THE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, DECE3TBER Z7, 10OS.
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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.
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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."