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TIIE SUNDAY OTCEGONIANV PORTLAND, JANUARY 14, 1912. FAITH OF "HAPPY" OFFICIALS OF THE PORTLAND M0T0RB0AT CLUB CHOSEN LAST TUESDAY. KRAPP WILD BUI FORMES PHILADELPHIA BACKSTOP WHO BELIEVES HE CAN TEACH GENE KRAPP CONTROL. IS GROWING STEADY TO ABILITY IN ARM Vernon Manager Is Pinning Hopes to Placidly Same Paddy Livingston, Naps' New Umpire Billy Evans Discovers Former Portland Twirler Student of Game. Backstop, Says Gene Will Develop Control. Team He Had in 1911. PENNANT DAZZLES EYES COLLEGE TRACK MEN OUT SOUTHPAW'S HOPES TOLD GREGG ADDS BRAWN SUBLIME forhrtt Pick Palzer Most Prom Mn White Heavyweight Devel oped In Years Brown Com pliments Mnltnoraah Club. Paddy Uvinmon, Cleveland back stop, whom Manacr Harry Dart ob tained from the Philadelphia Athletic. blleres that Kugene Krapp ran be de veloped Into as steady a hurler at the brat of them. Last season Krapp was the champion wild man" of the Amer ican League, but Livingston says that Krapp a elTorts to cut the corners are what got him Into trouble and that ha believes he can remedy the fault. Official American Lragu pitching ar. erases for 1)11 show the erstwhtl Portland Coast League star rave 135 base on halls In the 214 Innings which he pitched, hit II batsmen and made 14 wild pitches, others beat his record for "beanlng" batters, but only one. Walter Johnson, exceeded Mm In wild pitches, while In the matter of passes he has no near rival. And yet he won Co per cent of his icames and Nap fans swear by the diminutive heaver, laying iiMirh of the blame to poor catching. 'From m-hat 1 saw of Krapp last sea son." saya Paddy In a Philadelphia paper, "his wlldncas Is not so bad. lie does not have as many wild pitches as some mound men and he does not hit very many men. lle Is one of those, frame little cusses who refuses to groove the ball and Ms efforts to work the comers are witat sret him Into trou ble. To my way of thinking, he li not nearly as bad a pitcher to catch as Cy Morgan who absolutely does not know where the ball Is going when It leaves his hand a lot of times. Cy may not give a mmy parses as Krapp, but he hits a lot more. Cy. tlioiiKh. Is a veter an, and you remember the old saying. 'You cannot teach an old dug new tricks.- "On the other hand. Krapp Is a youngster who has had only one year In the bis; leacue. With the experience he has already had and what he will sret on the training trip. I think he will start the season with better control. No pitcher in the leasuo pitched a better game against u last season that he did the Sunday he shut us out. 1 to 0. He crave live or six passes that day. but we never scored, for Gene generally came right back strong after Issuing a tl ket hy striking out the next man. I'll bet he has got a lot more of these good games stored away In that chunky body of his." The annual Pacific Coast College tra'k meet to bo held on the California oval In April promises to eclipse Its two predecessors. In addition to Washington. Oregon. Stanford and Cali fornia, the t'nlversity of Neva. la and the I'nlversity of Southern California wtil he represented. The latter school has nm been allowed to participate heretofore because of Inadequate schol arship requirements. Washington won the meet two years to. California doing the trick In 1911. Walter Christie, the veteran track trainer at the I'nlversity of California. Ill have charge of the preparing of '.lie cinder path. . The Marquis of Queensberry. whose chief recommendation as a writer on American sports seems to be contained. In the prestige added by his father's activity In drafting the Queensberry boxing code, suggests that the major league teams do their training In Italy or in Southern France. The writer with tht. valet expressed deep surprise that nobody ever thought of It before. As a matter of fart. Mark its. people go to Italy and France for Just one of two t.'ungs either for a reft or to escape It. . James J. Corbett declared after the Falser victory over Kaufman that I'alxer seemed to be the most promising white heavyweight developed in years. Jim thinks another season will fit him for the supreme test a match for the championship. Palxer Is a magnificent specimen of manhood, big-boned, wide shouldered and the owner of unlimited courage. Corbett says Carl VI orris has much to learn before his claims to greatness can be seriously considered. The ex-champlon's remarks on Palter recall similar statements matfe by Jack Johnson after the Reno battle wherein the Golden Smile "opined" that Al Kaufman was the most promising boxer living. Billy Pelaney was fooled on the same boxer. Kaufman la quoted as disconsr f tely remarking that a Jinx Is following him because of his last eight Tights tlx were called off and ha was knocked out by Flynn and Palxer In the other two. Jinx nothing. Al. I ou're a back number. In his annual review of tha amateur year In sports. F.verett C Brown, ex president of the Amateur Athletic t'nlon. pays Portland a neat compli ment for the fine handling of the Na tional wrestling tourney staged by the Multnomah Club. "In my opinion, many of the winners In the Portland meet will represent America at Stock holm." penned the Chlcagoan. The tryout sessions for the track and field timber for thn Swedish Olympiad will be held late In May or early In April. In the Fast, at the Harvard Stadium: In the Middle West at Mar shall Field. Chicago, and on tha Pa cific Coast at Golden Gate Park. San Francisco. No place has yet been des ignated for the mat eliminations. The Goldsmith Company played the host to the baseball moguls at the Cin cinnati National commission meeting a week ago and In the raid on the com missary department. J. Cal Ewlng. generally referred to all over the Kast as the "president of the Coast League," voiced the prediction that within the next few years the Pacific Coast League would be drawing mora people to the games than is either tha National or American League at this time. The "Commish" forthwith grant ed Cal his Double-A epaulets. Elmer tricklett. the discoverer of the spltball. has written to Hercules Eb-b.-ts. of the Brooklyn, asking the Hrooklyn magnate to use his Influence In having him restored to good stand ing. Strlcklett Jumped Brooklyn four or five seasons ago to Join the San Jose club of the California Outlaws. He hurled good ball last Summer In California with Orvle Overall, winning several low-hit contests. His chances for getting back into organised base ball, however, are about as slim aa a giraffes trunk and head connection. If Interviews with the powers that are. contained in Eastern papers, possess any trata. t"4 ' S sS. vf HS? tA W W - v I - '. --L- j3 v- a- I 1 UcTf ' Ja..-w ' vi W' - m i 1 -tfr 1 ::i M h .'."ilikSUi T ' " 3Ce LONG PLACES SEALS Paso Robles Hot Springs to Be Training Camp. GOOD CLIMATE ALLURES Walter McCredie Intimates In San Francisco That lie AVJ11 Select Santa Maria Again as Team's Headquarters SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1J. (Special.) The aelectlon of Paso Robles Hot Springs as training quarters for the Seals, waa the most important piece of baseball Information released by the magnates the early part of the week. Danny Long returned unday from his trip down the valley to Inspect sites and made his announcement Monday night. Paso Robles has so many natural ad vantages In the way of hotel and cli matic conditions, that It overbalanced with Long the chance to pick up money In exhibition games that he might have had In either Modesto or Hanford. Paso Robles has a population of about 1500. but there Is Just enough baseball to give the boys a workout ev ery Sunday. I-ong will take a squad of something like 32 men along on the trip, ao that he ran easily divide them Into two teams, the Regulars and the Yannlgans. Qaartere to Be Fixed. The Board of Trade has promised to see that the park Is fitted with dress-Inj-rooms. Long will take his team to Paso Robles March 4 and they will stay for almost a month, or at least until time to bring them back for the opening of the season. For the first time In the history of the San Francisco club, when the Seals do appear In the first scheduled game. It will be the opening peek for the home fans. Heretofore, there have al wavs been arranged a week or so of exhibition bsll. That, however, has tended to take the edge off the real season and Cal Ewlng and Ms asso ciates are not of a mind to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Buck Weaver Is to have his chance to make good with the Chicago White Stockings. Such is the tenor of a let ter that Long has received from Charlie Comlskey In response to a plea that Weaver be allowed to pass an other season on the Pacific Coast. Comlskey ssyt that he wants to try Weaver out in the Spring trip ot the Chicago team. If he finds that the youngster lacks experience. he baa promised to turn him back to the locals. On the other handl If Weaver can fit In. he will be retained and some other inflelder handed to the Seals. This Isn't the best news In the world, but Long feels that he has done the best he could under the circumstances. Grooas Will Be Kept. Recently there was a published re port that Griffith, of the Washington Americans, Intended to send Bobby Groom to Rochester. Immediately Dan iel Long got In touch with the leader of the Nationals, aa lie wanted Groom If he was to be turned back to the min ors. But Griffith said there waa noth ing in the report and that he proposed to keep Groom. fantastic story from Santa Barbara came to light this week. It waa to the effect that Pitcher Ben Hunt, of Sac ramento, had announced be was to re ceive J600 a month with the Philadel phia Nationals. It was so absurd that everybody had a good laugh. A cou ple of days later Hunt came through the capital City with a denial of this statement and added that he nad never made public the salary that he was to receive. -although he had signed a con trsct. Chances are that something like 1260 a month Is nearer the figure that he will be drawing down. Walter McCredio passed a couple of days In San Francisco Instead of rush ing through as had been expected. It was his Intention to drop oft In San Jose to look over Coltrln. his lntieldr, but the rainy weather discouraged him from this plan. Before be left Walter Intimated that he would again select Santa Maria as training quarters for his team, although he said that he would look over the Elslnore proposi tion. Tom Tennant, the San Francisco first baseman who will go to the St. Louis Nationals, and McDonnell, third base man of the Vernon club, are both work ing In Hap Hogan's new poolroom, ac cording to a report that Danny Long brought with htm from the South when he returned. They are table tenders, which Is one way of picking up living expenses In the Winter months. COLUMBIA STARTS PRACTICE Basketball Men Are Out Trying for Places on Team. Basketball practice at Columbia Uni versity, which was to have started Im mediately after the holidays, has been delayed because of the absence of a number of the most promising players, but has now been started. Schultz, a former Mount Angel star. Is making a strong fight for a place on the team. About the only, old men at all Inclined towards basketball are Fitzgerald. KIrkland and Larson. Davis, of football fame. Is also trying for the team. The new men that are making a good showing are Tazwell, Butler. Hayward. Sarsfield. Cooke and Malarkey. Taiwell was formerly with the Aliens and hat a good chance of making the Peninsula team also. Ed Morris, of the Multnomah Club, will coach the team. Games have been arranged with al most all the schools of the city, the first being with the McLaughlin Club. Jefferson High will be' played Janu ary 19. PHOTOGRAPH OF NATIONAL BASEBALL COMMISSION TAKEN IN SIGNING OF NEW CLASS AA AGREEMENT AT CINCINNATI MEETING. W ; - . . V r a l 1 t 1 O J; ;- " v- , t -s $ . M -. nr7- .JaMst.-: - JT v.'?..-'v"V -! ? AIGITST HKRRHA, CHAIR-MAX I JOH.V K. BRICK, SETHCTARVl BAN JOHNSON, PK ES1DEST AMKRI CAS lEAGl'Et THOMAS J. LYNCH, PRESIDENT NATIONAL LEAClEl JOSEPH FLANNER, SECRE TARY TO AXGL'ST HERRMANN. Pitcher Xow With Xapn StrlTeu Xo More for Strikeouts and Declares He Is Xot aa Good Now as When Work In ft on Pacific Coast. BT BILLY EVANS. American Leacue Umpire. CLEVELAND. O., Jan. 13. Vean Oregg, star southpaw of the Cleveland Naps, and the pitching sensation of the American League In 1911. never looked over a big league box score un til two years ago. Sounds rather strange, yet that was the story 'told me by the great southpaw himself. It la entirely different now, for no pitcher more carefully peruoes the box scores than Vean Gregg. He Is a star now, a student of the game, and Is al ways on the lookout for any dope on the hard hitters. In the old days when an unknown twirler In the Far North west, the major leagues held no Inter est for him. This fellow Gregg, who had such a big year In his debut as a major leaguer. Is a funny chap. Nothing wor ries him. he has supreme confidence In his ability, and has the nerve, which only grest pitchers possess. Success has not changed Gregg In the least, he Is Just the same easy going chap he was when he Joined the Naps. I had always admired Greggs' work as a pitcher, but knew little Df him person ally, until one evening last Summer. I wss Jumping from Chicago to Cleve land, and was seated In one of the berths reading a book, when Gregg came Into the car and dropped down into the teat beside me. , Gregg and Walsh had been the op posing pitchers that Sunday afternoon In a thrilling extra Inning battle, be fore an enormous crowd at Comlskey Park. Gregg triumphed after 11 Inn ings of play. He had given a wonder ful exhibition of pitching, and deserved to win. but perhaps will never again come so close to losing. Chlrsco Deserved to Win. Chicago really should have won the game In the tenth; but Olson, the Naps' brainy shortstop, pulled the 1778 trick of hiding the ball, that saved the day. Olson pulled the stunt when Chicago seemed certain to score three or four runs and cinch the game. Men were on second and third and no one out. with the strong part of the bat ting order coming up. Chouinard, a youngster, was substituted to run for the man on second, and on the recruit Olson pulled the trick. The next batter followed with a single that would have tied up the score, had not Olson done a little clever thinking. Another hit fol lowed, but only one run was scored, al though the bases were filled wheh the side was retired. When his case looked hopeless. Oregg tightened up. prevent ed further scoring, and emerged a 3-to-I victor over the mighty Walsh, "I was pretty lucky to get away with that one," said Gregs. as he settled back In his seat. "I can't say that I think so. Tou pitched a grand game of ball today," was my reply. "I did tolerably well, but there Is no telllna- how many runs they would have made had It not been for Olson. That fellow Is a brainy ball player. He was always pulling something on the Coast, and will be making the fans around here sit up and take notice Just as soon as he gets familiar with the surroundings." Much .Credit Given Olson. Gregg was not at all chesty over his victory; he gave more credit for the In to Olson than himself. That is perhaps one reason for his success. The ballplayers like to play witn uregg on the rubber. He la always generous enough to acknowledge the good plays In his behalf, but never does he criti cise, no matter how many bad errors are made behind him. Instead of roast ing the player who has Just slipped up Gregg offers words of encouragement and works all the harder to get out of the hole. I have often heard fans ex press the opinion that the Naps seem to play better ball behind Gregg than any of the other pitchers. . I know they perform better under such condi tions, because they have confidence in the big southpaw and are with him. Washington shines vhen Johnson Is on the rubber, as does Chicago with Walsh performing. Confidence In the twirler goes a long way with his teammates. "How do you like the big league?" I asked Gregg. "It la all right." answered Gregg, "but I was pretty well satisfied out In Portland. That la soma country out there and It la home to me. This big league stuff Is Just like a visit with relatives to me. I am anxiously wait ing for the time 'to pack up and go home. I suppose this will surprise you, but I never went through a big league box score until two years ago. I was doing well enough but in my country, the big show had no fascina tion for me and I didn't care to get very well acquainted with It. I didn't regard myself as a 'big league pitcher, so I didn't think it was any use to wise myself up to big league ways. "I am a plasterer by trade, do a lot of contracting work and can make $10 a day when business Is good. I always liked to play ball and regarded It slm- Kf'ZT W: - ':-v Kx m Yx v j"J J I f iJ I 3 W. S OOS77 fwrr stiw. -.... .u.'u - - Vi i- r .:- vr . V f;- 'I- J Al'. f. x :jr7Wd . ply as a side issue. Things are Just reversed now; baseball Is my regular business, with the plastering stuff on the side. I got along in pretty good style with Portland and the papers began to say that I looked like big league material. I got the same opin ion myself and decided It was time for me to get wise. Big league box scores Immediately became the most Interesting things In the paper to me. I read every line of news I could see about the big stars. Any time refer ence was made to the weakness of a certain player I made a mental note of that Information, intending to put it to the test at the very first oppor tunity. I'll gamble no ballplayer In the country studies the dope more i closely than I do now. Delivery Style Unchanged. I "I lost a little of my big league am bitions the year the Cleveland club turned me back to Portland. A good year with that club made me all the more anxious to get a trial, and here I am In the big show at last, although a few years ago such a thing was fur thest from my anticipations. I made up mv mind when I came here that I was eolnir to make good. That was the very first decision I reached. The next thing I decided was that nobobdy was going to change my style of delivery. It had been a success In the Pacific Coast League and I was confident It would enable me to get by In the big show. I think a lot of promising twlrlers are spoiled by having someone change their natural style of pitching." In the meantime another member of the Naps had Joined the group and remarked to Gregg that he hadn't done much strike-out pitching, a stunt at which he shlned on the Coast. If I am not mistaken I believe Gregg aver aged nearly nine strike-outs a game, for the 60 full contests he worked. That was a marvelous record and no one believed he would duplicate It In the majors, although there was much comment on the few men the big southpaw fanned. "In the first place." replied Gregg in answer to the player's query, "I don't think I am quite as good as I was in 1910. I overworked myself at Port land and am paying for It this year. My arm doesn't feel as strong as It did on the Coast, my speed Isn't so great and my hook doesn't snap as much." The Nap player remarked he would have liked to have seen Gregg on the Coast, If he could have been any bet ter than he was that afternoon in Chi cago. "Then there is another feature rela tive to strike-outs in the big show. The ballplayers up here don't swing at everything you serve them; they wait you out, make you get "em over. An other reason Is I am not working for strike-outs as I did last year. Every day In my last year on the Coast the papers were filled with stuff about my chances to break the strike-out record. These notices spurred me on and as a result I hung up a new mark. Since coming to the big league one thing that has been Impressed on me most is tha fact that there are eight other athletes assisting me, who are Just as anxious to win as I am." I was mighty glad that Gregg sat down with me that evening, for our conversation gave me a much better Idea of the big southpaw's possibilities. There Is no denying that he is one of the greatest pitchers of the times. If his arm is strong this year he should be a tower of strength to the Cleve land club. Djz. CAMS'. . jtSSJZ. ACTIVE YEAR AHEAD Portland Motorboat Club Planning Race Meets. Is NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN Organization Is Shown to Be In Fine Condition and Prospects for Successful Season Excite Much Enthusiasm. G. W. Boost, one of the most enthusi astic members of the Portland Motor Boat Club, was re-elected commodore of that organization at the annual meeting of the cluub last Tuesday, when the affairs of the organization were shown to be In fine condition to start the new year. The other officials selected at this meeting were: Ray King, vice-commodore; George J. Kelly, rear-commodore; George W. Klnnear. fleet captain; James P. Walsh, secretary; A. L. Flem ing, treasurer, and Jack M. Yates. El wood Wiles and L. Birdsall, directors. All of the newly-elected officials are enthusiastic over the prospects for a most successful Beason In 1911 and are planning for the holding of several re gattas, among which will be big race meets to be held in Rose Festival and Elks' convention weeks. The club will hold a social dance Tuesday night. January 16, at the Mo tor Boat Clubhouse, foot of Ellsworth street, when all the members and friends are invited to attend. Commodore C. W. Boost announces the following committees to serve In 1912: Regatta committee L. M. Myers, George Kinnear, J. L. Scarth, Dr. Jean Cllne and Lewis Head; entertainment committee A. P. Fleming, J. L. Scarth, J. F. Kable, John E. Wolff and Dr. Jack M. Yates; house and grounds com mittee Ray King. George Kinnear and C. W. Boost; press committee C. W. Boost and George J. Kelly. The first named on each committee Is chairman. Dr. Charles E. Hill was elected fleet surgeon. ' Indoor Teams Play Today. Although the Honeyman Indoor base ball team has the championship of the league practically cinched, with a two game lead over the nearest competitors for the flag, the other teams will make one more fight. Eschles will make every attempt to get the next three games, which are the last, and which would give them another chance. Honeyman and Marshall-Wells and Eschles and Archer & Wiggins will meet today. Besides the usuiil burglar alarms that protect bank vaults, a snapshot camera has been introduced. Automatically it will take the burglar's picture as he looked while In the act. The riasiingni pnotograph win Knth serve to Identify tha man and furnish evldenca of his suilt. Tiger Chieftain Thinks Loss of Ptcen, Scaton, Pecklnpaugh and Ryan Will Keep McCredle From Winning Flag. ' BY W. J. PETRAIX. In practically "standing pat" on his ball club for 1912, the fans of this sec tion of the circuit think Happy Hogan. the ever popular pilot of the Vernon team. Is making a mistake, for defecta In Hap's near-champlona in 1911 were most glaring. Hap, however, is not worrying. He placidly struts around his new billiard emporium in Los Angeles and telle how he is going to beat Walter McCredle, as well as other aspirants for the Coast pennant In 1912. The sublime confi dence of Happy is recetved with satis faction or indulgence in Los Angeles, but the rest of the Coast circuit Is In clined to grin Just a trifle over the Idea that Vernon will sport the cham pionship banner at the close of the coming season. Hogan, In telling how good Vernon's chances are, says he thinks Walter Mc Credle has lost at least 3D per cent of his 1911 strength In disposing of Steen, Seaton, Peckinpaugh and the mighty Ryan. The Vernon leader figures that his club will be as strong as last year. Recollection brings to mind Hogan's prediction early last season of dis aster for Walter McCredle. Hap as serted that It would be Impossible for McCredie to replace Gregg, Krapp. Olson and Fisher, who advanced to the big show after the Beavers won the flag In 1910. Hap missed that gv.ess, for Walter McCredle came right back at the rival managers of the circuit, and won his second successive pennant easier than the previous year, and fur thermore he won it at the ersense of Happicus himself. m a The efforts of the Ban Franoisco club to secure the services of "Buck" Weaver for the Seals of 1912 seem to have flit tered. Charley Comlskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox, to whom Weaver was returned at the end of laBt sea son, refused to listen to J. Cal Ewlngr's request that the youngster be allowed another season West In order to be come seasoned. Comlskey thinks highly of Weaver and announces that he Intends to give the youngster a thorough tryout. The loss of Weaver will be a severe blow to the Seal management. Weaver dis played considerable ability last sea son, approaching the famous Zeider in popularity In San Francisco, as well as all over the circult- a Artie Krueger. the big left fielder of the champions, who has been spending the Winter on a hunting trip in the wilds of Northeastern Washington, will return to Portland and spend the bal ance of the Winter here. Krueger also Intends to see and talk with Manager McCredie when the latter returns from the South. The "Dutchman" has taken the best of -care of himself during the Winter and has lost considerable sur plus avoirdupois, which puts him in fine shape to start the season. Krueger and McCredie were at outs for a time, and it Is quite likely that their differences, if such exist, will be patched up when they get together next week. Krueger is one of the most popular players on the Coast. a a J. Patsy O'Rourke, the Sacramento manager, has returned from the East and Is preparing plans for the 1912 campaign. While in Philadelphia Patsy persuaded the National League team to sell him an inflelder named Lehr after he had traded Ben Hunt for Hugh Miller. Thus Patsy returns home with a pair of lnfielders In addition to the three players turned over to him by the Boston Americans, so keep your eye glued to the O'Rourke person when the "umps" start 'era off In the Coast League race, April 1. a a a Pitcher 'Kltty" Knight, who started last season with the Oaks and finally wound up with Sacramento after twirl ing for Dugdale's Seattle bunch awhile, recently signed a couple of contracts. Just before Christmas "Kitty" signed up for life with a young Sacramento girl, and he followed up this stunt by signing with the Senators for 1912. m On learning that Walter McCredie was contemplating annexing Catcher "Dutch" Auer, a San Francisco busher, to his Beaver bunch, Danny Long de serted his dally pursuit of consuming numerous perfectos long enough to run the youngster down and present him with a San Francisco contract before the Portland leader could communicate with the lad Auer Is a promising catcher. a a a Henry Berry la quoted as announc ing that he Is through with experi menting with "bushers" and minor leaguers, and that he will hereafter re cruit his Los Angeles club with major league talent. Berry's resolve is a laudable one providing he can make good with It, but the average big leaguer allowed to drift to the minors does not, as a rule, prove a good in vestment. Berry has had experience with big league talent, and the case of Fred Abbott last season ought to have educated the Los Angeles magnate. A boxing statistician has figured it out that there are 21 ex-boxing cham pions still alive, the heavyweight class leading the field with six Jack John son, Paddy Ryan, John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett, Robert Fltzslmmons and Jim Jeffries. Presumably the statistician has his own views on the claims of Tommy Burns. Marvin Hart, and oth er heavyweight has-beens, whom he relegates to the "morgue" heap. In the middleweight class there are at least four In the land of the living Fltzslmmons, "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien, Billy Papke and Tommy Ryan. Our correspondent overlooks Ryan completely, so the estimate of "21 will necessarily have to be titled a bit. Ryan and Billy Smith are both omit ted from the welter division, where we find the names of Harry Lewis. Joe Walcott. Honey Melody and Joe Thomas standing out prominently. The lightweight division Is likewise elaborate. Jack McAu litre Is an actor; Kid Lavigne has a cafe In Detroit; Frank Erne is teaching boxing; Bat-' tlintr Nelson is touring the country meeting all comers and fattening the bankroll; Ad Wolgast Is recovering from, an appendicitis operation in Southern California. Cal McCarthy, Terry McGovern, Young Corbett and Abe AttelL of the featherweight crowned heads, are all alive and grumbling.