4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 8, 1909.
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SAD DAYS THESE
IH FISTIC GAME-
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Some Multnomah Stars Will Compete at Seattle
To Our Fellow Automobilists
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After Jeffries' and Johnson,
Who Is There Worthy to
, Be Called Fighter?
Great White Light Is Thrown
cn Present Playing of
Casey's Colts.
We have bought the stock, 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 vul
canizing plant for repairing auto tires and inner
tubes; also to rearrange the stock in order to put
in a full and complete assortment of Auto Sup
plies. There are certain lines of hardware that we
wish to eliminate, and will sell below cost.
JEFF IS OFF FOR EUROPE
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Manager Mac Rae Analyzes Vagaries
of Portland's Xprth western .
League Team on Its Invasion
of Enemies' Strongholds.
BY TVILLr G. MAC RAE.
SEATTLE. Wash., Auff. 7- Special
Correspondence.) This maks the third
week of the Colts invasion of the north
ern wing nf President Lucas' league, and
during their sojourn they have- kept up
their consistent in and out playing. To
Spokane they dropped seven straight,
playing good and wretchedly bad. base
bail, and presenting Killilay with &
strike-out record In that 17-inning game
that he was no more entitled to than a
drunken sailor.
The losing game habit did not stop dur
ing the first two days of the invasion of
Vancouver. B. C. They played out the
string until they reached nine games,
then with Manager Caey on the bench
directing things, the Cults took a brace,
winning five straight, two of the games
going into extra innings. Then to wind
up the series big Bill Chenault shut the
Beavers out with a no-hit-no-run game
on the Dugdale tnclosure. This sudden
brace oozd when the Colts hooked up
with Seattle, and at the present writing
they have dropped two to the Turks.
Just Rotten Ball; That's All.
While the god ot !Il-lucK, which has
clung to the Colls like a rubber-neck
spieler to a tourift. had. a hand in help
ing Spokane to those seven straight, ill
luck wasn't all to blame. The Colts put
up a brand of baseball that was yellow
in the center and buff around the edges.
For three games Casey's Colts played
baseball like a band of young men with
some class. These were the only three
games that Spokane was really entitled
to. The rest were pure and simple gifts.
In that 17-inning game Kinseila. pitched
a brilliant game, yt-t the scribes of that
corking good inland city saw only Killl
lay. because there were a couple of big
league scouts watching the . engagement.
In the first place the game should never
have gone the ling route. Had Kennedy
been able to have worked the squeeze on
two occasions, the game would have been
won by the Colts, but the "Kough Neck"
wasn'i on the job.
Killllay had one of his very good days.
Things broke tine for him and he deserves
much credit for his performance. His
fast ball had a great Jump to it and his
curves did just what he wanted them to
do. On the other hand, Kinseila had to
work hard every inning. He did not have
his usual speed and curves were as
cranky as a kid with the colic. The 'big
Illinois hurler never in all his career,
pitched a headier game, and wise baseball
agents who saw his work, knew this, and
that is why Hedges and Dick Padden
were keen to land the big fellow. The
kind of ball, as good as it was. that Killl
lay pitched, did not fool the wise baseball
critics. By paying this I don't want to
intimate that the Spokane scribes went
out of their way to praise Killilay at the
expense of Kinseila. They can't be
blamed fbr singing Killilay s praises, yet
It shouldn't have warped their vision so
much that they lost sight of Kin-sella's
good work.
Pretty Skookum, This.
The 15-inning affair was just as bril
liant as 'the 17-inning one.. After the
game got past the first stakes, both teams
tightened up and the fielding on both
sides was extremely brilliant. It was
Portland miscues and a few bad decisions
by the "ump" that terminated the game
when It did. Bill Chinauit was beaten
with only two hits registered against him.
The rest of the games which He dropped,
the least said about them the sooner for
gotten. Murray's finger was knocked out
in that 15-inning engagement and the
accident forced Fournier to abandon his
place in the outfield and go behind the
bat and necessitated the use of pitchers
In the outfield. Kournier's work was de
cidedly off color, and this, together with
the pitchers' dropping easy outs, did the
business. Had Murray escaped injury,
the result of the Spokane series would
have read different. The best evidence
of this is the three tough games the Colts
played with the formation as the team
left Portland. With Bassey, Crocker and
Fournier in the outrleld, the team looked
better, for Fournier has in him the mak
. lng of a better outfielder than a catcher.
It was Manager Casey who really
won that 1'J-inning affair on Satur
day at Vancouver. The game was one
of the greatest pitchers' battles In the
history of the Northwest League, with
a shade in favor of Gilllgan. Crocker
and Cooney. by their brilliant fielding",
saved the game for Portland several
times, for Chief Pinnanco was hit hard
when he was found. When .it came
down to a test of endurance, however,
Pinance outgamed Gilligan. When the
22d Inning rolled around. Casey pulled
off the unexpected. He had been
watching for Gilligan to tire. He had
no occasion to worry about the Chief,
for he was as strong as he was at the
beginning. His curve ball, curved and
twisted like a snake and with Murray
as pilot, his change of pace was won
derful to watch. Murray was relentless
and he called upon Chief Plnnance to
pitch curve ball until the Vancouver
players were on the verge of insanity.
Caey to the Kecue.
Manager Casey also knew this and
be waited. In the 2M inning, with
Bassey in pickle. Cooney singled.
Casey had his plans figured out and he
Instructed his men, if a Colt got on the
bases, .even with one down: the next
man was to sacrifice him to second.
Jimmy Adams followed instructions to
the letter. He dumped one down and
Cooney went to second. The play took
Vancouver by surprise and it broke the
tension. Mayes hooked on safe, scor
ing Cooney and then Gilligan went to
pieces.
It was a brilliant wind-up to a record-making
Fame, with all- of the plans
nicely executed. At the end Pinnance
was going "great guns" and was go
ing stronger as the route became
longer. It was one of the best games
Chief Pinnance ever pitched and shows
that with a hot day and an lnclinatiun
to work, there Is no team in the league
can beat him.
Had Manager Casey been In the
game at Spokane. Killilay would never
have made his strike-out record. He
would have switched the style of play
when he found it was impossible for
his men to hit Killllay. Those Colts
who had developed a habit to stepping
up to the plate and taking three strikes
without even- -taking a swing at the
ball, were responsible for this 1!) strike
out record. Cooney should have
changed his style of play and ordered
his men to bunt, but he did not. so
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NEXT Friday and Saturday, at Seat
tle, under the auspices of the
Alaska-Tukon-Pacific Exposition
and the Seattle Athletic Club, the Na
tional senior and junior championships
of the Amateur Athletic Union will be
held, and in these events will be seen
some of the world's greatest athletes.
A number of- champions who won
glory at the Olympic games at Liondon,
and the best athletes of several states
In the Union will be on hand to con
test for the honors of field and track
events. Sprinters with marks of ten
flat and better; hammer-throwers and
weight men of great renown; distance
runners fleet of foot and' strong of
wind, and hurdlers and vaulters galore
will compete for the highest honors at
tainable in amateur athletics.
In these big events the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club will be repre
sented by a strong team, hut the loss of
the services of Dan J. Kelly, through
an injury, and Alfred C. Gilbert, be
cause of his inability to come to the
Const at this time, has lessened Mult
nomah's chances considerably, though
the clubmen expect to make a good
showing with the classy entries listed.
Forrest C. Smithson, world's Olympic
champion high hurdler. Is captain of
the Multnomah team, and In him the
club centers Its hope in at least one
event. Smithson, .being the only mem
bers of the club team who has partici
pated in a National championship be
fore, is therefore the only one Ineligible
for the Junior contests.
However, the senior events are of the
greatest Importance, and if Smithson
wins the hurdles, as he Is universally
picked to do. he will achieve enough
Killllay gets away with a record that
looks good to everybody but those who
saw the game and were not pulling for
Spgkane.
All Stuck in the Mud.
At the present writing Seattle has
grabbed two games from us. The
opening game was a scream. The
Colts did not have a chance to win and
they played ball as if all were stricken
with the dropsy. The Turks made the
Colts look like a very cheap lot of ball
players without the least resemblance
of class. .The second game gave some
Indications of real baseball, but Casey's
brilliant work in the ninth inning, was
miserably messed up by Kennedy's
bone-headed work. Gough had singled
and Kennedy forced him at second in
an attempted saorlfice. Not content
with this Kennedy, instead of playing
the game safe, stole second. This
would not have been so bad. for he got
away with the silly play, but instead
of sliding, he over ran the bag and was
thrown out. Casey should have fined
him $50. for Fournier and Casey him
self both drove out singles. Had Ken
nedy played the game, the score would
fame for the club In that one. event
However, he is not the only club mem
ber picked to win, for in Oliver Huston
the Multnomah Club has an athlete who
is quite likely to win the 100-yard
dash against all the crack Eastern and
Coast sprinters, and, as he is eligible
for the Junior sprints, he has a chance
for both honors. In Smithson and
Huston Multnomah has a formidable
pair, and the other clubs realize this,
especially as far as the .former . Is con
cerned. ' r
Oliver Huston Is not as well known
among the Easterners as 'Is Smithson.
and for that reason they may make
their usual mistake of underrating a
Western lad, in which event Huston
will most certainly surprise them. .He
Is an athlete of championship caliper,
and Bill Hayward, who is training' the
Seattle Athletic Club's squad, is drill
ing his sprinters especially to contend
with Huston, for Hayward picks Hustort
as a contender and reajizes that the
man who can beat the Oregon boy will
likely be. the winner of the 100-yard
dash, and probably the 220 event as
well.
Smithson will have for contenders
Cheek of California and several East
ern cracks, though his ambition to
meet Cook Is likely to be disappointed,
for the Dartmouth hurdler is not be
lieved to be coming. At least he Is
not heralded as one of the Eastern
competitors.- though his name is listed
among the entries filed for the games.
While the followers of the sprints
naturally center' their speculation on the
ability of Smithson and Huston,- it
seems they are overlooking another
Oregon boy who may prove a factor, at
least In the junior events. This lad is
Paul W. Keid, who has. shown more
than passing ability In . tne sprinting
have been 3 to 2 In our favor Instead of
2 to 1 against us. It Is silly to say
anything about Magee's home run
which won the game for Seattle. On
a real ball park. It would . not have
been a long Jungo. . .. ..
Next week the Colts go to Tacoma
and after a week's play, they go home
and play on the Vaughn-street ball
yard for five weeks. If Casey can get
back Into the game, during those five
weeks, the Colts should get higher up
in the race. Whether. Casey will be
able to help the team much by taking
his position at second remains to be
seen. His knee is still very troublesome
for when he drove out his single In
Tuesday's game,- he had hard work
getting to first and came near. falling
as his knee gave out under him. Mayes
has strengthened the outfield. He -Is
a bit awkward In the Beld, but he
stands up and meets the ball like a
hitter. He was injured on Monday and
it may effect his playing a let.
Rooter Ruptures Vein.
KEWANEE. 111., Aug. 7. John Wha
len. known as the champion rooter of
the Central Association, lies uncon
line. Uke Huston, he is a University
of Oregon product, and, being entered
for the first time. ln, a National -championship,
-he wHl do. hie best to make
& showing. . ,
: W. s! Miller is another Multnomah
pntry.-who, while -not generally recog
nized," Is an athlete on whom the club,
depends for a showing. His specialty
is the half mile, and he will be Mult
nomah's only entry in this event.
Miller has a good mark at this distance
and is confident he can hold his own
nicely. , - . -
G. D. Burns, the Hill Military
Academy mller, who Is to represent
Multnomah in this event at Seattle, is
a youngster whose .future looks bright
He has run the mile in faster time than
was ever expected "of any athlete of his
age, and It is confidently expected in
club circles that" he will be a factor in
competition with the distance men at
the A. A. ' U. games. At any rate he
is figured as a certainty in the Junior
events.' -
Henry M. McKInney and T. W. Baker
will take care of the club's laurels in
the weights. Baker is a hammer
thrower, .of .considerable .ability, while
Harry McKinney is picked by many as
the possible winner at Seattle.. He will
enter the hammer," discus and both
weight-putting events, while Baker will
enter only in the hammer, throw.
A. K. Chapman, the Oregon Agricul
tural College Jumper, win represent
Multnomah In, both high .and broad
jump; ayd, as he 'has' frequently been a
point-winner in Northwestern' and Pa
cific Coast contests, he may add a few
points to the winged "M" string at
Seattle. The absence of Gilbert leaves
the club without representation in the
pole vault.
Frank E. Watkins, manager of the
Multnomah Club team, announces thai
the athletes will leave Portland next
Thursday morning at 10 A. M. for Seat
tle, and will be quartered at a hotel
immediately adjoining the Seattle Ath
letic Club. - "
scious In St. Joseph's Hospital In Keo-.
kuk. suffering from the rupture of a
small bloodvessel in the brain, which
happened during the closing part of
Wednesday's game between Keokuk
and Hannibal, -when he led the rooting
for Keokuk. He was In a serious con
dition for several .hours, but the physi
cians now have hope for his recovery.
Mrs. Foxhall Kecne Is Free.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 7. It became
known today that decree of absolute di
vorce was granted in the Fayette County
Court here on July to Mrs. Mary Law
rence Keen'e from Foxhall P. Keene, the
New Tork turfman." The- grounds were
abandonment. . . . ,
i JCurtlss Machine Does Well. :
- MINEOLA, N. T., Aug. 7. C. Foster
Wlllard made four low flights of about
one mile each In the Curtiss aeroplane
belonging to the New Aeronautic So
ciety, early today.- liiis-ls the ma
chine which was wrecked in a flight
made by Alexander wm about two
weeks ago.
Will Get Ready at Carlsbad for Ac
tive Training for Bout With Col
ored Upstart, Who Fans Say
Badly Needs Trimming.
BT W. J. PETRATN.
James J. Jeffries has set sail for
Europe, where he goes to spend some
time at the Carlsbad hot springs in Ger
many. On his return he expects to take
up active training for his reappearance
in the ring for a battle with Jack John
son, the colored heavyweight who claims
the premiership in the fistic arena.
In the meantime Johnson will continue
to occupy the limelight by means .of
"joy-rides" and frequent blatant bellow
ings of what he will do to Jeff when
he meets him. Like-all pugs, Johnson
neglects to surmise what he will not do
to the Jeff, and for that reason those
of the gullible flgMt fans who take pugi
lists seriously, will naturally Imagine
that the colored chap will do most, if
not all that he say9 and simply because
the rumors are current that the big
white man has been out of the game so
long he Is looked upon as unable to get
himself Into condition. '
The more serious minded bugs who like
to see a fistic encounter are hoping Jef
fries will be the Jeff of old when he
returns from ' the German health resort,
for the braggadocio and self-Inflated
actions of Johnson have caused an earn
est desire in- the breasts of most men
that the negro be given a much-needed
trimming.
Game in Sad Decline.
The fact that these two men are looked
upon as the only representatives of the
-fighting game left in this country Indi
cates the almost total decline of the fistic
game. When Jeffries retired four years
ago, the game had gone its limit, for it
had produced no legitimate successor to
the title of world's championship, and
Jeffries, not taking Jack Johnson serious
ly, went into retirement. . .
At that time no one took the colored
Texan seriously, and done would now
but for the claims to superiority he is
setting up by virtue of his more or less
earned victory over Tommy Burns. Burns
enjoyed considerable success in the fistlo
arena, and toy beating a few second-rate
Englishmen, who claimed some sort of a
championship or other, the Brusso lad
really had himself taken seriously for
a time. When he met defeat at the hands
of the colored giant, Johnson naturally
took to himself. all the honors, If such
they can be styled, acquired by Burns.
However,- In England and the British
possessions there are champions of every
province, borough, town or village, for
every scrapper who dons the gloves is
a champ of - something or other, but
Gunner Moir and the others who fell
before. Bums looked more like champion
has-beens than anything else.
In the days of yore, the English fighter
was a man to: be reckoned with, but If
Gunner iMoir is a sample of the British
champs of today, the game there is even
more in decline than in America,- where
such - make-believe . champions as ' Jack
Johnson are taken seriously.
. (Billy Roche, the veteran referee, who
was in Portland early last week, seems
to have hit the .spot when he. says there
are no lighters worthy of the name, and
there are but few who. draw a crowd of
sufficient proportions- to make the game
of promoting worthy of - following. .Ac
cording to Roche, there are only . some
half dozen men in the ring - today who,
when matched, will draw- enough money
at the gate to pay expenses.
Strange as it may seem, Tom MaCarey,
the Los Angeles promoter, who staged
the recent - Nelson-Wolgast fight, . lost
heavily on ' the- match. The reason is
simple, for none of the fans took Wolgast
seriously enough to imagine that he
would give the Jane any sort of a strug
gle. Nelson always demands his own
terms and usually places the figures so
high that the promoter who matches him
takes a long chance on a big gate. It
is the same in the case of Ketchel, Attell
and one or two others of the good ones,
and if Jeffries and Johnson meet it will
be for the biggest purse ever offered.
Big Fight in California.
Referee Roche predicts that the Jeffries-Johnson
bout, if it occurs, will take
place in California. Already four clubs
are bidding for the bout; two at Loi
Angeles and two at San Franeiscp. James
Coffroth. the fistic , promoter who has
staged most of the - recent . big battles,
is figuring strongly on securing the big
bout. Likewise Jack Gleasoh is figuring
to- produce the big mill at the San Fran
cisco baseball park, and Jack, being a
close friend of Sam Berger, Jeff's spar
ring partner, is said to stand an ex
cellent chance of securing the prize. Tom
McCarey. of Los Angeles, and a close
friend of Jeffries, intends making a -trip
to New Tork about the time the big fel
low returns from Europe, at which time
he will endeavor to get Jeffries and John
son together to sign before his club.
If this mill takes place, and should Jef
fries win, It Is- quite likely that it will
be the last big bout among heavyweights,
for 'the arena is absolutely impoverished
as far as legitimate or even prospective
successors to Jeff are concerned. It may
mark the total elimination of the fistic
game, for without a heavyweight cham
pion the game will be sadly off Indeed.
Still there is a chance that some brawny
young fellow will yet spring up who may
rise as rapidly to fame as did the big
Californian, and in that hope lies the sal
vation of the sport.
LIBERAL FUND FOR ROADS
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Improved Highways.
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Coos' County ' has there been such ex
tensive roadbulldlng ' work as is in'
progress this Summer. For . new road's
and Improvements a total of over 1110,
000 Is being expended.
In many cases the property-owners
by their own vote have brought about
a special assessment for- road work.
The ranchers not only favor good local
roads, -but also advocate strongly the
building of a thoroughfare from Coos
Bay to Roseburg,- over -which fast pas
senger travel, can be made. . -
On the old Coos Bay wagon road
about- 117,000 Is being expended by
special- assessment. This Is the road
over which the mall Is carried to Coos
Bay from Roseburg. Four other dif
ferent roads are being Improved by
special assessment, the aggregate ex- j
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$77,000 on "different road districts, mak
ing a total of 1110,000 which is now be
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" Another biff '. improvement contem
plated is the construction of a real
highway from Coos Bay to Roseburg,
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easons and carry mail and passengers.
The Young Men's Commercial Club of
Marshfield, and the organizations of
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ter up, and advocate raising sufficient
money to construct a hard rock road
which will not be affected by the rain.
It will cost upward of $100,000 to build
such a road. A committee from Coos
County Inspected the road, and after con
ferring, with the Douglas County offi
cials, it decided that the grade is eas
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to Myrtle Point, where train connec
tions are made with Marshfield, and it
is that road which will be Improved.
Even in its present condition an auto
makes regular runs in nine heurs. and
with an improved roadbed it is thought
the time can be shortened materially.