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DECEMBER 12, 1909.
THE STJ3TDAT. OREGONIATtf, PORTLAND,
RIVALRY STILL ON
FOR BIG FIGHT
wan i i auuioou gajo oaii uaivc
Couldn't Be Considered
in Matter.
SUSPICION WAVE BREAKS
Fans Believe Jeffries Is Afraid of
Losing With Johnson and So De-
dared for Bonus Gossip
From South Is Interesting.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Doc. 11. (Special.)
, The bigr fight, as the prospective Snatch
, between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson
Is already labeled. Its various aspects and
engles and all the gossip that has arisen
,'sinc the awarding: of bids,' has been the
one topic of conversation In pugrtlistio
circles as far as California Is concerned.
San Francisco wants the fight, but Salt
Iake i Mill enthusiastic, but as Salt
I.ake Is poorly located to handle such a
big- undertaking, it is not even considered
a competitor.
Gleason and Graney will be home in a
few days and with their coming there
will doubtless he more retailing of gos
sip. No one figures that Gleason la
going to do much talking about what
happened at the secret conference, but in
all probability Graney, the honest black
smith, will be ready to tell some of the
things that he knows.
All over the country there is a wave of
suspicion as to the match, and It will take
a world of denying from the men in
charge if the prospects of the match are
not Injured financially.
The suspicion of the match does not
extend to charges of any frameup as to
the outcome of the fight, but there are
other things considered. Although the
talk that Rickara gave Jeffries a bonus
looks preposterous, the story that the
two heavyweights have agreed to divide
the purse evenly Is readily accepted, and,
what is more, most of the people give
.Jeffries credit for suscestlnc such a. cut.
They think that the ex-boilermaker is
afraid 'that, he -can't beat Johnson find
wants to mnkn aM the money possible.
From business standpoint such a course
would be perfectly legitimate, but It
doesn't look good from a sportsman.
Is Oof froth Interested?
But let's get back to the start. As to
whether Coffroth is interested in the
match is a mooted question. Rickard
has denied it point blank and so has
Gleason. Inasmuch as Coffroth is cred
ited with having secured rights to the
basic principles of the two movmg-plc-ture
machines that count, it is thought
that is where -.he will figure. .
Gleason. it is argued, has been selected
because he was close to Berger and also
because he can attend to the publicity
work. That leaves Rickard. . therefore,
as the man behind the guns, who will
have to finance the project. It is not
understood that Rickard has any too
much of this world's goods, but possibly
he may have gathered enough backing to
handle this bout.
If the bout- is finally set for San Fran
cisco, in all probability it will take place
at the Colma arena, unless In the mean
time the Board of Supervisors of San
Mateo County revoke Coffroth's fight per
mit. There have been threats of that
sort, and the matter is still up for con
sideration. The trouble, it appears, . starte'd at the
last fight between Jack Johnson and
Ketchel. Some of the officials of San
Mateo County tried to work the gate, but
aver that they were turned down by
Coffroth and handled roughly by San
Francisco police, who were doing special
duty and. of eourpe. paid for their serv-'
lcesby Coffroth. They resented this and
have asked that the permit be revoked.
Action from time, to time has been post
poned because of the absence of Coffrotli
In the East, but the Board has declared
its intention of deciding one way or the
other on December 20, whether .Coffroth
is here or in tho East.
Bid Declared Too High.
Sporting men generally, think that the
promoters have given altogether too much
for. tho match. They point out that the
men In charge can hardly expect to draw
J100.000 from tho spectators and If there
Is JT5.000 in the house, it will be a record
breaking attendance in California. That
leaves a, good-sized deficit to be made
rood out of one-third of the profits of
the moving pictures. And there comes the
rub. Moving pictures are more or less a
gamble. To make anywhere near the
amount of money that Is expected, the
pictures must be perfectly clear and run
from 12 to 15 rounds. If it Is a one-round
tight, say, or a slow affair, it will cut
into the profits-
A San Francisco newspaperman who has
Just returned from an Eastern trip,, brings
pome interesting gossip as to Eastern
Impressions of the match. In the first
place, the Easterners think .that the fight
Rll along was Intended for California.
They presert, also, a good reason why
the bids were opened In New York. The
men in the game wanted to make this
fight one of world-wide Importance and
decided Oiat the best way to Interest the
East would be to open bids in New
York and then hold the fight in the Far
"Vest.
As to the outcome of the bout, the
East thinks that Jeffries has a mighty
hard contract on his hands and most of
the experts openly declare that Johnson
will be the winner. They say that Jef
fries can't possibly get back into shape
for a grueling contest. Even In the South,
where sentiment would naturally go to
the' white man. the sporting public "thinks
that the negro will win. . - '
put here in California, there Is practi
cally the same feeling. Practically nine
out of ten of the men I have met think
that Johnson will win. They will call to
your mind the host of fighters who have
tried to come back and have failed miser
ably. Jeffries, of course, was undefeated
when he retired, but he has had a long
rest and will discover that it is not so
easy for him to get his wind, and to coach"
his eye as when lie was younger.
The various stories that came out of
New York, anent the bonus supposed to
have been offered Jeffries of $10,000, the
eaual division of the purse and other
secret agreements, are angrily denied by
Jack Oleason. The San Francisco man
was Interviewed the middle of the week
In Chicago and said that the stories
emanated from disappointed promoters
who were sore because their offers were
turned down.
And that brings us to a discussion of the
ouestlon whether Gleason double-crossed
Jimmy- Coffroth. Long before the bids
were to be opened, Gleason and Coffroth
formed an alliance and as the sporting
public knows, turned in a bid. One little
,bit of gossip from the East says that
Gleason. fully understanding what ' Cof
froth would bid. tipped this off to Rickard
and went Into the deal with the Nevada
man.
If tliis Is true, Coffroth has been
strangely silent and he Is not the man
who would stand quietly by with any
Xlttle-am-of, that port imderfooU.
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Flaherty Completes List of
Football Captains.
ALL ARE STRONG PLAYERS
Teams Lose Some Advantage
Through Graduation of Kxperi
enced. Men, but Many'
Veterans Remain.
"With the election of Flaherty as the
Washington High School football captairi
for 1910, the task of choosing leaders for
all of next season's interscholastlc grid
Iron teams was completed. The captains
were elected by the members of 1909
teams.
The captains are chosen according . to
their- all-around ability, generalship, ex
perience ajid popularity with the players.
The 1910 captains are some of the strong
est men that have been on the school
teams in the history of the Interscholastlc
league.'
Roy- Flaherty, Washington High leader,
was their star tackle this year. Weigh
ing 170 pounds and fast, he played a
tackle and interference game that was a
great factor In enabling the team to land
the 1909 Interscholastic championship. Had
he not played center In the last game
of the season, he would have been one
of the tackles In the all-star team. Last
season he played guard.
The Lincoln High School captain-elect,
Paul Cochran, la another 170-pound
tackle. Next season will be Cochran's
fourth year of interscholastlc football.
He was unable to play in all of the past
season's games on account of an injured
shoulder, but made a remarkable showing
In the last two games played. Next year
he probably will fill Gerpach's position at
right tackle.
Jefferson Elects Star Punter.
James Campion will captain the Jeffer
son High team next season, when It will
be a member of the IntecsiJholastic league
for the first time. "Sarp'" Campion at
present weighs only 145 pounds, but he is
young and he has three years more In
which to play school football, and Is ex
pected to make the all-star team In time.
As It is he is one of the berit fullbacks
among the prep, school players, and as
a punter he is almost in a class with Eaj-1
Cobb, the star P. A. booter.
Finegan, the Columbia University cap
tain, played quarter during the past sea
son. He is a heady player, and during
the two years he has left to play school
football he should make -a strong bid for
all-star honors. He weighs 150 pounds.
Is fast, and in execution of forward
passes he Is in a elass by himself.
The Portland Academy captain, Lester
Sodon, with the exception of Gerspach,
of Lincoln High, was perhaps the strong
est tackle in the interscholastic league.
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He was always In the game, and was
the strongest marl on the P. A. line. He
Is fast and weighs 175 pounds. He has
two years yet to play, and will be a tower
of strength. .
All of the interscholastlc teams next
season will have nucleii for strong teams,
although some of the stars will be gradu
ated. Each team will have at least eight
men who played In regular games during
the past season.
Lincoln High Loses:
Lincoln High will lose through gradu
ation two strong players in Gerspach and
Caiif ield. who- will attend Oregon- Univer
sity next year and try for the team there.
Gunnell will not attend the high- school
next year. The following players, how
ever, will be back for next year's team:
Jack Day. right half; Oswald Day, full
back; O'Neil, guard; . Tyson, center;
Toomey, end; Shearer, tackle; Vosper,
quarter: Patterson, half; Alcott, utility
man: Stiles, half; Cochran, tackle.'
Portland Academy's star players, Cobb,
Curry, Wilson and Cookingham, will at
tend college next year, the first two
named going to Oregon University and the
latter two to Cornell. Ten of this season's
players who will be in the game next year
are: Staley, left end; Tegart, left tackle;
Small, left guard; Condon, right guard;
SodeDj, right tackle: Edwards, right end;
Bean, right end and quarter; Noland, full
back: Ross, center: Myers, half.
Columbia -will lose this Spring, by
graduation, Aya. Keyhoe, Fitzgerald and
Redman. The remaining members of the
'09 team probably all will be back. They
are: Haywood, Sharpe, Quinn, Sarsfield,
McNamara. Flanagan, Lacey, ALcAlpin,
Perkins and Kellaher.
Washington High School will lose the
two leaders. Jones, Anunson and Fergu
son. However, the all-star quarter-back,
Cornell, will be back, as well as the fol
lowing: Munley, left half;. Camp, full;
Hodges, center; McLinn, guard; Jackson,
substitute half: Frazier, tackle or half;
Flaherty, right tackle.
Jefferson High In League.
The new Jefferson High School win en
ter tho Interscholastic league next Spring
in time for the baseball season, and next
Fall will have its first league football
team. The '09 team, though light, was
fast, and almost up to the standard of
the other prep school teams. Every man
of this year's team Was a freshman, and
each one will be out for football next
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season. Professor Hopkin Jenkins has
developed a back field that Is hard to
beat, and as the team probably will re
main Intact three more years, it likely
will develop into a championship aggre
gation. The Jefferson High football
players who will turn out next season are
W. Hastings, L. H-, 1S6 ppunds; C. Hast
ings, R. H., 135 pounds; James Campion,
F'. B., 146 pounds; Lloyd Wells, quarter,
120 pounds; Earnest Magnus, left end,
128 pounds; William Bybee, right tackle,
145 pounds; Robert Murray, left tackle,
146 pounds; Tammerlain, left guard, 148
pounds; Hendrickson, right guard, 170
pounds; Martin, center, 140 pounds; Har
ris, center, 123 pounds; Hamilton, quarter
back, 150 pounds; Lind, end, 130 pounds.
Besides the foregoing there will also be
in attendance at the Jefferson School,
Meyer Cole, this year's H. M. A. quarter,
and several Lincoln and Washington High
players. The prospects are for a 150
pound team next season.
Phone Line Dropped.
ASHLAND, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) E.
C. Sharpe. of Oakland, Cal., who has
been promoting the establishment of an
independent telephone system to cover
the Rogue River "Valley, including Grants
Pass. Medford and Ashland, has asked
for the withdrawal of the franchise for
the time being. It is said that the project
will be presented in a somewhat different
form in a few months.
THE 1910
WESTERN
GQDDSPDRTCDMING
Oregon Athletic Club to Give
Fine Fistic Show
"JOCKEY" BENNETT IS STAR
Will Box Jimmy Carroll, California
WTiirl-wiind Edwards to Meet
One of Several Experts In
the Squared Circle.
One week from Tuesday, or on the night
of "December 31. the Oregon Athletic Club
will - stage its first smoker at Merrill's
Hall, when a first-class card of boxing
exhibitions -will be offered. This smoker
wilt foe held along tho lines et by the
Rose City Athletic Club, which proposes
to hold . its regular monthly smoker
either on December 28 or 29.
The Oregon Athletic Club's card will
undoubtedly prove a first-class enter
tainment, for "Jockey" Bennett, the lit
tle chap who made such a fine show
ing at tho recent smoker of the Rose City
Club, has been signed to meet Jimmy
Carroll, of Oakland, Cal., who is now on
his way to Portland to appear with Ben-
nott. Bennett can be termed a veteran
at tho game, for he was born in Cali
fornia. October -27, 1879, and first em
braced the boxing game in 1901. Previous
to that - yea- he- had been one of the
most successful jockeys on the Pacific
Coast, but found that continuous train
ing resulted In the accumulation of so
much weight that he could not make the
customary 90 pounds, and has been most
successful in . this vocation. - .
Bennett's Many -Fights.
He has met Monte Artell four times. In
these battles he was knocked out once,
woji once, and the other two were drawn
battles. . The former rider displayed so
much cleverness at the recent show that
he was immediately matched by the rival
club.
Jimmy Carroll, the Oakland chap who is
matched to meet Bennett, is said to be
a veritable -whirlwind, and an exhibition
in which he participates cannot be other
wise than interesting and exciting from
start to finish.
For the other bout the Oregon Club has
signed Frankle Edwards, another whirl
wind among tho little chaps, and his op
ponent Is likely to be Louie Long, who
fought a draw with Pete McVeigh In
Tacoma last- Friday night, though Long
has not yet agreed to the terms offered.
There are two other lads now in town
who want the chance at Edwards, and
one of these is Kid Scaler, though the
other stands the better chance. He does
not wish his name mentioned unless he
gets the match, for he is yet an amateur.
and will continue such If he does not get
a chance at Edwards.
Attell May Tight Webster.
The Rose City Club has signed Monte
Attell for the smoker planned for the lat
ter part of the month, and it Is possible
that he will be put on in an exniDUion
with Danny Webster, with whom he
boxes at San Francisco on December 17.
Artell and Webster are high-class artists,
and the Rose City Club expects to spend
more money in getting this bout than
was required for the first two smokers
combined.
Both boxing clubs will be well patron
ised, for each organization is showing a
disposition to get the best talent available
for these exhibitions.
Newcomer in Field.
J. P. Gage, formerly of Minneapolis,
has secured the local agency for the Pull
man and Acme. He has opened a place
at 14 North Seventh street, under the
firm name of the Metropolitan Motor Car
Company. Both cars are well known to
the trans-mountain states, but have been
seen here very little. In San Francisco
the Acme is well known, and the Pullman
has lately entered that field.
"I like Portland very much," said Mr.
Gage. "I believe it Is the coming city of
the Pacific Coast, and have cast my for
tunes here to stay. I know I have the
right goods, tfnd am anticipating a good
business. I will have six cars here for
the show."
Neatte Hits Montana Storm.
A. E. Neatte, of Neatte & McCarthy,
local agents for the Locomobile, returned
Thursday from Billings, Mont., h.c for
mer home,, where he still owns a large
livestock ranch and has other interests.
"You think you have been having bad
weather here." he said, "but we should
account ourselves lucky. The little storm
we had was mild compared with what It
was In Montana, with the mercury stand
ing at 86 degrees below zero."
Mr. Neatte brought back with him two
Scotch terrier pups, which he says will
occupy prominent positions in the firm
booth during the show.
Packard to Have Garage.
Frank C. Riggs, local agent for the
Packard Automobile Company, has pur
chased a lot 70x97 feet from Kate Ward
at Cornell road and Twenty-third street,
near Washington, the consideration being
J18.000.
Mr. Riggs will erect a two-story garage
and salesroom on the ground soon, and
will occupy it with his agency and Jivery.
Automobile Street Railway.
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passenger service from Mandsville to
New Orleans, La. The regular type
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