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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, DECE3TBER Z7, 10OS. E ABOUT NEW TEAM Much Baseball Talk as to How New Management Will Conduct Season. GOOD SUPPORT ASSURED Club Has New Owners and New -Manager, Who AV111 Mako Gen enal Shake-tip In Personnel. Fans 'Welcome Any Change. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec IS. (Spe cial..) tan conn and Brown give Spo aane a winner? fcarly -in the 1909 season, as It Is, this question Is often heard heTe In cigar stores and on the streets, and with the exceptional activity In the oi me magnates mis year, the return of Portland, the shifts in the circuit, the sweeping changes In the make-up of the 190S teams, there is more midwinter baseball talk in 8po nuo riBin now man mere has ever been since the history of professional oaseoaii in the Northwest. Spokane will see in 1909 a new club owner, a new manager and many new Individual faces. Where a team has been perpetually losing from year to year, it is the disposition of the aver age fan to welcome any sort of a cnange on me theory that It can't be much worse, anyway, and it may be oener. lowara the new club-owners and managers there Is a feeling here of sometning different from the usual skepticism. Many fans, who have studied out conditions here, have be lieved for a long time that the salva tion of the Spokane situation was an individual owner and a manager with a financial interest, rather than corpora tion control, with a manager who has niy a salary Interest. Both of these cpoKane win have next year. Joseph Cohn. of tiie Klrkwood Distillery. Is " joint owner or the team with Rob ert .Brown, playing manager. The ex act relation of stock between the two lias never been officially announced. It is saia mat Brown has a quarter Inter- in iQoiuon io a neat salary as piayer-manager. Cohn Is no novice at the game, for no is an old professional pitcher hi elf. and was captain and manager of semi-professional teams of the Middle West 15 and 20 years ago. Brown's rec ord speaxs ror itself. He put a ball team in the Northwestern four-club league in 1906, representing Grays Har bor (Aberdeen, Cosmopolls and Ho- quiam), on sheer nerve, and Dulled through the reason in third place, beat ing out Spokane. In the following year vy capturing a lot of Coast League tars and bringing back the big Hig glnbotham from the St Louis Nationals i great expense, he won the North pennam. .aat year his team finished third, barely nosed out of sec ond place by Tacoma and that on questionable decision by an umpire In a piay mat would have given Aberdeen inree runs .aid the game that was need ed to cinch second Dlace for thorn Brown is not yet through hunting for Biniomaj. oui even witn the list of men already in sight, the outlook is for stronger representative team than has ver worn the uniform of Spokane, not excepung tne old days of Nordyke, Huehmtn. Kiopf, Duratt. etc. Brown Is till looking for a high-class Inflelder and a nara-bitting outfielder. Then, tie says, his team will be complete, barring the aj wave-present possibility of a trade. The Spokane team looks well fortified for the batterj". Osfddek. purchased from the Boston Americans for $1000. Is count ed on to do the bulk of the receiving. UstdieK bkt .2M for Providence In the Eastern League last year and the East ern League Is one notch faster than the Northwestern. The average of .264 would have been pretty good In the Northwest ern League last year. The ex-Boston man le a Dig. powerful fellow. wKh a fine throwing arm, and is eald to be a most promising youngster. He came to Boston from Youngstown, O. Dick Bo stager and Fred Rogers will be the change catchers. Boettlger has been with Brown's team on the Coast three years and Brown thinks him a good util ity backstop. Boettlger Is a fine bats man and baserunner. He hit, 243 last year. He ranked seventh among the catchers, with. 974. Rogers was fifth among the catchers with .976, but Is poor hitter. In the box. Brown has 13 pitchers on his list, including Dunn ' and Spoonemore, who. It Is said, will be turned back to Portland. Of this number. Wright, Jen sen, Killilay, Holm. Brlnloer and Hoon are the beet. Wright and Jensen started In the 18 season in whirlwind fashion, Wright winning 12 and Jensen 13 of their first 15 games. Both were overworked and Jensen lost something like 12 straight and Wright eight straight before they recovered anything like their old-time form. Wright Is good for no more than one game a week, nor Is Blinker. Hoon. Killilay and Holm rerfulre much work "and so does Jensen If he Is to be the same star southpaw that he was in 1907 and In the early part of 1908. Wright and Brinker on a one-game-a-week prop osition, will be almost unbeatable. Holm and Killilay are a wonderful pair of youngsters and Cohn la confident that they will both be good for only about one more season In this league then, higher up. Hulen will probably not return, as It is Unlikely he will accept a player's salary, and he writes from Medicine Hat that he Is pretty well satisfied up there, has a good business, and there is a chance of another twilight league in 1909. It is Brown's plan to put James on first and get a crack second baseman, but if a high-class first baseman came ' into Brown's view James would be put back on second. James hit around .275 all sea- son. dropping to -24S only In the last few weeks. He was one of the best rlean-up hitters In the Spokane lineup, however, and probably batted in more runs Individually than any other man on the team. He fielded .946 at second base, .907 at third and .SS) at shortstop, end played every position on the infield during the season. Altman will hold down third base. Why Altman did not make good In the Coast League Is a mystery, and there is a feeling heTe that Oakland only let him go because they were so far down In the race and needed, the money Quinn offered them. Altman hit .270. ranking sixth In the league of the players that finished the season, ranked second of the shortstops, with .?3S. and fielded .KB c third base. Bob Brqwn will play shortstop him self. Brown was really the second man of the league In his position to Breslno last season, as Altman only played in 14 ganits. There was no other shortstop in the league except McKune, who did not finish the season, who played up with Breslno and Brown In fielding average. Burnett and Ed HIckey may be reck oned as good utility lnflelders. Brown is wondering if there are not a few more a-ood games left In old Ed HIckey. If WONDERS he can keep In condition there Is no finer third baseman In the league, but he cannot bat. Burnett U a brilliant but er ratic in fielder. Brown figures on using Burnett, with Clynes, Stevens, Indian Rube Roberta and possibly Ellis in the outfield. He thinks Burrett will make a wonderful outfielder, After Joining the -Spokane club last Bum mer Burnett commenced to bat tn some thing like his old-time form, and followed a .265 clip for the balance of the Benson Tacma cut hi to piym( me outiieia nrown wim no wm mi around the .300 mark next season. Bur nett batted .325 In the Northwestern League In 1907 until sold to St. Louis. Clynes held around the .770 mark, like James, all season, until the last Coast trip, when he dropped to .244. He ao- cepted something like 75 chances without tn error to start tne season, and led the left fielders with an average of .8H0. Stevens finished a nose above the .250 mark, and fielded well after some bad work In June. His final average was .936. Rube Roberts hit ,2S6 last year and .310 in 1307, and will probably be used as a utility outfielder. It will be seen that a batsman capable of hitting .500 in the outfield and a fin ished In fielder say, a first baseman or a second baseman would make a mighty strong representative team for Spokane, one dangerous at every department of the game. LANGFQRD LATEST IDOL 6AX FRANOISOO FANS I.I ICR FXiYNJfS CONQUEROR, Match With Ketcbel Probability of Near Future Langford Likened to Corbett and Dempey. BY HARRY B. SMITH. BAN FRANC2SCO, Deo. 24. (Special Correspondence.) Sain Langford has taken the local fight fans by storm. They are likening him to Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Joe Gans and every fighter they can remember of note. His display was not long enough to give much of a line on his ability but It was sufficient. Just two antnutes and fourteen seconds did burly Flynn last against the col ored boy and then the crowd filed out of the arena talking about what a great match It would be with Ketchel and Langford as the scrappers Jim Flynn, you ought to understand, is a husky boy, weighing about 176 pounds. who rushes in a mad way at bis oppo nent. He rushed last nigh. Langford stopped the rush and calmly looked his opponent over. The next time that Jim rushed. Langford let go a right that shook up Che fighting fireman. Then FlTnn rushed for she third time and was Jolted tn the body. There was Just one more rush and the flgnt was over. Lang ford caught his man a right uppexcut. and, as Flyiui trembled In his shocks, the negro hooked with the left and the Colo rado boy was stretched on the floor. Per haps he stayed there longer than was necessary, but there could be no ques tion tout that he was knocked out. Langford dldnt MspJay Ms gaimeneasj, because there wasn't any chance, but he did Drove that (he la an artist with the gloves and that be can punch. Of perfect build above the waist, the first rush made by Flynti showed that be never had a ghost of a chance to wm. And now the one topic of conversation Is the chance of a fight between trie black man and the champion middleweight of the world Stanley Ketchel. It would be a great fight. One would be (foolish not to give Ketchel a chance, but the Bos- tonlan would undoubtedly be tne ia.vor- Ite. If Ketchel landed one of bis ehlfts, he might knock out Langford. but there no certainty tnat M would do aoie to land. That he Is the most remarkable fighter that has been seen in San Francisco In many a day to the general consensus of opinion. As Tim McGraht, Who nandieo Flynn, humorously remarked: lne oniy wav to beat Langford Is to do with him the way they did with the big elephant In New York. Give him a dose of poison. Rut Ketidbel is now to Grand Raptus, Mich., where he will spend the nouoays with his folks and the chances of signing for a me. ton are doubtful. O'Connor Is too mucib. afraid of Ketchel to sign him un without having the dhamplon on the ground and has said repeatedly mat K-rtcheI will not flgnt until .FODruary is. However, the black will remain here for some time, and II the promoters can gex anyone to street him, there wail most surelybeatlg.it. The Board or supervisors is r&isuis havoo with fight permits, in me pasi the custom has been for the ponce com- mlttee to recommend cri luiu kiuw " ...... ih Hoard has adopted the report and vntnd accordingly. This month It has been different. When the report was ZT;r3 nii;;7o."-.nt Th. matter will be taken up next aionuuj, but there are many of the members out knocking the fight game and It would occasion no surprise to see boxing barred from San Francisco for the year. And then what a wall there would be. Indoor Meet by Wire. The big telegraphic Indoor athletic meet between 13 Y. M. C. A. teams of the Northwest, which was originally sched uled for December 29. has been postponed until January 22. On this night each as sociation entered will hold a track meet In Its gym, and the results (will be wired to each organisation, and the best times and distances made will decide the win ners. The following associations are ex pected to compete: Vancouver and vxnona in jkimh lumbla; Seattle, Tacoma, .tteuingnam. Tr.vt.ro, t- -North Yakima. Spokane and Walla Walla In Washington; Boise, Idaho, and Portland and Salem. MINISTERS FROM CLERKS English Plan to Get Business Aietn- ods In the Church. LONDON. Deo. 28. (Special.) A new scheme for bringing men engaged in business, who have neither the leisure nor the means for an ordinary college training. Into the church's ministry, has been originated by the Rev. J. Lenthall Dsrvlds, of St. John's Vicarage, Stamford Hill. Mr. Davids, who is strongly of the opinion that business men are wanted as clergymen to get into toucn wim me average business layman, says: It is proposed to open a hotel in Vantry-road. opposite my vicarage, where men will live together In a collegiate life. under the direction of the clergy, go to their business In the daytime and of an evening attend lectures with a view to Qualifying themselves. The men will tie coacneo ior degrees at London University. Dr. Headlam. the principal of King's College, has promised to assist to give mem laciuues. ai me same time mey win aiso nave oppor tunities of learning parochial duties and of recreation. vw York. Mrs Ftederlck a ' Blcher. wife of the secretary of a music publishing company of this city, was seriously Injured while seated In a subway train Thursday night Mrs. Belctier waa Mated by her hus band when she screameo. suddenly and rnA hr left lee Examination of Mm. Belcher's coat revealed the point of a sharp penknife stlrKlng tnrougn me mi lining-. It la supposed that some one who ha4 a hand tn making tne garment ion om anuo uy acci dent in the folda. where it waa sewed up nnnotloed. SOME OF THE PLAYEES OF THE SPOKANE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE TEAM. c hi ccyr j - : i I j , 1; ' J Wi vteie5B As?" r - - . v'v-v' piiiiii'tsmffsi.T If i t -.: 1 r - . j .. ; ; :.-'!: c SEASON IS ENDED V-io D!n iMiiei wew I Cttl a uainc I m cv n UU KPT TP. CLUBMEN GET ONE DEFEAT IT. of O. Only Team Prevailing Over Multnomah Game with Whit- worth Expected to Be One of Hardest Fought of Tear. The gridiron struggle on Multnomah Field between the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club eleven and the Whltworth College team on New Year's Day, will mark the wlndup of the football season for another nine months. After that game Is played, and the players choose a captain for next season, the moleskin and football paraphaernalla will be doffed. Multnomah, under the guidance of Mar tin Pratt and E. Plowden Stott, has en Joyed a most successful season as far as the games played are concerned. Only one game has been adverse to the Club men, and that was the Thanksgiving game against the University of Oregon. The other contests have all been vic tories for Multnomah, and nearly every one of them has been a hard-fought battle. The club has suffered severely by the loss of big games scheduled, which practically eliminated play dur ing the month of December. Instead of having a game for each week during that month, only two of the five dates were filled. "Clubs which were depended upon to have teams In the field failed to materialize. In addition td this, the club first en deavored to have. the Notre Dame Uni versity team come to Portland for the New Year's date, but this game was called off, and so was the contest with the Olympic Club of San Franolsoo. These canceled dates made It necessary for the clubmen to seek a game near home, and after a short period, the Whltworth Col lege team, of Tacoma, was secured. This same Is expected to prove one ox me hardest struggles of the Northwestern season. The collegians are the lads who defeated the University of Oregon and Whitman College, much to the surprise of the dopesters of the Northwest. Acting Manager William Hayward, of the University of Oregon football team, was in Portland a few days last week talking shop. Hayward waa accompanied by Dudley Clarke, the newly elected cap tain of the Oregon team for the coming season. They paid numerous holiday calls and met many of the Oregon alumni. Bill" Hayward, who la acting in the capacity of manager of college athletics at the Eugene Institution at present. Is one of the best-known men In athletic i I J circles on the Pacific Coast. As a trainer at Oregon he has developed several pre' mler athletes, who have won many honors on track and field. Probably his most notable achievement was developing Dan J. Kelly, the world's record holder at the 100-yard dash, who also took second place at the London Olympic games last July In the running broad jump. Hayward has several other athletes at Oregon this year who will undoubtedly make a show ing against the Eastern stars at the A. A. U. games to be held In conjunction with the Alaska-Yukon-Pactflc Exposition next Summer. Some Question has been aroused over Hayward's eligibility to the position to which he has been selected and this point will be taken up and decided upon at the college conference, which oc curs next Tuesday. Hayward will rep resent the University of Oregon at that meeting and Fj. D. AngelL of the Oregon Agricultural College, will represent that Institution. Both men are expected In Portland tomorrow. e e e Tnless the directors of the Multnomah Club decide to postpone the regular meet ing Tuesday night until after New Years, the proposition of breaking the regular schedule for the Thanksgiving day game with Oregon will be taken up day after tomorrow night. However, as both Hay ward of Oregon, and An gel I, of O. A. C., are to be away from the city on that date It Is quite likely that the club directors will defer action. Oregon will undoubt edly oppose any effort to abrogate this game, or to introduce the Oregon Agri cultural College as Multnomah's opponent on Thanksgiving day, and in this oppo sition it Is expected that the U. of O. men will make a strong stand for a con tinuance of the annual gams as In the past Chang Desires Death. SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 26. Prior to the postponement of his sentencing till Mon- day, in wnang cnang summoned Dr. Mc Gill, the Corean interpreter, and request ed that Judge Cook be acquainted with his desire to die for the murder of Stevens. Hs declared that he would weep his heart out In prison and declared that he fully expected the extreme penalty when he shot down the visiting diplomat. Chang will be sentenced on Monday. Dance every Tues. eve.. Ringlet's Hall. BIG FIELD ENTERED Keen Competition Promised in New Year's Paper Chase. FINE TROPHY IS OFFERED Dr. Drake and Dr. Wood, as Hares, Have Selected Splendid Course, With at Least Score of Jumps. The New Year's day open paper chase of the Portland Hunt Club prom ises to be one of the keenest compe titions In the history of the riding club. The entries have all been re corded, but the affair being an open chase, It Is quite possible there will be a number of added starters. One of the reasons for the Increased Interest In the coming run Is tne hand some trophy cup donated by Mrs. H. C. Wortman for the winner. This trophy is said by all who have seen it on exhi bition In a down-town window to be one of the finest cups ever competed for at a hunt club run in the West. Dr. Bmmett Drake and Dr. W. L. Wood are to act as hares, and they have already mapped out a splendid course. The start will be at the Clin ton Kelly School, and will extend through a level country for a distance of about eight and a half miles, the finish being near the end of the Wood stock carline. Those who desire to see the start and finish of this run, which will undoubtedly ' be a close and ex citing race, can reach the finish point In easy time to see the riders coming Into the stretoh. The route selected will -embrace at least 20 Jumps, which will further add to the excitement of the chase. The riders and their mounts entered In the paper chase are as follows: Rider. Mount. Ambrose M. Cronln, Brussels. Joseph C!ronln, Rattler, Korrv Skews. Budget. Call Bona. Will Wehrung, Oregon Babe, Oregon Maid, Lady Myrtle, J. H. Bennett, Rey Dare. Mowltza, Marengro, Rlue Eyes, Uncle Paul, Bob Crawford, Antlpope, James Alexander, James Nlcol, Dr. R. J. Chapman, Sidney Tjowenberg, J. C. Muehe. W. M. Davie. T. S. Mcuratn. Ralnh H. Jenkins, Edgar M. Lazarus, Harry 1.. Corbett, E. R. Eldredge. H. H. Herdman, T. T. Strain. William Albee, Kocket. Eugene Oppenhefmer. Gibson Boy, Chicago. Vlto Lantlllo has received an other black hand letter, demanding S1A00. The letter, the fourth, sivei him until Sun day to pay th money, and threatens the Uvea of vis family If h refugee to dajt. COAST LEAGUE TD - OPEN HERE APR-1 3 Date Arranged at Meeting of Magnates in San Fran cisco Last Monday. STOCKTON IS UNSETTLED Players Becoming Outlaws For feited Chances of Getting Into BIgr Leagues X umber of Teams Still Uncertain. BT W. J. PBTRAIM. Next Saturday will mark the finale of the football season, after which the gen eral public Interested in outdoor sports will eagerly await March 30. the date of the opening of the Pacific Coast League season, and with even more keen antici pation look forward to April 13, the date of the opening in Portland. These dates were definitely arranged at the meeting of the Pacific Coast League at San Francisco last Monday. The meet ing of the magnates succeeded In def initely deciding upon this question even though the differences with the outlaw California State League failed of a set tlement. Owing to the fact that this matter is still pending, the number of the Coast League clubs cannot be decided Until the definite status of the California State League Is settled. If the circuit conies Into the fold of organized baseball, one of Its teams will be transferred to Los Angeles, and In this manner contin uous baseball will be played at the Angel City. Should the state leaguers resist further negotiations, the Pacific Coast League will Increase to six clubs; Invade Sacramento and place a second Los An geles team In the field, which would rep resent Venice or some other suburb of the Southern California metropolis. The differences now existing between the coasters and the state leaguers is over the status of several outlawed play ers in the flock under the wing of Cy Morelng, manager and owner of the Stockton club. These players are Morl arlty, formerly of San Francisco; Benny Henderson, formerly of Portland; Tom Hackett, formerly of Oakland, and Doc Moskiman, who Is claimed by the New ark club of the Eastern League. These players are either contract Jumpers or have refused to abide by the reserve clause in their contracts with organized clubs. Morelng wants these players to be the property of the Stockton club, while the Pacific Coast League officials refuse to grant this concession, and have stipulated that each of them shall be per mitted to play with Stockton as long as that club desires their services, but at the conclusion of this time, they raiiet revert back to the clubs from which they Jumped. President John I. Taylor, of the lioston American League club. Is considerably to blamo for the present standing of affaira for the reason that he has made an of fer to Stockton for Moriarity, Henderson nd Moskiman, and Morelng sees a chance to make some money by the sale, of these men. However, the deal cannot be consummated unless the players are reinstated by the Pacific Coast League, which cannot be done without the con sent of the clubowners who suffered by the desertion. The stand of the Pacific Coast League In the case of the contract Jumpers Is being made as an object lesson to the players. In this Instance the play ers affected are all first-class men. Each one of them is ripe for fast com pany, and would have enjoyed a berth In the major leagues long before this had they not been susceptible to flat tery and cajoling on the part of the Stockton manager. Benny Henderson had he been satisfied with his Port land berth in 1907, Instead of turning McCredle down, after accepting ad vance money, would now have been se lected from Portland Instead of Charley Hartman. As his case stands at pres ent, he must play at least one year more with Stockton, If that club comes nto organized baseball, and after that he must come back to Portland. He cannot hope to go to the big leagues for at least two more years, and never if the state league remains outlaw. Henderson Is known to be sick of his Job with Stockton, and Is very anxious o get back into the fold. He realizes that he can never accomplish his am bition as long as he Is outside, but he has regretted too late. e Among the numerous baseball play ers who are mentioned as possibilities for the Portland teams next Beason Is Larry Piper, the diminutive outfielder, who was a -member of the San Fran cisco club during the early part of last season. The McCredles are In po sition to secure the services of Piper, who is also anxious to come to Port land. He Informs McCredle that he would like to play in the Northwest ern League, for he does not like the California climate, especially in and around San Francisco. Manager Casey will be asked his opinion of Piper be fore a deal Is consummated, and if Pearl Is favorable Larry may be seen n a Portland uniform next season. While in San Franclscb, Judge Mc Credle entered Into negotiations with President Taylor, of Boston, for an additional catcher to Murray, the man already pledged to Portland. The rea- on for this Is because Portland has heard nothing from Harrlgan, the Ok- j lahoma catcher recommended1 to Mc Credle by Big Bill Burns, the Wash ington pitcher. McCredle believes that his two clubs must be well fortified behind the bat, and Is endeavoring to provide against any possible fluke In the deals already on, or the failure of any of his men to report. HUNDRED-YARD MARK GOES R. E. Walker Makes New Record for Distance. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 26. R. E. Walker, the South African made 100 yards In 9 2-5 seconds. This equals the time made In England last August, and It Is one-fifth of a second less than the previous record made by Daniel J. Kelly, at Spokane, Wash., June 23, 1906. Walker also made the 120 yards dash In 11 2-5 seconds. This is a new rec ord. The record for 120 yards la 11 4-5 seconds, and was held by B. J. Wefers, made at Travers Island, September 26, 1906. These records are for amateurs. Walker won the final in the 100 metre dash at the London Olympic games. ORIOKETERS AV1N AT SOCCER Beat O, R. & N. hy Two Goals In Slow, Spiritless League Match. The Portland Cricketers moved up two points and tied the Columbia for second place In the City League soccer series by beating the O. R. & N. two goals to none yesterday afternoon. The game was a miserable exhibition and slow. The Cricketers were nearly all stiff and crippled from their ruction with Multnomah Christmas afternoon, and as the O. R- & N. team failed to take advantage of the situation and Inject any danger Into the game, the victors were content to loll along and let things take their course. Fenwick played goal for the Cricketers and stopped two or three close shots. Karr, in goal for the O. R. & N., was good. Churchley, the 250-pound goaltender of the Cricketers, played effectively at fullback. J. D Mackle was referee. JOH7TBOX SURE FROM START Snys He's Forgotten More Than Burns Ever Knew. STDN'ET, Dec. 26. In an Interview to day after the fight for the heavyweight championship of the world here, in which Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, of Gal veston, Tex., won over Tommy Burns, the French-Canadian, Johnson spoke as follows: "I never doubted the issue from the be ginning. I knew I was too good for Burns. I. have forgotten more about fighting that Burns ever knew. I waa sure I would win from the start. The referee was fair, and I have no com plaints to make." KETCHEL IS LOGICAL FOE IiAXGFORD DUE TO MEET MICH IGAN MAX NEXT. Ketchel May Sidestep Match and Go to Anstralla, Mecca of All Needs Great Fighters. BT W. J. PETBA.IV. Jim Flynn, the Colorado bollermaker, who has been holding forth In California for several years, succeeded In performing almost as well before Sam Langford as Bill Squires, the Australian, did before Tommy Burns. Flynn lasted "Quick." In fact, he lasted so "quick" that the fight fans who cougtifxS healthy prices to see the show, hardly realized It had com menced before it was ended. Therefore sundry patrons of the boxing game In Ban Francisco are regretting having sloughed good Christmas money for an other "lemon." However, as none of them anticipated any such speedy end to the scrap, they had no one to blame but themselves, and ambled homeward much impressed with the belief that the Langford chap, even though of dusky hue, Is something of the real thing in the ilsticuff line. From now on we may hear of news paper scraps between the dusky Boston Ian and Stanley Ketchell, the boy wonder from Grand Rapids. Ketchell will likely follow the precedent of Tommy Burns et al.. and Immediately draw the color line, In which event Langford will be compelled to emulate the example of Arthur John son, who "pursued" Jack Johnson around the world and back again, until lie finally got a match. Of course. Ketchell has not yet gone to Australia, but his time will no doubt come soon, for the antipodes seems to be the Mecca for all great and near-great pugi lists who have not discovered ana lnvaaa Sam McVey's stronghold In gay Paris. Just at present Ketchell Is the "big noise" in California circles, and tne Dugs aon that way want him to meet the festive Krusso lad. Tommy Burns, lomray, wun his 30.000 sinioleons, earned at the expenso of the Australians, is not likely to ba hungry for hard game in the immediate future, and can be expected to do the heel-and-toe act for some time In eluding contest with the Iowa ladi. A special In an Eastern paper has the following: Battling Nelson, well known capitalist, author and politician of Hegewlseh. 111., and lightweight champion fighter of the world, will not sleep at the St. Regis to night, but his valet had the proud distinc tion of calling there for his luggage this afternoon, Just the same. Mr. Nelson arrived this morning from Ilegewlsch. At the St. Regis the courte ous and gentlemanly room clerk assigned Mr. Nelson to suite No. 63, after Mr. Nel son's valet had checked his master's lug- Mr. Nelson was on his way up to his suite when he was suddenly overtaken by another clerk, who said: "The clerk who received you assigned you to rooms which have been engaged for the last 10 days. Awfully sorry, but the house Is full, and we will have to ask you to try Bomewhere else." It was a clean-cut knockout for Bat, and when he came to he said really it was most provoking. He took the next elevator down and when last seen was taxicabblng In the di rection of the Metropole. Poor Bat! That was a knockout for sure, and probably the first he ever experienced. During the spare moments gleaned hi, i (i n v fmrfal en firasrements. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, the Phlla j.inhi, anciotv man. who startled the country by engaging In a prizefight with P hllaaeipnia juck uxmioh. ..o raa in tmlnlnir several Sunday v,i i.api in nthletlcs. He visits several gymnasiums regularly, and in- structs the youngsters in an of physical culture. . Leopold McLaglen, the fellow who fn.,,fi,,.Vii nhnut the Northwest about a year ago. Is in Philadelphia, nrhnrn ha hoa herAlded himself as the champion Jlu Jitsu exponent of the world. He also lays ciaim io mo uuo of captain, but neglects to state where ho or.! In military service. Sev eral columns of space are devoted to an explanation of the "captain's" art .!,.., K . hlmselfl a n(i If he follows precedent someone In Philadelphia Is likely to get stung. Thomas Alphonsus Lougliran Is the name of a rising young Quaker City flirhter. who is known In the ring as rr t niiirtirv Timimv has defeat- .LUlIUllJ' ed a number of Eastern cracks, and Is said to be anxious to come to the Coast and meet some of the stellar lightweights who have been holding forth in California. Tommy is espe cially desirous of taking on Aim At tell, Packy McFarland and Freddie Welsh, and is not averse to getting a go with Battling Nelson MONOPOLY NOT ILLEGAL Missouri Suffers RcbuTf in Attack on Electric Company. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26. Judge Taylor In the St. Louis Circuit Court today sus tained the demurrer of the Union Elec tric Light & Power Company to the anti-trust suit filed by Circuit Attor ney Sager to annul the charter of the company. The capital and bonded debt ae $25,000,000. In his petition the Circuit Attorney had st.-i.ted that the company had a monopoly In St. Louis. Judge Taylor stated that the state had failed in itn infnrmntlnn to set forth that the company had formed an agreement with otner companies ior i.ne purpose oi restraining competition. The Missouri anti-trust law does not forbid the con solidation of two or more corporations engagea in m omuo uuomooa. oontlnued the court, "Is not ground for tne rorreiture oi a corpoiaw iran-chise."