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5 B0TCH-ICO0UT HITS TEIIS PACIFIC COAST TENNIS EXPERT WILL MEET NATIONAL CHAMPION FOR HONORS ON LABOR DAY. ALL EYES McLoughlin's Victory Over Wright Not Great Surprise. Giant Wrestlers Both Prepar ing for Big Labor-Day Struggle. IRVINGTON PLAY WAITS Tournaments Over Country Belayed BETTING FAVORS I0WAN : by Elements- Larned to Make Stand of Career In Contest . for Championship. 1HE SUNDAY OKiSGONIAN, PORTLAND, SKM-xrmntsER 3, 1911. Mt i CHAMPION W&PSTLER, WHO SAYS HE IS IN GREAT FETTLE FOR GRAPPLEFEST WITH t HACKENSCHMTDT TOMORROW. I 1 t DRAWS Humboldt Man Expects to Weigh I 204 Pounds When He Steps on Mat Russian Will Be 2 0 Pounds Heavier. CHICAGO. Sept. 2. (Special) Thirty thousand persons are expecte 1 to see the wrestling match for the world's championship on Labor Cay between Frank Gotch and Hacken echmidt, the "Russian Lion." Charles A. Comlskey's White Soz ball park will be the scene of the match. Not since the "mill" between John son and Jefferies has a sporting event aroused such intense Interest In CTfl cago. The sporting fraternity here Is discussing the coming event to the exclusion of almost everything else except the close race between the Cubs and the New York Giants. Gotch Is a 5-to-4 favorite In the bet ting. A large amount of money has been wagered. Reports from Iowa are that Gotch Is In the very best condition. His weight has been brought down to 207 pounds and it is believed he will step out on the mat carrying about 204 pounds, which is seven pounds more than he weighed at the time of the previous match. While Gotch is the betting favorite, it does not follow that Hackenschmldt has not plenty of confident admirers. There are hundreds who believe he will show - his superiority over the American in - this match. In that quarter one is told that the making of Gotch a favorite Is largely a psychological process, due to the fact, first, that Gotch Is the representative - of the Nation that flies the Stars and Stripes and, secomj, because of the cleanness of his record in wrestling matches. Some skepticism regarding Hacken schmidt's sincerity was raised this week because he did not seem to be working as zealously as a man ought for an event of the Importance of this one. A suspicion was aroused that the Russian was far from being In top-notch condi tion. In the Hackenschmldt camp there Is scoffing at this doubt about the Rus sian's actual condition. Like some of the aviators who came to Chicago. Hack enschmldt fell a victim to t. s climate. The changing moods of the lake fastened ' a cold on him. The cold caused a slight stiffness in one of the shoulders of the wrestler. In addition to this Hacken Schmidt suffered somewhat from a blis ter on the sole of one of his feet. The past week has seen these tempo rary ailments dissipated. The Russian is now putting in some hard licks in his training. Not even the sporting writers - have been permitted to see all that the Russian is doing behind the doors of his training camp on the far North Side. In his finishing work Gotch has adopted a like policy of concealment. Day after day he wrestled In the open in Humboldt with "Farmer" Burns, Joe Rodgers, Relmer and the others. Thus he demonstrated anew his wonderful strength and Quickness. It has been a much-mooted question In Gotch's camp whether he should take the aggressive against Hackenschmldt or should let the Russian have the ini tiative. It is believed that Burns and Klank favor Gotch's going after his man from th start and keeping after him. on the theory that the Russian may be driven to mental panic. Gotch Is said to have given his sanction tentatively to . the aggressive plan of action, with, the reservation that he will modify hii methods if they do not seem In the actual combat to be wlee. He Is a be liever In the practice of taking care of the developments as they come along and credits much of his past success to that plan of action. Hackenschmldt. outweighs Gotch by nearly 20 pounds, but expects to elimln. ate a few pounds before the match, "Hack" Is taking eiht full hours of sleep dally. Indulges in long walks and slow runs, plays with the medicine ball and exercises vigorously with the weights. He will keep at It until Dr. Roller is satisfied that his condition Is Just right and then he will taper o' on his work. Gotch Is giving much attention to the further development of the famous toe hold with which he has turned many good man on his back and prepared the way for a fall. He also has been per fecting a new crotch hold which, accord ing to his trainers. Is a vice-like grip hard for any man to release himself "from. The feature of this hold Is that It paves the way to others which the champion uses with almost unfailing success. TOTAL- TOUCHES ARE PUT OX Goteh and Hackenschmldt" Finish Their Hard Training. CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Training ended. Gotch and Hackenschmldt are Just waiting tonight. The two giants of the wrestling mat. who on Monday will clash in their worlds cnampionanip match at the American League base- - ball park, completed conditioning themselves today. Neither did much work In the way of training. Gotch, the champion, took exercise, while Hackenschmldt passed a day of Idleness except for a britft run In . the morning and a light ex ercise In the afternoon. Fear that Gotch would overdo his training has been the worry of the Iowan's camp. But the champion evidently .knew what he was doing, for never a man, his admirers say. looked In better condition for a championship contest than did Gotch as he lay on a rubbing table after his final workout. Beginning the day. Gotch started out on a ten-mile run. Then ne re turned to his hotel and rested. About 1 o'clock he went to the Chicago Athletic Association, where he tugged and pulled two wrestling partners around the mat for 30 minutes. Joe Rogers who weighs close .to 300 pounds. was Gotch s first opponent. The champion secured grip after grip on Rogers, only to release them and try for others. His work was lightning fast, but apparently he did not try lor a laii, ior ne naa several dangerous holds on Rogers and per mitted him to get out- Jess Westergaard, whom many critics regard as Gotch's nearest American rival, followed Rogers. Westereaard Is lighter and much faster than Rogers, but could not solve the bewildering attack, nor cope with the speed of the champion. Both Westergaard and Rogers appeared more exhausted than the man with whom they were wrestl- iiiiiaiiiswii iliiilllill V r m .. . ic t LSsiiiwi! ioiniia .iv , .....'.-u i iiliiiliiir t ' -s Ml llllliliiillllw ( t hlilililir .AlilliliiS .iifcl Alilililll ; - -i :'?-.':-,--: .. , , -,::.,;,,,, . . - ' ' T " ' FRANK GOTCH. ....t....tllT---- ------ ----- In, tor Gotch finished the hard tussle creaming oaujr. Out In his camp on the shore of Lake Michigan, Hackenschmldt passed the day loafing, although he took a run In the morning and a few minutes of exercise later In the day. Trainers In the invader's camp declared he was In the finest ' possible condition and that his work was done. Short walks In the morning are in the pro gramme mapped out for both men to morrow. The remainder of the day will be passed In absolute rest. It was unofficially announced that Gotch's weight after his workout today was 207 and Jack Curley. Hacken schmldt's manager, said the Russian tipped the beam at 224, which la more than he ever has weighed for previous contests. - Gotch's handlers plan to send him Into the ring at about 204 pounds. He will be heavier by eight pounds than when he defeated Hack enschmldt here three and a half years ago. . Betting odds on Gotch took a sudden slump today from reports of the Iowan's superb condition. Early In the week even money wagers, or fonr-to-five odds were obtainable, but today the best price was three to five while Hackenschmldt ruled at seven to five. Betting as a rule has been light, few wagers having been reported. A new wrestling hold, called the "up- ender," which Frank Gotch has de vised for special use In his match with George Hackenschmldt. was tried out today by the world's champion In a se ries of secret practice bouts at the Chi cago Athletic Club. The. new hold Is designed to upset an opponent who Is heavier and stronger, and Gotch, after trying It on several training companions, declared himself highly pleased. I think 1 have discovered a new trick In the wrestling game, and if I am not mistaken it will surprise my oppo nent Labor day." said Gotch. "It looks like the goods to me, and Is Just what I want for my match with that big fel low." The managers of the wrestling match announced that the sale of tickets had reached 170.000. The rules for the match were Is sued tonight by referee. Smith. In order that each wrestler will have to do his share of the work, rule 20 has been formulated to read as follows: Both contestants will' be expected to do their share of the wrestling work. Should one contestant assume the defensive and persistently decline to act otherwise the referee, after warn ing him, may disqualify hfm and give the opponent the match." Speed King Sets New Mark. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. Bob Burman, driving his Benz car. made a new world's record of 1:37:87 for two miles In the automobile races at the Brigh ton Beach Motordrome today. He covered the first mile In :4S:92, Just one-fifth of a second behind his own record made over the same track last year. He hit up a tremendous pace In the second round and for the full two miles -beat Ralph. DePalma's time of 1:40:66 made last year at Syracuse. . Driving an Opel car from scratch In the free for all handicap, Burham won by a good margin from Hugh Hughes In a Mercer ear, repeating a vlcotry he had scosed over the same car and driver on even terasi earlier - In the afternoon, HUNT AFTER TITLE Huge Russian Considers Berg Good Stepping Stone. MATCH THURSDAY NIGHT George Inrick and Local Favorite to Try Conclusions In Catch-as-Catch-Can Bont Before Port land Grappling Fans. Portland wrestling fans will see John Berg, the light-heavyweight wrestler, and George Lurlck. the Russian Glant," in action at the Baker Thea ter at .catch-as-catch-can, two best out of three falls to a finish, next Thurs day night. The Russian has been touring the country, meeting all the light-heavyweight and heavyweight wrestlers that could be Induced to go against him, and so far has not been defeated In the light-heavyweight class. This will be PORTLAND WRESTLING- FANS WILL SEE TOP-JSOTCH HEAVIES IN X Svr," rrr-'..! A ;::.s.:.,..:,.v his first appearance in Portland, and he figures that a victory over Berg will put him In line for championship honors, as he believes that Berg will be one of the toughest men he will have to meet. However, he Is very confident of winning, and Is willing to back his chances with his own money. On the other hand, John Berg is now at his best, and Is a great favorite 'In Portland. Berg's name has never been connected in any way with a "shady" match. The last time he wrestled here he beat Walt Evans, the Southern champion, and one of the best men In the game. Evans is the man who was matched to meet Dr. Roller at Knox vllle, Tenn., when Roller "forgot" to show up. Berg Is one of the toughest athletes In the game, and has lost no time In putting himself In condition for the contest. In addition to the main event a preliminary between Peter Buzukos and Strangler Smith will be staged. Smith and Buzukos have met in Port land before, Smith winning by a stran gle hold. Buzukos has improved won derfully since then, having won the lightweight championship, and says he will make short work of the Strangler. Tom Brown, who has recently turned professional. will take on Sidney Noles, one of the best lightweights In the country, and the Japanese colony will send four of their best Jiu Jltsu wrestlers to make . the evening Inter esting. Victoria Wins .at Cricket. VICTORIA, Sept. 2. Victoria won from the Frankfort cricket team of Philadelphia by 37 runs today. BT RALPH H. MITCHEl Rain interfered with the game of tennis both East and West last week, the National championship play at New- port being delayed three days, the International at Nlagara-on-the-Lake one week, and the Irvington Club tour ney here, at least a day. Those participating In the Irvington Club tourney are requested to com municate with the steward at the club house If the day's schedule does not appear In The Oregonian each morn lng. Newport and the tennis experts of the country hardly received a shock yesterday when they saw or heard that Maurice McLoughlin defeated Beals Wright, ex-United States cham pion and Internationalist, in the finals and thus secured the right to challenge Champion William A. Larned for the title of this country. McLoughlin has experienced, like Bundy. considerable difficulty in get ting his stride on the Eastern courts this year and for this reason he did not. make championship Bhowing in previous tournaments in which he has appeared in the East, with the ex ception of the New York state tennis title play, which he carried off In easy style. Newport Play Superior. His play, however. In the Newport tournament far outclassed his former style1 and he showed that there was a battle royal ahead of those who sought to keep the challenger's right from him. Then, too, the game which Beals Wright has been puttiner up this year Is almost equal to his former days and it was thought by numerous of his admirers that there was the chance of his "coming back" and winning the title again, or at least be the runner-up in this year's National play after he put Bundy out. Wright s " "south-paw" serve and strong return more than proved the undoing of every one of his opponents up to the time he met McLoughlin, who has been on his mettle all week. It cannot be said that the Interference of the rain had anything to do with Wright's showing for the four-game match is evidence alone that both men were in fit condition at the start, but that the older man found the younger's endurance too much for him. With championship play falling on Labor day, Newport undoubtedly will do. itself proud to witness what prom ises to be one of the greatest tennis matches In the history of the game, for the Pacific Coast player is out to win from the veteran, Larned, who himself Is just as determined to win for the seventh time the title, if possible. - McLoughlin's Chancev Favorable. It would be follv o predict who will win, but the chances as seen from this distance are in favor, though not greatly, of the Westerner. McLoughlin is almost a score of years younger than his opponent of tomorrow, but he Is far from being the general that the veteran is. ' The Westerner has been playing more than Larned, is more active on the courts and his great 41-game match of yesterday Is proof of his endurance qualities this year, which go to make up Just a bit too much for the champion. Larned, on the contrary, is reputed to have on his shoulders the greatest tennis head of any player in America, if not in the world, and his steady, con sistent . heady game may bring about unexpected nervousness on the part of McLoughlin, which would win for the present champion honors equal to those so ably carried years ago In the history of American lawn tennis when R. D. Sears won the championship, apparent ly at will for seven years straight, 1881-1887. With the arrival this week of the English team which will meet the Americans, Larned. Wright. McLough lin and Bundy, for the right to play the New Zealanders at Christ Church in December, unusual interest is mani fested in the makeup of the visitors. The team consists of Charles P. Dixon, Arthur H. Lowe and A. E. Beamish. The following from the New York Sun of recent date will be Interesting read ing: Only One Known Here. Of the visiting teams only one Is known here, and that is Dixon, who came on a similar, errand In 1909. At that time he was very heavy and absolutely unfit for any aort of a gruelling- contest. He opposed Lamed In the alnglea and proved easy for the American champion. Since then Dixon has knocked off a lot of weight, and this year at Wimbledon he showed the best game of his life. Playing In rattling style all through, he reached the final round, where he had to bow to Roper Barrett. Dixon won the first two sets, but Barrett was too much for him and the latter won with the score of 5-7, 4-6, -4. 6-3. 6-L On his way to the final Dixon trounced such good ones as Major X G. Ritchie and Max Decugls. the French champion, and who afterward won the doubles paired with A. H. Gobert. In the tussle with Decugls. the Englishman played a great game and at times made the Frenchman look like a ACTION ON THURSDAY NIGHT . Til ,, v if r'vvVi t ; " ; If i ill-; vfv ! v :: " f Jw J$ 9 " ;: - ' :: :: "i . r v v ' j W. A. LARNED 4 novice, and won with the score of 5-2, 6-7. 6-2. 6-3. .Dixon is a graduate of Oambridge uni versity and was born at Grantham on Feb ruary 7, 1S73. so that as a tactician he nould be at his best just now. though about his staying powers there might be some question for a man of his years. He learned the game at Nottingham and at the open tournaments around his home. His first titles of note were the champion ships of Surrey and Suffolk In 1900 and 3901. In the latter year he made his first visit to the Continent, which was attended wun rair results. At ustena ne won tne singles, and with Ritchie he annexed the doubles, and the following year he was again successful for the same events. In 1901 he was in rare form at Wimbledon, where he reached the final, but was forced to succumb to A. W. Gore, who also won the challenge round. Varying luck attended the efforts of. Dixon at the nets between 1902 and 1907. and In that year and 1908 and 3909 he won the Cinque Ports cham pionship at Folkestone. Paired with C. H. L. Cazalet in the Olympic games doubles. Dixon won the bronze medal. His chief wins during 1909 were the Middlesex sin gles rhampinni'n and the open doubles at Dieppe with Ritchie. As a racquet player Dixon figured well and won the silver medal, representing Cambridge as far back as 1891. He is also something of a golfer and has won a number of prizes and medals at open tournaments. Though he has never won a National title, Lowe ranks high among the English .play ars. and with his brother. Frederick G. I-owb. has won important matches in doubles. This year at Wimbledon It hap pened that the brothers were drawn against each other and the Davis cup man de faulted in favor of his brother, so that his present rorm cannot very well be gauged. Beamish Is mora or less of a dark horse, but is said to be a player of splendid form He Is a tall man with a wonderful reach. which he uses to advantage, with a fine full swing of his racquet. At Wimbledon this year he reached the sixth round, where he went down before Roper Barrett after a rour-set tusset, tne score being -l, 1-6, 6-4. 6-3. In the fourth round Beamish rele gated MoNalr, one of the hardest men to beat In the British Isles, but Beamish did tne tncK in straignt sets. M LOUGHLIN IS VICTOR EX-CHAMPIOX BEALS WRIGHT LOSES TO YOUNGSTER. Pacific Coast. Player Wins Right to Challenge National Champion Larned to Play Tomorrow. NftWPORT, R. I., Sept. 2. The chal lenger of William A. Larned. of Sum mit, N. J.. for the National lawn ten nis championship will be Maurice E. McLougrhlin, of San Francisco, who to day defeated Beals C. Wright, of Bos ton, In the finals of the all-comers tour nament, three sets to one. The scores were: 6-4, 4-6. 7-5, 6-8. Except In the second set, and for a few games In the third set, McLough lin was always master of the situation. The play started out briskly. Wright taking the first game and allowing Mc Loughlin but one point, while the Cali fornia retorted by capturing the sec ond at love. After Wright had taken the third, McLoughlin seemed to have settled down to his game. His accurate placing and sharp drives kept the form er champion constantly chasing over the court, and the next four games went to McLoughlin, two of them at love. With the games 6-2 against him. Wright made a desperate effort to save the set, taking the eighth game at love and also getting the ninth. His at tempt to bring the set to deuce, how ever, failed. McLoughlin quickly taking the tenth game and the set. The games in the second set see sawed until they were three all, the second and sixth, both of which Wright won, going to deuce. v Wright quickly took the seventh and eighth. McLoughlin brought the games to 5-4 by taking the ninth, but Wright allowed him but one point in tne last came and took the set. The third set was hotly contested. McLoughlin took, the first game, 7-5. Wright rallied strongly, and In the next three games the Californlan scored but one point. Then the play ers took alternate games until Wright had a lead of 6-3. The one-time enampion, with the set almost within his grasp, failed to show the strength needed at this critical point, and McLoughlin earned the set. Plainly exhausted. Wright dropped the next two games to McLoughlin, the Westerner taking the twelfth game at love. The rest after the third set failed to revive Wright sufficiently, and the fourth, which McLoughlin won. 6-3, was almost a walkover for him. Wright tried to save himself in the final game, forcing it once to deuce, but McLough lin had the necessary reserve strength to earn a victory. McLoughlin will play Larned for. the championship Monday. An analysis of the points shows 137 for McLoughlin to 116 for Wright Conley and Rivers Ready. LOS ANGELES, Sept 2. Each ex- LARNED wry- nf'sr .1 T . w M. K. McLaughlin. pressing himself as confident that h would win their scheduled 20-round fight here Labor day. Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, and Johnny Kilbane, of Cleveland, feather weights, ended their training today. The winner will meet Frankle Conley here In a 20-round bout September 30. Multnomah Wants Big Meet. Multnomah Is going to make a strong bid for the next Pacific Coast championship track meet, and when the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Association, of the Amateur Athletic Union, takes place In Seattle. Wash., September 24, the Multnomah Club's representatives will be to the fore in asking for next date next June. Announcement of the selection of a date for the annual conference and election of officers was made yester day by T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the organization. Heretofore Multnomah has made a pronounced success of every track meet held under Its auspices and there appears no reason why the club's bid should be turned down. As yet no other city has come to the front for the sanction and officials of the Port land athletic organization are con fident that their request will be granted. Representatives from Spokane, Seat tle, Portland and Victoria and Van couver, B. C. will be at the meeting to discuss athletic conditions and go over the situation thoroughly. They will make a review of the past season and arrange dates for coming events. The Portland aces Bine ribbon meeting of the West Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 OPENING LABOR DAY $30,000 in Purses Wednesday, the $5000 2:08 Pace Thursday, the $10,000 2:12 Trot The fastest horses of the Northwest, California, Utah and Canada will compete. Two to three running races daily. Races called at 2 P. M. Sharp. LIVE EXTRA ATTRACTIONS Admission 50c; Grandstand 50c Bleachers Free. PORTLAND FAIR AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
