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PAPKE IS BARRED
YOUNGSTERS BUTT OF MANY PRANKS ON BALL FIELD, AND MAXMEYER IS NO EXCEPTION
NEW YQT1KT0 BE
cia uy miio.
It will remain for the old schoolmas
ter. Attell, to find out Just how good
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REUBEN
MAXMEYER
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PUGILIST MECCA
HAS BIG AMBITION
icr, Aiiciii iu iiuu wul " "
this young Mister Rivers Is, and I for
one sincerely hope the champion's arm
will soon be In such shape as to permit
of his getting after this newcomer who
threatens to clean up the entire feath
erweight division.
MAXY FAST HORSES ENTERED
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Nick Williams' Lanky Young
ster Who Made Good, Butt
of Many Jokes.
HARD LUCK STORY TOLD
Storall Tell Touching Yarn of How
Lrnt Youth Was Robbed of Xo
HI Victory Robe Marquard
Anecdote I Related.
BT HD6COB FAWCITT.
Rsuben Uiinwytr, tha Lent boy who
pitched a sensational four-hit shutout
gam against Victoria for the Portland
Roadster Friday. aspires to twirl a no
hit. no-run (am. The lanky southpaw
' with the mock-turtle movement was
sent Into the box by Williams the other
day "to ihcw the rookie that he didn't
know anything 'bout pltchlnV on of th
players confided anortly before th (am
began.
But Maxmeyer put reverse English on
th scheme. Likewise on th ball, for
up to th alxtb Inning not a hit wa
registered off him. "1 would hav gone)
through the entire gam without al
lowing a hit If thoae four fellowa hadn't
struck at wild pitch." ays "Maxle."
"Did you ever hear bow thl fellow
went 2 batter without a hit and then
wa cheated out of a no-blngle feat by
a mea:y trick?" queried Je tovall.
ex-b:g leagu pitcher, who I a e-ort of
confident for th flat-footed Waddell.
yesterday.
"It'a the champion hard-luck story of
th year." continued Stovall. without
ven so much as waiting for a sacrifice
signal. "Maxmeyer bad gon through
eigbt Inning pitching for fit! John or
Oregon City. I beltere. without th sem
blance of a safe swat being registered
against him.
"Th flrst man In th ninth struck out.
Th aecond on popped to the third
baeemaa. Th Immense crowd roe In
th grandstand and blearhera and pulled
frantically for 'Maxle' to fan tha next
one and keep th record clean.
"Old Cy Tobb stalked to th bat. H
waa a slugger, but Maxmeyer knew h
could fan him. So sur was ha that h
becam ver-anxloua. and th e-ond
ball b threw got away and shelled
Tobb In th ribs. H danced around la
a circle, shook hla flats and railed th
Lents phenom' coward, which, of
course, h t not. Then he ambled dowa
to flrst atlll calling 'our Maxle' terrlbl
names.
Tha next man up hit weakly at a
fast curve. Th ball bounded out to
ward th second baaeman th easiest
out In th world. But Juat then Cy
Tobb. who was on his way to second,
deliberately got In the way of th
sphere and allowed tt to hit him.
"Of count Tobb waa out" added
Stovall. aa he brushed a damp globule
from th corner of hla y "hit by bat
ted ball and Maxmeyer had woo hla
gam. But under th rulea th batter
geta a hit and that spoiled th record.
Ai Tobb came In h yelled: 'Wnea
you're trying to get a no-hlt rcord nev
r hit a man In the ribs."
Thafa some tough luck I guess Isn't
It?" muttered Bill Speaa aadly. aa h
placed a tack on th bench at Max
meyer favorite resting place.
A young pitcher starting out In th
professional gam has a rather hard
lot until he shows be possesses the right
sort of stuff In his makeup. Maxmeyer
has been no exception with th Port
land North westerners: in fart, the awk
ward boy la ao good natured that some
of th pranka hare been carried to ex
tremes. For Inatance do you think there la
much of modern civilisation In a man
who aoaka oil of mustard Into your
undershirt? Poor Maxmeyer went out
(or practice the other day and couldn't
Imagine why hla red flannel neglige
felt ao uncomfortable. On another oc
casion after a gam he went to th
clubhouse only to And jila patent leather
ahoea aisa 1 nailed to th floor with
ID-penny spikes.
-Yea and I'd Ilka to know th fellahs
that ahook die for my lunch yester
day. exclaimed Maxmeyer after hla
Friday exploit, for he had become a
real, blow-ln-the-bottle pitcher then.
Nearly very youngster has the same
Initiation to- weather. Walter Cart
wright, second baseman on th Spokane
team waa once a very green lad. and
Ma father, who Uvea In Fresno. Cal..
pleaded with Hap Hogan. on whose
team he flrst played, to take good care
of Walt.
Aa Hogan tells It. Cartwright fell In
love with a chorus girl In Kolb lull's
show In Seattle one trip. so. coming
down on the train after tha series waa
over Hap forged a telegram from Cart
wright's father to th baseball son and
bribed the porter to give tt to Walt,
who waa sitting In a poker game.
The player dropped hla Land, tor
open the envelope and read:
"You have disgraced the family in
falling In love with a chorua girl. Don't
come home any more.
-t Signed) W. CART WRIGHT."
Th boy'a hands trembled as he read
this message and when Hap asked hlra
If he had bad newa. he handed Hap th
message and laughed rather doubt
fully. -I know thafa a d fake." h de
clared, "for that la not my father
handwriting." Which nobody could
deny.
...
Rub Marquard. of th New York
Giants, was the victim of another tel
egram forging affair worked up by a
player named Myera. when the two
ver teammates on th Canton. O.,
club. Myera approached Rub one af
ternoon with a telegram signed "Mr
t.raw." asking Myers to report at $500
per month.
"I'll need in renta to pay -for this
message." said Myera. Hub loaned him
the money.
-jCow. give m another SO rents and
I'M wtre Mfrtrtw that I ran land you
for the Giant." exclaimed Myera. Rube
gav Mm th money.
"In a few minutes Myets returned
with another telegram aiaued "Mc-(;-
saying Marquard would b giv
en K' Pr month. Myers touched Mar
uuard for another half dollar to pay tor
this one.
-Will you take the Job?" asked
Mvers.
"Pure."" replied Rube.
Then lend m another half dollar to
wire McGraw." And Rub again cam
Srm.
When Myera left for th telegraph of
fice th manager of the team turned to
Marquard and Inquired:
How much did he touch you for alto
gether?" -Two dollar.- said Rube. "Why?"
"Oh. nothing. Rut those messages he
fasf-ed are written on sending blanks
nd yoj war supposed to b receiving
them." ,
WING'S PLAN LIKED
American Association Listen
ing to Suggestions.
SAN FRANCISCO HARD HIT
Peal Magnate? Declares H I" AJrald
to Buy Promlslnir Material From
Minor for Fear Major Will
Tako It by Draft.
BT HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. S. (Special.)
What eema to be a general mov on
th part of minor leaguea of th coun
try to Improv condition ao far aa
players are concerned, haa been atartd
by Cal Ewlng and. according to East
ern dlspatctea. th American Associa
tion la taking a hand In th case.
Ewtnr Idea I to hav aom plan
by which tb major leaguea roust con
form mora eloly.to th rulea of base
ball In limiting tha number or their
playera. He haa euggesUd that tha
major leaguea b allowed to draft from
Clasa A leaguea only, and that each
club be allowed three drafta. Further
than that, ha would abolish "farming"
and th optional releaae. which would
"give the minora aom chanca to live."
In addition, the Claa A leaguea could
In turn draft ffom tha Class B organi
sations and so on down th list.
It la quite evident to deep thinkers
that thla plan or some other must be
adopted. John L Taylor, of th Boston
Americana, for example, haa string on
aomethlng like lio playera who are
available for hi club.
Th hoe I plnrhlng th Peala Just
now. and naturally Ewlng JJeela that
there should be a change. He dclara
that he would bs afraid to buy promis
ing material from th minora, because
the major could draft him at tha end
of his aeason and wreck hla ball club.
In a measure he la right, and It I to
be hoped that the National Commis
sion will enact some new legislation at
It annual aesslon thla Fall.
President Graham. Just returned from
a vacation In the southern part of the
state, baa been having hla troublea. Mc-
Credt and Finney had an inconsequen
tial mlxup In Los Angeie lasi oaiur
day that waa made much of by the Los
Angeles Times, which seema to have a
i m t aniihlnr that resembles
rowdyism. It looked big on paper, but
when tha report or rne umpire " :
celved there was nothing on which to
hang an Investigation.
t rvDj.itrk.HUHhAn(l affair In
Stockton waa a different story. O'Rourk
Is quirk tempered and nasty ana mim
a rush at Hlldebrand after what he
considered an unjust dectelon. Graham
had to act In a hurry, and auspended
O Hourke. at th same time declaring
that be stood ready to listen to
O'Roorke and whatever h might have
to say.
Already. I understand. O'Rourk la
penitent. In fact. Hlldebrand saya h
waa In teara when he left the grounds,
sorry because of .what rfad happened.
In Sacramento last Tuesday. O'Rourk
waa asked If h would appeal thecaae
and remarked: "No. I deserved Vhat
waa coming to me and I am going to
take It."
The chance are. however, that Cur
tln and Graham will Intercede for their
manager and that after ha had been
punished with what the powere con
sider due severity, he will be allowed
to return to th fold.
President Graham la Inclined to deal
aa leniently aa poaslble with the ag
gressive Patsy, but at tha aama tlma
feelathat h cannot allow ballplayers
to ride rough-shod over his umpire.
An Idiotic report waa Bent out of
Lob Angelee thla week to th effect
that Panny Long had asked for walv
era on Oscar Vltt and Husky Phaw. It
probably started because of tb fart
that Vltt. due to his poor hitting the
past three or four weeks, was benched
In favor of McArdle. who waa sent to
third base. Ing laughed at. the story
and aald he had absolutely no Inten
tion of letting either of these men go.
So far. the two n?w outnelder. Art
Rmlth and Jo Holland, have shown
nothing sensational. Of the two, Holland
appeara to be th most natural sticker,
but they are both of them shy on run
ning' the bses. It also might be said
that Holland Is having trouble finding
his brarlnga In that right field terri
tory, where the fence la so close that
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, MUSTARD
he haa numerous angles to figure out.
It la possible that the men will prove
a big help to the local team, but we
are from Missouri and have to b
ahown.
The new pitcher who ' are coming.
Noyes. from Ottumwa. and Charles
Fanning, from Galesburg.: both In th
Central Aasoclatlon. ought to add
strength If they live up to their repu
tatlona.. The Beal are lamentably
weak In pitcher. Th Hlngera don't
aeem to be able to get through a game
In any sort of shape and are anything
but reliable quit apt to be knocked
out of the box at a moment's notice.
Henley haa been the most consistent
winner and even Cack -waa pounded
all over the lot In the opening gam
last Tuesday at th hands of the Bea
vers. Several clubs are after George Wea-x-er.
the San Francisco inflelder. Danny
Long admitted the other day that Co
mlskey. of the Chicago Americans,
would have flrst call on Weaver, who
aeem detlned to Join the big boy up
above after only a year In th Pacific
Coaat League.
Lo Angelea waa responsible for an
other freak atory thla week. It waa
to the effect that Berry wanted
O'Rourke to act aa manager of the
Angela and that Patsy had requested a
transfer from the Senator. The atory
might sound good but for the fact
that O'Rourke is primarily the prop
erty of John I. Taylor, of Boston, and
the chancea are that John I. would
have to see aomethlng substantial Tn
th way of an exchange before h
would conaent to a wltch of that na
ture, i
Carl Zamlock I a free- agent. The
Sacramento pitcher who came to tha
local In a trad for Jimmy Lewis, haa
not been In shape all aeason. He haa
pitched mighty. . tew gamea and the
other day. Long auggested to him that
he take a layoff, a sort of suspension
without pay. Zamlock-refuaed and Cal
Ewlng in a sort of huff told Long to
releaae tha pitcher forthwith. Zam
lock. of course, comes out of the deal
all right. If he-recovera.'he will be
able to, sign with any club that he
may desire, although It la question
able whether the Seals' would take
him back. Ewlng ' saya ' ha has 'paid
Zamlock good money for practically
no work and that .the club ought to be
considered. -
PORTLAND LIGHTWEIGHT TO
FIGHT OAKLAND PUGI
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"Fla-htlas; Bob" Evaaa. t
"Vlvhlln. Rnk" Fvo n. nrodlgy t
if Tom Tracer's boxing school. T
iaa been matched with "Rough I
louse" Burns, of Oakland, for I
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August 14 at Bandon. Or. Evana
Is confident he win take the t
measure of the California light- J
weight. Evans recently returned a
from S.n Francisco, where no i
made a uood Impression In his few e
bouts. t t
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TUMBLE FATAL 111.
Ccming Home Series Critical
One for Beavers.
FLAG HINGES ON RESULT
With Fast Oaks a First Attraction,
McCredie's Coasters Then Take
on Rejuvenated Angels
and Sacramento.
I BT W. J.' PETRAIN.
The Beavers return to Portland next
Tuesday afternoon for .a stay of three
week at home; thl time they open
with TTirrv Wnlvertnn's hustllnir Oaks
! as the flrst attraction, following whom
com the lowly Angels and the ever
dangeroua Sacramento team.
The series with the Seals will wind
up today and the Beaver will come
home after a hard-fought series of bat
tles on the road. The Angela beat the
leaders Ave out of seven games, some
thing that was hardly expected, though
th unexpected 'always happens in
baseball.
Series May Decide Pennant.
The coming series at home will prob
ably tell the tale, for the fans be
lieve that Portland's chances for tha
Pacific Coast League pennant this year
will be definitely determined In tha
Beavers' coming sojourn in their own
backyard.
The Oakland series ought to prove a
hummer, for the last time the Beavers
and the Oaks hooked up. Wolverton
had the satisfaction of grabbing six
of the seven games when his club
caught the Beaver pitching department
off color and handicapped by Injuries
to Second Basemen Bill Rodgers.
The Portland club Is now a different
team, for Terry McKune Is playing a
great gam at second, and it Is not
unlikely that Rodgers will aoon get
back Into the game. .
At any rate the Beavere are. going
along In good style right now and
with the pitchers In good shape some
exciting games .ought 'to be In order.
The Oaka have always been a great
sttractlon here, for the rivalry between
Wolverton and McCredie Is as Intense
as It was following the famous Hetllng
decision last Fall, when the Oaks, as
runners-up In the pennant race,
seriously threatened Portland'a chances
through Judge Graham's ruling, which
waa afterwards reversed.
. Angels Much Reinforced.
Following the Oaks will come Los
Angeles, reinforced with a couple of
new pitchers and Outfielder Helney
Heltrauller. the Eastern League fence
buster. Heltmullee ought to help the
Angels considerably, for he was a
good ballplayer when he was with
the Oaka several years ago. For one
season he played the utility role on the
Philadelphia Athletics, ana since men
has been with Baltimore In the Eastern
League.
After the Angels the Beavers wind
up the third week of their home stay
with the Sacramento Senators, who
have alwaya been a mark for Portland,
but seem able to stop any other club
In the league.The Senatora, however,
are bv no means easy meat, for th
Beavers have their troubles winning
gamea from th"cm 8nd have been suc
cessful simply because most of the
luck went their way.
Th Beavers' homecoming Is looked
forward to eagerly by the rank and
file of fandom, and there will be a big
crowd on hand to welcome the popular
team home Tuesday afternoon.
SPENCER IS NAMED ADMIRAL-
Regatta Plans Given Boost by Choice
of Pioneer Steamboat Man.
Plans and preparations for the Pa
cific Coast Regatta, to be held aa an
adjunct to the Astoria Centennial Ex
poaltlon. September 4-. have been
given an lmpetua by the appointment of
Captain E. W. 8pencer as Admiral.
Admiral Spencer la well known as a
pioneer steamboat man In th PacltrC
Northwest and recently haa won ais
tlnctlon by winning in the fastest
motorboat races ever held on the Coast.
It Is considered by motorboat men and
water sport enthusiasts that a better
choice for the admlralRhlp of what Is
expected to be the groatest regatta ever
held on the Coastcould not have. been,
mad
V
Boxing Game Sure to Open
Under Frawley Bill, Says
James J. Corbett.
WOLGAST FACES REAL BOUT
When Champ Meets Packy McFar
land In September He Will Be
Against Far Cleverer Man, De
clares Fighting Authority.
BT JAMES J. CORBETT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (Special.)
Rnnrnnr ni v signed the Frawley box
ing bill on schedule time, and bouts
limited to 10 rounas oeiore lung wj
be legal In the Empire state. Since
tha repeal of the Horton law 10 years
ago, under-which many notable en
counters were held, promoters of spar
i w.a,A hav Wn forced to re
sort to various subterfuges, but with
the handicap tn spon reiainea no
on the affections of the public
When th new law goes Into effect
there no doubt will be a healthy In
crease In the dumber of patrons of the
sport In this city. Under the club mem
bership plan professional boxing has
prospered, but of necessity the system
favored the privileged. Under the new
conditions anybody may see bouta.
Sports and even promoters seem to
be at a loss as to when the Frawley
law becomes operative. I am under the
impression that next January Is the
time. However, there will be no ob
jection to the continuation of bouts
under the present system. Certain legal
experts contend that the-newly ap
pointed state athletic commission will
have no Jurisdiction over the cluba that
hold contests for the entertainment of
members exclusively without charging
admission fees at the doors, the present
method of getting around legal bar
riers. -
Promoters Pop Vp Everywhere.
Nearly all the clubs operating under
the corporation membership statute
have applied for licenses to conduct
public boxing exhibitions and have
complied with the necessary steps to
meet the provisions of the law, such as
the filing of a $10,000 bonds, securing a
one year's lease on the building, etc.
Many others are preparing to branch
forth as promoters. The reported fabu
lous profits of the game are responsible
for tha boom in the managerial end
of professional boxing.
The signing of the bill brings an an
nouncement from Oklahoma, that Carl
Morris will Journey East shortly to
meet Jim Flynn In a 10-round exhibi
tion In this city. Heretofore the -police
have always said "no." when it came
to the display of heavyweight . talent,
but with the new law on the books,
even though not operative before Janu
ary, they may be a bit more lenient
and permit New Yorkers the pleasure
of watching the big fellows at work.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson made his
appearance before a New York crowd
last week and won a popular decision
over Willie Lewis. Cming here with
the "rep'Vof a victory over Papke, New
Yorkers expected to see a second Stan
ley Ketchel in the fighter with the
stormy title. They were disappointed,
and all agree that Papke must have
been sick when he lost to Johnny, or
else has gone back a great deal.
Thompson Is a sturdy young man
and apparently built to weather much
punishment. He took all that Lewis
offered, and the latter finally grew dis
couraged and kept away altogether. As
a boxer Cyclone Is in the beginners
clasa; he knows absolutely nothng of
the aclence. He keeps tearing in, and
all his effective work Is done In
clinches. When the new law la In full
swng and referee permitted to assert
their authority, It might bo a good plan
to bar the wrestler and huggers and
give the boxers a cnance 10 e.m a. m
tle money. Without wanting to knock
anybody. Thompson appeara to me to
fall short of big league ability. As for
Lewis, he is a busher.
Billy Papke called the Sailor Bo.ke
thing off, I hear. Just as well. The
clalmer of the world's middleweight
championship ought to be after some
body a little heavier in the pugilistic
scale than Burke. Promoter Coffroth
In after Bill to engage with Frank
Klaua In a championship clash In
Frisco, and will stage the bout Sep
tember 8 if auccessful. That would be
a real match, but It Is more than likely
Papke will stay around New York and
gather in some easy money before tak
ing on the hardest Job in the division.
Wolgast and McFarland finally came
to terms, and are matched to box 10
rounds at Milwaukee September 15.
Wolgast has proved to the satisfaction
of all concerned that he ts afraid of no
man In the game, by his action. At
the same time he made the Chlcagoan
deposit 5000 to bind a return match in
California in December. There is a law
In Wiaconsin preventing referees' de
cisions. Just as In Philadelphia and
hereabouts, and the champon will not
run the risk of losing the title, even
though outpointed by clever Packey.
The only way Ad can lose the cham
pionship is to be knocked out.
I shall make every effort to be In or
near MUwaukee on that eventful day.
While I do not predict anything sensa
tional, such aa a change In title owner-
.ki. t .hl.if Palr.v will hnvn little
trouble in demonstrating his superior
ity over the little Mlchigander. He Is
far too clever for Adolph, and it Is only
a matter of entering the ring in con
dition. ,
McFarland Better Than Ad.
Some say Wolgast Is too' strong and
rugged for McFarland and will wear
him down In a 20-round bout should
the Milwaukee distance prove too short.
That is a matter rfT opinion, and. It ts
mine that h will never get to Packey
haM enough to cause serious damage.
McFarland will be busy all the time,
and it's a cinch the champion will have
some marks as evidence on that point.
The champion will be up against the
best man he -ever fought, and one of
the best the game has ever known, ao
cordlng to my belief. McFarland is be
yond doubt the-brainiest boxer In the
lightweight division and has every
thing to back up his knowledge of the
game and weaknesses of his opponents
speed, skill, footwork and immunity
from the "rattles," and that he can put
over the knockout punch has been dem
onstrated in recent battles. Only one
other boy in the division, and possibly
two in the entire profession, can come
anywhere-near tielng Packey in the
matter of cleverness. They are Freddie
Welsh and Abe Attell.
. Joe Rivers, the little Mexican, who
defeated the best featherweights at
Tom McCarey's tournament to develop
a challenger for Attell'a title, must be
a regular fighter from the praise that
everybody who has had the good for
tune to see the young man perform be
stows upon him. .Jimmy Johnson, man
ager for Joe Coster, whom we all
thought the coming champion, Bays
Canadian, California and Washing
ton Owners Coming to State Fair.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.)
Canada and Washington are going to
put up a stiff fight for the money at
the Oregon State Fair races, September
11 to 16. Practically everything that
can either pace or trot up in the Do
minion has been entered in the various
events which are to be decided at the
fair, which Is to be held at Salem on
the dates mentioned.
Right down the line in the 2:08
pace. In the 2:12 trot, each with purses
of $5000 each, the Canadians and Call
fornlans have, set their eyes to the fin
ish line and they expect to get the nod
of the Judges when the horses flash
under the wire for the finish. Oregon
is strong In a number of the special
events, but It seems as if the Cana
dians and the Californian had Joined
hands with those from the other side
of the Columbia River to "wipe Oregon
off th map" so far as harness events
are concerned.
From all accounts all the harness
races axe to be hotly contested, and ao
far the entry lists are fulL There are
to be at least 18 starters In the 2:12
pace for the Capital City purse of $800.
Twenty-two entries have been received
In the 2:08 paoe for the $500 Greater
Oregon Purse, and- for the 2:12 trot
there are 20 entries for the great Lewis
& Clark $2000 purse. Just 21 entries
haye been received for the 2:15 pace,
where the purse Is an even thousand
dollars, and there will be five starters
in the free-for-all trot, where the
Rural Sprrit purse Is another thousand
gold men.
From this It will be seen that there
is to be plenty of sport at fhe Oregon
State Fair
ENTRIES FIRST GLASS
ASTORIA EVENTS DRAW BEST
ATHLETES IX COUNTRY.
Ralph Rose, World's Champion Shot
Putter, Will Be One of Men
' to Compete at Meet.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.)
"Fete" Gearhart, captain of the San
Francisco Olympic Club team. Is going
to try and repeat his performance of
15 yeara ago in the 100-yard dash at
Astoria, when he won the race and
gained a medal which he still wears on
his watch fob. Gearhart has sent his
entry to the Astoria Amateur Athletic
Association for the 100-yard dash,
which Is on the programme of the Pa
cific Coast amateur athletic champion
ship events to be run August 25 during
the Astoria Centennial pageant.
W. F. Wyman. of Stanford Uni-yersity.
C. C. Taylor and J. D. Leaman. have en
tered the 440-yard event for this meet.
Wyman was defeated by three feet in
the 4 40-yard event at Pittsburg In the
remarkable time of 49 seconds. Taylor
and Deaman have both run the dis
tance In 50 seconds.
There will be at least eight entries Ui
the 440-yard dasn.
In the 100-yard dash Nelson, Martin
and Courtenay have all been credited
with making the distance in 9 4-5 sec
onds, and the Olympia Club will enter
these fast sprinters In these events;
Los Angeles will enter Troop.
In the hurdles, Smithson, Beeeon and
Morris are to compete.
The peer of all entries so far in the
weight events is that of Ralph Rose,
world's champion putter. Rose. It will
be remembered, was the one who, when
being paraded before the King, refused
to lower the American colors.
Walsh, of the New York Athletic
Club.- another champion who Is on his
way to Seattle, has entered against
Rose. James IJonahue, an all-round
champion, has written the athletic com
mittee that he Is In the best possible
condition and will compete In the all
round championships at Chicago. Au
gust 12 and then start Immediately for
the Astoria meet
Semi -Pro Baseball Notes
SHERIDAN, Mcllinnville and Wila
mlna baseball fans will have an
other opportunity to see "Mysterious"
Mitchell, former pitcher of the San
Francisco team of the Paclflo Coast
League, .in action against the Portland
Gresham Giants. Manager Bartholo
mew concluded arrangements for the
return game and If the Sheridan lads
are successful today, a third and de
ciding contest will be played.
The Giants, with "Cy" Townsend
tossing his famed "vapor float." shut
out the Sheridan team last Sunday.
However, errors were mainly the cause
of the local's three runs and their op
ponents will be considerably strength
ened when they take the Held today.
Toomey, a Portland catcher of consid
erable ability, has been secured to
handle the "mysterious'.' benders.
Bartholemew's squad will leave early
In automobiles and will return tonight.
Considerable interest is being mani
fested In this game. Should Sheridan
win, that town will still have a chance
to hook the Willamette Valley cham
pionship. If the Giants are again vic
torious, Sheridan will be out of the
running. ' '
The ' Vancouver and Goldendale. the
only two teams to defeat the Giants,
have disbanded. SeveraS of the val
ley aggregations are "laying claim to
the stellar honors and an elimination
series probably will be arranged.
St. Paul. Or., by defeating the Co
lumbus Club team of this city last
Sunday, is In line for a game with
the Gresham Giants. '
The O.-W. R. & N. shop team, after
making the long Journey to Prinevilla
last week, reports the best of treat
ment from that club. Every time the
Prineville team has a Portland club
at the home grounds it is placed un
der an expense of about $350. This is
caused by the heavy transportation
bills. According to the Portland boys,
there are a bunch of great baseball en
thusiasts In the town, who want to
see a good game regardless of the
expense.
"Red" Rupert, manager of the Esch
les team, has left for a vacation trip
through the Newport country. He will
be gone about two weeks. During his
absence Gus Bahram, formerly leader
of the J. G. Macks, will have charge
of the team.
.
The old-time rivals, the Columbus
Club and Lents, will tangle at the
latter place this afternoon. Wise and
Webb will be the battery for Lents.
Bill Proth will twirl for the Portland
team.
A concession has b"en rranted by the
Mexican government for the construction of
a narrow-gauss railroad from Arguelles to
Xlcotenc.tl. The concession Is for -0 years,
and exemption from taxes Is for 20 years.
San Francisco Board of Super
visors Will Not Allow Him
to Meet Klaus.
COFFROTH'S PLANS AWRY
One-Round" Hogan's Beternilna
tion to Go to New York Rather
Than Meet Welsh In Bay City
Knocks Out Match.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
cam voAK-rispn. Aug. 6. (Special.)
The unusual spectacle of members of
the Board of Supervisors barring a
prize fighter from appearing in San
. . . - . ..-..(.Hnn A
J; rancisco Decauee vi no i cua.".-
, . ..-. thl week when
a 1B&C1 W fil'cu
the ban was placed on Billy Papke, one
. .. - . i in thA
of the loremosi mmowci5" i
country, as close to the championship
as anyone else.
For some days there have Been
J. .1.. tn thA Affert that
ElOnes 111 Uio Jacie vw ,
James W. Coffroth proposed to match
. a . - 1 Vlnna thA lAt.
Billy t-apae ana r nun ---
ter of Pittsburg, for the middleweight
championsnip or me wurm,
to take place this month. When Cof
froth's application for the August per-
i 1 .. fni-m h..fnre the
mit came up ' 11 i c p. i . -
police committee, John L. Herget. one
of the memDers, anu min " "
nr., . nn Via Hfalri TTA de
clared that Papke had either faked or
. . , t T. V. a n o In
quit wnen ne ooxeu juc j..
San Francisco and that this kind was
not wanted.
T am in favor of putting this appli
cation over until we determine whether
the matchmaker proposes to sign up
Papke." said Herget. "We don't want
ht Chun here. The game Is better rid
of his kind of people."
No sooner saia man uuuc .
Intents and purposes Papke is barred
from San Francisco as a fighter.
Incident Is Recalled.
The incident to which Herget
referred came about some time ago.
Papke waa matched to fight Joe Thom
as at Dreamland rink in a 20-round
bout. From the outset. It was a fore
gone conclusion that Thomas had no '
chance. For all that. Papke delayed
hie attack and not until after the 15th
round did he go in to finish his man.
knocking out Joe in the 16th round.
The rumors were flying thick and
fast that Papke had lent himself to a
betting scheme that Thomas would last
15 rounds and that quite a "cleanup"
was made. Jack Welsh, the refer.ee,
was severely criticised for not stop
ping the alTalr and declaring it no con
test. Papke was bitterly arraigned by
the sporting writers. The Illinois
Thunderbolt declared that he had no
part in such a scheme as was at
tributed to him, but he could not suc
cessfully explain how it was that he
allowed Thomas to stay Just 16 rounds
and no longer.
Je was in disgrace at the time and
very shortly sailed for Australia. Evi
dently, also, the city iamers naven u
forgotten that spectacle and are in
clined to hand out to Papke the pun
ishment that Is coming to him. It is
quite refreshing In this day of com
mercialism In the boxing game to see
something of the kind and doubtless
the warning thus Issued wlll.be a good
thing.
Hogan 3olng to New York.
"One Round" Hogan's decision to go
to New York rather than to take on
Freddie Welsh in Sa-n Francisco this
month knocked one of the matches that
Coffroth had in .view. Coffroth, after
spending a couple of weeks in the
Lake Tahoe country, returned to find
that Hogan had accepted terms from a
New York club and taken up. his trans
portation. Even then. Jimmy thought
that he would be able to persuade the
Californian to remain here until after
the middle of August. But there was
nothing doing. Hogan had made up his
mind that he would prefer a 10-round
bout with "Knockout" Brown on Labor
day and explained that he wanted
plenty of time in which to become ac
climated. Hogan is minus a manager, figuring
that he can get along without that ex
tra expense. He had Walter Franey
with him on his last Eastern trip, but
this time thinks that he can do the
financiering himself and put the extra
money away In the bank.
Al Kautman, the California heavy
weight, is to sail for Australia about
the first of September to take on- one
of the heavyweights In Sydney. The
arrangements were completed by W. A.
Brady In New York. Brady is very
friendly with Kaufman and Billy De
laney and represented the ex-black-smlth
In dealing with Hugh Mcintosh.
Kaufman has some spare time mean
while and would not be averse to box
ing Morris or some other eligible here
this month if he could catch on.
Milton T. Clark, who has the San
Francisco date. Is also in a quandary
as to what will be his card. A few
days ago Clark thought that he might
have Abe Attell and "Knockout" Brown,
but Attell. when the matter was
broached to him, declined with thanks. .
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VICTORIA WOULD GET BERGER ,
Centralia Pluher May Be Secured
by Northwestern Team.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Spe- '
cial.) The Victoria Northwestern'
League club is after Pitcher Berger, .
the twiriet" who has made such a com
mendable record since Joining the Cen
tralia team three weeks ago. The Vic- i
toria manager telegraphed asking the
Centralia directors to set a price for .
his release and a reply was sent to i
Portlanu immediately.
Berger has pitched three games since '
Joining the Centralia team and has al
lowed a total of six hits In the three
games.
Sheridan Accepts Challenge.
SHERIDAN. Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) .
Sheridan has - called Woodburn's chal
lenge for a three-game series for J100 a
game, and the management is trying to
arrange to have the series played in
Sheridan during the week of August 30.
when the Yamhill Veterans' Association
will hold a four-day encampment in this
city. Sheridan is willing to play the
game as Woodburn suggested, that is,
one game to be played In Sherldan, one
in Woodburn and the third in Salem, or
any other neutral point, in case a third
game is required. Just as soon as the
two managements come to terms re
garding the rules governing the series,
the side money will be posted by Sheri
dan. The "tralnometer" Is the latest. If you
are on a train and you are curious to know
how fast you are going, you put a penny
In the slot and the hand on a dial Informs
vou. H. W. Prance, an Englishman, Is the
genius who thought of this Idea, but it
has not been adopted tn this country yet.