The Sunday Oregonian., September 13, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 6, Image 42

TENNIS STARS WHO PLAYED IN LOCAL TOURNAMENT LAST WEEK
PAPKE'S VICTORY.
GREAT SURPRISE
A CONSISTENT RECORD FOR A GOHSISTEHT CAR
Fight Fans Almost Universally
Had "Doped" Ketchel
to Win.
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Tameness of Attell-Moran Fight
Was Disappointing to Patrons,
Bad Hoped for Exciting
Mix-up.
BY HARRT B. SMITH. -SAN
FRANCISCO, Cal.. Sept. II.
(Special.) One big aurprlse. one disap
pointment and one scrap In which the
expected happened was about the way
vou can size up the results of one of
-the blgrgrest fight carnivals that has
been witnessed in California or any
other Btate for many a day. The up
heaval In Los Angreles, the defeat of
Stanley Ketchel by Billy Papke, was the
surprise. The extremely tame fight be
tween Abe Attell and Owen Moran,
which went 2 rounds to a draw, was
the disappointment, and the beating
that Gans took for 21 rounds when Bat
tling Nelson met him on Admission
dar was the expected.
All In all. It has been a good week for
the fighting game, approximately 150.
0f0 having been spent by the fans in
San Francisco and Los Angeles, gathr
ered to witness the big matches, ac
cording to the announced attendance
in each case. This looks like a big
cum of money, btit as a matter of fact,
the two San Francisco fights were dis
appointments from a financial standpoint-
Attell and Moran drew $13,000.
where Promoter Coffroth figured that
the receipts would go $18,000, and on
top of that Gans and Nelson ran to
$18,000, where it was figured to a cer
tainty that they would beat their
Fourth of July record of $24,000.
Some say that the first fight knocked
the second, but the chancea are that
there was a little too much 'scrapping
for the average fan, which would ac
count for the decrease In the sale of
tickets for the contests. It is some
money, however, when a town of San
Franclsco'a size gives up $31,000 In
three days for two pugilistic encoun
ters, and the fighters should appreci
ate the fact that they are doing very
well.
Los Angeles Receipts Heavy.
Los Angeles reported that the re
ceipts of the Papke-Ketchel . fight
reached $18,000. There is a chance
that this report has been stretched a
bit, but there was, to say the least, a
good crowd on hand, and the fans had
a good run for their money.
Of the two fights in San Francisco, the
Gans-Nelson contest waa by long odds
the best to see. While It is true that
Gans never appeared to have a chance,
he made spurts on occasions that brought
to mind the Gans of old. His strength
would ebb away, however, and when
forced to clinch by the relentless Nelson,
would receive the worst of the punish
ment. He took it gamely, however, and
stayed long enough to save the money
he was betting that he would last at
least 20 rounds. It Is common property
that Gans and his manager were betting
their money that way and in addition to
the $5400 that Gans received, they must
have won a nice little chunk.
Joe looked a beaten flihter almost
from the start. Nelson could reach him
with left hooks that soon cut the eye of
the colored boy. and set him to bleeding
at the mouth. The Dane was not marked
until the loth round, and then was only
cut slightly about the mouthy He was
never worried, and although Gans gave
him a tougher fight than on the Fourth
of July, it was far from being an equal
contest.
Gans Has Had Enough.
There can be no question now that
Gens has gone back. He says so himself,
and adds, further, that he will go to his
home In Baltimore and try to forget
fighting. He realties that he went to the
well once too often. He says that he has
plenty of money to keep him and that he
has no need to worry.
The future movements of Battling Nel
son are problematical. It Is more than
likely, however, that he will accept an
offer for a theatrical tour of the East.
His manager. Wlllus Brltt, Is now dick
ering with Eastern firms. Nelson eays
he Is willing to fight, but feels that he is
entitled to enjoy the fruits of his victory.
Sports Condemn Attell.
There is little that can be said of the
Attell-Moran fight. The draw decision
wu good, but Abe has been roundly
toasted by the critics for his failure to
assume the aggressive. For the most
part. Attell Just stalled through the
contest, letting Moran do all the lead
ing, while he countered. It is the gen
eral Impression that had Abe taken a
chance he would have won easily.. But
Abe Is one of the cautious boys who
do not believe in taking chancer. It
will be some time before public opinion
stands for him In the ring again In
San Francisco, and he will pay dearly
for his conservatism.
Moran Is credited with doing his best.
He Is a tough boy, but hardly a match
for Attell, if the Hebrew champion
cared to force the issue. Now Owen Is
out with a challenge to fight Attell 45
rounds. The latter says there Isn't a
"chance. He says he will never, no
never, fight anybody more than 25
rounds. Which means that the pros
pects of a return engagement between
the pair is of a remote possibility.
While we in San Francisco did not
see the Papke-Ketchel fight, it was the
biggest surprise of the year in pugilis
tic circles. The same men fought 10
rounds In Milwaukee, and Ketchel,
after scoring a knockdown in the
Bret round, had all the better of It.
San Franciscans who saw the contest
said that Papke was afraid of Ketch
el. When this Los Angeles match was
made they laughed, and the betting
was Immediately forced to 10 to 3. At
that price nobody wanted the Papke
end, and there was no betting in this
city.
News Hardly Believed.
And when the result was announced
during the progress of the Attell-Moran
fight, no one could believe it. They
figured there must have been aome
mistake. But not so. Papke did to
Ketchel In Los Angeles Just what
Ketchel had done in Milwaukee. He
caught him the first round and
knocked him down five times. He kept
that up and for 12 rounds "Mr. Ketchel
took such a beating as he had never
before received.
There have been reports that Ketchel
was seriously ill aa a result of the pun.
ishment received. This was denied
later. but Ketchel's manager, Joe
O'Connor, who has returned to San
Francisco, says that Stanley will not be
able to fight until after the holidays
at the earliest.
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HAYES CHALLENGED AGAIN
STANDS TO WIN $5000 IF HE CAN
BEAT SHRCBB.
ENGLISH VIEW 11F RAGES
SIOTOR-BOAT EVENTS ARE DIS-
CrSSED BT LONDON PAPER.
British Sportsmen Urged to Make
Special Effort to Land In
ternational Cup.
r. TCrltlnh rhnllen erer a the
TCViBAiAv-CMiiev rA the Dtalmler II.
for the international motor-boat cup are.
of course, back In England now ana man
lm final np.nani tin fnr the Olvmplc
races." says the Motor Boat, of London,
August 27. ana It nas, ineremre,
.1X1. t 4ir.ua. .Via ra 1n nil ItS
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aspects with those who actually took part
in It. As the outcome of one such con
versation we are able to dispose entirely
of a suggestion put torin oy seTcmi y-
pin nai liiw icxw n " . m "
been run on Saturday, and that it was
only postponed because or tne iu
then prevailing were not suited to the
Dixie II. -
"The sea was really rough, ana mougn
. . - . i , pijji MnU VtttvA faf4A
i. ..I., .inw it vmiM tint tinvA been safe
to drive her at full power. In fact, the
conditions were sucn tnat ine rw ""u
. 1 1 l.n..& xu. nnatfinnMl at fnntft
Carlo, or, probably, anywhere in England,
Quite irrespective ui me h"
Ilea or any oi tne cmicu' -
readers we know will, like ourselves, be
v..n i . tn hpnr this more esDe-
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dally as the Olympic games have certaln-
ly not aone mucn 10 ""k,u"
u . . .v.. .nnrttnv aAtlnnS Of the tWO
DCLwcen um Bpu,""e -
nationa. Any further contretemps would
very posslDly nave aeau a di iuua mu"
to international sport, and we cannot.
. . ,(rnnvlff PTnTlhflfillft the
inerciuivi .
fact that the Imputation referred to above
Is entirely wunout jubuhwuh. no
tional proof of this, we have the assur
ance of one who went out in a 160-foot
boat to inspect the course, and In pro
cess of doing so, when running quite slow
ly three seas were shipped. It is not.
therefore, difficult to imagine how a
racing boat of exactly a quarter the
length would have fared under the same
conditions.
'There Is room for much speculation re
garding the future of the contest. It will
be admitted that Wolseley-Slddeley has
proved the best 40-footer of the year for
European racing where a good deal of
knocking about always has to be put up
i.t- a i. v.o- !.. Yati nrnvejl that an
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entirely different type can be built that to
better sultea to me pecimmij
conditions met with in American waters
the Dixie type, in fact. Now we are con
vinced that a Dixie H. could not have
raced at Monaco last April in the 60
kilometers event, and It follows, therefore,
that to 'lift' the B. I. trophy a challenger
must be built for that special purpose
and not with a view of going the round
of all the principal home and Continental
meetings.
"To go to the expense of building a
boat more or less unsuited to the condi
tions prevailing in this country, in the
hope of winning one race Is, we know, a
great deal to ask of even the greatest
that aome prominent marine motorist will
come forward. Of unrestricted races
there Is not likely to be any dearth next
year, but it is a special boat that Is
wanted, and any one who seriously under
takes the production of such a craft will
be doing an Inestimable service to the
sport. Had the trophy been brought back
this year five American challengers
would at once have been forthcoming,
and, though such a pitch of enthusiasm Is
too much to expect In thia country, we
do not think that this appeal to the pa
triotic instincts of British sportsmen will
be made in vain."
American Motordom
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chaied by Pasadena, Cal.
The fli-Bt steam taxlcab In this country
has Just been placed In use at Boston.
The good roads campaign in Alabama was
launched at Mobile with a meeting that
was enthusiastic over the proposed work.
Motor artillery Is to be the military ma
chinery of the future, for It will travel
faster and longer ana witn rawer men mu
that now In use.
Of the 154.000 miles of good roads In the
fnlted States. Indiana has approximately
2M.OO0 miles, leading all the other states
by a good margin.
The City Council of Yoakum, Texas, has
appointed a committee to ascertain the
cost of installing an automobile system In
the fire department.
An automobile board of the District of
Columbia, composed of salaried officials of
other departments, has asked that compen
sation be allowed It for Its work.
The motor vehicle register of California
Just given out by the Secretary of State
for July shows 538 cars licensed during that
month besides 85 transfers of ownership.
The "square deal" plan In use In Massa
chusetts is to be adopted by the police com
missioners of Dover. N. H., so far as It can
be consistently with the New Hampshire
speed laws.
Work Is still beirig done on the Interstate
road from the New Mexico line to Trini
dad In Colorado. This to be a portion of the
highway between the Yellowstone Park and
O&lveston.
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Since Worcester, Mass., voted no license,
taking effect In May last, motor parties
that used to stop there give the city the
go-by now, the hotels feeling the difference
more than any others.
It Is proposed now to have every member
of the Motor Chemical Engine Company at
New Bedford, Mass., understand how to run
the machine, so there will be no time when
it can be without a driver.
Constable F. W. Buchanan has given up
trying to enforce the epeed law on the new
state road at Owasco Lake, near Auburn,
N. Y., saying it Is of no use when so many
are opposed to the law as it now stands.
The crusade to save the streets of Colum
bus, O.. that started with a fight against
the dripping of oil from automobiles, has
now gone farther and taken directions that
will help the motorists who were the first
to be hit.
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Builders of closed bodies for automobiles
report that they are having more than the
ordinary amount of work for this season
which seems to Indicate that a good many
persons are preparing to use their ears all
through the Winter.
A motor traction engine of the "cater
pillar" type Is being tried out en the aque
duct work near Los Angeles, and it is ex
pected to haul T0.OO0 pounds over a 6 per
cent grade, which is more than 100 mules
would do In the same place, for the ground
Is very bad.
The double levy en commercial motor ve
hicles and garages at Chicago, through the
occupation and wheel taxes, have been
somewhat reduced by the City Council, de
creasing the wheel tax and relief will prob
ably be granted those who had paid the fees
before the reduction was made.
A recent decision of the Massachusetts
State Highway Commission says: "The
operator of an automobile will be held re
sponsible for the safety of other users of
the highway even when he Is guilty of no
gross carelessness or recklessness, but an
accident happens through his Inadvertence
or his failure to recognize the conditions
of the .road or te operate properly In an
emergency." .
Winner ot Marathon Invited to Race
Champion Long-Distance Pro
fessional at Any Distance.
Another challenge for a race between
Tniin tiivm winner of the Marathon
race at the Olympic games in London,
and Alfred Shrubb, the professional dis
tance runner, has been added to the one
Issued recently by Arthur Duffey, one
time amateur champion 6prlnter. By
accepting the challenges and racing
Shrubb, Hayes, If he defeats the English
man, can win $5000. Duffey has chal
lenged Hayes to race Shrubb for $2500 a
side, -and now one Arthur 9mith says he
and a party of clubmates will bet $2500
more that Shrubb can defeat Hayes in a
race of any distance from two miles to
26-
The following letter, received yesterday,
sets forth Smith's challenge:
To the porting Editor New York World
Dear Sir: A party of friends and myself
are prepared to bet $2500 that Alfred
Shrubb. the English runner, can defeat John
J Hayes, winner of the Marathon, in any
kind of a foot race from two miles to -a.
No one gives more credit to Mr. Hayes for
winning the Marathon than I do. and as a
true American sportsman I congratulate
him and all the other athletes of the Olym
pic team. .
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he is not the best In the world by any
means. Alfred Shrubb is. I saw Shrubb
run Ave miles against Sam Myers and Frank
Kanaly, or oston. ine laner w xw
fesalonal champion of America. Myers and
Kanaly ran two and a half miles each
and Shrubb easily defeated them by about
800 yards.
I saw him run against three men at the
t. . . ti I . i- . - oi-i, 1 d.l TTall In .
fine relay race. He left the track to change
nis snoes. came c&ch tnu .......
ISO yards. After the race I asked Kanaly
his opinion of Shrubb and he said he was
a freak and a wonder. Duffey Is willing
to stake $2500 on Shrubb for a race with
Hayes from five to 25 miles.
We'll add the same amount and also bet
mat enrUDD can Deal r.
a ten-mile relay race, winner to take all.
Allow me to remain yours. .
ARTHUR SMITH.
Address Hotel Marlboro.
LEEVER TELLS OF A RETORT
Youthful Scholar Slakes Unexpected
Reply to Visitor's Query.
Sam Leever, the steady and reliable
pitcher of the Pittsburg club, waa once
a country schoolteacher. He was noted
for hl strict adherence to the "spare the
rod spoil the child" principle, and the
howls that sometimes Issued from nis
temple of learning were frequent and
piercing.
. On of the worst pupils, when It came to
outguessing him, was a little curly-haired
chap, who lisped when he talked, and who
was always made to stand up and "show
off" for the edification of visitors.
One day the board of trustees came
around to look things over and one of
them selected the lisping tyke to answer
his questions.
"Do you like your teacher, Willie?" he
asked.
"Yes-s-r-r," said Willie.
"And why do you like your teacher?"
asked the old qulzzer.
"Because," lisped Willie, "the Bible says
we must love our enemies."
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