THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, rORTLAXP. MARCH 10. 191
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0. A. C. BASKETABLL
TEAM IS HOPEFUL
Chance for Championship
. Honors Remains Games
With Seattle Decide.
Wrestlers hard at work j
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ml and BarhAll Mm Or.xrn In-
JMr. by Wei 1'lt'ld Dolan Ar
rnncinc for Thanklrlng
J (Milliall Content.
RF.j V A'.KICrLTVIiAl. O
I IKiK. Corv-lii.-J, Mirrh S Sprliil. )
Th !amr'nr rlrtxle of Hi lam Ow
da. ha 'f'rr.. up tle ftM
l en;. dicrf t Ji.it :n loliourr f
I if out.lti.r irts t . A. . bdve
r.rn drtvrn inio th co.li c YnmaiiiTii
nJ lr:ir tfpMtin H i v rt.I irni"'r;ir
t.y to h..kihrtll. -iiittlir.K ami intoor
Th rhtra f th .:i-k-tall .. in
ill t n-t Tn-fl.y anl pilnos-l.iy,
f i.-n it1 'i'rv.1 '1 ..tm will int t'i'
1 ntvr-:t -f jMnzi' n n :hr lra
fiMr. Th mm fmm W 'atiin tor have
fit 1m a ninf r'T) r umu .hi year,
n.l it t tii ambition of t!e It.-BVfrs
t' rltfv Wusiiinir ton's i.Trfpta
column of jnm of its l,.iom esiC!".
Wtrri i'ni'!i S'. w irt ir ujni wfjkt-np-l
bv fh Iohj of MrKar ;ir(-1's .f rvlcM ami
. irli two other r-Ciili.r r iff-rinc frotn
nunnr injur ! it rn- t t will
h vr t m- t h --rt tir rn-i t i ri a
pati-JuMl nuinti't. Still hi- mn liav
ft-Te Mm..- i.l'i t.'.tn. imI work in th
tw-- .nnR. nv.A 11 plavrr .in rp
count .1 upon t ofi-r t'i t-st tlfr l
In Hi in toward nwikini; a -rtVr; la.--lu-ibaU
nia- litii'
Tram nrf of t.oml I'.artr.
Ii-itarllfj. I' ri-HiiIti of hr
r.rw x ct mi-s, i :-ir"n A KrifijltTir.il
'olI ir will .-i ii'l nar the head of the j
(r. f.r-n e train when the tren
earn i'or.. it of the nine cam1
I la et the 'orv,i II j i n-hto hHH w on
-n. F' unn 1 . 7 points. whll her
opponent rer-ieretl 4 The ,- con
I 1nt w . re lrii'1 at Seattle to
!' ".i.-h tr.K i"n ln i vers.t v arsa
tim. The?e 'afhinieton v:-tori' wer
itiel b mm'Ii !oj. rnari;:n tliat n
rrn break in luck vouM Jiav turned
rithrr or ht.iii kiho' i Crccon Acri-cilriir-il
c'Meir-. The jit-ore mere 13 to
1 I an-I 20 to 1 7.
The following taMr shows the rela
tio taniins 'f lae cllse teams:
iam-. Wn. I.t. r.
V4hingt ,n -V " I
4i.cn AtOi 7 " .TT7
t- r I r.i.ff.Mi . " . .T".
4'iiiigt..n . .i; :
t.lAht I iurr.i .. ;t D K .'
If ! r. n i r t -1 'lp 1 1 . f u r C i IP. e
r-ri' n inn.,' on h r -rhetiu.. raon As
I" 1 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 4 'olle n ill lanU fttrond
i-la t n tlo' cfir.ren if A ihuiKion
vim from irirn Atrriciiiniral t'olleue
; to i ir'.''ii. I'orvallK will l rop
in lo 1 1 1 tr l nni t t-n hil. if V a n i n -tn
1 ! thr-e u.im4 and urK'n Ait-rl'-ulf
1 1 r i 1 tll-i;p win hr two re
maining in a M rt honor will c to
1 he 'nrvj. ill.- lnl.
U rrallrr re Bm.
The intro'luction of wre.rinc hitits
h-t e n tk-t h.ill halve hy I'hy steal
InMrih Tr r tu t :not ha nit lh en -t
hti-ln -t f approval ff t . f- Minlent b-.iy
a nl the n .!. i ha erve-d to
W4ken ini-n-e lntre in the srap-r-linK
Kaiii- i in March 2. the Oregon
k i - tcu I 'i I ill I I I'j; e wrr.-llinc team
m t ji t h I 'n i vTtt y if Washington
! am at orv.lli.'. ail i on M trrti Z'S the
u a t r t-jm will k to Pit 11 ma n to
meet tUr V a - h n t on Slate oll
urt'N'lii v a pi .4 in Si t t)n, w eip ti t 1 i
p'in't; I-e-i. miMIewetlit. anl
Amor i. .v poiuxl. have won the belts
an.t wtth thm the honor of reprenl-
Ini; t h II : in t 'i-ir respect tve
rl.i.- F'rar.-j who lat year tlfeat
rl H-M'ter. t Wushinston I ntverslty
nd w on the t i-Mani champion.- hi p.
h. nter. .1 the l .t - p. -u ii l class and
Will wr"l'e I. Haul to le. who shall
b. the fl. r.-fr.-niuiiv- in this clas.
Th" 1 "i - pound honors Me tt w ten
,in-l lot tT. an. I w ill be
C i lf I'iim W ek.
The cooN-r wc.tther has worked h.tnl
htp- on ih. tr-k athet. but a bij;
lein.-ti f prisperts in pMttlne in steaily
time (n it) k ninaiuni prepartne fr
t he l!i ter-voTpan m ! .-h-lule)l f.r
M.U'i : l. The inter -battalion contests
w -r' p ii 111 off j f-t rluy . and while
no new nvtiriK w ere nale. t'.t.n h
Stewart k ra 1 1 f wi with t he work f
lit. !! in-n an. I with tnat of ome tf
t he k reen ma it-rial.
I acrlrM 4ame I'laawed.
Wt'h all tht activity in the Sprint;
tpor t Sain 1 'oh n. foot ba 11 i-oach, has
p, .-n sieadiU a i w .irk tin next ear's
h'-luie. ..nt ha i s t iat a sotoi as he
. t -.. h 4 contract f-r the Thankiei vtnis
la uame h- will be real to cloe tne
I k . Ntct tat ions are now pending
which m 11 r sull In the fin:l carne be
ir piajt-l with ! i-lt-nta 1 I'ttlUe In
Lo Any I . ti i- ; 1 1 -f ieiir j ar
i !i;."ii.t'' can. If mml", the con.-n
wii ipv.i-l'1 'he -uiit with his ni
i r on w rriiT
lull t .o rf itance i football
fv;i .r, elit:hb for tne same, will be
tvi.-k in Ife tirl jiji, and. tajese.
w:i"i the n"w limber whici every
freiman elas brinss in irtve fvr
a--iranc tnat the H''.Vvr t'am of
Will be a Me to Uphold t e re-'ord of
T i -e "r' t a 'n Kn hern. All Sort h -w
et end. w ht hiii pi a vel ht f -mri h
"a Jir.ti I'n.irley S:ttm i.re The on! v
m. n of , . a ; Iran i r-ce ve t lielr
ti'4 r e i ar Sit ion. how ever.
t Me f .ir n. j car's learn, and will
t a ; lain I he . .i t
M. arf" ollere I mU I its' h
Sor 4f 7 to .
' W KNTo, M.r. h .Spe-
Tt1' eTH.rs pl .e, th.tr t-rt
i ! 4. ;i c f the tr.cnini; sv a'-oit tod.o
Mt-in.-t the lh", ! tcni of M. Mry's
t't.'.lt e. cum.iIiI. ana won bv a s or
f( 1 to . The KJiiiie WmS r nlete w 1 1 h
rrr"', but tbr were MVrr.il thrills
t. ti.if- the b'li.irr Ur..
f.futke m-rk-'l Ha tin. Mtlltants tni
T-i-m in to t v X illi.m wa.-
k 1 1 B1 e bulk f h bir1en. m nd
la- k i ron.l ' t !.n. 1 U-uias lis
(il a rrwikjl ft ball nnl a
cr snrp irr. M Her. Surammlos
:ew rret Paseman. starreil ,i a tj.--s'-aler.
b'it his fiehJ.n w-t erratn.
M.irtv M art.hy pta .1 an . -n I u ante
in center fl"M an1 st'rrMi wuh a thr--tcr.
the loiiKMt hil of th" pirn.
Hull- I. who i owr.ed by tne Hise
lub. h'c.! horrt..p fr tt-.e s natr.
Hi- wt.rW w a r.tico.
l'trn-. lb i ".n h. i.i:;Mt for
t i. I i i Ijii. Iiut H..i i. th . r.:.l
Callij t-H I'm -li.-t.-r lat stn. arrh'-.i
t-t.jav fio-ii the K.L. M iia-m i.is
ttiat Inf- Ii.-r W iiK-:! . u h.. wi. ii. h-- I
p. e ikie at Marvtiie veterUa. mill
b- aii to il ta k iiiin the icn.e wttli
ln a ft it.ij Th. nat . ana St.
ai;i pi1) aiiaia tomorrow.
OREGON AGRICS."
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WAKEMAN IS HEAD
Multnomah Club Names Ten
nis Committee Chairman.
NEW CHIEF IS QUALIFIED.
ii Ii AiiiHMinrciiieiU f l'riilonl
l-.ll-vinrtli Sunvor lo A. Jl.
V- ljln, Inlrr'M in Gnmr
! (dirn ImiK-tii.
in K.vurii ii. MiTCHtLL
Announ-enirnt was made ycaterday
of the namlnjr by President Kllaworth,
f tl.c Maltuomah Club, of A. D. Wake
man. w ell-known tennis player of
I'ortlan.l. a I he new chairman of the
tennis committee of the "Winged M"
onrapijsatioti. .
That M r. Kl If worth made a Rood
choice ko.-s wlihout sainir. fr Wake
man know s t he came and has served
ri t nnis committee for several net
on.m under A. R McAlpIn and Aima
I. Kati and Is therefore qua lifted to
carry out I he plans of t he -lub. of
w hieh be Is a most active member, par-tt'-ular'v
in the tennis line.
Wak msn real'zc that he has a biff
proposition on his hands this year with
the Oregon SiRte as the one bijy event
here this ear. On t side f the Mate.
Tinonia has t he ot her hi North west
t-nnt affair, in w hieh Port In ml tennio
folk will be especia lly interested this
year, for t he city t the north has
planned a bir time in Auicust with the
hop of securing one or . more iali
fornia players of the firft rank to hp
pear in l hs event a for the Pacific
North wrt cl!amptonli I pa.
Kaian-laMm ! an t.reat as 1 anal.
Ti e fM- I that the international is to
be p la w.J in Victoria tins year will
lake away a if rent ileal of the tennis
enthusiasm usually aroused, outside of
tne ai ious t lub teams here.
Then. too. the rumor that ClorrlM.
w bo. with Brandt Wlrkersham. Is the
Nor t h wot ton iu uochles i-iiampion.
w i i I not he seen mi ifli mi Nort hwest
tourtf ll is ycfir. may lessen even more.
K r-s 1 1 i .e in i erei usua ! I y niani Tested
in the international. Tins will leave
I'ortlan.l most iaiaely interested in the
Multnoman and Irvinjrion flubs' tmr
nam.nt ntl the Tacouia event, with
Kverett an. I Seattle second let.
i;.crriil has contract tnic work which
v itl tak- l:im t San Kra ncls o, and
it i. ilutf ul f he will be able to
return in time for tbe bl tennis events
NEW CHAIRMAN MULTNOMAH CLUB'S TENNIS COMMITTEE, AND
PLAYER WHO MAY NOT EE SEEN MUCH THIS YEAR.
S?
BASEBALL MEN.
IS
here, thouKli lie may be seen in the
mate and International affairs if lm
can so arrange hi business affairs to
cct away for such recreation.
Foley Will Hefeod Tit lea.
Charles Foley, of San Francisco,
Orefron champion in singles, will re
turn to defend his title in that event,
as well as appear with Jack Ie wis,
his doubles partner, the couple being
doubles cha;r.plons.
It has beep rumored that Portland
may lose another lenni player of
note, but sotm rumors cannot be veri
fied till the regular aeason opens.
Siuasli has taken a ereat hold of
the tennis folk of the Multnomah Club,
and Chairman Hamilton Corbett fore
sees great Interest in this line of sport,
willed has not had the opportunity to
develop here till the opening of the
new clubhouse.
HICK WILLIAMS HAPPY
PltOM'KCTS
rou
ImUTANl
TEAM ESPECIALLY IIKIGHT.
1'ro.iUcnt Ilcldcr .Ioiip-' Action
1'iat Northwtrrn Lcjine In Bet
ter Shape Thau Jorinerl.
LJrf ANGKLKS. Cal.. .March 9. (Spe
cial. Nick Will lama, manager of the
Portland Club of the Northwestern
League, arrived today for the purpose
of necurintf Toniieaon. who has signed
a contra'-i to play with bis club for the
eoniingr season. Williams, who is one
of the best-ilked- managers on the Coast,
Is enthusiastic over the prospect for
the coming year in the Northwestern
Lea IIC.
"Last year the Portland oJub of the
North western League lost about $5000,
but this year t hiuu a look different.
Fielder Jones, the new president of the
Northwestern Iangue, is a hustler and
already everything is in better shape
than formerly." he said. "Last year the
teams were not balanced, some of the
clubj, being able to defeat others In
practically every game so that no Inter
est was awakened in the result of the
race. The Portland club drew well on
its home groun!j, but ft was on the
road where It lost the money. The cir
cuit has been changed slightly and this
should benefit the league.
"My team w'UI train at Sacramento
with Ira ham's Taclflc Coast League
bunch. From here I will go to Santa
Maria, where I will watch McCredie'a
champions, afterward Joining my siual
at Sacramento. As our season does not
Mart until April Ifi. we do not start
training until March IV Later we will
go to Keddtng for a stay of one week
and then will fill In some date so that
we should be In fine shape for the open
ing of the season."
Jes StovaM. of this city, signed up
with the Holse club after that city had
been propped from the t"nin Associa
tion, ft will not he in any league, and
Stoil doe not know just how he
standi. It i possible. I he learns that
be Is a free a rut, that he will Join
Willtaina' squad.
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OVER THREE SCORE
"U" ATHLETES OUT
Track Prospects for 1912 at
Eugene School Are Most
Promising. .
CHAMPIONSHIP : IS LURE
CoHrh Bill" Hayvrard Hope to
Turn Out Another Great Team.
Abundance or Material With
Much of It Green.
UNIVERSITY" OK OREGON. Eugene.
March 9. (Special.) With the largest
squad which has ever turned out for
track and field work at the University
of Oregon, headed by half a dozen ath-
! letes.who could qualify for any college
j team in the country, the students here
are already casting yearning and more
J or less trustful eyes in the direction of
the Northwest college championship.
Oregon may occasionally be humbled
In football, and her baseball and bas
ketball teams are "not always supreme,
but in- track and field sports she ac
knowledges no superior rival among
the colleges of the Northwest. For here
she has her "Bill" Hayward. the in
vincible builder of championship teams
ami maker of record-breaking athletes,
who has taught his pupils to forget how
to lose; and Oregon's rooters are as cer
tain ' that "Hill" will turn the trick
again as they are that the sun sinks
somewhere west of this place every
evening.
At a track meeting called by Captain
Boh" Keilogg In the gymnasium this
week, which Hayward pronounced the
best-attended conclave of the kind In
the history of the university, about 70
candidates were present. Talks were
delivered by Hayward, Kellogg, Gradu
ate Manager Geary and ex-Captain
Martin Hawkins. Ilayward's plea was
for new men to annex the stray points
and back up the winners of this sea
son's team, and next year step into their
vacant places.
Maeh Oreea Material Found.
That this want will be filled Is Indi
cated by the amount of green material
which has appeared. Of the 70 men
who have signed up to try out for the
different events, a majority have al
ready started active work, while many
have been training steadily since the
opening of college last Fall.
Hay ward's prophecy that all this r.ew
material will be needed to reinforce
next year's team, however, can be seen
to be true, for six of this season's
strongest prospective point - winners
will wear Oregon colors for the last
time. They are Hawkins and Latou
re.tte. hurdlers; Johns, sprinter; Mc
Gulre, distance runner: Williams, pole
van Iter, and Kellogg, weight thrower.
By a peculiar coincidence three Ore
gon track captains are numbered In
the above sextet. Ben Williams, pre
mier Northwest pole vaulter, was cap
tain of the 1910 team and graduated
from the university last June, but Is
pursuing post-graduate work here now.
Not having competed in his freshman
year, he does not come under the ban
of the conference four-year rule and
is still eligible. Martin Hawkins is the
second ex-captain, having led the lsll
team, whole "Bob" Kellogg, the pres
ent captain, completes the last of ath
letes who have been thus honored.
"Jimmy" Johns, of Pendleton, Is
looked upon as the likeliest sprinter this
year in a field which has been some
what Impoverished by the withdrawal
of Krcel Kay, the fleet Salem athlete.
On account of weak ankles, Kay has
been compelled to abandon the cinder
path and will Join the baseball squad
Instead.
I oh as 0e of Best oi Coast.
Johns, however, is able to take care
of the dash events, and in his specialty,
the -140, he is one of the best men on
the Coast. The Eastern Oregon sprinter
can do the quarter In 50 seconds f!at
when called upon. He will be assisted
by Hal Pean, who made a phenomenal
but erratic showing last season; Haw
ley Bean, not related except in ground
covering proelivites; Cass. Fowler and
Ford among the old men. Of the fresh
men. Morton, from Astoria: Hill, from
Athena; Finch, from Baker; Brooks,
from Salem, and Hawley and Hendricks,
from Eugene, give promise of develop
ing speed.
In the middle distance events mate
rial Is not lacking. Johns and his satel
lites, as already mentioned, will per
form in the quarter, which is really a
sprint. The half likewise combines
many of the features of the shorter
dash with those of the distance run, and
to this event Hayward will transfer
several men who have not made it their
specialty in the past. This move is
necessitated by the failure of McOon
ngll. last year's fast half-miler, to re
tnrn to college. With his quartet of
veteran distance runners McClure. Mc
Gulre, Hugglns and Miller Hayward
win have no trouble In finding recruits
for the half.
There are alro several freshmen who
may claim recognition, for that class
finished first In the recent Inter-class
relay. In which each man ran 8S0 yards
Of the eight members who composed
the freshman tearir several showed
themselves to be of varsity caliber.
One of these was Tom Poylen. who cap
tained his team and ran the last lap
cleverly in several Inches of mud. Roy
Ten formerly represented Pend-leton
High School In the mile and .half, but
he shows such a burst of speed that he
probably w-ll be used in the half and
quarter. Biackaby, from Ontario; Har
dest y, from Cottage Grove, and Gould,
from Portland, a re also considered
promising half-mifers.
Qaarfet Should Prove Tussle.
The four distance men already men -tiored
McClure. MrOulre. Huggins and
Miller form a combination which
should prove an enigma for Oregon's
rivals in the mile and two-mile events.
McClure wan invincible last season, but
he was necer forced to extend himself,
and Just how fast he can travel Is a
matter for conjecture. All these men
are in good form now, having been
training indoors and out all Winter.
Martin Hawkins. Oregon's swiftest
hurdler, whose re-entrance in college
this semester booster Oregon's track
stock several points, can be counted
on to w in t wo first places. Should ho
do r-o more than eouil his records of
1 5 2-5 seconds in the 1 2n-yard event
and Jo 1-S seconds In the 120. he should
make the all-American team which will
contend (n the Stockholm games.
Hawkins. Lafourett and Oleson form
a formidable trio of hurdlers. The ru
mor has been circulated that Latou
rette has decided to abandon the cin
der path In favor of the baseball dia
mond. Although the versatile "Sap" is
known to cherish the belief that he
could wear a va rsity uniform becom
ing, he no doubt will return to his
ffrpt love when tiie season actually be
g'r. i ire gon's prospects in tl.e hfeh jump
are not ai'urlng. The university has
never excelled in ibis specialty, for. in
kplt e of hi.- success in other events.
"BUI" Hayward has never produced a
first-class high Jumper. Benson, of
Fa 1 era, and Johnson, of Eugene, are the
most likely candidates. A similar con
dition prevails in the broad jump.
Johnnie Parsons, of Portland- and Se
attle "prep' s-vhool football fame, has
covered 21 feet. 2 inches in this event,
and under Hayward's tutelage he should
be heard from further. Hawkins was
Oregon's broad jumper last year, and if
necessary he can assist again, al
though this Is not his specialty.
In the jole vault, however. Ben Wil
i liams w'ili take care of Oregon's repu
1 tation. In 1$10 Ye cleared the bar at
a height of 12 feet, 2 inches, thereby
setting a new Northwest record. Meek,
McCormack and Anderson will be his
understudies.
All three weight events are well, pro
vided. Kellogg is good for first place
In the shotput and hammer throw, and
he is closely pressed in the former
event by Edward Bailey and in the lat
ter by Grouf. In the javelin throw, tha
new event which has been substituted
Pfor the discus throw and has found
much favor in the Northwest. Bill"
Neill is In a class by himself. He prob
ably has no master on the Coast at
hurling the warlike missile.
The final event on the programme
1m the two-mile relay race. Of Oregon's
relay team of the past two years, which
consisted of McDaniel. Johns. Kay and
Elliott, and which repeatedly lowered
the Coast record Johns alone remains.
To fill the three vacant places will be
one of the difficult tasks confronting
Hayward this Spring, but with the
abundance of sprinting , material on
hand he no doubt will turn but a quar
tet which will hold Its own with the
teams of the other conference colleges.
MAGLEAY BEST GOLFER
-WAVER
LY PLAYER DEEMED TO
BE MOST CONSISTENT.
T. A. Linthiciim Says Hargreaves,
of Victoria, Is Less Steady
Than Portland Expert.
With golfers taking 'advantage of
the recent fine weather and improved
greens and courses, severaldiscusstons
have arisen as to the chances of Port
land men in the big Northwest tourna
ment, and also as to the merits of
playprs on the Pacific Coast generally.
There seems little doubt that Rode
rick L. Maeleay, of the .Waverly Golf
Club, should either head the list or at
least be bracketed first with L. R. Har
greaves, of Victoria, B. C. T. A. Lin
thlcum. one of the finalists in the com
petition last week, considers Maeleay
the better man.
"They have only met once to my
knowledge," said Linthicum, "and on
that occasion Hargreaves won. How
aver I would back Maeleay to boat him
three times out of five, as he is the
steadier player and is better with his
Iron clubs.'
No less competent a judge than
George Turnbull. the professional at
the Waverly Club, is of the same opin-'
Ion.
"Both men are In the front rank of
golfers in the country and they prob
ably are the best on this Coast, accord
ing to past records. Besides winning
the Pacific Coast and Pacific North
west championships, Maeleay is always
In the running for any tournament,
while Hargreaves has won the Cana
dian Northwest championship, and also
reached the semi-finals of the North
western held here last June.
"After them come R. Lapham, of Se
a t tie ; B. Coom be, of Victoria, and E.
Hibbard, of Everett, all young golfers,
vio will give the best of them a stiff
game. The two former players in par
ticular show especial promise of be
coming two of the best golfers In the
Northwest, as they have youth on their
side.
"Other mainstays of the various
clubs are: L.ippy. Magi 11. Kerry,
Spooner and Van Tyne, of Seattle; Gil
lison. Young, Linthicum Zan, Voorhies
and Mixter, of Portland; Greggs, of Ta
coma. and K. P. Hughes, of Spokane.
There may be others who have de
veloped since last year or who have
come from the East, and they will be
given their chance of showing what
they can do in the Pacific Northwest
championship tournament to be held at
Victoria at the end of May or the be
ginning of June this year."
e n t r a I i a Ba seba H Fans A n x iou s.
CENTRA LI A, Wash., March 9. fSpe
clal.) A meeting of Centralia baseball
directors was hehl yesterday afternoon
to discuss what steps should be taken
to secure organized zaseball for Cen
tralia this Summer. No definite action
was taken, but it was decided to keep
after both Olympia and Aberdeen with
a view of ultimately inducing them to
enter the State League. An electric
railway company, of Aberdeen, offered
$i00 toward the expense of starting a
team off, and, as this amount was suffi
cient in 1911 fop giving the Centraiia
championship aggregation a start, there
is no apparent reason for Aberdeen
holding out. Another committee prob
ably will be sent to both Aberdeen and
Olympia from this city.
M. Louis Nationals on Trip.
ST. LOUIS, March 9- Manager Roger
Bresnahan and members of the St. Louis
National Baseball League squad ar
rived tonight front West Baden, Ind.
They will depart tomorrow for Jack
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RYAN WHIPS NEGRO
Frank Craig Is'Defeated by
Champion in Tenth.
BLACK FLOORS OPPONENT
'Harlem CoMee Cooler- After He
Wins Tttle In England Returns
to America and His Hopes
y Sent Crumbling.
BT TOMMY RTAX. 2th Article.
Frank Craig was one o th unique
characters of the ring. -He had gained
the name of "The Harlem Coffee Cool
er" while participating in minor bouts
in New York City. His success had not
been phenomenal, but he managed to get
across the Atlantic. The next thing
heard of him was that he was fighting
In Liverpool, England. He was a
segro.
Craig won his bout in Liverpool. He
had many bouts in London and was
finally recognized as the middleweight
champion of England. Craig was in
England several years and In that time
he acquired. In addition to the cham
pionship, a wife, a valet and a fine
Cockney accent.
Negro RftnrBA to America.
He returned to the United States In
state. He did not believe in cheap
traveling when he had the money, and
Craig had Just closed a long contract
In the English music halls at $500 a
week. But he was anxious to fight
again, and, as there were no middle
weights in England who could give
him a battle, he determined to return
to his native land and meet me. I was
the recognized American champion, and
had also beaten the best that had been
sent from Australia. As Craig was the
English champion, the Coney Island
Sporting Club, which staged the battle,
advertised a 20-round bout for the
world's middleweight championship for
a purse of $000 and a side bet of J2500.
George Slier was referee and the
bout was attended by a crowd that was
estimated at close to 7000. The weight
was 158, ringside, but a few hours
before the fight Craig came to
me and asked if he could weigh in then
and be able to eat something, for he
was afaid that he would be weak mak
ing the weight at the ringside. As our
money had been posted and the articles
signed. 1 thought that this was rather
a strjoige time for such a request and
refused it.
In the second round, Craig put his
famous right swing to my head, floor
ing me for the count of nine and al
most knocking me out. I determined
to be extra careful of that right after
that.
Ilyan Wlna Id Tenth.
The second round was the only one in
which Craig ever had the upper hand.
I slowly wore him down, -and in the
tenth round, with 30 seconds more to
go. the referee stopped the bout and
gave me the decision, as Craig was all
in and unable- to continue.
Frank Craig was the only negro I
ever fought. Craig was a hard hitter
and had a long reach. He had won
most of his English bouts with a good
right swing, the same kind of a blow
whicl floored me in the second round.
The betting was at 2 to 1, though a
few bets were made at 100 to" 35, with
tne as the favorite. " A large amoint
of money hanged hands on this fight,
for New York always did want a cham
pion, and the fans ,of that city were
then, as they are now, always ready
to back heavily any man who was
thought to have a chance for a ring
title. Even though Craig had the
Cockney accent and the English ways,
he was a New Yorker and that was
enough for the fans of the big town,
and they dug down deep to back him.
Just before he entered the ring.
Craig came to me and asked if I want
ed to bet the loser's end of the purse.
$100'. I agreed, so the fight was on a
winner-take-all basis, and I earned
$8500 for the' battle. It was one of the
largest purses I drew down in my en
tire ring career.
My claim to the world's middle
weight championship was now estab
lished, and I defended It against all
comers who could make the middle
weight limit.
IllneM Prevent Flgbt.
I agreed to fight Jack McDonough
in Denver on September 29. 1899, and
was then to come back to Chicago and
fight Joe Choynski on October 6. An
other Chicago club was to stage a bout
between Jack Hoot and ' myself soon
after the Choynskl affair. I arrived
in Denver on September 28, and was
so sick that I was unable to fight,
and my physicians ordered me to take
a long rest. As a result I had to call
off all three of the bouts I have just
mentioned. ,
I went to the Pacific Coast and had
charge of the training of Jim Jeffries.
It was five months before I returned to
the ring, and my next bout took place
at Hot Springs.
In the next article I will tell of my
bouts with George Lawler and Kid Mc
Coy. DOG RACE IS E EVENT
nome merchant describes
;i;eat si'oistixc; card.
Distance of 408 Miles Over J-Yozen
Wastes of Snow .Makes It Es
sential Dojrs Be Sound.
Unique among the world's big sport
ing events is the All-Alaskan Sweep
stakes, a race wherein the skill, en
durance and speed of men and dogs
produce the thrills. To the average
sport follower away from the frozen
North, it seems almost incredible that
morchaius of e small town would sub
scribe $l.0f0 for an event from" which
there would be no direct return. Yet
that is what the business men of Nome
did on one occasion, and the record
spoils, all went to "Scotty" Allan, who
has the picturesque sobriquet of "The
King of the Trail."
"Dog-racing is practically- the only
sport 'North of t3.' and the interest in
the races is wonderful," "said C. E. Dar
ling, a prominent merchant of Nome,
who Is at the Portland Hotel. "When
the big sweepstakes are pulled off, the
whole town, and all the people in the
district, watch Its progress with keen
anticipation. Nearly everyone comes
to Nome at the time, and for three days
it is the all-absorbing topic."
In many respects this famous race
is without parallel in sportdum. Its
distance is 408 mile?, over a trail that
passes over the ice-capped Bering Sea.
vast wastes of snow, frozen streams
and lakes, great mountains and through
blizzard-swept divides. The possibili
ties of storms so sudden and terrible
that driver and team may be swept off
the trail and lost for hours, and the
perfect physical condition necessary for
both men and dogs, lent an elem'ent of
speculation to the weird contest that
no other event has.
An illustration of the intense inter
est manifested in the race is given in
a letter from Nome received by Mr
Darling yesterday. Among' other
things, the epistle told of preliminary
plans for" the annual race. The usual
interest in the heavy Winter District
Court calender was lacking, owing to
the fact that Judge C. 1. Murane was
too busy "mushing dogs' to bothci
with court.
"They are beginning to train tile
teams for the big event now." said Mr.
Parlin?. "Training dogs for this race
requires just as much skill, and de
cidedly more perseverance, than any
trainer of thoroughbred horses ever
boasted of. It has been brotisht to
a science, and the most carefully
trained team generally wins.
"The art lies in studying each dog.
knowing what amount of travel each
is capable of doing, the food best suited
to each dog and having a thorough
knowledge of the good and bad points
of each dog in teamwork. The reason
Scotty' Allan has been so successful is
because of. his knowledge of dogs and
his unfailing patience in training them.
"Spot, the leader of the team which
won first place and J8000 when the
big purse waa offered, is one of the
best animals for this w-ork in Alaska.
The dog was bred by Allan, being a
mixture of a bird dog and an Alaskan
Husky.'
"The race is run under the auspices
of the Nome Kennel Club. There is a
rule providing for each team to be
made up of not less than seven dogs,
although the exact number is optional
Vwith the driver. In order to prevent
changing of dogs, the driver must re
turn to Nome with the same ones be
started with, whether they be dead ot
alive. This prevents acts of cruelty on
the trail.
"Provision stations are laid out alonp
the route between Nome and Candle, sc
that the teams have to pack very little.
As a rule, the dogs are allowed to eat
very little before hitting the trail in
the morning. About all they are given
is a good drink of water. At night they
are allowed a hearty meal of food that
is easily digested.
'The best time ever made over the
408-mile course is a little more than
70 hours. A good dog team can average
50 miles a day with a light load and
keep up the pace for weeks at a stretch.
Driver Hull Be Hardy.
"The driver's physical condition is
just as important as that of the dogs.
He must 'mush' about half the distance
and be constantly on the watch to see
that his dogs are not being overworked.
This long vigil necessitates perfect
condition, for on the endurance of the
driver depends to a large extent the
success of the team.
"Betting on the dog race Is heavy.
Between $50,000 and $100,000 changes
hands on the big event and about $40.
000 or $50,000 on each of the events of
lesser importance. Besides the s weep
stakes; there is the Solomon Derby,
over a 70-mile course, which is run
every Spring, and three or four races
on every holiday."
KA1X KEEPS THUMBS TAVIHLIXC.
"Stove fsoe" Reconvenes and
Game Scheduled Called Off.
SEALS TRAINING CAMP, Tasr
Hobles. Cal.. March 9. (Special.) Thc
stove league reconvened today and
those who are not playing cards or
listening to the "impromptu concert
have been twiddling their thumbs iind
watching the rain come down. It's
the firfit since te landed in Paso Roblct
that the sun hasn't been visible for a
portion of the time, but just as a
jiractice game had been arranged that
might tell tne story ior some or tnr
future greats, the weather shut down
and the "game postponed on account of
ruin" sign was hung out in front oi
the clerk's' desk at baseball head
quarters. The prospect is somewhat gloomy for
th'e Paso Robles game tomorrtjw and
the excursion to San Luis Obispo with
the attendant game have been called
off.
Practice games are what the boys
want and need now, since they havt
passed over that early period of sore
arms and stiffened muscles, but what
"aint. aint," as the. old man said, and
wiien its raining you can't reasonably
look for ball games.
Pendleton Welcomes Old Coach.
PENDLETON, Or., March 9. (Spe
cial.) The old Concord stage coach,
presented to the Pendleton Roundup
by Edward Arlington, has just arrived
here, via the O.-W. R. & N. It was
largely due to F. AV. Robinson, genera:
freight agent of the O.-W. R. & N..
that Arlington presented this old relic.
Robinson first seeing it in Lakeview.
N. J. Among Its glories. It boasts thai
General'Grant once rode in it.
Point, in "Literary Criticism.
Washington (D. C.) Herald.
"I don't quite grasp the idea in thi
poem of yours."
"Don't try." advised the author.
man doesn't always have an Idea everj
time he writes a poem."
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