liesak. handicap, value J2440
Deutschland won. Montgomery second.
Johnny Lyons third: time, 1:43 1-5.
Mile and 70 yards, selling Beechwood
won. Margaret Randolphs second, Lone
Wolf third; time. I:o0 2-o, .
One mile, purse Judge Nelson won,
Blanche C. second. Fairy Street third;
time, 1:16 1-a.
At Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Santa Anita
Park results:
Five furlongs May Sutton won. Valley
Stream second, Velma C third; time, 1:01.
Six and one-half furlongs Rose Gal
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The leading Specialist.
Is My Fee in Any Uncomplicated Case
PAY WHEN YOU ARE CURED
won. Colonel Rob second, Duke of Bridge
water third; time, 1:19.
Three furlongs Modena won, . Frank
Clancey second, Marion Delorme third; '
time. 0:35.
Mile and a sixteenth Pretension won, -George
S. Davis second. Rapid Water
third: time. 1:44 4-5.
Two miles Ric Pnv won i . n .
second. Rip Ran third: time. a:29.
Seven furlones Phil Tcaa TX-n Un&
less second. Prolific third; time, 1:36 4-5.
One mile Damin
second. Toupee third: time. 1:39'?5
Regatta Scandal Hushed Vp.
WORCESTER " '! " t.U " ib Hi.-
National regatta scandal; in.' wiiich' t,he
officers of the local club were accused of
squandering 60 on the entertainment of
the Portland Rowing Club oarsmen two
years ago, has been hushed up. Auto
nomies ana wine are said to have cost
J125 a day. When the case came up for
trial yesterday the Judge .signed a quash
order In pursuance of the agreement of
both parties. ' --
Schaeffer Leaves California
rXrVRRSTTV rvi. rAT.TwTxrr n
keley, Cal., Jan. 18. Tne' baseball team
will suffer a severe loss this term be
cause J. G. Schaeffer has decided not to
return to college, and will accept a posi-
iivu wiin a. large construction company.
He has played on the varsity Rugby
team for two years. He was one of the
ma.inKta.VH nf thl. hfloahilf knllnn.
down the receiving end of thje battery
ticuiuiuiy.
Centralis' 55 ; Elma 18. '
ELM A, Wash., Jan. 18. (Srjceial.1 The
basketball game played here last night
between the Ceatralia High School and
the Elma Hirh School resulted In favor
of the visiting team by a score of 55 to 18.
KILLS HER ADOPtED SON
EHensburg Woman Shoots in Fit of
Insane Jealousy.
'tACOMA, Jan. 18. A special lo
the
News from Ellensburg, Wash., says: .
Prompted by insane jealousy, Mrs.
Mamie Norris this morning shot and
killed her adopted son, Thomas Murray,
as he lay sleeping in bed. Mrs. Norris
then attempted to end her own life by
eating rough' on rats. The young man
died after lingering two hours, but never
regained" consciousness. Mrs. Norris ' will
recover. 1 . ' ' '
Use Children as Teachers.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. A new type of
school ma.'am has come to rescue the
Chicago school system from the toils
of the teachers' famine, which has been
crippling its work. The age of the new
pedagogue averages somewhere around
14 years.
In scores of school rooms throughout
the city, where it has been impossible
to provide substitutes for teachers who
were absent, privileged pupils have
been put in charge of -th. rest of the
class rather than have the children dis
missed to spend the day In the street,
and the usual programme of study and
recitation periods has been carried out.