TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIA POHTLAXD, JANUARY 14, 1912.
of his argument under the stars and
stripes, a gruelling 10-round bout with '
DID ELKS FOOL
RYAN'S FIGHT WITH
TRACY BITTER ONE
TRAINING SEASON
SEVEN AMERICAN JOCKEYS STARS
IN FRENCH RACING FIRMAMENT
Anti-Betting Laws Drive Owners and Eiders From United States to France St. Louis Man Greatest Jockey.
Frank O'Neill, Riding for William K. Vanderbilt, Wins 153 Eaces Last Season.
Jack Denning in New York. Marcel
switched back across the Atlantic for
gay Paree.
John L. Sullivan declares from the
rusticisras of the farm that the present
crop of heavyweigh aspirants is "not
like the old days." John L. should know
what he is talking about, for he has
seen pictures of both Falser and Mor
ris In the newspapers. Aside from that,
though. "Yours always on the level"
has no definite Idea of what the two
chief hopes, aside from Flynn, are ca
pable of doing or undoing.
Tom Tracey, Multnomah Club boxing
instructor, 'smiles at mention of the
Johnson-Flynn affair. The Australian
absolutely refuses to be quoted.
"ECKT Ofl DATES
IS DRAWING NIGH
Johnson - Flynn Scheduled Go
Each Scores Knock Down in
McCredie Will Have Big Squad
Said to Have Been Fixed
. to Accommodate.
Big Battle for Welterweight
Championship of World.
of Veterans and Young
sters in South.
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COMPETITION WILL BE KEEN
Fans Begin to Prrk Cp Quite a Bit
When Teams) Begin to "Warm
Vp" F.vrn Though Actual Play.
Ing Dates Are In Distance.
Six mor weeks and the anxious fans
of the Pacific Coast League circuit will
read of the performances of the "phe-
noms" each manager will Introduce to
the patrons of 1912 baseball.
The opening of the training- season
means almost as much to the average
Ian aw the first games of the season,
for the dopeaters from the training
camps of the various clubs send out
flowing accounts of the performances
f the new additions to each team.
F.very morsel of news of the condition
ing of the players is eagerly perused
by the "bugs" who dellsht in picking
flam's either in the management or
the players of the different clubs.
The opening; of the training season
also means the passing of the "hot
stove" league. Fireside discussions of
the game will no longer be necessary,
as the clubs will then practically be in
action. The training season passes off
quickly for the fan, but It la a long
Journey for the player, especially the
younirster who la compelled to buck
a veteran for a regular berth on the
club.
Sou YaaBB-steni will Wis.
In the I'arllii- Coast League this sea
son there will be a number of young
sters tried out. Some of them will
make good, while others will be al
lowed to drift back to the bushes,
there to try to work out the season
until next Spring shall afford another
chance with a "regular league" club.
Many managers cast off promising
young talent without civlng these be
Kinnrrs a thorough trial. In many In
stances, these players have become die
cniirasjed and do not remain In the
game long enough to "make good"
fcomewhere else at a later date.
Walter McCredie. manager of the
rortland Beavers, has had great sue
"m In trying out young players. Many
of them have had a year or two of
experience In the lesser leagues, but
It is to Mct'redles credit that they
have advanced In their profession.
I layers llge Rodger. Gregg, Krapp,
Kuhn. Sweeney and others have been
polished In the game by the tall leader
of the Portland team, and all of them
do credit, not only to the game, but to
the club which afforded them the op
portunity of advancement.
Soma of the players named have not
yet gone to the higher leagues, but
they have shown ability enough to
make It quite likely that they will
brenk Into the major circuits In due
ttme. Manager McCredle'a success In
developing players has been due to his
keen perception of ability displayed by
the young players he sllgns with his
club each season. McCredie seems to
be able to discern a bull player from
afar.
Mars Marly tm Rlosst
When he assembles his Beavers at
the training camp six weeks hence
Manager McCredie will have another
bun h of youngesters on hand from
which collection he is quite likely to
develop a few more stars, McCredie Is
a man who believes In surrounding
a few veterans wltn hustling young
talent In the effort to build up a win
ning team, and this Is the secret of his
success since he has been handling the
Portland team. Other Coast League
managers have made the mistake of
surrounding a few youngsters with
old timers. The Portland victories dem
onstrate this beyond question.
At his i.alnlng camp this Spring
McCredie will have all of the young
players he has drafted or purchased for
the two Portland clubs on hand. All
of these comparative beginners will be
given a workout dally under the watch
ful eyes of the Beaver chieftain, and
taose who show marked ability will
be transferred from the Northwestern
league team, with which they have
signed, to the Pacific Coast club. Own
ing both clubs makes It possible for
toe McCredles to sign all young play
ers to Northwestern contracts, and
then. In the event of their showing re
markable talent, to switch them to his
Pacific Coast club when be finds it
necessary to fill some gap.
In doing this he will not cripple the
Northwestern team, for he will have
plenty of tnlenl on hand to equip both
duos. During the coming training
period he will have as promising a
collection of young ltifielders and out
fielders as can be boasted of by any
club In either league. Out of this col
lection of talent he fully expects to
put two winning clubs in the field, for
each team will retain Just enough of
last year's regular players to Insure
the foundation of a high-class team.
Rap pa aaa Roaaera staadbya.
ln Rapps and Rodgers McCredie has
two players whose reliability has been
. put to the test, and on the opposite
side of the diamond he will have two
youngsters in the event that Peters
beats Pill Lindsay out of the third bane
position. At shortstop, the position so
capably filled by Boger Peckinpaugh
last season. McCredie has two hustling
youngsters to compete for the Job la
McfowelL a Nebraska recruit, and Ban
croft from Superior, Wis. There Is
also Bobby Coltrln. the sensational
ouncster who broke In with the
Northwestern team last season, and
ho will also be given a thorough try
out by the Beaver leader before he is
finallv turned over to Nick Williams
for the class B team. Manager Will
iams will also be on hand at the train
ing car.ip. and will assist the Beaver
leader in the handling of the young
r!a vers.
When McCredie installs his squad at
the training camp he will have from
40 to &o players on hand to try out
fr the Beaver team. As he makes his
t.nal selections for the first club, the
balance of the youngsters will be
turned over to Nick Williams and a
second competition for placea, on the
Northwestern League team will be held.
Thus it can be readily seen that the
players who will align themselves at
the Beavers' ramp this Spring will un
dergo a vigorous Sprtnjr training, and
ought to be In first-class condition to
start the season. At any rate those
who tryout with the Beavers and the
Colts as well, will have had a stiff
seasoning before the Northwestern race
begins. April IS. for these players will
bave been in practice from March first,
virtually six weeks of conditioning.
There were 2vtH autnmor.il In
J lv t. 111. ire cr-ater rmmlr owned hy
t'te farrrf and !!.acr. This Is nve to one
rfirpri sith Near Terk Btaie ea the
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PARIS. Jan. 13. (Special.) Since
the anti-betting laws were made se
verely reDressive In America. France
has become the new Eldorado of
American racing men. The seven
American stars of the French turf to
day are Frank O'Neill. Johnny Belff.
Milton Henry. Jac Sumter, Nash Tur
ner. Winnie O'Connor and Guy Garner.
A time was when all the jockeys as
well as all the trainers were English.
Under Louis XVI. when racing began
in France, horses and Jockeys were all
Imported from England.
Horse racing in France Is now the
sport of the people as It was once the
sport of kings. Its professed object,
however, is not mere amusement but.
as the Jockey Club says, the ameliora
tion of the race of horses. Napoleon.
knowing the benefit the methodical
breeding of cavalry horses would con
fer upon his country. Issued a decree
ordering horse-racing in Paris and the
provinces. He also esiaoiisnea. a
Grand Prix de Paris.
America as Are Active.
Someone has said that to go racing
in Paris is like going to a garden
party. The flowerbeds, shady paddocas
and velvety lawns of Auteull bear out
this. Malsons La Hue in the season is
mass of flowers.
Since J. B. Keene won the Grand
Prix with Foxhall in 18S1. Americans
hsve been taking more than a sight
seeing Interest in the racing of France.
Three years ago William K. Vanderbilt
carried off the coveted prlxe with
Northeast. The Autumn grand prize.
or Grand Prix du Consell Municipal,
was won In 1901 by Kilmarnock IL
owned by the late William C. Whitney.
William K. Vanderbilt'a Maintenon
on that great international race Ova
years later.
Judging by the number or victories.
Frank O Nelll Is the greatest locaey in
Prance. True, he has had the advan
tage of riding for the best stable
for William K. Vanderbilt heads the
list of winning owners on the flat for
the past season. Vanderbilt also headed
the list of winners In 1910, when he
pocketed 130.560. The present Mrs.
Vanderbilt seems to be his mascot, for
since he married her his colors are
usually carried to victory on the great
race courses of France. Thus the glory
of O'Nei'l is enhanced by the great
ness of the Vanderbilt stables. He won
during last season 15S races out of a
total of $95 mounts.
0llla Saceewa Wsaderfal.
Though this record heads the list. It
is not quite the highest average. For
while it averages about two victories
In every nine mounts. Johnny Relff's
proportion of winnings Is as one to
four. Nevertheless, a success almost
uncanny seems to pursue O'Neill. He
commenced the new season by winning
four raoes out of six run on the same
day at Malsons Lantte. His reputation
is that of being an excellent horse
man, very reliable and a hard worker.
He Is very domestlo in his habits,
quite abstemious and Uvea with his
wife and child in a pretty villa at
Malsons Laflue.
As a rule Jockeys do not cultivate
the amenities of soalal life, but the
O'Neills have a reputation In their set
of bolng excellent entertainers. Both
are from St. Louis. Mo. O'Neill will
continue to ride for William K. Van
derbilt. He Is visiting the United
States Just now. bi will return In time
to ride more Vanderbilt horses to vic
tory during the season of 1912.
The career of Johnny Beiff. one of
the well-known Relff brothers, of
whom the other is Leister, has been a
brilliant one. The past season gave
him 11S victims out of a total of 468
mounts. He Is now 23 years old, and
was among the first batch of great
American Jockeys to come to France.
I.ast year he rode with marked success
for Frank Jay Gould. Mr. Goulds
stable, though not the biggest. Is de
cidedly among the most interesting in
France. He himself cares little about
racing, but to please the present Mrs.
Gould he took it up a couple of years
ago.
W laalmga Are Large.
Like the second Mrs. Vanderbilt for
the head of that sporting house, the
second Mrs. Gould has been Frank
Jay's mascot. During the season, the
Gould stable has won more than $100.-
COO. This is surprising when we con
sider the small number of his horses.
It Is phenomenal if it Is borne in
mind that the biggest prizes go to
I-year-olds. and Frank Jay Gould had
none. Gould is now a serious competfc-
or of Vanderbilt'. The men who have
chiefly contrlbutel to his success are
his manager. Fred Calhoun; his trainer.
Percy Lvnham, and his crsck Jockey,
Johnny Belff. When Relff was en
gaged by Gould he was making a mod
est living as a Jockey In Germany. His
success with the Gould stable has been
so conspicuous that his services have
been secured by Baron Gourgaud at one
ot the highest figures ever paid an
American Jockey In France.
Relff Is a magnificent horseman, has
a beautiful seat, and is a good Judge
of pace. He has the Idea physique of
a Jockey, although he is beginning to
get a little too heavy, and when he
rslns down too severely ne does not
ride at his best. .His specialty is a
waiting race. He will wait until every
body believes the other horse is going
to win. and then he starta out and
snatches victory from defeat. Ills suc
cess Is all the more flattering to his
prowess as a rider because no Influence
brought to bear to pick his mounts.
He has engaged hi third mouala lor
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gelln. Belff has a wife and child, and
Is rich.
Heary Wlss 23 Rare.
Milton Henry Is the dean of Ameri
can Jockeys In France. He has been
here since Tod Sloan Introduced the
American style of riding.. Until then
the long stirrup of the Lngllsh Jockey
was all the vogue. For a time t
he
Sloan system almost drove it from the
field. Now the vogue is a sort of com
promise between the long stirrup of the
Knglish and the short stirrup of the
American. Last year Milton Henry
won 23 races out of a total of 202
mounts. His weight prevents him from
riding as much as he used to. for he
rides at 119 pounds.
It does not follow, however, that the
best Jockey always rides the most
mounts; for, as a rule, the crack Jockey
will let the mounts seek him. Milton
Henry has to his credit the winning of
the big race In 1907. in three min
utes and 19 seconds he piloted to vic
tory Baron Edward de Rothschild's Le
Rol Solell over one mile and seven fur
longs of the greatest racecourse In the
world for the biggest prize offered any
where. The following year the Grand Prix
was raised from 40.000 to 960.000,
when Vanderbilfs S-year-oId Northeast
broke all records by winning In three
minutes and 14 2-5 seconds. The rider,
however, was not one of these trans
Atlantic stars, but a very successful
English Jockey. Childs.
Sumter's Record Good.
Jac Sumter, though only 20, has some
remarkable feats to his credit. He Is
a New York boy, born and bred, and
has two brothers on the track in Amer
ica. His brother Herbert rides for M.
K. Knapp. and his brother Irwin Is with
the well-known Sanford stable of Sar
atoga. Jac began riding at Morris Park
when he was 12 years old. Then he
rode In Germany for Baron Oppenhelm.
Last season, which was his first here,
he proved himself to be a star of. the
first magnitude on the French turf. At
fashionable Trouvllle-Deauvllle he won
seven races, and all by a head. This
close riding called forth the admira
tion of all the racing men who saw
It. He also won the Prix de Diane, or
French Oaks, and thst on a rank out
sider Rose Verte. owned by M. Au
mont. one of the well-known horsemen
of France.
Next season, that is to say, beginning
with the month of March, he will ride
for the distinguished Russian horse
woman. Madame Chermoteff. who won
the Grand Prix of 1910. M. Aumont will
have second call upon the services or
Sumter. Jac, as he is called. Is the
only Hebrew on the French turf. Sum
ter has left his home at Malsons Lamte
for a trip to America, but his friends
have been assurer he will be back In
time to ride his first mount of his con
tract with Madame Chermoteff, the
greatest racing woman In France.
Turaer la 'Wealthy.
Nash Turner Is still one of the stars.
although he is getting heavy. A few
years ago Mrs. Charles Carroll. Mrs.
John Munroe, the Countess de Coetle-
gln, the Marquise de Ganay and Mra
Frank Gardner Invariably put their
bets upon the horse ridden by Turner.
Now. however, he does not ride often.
He la rich. He has become an owger i
and spends most of his time training
his own and Other people's horses.
Winnie O'Connor rides In both flat
and steeple chases. Last year he won
one out of every seven races he rode.
Recently he fell heavily when riding a
steeple chase at Auteull for Mr. Wert-
helmer. Though he broke his shoulder
the accident will not prevent him from
t riding next season for the same owner.
I He will
also ride steeple chases In 1913
for James Hennessy.
American stars like O'Connor pay
great attention to the psychology of the
horse. Should Jostling discourage his
mount he is careful that It will not
happen. Should a horse have the habit
of looking back, O'Connor puts winkers
on him. Some have to lead from start
to finish. For Instance, Combourg,
Frank Gould's great 3-year-old and the
fastest horse in France today, must be
In front from the first. This and kindred
knowledge is closely studied by Win
nie O'Connor. He also studies the pe
culiarities of other horses besides his
mount and takes advantage of them.
Garner la Yonnsrster.
Guy Garner Is the Benjamin of the
American jockeys. He is a mere boy
and was brought over Just to be around
the stables. One day he got a chance
to ride. The consequence was that dur
ing the past season, out of 25S mounts,
he won 43.
It is interesting to find this young
boy on the same plane with famous
English Jockeys. For Instance, In the
latest statistics to hand his place Is
between Charles Childs, who is above
hlra by four wins, and G. Bartholo
mew, who Is below him by eight. To
H. B. Duryea, the well-known owner,
he owes his presence on the French
turf.
In addition to the American owners
already mentioned who have stables in
France there are Oliver Perry Belmont,
James P. Morgan, T. P. Thorne, Theo
dore W. Myers, Eugene Leigh, Colonel
Hunsiker, Harry La Montaigne and
Thomas Hitchcock.
Americans who affect Longchamps.
Malsons-Lafltte. Chantllly. St. Cloud,
Trouvllle-Deauvllle often find cause for
cheer because their home Jockeys pass
the winning post, first, second' or third.
The crack 2-year-old. Montrose the Sec
ond, Is owned by W. K. Vanderbilt;
Combourg, the fastest horse in France,
Is owned by Frank Gould, and the
trainer of the most successful stable
of the year is an American Fred Cal
houn. LAWSON CRITICISES PROBE
Boston Lan, Speaking for "Trllllon-aiws-to-Bo,"
.Walls Crnegle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Chairman
Stanley, of the House steel commit
tee, received a telegram today from
Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, criti
cising portions of Andrew Carnegie's
testimony and suggesting a further In
quiry Into the cost of armor-plate fur
nished the Government.
Mr. Lawson said he spoke "on behalf
of the multi-millionaires, the billion
aires and the soon-to-be-trllllonalres
the superior or upper classes of the
United Stat- .
BAT NELSON BUSY BOXER
Paring Year Just Passed Illinois
Town Mayor, Bank Director and
cx-Chaniplon Made 1 1 Trips
From Coast to Coast.
BY ROSCOE FAWCKTT.
When Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn
signed for their heavyweight cham
plonshlp bout on July 22 the Elks
grand lodge convention In Portland had
, much to do wltn tne setting oi ine
date, according to Chicago papers at
band. In the Tribune Walter Ecker
sall. the great football, expert, who is
doing a little boxing comment on the
side, says that "Uuriey was inciinea 10
set the date for Monday, July 22. be
cause the bout would draw many fans
returning from the Elks meeting in
Portland on July 18."
Evidently Eckersall has been sadly
neglected by the Portland antlered
herd for the dates of the Elks grand
lodge convention in Portland are July
8 to 13, not July 18. The fact that
July 24 is Mormon day In utan proD-
ably influenced Curley more than any
thing else but choosing a Monday is
rather upsetting all the dope of former
Dromotions.
An examination of the articles of
agreement, signed by the boxers and
Curley. discloses one unusual ieatur
they fail to give even a hint of where
the bout will be staged, although one
paragraph does specifically provide
that Johnson must appear in fcait Lane
City one month before the match, cur
ley probably had little idea himself
when the parchments were duly made
official as Indicated by his nasty apol
ogy during the week that Westover,
Utah, not Windward. Nev., would be
the scene of the turmoil. This state
ment was prompted by a Nevada dis
patch bearing the intelligence that
there was no such village as vv inawara
In Nevada.
At any rate we will look forward
eagerly to February 16 when Curley is
to post 110,000 with Tim Sullivan, of
New York, as a guarantee that the
match will be pulled off. Fans for the
most part are familiar with the gist
of the Johnson-Flynn agreement but to
settle all minor arguments as to size
of nurse, snllt. etc.. we append the com
plete articles as signed in Chicago a
week ago;
Artlclei of agreement mads and entered
Into by and between John A. Johnson, bet
ter known as Jack Johnson, of Chicago, Jim
Flynn of Pueblo, Colo., and Jack curley,
or nhlcaro. 111. Wltnesseth :
Jack Johnson agrees to engage In a box
ing match to a finish for the world's cahm-
pionship with Jim Flynn during tne mornn
of July. 1912. the exact date to bo decided
upon and Johnson to be so notified before
May 1; five-ounce gloves to be used, soft
bandages to be allowed worn by the con
testants; straight Marquis of Queensberry
rules to govern, and the rezerae to oe mu
tuallv aareed uDon.
Johnson further agrees to appear in Salt
Lake City at least one month before the
date of the contest, and to train at the
Lagoon there for the match.
Jack Curley. representing the promoters of
the match, agrees to pay Jack Johnson for
his services the sum of 930,000, one-third
of the moving picture rights, and the additional-
sum of Slluo for his training and
traveling expenses.
The taking and handling of the moving
pictures to be mutually agreed upon to the
satisfaction of each of the above named
parties.
Jim Flynn and Jack Johnson agree not to
engage In any contest after May 1, 1012.
without the written consent of Jack Curley.
In addition to Curley's consent. Flynn must
have the consent of Jack Johnson and John
son the consent of Jim Flynn.
Jack Johnson to receive his 11100 for
training and traveling expenses at any time
after the posting of his forfeit.
Jack Curley to post S10.000 as a guarantee
to carry out tne above agreement. . Jack
Johnson and Jim Flynn each agree to post
sooou as a guarantee of carrying out their
part of the agreement. Should any one of
the parties forfeit, the two remaining parties
to divide his money so posted equally.
Tim Sullivan, of New York City, to act
as the stakeholder of these forfeits. All
forfeits to be in the hands of the stake
holder not later than February 16. 1912.
In witness whereof the parties have here
unto set their hands and seals the day and
year first above written, January 6. 1012.
JACK JOHNSON.
JACK CURLEf, ,
JIM FLYNN.
Hardly less deplorable than the ac
tual billing of the match between John
son and Flynn has been that other
fistic development of the week, the
semi - every - once In awhile-gabfest in
dulged in by Champion Johnson and
James J. Corbett. Accusations of al
leged bribery, trickery and other vitu
perative outbursts have shot back and
forth across the azure dome of 'heaven
until we are all tired and weary.
Corbett lost hundreds of friends by
his nasty monologue and torment of
the shine at Reno during the Jeffries
fight, but it's a certainty if Johnson
had been asked to fake he would have
coughed it all up after Corbett's bitter
harangue on that July 4th afternoon.
Johnson's charges look like a forced
play, and it's a waste of good sport
space to give publicity to further bick
erings between the two spoiled chil
dren. Bat Nelson Journeyed between New
York and San Francisco 11 times last
year, fought seven fights, passed 15
weeks behind the footlights and engi
neered the details of his book, "Life,
Battles and Career of Battling Nelson."
That's how busy the Durable Dane was
In 1911.
The New Year has been hardly less
prolific, for already the Hegewlsch
Mayor, bank director and whatnot, has
jumped from New York to New Orleans,
where he licked Jack Redmond; bach) to
Springtield, 111., where he boxed an un
known, and then home for a rest. Nel
son sends us a copy of the New Or
leans Picayune containing an account
of the Redmond battle with more de
tails of the St. Paul boy's rout.
Kedmond, it appears, was made to do
133 pounds, while the Battler went In
strong at 140 pounds. He was an 8 to 6
favorite. For eight rounds Nelson per
mitted Bedmond to beat his face into
a pulp and then the whirlwind broke.
'Pandemonium, the real pandy, broke
loose in the ninth," says the Picayune,
when the fans saw that Nelson had
been fooling them. Redmond, who saw
that he had been hoodwinked, fought
desperately and with rare skill and
gameness, but Kelson was always the
aggressor, and won every round from
that on to the closing 20th.
Kid Scaler, the Spokane lightweight
'dago." won a 10-round go with Gilbert
Gallant, of Chelsea, at Pittsfield, Mass.,
last week. Scaler floored Gallant in
the fifth round and again in the ninth.
Marcel Moreau. the French "middle
weight champion." did not wave lone:
la. America, for after getting the .worst
Teams Play Scoreless Game.
The Sunday division championship of
the Archer and Wiggins Football
League Is no nearer settlement than
before, as the Mohawks and F. E. Wat
kins team played a no-score game at
Multnomah Field yesterday. The near
est either team came to scoring was in
the last quarter, when the Mohawks
were within three yards of their oppo
nents' goal. The line proved too strong
and Derbyshire kicked to safety after
the Mohawks had lost the ball on
downs. Both teams tried place kicks.
This tie will necessitate another game,
which will be played next Sunday at
Columbus Field.
GOLF SCHEDULE FIXED
XATIOXAL CHAMPIONSHIP TO
BE HELD AT CHICAGO.
Open Event Staged at Buffalo.
Vomen to Play at Essex Course.
Handicap Rules Changed.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 13. The
Chicago Golf Club links were selected
tonight by the United States Golf As
sociation for the holding of the ama
teur championship tournament the
coming Summer. The open champion
ship wiil be held at the Country Club
of Buffalo and the women's champion
ship will be played over the course of
the Essex Country Club at Manchester,
Mass.
The dates for the championships will
be fixed by the executive committee.
It was announced that an agreement
had been reached with the Royal An
cient Golf Club of St- Andrews, Scot
land, that no new rules will be made in
the future without consulting t'.ie Uni
ted States Golf Association.
Announcement was also made by the
association that it is preparing a Na
tional handicap list for the purpose
of limiting the number of entrants in
amateur championship.
It is probable the committee having
the matter in hand will only admit en
trants with handicaps up to six strokes.
Followers of the sport from various
parts of the country attended the 18th
annual meeting of the Association. The
following officers were elected without
opposition:
President, Silas H. Strawn, of the
Glenview Club.
Vice-presidents, Joseph H. Clark,
Philadelphia Cricket Club; Milton Dar
gen, Atlanta Athletic Club.
Secretary, Robert C. Watson, Garden
City Golf Club.
Treasurer, William Fellows Morgan,
Baltimore Golf Club.
On the executive committee, Frank L.
Woodward, Denver Country Club. v
The report of the executive committee
said that the asociation now is com
posed of 323 clubs, a gain of 32 clubs
over last year.
PAID COACH ABOLISHED
OREGOX TO RETREXCH IX
BASEBALL EXPENSE.
Homer Jamison to Lead University
Ball Team Without Pay Idaho
Awarded $165:
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Jan. 13.
(Special.) Because of the heavy de
ficit encountered last Spring the uni
versity athletic council tonight decided
to forego the customary expense of
hiring a professional baseball coach for
the coming season. Homer Jamison, the
team captain, will have advisory charge
of the squad without salary. Although
Jamison has received several good of
fers, there Is no truth In the report
that he has signed to play with the
Vernon team of the Pacific Coast
League. r
The council awarded ,165 to the
University of Idaho football manage
ment for failure to play the Idaho-Ore
gon game., which was cancelled at the
time of Virgil Noland's death. The
Idaho management agreed to the can
celment, acting under the impression
that the Oregon season had been closed.
Later, when Oregon agreed to play the
Thanksgiving game with Multnomah,
Manager Larsen, of Idaho, protested
and requested payment of the 4o0
guarantee.
The governing body made several rat
ifications of the basketball and track
schedules and elected the following stu
dent managers to assist the graduate
manager during the ensuing season:
Basketball, Frederic Myers, '13, of
Portland: baseball, Lyle F. Brown, '1
of Portland; track. Fendel S. Walte, '13,
of Southerlin.
Final disposal of the graduate foot
ball coach question was deferred until
next meeting.
BILLINGS IS CANDIDATE
Tacoman In Race for povernor on
Anti-Labor Agitation Platform.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
Two Tacomans entered the political
arena yesterday as candidates for state
offices. Orville Billings, secretary and
manager of the Pacific Building &
Loan Association, announced himself
as candidate for nomination as Govern
or, declaring he will make a state-wide
campaign "on old-fashioned principles,"
urging: that the faddists nave gone lar
enough. Discussing trusts In his for
mal announcement, he says:
"There is one combination l tear
more than all others, and that is the
American labor agitator."
The other candidate to enter the
field is County Treasurer Ed Meath,
who will run for State Treasurer to
succeed John G. Lewis. Meath mailed
letters today to friends throughout the
state telling them he had entered the
race.
Slanrice Thompson "Comes Back."
BUTTE. Mont., Jan. 13. Maurice
Thompson won from "Young" Mooney
of Butte last night In the fifth round
when the seconds of the latter threw
up the sponge. Mooney was far out
classed and was helpless when his sec
onds. ,oese4 la Uo sponge, ..
MATCH GOES 9 ROUNDS
Tracy Xo Match for Champion.
Contest With Patsy Reedy Told.
Second Bout Brought by Hard
Feeling Ends in Knockout.
BY TOMMY RYAN.
The Retired Middleweight Champion of the
World.
The welterweight championship of
tjie world was at stake in my next bout.
which took place at Syracuse, February
24. 1897.
Tommy Tracy was my opponent, and
the Australian was confident that he
could defeat me. I had gained a deci
sion over him two years previous in
Chicago, but at that time he had made
a very creditable showing, and his
friends declared that his added experi
ence gave him an excellent chance with
the champion.
Ed Dunkhorst, who afterwards won
fame as "The Human Freight Car, be
cause of his huge bulk, was one of my
trainers for the Tracy bout. Dunk
horst weighed about 230 pounds at that
time, and seemed to be growing big
ger every day. He afterward fought
Bob Fitzsimmons. but that is another
story which I will tell later on.
Training: for Fight Hard.
Part of my training consisted oi
skipping the rope about 2000 times a
day to improve my footwork, boxing
with two or three sparring partners,
punching the bag and a little road
work.
The hnnt took nlace in the Alhambra
at Syracuse, and more than 3000 fans
lammed themselves into the big build
ing. They literally "hung by their
evelashes.
Rxttlnir war. brisk. It was even
money that Tiacy would not last 13 ot
the scheduled 20 rounds, and 2 to 1 that
T would win.
For three rounds I gave the Aus
tralian an awful lacing, but he was
game to the core, and always came in
for more. I soon saw mat i wuum
hve no difficulty in winning.
Tracy was frequently warned by the
referee for hitting in the clinches, and
he clinched frequently.
Trttf-v Senres Knockdown.
In the fifth round Tracy floored me
with a right swing, but as soon as I
was on my feet again I put a left to
his Jaw that made mm very groggy.
From that time Tracy was In bad
shane.
It was the eone that saved Tracy
in the next round, for he was on the
floor and all but out when the round
ended. Just before the bell sounded.
Dan Creedon, the Australian middle
weiErht. who was In his corner, sprin
kled water over Tracy in an effort to
bring him to. I protested to Referee
Sullivan and creeaon seemeo. xo mum
that he had to have a fight wltn me,
too. We almost had it before the night
was over.
Again in the eighth Creedon violated
the rules. I had floored lracy wnen
Creedon vaulted over the ropes and into
the ring to go to the aid of his princi-
nal. Referee Sullivan's bacK was
turned, and he didn't see it, for the
other seconds pulled Creedon back be
fore a foul could be awarded me.
Second Would Flsnt.
When I had administered the knock
out punch in the ninth round, Creedon
again vaulted into the ring and made
for me. We squared off, and a second
fight seemed imminent, when others
interfered and took the raging Aus
tralian to the dressing-rooms.
This bout was my sixty-third, witl
but one defeat that by a man whi
greatly outweighed me, and whom 1
had gone out of my class to meet. Kid
McCoy.
Following this bout I made every ef
fort to close a match with George
Green ("Young Corbett"), for which
the Olympic Club of San Francisco wai
still negotiating.
Green had challenged me and the
club made an offer for the match. When
I accepted. Green insisted on making
many conditions, all oi wnicn i accept
ed. When everything looked bright for
the match. Green made an exorbitant
demand upon the club for an expense
allowance and they refused to deal
further with him.
Match Made With Raedy-
Patsy Raedy, a light heavyweight,
was then quite a favorite in Rochester.
A club there asked me to meet him, and
as they met my financial demands, the
match was made.
The bout was interesting, but Raedy
was slow and I gradually wore him
down, nl the seventh round Raedy was
all in, and the referee stopped the bout,
giving me credit for a knockout.
Raedy and his friends set up an aw
ful noise. They alleged that they had
been robbed of the match, and that the
Rochester man would surely have won
had the bout not been stopped.
In the meantime the club made m6
an offer to fight Paddy Gorman there,
and I did so, winning in three rounds
by a knockout.
The agitation of Raedy and his
friends for another match still con
tinued. Finally, officers of the club and
the referee visited me at Syracuse and
asked me to meet him again and settle
the question once and for all.
Knockout Is Wanted.
"Knock him out properly, so that he
will have no more kicks to make," was
their request.
I met Raedy for the second time on
July 10, 1897. I felt a bit sore at the
remarks of Raedy, and was determined
that there would be no question over
the result of our second encounter.
I gave Raedy as severe a beating as
I ever handed out to any opponent and
then knocked him out in the sixth
round. Thus ended my bouts with the
Rochester light heavyweight, and there
was no more complaint from him or his
friends that he had been robbed in our
first battle.
Kid McCoy had been getting a num
ber of bouts on the strength of a vic
tory over me, and was paying little or
no attention to the efforts that were
made to bring about a. second encounter
between us.
The newspapers were demanding that
we meet for a second time, and that
was Just what I wanted. But McCoy
was coy and it was a long time before
I could again get him into the ring.
(In the next article Mr. Ryan de
scribes his second battle with Kid Mc
Coy.) Socialist Will Speak.
Thomas J. Lewis will give a lecture
bn "The American Proletariat," to
nicht, at Socialist hall. 112 Va Fourth
treat. Admission is free . .