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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1909.
PLAYERS IN ACTION" ON FINE HANDBALL COURTS OF MULTNOMAH CLUB.
VACATION TIME If
FIGHTING CIRCLES
HARDWARE AT COST
Jimmy Coffroth and Ketchel
Are Both in Mountains and
Bay City Is Quiet.
TVe have bought the stook, lease and fixtures of the
Coleman Hardware Company, 67 Sixth street, next
block north from Wells-Fargo building, and desire to
make room for a complete modern vulcanizing plant
for repairing auto tires and inner tubes; also to re
arrange the stock in order to ptit in a full and com
plete assortment of Auto Supplies. There are cer
tain lines of hardware that we wish to eliminate, and
will sell below-cost.
GOSSIP DEALS IN FUTURES
Ketchel May Take On Papke for Re
turn Match, and Wolgast Is Ex
pected to Have Try at Abe
Attell on Labor Day,
BT HARRY B. SMITH
SAN" FKAXCiCO, July 31. (Special.)
The pugilistic game In San . Francisco,
which has been at fever heat during the
Summer months, has suddenly subsided,
until there is hardly anything doing of
, note, either among the fighters or their
managers. In fact, most of the scrappers
and others -who are financially Interested
In the game have taken advantage of the
lull in affairs to leave for their vacations.
This is the best Indication in the world
tust how quiet are affairs in fightdom.
Promoter Jimmy Coffroth headed a party
of friends that left the first of the week
for Placerville, from which point it is
proposed to drive to Lake Tahoe. Aeked
how long he proposed to remain away,
Coffroth replied that it would be any
where from two weeks to three months.
Naturally the latter i exaggerated, but
he will doubtless be gone for three weeks
at least.
Before he left, however, he practically
completed arrangements for a match on
Xabor day, September 4. between Wol
gast. the Wisconsin scrapper, and Abe
Attell, for a 20-round match for the
featherweight championship of the world.
Wolgast, through his manager. Tom
Jones, agreed to terms and Coffroth wired
hi Eastern representatives to find Attell
and get him to agree. Up to date there
has come no word from Abe, but as he
has not been keeping very biiey of late
It Is likely that he will eome to some
understanding.
Wolgast Is Popular.
The match. If made, promises to be a
good drawing card. Wolgast made a hit
when he virtually outpointed Battling r el
eon in ten rounds In Los Angeles, and
for that reneon is given a good chance
against Attell. who certainly can be grow
ing no better and ought to be going hack
very shortly. Wolgast is ready to make
122 pounds ringside for the featherweight
champion. In spite of the low weight
that he can make, Wolgast Is anxious to
tackle the best lightweights in the busi
ness. The Milwaukee scrapper was here the
middle of the week on his way home, and
before he left lsemd a defi that Included
Battling Nelson, Packey McFarland and
Freddie Welsh. He said that he stood
ready to meet any one of them for a
long fight or a short one at 133 pounds
ringside, and that he would be willing to
bet his money.
Wolgast will spend several weeks In and
around Milwaukee and Chicago, but If the
match with Attell becomes a certainty
will he readv to return to San Francisco
at short notice.
Ketchel Off to Hills.
Stanley Ketchel. accompanied by his
father and brother, left for Mendocino
County last Wednesday for several
weeks In the mountains. They will se
cure a camping outfit In Mendocino and
rough It for three weeks at least. Ket
chel has been catting a wide swath In
Pan Francisco since his fight with
Papke, and It Is high time that he gets
an outing. Reports say that Ketchel
has been spending his coin right and
left, and that something like 1300 a
day would be a conservative estimate
f the way he has been unloading.
Willis Brltt had announced his inten
tion of making the trip wifh Ketchel,
but at the last moment changed his
mind and decided to remain In San
Fancisco. Possibly Willis thinks that
there will be ' some matches In sight,
and that he had best stay at home and
attend to business.
Immediate prospects for a fight with
Pan Langford seem to be very dim.
When Ijingford absolutely refused to
take J5M0 for his end in a finish fight
In Nevada. Brltt said that he would not
consider the Boston colored man fur
ther as an opponent.
Only this week there enme an offer
from Philadelphia promoters, who said
they would give J12.000 for a ten
round tight between the pair. Lang
ford accepted, but Britt stated that he
would consider the proposition, and
that If Langford wanted a match, he
must be prepared to po over a long
route.
There Is considerable disappointment
on the prt of Langford's admirers
that he did not accept the match In
Nevada. While he would be taking the
short end of the purse, it would give
him a chance for the middleweight
title, and he has been declaring all
ilong that was what he wanted.
To Meet Papke Again?
Among those whe ought to know. It
Is believed that Ketchel and Papke will
be reroatched for a fight on September
?. That is the fight that Papke would
like, and Ketchel understands that he
must rehabilitate himself with the
sports if he wants to continue to do
business at the same old stand. Very
likely that is the reason that he has
gone to the country in order to build
himself up for the match. Personally,
I have no doubt but that he will make
Fhort work of Papke. providing he Is in
good condition.
Papke nn returned to his home m
Kewanee. 111., and in spite of his de
feats has been lauded as a hero. Dis
patches from Chicago say that the
Thunderbolt" was met at the station
by a bras band and hia cheering fellow
townsmen. That, with the talk that
has been raised by the moving pictures,
will create a world of interest in another
natch between the two.
Baitlirg" Nelson has bobbed up -in
New York. He went tliere. according to
the dispatches, to box at the newsboys'
benefit, but it is also said that he
would not be averse to taking on a
match in rs? the. opportunity presents
Itself. According to a message received
here by one of his friends. Nelson has
railed off his proposed match with
Cyclone" Johnny Thompson at Cof
froth s arena next September. The Dane
says that he realizes now that he has
been stale and that he wants a good
long rest before he does any more long
distance fighting.
Kaufman Not Liked.
Al Kaufman will get but little sym
pathy as a result of the stopping of his
fight with Dr. Boiler In Seattle. After
ill hi talk, about fighting Johnson, the
California heavyweight quit when he had
the chance. For that piece of business,
he has been severely censured by the
local critics. It is reported that Kauf
man told Promoter Coffroth he wanted
some of the easy ones. Kaufman has
ben saying that for a long time and if
he Is ever to ta.-kle hard game, he
m fchl as axil commence.
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HANDBALL HAS ITS
ARDENT DEVOTEES
Ancient Sport Is Popular
Among Large Number of
Multnomah Men.
"OLD GUARD" IS FAITHFUL
Occasional Matches, Followed by
Dinners Are , Pleasant Events
in Which Senior Mem---bera
of Clnb Join.
BT BEN BOLLADAT.
When one stops to consider what a tre
mendously beneficial exercise Is repre
sented by the Justly popular game of
handball and what a valuable asset it has
Invariably proven to nearly every Indi
vidual who has become prominent In the
athletic world, the wonder is that a great
er number of those who are aspiring to
proficiency in ' any one of the athletic
pursuits do not take it up as a means of
hastening and perfecting their ability.
For an exercise that calls Into play every
muscle of the body, requiring the most
concentrated effort of mind and eye, it
unauestionably recommends Itself where
quickness of thought and agility 6f well
uscled action is to te Drougni t tue
highest state of development.
Unauestionably of Celtic origin ana eat
ing back to the year 3370 A. il.. or 1879 B,
C, it has constantly held a most prom
inent position In the march of athletis
events and In the history of physical
training and development. In the early
centuries we see It scheduled among the
events on the Tallten programme and
participated in by noblemen and warriors
alike. Woman herself has come down to
us from those far distant periods aa hav
ing distinguished herself In the game, our
historian being no lees tnan Homer, ana.
Indeed, there seems to be no good reason
why. at this present age of enlightenment,
the women of our country should not de
rive equal benefit with the men from the
perfecting exercise of handball.
Develops Entire Body.
As a means of adding grace and ease
of carriage, a sureness and confidence In
movement, nothing can be found as its
superior. Nearly every form of sport or
exercise calls for the particular employ
ment of a certain organ or set of organs,
but it to extremely doubtful if any single
one brings into play as many as are re
quired in a well contested game of hand
ball. First comes the factor of eyesight
the small aixe of the ball and its innu
merable and rapid twists and turns about
the court developing a very high optical
efficiency In an experienced player. Then
come the arms and synchronism of hand
and eye, coupled with the necessary sup
port of torso muscles and agility of leg
So that it can be very Well said of hand
ball that it is a perfect combination of
synchronous movements drawn from ev
ery sport in the athletic catalogue.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club must be given the credit for es
tablishing the first properly con
structed handball court in the City of
Portland, and to It, also, must be cred
ited the rapidly Increasing Interest in
the game in this 'City. The greatest
strides In the adoption of the game in
America have been made during the
past 15 year, and during that period
several players of more than passing
prominence have been developed at the
11 a. A. C. One of the first members
to show his superior ability was Frank
Watklns, who afterward became prom
inent In all branches of athletic sports
and won points' for the Winged M In
many a hard-fought field contest. With
him. In those earlier days, were asso
ciated the names of such men as Ben
Trenkman, Allen Elsworth and Bert
Kerrigan, who subsequently gained
world-wide fame on the American team
at the Olympic games at Athens.
About that time Morris Dunne, who Is
still an enthusiast and able to give the
best of them a run for their money,
began developing the form that finally
made him club champion for several
yeara A. B. McAlpin. the well-known
tennis player, has probably longer than
other club member been a steady, and
enthusiastic follower of. and partici
pant In. the game, and though of late
applying himself more particularly to
tennis, is still seen now and then on
the handball court.
Reunions of "Old Guard."
During the past few yeara there has
come Into existence a clique of play
ers known as the "Old Guard." com
posed of a set of men who have kept
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together, closely fostering their deep
interest and -enthusiasm in the game.
Upon such occasions as permitted their
reunion, a series of games has been
pulled off, followed by a banquet, al
which the feelings of each of the num
ber were allowed to escape In speeches.
It is the writer's firm opinion that
nothing, to date, has ever been pro
moted by the club members mora pro
ductive of good-fellowship and the
closer relation of one man to another,
than these "handball dinners."
It might not be out of place to men
tion here the names of those who form
the personnel of this so-called ."fra
ternity." As a matter of fact, they
comprise a majority of the best play
ers in me ClUO, OOlIl Ul JMlciuo;
today, and It is certain that their
names wjll go down in the club his
tory as those of a set of men who al
ways found time, among the many
cares of advapcing years, and In spite
of the many miles that ofttimes sepa
rated them, to gather again at the old
club and renew the dear memories , of
bygone days in an eight-handed match
of handball and the usual dinner, at
which speeches were in order, recount
ing former victories and stories of the
absent period. A. B. McAlpin, George
McMillan, Arthur Jones, Morris Dunne,
Sam Holbrook, S. C. Moore and Tom
Cleland are, probably, the men who
have done more to keep up the spirit
of handball in the M. A. A. C. than
any others, and It Is due to their con
stant enthusiasm and undying interest
In the sport that the present large
number of members are taking up the
game. Other members of the club who
hold high rank as handball players are:
Jordan Zan. Phil Lombard, Henry Mc
Kenzle, Gale Healy, Dr. George Ains
He, William Paterson, Dick Jones, Bud
James, Tom Edwards, Dr. A. A. Morri
son. Irving Heusner, Hugh Gearin and
Harry Livingston.
Stories Told on Players.
Aside from its superior qualities as
a developer of both mind and body,
handball has proven itself -an instru
ment for exposing character, as al
most any one will admit who has wit
nessed tle performances of masters of
the art. There are many anecdotes
going about the club, historical of some
unusual happening among the hand
ball "bunch," and almost any day one
may hear a story on some one of them
that, as a laugh producer, never fails
to make god. Probably the most typi
cal character in the game at the club
Is Arthur O. Jones, known among his
cronies as "A. Olson," and without any
question one of the most expert and
enthusiastic exponents of the game to
be found on the Coast. It is said of
Jones' that on several occasions he
has arisen from the comfortitg em
brace of Morpheus to respond to the
call of some belated circle of players,
who could not end the day without a
whirl at their favorite game, and upon
one particular occasion, it Is given the
writer on good authority, he made a
midnight excursion to the club, only
to awake, as he bounded Into the hand
ball court, and discover that he had
been the victim of a dream.
Each year single and double tourna
ments are held, for which enps and
medals are' hung up, the players being
rated according to their average , of
standing in former contests. Each year
a deeper appreciation of the value of
the game in bringing every part of the
physique to its highest efficiency and -in
promoting Interest in athletics generally,
is being nralixed by those conversant,
and It is to be earnestly hoped that not
only at the M: A. A. C, but In every
other athletic organization in the city,
the best possible conditions for partici
pation in this greatest of all games, will
be provided. '.
Bumming up such an article as this, it
occurs tff the writer there can be but one
conclusion drawn that handball, first
being the oldest, then the most popular,
and now the most generally recognized,
wholesome developer of physique, should
gain such a following in our city, as well
as throughout the entire world, as will
forever place it upon the highest pinnacle
of fame as a sport and draw down the
never-ending encomiums of those genera
tions that are to follow us through the
coming ages and profit by the seal with
which we of the present time shall de
velop and' maintain the physical perfec
tion bequeathed to us "by the long line of
our forefathers. .
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SCOUTS USE EYES
Big League Experts Get Line
on Portland Players.
MANY AGENTS COME HERE
McCredie Feels Friendly to Cleve
land, Representing Whom Jim
'" McGuire Haa Been - Seeking
Promising Beaver Talent.
BT W. J. RETRAIN.
Big league scouts have been as pro
miscuous in this vicinity during the past
two months as mosquitoes in the nearby
swamps, for the annual period Is here
when the major leagues buy or draft
enough players to form an army.
In former years the big brush was
prone to select the players either through
correspondence or from their batting av
erages. Now they send ald agents to
look over the youngsters. This policy is
probably best even though more expen
sive, but the latter Is offset by the results
attained. A veteran player who has out
lived his days of usefulness on the dia
mond is usually impressed Into service
as a scout. In this capacity he is sent
forth by a major league club to look over
and report on all promising young play
ers whom he sees In action. Bome play
ers he recommends more strongly than
others, but In every instance the major
club takes Immediate steps either to buy,
draft or exchange Tor the player.
So far this season Portland has been a
mecca for many of'thejse gentry. All have
DR. B. F. ROLLER
Next Wednesday Night
August 4, Exposition Rink
NINETEENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
expressed considerable surprise at the
quality of baseball played here, but as
yet none have reached a point where a
deal with the McCredies is even In em
bryo. That is, with one exception. Jim
McGuire, the Cleveland scout, may make
some recommendations and these will be
honored by McCredie before any other,
simply because the Cleveland club has
dealt so nicely with McCredie.
j Friendly to Cleveland.
Portland has Secured Gus Fisher, Billy
Speas, Dick Breen and Jack Graney from
Cleveland, while Irving Gough, one of
Casey's pitchers, Is also from the "Naps."
In order to show his appreciation for the
enrollment of these players, Manager
McCredie Intends to allow the Cleveland
club to have the pick of his two clubs.
McCredie states he expects to lose two
players to Cleveland, but as yet their
identity is not given out.
"Speck" Harkness is likely to be one of
the men selected' by Cleveland, though
the tall young fellow ought really to re
main on the Coast one more season.
However, under a leader like Lajoie, and
working with the Cleveland catchers,
"Speck" may improve wonderfully and
make good his first year. At any rate,
whether he goes this season or next, the
lad will be a major leaguer some day.
Big Eddie Kinsella-ls another pitcher
for whom the scouts have shown marked
preference. The big, awkward chap is
pitching better ball than ever before In
his career, though it Is not believed
Cleveland will select him. McCredie has
been talking with Fielder Jones about
Kinsy. Jones, while not actually scout
ing for talent, is Inclined to favor his old
club, the Chicago American League team,
wtth his knowledge of promising talent,
and It is quite likely he has tipped off
one or two live ones to Comiskey.
Whether Kinsella Is one of them is not
stated, though he and Walter McCredie
talked over a deal for the big pitcher a
few days ago.
Many Scouts Come.
Following the visit of Jim McGuire,
other scouts arrived on the scene In rapid
succession. Among thoser who have vis
ited Portland, either scouts or big league
moguls, are the following: August Herr-
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In the face of this influx of big league
experts it might be said that if- all of
them get a player or two, there will be
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