THE. SUNDAY. OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 29. 1911.
BIG BLACK BITES
AT A FALSE OEFI
SECOND BASEMAN OF PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IS AN
EX-COLLEGE SPBXNTER.
Automo
inue
At H. L. Keats Auto
Former Punching-Bag for
Johnson Challenges Him
and Champion Accepts.
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JOKES PEEVE PUGILIST
bile
Show
Mais of Ad Voljcat I'uxile Mslil
, dora felnce Stage Lares Him.
; O'Brien Shine as Ills Own
Busy Press Jlgent.
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STAUNTON. V, Jan. la. (Special.)
Ja- Johnson la getting peevish. It la
i. y nuilw to "get his coat these
n-i Mm pnoi airenta and other
boosters say'tha champion was not a bit
Ilka this in the olden days. Ha was one
ft the boys who could stand all the
"klddlnc and hand It back with In
terest.
Oorce "KM" Cotton, (and the kid"
tfma both wiyil, a burly negro who per
forniml aa one of the punching bags In
tii Johnson outfit while Johnson was
art Una; Into shape for Jrffrl--. Is the
Istest to send the champion up In the
'r. and he made a -rood Job of It at
that. Cotton's manager. It appears, to
E"-t a little advertising for his man,
rhallenced Johnaon In behalf of his
protece. He also took It upon himself
to Intimate that Jack would par little
or no attention to the drfl for the very
ood and sufficient reason that Johnson
knew Terr well that Cotton had It on
htm In every way and waa furred to
"pill" to Mm In training- quarters.
The champion "ate It up." as we say
In the classics, and rushed to the nearest
ri-wspept-r office w'th a certified check
for $;. which h agreed to bet against
Su that he could put Cotton out In
side of ten rounds If given an oppor
tunity, the battle to be held Immediate
ly If not sooner and at any old place.
Cotton did not respond, of course. Where
could he got hold of Mrt? Jack waa
perfectly safe In a financial way. But
at that It must be rather annoying when
an old helper, and one that you kicked
out of the training camp, has the Im
pertinence to challenge.
The same day the champion ran across
Monte Attell. one of the many claim
anta of Ilia bantam title and a brother
of the more celebrated Abe. Thla all
happened In Pittsburg. Monte was sassy
and got on the big fellow's nerves and
Jack loat his head and wanted to take
a wallop at the bantam, ile also ac
cused Monte of having first circulated
the tale that Jeffries waa drugged at
Reno, and that aa ha could not very
well take a punch at a man of Attell'a
else, would tie forced to get even with
him In aome other fashion. He did that
easae evening by appearing aa principal
second for Monte's opponent at a boxing
contest.
Wolgast War Puisllng.
Some of the Jokers, and they are nu
rceroua In Pittsburg, argue that fear of
Attetl's famous brother Abraham, the
champion f-athnrwclnh t. was what, kept
Johnaon from chaatls ng tha Impudent
bantam, and have even gone so far as
to show la print where Able figures to
lick the heavyweight champion on the
cold "dope." which Is going so rue.
All of this Is not very Important In
the way of news, although It serves to
prove that a champion pugilist has Ms
troubles Just the same as any man of
affairs, and that no matter how sunny
a disposition or bow amiable a tempera
ment he may bring with him Into tha
game, tha wear and tear on his nerves
will finally land him until tha most triv
ial happenings have the effect of mak
ing him peev'sh.
Can anybody get the right dope" on
Champion Ad WolgastT Within tha last
week or two Ad has agreed to box most
every flshter of his weight In the busi
ness. Jsck O'Brien had the champion
booked for three appearances at the new
club In Philadelphia, if the press agent
Is to be believed, but Tom Jones stepped
to the front and called everything oft
by saying that Ad had no right to sign
agreements without consulting him on
the subject.
So Wolgast. like a dutiful champion,
says he will not box for O'Brien If his
manager Is not willing. These two seem
to have a thorough understanding. I will
say that much for them, and stand by
their partnership agreement like a cou
ple of stickers even though they have
little) or no respect for their promises or
arrangements.
Reports also have Ad signed to meet
Tacky McFarland for ten rounds at Mil
waukee on Washington's birthday and
Owen Moran at San Francisco March iS.
The latest, and likely the mort reliable
story. Is that he will go on the road
" with a theatrical company for a few
months and try to gather a little easy
change.
So far as a match with Packy Is con
cerned I can't see where there la a
chance. Mac would hardly agree to meet
the condltiona that a champion would
Insist on.
McFarland Too Heavy.
Wolgast Is a legitimate 133-pounder
and might do a bit leas If the occasion
demanded and Packy baa evidently
taken on too much beef to ever again
make that figure at ringside, ile made
133 for Freddy Welah when they met In
Wales last year, but the time for weigh
ing in was 1 think sometime around S
o'clock In Uia afternoon, which let tha
Chicago boy In with considerable the
best of it. Looks like a bet on the
theatrical proposition, for Adolph will
gt all the change.
Tommy Ryan. . former middleweight
champion. In an .interview on the dif
ferent forma of gameneaa displayed by
boxers. Is quoted as saying that a "very
game boxer" Is oca who takes all kinds
of cbancse stops every blow that comes
his way with some part of his anatomy
and wadea In for more, and Tommy adds
that thla class seldom wins. A "tlmld
boxer." according to thla authority, la
one who geta away from hard punches
by clever footwork, blocking or by using
bis brains.
I am positive that Thoman has been
sadly misquoted by the enterprising re
porter who had the assignment. Ryan
was one of the cleverest men who ever
put on the gloves, and one might eay.
one of the game. At leaat he was
never accused of showing the white
feather. mill he was not one of tl:a
-g aire" boxers who etopped an opponent s
blows with hia features every time the
other fellow took a punch at him. Rather
would he come under his own clasextlca
tlon of a timid" boxer for the former
champion was certainly there with tha
footwork, blocking and the think-tank.
Tommy performed a great many year
and ranked as one' of the best In tha
business. It waa solely through his re
markable cievernetei that he stool the
gafT o long. Ryan well knows that the
clever boxer is the only one who has a
chance to succeed. The fact that a man
la not a'l diiflgured with acsr oT battle
alwsvs In evidence la no proof of timidity
on h part while In action. Xn, young
pian. don t hand ua anything like that
an say that Tommy Ryan said it- We
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EnnrE collixs.
During the recent major league meetings, a period la which all klnfls of sug
gestions for bettering the game, some good, others bad. are made, the matter of
teachlag ballplaxers to run with the style of regular track men. In the hope
of making better base-runners, waa broached. The baseball man who made
the sussestlon cited aa an example a man who would be taster If he were not
so awkward Eddie Collins, of the Athletics.
Jt Is bard to see whare Collins can ba Improved upon for . speed, ability to
etsrt quickly and quickness In getting Inlo his stride. But- to criticise the
Athletics wonderful second bssemsa on the around that be was not able to
ran like a track man sounds funny to those who know something of his career
at Columbia or on the track, as well as a hurdler, that the trainer did his best
to keep him working aa a runner Instead of going back to basobalU
Columbia's trainee said that Collin, was a natural sprinter, as fast a starter
as he ever bed and a natural 10 2-5 second, men for the l0 yards, which
means a lot to a track man. What be might have been with training It Is
bard to say. but ha did not lack style.
Because he swings his arms when he Is stsndlng ssy from a base and
appears to be always looee and es.y some people con.lder him awkward. This,
however, explains hi. quick starUng. Hla swinging arms not only worry the
pitcher, but they mean that "hi. body Is In motion forward and that when he
makea the break for second base the forward motion of his arms gives him the
"''collins- stride Is that of a sprinter, pore snd simple. The majority of ball
players run with a short, choppy stride thst. while It.csrrle, them pretty fast.
U not to be compared wits Collins- long stride. Collin, appears to bounce along
or to lope. This Is the ImpreMlon because he throws bis knees high In front
after the fashion of the sprinter. Thla aid. him tn getting around the base,
at top speed, aa be seldom runs wide.
can't stand for that work. It Is too
CPhlla'delph!a Jack O'Brien believes In
keeping before the publlo now that ha
Is a boxing promoter and head of the
most modern club In tha city from which
be derived hla flghtlnr monaker. Ho al
ways wasj a good advertiser when active,
aa one of our foremost young glove
p ushers and Incidentally light heavy
weight champion and. knows the publicity
gams thoroughly.
O'Brien Gets Contracts.
Jack la hla own preaa agent and ougfit
to lead his rlva! a merry chase. Fighters
all look allka to tha former pride of tha
Quaker City and ha is trying to sign
them an op from Johnson down to
Johnny Coulon. O'Brien claimed to have
a contract with the heavyweight cham
pion to box Sam Langford before his
club but Bum apoUed the play by qutetly
packing up and sailing for tEngland
where he Is matched to box JO rounds
with BUI Lang at Mcintosh's Olympla
arena. . ,
Battling Netaon"s signature has also
been secured by the Philadelphia huatler
and the ex-llghtwelght will appear under
Jack'a management within the next two
months. Who Bat's opponent will be
deponent sayeth not. Nelson Is to be
paid at the rate oXjlOOO. or is it $10,000
a round? I wonder what amount O'Brien
promised -fA olgae when ho "conned" the
champion Into putting hia algnature to
paper. If auch an interesting event really
happened at all. The Battler has ex
pensive Ideas when It comes to making
matches, but Adolph hss him skinned to
death in this reaped.
The Saw Tork boxing critics who re
cently awakened to the fact that the
public was being imposed upon and In
sisted that the club directors impose
a little talent are now unanimous that
a regular fighter has at laat appeared In
their midst. Mr. Patrick McFarland dem
onstrated to everybody a satisfaction that
he can box some and hit a little more,
when ho disposed of Jack Goodmana
championship aspirations Inside of five
rounds. It waa the first time In his
career that Goodman was) knocked out
and Ootham sports think Packey the
greatest ever" since ho trimmed their
former Idol so easily.
Packey gave the lovers of the gama
an Interesting exhibition and bis clean
cut work waa greatly appreciated by the
rporta who bad rather soured on the
game aa a result of tha poor botita the
club managers have been dishing out to
their members.
A scrapper who will box clean and cut
out the hugging and nutting trxtlca.
which so nauseate the farm of the metro
polis. Is bound to be a favorite with
New Yorkers from now on even when
he loses. And wHh ail modesty and with
out desire to brag I might add that my
ara-umente In this column for clean box
ing had much to do with waking up tha
critics and I am pleased to say with ma
fcrtal benefit to the eport.
Bill Lang, the Australian champion, is
an unlucky young man. I have contended
that much from the night he met Al
Kaufman In Philadelphia and broke hla
hsnd In the second round when he was
doing mora, of the fighting. Recently he
took on an Kngllsh heavyweight Joke
known as P. O. Curran. In the first
round Iang made a rush at Curran and
the Briton fell on hla knees. Bill lisd
already stsrted a punch which he could
not stop and It landed on Curran as
Curran reposed gracefully on the floor.
Referees respect the rules in England
and make the boxers live up to the
letter of tha law and Eugene Corrl. who
officiated In this match, disqualified poor
Lang. Hugh Mcintosh, not to disap
point the patrons, tried to Induce Curran
to continue on a new match and offered
a substantial bonus, but P. O. had enough
of tha Australian's) game and was satisfied
to win on the technicality.
Lang's coming contest with Sam Lang
ford will be the supreme test of the
Kangaroo boxer's ability and determine
hla cbanoea for a match with Jack John
son. I am confident that Bill will acquit
himself creditably.
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NEW TORK. Jan. Z8. (Special.)
How foreigrn engineers and motorists
look upon the best products of automo
bile factories in this country is re
vealed In a significant manner by a
statement of J. .W. CasseH. a man of
recognized standing in the engineering
profession in Germany. Mr. Cassell is
one of many Europeans who displayed
unusual interest in the recent Madison
Square Garden show. Mr. Cassell said
he believed that motor cars of the
American type would quickly become
popular in Germany.
"American cars are good enough for
anvbody and are Bold at a price that
will appeal to the people of my coun
try." said Mr. Cassell. "It is recog
nised that the motor car Industry in
Europe la not what It should be. The
handicap cornea . from the fact that
prlcee are too high. The tendency
among automobile manufacturers has
been to build many models and only
a few of each model. That policy is
not economical. The prices accordingly
have to be raised.
"That is why I say the time Is ripe
for the introdution of American cars.
With these In Europe there will be a
big Increase In demand. The United
States Is the typical country to sell
automobllea to Europeans. This coun
try has not been getting its proportion
ate share of the business. It should
be selling more car In every European
nation than any other country.
"The American automobile manufac
turer leada the world. He has the
building of motor cars down to a
science. He has shown Europe the way.
He has a chance to profit from his su
perior wisdom along this line, before
the Europeans realise fully the mis
takes they have made. While demand
ing cars a a reasonable price, the peo
ple abroad vill not stand for an in
ferior product. Thla la especially true
of Germans, who are known for their
hard-headed business ways.
"Europeans will not buy automobiles
blindly. They insist on getting value
for the money they pay Just as when
buying anything else they need."-
IJCFTHAXDEUS HARD TO FIND
Eddie Plank and Doc White Still
Iicad American League.
Though every- club In the American
League has been trying for years to
develop a high-class aouthpaw. th two
veterans. Eddie Plank and Doc White,
still have it all over their rivals.
The Cleveland team, which for years
has searched In vain for a promising
young left-hander, appears to have picked
up the most likely recruit in Willie
Mitchell. Thla young heaver after a
poor start finished the 1910 season in a
rush, and set the baseball world to gos
siping by capturing the last ten games
In which he worked.
Because of bis sensational finish Cleve-
i..m mi. not finert too much from
the southern flinger. It la a pretty good
wager", however, that Mitchell will con
tinue to deliver the goods for the Naps
during the coming season. American
league umpires declare that no eouth-,
paw in the organisation possesses a
more puzzling assortment of curves or
; a better break on nis iasi out.
I all Mitchell lacked waa experience. His
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ten victories at tne ciosw i " -"-paign
ahould give him the required con
fidence. .
' The only other porteiders who showed
anything last year were Vaughan of
New Tork and Collins of Boston. At
times Vaughan looked like a finished
performer, while on other occasions he
resembled the rawest of recruits. He waa
an in and outer at best. Collins ap
peared to have plenty of stuff.' and
seems to need only experience to round
him into a high-class boxman. He came
direct to the majors from a college team,
which makes his performance of ; last
year a highly creditable one. '
Ballplayers say that Bill Bailey of the
St. Louis club has a good assortment,
tout he has never been a consistent win
ner. In reality, he haa been a consist
ent loser. Bailey's fate has been hang
ing fire for four years, and he has as
yet to show. It is possible that a change
to some other-ciud woum """"'i'
I with the Browns' laft-hander. r
t Dolly Gray of the Washington club ia
. far from a top-notcher; Krause, the
i sensation of 1910. appears to have blown
i up- Karger of Boston depends more on
his gTay matter than his left arm, while
: a vu. f the Athletics has not
had an opportunity to show hia real
worth. ' ' - '
The scarcity of southpaws In the Na
tional League is said to be even more
apparent than In the American. Nap
Rucker is conceded to be the star of
President Lynch's organization, while
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(Special.) Southern - Pacific Agent
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he had been to a local bank and se
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change in his capacity of ticket sales7
man for the railroad company.
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