TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1912.
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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.
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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.
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PROMISES SPORT
Coffroth, Hoping Card Will Be
Monday, Schedules Fast
Bout January 31.
20 ROUNDS WILL BE BOXED
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Kllrore
Williams ...
Kathrena ...
Brant
Kvlnce
Referee O. Gray.
Houston.
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Brouse
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Morton
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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.
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Huntley R B...
'Bartholomew. . ...LB...
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R. Ilobaon C H B.
I. E. ritadar L. M B. .
Mr:ilv.rle O R P..
Wallace
W. Kobaoa
3. Drynan
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Bar leas
Bartella
Rryee
Tafu or Tltley
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Wampner
Walls
Howarth
Orlar
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J. Garln
W. Gavin
Blsaiow
Wrisht
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C P.... Robertaoa
I L P struble
O LP Coz er Tead
Johaeoa.
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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.
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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.
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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.