TnE SUNDAY OREGONIAy.' PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 26. 1911. J
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BIG WRESTLERS TO
VISIT NORTHWEST
Two Pugilists Administered
"Knockouts" by Dan Cupid
Contest Between Gotch and
Hackenschmidt May Be
Staged in Portland.
TOURNEY IS IN PROSPECT
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Joecrih K. fiorman. Promoter of Ath
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Zbywska Ordmnn and
Milimont In View.
JT W. J. rRTRAIK.
If the plans. already " matured,
f Joseph K. Oorhanu- the hustling
young boxing and rrtlilp promoter,
materialise. Portland-will be the scene
of tha world greatest wrestling matcb
between April IS and Mar 1-
Goroam expects to brtnir Frank
Gotch to Portland for a match with
either Stanislaus Zbyscxko. Henry Or
demann or TousounT Hhmout about
that data, and follow thla with tha biff
match between the champion and
i;ori Hackenachmtdt about July 4.
th already haa agreed to wreatla any
ne ef the three men first named In
J'nrtland on or about tha date named,
and haa agreed to wrestle Hacken--bmtdt
under Gorham"s auspices In
tha event that tha "Russian L4oa" real
ly wants a match.
Gotch la Good Form.
Preoaratorr to taking on tha big
Russian. Qotrh Is getting bark Into
form by meeting all comers, and tha
ease with which he Is disposing of them
shows that he has lost none of his cun
ning at the grappling frame. That ha
will meet Hackenschnil.il eventually Is
virtually certain, and the men would
undoubtedly be matched now If It were
not for the demands being made by
Jack Curie jr. who la handling the for
tunes of Mark. Curley not only wants
to handle Hackenschmidt. but be Is
also endeavoring to dictate who ehall
atace tha match. Thla Is not pleasing
Ktch. who refuses to wrestle under
Coney's, auspices.
Curler haa expressed to friends a de
sire to stave the Gatch-Hackenschmldt
matrh at tieatlle. Curley thinks that
Ms connection with Ilackrnachmidt will
iHort him the bout, but he reckona
without Frank Gotch. who is the man
whose consent Is necessary to arrange
the match. Gotch Is willing; to wrestle
In Portland, or any other Northwestern
rlty. and Joe Oorham la on the ground
to make preliminary arrangements.
Elimination Series Proposed.
Gorham is figuring on a glgantlo
elimination wrestling tournament to
t.ike place In tha Northwest. He Is
figuring to staire five bio; matches In
this vicinity, and Portland. Seattle.
rnokane and either Tacoma or Vancou
ver. R. C will be the cities In which
the fife matches will take place. Ona
f the towna will iret a preliminary
match and the best one will get the big
matrh between Gotch and Hacken
schmidt. Gorham figures Portland as a strong
rontender for the Gotch-Harken-chmldt
bout for the reason that this
rlty ha nver been the scene of a big.
first class match between champions of
the caliber of Frank lch. The Gor
li am plan Is to hara Qotch meet all of
tha big fellows, or to have Hacken
ichmldl meet them, and the final bout
tf tha series will be staged between
the twt principal figures In the wrest
ling arena of today.
Portland fans would gladly welcome
B chance to see Frank Gotch In a flrst
rlasa match. Gotch has appeared here
In an exhibition affair, but at that lime
he was not pitted against any man who
rould be styled In his class, and the
ana would like to see the big cham
pion In a match where ha would be
forced to extend himself, if Joe Gor
Um'i plan goes through Portland men
will have their wish gratified.
Al'TO ITXE Tlt THE TOCKIST
Advent of Sclf-rropHIrd Car Boon
to Mankind.
The touring car Is the Cxar of auto
mobiles. It Is In touring that the own
er of a motor car finds his greatest
' pleasure.
Multltnd'nous as are the uses of the
automobile, there Is one field that
roust always be supremely attractive
to the majorltjr of owner. It makes
no difference whether the car was
purchased for pleasure or utility pur
poses. The pleasure of touring cannot
te equalled by any other pastime.
Automobile touring Is a boon to man
kind, and one of the greatest health,
giving sports.
There is nothing In the world that
affords as much Joy as a trip throurh
a country that lies always open to the
automobile tourist. For htm the bonds
of the time table are loosened he may
go whither he wi!l and hla Journey
need not be marred by passing through
this manufacturing town or that, as
must be the case of him who relies
upon the railroad for travel. Not for
the motorist is the confinement of a
train.
The automobile tourist is Ms own
time table. He starts at his pleasure,
and If he comes to a place where he
would stop and rest all be needs Is a
pressure of the foot, a turn of the
hand and he Is there, to stay as long
as It may please him.
Through woods and plains: over hills
and valleys: by broad rivers and bab
bling brooks; in settled country or In
solitudes: he makes his own Itinerary.
He need not fear to venture as far
from rlvU'xatlon as his wanderlust
may lead.
To the man who owns a motor car
and knows its use. America Is Indeed
the "Promised l.and. In every state.
In every county stirs the spirit of the
good roads movement. Kverywhere he
will find preparation being made for
him as the brtnger of progress and
civilisation and the agent of prosperity.
Here and there be will find speed
traps, but he will have been warned
of them by his club and will know
how to conduct himself with discretion.
But for every speed trap he wlil find
a dosen stretches of road where he
may open his throttle and Speed on.
secure In the clear ribbon of road that
unwinds beneath him. exulting In the
lap of tha tonte air on tha hottest of
days, drawing from life the best that
It holds for him in the pursuit of
health and pleasure.
There never was such an instrument
to promote democracy as the motor car.
One might expect excluslveness on the
part of a man who shares the road In
his 110.00a car with the owner of a
runabout, bat one would be disappoint
ed. Iet a man In the runabout be In
distress and he will find hla richer
brother cheerfully pausing to give the
help of his high-priced chauffeur and
glad nough to accept the cheerful re
turn of the favor the next day or tha
. next week.
. All good autnmoblllats become broth
era of tha road when once the longing
I for, jia road fca it)nJ XH Uif i
WHAT alls the American pugilist?
He has been able to wlthstnnd the
hardships of protracted training and
the wear and tear of long, grueling
fights and the pummellng of his ad
versaries, only to fall before the blow
of CupM. Is there no defense capable
of warding ott the knockout that this
little fellow carries In his quiver and
shoots from an obsolete weaponT Thee
are questlona now engrossing the pugi
listic horlxon.
When the fans read a week ago of
the nuptials of Ad Wolgast. conqueror
of Battling Nelson and king of the
lightweights, they were perturbed, but
when last week It was announced that
Al Kaufman haa Joined the ranks of
the benedicts, the fans threw up their
arms In alarm. The little Teuton who
was the first to accomplish the diffi
cult task of administering a knockout
to Battling Nelson was married to a
sweetheart of his childhood, at the
home of the bride. Grand Itaplila, Mich.,
a week ago yesterday. Ad's futare
manager waa Miss Mildred Knslgn.
age 1. Although the champion' had
faced unqulverlngly the thousands of
yelling fight fans, he shrunk with hor
ror when the suggestion of having an
elaborate wedding was propounded.
His marriage to Miss Ensign was wit
nessed by but two Intimate friends.
Wolgs.'t and hla bride are now in New
York City, where he la scheduled to
meet "Knockout" Brown, March S.
RACE WILL RE FUST
International Sweepstakes At
tract Best Drivers.
FOREIGN EXPERTS COMING
500-Mile Anio Control Will JU
Fought Out on Decoration Pay
t Indianapolis -rpeedway.
Flans) Are Vndcr Way.
When Starter Fred J. Wagner lines
up the contestants in tha SOO-mlle In
ternational Sweepstakes race at the
Indianapolis Motor 6peedway on Pero
ration Iay. the first big racing event
on the grand circuit of automobile rac
Ing for 1811 will be under way.
This Is the plan of the officers of
the American Automobile Association
who are taking concerted action to put
motor racing sport on a more definite
basis than ever before In the United
States.
A. It. Pardlngton. who has been ref
eree In many of the race meets of the
country and who managed the Vander
bllt Cup race on Lonx Island, will be
tha man upon whom the consummation
of the plan depends. Pardlngton will
take a long trip throughout the Untied
States In an effort to organlxe the
manufacturers so that the circuit plan
may be carried out successfully.
Nearly all the greatest drivers and
cars now In the motor racing game will
,et Vrs1 '
Joseph K. Cerhsah Wha May
Slave Big AVrelling Etrali la
Portland This lev.
be contestants In the Indianapolis
racea. and the officers of the American
Automobile Association believe that It
will be the best opportunity for start
ing the grand circuit ball rolling. Nine
entries have been made thus far, with
the races yet three months away. In
the entries yet to come there are num
bered half a dosen of the fastest Euro
pean cars.
France. Oermany and Belgium will
be represented, announce the manufac
turers. Italy will also enter cars. It Is
thought. The drivers of these foreign
cars hare not been named, but It Is
probabl3 that Hennery. Naxarro and
Wagner will be among those behind
the steering wheels when the great
International event Is run. Herbert
Lytic formerly driver of AmertcaD rac
ing, cars, beyes head a team of Uirc ,
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Al Kaufman, too. foil before the
charms of . a boyhood sweetheart, who
was Miss Annette S. Scelos. of San
Francisco. Kaufman's home. The
heavyweight, whom many believed to
be the logical candidate for the heavy
weight crown held by Ja k Johnson,
"took the count" Wednesday In Pitta
burg. Kaufman has no Immediate en
gageraents in prospect snd ' Intends
touring the East with his newly a
quired manager.
Enirllsh-made cars and Is now in con
ference with tha manufacturers of this
car.
In Addition to the foreign experts the
American lineup will be the strongest
ever brousrht together. The inauce
mrnt of about -10.000 in cash to be
given out to the winners of one race Is
too strong for tha motor drivers to re
main away from.
Those who have assured the Speed
way management that they will enter
are Harry Grant, twice winner oi mo
Vanderbllt cup; Eddie Hearne, of Chi
cago; Spencer Wlsliart. Frank Dear
born, of Los Angeles; "Wild Bob" Bur
man. Arthur Chevrolet and others.
Manv of the cars which are to be driv
en through the long grind are being
specially built for the race and the title
of "International Champion." The en
try foe for cars Increases from $500 to
$750 per car after March 1 and tha en
try list closes May 1. The races will
begin at 10 o'clock in the morning.
WfiRK IS TO START SOON
Motorboat Club Home to Be Built by
Members.
Preliminary work upon the new home
of the Portland Motorboat Club will
commence this week, if the wishes of
the directors and members are car
ried out. Foundation piers for the new
two-story home have already been
placed In position on the east bank
of the Willamette River, at the foot
of Ellsworth street.
At a meeting of the club members
last Tuesday night In the Theatrical
Mechanics' Hall. Baker Theater build
ing, the building committee was au
thorised to proceed with active con
struction work. Although all the mon
ey necessary for completing the pro
posed building Is not available at
jiresent. enough money is on hand to
start the project.
The Portland Motorboat Club adopted
the same plan as was utilised by the
Multnomah Club In securing Its addi
tional j 0.0 00, In getting the first
amount. The club does not ask that
the money bo given outright; it bor
rows the money, giving Its personal
nnt thla mnnnor It Is thought that
little difficulty will be experienced In
securing the necessary amount lor the
clubhouse.
There are divers ways In which the
club plans to get funds for carrying on
Its Dollcy. one of which is to hold a
benefit entertainment or excursion on
the river In the near future, or by glv
Ing a danco. J. L. Scarth, Ueorge
Klnnear. J. F. Kable and U M. Myers
were selected as members of the en
tertainment committee to arrange the
details for these entertainments. A
though these men have not come to
any definite conclusion as to what will
be the best method or deriving iunas,
they expect to divulge their schemes
this week.
When finished the new home of the
motorboat men will be one of the most
picturesque clubhouses In Portland, and
will have a commanding view or me
river and city. The building will be
built upon the same level as the Port
land Railway. L4ght & Power Company
tracks, and on the river side will have
a large veranda. Upstairs there will
be a small hall suitable for holding
fiances and other small affairs. On
the main floor will be reading-rooms.
restrooms and a large parlor. Pro
vision will also be made for lockers and
other conveniences for. the members.
While the building as planned would
ordinarily cost fh the neighborhood of
JoOOft. It Is thought that It will be built
by the motorboat club for little more
than half this sum. This Is made pos
sible because much of the material has
been donated, and members have stated
their willingness to do most of the
construction work on Sundays and dur
ing the Summer evenings. Another
meeting of the club will probably be
held this week.
Klamath to Have School Band.
KLuMATH FALLS. Or, Feb. 2S '
(Special.) The Klamath county High
school is making preparations to havs
an organized band of Its own. They
have ordered 21 new Instruments and
these are expected to arrive within a
short time, when the boys will begin
practicing to give public concerts in
the near future.
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bora ramlUc Is 2s jaars aad eas monm.
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Open Evenings.
Annual Bench Show Will Be
Here Last of April.
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
Aristocratic "Bow-Wows" From All
Points of Pacific Coast and as
Ffer Kast as New York Kx
pected to Be Sliown.
Dogdom, nearly 1000 strong, will in
vade Portland this year for the annual
bench show of the Portland Kennel
Club - The show will be the last on the
Northwest circuit, and will draw all the
canines exhibited at the otner snows in
the Northwest. The exhibition will ba
the last in April, according to the pres
ent schedule.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Kennel Club was held last week, and
plans were laid for the largest and most
successful bench show ever held In the
hlstorv of the city. Dr. Alan Welch
Smith was elected president; 8. A. Chase
Ylce-nresldent. and J. J. Mccartny sec
retary and treasurer. The members of
the board of directors are, . tvuimor,
Dr. A. C. Johnson, C. B. May and Frank
Creasey.
Entry Ust to Open Soon.
Information regarding the coming
show can be obtained from Secretary
The path
to success in tire mak
ing is a straight and
narrow' one.
Deviation from quality
slackness of work
manship, hasty inspect
ionscrambling for big
contracts at the expense
of tire quality these
are not the methods
that have built up our
business in
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POPE - HARTFORD
the Panama Pacific Auto Eond Race, known last year as the Toi-tola
Road Race, Bert Dinglcy driving a 11)11 Model W Tope-Hartford won
this race Wedncsda-, defeating a Lig field of fast cars. Last season
Jack Fleming, with a Popo-Hartford won this international event in
the wonderful time of 258 miles in 237 minutes, and to repeat -iho
performance again this year proves conclusively the wonderful dur
ability of and speed, of the Pope-Hartford. If you are considering
the purchase of an automobile don't you think the Pope-Hartford is
worthy of an investigation
KEATS AUTO CO.
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McCarthy at his office, 618 Ablngtpn
building. The entry list for the show
will open soon, and entry can be made
with Mr. McCarthy.
The Northwest circuit of bench shows
Includes exhibitions at Vancouver. Vic
toria, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland,
coming this year. In the order named.
Word has been sent West that many
of the crack dogs of the Kastern ken
nel clubs are going to invade the sanc
tum of the Northwest clubs this season.
The annual exhibition of the West
minster Kennel Club of New York City
was held week before last, and drew
more than 2000 dogs, many of them
sent from the Pacific Coast.
Increased interest in the bench shows
has been noted throughout the United
States in the last year, and the early
shows held in New York, Philadelphia
and other Eastern sporting centers,
brings to light many new dogs and
keener competition. Many foreign dogs
are being brought to the United States
and there is a possibility that some of
them may be sent to the Northwest for
the show season, which will begin the
latter part of March.
' Xew Dogs Secured.
Many new dogs have been secured by
Portland fanciers and breeders, and
there will be a great deal of keen riv
alry between the local men for suprem
acy. There has been an Increase in the
number of bird dogs, and the pointer
and setter classes will no doubt be hard
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Demonstrating Cars Always on Hand, -j
ones to judge. The bull dog and -bull
terrier classes will also be much larger
than last year's benching.
It has npt been decided who will
judge the local show nor has the. loca
tion for the show been secured, but
these matters are not causing the new
officers of the Portland Kennel Club
any worry. If the Armory cannot be
secured for this year's show, one of the
larger automobile garages may be se
cured, if possible. It Is certain that
much more show space will be neces
sary thla year than for the 1910 exhi
bition. cocxnT to vsk large truck
Judge Cleeton Purchases Big Motor
Drar.
Judge Cleeton took a long stride for
Multnomah County yesterday when he
bought a five-ton motor truck.
"The county has long needed equip
ment for sprinkling the soil during the
work of grading and building county
roads." said Judge Cleeton yesterday,
"and I feel that the county has made
an excellent Investment in this new
motor truck.
"Later on," continued the Judge, "It
will be kept busy in tha work of haul
ing and sprinkling oil on these same
roads in order that they may be kept
from deteriorating."
This means more and better roads
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for Multnomah County. It means mora
lnterurban travel, closer communica
tion, denser population, and with it
naturally Increased wraith for its
citizens.
The County Court has evidently had
in mind for some tl:ne the purchase
of a motor truck f'ir thl work. It
is learned that active demonstrations
of the various trucks made have been
going on for several months under tha
close observation of tho court.
Besides the Idea of economy and ef
fectiveness In pursuing the regulation
county work, the hastening of the long
and much-hoped-for completion of a.
comprehensive system of county roads
for Multnomah Is also apparent in the
action taken by the County Court in
the purchase of a motor truck.
Albany Church to Be Rebuilt.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
The First Methodist Church of Albany
will be rebuilt this Summer. The
structure will be raised and a basement
built. A gallery will be placed in the
main auditorium, a new wing built and
a second large entrance provided. The
improvements now planned will cost at
least 5000.
Only 940 Americans reside at Ahanghai,
but they are energetic factors lo the foreign
settlement, numbering; 13.5.'tft. The natives
numher 4Sft.005. The British total 4465,
Japanese 3:it, and Portuguene ltnr.
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