The Sunday Oregonian., January 21, 1912, SECTION TWO, Page 5, Image 21

TTIE SUNDAY OREGOXTAN. PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1912.
Razors, Strops,
Hones, Knives
and Shears
Manicure Tools
HOI FOR AGED
ATHLETES URGED
JOE COHN DAS 30
Retailers and
Wholesalers
High-Grade
CUTLERY
Expert Grinding
MATT. ORDERS
FILLED
VICTORIA MAN IS YOUNGEST LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM
OWNER ON PACIFIC COAST.
Jack Skelly Suggests Fund to
Care for Sportsmen Now
Worn Out
Spokane Indians' Roster Has
Names of Many Stars
of Diamond.
PENNANT
CHASERS
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Mr. Barb
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aver
NOT MUCH MONEY NEEDED
Propoo&l I to Bay Country Place
mad by Having ex-Champion
Ac mm Teacher Make It Al
most SelX-Supportlnx.
TONKERS. N. T- Jan. SO. "pedal.
1 may be a little In advance In some
of my Idea regarding sporting matters
generally, but we are a progressiva na
tion In nearly all our affairs, and I are
no good reason whjr we, who hare
passed the beet part of cur Uvea In
various branches of sport, shonld not
progress In oar field. Is the unique
suggestion of Jack Skelly, former well
known filthier.
"School teachers, policemen, firemen,
stage people and so on are taken care
of after they hare passed their useful
ness, or are too old to work. Why
shouldn't the American at hit tea who
lead the world In nearly every branch
of sport, be riven a comfortable home,
or means to earn a fair living after
they hare passed their prime
Great runners, lumpers, wrestlers.
weight-throwers, boxers and the like
help to develop the physical mannooa
of our country, which Is of Just as
much Importance to a great nation as
the mxntal Improvement provided in
our colleges.
Blllloaa fer E4aratleaw
"Andrew Carnegie. John D. Rocke
feller. J. Plerpont Morgan and many
other multi-millionaires have given bll
Hon for such Institutions, but not one
dollar to develop the physical condl
tlon of the young men and women of
this republic. Let me ask them what
would we amount to If we were all
brains and no brawn The perfect
man or woman must be equally de
veloced mentally and physically In
order to reach the Ideal of perfection.
"The over-educated fellow with
weak, puny body Is simply a monstros
ity, lie's abnormal and absolutely on
able to fill the requirements of an
American cltlsen. or become the father
of healthy children. I'm a firm believer
In higher education, but you must not
sacrifice the body In the uplift. Let
mental and physical progress go hand
In-hand! Let the millionaires estab
lish physical culture schools as well as
brain Institutions! However. Ira ret'
ting away from my subject.
Many Rlrfc Mem aterestea.
"I think we have many wealthy men
throughout the country, who take
enough Interest In athletics to found
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I A. WiTTELET.
In addition to being the baby club of the Northwestern League,
the Victoria, B. C-. team boasts of possessing- the youngest owner on
th Pacific Coast In President L. A, Wattelef,
Owner Wattelet played ball In Texas for several seasons, but he Is
hardly past the II mark now. When Victoria was proposed for the
Northwestern circuit last year. Wattelet got busy, raised the money
and tackled the task of recruiting; a ball club In a few weeks' time
As predicted. Victoria finished in last place, but Victoria developed
several good youngsters, one of whom. Ton Million, looked so good to
Ft. Louis that Bresnalian refused to waive when Cleveland tried to
turn hlra back to the Vies for further seasoning.
In securing Lou Nordyke. Spokane star, as manager for 1912. Wat
telet laid the foundations for a high standing on the percentage table
In the coming campaign.
"DODO" BALL NO AiD
a home for the splendid runners, oars- Portland BOWlerS Are OppOSClJ
wrestlers. Doxers omer am- l . ,
10 Loaoea type.
men,
letes who have gone to seed. I have
In ray mind's eye now a beautiful and
Picturesque farm at Wawarsing. Ulster
County. New York. that could be
bought on very easy terms probably
60 fine acres of rich land where
grand physical culture home could be
established by the state or by sub
scription.
"This choice spot could be made a
splendid resort. or Summer school,
where all the different branches of
healthy sports could be taught by for
mer champions in the various athletic
games. It could be made an excellent
plsce to develop the young men and
women, and help the older ones, who
are run down by the hustle and bustle
of the nerve-racking city life. Be
sides. It could be a home for all worthy
retired athletes who are without
means to obtain their daily bread. Such
an institution could be made almost
self-supporting. The farm could be
cultivated, a factory for all sorts of
sporting Roods maintained and reason
able board charged for pupils or health
seeking guests, who might visit it.
Nr raaea ad.
"It is sad Indeed to see some of onr
CONTROL HARD TO OBTAIN
Member of Teams Which Will Go
to Western Congress at Los An.
geloa Will Depend on Ordi
nary Kind of Sphere.
Although there seems to be no rul
ing against "Dodo" balls and other
"loaded" spheres at the Western Bowl
ing Congress at Los Angeles, the Port
land men have found out that the ball
does them no good. The "Dodo" ball
consists of two hemispheres of com
position, which are so made of differ
ent weight. Soma bowlers learn to
former champion athletes broken and I handle this kind of a ball and accom-
trying to make a respectable living. I pli8h wonders, but the Portland rollers
deserted and forgotten by their former will have none of It.
fiiendii. When a man Is on top he has This ball can be rolled so as to hit
thousands at his heels and money ga- the setup from the side, and strikes
lore. They flatter and cheer him on can therefore be made more numerous,
with their adulation: but when the Qua Ahrena has been practicing with
. cola gives out. and be meets defeat, one of this variety for some time, but
the friends fly off. and he finds Mm- the results were not at all satisfactory
self high and dry on the rocks, witn- I owing to the fact that the ball woulo
out any special trade or business to I never do the same thing twice In sua-
keen the wolf from the door. Then
you'll hear the so-called wise guys
say he ought to have saved his money.
That's all right for those who never
were In the championship, high-rolling
cession unless It could be started level
every time. It seems that the ball has
tendency to curve over to the side
at which the most weight Is. The ball
Ahrena has been rolling was not quite
swim, and don't realise how Insincere of this variety, the only object of Its
this coM world of ours Is when you're
down and out.
"I must say that England gives her
old champions more consideration than
we do. That Is. they generally take
better care of them In old are, and
when thry die erect fine monuments
over their graves. I have In my col
lection, the pictures of the monuments
over the tombs of Jockey Archer. Tom
Crlbb. Tom Sayers and other English
champions, who have passed away.
Have we ever placed a stone over any
load being to get It up to the very
limit, which Is It pounds. It was load
ed with lead on both sides In an at
tempt to make both of equal weight.
but this failed, and he has now given
it up.
Although the ball Is not barred from
the Western Bowling meet, the Port
land men think that there will be very
few of these freaks there, as the best
pin smashers all over the country are
beginning to give the "loaded" ball up
as unsportsmanlike, and furthermore.
of our dead athletic heroes by a pop- I as of no use, for a man that has the
ular subscription? None that I know
of! We too soon forget the game fel
lows that lay silent under the sod.
Wealthy Sports Bern Listed.
"There are many prominent men
with a touch of real sporting blood In
their veins, who might help to promote
such an athletic home and physical
culture farm as I suggest. Senator
Tim Sullivan, who has assisted many
a broken-down athlete and willingly
paid the funeral expenses of others,
would be an Ideal man to lead In this
matter. Senator James J. Frawley,
father of the present boxing law. Is an
other man who has always been Identi
fied wttn athletics. Ex-Sheriff Tom
Foley is also a big-hearted man, who
has followed all honest sports, and
would no doubt help the cause along.
Yes, and there's Phil Dwyer. the multi
millionaire racetrack owner; Harry
Payne Whitney. Clarence H. Mackay.
James Keene. John E. Madden. Matty
Corbett. Jim Dunne, of Brooklyn;
Oeorce Cohan, the actor-sport, and his
partner. Sam Harris: Billy Gibson, of
the Fairmont A. C; Honest John Kelly,
John L. Sullivan, said to be worth more
than f T5.000 and no children to leave
the coin to: Jim Corbett. also with
bunch of money and no kids; Thomas
Lloyd, the Harlem bookmaker; Nat
Goodwin, the actor, who has always
been a great boxing fan: Frank Far-
re 11. owner of the New Tork American
League Baseball team: Gus Kuhlln.
who made a fortune In the boxing
game: A. u. ppaiaing, tne old baseball
player and promoter, and his hustling
manager. Jim Sullivan; Joe Dunfee. of
Syracuse, and a bunch of other wealthy
and Influential men In this state alone.
who could make tne laea a success."
more than any man with a dozen freak
spheres. ,
Kruse, one of the city's highest roll
ers, says that he has traveled from
Coast to Coast and has never seen any
thing wonderful done with this system
of beating the game.
The use of anything except the dead
center weight ball will be an Issue
before the American Bowling Congress
In March. The probabilities are that
the use of any other kind of ball will
be barred from all the future tourna
ments. Many rollers from the Middle West
still believe In the "loaded" ball, and
at the Bowling Congress In March
there will be a number who will stand
In the alleys for five minutes at a
time waiting for their style of ball to
come baok from the pit.
TRIP SOUTH IS PROBABLE
Washington High Athletes Have In
centive to Work.
Depending only upon the sanction of
the Board of Education, the Portland
Rotary Club has arranged to send the
track team of the" Washington High
School to Berkeley next May, to repre
sent Portland In the Interscholastlo
track meet to be held there between
leading high schools of the Pacific
Coast states. The Rotary Club laid Its
plan before the School Board. Friday,
which took the matter under advise
ment and will make Its decision In the
near future.
The Rotary Club offers to pay not
only the entire expense of the members
of the track team, but also agrees to
pay the expenses of one of the profes
sors of the high school to accompany
the team south as a chaperons," and
to pay the salary of a substitute for
the "chaperone" during his absence
from the high school.
Washington High School was selected
by the Rotary Club because its team
in the last state Interscholastlo track
meet won the championship of the high
schools of the state, by 63 points out of
a possible 117.
Selection of 10 men to represent the
high school against the teams of Seat
tle, Tecum a, Spokane, Suit Lake City
and other high schools will be made
In preliminaries this Spring. Not only
will the athlete be required to show
ability as a track man, but also he
will not be permitted to go on the team
unless the principal of the high school
certifies that he Is sufficiently high In
his studies thst he can afford a week's
absence from classes while on the til p.
"The Rotary Club pledged Itself last
meeting to lend Its ssslstance to the
movement of the Social Hygiene Asso
ciation," said Dwlght Edwards, presi
INFIELDER WUFFLI FIND
Man Obtained From Boston In Trade
for Strand Has Wonderful Rec
ord In Central League as Bats
man, Basemnner, Fielder.
SPOKAXE, Wash., Jan. 10. Special)
With the names of 30 or more In
dians on the roster for his 1912 team
Joe Cohn Is prepared to make a great
struggle this year for the pennant
which he bad seemingly safe in his
grasp last season only to toss It away
at the end. President Cohn today gave
out the list of names of the men who
will report for Spring training at
Walla Walla on March 17. They are
as follows:
Catchers Ostdiek. Ryan. Frankln-
berry. Baker and Jones.
Pitchers Willis. Kraft. Joy. Rosen-
burrough. Schwenk. Pitman, Mauser.
Cochrane. Thornton, Engebretson, Fid-
ler, Keny, houck, and possibly one sent
by Connie Mack.
Inflelders Thornton. Hunky Shaw.
Cartwrlght. Cooney. Wuffll. Swlnaon,
Wllkins and possibly another.
Outfielders Zimmerman. Melcholr.
Thornton, Martin, Hoffman or possibly
Shaw.
One or two names may later be
added and several dropped but Cohn
expects to take care of at least the 30
t Walla Walla.
Cohn was all smiles today when he
discovered that the young Inflelder,
Wuffll. obtained from the Boston
Americans on the strand .deal, bad a
whale of a record In the Central
League, according to the official dope
Just out Spalding's Official Record
shows that In 134 games with Evans
villa and South Bend, Wuffll batted
291, stole 2! bases and fielded second
among the third basemen with .938 in
71 games and third among all the
league's shortstops with .945 In 31
games.
some of the old boys may have to
hustle to hold their Jobs against
Wuffll. McAleer wrote me Wuffll
would make good without a doubt,"
said Cohn.
."We are having the higgest Annual Razor Sale ever held in Portland. For a short time you may select
from 5000 high-grade, imported hollow-ground blades, your favorite Razor. Quality guaranteed as rep
resented and all guaranteed Razors exchanged if not satisfactory.
Rogers' "Damascus" Steel Regular price $2.00, for.
"Solinger" and "Hamburg" Hollow Ground $2.00 and $3.00 Razors, for.
"Sheffield Special" Unbreakable tortoise shell and amber handles
Genuine "Wade & Butcher" Razors Your grandfather's kind, for ;.
Genuine "I. X. L." Wostenholm $2.50 and $3.00 kind, for . . . ,
Think "Carbo-Magnetic" Regular $3.00; need no honing or stropping..
J. A. Henckl&'s Twin Brand $3.00 Razors for.'
For Dry Honing and Barbers' Use, your choice "Venus," "Blue Steel,"
Steel," "Mango Steel," "Em"
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50d
90d
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'Hindoo Steel," "Diamond
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The Best Barber Razor of them all "Manganese Steel," $1.75 each, per dozen S16.80
These Razors are forged from Tungston Alloy Steer, guaranteeing tough blades, keen edges and long,
hard service.
FREDDIE WELSH
STRICKEN
Injury to Spine Necessitates Can
celling of Match.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. Freddie
Welsh, the English lightweight pugil
ist, was seized with muscular contrac
tion of his neck today and was com
pelled to cancel his scheduled fight
with Bobby Waugh at Vernon.
Welsh injured his spine In some man
ner while going through his training
feats early today, and for a time he was
unable to straighten bis neck. He was
hurried to a Venice hospital and later
removed to his training quarters. The
surgeons stated that Welsh's injuries
are serious and that It will be many
months before he will be able to enter
the ring again. They do not, however,
believe that his Injuries will be perma.
nent.
"An upper vertebra of Welsh's spine
was sprained," said one of the sur
' geons, "and, though It is not necessar
ily a permanent injury, it will require
much care to bring him back into good
condition."
Welsh Is the second fighter of note to
be stricken in Los Angeles on the day
he was to have entered the ring. Ad
Wolgast, champion lightweight, was
stricken with appendicitis on Kovera
ber 29, just a few hours before he was
to have entered the ring with Welsh,
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"Franz Swaty" Austrian Hones, regrular 75c each..
The Real Old Swaty Hone, regular $1.50 each
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Mall Orders Given
Prompt Attention
Did You Ever See "Koken'a" High-Grade, Double Broke-in Razor Strops?
Regularly sold at $1.00, offered at .- 50
Regular $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 grades, now, each 90
Williams', Colgates, all kinds of Shaving Soap, three cakes for 10
Rubberset Brashes, regular 75c and 50c 25c
We Are Known for Our Large Assortment of
High-Grade Pocket Knives
Standard English, German and American brands.
$1.25 up to $2 Knives, each, 85 75c and $1.00 Knives
Wiss & Heinische makes of Tailor and Ladies' Trimmers; reg. $1.
Venns Solid Steel Barber Shears Regular $1.25 and $L50
. French-German pattern.
Pearl Nail Clippers 25
"Enders" $1.00 Safety Razor, special 75
This is the best $1 Safety made. All other brands of Safety Razors reduced.
Standard Safety Razor Blades (will fit "Gem," "Ever Ready," "Old
Star" and many others), dozen 25
All kinds Safety Blades sharpened, per dozen. 30
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We Also Sharpen Manicure Scissors, Knives. Tailor Scissors, Axes, Tools
Portland Cutlery Company
Paul Steinmetz, Prop.
92V2 Sixth St, Near Stark
Phone Main 7605
INITIAL SACK MANAGERS
POPULAR IN NORTHWEST
Four Oat of Six Northwestern League Clubs Have First Baseman at Helm.
Frary Not Given Jump Clause by Union League.
"hook throw under control can do dent of the club, yesterday. "It ap-
Falr Men Meet at Centrulia.
CENTRAL1A. Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Southwest Washington Fair
Association held a meeting here today
to outline a plan at work for the year.
It was Intended to set a date for this
year's fair, but no agreement was
reached, the matter being referred to
tne executive committee. Those pres
ent at today's meeting- were F. B. Hub
bard. E. C. Truesdell and Geortre H.
Miller, of Centralis; George R. Walker
and George A. Robinson, of .Chehalls;
J. G. Bailey, of Cathlamet; H. O. Stone,
of Toledo; H. W. A. Tramm. of Adna;
W. J. Matchette, or la Due; E- W. Lilly,
of Menlo; J. E. Calder. of Montesano,
ana caaries E. Marvin, or Olympla.
French BlUlardlst Coming.
NEW TORK. Jan. 20. (Special.)
The International 18.2 balkllne tourney
which is to be held here next month
will have at least one foreign entrant,
and be will be M. Roudil. a former
French amateur champion. Roudil Is
expected here In a week or so. The
big tournament Is to be held at the
Llederkrans Club, and will begin on
February 12.
Massachusetts Aggies Best Shots.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Massachu
setts Agricultural College, with a score
of $33 out of a possible 1000 points.
BARRING "DODO" BALL WILL WIPE OUT GREATEST OF STRTKEMAKERS IN BOWLING GAME
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pears to us that this movement Is the
most practical method we could adopt
to aid the society in Its work. Noth
ing In the world demands clean living
so much as athletic work, and clean
living means morality. Here we have
a movement that gives a definite In
centive to the young students of the
city to take care of themselves so that
they may be physically fit for a place
on the team which we are to send
south to represent this city In the Inter
scholastlo meet.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Jan. 20. The Co
lumbia University's swimming team to
night defeated the Navy by 34 points
to 10 tonight.
again led Eastern colleges in the Inter
collegiate Rifle Shooting League's tour
nament at the end of the second week's
competition. Harvard made the second
best score. 926. The best Individual
score was made by A. F. Edminster.
Massachusetts, who scored 196 out of
a possible 200.
The Toothbrush League of Baltimore is
said to have been thought out and organ
ized by two trained nurses when the play
grounds were opened at the beginning of the
season. The object Is to encourage children
in the care of their teeth. The members
at present number 1000. They have all been
taught how to use their toothbrushes and
have entered a contest for the best-kept
teeth. Prises will be awasaed la each
fexaaoa oi the lssue.
BY ROSCOK FAWCETT.
LOU NORDIK1S 8 suaaen transier to
the leadership of the Victoria club
In the Northwestern League will
give the class B circuit an odd distinc
tion, as four clubs of the six will have
first basemen as managers Portland,
Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria.
The oompleted managerial lineup is
i follows: Portland. Nick Williams,
first base; Seattle, Jack Barry, first
base; Victoria. Lou Nordyke, first base;
Vancouver, Roy Brashear. first base;
Tacoma. Mike Lynch, outfield; Spokane,
Harry Ostdiek, catcher.
it was sriven out some time ago at
San Francisco that Brashear would not
be at the helm at Vancouver, dui me
former Vernon Inflelder received his
contract during the week and "Brash"
says he is still the boss, as Brown's
health has again gone Dae on m-u.
Brashear made good last year, when
the Cnadlans won the pennant, not only
as a manager, but as a first sacjiet.
When Jack Barry, the genial untlllty
hustler of the 1911 Portland Coast
champions, signed to lead Seattle It did
not mean his retirement irora tun n-iucw
playing arena, for Jack informed Wal
ter McCredle last week at Ocean Park.
Cal. that he would hold down the first
station for the Turks. Barry and Ray
mond will be the only veterans In the
Seattle infield.
Nordyke, who goes to Victoria, man"
aged the Vancouver club to a pennant
In 1908, so tne stunt, win oe no oil;
for the ex-SDOkane player. Thornton,
of Sacramento, will try to fill Nordyke's
shoes for Cohn-
News of the signing up of the various
ballplayers Is formulating the annual
assault on the headline writer. Just
whv the excitement Is hard to conjee
ture. Ballplayers usually sign up. One
doesn't often hear of failures to do so.
and these rare occurrences would seem
to furnish the only legitimate rounoa
tlon for the annual tingle of expecta
tion. The Cleveland club bestowed a bless
ing on writers and ball fans a few
years ago by rerusing to aivuige me
news regarding the signing of con
tracts. But until this practice becomes
a public monopoly we snaii pruusui
continue to record that "Bill Jones has
condescended to work ror a living tnis
Summer and has again signed his meal
ticket."
Apparently Ralph Frary, the umpire,
was Indulging In a little Dr. Cook ex
ploitation when he confided to Spokane
sport writers a fortnight back that the
National League had asked a call on his
services in 1912. Frary could have
worked himself out of the failure of
the Nationals to extend the beckoning
hand had be not added to his whisper
ings that his contract with the Union
Association permitted him to leave any
time the summons meandered in.
No such provision n Frary s con
tract," exclaims President W. H. Lu
cas. I woman t mane tnat Kina ot a
contract again with anybody. I did so
with Frary last year, but was mighty
sorry for it when he went back East in
mid-season."
Writing from Sant Lake City, Lucas
states that Speck Hurlburt. now in
Texas, will be on the umpiring staff.
Rasty Wright. ex-Spokane pitcher, will
be the third arbiter.
Joseph Carnev, the new world's
three-cushion billiard champion, will
have to meet John Horgan. of St. Louis,
before hooking up with Henry Solo
man, of Portland, for, according to Den
ver dispatches, Horgan's challenge was
the Carney-Da Oro match, Car-
a former Chlcagoan. later work- i
I man. ot .
ver dlspi
read at
ney U a
lng at St. Paul and finally removing to
San Francisco, where he now resides.
Aside from the defeat of De Oro by
the Pacific Coaster, the work of Calvin
Demarest, the well-known balk-Itne
cue wizard, against Fred Conklin, Na
tional amateur champion, in Chicago,
has been the big noise In Ivory ball cir
cles. Demarest made 2000 points to
1025 for Conklin, who was to have made
1335.
Special Interest attaches to this
play, as Demarest is the logical man to
meet Champion Willie Hoppe for the
18.2 laurels should Hoppe vanquish
George Sutton next month in New
York. Demarest's average against
ConKim was 23 68-84, 80 he will have
to quicken his stride to keep up with
Hoppe, whose average against Sutton
in their last title tilt was 22 and a
fraction. Demarest, while In Port
land a few weeks ago, declared he was
confident he could win from the peren
mat Willie.
Charles M. Binkley, the boatbuilder
engaged In the remodeling: of the mo
tor speed boat Wigwam II, at Astoria,
preliminary to matches with the Ore
gon Wolff and the championships at
Palm Beach, Fla.. in March, has com
pletely revolutionized the tented grey
hound, according to Information from
the city down the Columbia. '
Most startling of all the experiments
is the shifting of the propeller shaft
hole from the center of the craft to
the left side. Binkley figures that, in
revolving, the propeller pulls over to
the right, owing to the resistance the
blades encounter In coming up, and
that by having the stress come slight
ly from the other side this pull will
be equalized.
If Binkley's scheme is successful ft
will obviate the constant zlz-zagging
back into the course, but we would
very much dislike backing up In such
a craft, for with the propeller pull
and the location of the same working
on one side ot the water monoplane,
Davy Jones would likely be exchang
ing matutinal greetings In very short
order.
Jerr Pederson, the 150-pound Dan
lsh champion of Europe, who will be
seen by Portland fans sometime be
fore Spring, seems to be tossing them
all with remarkable regularity back
East. A few nights ago the con
queror of Mahmout put Frank Erler
on his back three times in 45 minutes.
Some time ago the writer comment
ed on a statement In a Chicago paper
from tne pen or Lloyd K. Jones, In
which the scribe declared that Gotch
could dispose of the entire foreign
tribe in one night. John Mole. Peder.
son's manager, explains Jones' antag
onism In a few words. "Before I came
west Jones managed Pederson. When
I arrived there was no managerial per
centage for Jones. Therefore the oc
casional raps," writes Mojo.
Portland fans will await with Inter
est a look at the man whom Champion
Gotch characterizes as, next to Mah
mout, the greatest in the world.
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President Al Baum, of the Pacific
Coast League, J. Cal Ewlng, owner of
the San Francisco club, and Danny
Long will be on hand for the opening
of the new Portland baseball park on
April 16, when the Seals will oppose
the champion Beavers.
Up in Spokane the sport writers are
rejoicing at the big time Joe Cohn
will have on his opening day with
President Fielder oJnes. of the North
western League, on hand, "in addition
to President Baum. Cal Ewing and
others," to quote the Falls City pa
pers verbatim.
"unfortunately the two opening days
fall on the same date and we hardly ,
look for Baum and Ewlng to desert us
on so auspicious an occasion here in
Portland.
Jack King, local sportsman, is out
with a neat boost for Bud Anderson,
the Vancouver lightweight boxer.
King saw Anderson In action at the
Portland Giants' smoker a few nights
ago and predicts that some day Ander
son will land at the top of the 133
pound division. ' "He is certainly im
proving wonderfully." declared Dan
Kelly's Nemesis yesterday in a fan
ning bee.
Some boxers don't know when they
are well off. When they are semi
wlndup men they are ready to take
anything in sight, but let them make
a showing and get into the windup
class, especially where they attract
any amount of attention, and you can
not touch them with a ten-foot pole.
That has been the experience with
most promoters. Tom O'Rourke, the
veteran manager of the National s'port
lng Club of New York, says that he
has had considerable trouble of late
trying to get the right kind of cards.
"Just think of it," says Thomas. "I
had to take a chance when I first
used Luke Gibbons, as no one here
anew urn, and he got just 94. He
got only ?163 out of his second bout,
which shows that the promoters lost
money, but when he became a card
you could not touch him. . They for
get about the promoter's losing money
trying to Introduce them, but do not
overlook a bet to grab all in sight
when the chance offers. Since then I
have offered Gibbons J1500 for his
end to box Young Arne here and 110,
000 to box Packey McFarland. It
strikes me that some boys are unfor.
tunately badly managed. There Is an
other Minnesota boy who looks pretty
good, and that is Pal Brown. I am
thinking of giving him a chance here
against some of the best lightweights "
Al Palzer, the New York German, is
being boomed as the one white hope
who can be developed for a battle with
Jack Johnson. He certainly has the
build and weight to carry him along,
but so had Carl Morris. However, there
i3 no reason why Palzer should not
be given the same chance that other
heavyweights have had before him.
Jim Jeffries was a raw recruit when
discovered by Billy Delaney, and so
was Tom Sharkey, one of the tough
est heavyweights who ever entered the
ring. The only way to get a real whlt
heavyweight is to hold elimination
tourneys, such as have been held in the
East. In that way some good, hie-
men will be developed and it will only
be a question of a short time vhm
one of them will be able to take Jack
Johnson's measure. It might be well
for Jim Flynn first to dispose of such,
men as Palzer, Bombardier Wells and
others before tackling the colored
champion.
When Ad Wolgast. the liehtwelo-ht
cnumpion, gets d&ck into harness he
will find another 133-pounder or two
who will be liable to cause him soma
worry. Jose Rivers, the Mexican feath
erweight, who knocked out Frankie
Conley at Los Angeles, has passed the
lzz-pouna limit and will not be abla
to make that weight any more; In fact,
he could not make it for Conley. and
entered the ring around 128 pounds.
His manager, Joe Levy, says he will
not try to match him again as a feath
erweight, hut win enter the class
above, which will bring him Into Wol-
gast's division. This Rivers can fight.
too, lor ne nas snown on more than one
occasion 'that he has the punch, even
though Johnny Kilbane did defeat him
when he made the featherweight limit.
vvitn itivers getting heavier and
stronger and Joe Mandot coming along
last, tne micnigan wildcat will have
them to fear probably as much aa
Freddy Welsh and Knockout Brown,
and before long a British youngster
will be In line Billy Marchant whom
Jem Drisooll says will soon take his
place as champion of England.