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IE SUNDAY ORKGO.MAX, FORTLAM), DECE31BEB 18, 1U10. FM EXTOLS GASEY SIXTY ALREADY ENTERED FOR CHRISTMAS PLUNGE NELSGrrS DEFEAT Annul Aqutie Er.rt ot Maltnomik Cl.b rreitm lo.Bitol ton BmW to WMM'i Ede t. Contt for H.to TmUt, Otf.trf to WIibct .t tUca. IS PECULIAR ONE Harrison Allen Opposes His Transfer From Team. Referee Fails to See Foul by Dane When He Drops to Knee In Moran Bout. LETTER PROTESTS CHANGE 1 ,1 V Baseball Enthusiast Tells MeCredie to "Take Tumble" and Retain Best Player He Has Cham pion Lineup la Mentioned. BEATING IS TECHNICAL tl'. -x ill III - - ". . till' J"x I K W ..l E - -T.-V 1X 21 l '.. i ""i,:;..l II J. II-. I-- . i - I L-" ...'i..ii''i i-:-. I VI H I ( 9 T St 5l Jamrt J. Corbett Irlare Bat Tld 'o Hrrorrr Fnllj- from Ftrt Taoch to Kepood 0 Call for Farther Effort. ST J. CORBRTT. fTIRT WORTH. Tex., lrc. 17. ?pe- rtL Looking at the ph-turs of the Moran-N'elson bout a few days eco. t had tn chuckle when I thourht bark to the reports of the fht published Immediately after the Dan had auc rtimbed to the prowm of tha Britisher. We nt led to beliexre that Itat had been knocked cold and carried to bl corner dead to tha world. Tha es rhamplon waa made out a hesn of tha last aland sort and waa supposed to hare rone down aad out na-httna aa only Nelaon could until knocked on conscious. The Ht tier waa beaten all right and Moran la entitled to arest credit for the workmanlike manner In which he fWeated Nelson; but the IMtne was not -out'' according to tha common accept ance of the word. For tea rounda tha flstit was a corker, with .Nelson pro ceeding In his usual aa-areaslve man ner. In the 11th round Moran landed a hard rlht to Rat's Jaw and down went the Herewisrh bor fist on his hark. lurln the round Nelson was floored l times, but tha first knock down blow seemed to hara dona all tha damage. Several times, Nelson fell from light punches or was "apparently wreetied to the floor. On one occasion ha took ad vantage of a double count by a little foxy riar. lie accomplished this by dropping bark tn one knee after having regained his feet following a knock down. This left the Battler open to disqualification, but tha referee did tiot look at It In that Hsht and Moran did not claim the foul. Knockout I'm liar One. it Is the ending of the fie-ht that Interested me particularly. In the pic tures It looked aa If the Rattler fll the lest time from weakness and after g-ttlng up to Ma knee watched Keferre elig count oft the fatal ten seconds without making an effort to get to his feel. Immediately the referee declared Mran the winner. Nelson roe and wanttd to resume hostilities. So the knockout, aa It waa called, was only a te.-hntral one. aa toe loser waa far from being "out." The question naturally arises. Why didn't the Iwne get to his feet within the time limit, aa he waa on his knee long before the count had endeil? Waa he so dazed that he did not fully real ise that be had been given the full a. int. or was he unable to hear tha referee distinctly, aa many of hla friends contend? It la mr belief after lfKklng at the plrturea several times that the pane had not fully recovered from the eriects of the first punch and waa so dased from hitting the floor ao often that he waa unable to respond sooner. Nobody questions Nelson's gamenrea. but It was rather surprising to see Ilal take the count In this way. Nrlon .jcj-reale Till tud. The pictures are well worth viewing and are the clearest and most dlatlni t I ever have aeen of a boxing contest Nelson proved that an far as he could go he was tiie aggressive tighter of old and waa on top of Moran all tha way until the punrh on the Jaw In the lltl. round. x htle the contest demonstrated tiiat the "iron Jaw" cannot stand the old-time a si lops, the Battler did not llicht like a "has been. and those who attempt to belittle Moran' a victory by claiming that Hat waa a dead one do the little LUiellstaroan an Injustice. Nel son was not so good aa when he won the championship, but It took a good boy to lick him Just the same. Ja k Johnson feara be la going mitiy. If tha champion haa been cor rectly quoted, and has had hla cranium examined not with a fine-tooth comb, but with an x-ray apparatus. Appar ently the negro la not In a serious con dition, but the scare ought to do him some good and may be the means of bringing about a reform In hla methods of living. The examining physician took tha x-ray photo of the skull to see If there was any denreton that would afreet the brain. The exposure showed an ex ternal Indication. hut Internally everything seemed all right. Any way, Ja. k needed a little advertising and Is given to queer stunts to accomplish the desired end. Brain I'hotograplijr New tail. - This brain photography la a new one snd may be adopted generally by tha r-feitn now that the champion haa set the fashion. If the system could be brought Into u.e during the prog ress of a fight It would become popu lar with the public. Ao x-ray of Abe Alters "think tank" while performing would be worth looking over, particu larly If the boot waa with one of those boys the featherweight champ was "saving" for future use. It a a pretty soft Job nowadays hold ing down the featherweight champion. a.'?ip. I can remember not so many years back when the champion of the world waa kept busy answering or dodging challenges, Every big city held some aspiring heavy who was anxious to he on the Joh, and In those daya In atead of Joking about the matter the newspapera recognised the right of the challengers and da a result made life miserable for the reigning champion. It waa considered a dull day when tha mall and telegraph did not contribute their share of challenges from the other top. Botchers, and In my day aa cham pion of the world there were dozens tf Mich-class men In the game. Different Now Than Then. Look how the situation haa changed. The present champion Is not forced to do any dodging, on the contrary, he has to do the challenging, or at least to offer suggestions. No white man seems anxloua to attempt to take the laurels from him. and the champion doea not appear to regard the clalma tf the colored aspirants seriously. For a month or two following Johnson's xlrtory over Jeffrlee young fellows sprang up all over the country and tiie newspapers were filled with chal lenges from newly laid "white hopes. hot In m"9t instances these mere Sim. p. advertising dodges. It is up to some of us loveis o t!-e game to dig up a white man to get sfl-r the negro champion. Al Kauf mauu evidently does not want any of Johnson s game at present, or if ha does his friend snd adviser. Bill Xe Isney. Is not anxious to burrr the r - ; y .) ! v .;.: 'vr i j-v 1 4l I l c3 . ii ' t?St --J ', I I i - . I ! f Fay 4-; t , ,.l . v ? It i , ( . "lit ! h : J 1 I J . r h it I f I t : j! . - r:r. I i U I J m- I j I ! 1 - I c ' '- ) ti . . f i WW" l i 'V ; ' ;! !'-l.nt - f.Ui- t l . - J- it- J ; V,'. .- - .f t J I ' I -i-ii i, i - . f I U : . J ,-;'t a "II f : A.V - t if h. A r r ' JT- f l Zx 1 i rVi W-s,: i rA.; Xlfv rl : "' ,..-. v-J- A e , I - -x5.1 .Al i , I ' ' A FKav -t;V- r : f. J V N - M v n 1- t - & W-l v - I - C . , If r i 1 i " 1 I A-.,- -, 1 - .A 3 I t I v--" ' V U L '!- i,..;AAe'X A A r" - ": ; a" "r : ! . ! i ' ? f :. - ' ' " - U' - , . -J' " -!!- " THE annual Christmas swim In tha Willamette River this year prom isee to eclipse the Inaugural one held last year, not only In tha number of entriea but In popularity, to such an extent that the Orst afralr of the kind will fade Into Insignificance. Lat year there were II starters In tha Chrtstmaa swim, and thia number com prised the gamest of tha swimming tal ent of the Multnomah Amateor Athletic Club. for. at that time. It waa a distinct ly novel fclea and many P ex sons ware skeptical- The success of that awlm and the reaultlng boost It gave to aquatics In thia vicinity Is now quite generally known, and the shortening of the course to 1" y arils this year hsa Increased tha list of entriea to such large proportlone that the event la likely to prove one of the greauat swimming contests aver at tempted. Sixty amr Entered. Already Arthur CavilJ, swimming In structor of the Multnomah Club, has champion any. Billy li tha boss, I suppose, and ha Is a wise, old fox. too. and figures the same aa a great many othera that the longer time Jack is given to enjoying life the easier It will be to lick him. And from the cur rent reports of the champion"! condi tion there may be something la that. Barns Making; Good Money. Last week I auggeated in thia column that It was about time something defin ite waa heard about that long.talked-of llurns-Langford quarrel. Since then I have read In a dispatch from the Northwest thst Tommy haa announced kls retirement from the ring. This news does not surprise me much, aa Hums is thought to be In "pretty sweet" In a business way out In that locality and la said to be doing ao well that he cannot afford to neglect hla Interests long enough to undertake a long course of training. Hums claims to have discovered a promising heax-ywelght and haa agreed to take charge of the youngster s ca reer In the prlxe ring. The boy's name Is Jack 1-ester and be weigna at the present time about 1 pounda. It Tom gets back Into active work In han dling and training; his protege. It like ly will mean the ex-cliamplon'a return to the game, as once the old boys get the gloves on. ex-en In practice, the desire to "coma back" cets tha upper hand. I know. At any rate. Tommy deserves credit for what he already haa accomplished In his profession, and If he can develop thia newcomer. Jestar. Into a good man ha will be doing the sport-loving pub lic an Immense favor. From the ma terial that Ryan. Choynekt. Burns and I are working on. there Is the chenro of developing a boxer who will have the proper stun In him. and who will not be afraid to challenge the cham pion of the world. I'srkev MrFsrlsnd and Abe Attel have been matched for a Iv-round bout been assured of over tn startera from among the members of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, and thia means that at least 30 of them will actually start, for percentage figuring on ex-entn of thia character generally allow of about half of the nominated auxjaera actually entering the event, and besides there are several entriea from the Portland Y. M. C. A. who can be depended upon actually to participate In the meet. Instructor Cavlll confidently expecia over 40 starter, while Krank K. Watklne, chairman of the swimming committee of the Multnomah Club, estimates the num ber at fully M swimmers, which indicates the enthuainim that has been displayed bv the members. of the club. Until tha advent of Cavlll a swimming Instructor of the Multnomah Club, thia was virtually a neglected art In club circles, but slnn Hie fumous Australian rajne hero something like 18 month agt. the swimming evenla have proved one of the most attractive features of the club. After the disaster suffered by the club througti the big conflagration last Bum mer, the awlmmlng classes have been to take place in New York Friday night. Fackey Is allowed to weigh in at 135 at o'clock on the day of the contest, which means that he will en ter the ring a full fledged welter weight. Aa Attel'a best fighting weight Is In the neighborhood of 124. the featherweight champion will ba glvinfC a ton away. With a dub thia might not hinder Abe any. but In the case of good boy like McFarland It would ap pear that Attel waa biting off too large a chunk. There are aome naaty rumors concerning the bout and the arrange ments, but I know Attel haa all the confidence in the world that he can beat the Chtcag-o boy. I ' think the handicap la too great for even such a marvel aa the little Hebrew, and If everything Is on the "up and up I look for Mac to trim the champion. Jack "Twin" Sullivan added another feather to hla cap when he stopped that huge Joke, Jim Ftewart. In four rounda recently. Aa "Twin" can make log pounds he claims, and Stewart is about the six or Johnson, one can easily imagine the task Sullivan had on his hands. He did a nice Job of It and Stewart must ba put In the dub class. The excuse thia time waa a sprained ankle. Thafa aa good aa any other. Twin's" next match will be with hla old-time rival, Hugo Kelly. Vancouver Teant Is Winner. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Pec. 17. 9pe- clL) Tha Vancouver High School basketball team met the team repre senting the Catholic Young Men's Club, of Portland. In the Armory tonight, and tha final score was 18 to 10 in fa vor of Vancouver. This la the first game the home team has played on tha regular schedule this year. The line-up of the teams: Vasrowver. Paaltloa. C. T. M. C. rtick.il. ici' ",hB" wnir R r raiy Perr.11 ICAOt 1....K F Nel-O Blahap I - Morse X. G Melhua ...l.i.lnl mt tha TPortland Bclmmmc Butha. which place haa been leased on certain nlfhts by the cluh. and Cavlll in vtalled as Instructor. His classes have continued to Increaa?, and when the new clubhouse is erected next Spring, it la quite aafe to assert that aquatics will form one of the most attractive features of the resort. Swimmers to Be Cnred For. Chairman Watkm". of the swimming committee of the Multnomah Club, ac companied by Instructor Cavlll, s-lected the course last Wednesday, and the ltt) varda of water to be traversed by the contestants on Monday, December 26. will extend from one of the piers on the West Side of the Willamette R'ver to Kellog's boathouse, where the upper story has been aet aside for the exclusive use of the contestant, and a competent corps of rubbers and handlers will be on hand to take care of the aquatic competitors. Everything possible will be done to pro vide for the comfort of the swimmers Im mediately after they emerge from the river, and the accommodations will be MEET IS FAVORED Eugene Student Body Pledges Hearty Support. FRATERNITIES WILL AID Conflict With Corvallis Institution Over Dates Is Indicated Lead ing High Schools and . Academies Invited. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON; Eugene. Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.) At a special meeting of the varsity student body the students, by unanimous vote, 'pledged financial and moral support to an Inter scholastic track meet to be held In Eu gene next Spring. All of the prominent high schools and academics of the state will be invited to send four or more representatives. Traveling expenses are to be defrayed by the track management of the univer sity, and they are to be entertained at the fraternity and clubhouses. The fra ternities have also promised to donate cups and other' trophies to the winning contestants. President Collier haa appointed Harold Cwkirllnt as chsirman of an entertain much better than waa the case last year, thoueh at that t'me no 111 effects resulted trom the swim. To demonstrate the Interest that la be ing taken in thJB proposition It is an nounced that In addition to the Stephen T. Britten cup put up for last year's swim, and to be won twice in order to become " the permanent property of the contestant, the following- business men of Portland have also offered prizes for this annual event: Frank E. Watklns. of Parrish, Walking & .Co.; J. A. Heus ner, of the Koyal Bakery: E. House, ca terer: Max Michel, of Michel & Sichel, clothiers; Clayton Fallas, and Henry Hanno, of Klrchner &. Hanno, caterers. Fine Prlxes Donated. All these Arms have donated the prlxes to be distributed as the swimming com mittee sees fit. The S. T. Britten cup. of coume, will go to the man finishing first, and the cups donated by Frank E. Watklne and John A. -Heusner will he tendered the winners of second and third places, while the other prizes will be dis tributed anions; the swimmers who finish ment committee, which is to arrange an adequate programme of entertainment for the preparatory students. A com mittee on reception will meet, all trains and see that all the visitors are well cared for. No definite date has been agreed upon, but May a) has been tentatively an nounced by the managers. In former years a state Interscholastic track meet was held at Corvallis under the auspices of the Oregon Agricultural College, but this was abandoned last year on account of financial losses. It is understood, however, that this haa been reconsidered. - The Corvallis promoters have decided upon May !0, the date originally contem plated by the University of Oregon, and It la reported that they have mailed con tracts to some of the schools asking them to agree to that date.- Thus it seems that some conflict may arise over the proposed meets. Many prominent schools, including the Portland represen tatives, have already signified Intention of taking part In the Eugene -meet, and promises are still coming in. The Oregon students contend that they did not interfere with the plans of the Agricultural College men In former years and that they were the first to take the field thia year. BIBBLIXG -WATER WIXXER Displaying Class After First Quar ter She Takes Oakland Event. OAKLAND, Dec. 17. Bubbling: Water rllOTlaved her class at Emeryville when she tjroved an easy winner luu.J ' ' of the Oakland Jiandlcap. She ruled a mild favorite for the event, and after being In the rear the first quarter, moved up and ran ox-er the leaders, winning from Arionette end Jim Gaffney. Roy Junior won the Fierenxl handicap from Blackmate and Coppertown. Chester fourth to seventh places. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has provided for handsome mecais to oo iciimrmu e th firwt 12 swimmers who finish. These medals are In the shape of a star and are jolld gold wicn crimson u .hiA .mamai flniflh" and aonronriatelv engraved, making a beautiful souvenir of the event. Of the big list of entries so far listed the following swimmers are virtually sure to start on December !6: Phil Patterson, winner of the last Christmas swim; Ralph Withycombe, winner of second place last -. Ay A lion A K MPA1D n. UlIO Mikk'elsen. Frank Watkins, Larry Schade, 1 1 B. t 1,1 It .Torenn nre. w. -M - nane- but. J. S. Kllleen, W. E. Gray, uave Welch, Edd'e Sammons, ri. fc.. Seymour. M. Boyle, Ted Ludlam, Lewis Thomas, u-iiii-n. nauia Tr.hpn ATrDonald. Oliver King Jeftery, Edward Sherry, Oscar E. Franste, John Cahalin, Ed Jorgensen, Joe De Boest, Will Bennett, Paul E. Marr and Sim Bennett, of the Multnomah Club, and Que- Mankertx, L. Abbey and J. Mc Donald, of the Y. M. C. A., and Edward O. Gloss, of the Portland Rowing Club. Krum, the favorite, made a poor showing. Six furlongs Captain John won, Bell snicker second. Platoon third. Time, 1:15. Futurity course John H. Sheehan won, Lord of the Forest second, Madeline Mua grave third. Time, 1:11 2-6. Mile and sixteenth Roy Junior won, Black Mate second, Coppertown third. Time, 1:49 2-5. Six furlongs, Oakland handicap Bub bling W7ater won. Arionette second, Jim Gaffney third. Time, 1:11-5. Mile and 30 yards Sepulveda won, Lotta Creed second, Altamor third. Time, 1:44 3-5. , Six furlongs Titus II won. Burning Bush second, Lady Adelaide third. Time, 1:15 2-5. - FOOTBALL TEAMS TO CLASH Catholic Club and Piedmont Stars Have Came Scheduled Today. The Catholic Young Men's Club foot ball eleven and the Piedmont Stars will meet on the gridiron at the ground of the former organization at Williams ave nue and Morris etreet, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Piedmont Stars and the McLaugh lin elevens will fight it out for the su premacy of the city at the baseball Twentv - fourth and Vaughn streets, on Christmas day. The teams will line-up ms aiiernoon in tins wnu w - lug order: Catholic Club. Zander Dueber Evers Olenon Johnson P. Dueber Position. L E L T ..L G. .. . C ...R O ...R T..F. ...R E Piedmont gtar. Slattery ...... Lawrence , Gibson Hanna Zimmen Lawrence. Lent Donaldaon . . Vospr Sherry- K lump Pattftrat-.fi- (li&nelli . L H Ptreibig R H. Campion .. F.. .Ransom. WhelK-u A French engineer has designed a lo automabUe for the use of invalids. . i i re not taking kindly to the announcement made by "Walter McCredie that he had askeo ana .. ...i,..r. on Perle Casev. This ceni: " " - action on the manager's part Is taken as an Indication tnat ne xm Casey to the Northwestern team. Sev eral fans have protested and one of them Harrison Allen has sent aa open letter to Manager McCredie expos tulating against the transfer of the star second baseman to the Northwest ern club. Mr. Allen's letter is: "Dear Walter Newspaper comment has It that you propose to send Casey to the Northwest League. Many of the fans and I, myself, do not see why you should do this. Casey, as you know, or ought to know, was the mainstay of the team last year, and many a time have I been in the grandstand when Casev pulled off a stunt which won the game. I have carefully Investigated the record of Neal Ball, the man whom It is said you propose to place at sec ond base. He is by nature a short stop, and if you will place Casey at sec ond. Ball at short. Rapps at first and Sheehan at third, you will undoubtedly have the best Infield in the league. Casey Wisest Player. I have been told that you do not like Casey personally. If that is true, you ought not to let your personal views interfere with your judgment as a manager. If you send Casey to the Northwest League, you are tB-kln away from the Portland Coast Club the most popular, consistent and head iest Dlayer you ever had at second. You SIS to think that Larry Schafley was a good second baseman, but he Sever saw the day that he could play the game that Casey can. In my opin ion, if you left It to the popular vote of the fans, whom I consider just as competent a Judge of playera as any manager In the league, you will dis cover that you are making aJ un popular move by sending Case North west. If you have any such an idea, you better take a tumble to yourself and let the best second baseman that ever plaved In the Portland baseball park remain where he Is. I arr. send ing a copy of this letter to the Judge. McCredie Is Reticent. " Mr llen is one of the most enthu siastic fans of Portland, and at one time was mentioned as a possible can didate for the presidency of the Pa cific Coast League. He intimates plain ly that he thinks McCredie is making a mistake in transferrinir the player to the Class B organization, and his views are shared by quite a number of McCredie refused to comment on the letter. He said it is his intention to irive Portland a winning baseball team nest season, and that he would try to have two first-class clubs in the field. He declares that he likes to hear from the fans, but refused to say just what disposition he Intended to make of Casev He would neither affirm nor deny" the report that the second base man was destined for the Northwestern club. ' KNOCKOUT BLOW IS FATAIj Boxer's Skull Fractured When Sent to Floor for Final Count. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17. Edward Kid" Gardner, a local lightweight pugilist. 21 years old. died In a hospital here this afternoon from tnftea re ceived last night in a bout w th John Kain at the Nonpareil Athletic Club. Gardner never regained consciousness after being sent to the floor for the final count. He died from a fracture 0fKaienS22"vearB old, is in the County prison, 'the Magistrate having: refused to accept bail. Others connected with the fatal bout were held in bond aa witnesses. Goldendale Defeats Stevenson. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Dec. 17. 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