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Newspaper Page TextTITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1912. v v AH LO SOUGHT 2ND M'COY BOUT Tommy Happy in 1897 to Get Chance to Wipe Out Former Defeat. 'KID" IS PUT ON DEFENSE Big Bnlldlnc at Syracuse Crab Jammed With Sport Fan Anxious to See Battle Hoy ml Between Middleweight Intfllit. the PT TOMMY FtTAN. fltattred Jtldd;e-wiirht Cbtmplea of v una.) Always alert for another chance, at KM McCoy. I waa very well pleased when, daring- the Summer of 1897, the newspapers throughout the country besan to demand that McCoy again it me or admit that he had won by a fluke at Maxpeth a little mora than a year previous. Many cluhs wanted the bout. Ran Francisco. New Orleans. Buffalo. New York anl Syracuse promoters were anions; those I remember who wanted to stare a contest between McCoy am" myself. Finally McCoy arreefl to consider proposals for a bout. He saw that he could get no recognized standing with the sporting- authorities of the coun try unless he paid some attention to my challenges. I was anxious to wipe out the stain of my only defeat In my ring career. McCoy finally agreed that we should meet In a 20-round battle before the club offering the best Inducements, the weight to be 158 pounds. SyrarvM Makes Beat Offer. When the proposals were opened. It was found that the Emplra Athletic "lnb of Syracuse had made the beft offer a piwse of 15000 and we agreed to right before that club on the night of September 8. 1897. So great was the Interest In this bout that the club had to rearrange the seating srrangements of the big Alhambra 1n Syracuse, and among the Improvements they erected a big bal cony to accommodate several hundred fans who could not secure reservations on the main floor. I had some trouble m-lth my legs and went to Michigan for my early train ing, returning to Syracuse In August. I then established my training quar ters at Frenchman's Island, but soon found It too damp and transferred my headquarters to Messina, where I re mained until a couple of days before the fight. "Bob" Armstrong, the old-time negw heavyweight, was my chief trainer and he gave particular attention to build ing up my weight and yet keeping me In the best of physical condition. hen 1 returned to Syracuse for the bout I was In fine condition and quite con fident of a victory. McCoy waa the favorite In the bet ting. Two weeks before the bouts be was a favorite at 4 to 8. with heavy amounts being wagered. On the day of the bout, the odds had drifted to 1 to 7. with McCoy still the favorite. The big building was jammed when e entered the ring at 10 o'clock that evening. Around the ring were gath ered many of the most noted sporting men of the country. George Slier, the noted ring authority, was referee. Former Beating: Recalled. I had only to think of the punish ment handed me by McCoy It months previous to spur me on. I waa about as heavy aa McCoy provided ha weighed only the 1SI pounds he claimed, but which I greatly doubt and from the very first gong I set a fast pace and was continually rushing my opponent. A few days before the bout he de clared that ha would land his "cork screw punch on my nose three times In the first round. I saw to It that he didn't land it onee and had him on the defense from the start. For four rounds I kept tip the fast pace and rushing tactics ard slowly wore ray opponent down. In the fifth round I had htm In trou ble and hanging over the ropes, when Tnllre Inspector William O'Brien took off his hat and tried to throw It Into the ring. The officer's aim was bad and tha hat rolled to the press tables. O'Brien then got up and crawled be tween the ropes, calling upon Referee Slier to end the bout Slier Immediately ordered us to stop fighting and as the articles called for Intervention In the event of Interfer ence from the police, he called the bout a draw, declaring afterwards that the battle had not gone far enough Coy was being slugged and accord Ingly put an end to the bout. O'Brien bad shown his hand In the preliminary, when he had stopped In a similar manner a bout where one man wan being outclassed. There was little sleep for me tha night. The whole city seemed to be In a foment of excitement and early next morning a friend of mine and a representative of McCoy posted 1250 each with a prominent Syracuse hotel- keeper to bind a third match, provld ed satisfactory weight could be ar ranged. Negotiations for a third battle pro ceeded for some time. A New Orleans promoter made every effort to get tha match. McCoy claimed to weigh only 153 pounds for our bout In Syra cuse. and I demand that the next bout be made at 1S.1 pounds, while McCoy held out for 153. I never could under stand why he wanted 158. when he could easily, as he claimed, make 161 I offered to make a match with the r. tli-lea reading that McCoy was to make 151 round", while I would make yet even this would not draw him back Into the ring with me. when the negotiations for tnismatcn fell through. I accepted terms to meet Blilr Stlfft In Chicago on November 20 for a purse of 83000, and for another bout five days later In Elmlra, N. T with Jack Ryan for a purse of 11009. I won both bouts rather easily, defeat ing Stlfft In six rounds and Ryan in five by a knockout. ' In the next article Mr. Ryan win at scribe his bout with Billy Heffernan in Buffalo and George Green In San Fran Cisco. PORTSMOUTH SOCCER TEAM IS "LOSER IV CLOSE GAME. Victory Gives Winners Chance to Lead Section Independents to Play North Bank Team. By one goal to none yesterday morn ing at Columbus Field. Vernon seri ously damaged Portsmouth's prospects of the section leadership In the soccer league, and at the same time material ly Improved Its own chances. The game. In the opinion of the referee. George Gray, member of the Cricket era' team, was the best that has been played to date In the Grammar School League. "It was a real treat to sea tha way Vernon got the only goal of the match," said he, "for the forwards took the ball right up the field In a line, passing In and out previous to sending It between the posts. Play throughout was of a high standard." The first half was even, the ball trav. ellng from one end of the field to the other, each goalkeeper having to deal with several shots. In the second half Portsmouth strained every nerve to draw even. They hit the upright and the side posts time after time, but score they could not. The line-up: Vernon " Poa'tion. Rocers O , MrAdtmi RB..... Raker L B Faublon R H B.... Push C H B.... SHATTUCK AND CLINTON KELLY GRAMMAR SCHOOL SOCCER TEAMS, WHICH CLASHED ON " MULTNOMAH FIELD LAST WEEK. f v , . '" . 5 i&K - t : .. "--.. a i ife r rw W ;: i.t:cr A h -- :. (; - tjJ& 4 :: - -. . u... 'W, ,s- vv ; t HHATTITK HCHOOU TA!DntO f LKITT TO RIGHT), DERBYSHIRE, GRAHAM, ROGERS, MITCHELL, FIX- f LAI, V.WSLVKK, BLOCH SITTI.TG, KELLER, ROSE.STEI, BROWN", DAKE, COLDSTO.VE. f HOGAN-MURPHY GO PROMISES SPORT Coffroth, Hoping Card Will Be Monday, Schedules Fast Bout January 31. 20 ROUNDS WILL BE BOXED Lents ...... Kllrore Williams ... Kathrena ... Brant Kvlnce Referee O. Gray. Houston. L. HB. O R r .1 R P . .C P .1 LP O VT Portsmouth. .... Wrls-M Young . . Campbell . . Christmas Brouse Tatar ..Da Halme Morton .... alurphy Glbba Curry Linesmen Taylor and At Columbus Field this morning the Independents win meet the North Bank team. The game will be followed Im mediately by one between Mount Scott and the O.-W. R. & N. The probable line-up: North Bank Post loa. Indapendanta, ". T. Karr O GJedsted R. H. K.rr R B Boa or Fuller 4pellmaa I B. 4pooner ..'. R HB.. Ralllnsale C H B. . Webster I. H B.. WrDevltt ........O R F. . Kranrla I HF... Manning ........ .C P a. roable I L PT. Patrick O LP.. Mount Scott Position. 1. ttradr G Huntley R B... 'Bartholomew. . ...LB... una R H B. . R. Ilobaon C H B. I. E. ritadar L. M B. . Mr:ilv.rle O R P.. Wallace W. Kobaoa 3. Drynan I. Hobeoa Bar leas Bartella Rryee Tafu or Tltley ......... A dams Wampner Walls Howarth Orlar 0.-W. R. Jk N. Voae . .. Chamberlain J. Garln W. Gavin Blsaiow Wrisht I.lnd I RP Johnatoa C P.... Robertaoa I L P struble O LP Coz er Tead Johaeoa. a a e Tomorrow's high school game be tween Portland Academy and Wash ington has been postponed on account of examinations, leaving the field clear for the tie between Alnsworth and Clinton Kelly in the Grammar School League to be decided. v i 1 k'-V- r e -v. 5Cv Va '5f' r i-ia Sisiniin CLI.TO- KELLY': SCHOOL, ' STANDING (LEFT TO LIGHT) , PITTENGER, BARXERURG, UFFFIELD. ROBERT!, TE.Er:8EF, JOH.NSOX, M'KAY SITTING, BARBIH, SHOOTS, POST, LAMSO.V. middleweight, 168 pounds and 'under: light heavyweight. 175 pounds and un der, heavyweight. 176 pounds and over. All hammer," "strangle and full Nelson" holds will be barred from the competition. In order to avoid acci dents and Injuries, as far aa possible no entry will be received unless be can pass the muster of a reasonable physical test. , INTERCLASS BOCTS PXAXVED Varsity "Gym" at Kugcne to Be) Ncrno of Wrrwtllnjr Match. rXIVFRKITT OF OREGON, Kugene. FACUiTT nrrrxG interferes Oregon Tcxam Cnable to Play Game Offrrpd by Txm Angrlca College. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Jan. 70. (Special.) Were It not for tha faculty ruling that no athletic team be allowed to absent Itself from the home campus for a period longer than three school days, an offer received yesterday from Joseph A. Plpal. football manager at Occidental College, Loa Angeles, would be seriously considered by Graduate Manager Geary. The southern manager proposed to take the Oregon eleven to Los Angeles for a game on either November or Thanksgiving day. The date. Novem ber 9. Is still open, but it Is likely that it will be left vacant because of it GUN EXPERTS HERE San Francisco Trapshooters First in Salem Event. PROFESSIONAL TRAPSHOT EXPERTS TOURING NORTHWEST WHO WILL APPEAR LN PORTLAND . THIS AFTERNOON. r--v- -:.-vv-v;. v''.ii.-.v i. -.,..3 LLKT TO RIGHT ROBERT90X, REID, HOLOHAX, FISCHER, POSTON, WILLsTrTC AID W. J. PETHAM. to warrant a decision being given either man. There was a hubbub Immediately and Inspector O'Brien called upon 10 po licemen he had brought with him to preserve order and the ring waa quick ly i-leared. Afterwards. Inspector O'Brien de clared that he had received orders from the chief of police to stop the boat any time It got to be a slugging match or anything other than a scientific box ing exhibition. lis thought that Uc- Or Jan. 20. Simultaneous with the big Indoor track and field meet, to be held In the varsity gymnasium some time In March, an Inter-claas wrestling tournament will be held In another part of the building. Tryoute In the near future will elect one man from each of the four classes In the university to appear In each of the following wrestling classifications: Featherweight, lit pounds and under; lightweight. 135 pounds and under: welterweight. 146 pounds and under; J nearness to the big game with the Uni versity of Washington. " Central la Bowlers Victors. . CHEHALTS. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) A team of laundrymen bowlera from Ccntralla last night defeated a Chehalis team by 86 pins. Chehalls made 210, Centralla 226. Aerial propellers, driven by a-asntine n rlnea are balnr tried In Prance as means of propulsion for canal boat HOLOHAN HIGH FOR DAY let 89. Fisher 89: Portland. 172 Holo han 94, Robertson 78; Spokane, 159 Poston 89, Reld 70. ' The grand totals of the shoot to date are aa follows: San Francisco, 914 Wlllet 468, Fisher 446; Portland, 879 Holohan 450, Robertson 429; Spokane, 808 Poston 423, Reld 380. From here the teams go to Seattle, where they shoot on Monday, and from that point they go to Bellingham, Sno homish, Tacoma and Aberdeen, accord ing to the schedule as made out at present. The schedule In Eastern Washington will be announced later. Portland Team Second In ConcIud Ing Willamette) Valley Shoot. Clay Birds to Be Thrown Here Today Xeto Men to Enter. San. Francisco' made it five straight victories in the Northwestern touting trap shooting tournament In the shoot held at Salem yesterday afternoon, and thus far Wlllett and Fisher, compris Ing that team., have been unbeaten on each string of. 100 birds shot, at en route. . , Pete Holohan. of the Portland team. was high man yesterday. The -veteran bad a fine day and scored 94. The other marksmen were Inclined to undershoot their targets, and this . was especially noticeable In the. shots fired by Reld and Robertson.. Had the latter shot up to rorm the Portland pair, would have beaten the San Francisco team for the first time. As it was the Bay ' City team won out by a margin , of six breaks, and all of these were' gained in the last string of 25 clay pigeons. as Portland was tied with San Fran Cisco at the end of the first 75 targets tnrown. Interest la Shoot Km. Interest In the shoot has been keen. throughout the Valley, and seemed to have increased as the teams progressed northward. At Salem yesterday more than 200 persons gathered at the shoot Ing grounds despite a heavy downpour or rain. The rain probably troubled the shooters, for Wlllett. fho broke 100 consecutive birds at Eugene, fell below 90 at Salem. This morning the visiting trapshoot ers, who arrived from Salem last night, will shoot at the Kenton Traps under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club, and considerably better scores are ex pected. James Reld, of the Spokane team, drops out of tha tour after to day's shoot here, and his brother, Lester Reld, of Seattle, will join Hugh Poston as partner and represent Spokane for several weeks, after which time his place with that team will be taken by Henry Veatch. who Joins the party at Walla Walla later on. Teams to Be Changed. v W. A. Robertson's place on the Port land team will be taken by Guy Holo han after the Seattle shoot, while Ike Fisher, of the San Francisco team, will be succeeded by F. Randlett at that time. It Is expected that the changing of the makeups of tbo teams will create more general Interest In that locality. as Lester Reid and Guy Holohan, aa well as Randlett. are also crack shots nd travel through that territory through- the year. , . . The scores at Hal em yesterday were aa follows: Ban Francisco, 178 WU- , TOLLEGE STARS SEEK . PURSES Cartmell and Kamsdell to Compete In Sprints in Australia. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 20. Australia promises to become the mecca for the professional sprinters. Cartmell and Fred R&msdell, both former University of Pennsylvania stars, have Just re ceived Invitations to visit the land of Nelson Starts Row In Pugilistic World Which Seems Likely to ProTe Boomerang, for Hogan Will Give Return Match. BT HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. (Spscial.) With "Ope-Round" Hogan and Har lem Tommy Murphy scheduled to box 20 rounds In San Francisco on Wednes day night, January 31, as the main event of Jimmy Coffroth's card for this month, the fighting game seems to be under way once more. Coffroth up to the present writing hasn't secured the necessary permit, thanks to a squabble that has started, but he is said to be in line for the night that he wants. He seems to be so sure the board will vote his permit next Monday afternoon that he has forwarded transportation to Murphy, who left on Thursday and Is .due Monday to open training quar ters at h's old hunting grounds, Al White's establishment in Oakland. Coffroth Is too old a hand at the box ing game to be spending his money for railroad tickets unless he reels aDso lutely certafn of his ability to land the permit, hence the feeling that the fight will take place as scheduled. One-Round Hogan Arrives. One-Round Hogan, who arrived couple of weeks ago with Gil Boag,' his manager, went across into Marin Coun ty on Saturday and took up his home at Billy Shannon's place, where he is going to do his training. The match will be in the nature of an elimination contest. Hogan, if he wins, as a majority of the fight fans thlnk wlll be tha case, will be one step closer to a match with Ad Wolgast for the championship. All of the light weights think that Wolgast is going to be soft picking for the first good man who has a crack at him, and that is the reason why there are so many appll cations for the Job. Hogan, in addition to getting ready for this bout is doing considerable pub licity work for himself. Boag .started on the rampage during the middle of the week, after reading articles that emanated from Knockout Brown and Battling Nelson and the result was some Interesting gossip for the sport ing writers if nothing more. The trouble with Brown came as a result of a letter sent West by Gene Morgan, Brown's manager. Morgan stated that the New Yorker was the logical contender for the title and pointed out that Brown would be happy Indeed to have a. crack at Ad Wolgast, even so far as to say that he was willing to bet any fair amount on the side. Boag Cornea to Front. Boag was hot under the collar when he read that information and came to the front immediately. "Brown hasn't any license to talk about a match with Wolgast," was his opening statement. "I have deposited 81000 with Jimmy Coffroth to bind a 20-round match with Brown and that money can go as a side bet If the New York lightweight wants. The winner can take all providing the weight Is 133 pounds ringside, and Brown can name the time and the place for the match. That is Just how cheaply we are holding him as an opponent. Ho gan beat him without half trying in their 10-round bout in New York and he can do it easier In a 20-round mill." So it Is up to Brown to make the next statement. Nelson Starts Row. The other trouble was started by Battling Nelson himself. The Cane read in the Chronicle an interview with Boag In which he said that Nelson had insisted upon a big guarantee, required Hogan to make weight while he went in at catchwelghts and then lost the decision. The latter statemen was the one to which Nelson objected most strenuous ly and he came back with a wire in which he declared that the sporting writers of New York were press agents for Gil Boag and no wonder he (Nel son) couldn't, get a square deal. Ho wound up his missive by saying he was ready and willing to bet $2500 on him self against Hogan and that he was feeling fit for the championship of the world. The Battler gave his address as Hot Springs. Ark., evidently hoping that some promoter . would want to stage the bout. To this open declaration of war Boag has replied that the charge as regards the New York sporting writers was so absurd as not to warrant a denial. "Suppose for the sake of the argu ment," he said, "that one or two of them might have been my press agents. I could hardly have all of them tied up and yet all 14 papers gave the decision to Hojran. Yes, Nelson can have an other match if he wants it. but I will name the conditions this time, not the Dane. He will have to fight Hogan on the same financial terms that Hogan agreed to box him in New York. That's about all I have to say about Battling Nelson, who has proved by his state ment that he is hardly in his right mind." Al Kaufman Is at home from New York, where he had that disastrous experience with Al Palzer. The Cali fornia heavyweight was called home by the illness of his father, but says that he has not abandoned the ring. "Before that bout with Palzer," he explains, "some one stole 'my dress suit case containing my shoes and tights and other things. I had to go Into the ring in a pair of borrowed shoes, and they were so big they tripped me up. Then I got the worst of It on the count as the gong sounded and should have saved me, but It was Tom O'Rourke's club, and as O'Rourke Is handling Palzer, what could you ex pect. "I am not in a hurry to get back Into the ring, but when I am ready I would like either Palzer or Jim Flynn. I have the malaria and am going to the springs for at least two weeks to get that out of my system. After that I want three or four weeks in the moun tains, and by that time I will be ready to talk matches. Any heavyweight will do me, but one of the two I have named would suit me best." Frankle Burns' first fight since he returned from his fruitless New York trip will be next Wednesday night, when he meets Jack Britton, the In dianapolis lightweight, before the Oak land Wheelmen In a ten-round bout. Britton is a good boy, but slow to start. Hums Is a strong favorite in Oakland, where he was raised, and there is no question but that there will be a big turnout to see him, perform, especially as there is more or less curiosity as to how he will go after the long lay cff. The scramble for fight permits In San Francisco has almost turned Into a free-for-all fight, and as a result the end Is yet In doubt. According to tha recommendations of the police commit tee, there were scheduled four clubs. One of them was to Graney, another to Jack O'Connell, the former baseball umpire, still another to Eddie Graney and the fourth to John J. Rafferty. And that was where the rub came. . Rafferty Is employed In a place of business in which Coffroth Is presumed to have an Interest, and there was an Immediate outcry that the Sunshine promoter would have two clubs in the field. Alexander Graggalns and R. E. Balnes, two of the disappointed pro moters, aired their troubles before Mayor Rolph to such good effect that the Mayor suggested re-referrlng the entire matter back to the police com mittee. At this writing it is hard to say Just what will be done, but the chances are that Coffroth will lose that odd club that he expected to claim. The mixup appears to have been particu larly unfortunate, as the pugillstlo game can't afford hard knocks of any kind. HUNT CLUB MAKES RIDE E. K. OPPENHEIMER FIRST IN CLOSED PAPER CHASE. Mrs. William Blddle on Cortina Is Second, Walter Grnder With Lady Myrtle Third to Finish. The members of the Portland Hunt Club enjoyed a pleasant closed paper chase yesterday over the New Year's course, starting from Mount Zlon at 8:45 P. M., and finishing up at the club house by the Garden Home Station. E. K. Oppenheimer on Oregon Frank waa first, witn Airs. William Biddis second on Cortina, and Walter Gruder on Lady Myrtle third. Members out yesterday Included the following: Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Grenler, Mrs. Blddle, Mrs. F. H. Scholz, Mrs. S. Kerr, Miss Mabel Lawrence, Miss Wheeler, Miss E. Wills, Miss May Kelly. Miss Mabel Beck. Miss L. Nelson, Miss Frances Jeffery, Miss Hallam Stokes, Miss Blddle, James Nlcol. M. F. H., E. K. Oppenheimer, Samuel Kerr, W. . Gruder, C. H. Norrland, H. M. Kerron, E. R. Elbridge and Captain W. Blddle. MEMBERS OF PORTLAND HUNT CLUB WHO COMPETED IN PAPER CHASE. ! ZTN f I &riit& p-Vfii4 ill i fe,'- 1 V 2ll - v a. wv y S J 1 . rn u -" V vs?--- v. ' k J w 1 iyillliiiii-Y8,v I the kangaroo and enter in the biggest I professional championship races ever held. Cartmell is now the world s cham plon by reason of his victory over Al Postle. the English runner, wno pre viously held the title, and Ramsdell Is the champion of the Intercollegiate A. A. A. It was the Intention of Cartmell to quit the cinder path at the end of last year. In fact ne tossea nis. running shoes overboard on the trip across me ocean, but the call of the large purses and the DOSBlblllty of adventure is al most sure to capture the Southerner, who Is now coaching at the University of North Carolina. TJfer Sued by "Bat" Masterson. TULSA. Okla Jan. 20. Frank B. Ufer, the millionaire manager of Carl Morris, the pugilist, left here with an attorney for New York to de fend a libel suit brought against Ufer by "Bat" Masterson, short story writer and former "Wild West" marshal of Dodge City. Kan. Attacks upon Morris In a New York newspaper said to have been written by Masterson aroused the re of Ufer and he is charged by Mas terson with having made remarks re flecting upon the latter's early career, jlasterson sued for 810,000. Tigers Win at Hockey. BOSTON. Jan. 20. Princeton defeated Harvard 3 to S at hockey here to night, , ABOVE, MEMBERS OF THB PORTLAND UTTVT CLUB JUST BEFORE TUB START. BELOW, PHELIJ1IAARY J I'BP OVER IMPROVISED HURDLE.