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SPORTSMEN PLAN
HUNT 111 CASCADES
OAKLAND LOVING CUP IS JINX FOR HARRY WOLVERTON,
NOW MANAGER OF NEW YORK YANKEES.
SNAPSHOT OF HUNTER AND MOUNTAIN LION WHICH HE
SLEW.
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Match by Belittling Each
Other's Ability.
Bout Will Be Four-Round Af
fair to. Test Champion's
Strength and Condition.
George Kelly and Friends to Go
After Big Game in
Wilderness.
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TROPHIES BROUGHT HOME
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Amu-ins Moriea Told of Last Out
ing Cook Punished for Mixing
Onion With Pearlies and
Spoiling Mulligan.
Hunting blj gam In the wild of the
r-a(lf5. deep In the forests beyond
the hridvaHTii of the Willamette In
Southern driRon, Is the favorite inver
sion of Ceorge Kelly, the well-known
tlmbern.an and portn. With a
partv i.r friends. Mr. Kelly leaves to.
morrow morntnx f-r month of camp
ing and hunting. While preparing for
this trip he to;.l the story of his last
excursion. In r ebruarr.
That was a trreat trip." Mid Mr.
Kelly. "We brouitht home the pelts of
two of the largest mountain lions ever
killed In Ori'iem. the largest of these
measuring a frai-tlon over nine feet,
three inches. This pelt Is one of the
choice possessions of Thomas Craig,
t'hlef teputv Oame Warden, to whom
we presented It. Our party, which left
early In February, Included T. B. Rees.
J. B. Hills anJ W. A. Cad well, the real
estate man. familiarly known as 'r'arm
rr Bill.'
Mart With f.aod Ihaga.
We went to Kugene by train." con
tinued the sportsman, "and there took
a wagon and team for about six miles.
until we came to the Nathan cutoff,
w here we boarded a construction train
and steamed alone comfortably as far
as the rails were laid, near Salmon
freek. From there we traveled by team
and wagon some eight miles further to
Hills ranch, where I always keep
pack of good hunting dots. We. had
with us two fine bounds from Colorado
and a crack little Airedale, and when
we fcot our doers together It was a very
classy park. The dogs all proved their
r!as later on.
"At the ranch we completed our out
fit and took on a compact camping kit
that 1 keep there, loading these on
pack-horses. In this fashion we pene
trated 30 miles further, to within about
1 I mllea of the summit of the Cascades,
mhere we made permanent camp. This
is about 100 miles Inward from the ex
treme headwaters of the Willamette
jr.i) is In the heart of a beautiful wil
derness, where the deer graze about
almost like sheep, and where the big
blasts of prey prowl about, feasting
upon venison and Jackrabbtts.
Derr .at Molested.
Our camp was just below the. heavy
snow line, and every day wc hunted
higher up. trudging through from 14
inches to two feet of snow, following
the trail of lions, bob-cats or other
animal of the "varmint" class. I want
to say right here that we killed no
rteer except when we desired a change
of diet In the way of a venison stew or
steak. To slay these beautiful crea-
tures for mere sport seerna to bo an
unpardonab!e frnMty and vandalism.
"Speaking of a change of diet, how
ever, there was one delicacy of which
we all grew very fond. It waa Intro
duced to us by Chef Caelwell one eve
ning at supper time as "cougar cutlet."
having been selected by him from the
tendcrest portion of the anatomy of a
fine young cougar we had brought In
that noon. It was splendid. From the
Tatty portions of this cougar we ren
dered out several pounds of choice
lard."
Remember the night we had mulli
gan and stewed peaches?" Kelly asked
of Cad well.
The real estate man blushed.
Tm Slews Mixed.
"Me remembers It." continued Kelly.
Billy was getting up quite a reputa
tion as a cook, and we really thought
we could trust him to stew a pot of
dried peaches and keep a mulligan boil
ing. We went off hunting, leaving In
structions for him to drop half a dozen
small onions and as many potatoes Into
the mulligan pot when he heard us
shoot. He got along all right, and had
the poic he and meat both boiling fine,
with the onions and snuds all peeled
and ready to drop In when he should
he.ir the signal. But Cadwell is In
clined to absent-mindedness at times,
and he forgot that he had changed the
position of the two pots when fixing
tfie fire: so when he heard me shoot,
le lifted the ltd from the pot of
peaches and dropped the onions and
potatoes. lie put the lid back on In
nocently and had everything real coty
and homelike when we came In.
"1 need not dwell upon my own dis
appointment that lurked In that mulli
gan. It hud been my Intention to add
a finishing touch to that stew. In the
w-ay of some seren-mlnute "dough
jods." These 'dough-gods' are first
cousins to chicken dumplings. No mul
ligan Is quite complete without them.
Hesiile mixing onions and peaches,
t'oldwell bad pern.itted the mulligan
pot to boil dry.
t'het Justly Pnaiskrd.
"We n.lht have forgiven him ex
c pt for another bad break. I prepared
another mulligan and bad a nice batch
nf biscuits In front of a patent re
flector before the fire. When these
biscuits were rising nicely and turn
ing brown. Cadwell backed up and sat
iln In them. Letter on he explained
tiiese offenses, saying that In the mid
dle of the afternoon he had remem
bered that It was his birthday, and
l ilt In properly observing the occasion
lie had become exrlted.
"I recall there were several birthdays
celebrated during the 10-day stay In
that camp, among the most memorable
hetng t;orge Washington's and my
own. which fe'I on February IS.
"We punished Cadwell by compelling
him to eat some of those stewed
leache. and we had to administer a
stiff dose of paregoric to still his
groans about midnight.
"Native pheasants, or ruff-grouse,
are abundant In that part of the coun
try, and we had as many of these as
we cared to shoot. In fact, there Is
plenty of game of all kinds, and no
finer fnon is to be had anywhere. We
re going after bear this next trip, and
expert to bring home some fine pelts.
We trarkel one big fellow for several
mites In February, but he got away,
cirttra vellng us In the snow."
M-. Kelly and several friends leave
tomorrow mornlrg. and expect to spend
three or four weeks In the wilderness.
t.ljeerla t Utile Food Value.
London Telegraph.
The question has oeen raised In
France whether glycerin can be re
garded as a food material. Inasmuch
as it enters Into the composition of
certain randy and similar materials
fr consumption. The tlnal decision
reached Is that glycerin has little or
no food value, and that its habitual
Ingestion in wot. be withou; evil effects.
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SEATTLE SENDS BIO
Nation Invited to Northwest
ern Development League.
OFFICIAL CALL SENT OUT
Clubs. Cnnimrrriol Organisation
and Hulnes Men Vle to Make
Meeting Snccewful City
Hondy to Entertain.
8EATTI.K. Wash.. April :0. (Spe
cial.) "Come to Seattle and help us de
vise means for carrying the message,
about the opportunities of the Amerltun
Northwest to human millions, come and
help us make into National knowledge
the facts concerning the best section
on the map of the world for a home;
come and find out first-hand what tho
actlvltv and expansion of the seven
states will mean to those who are al
ready proud to be citizens of the
Northwest."' '
In brief this is the official rail for
the Northwestern Development Con
gress to be held In this city June 5 to
R. The summons to the business men
of the Northwest was Issued today by
President Lewis Penwell, of the North
west Devetrfpment League.
Though It Is six weeks until the con
gress opens, the names of 1100 dele
gates appointed by commercial organ
izations have been received and about
as many have been appointed by Gov
ernors of the seven states.
Seattle Plana for Meeting.
Seattle Is preparing to entertain the
delegates and visitors In Its usual hos
pitable manner with the extra enthusi
asm which a meeting of this nature
creates, as Washington realizes what
the movement started by the Northwest
Development League means to the
North Paoltlc Coast States as well as
those of the Inland Empire and Missis
sippi Valley which stand "at friendly
attention along 2000 miles of our Ca
nadian border."
For this reason the general arrange
ments committee here for the congress
consists of representatives of about all
the business organizations Including
the New Chamber of Commerce, the
Seattle Commercial Club, the Manufac
turers' and Jobbers' Association, the
Kotary Club, the Woman's Commercial
Club, the Real Etate liealers" Associa
tion, the Press Club, the Ad Club, the
Transportation Club and others inter
ested in advancing the Interests of the
American Northwest.
Official call Isaaed.
Following Is the official call issued
by the officers of the Northwestern De
velopment League:
The Northwestern Development Consress
will be h!d In Sou I tie Wednesday. June 0.
to Saturday. June s It Is the unQual meut
loir of th leiiKue.
This league wms orcanixed to carry on a
systematic rampalsn to aatlat In t lie more
rapid development of Ihe American ftorm
west, which consists of th states of Min
nesota. North lakota. South linkota. Hon
tana. Idaho. Washington, urrgnn and the
territory of Alaska.
Th con lire" will tx held In Seattle for
the purpose of atrenirthenlnir the orjcanlxn-
Hon and approving a.ans tor worn to d
outlined by those business men who bavo
given a year to aiudyinc the needs oi
tha territory and ascertaining me service
which such un organisation tan perform for
lh seven states.
Speakers of National prominence, author
ities on their subjects, will m.ike the pro
gramme Interesting to men ana women in
terested In all lines Ol ouaincua ami puiui
endeavor. It will an Inspiration to
rvervone attending and Intensify their
confidence In and their lovs for the Amer
ican Northwest.
All Classes Invited.
Permit us to glvo a fn good reasons
hy certain classes should be particularly
Interested In attending this congress:
Commercial club officers tome to Seat
tle or send delegates In order that by par
ticipation In tho meetings, ine ininmi m,h
may be carried back to your eommun li .
tt your peopl may realize th atrrnctn
of unity and the rapid evolution of the
commercial aid of human partnership
which la making American Industries and
American commerce supreme.
Bankers and capitalists I'omc to Seattle
and learn how you may help in the de
velopment of tha American .Vorthwrsl. ns
It la ou to whom we must look to help
stimulate business and you will profit by
Increased financial activity.
Editors and writers I'ome to Seattle, and
by your presence pledge your powerful sup
port to tho associated enterprise of the
even states which arc working together free
from hostile suspicion to effectlwly attract
the attention of human millions to the
American Northwest.
xianufarturvrs and business mm I'omi to
Seattle and realize the abundant opportu
nities for convening th raw materials In
the American Northwest Into articles of
commerce: come where you may hear of
theaa abundant natural resources which will
supply raw material In ihu greatest va
riety. Public Officials Wanted.
PuMie officials and representative of the
people Corn to Seattle and get a better
understanding of the spirit of tho people
who desirs more constructive statesmanship,
more co-operation between tho forces hav
ing a common focus and mure sncouraao-
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ment for
would op.
the men and corporations who
ou- natural resources and pour
new streams of real wealth Into our Na
tlcnnl llf.
Kducators and farmers Come to Heattle
and It-urn how mors complete and seientlfle
titlMXHtlon of the land resources may be ob
tained; come and bear men who are har
nessing the forcea of heredity and Infusing
new and pure blood Into animal and vege
table life; come and learn how meeting
the seasons with intelligence Is doubling
farm oivltlends.
Kverynne everywhere Come to Seattle
and get llrst-hand Information about the
possibilities, opportunities and fascinations
of the Northwest wonderland of America:
come and nnd out whst the activity and
expansion of the seven states that "link
the Father of Waters with the Western Sea"
will mean to you and your posterity.
COI.I.KtJK (ilKLS IX M.YTCIIES
X'rohnirn antl Seniors Defeat Sopho
mores ami tin n lore.
OKKiiON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallls, Or., April 20. (Special.) By
scores of 20 to 4 and 8 to 2. the fresh
man antl srnlor girls won the prelim
inary basketball games from the so
phomores and Juniors last night.
The girls representing the senior and
freshman classes will meet April :M
In the game which will decide the col
lege championship.
In the senior lineup were Caryl Ed
wards (captain) and Mabel Gardner, of
Corvallls, forwards; Isabella Ackerman,
Salem, and Alice Pimm, of Philomath,
center: Alice Leedy.. Corvallis. and
Charlotte Huff. Portland, guards:
Ml.snes Clara Wallen. Adams, and Klea
nor Sudtell, Halsry, substitutes. The
tnomhtrs of the victorious freshman
team are: Kdlth Allworth. Battle
Ground. Wash., and Abby Coon. Cor
vallls. center: Millie Summers. Portland,
and Virginia Keatly, Castle Rock,
Wash., forwards: Ruth Shepard. Roose
velt. Wash., and Laura Metzlor, North
Bend. Or., guards: Bertha Boot, Port
land, and Dorothy Coolldge. Corvallls,
substitutes.
Eminent Cltlsea Take No Chances.
Chicago Tribune.
"I am nclte ready now," said the
Eminent Citizen, who was atout to be
Interviewed, "and If you please, we
w ill step Into the next room "
"This is your office. Isn't It?" queried
the reporter. "Why not here?"
"Because I know there's no dicta
graph concealed in there, and I'm not
absolutely certain about this room."
PORTLAND MAN ONE OF BEST "PRO"
EXPONENTS OF ART OF FOOT RACING
Jack King Twice Given Mark of 9 4-5 Seconds For 100 Yards Starred as Sprinter, High Jumper and Broad
Jumper Famous as Coach at Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Track Team of Year 1896.
(This Is the sixth article of a series dest
ine with C'lrtland men who bate been
famous in the world of sport.)
BY JAMES H. PASSEM..
)HN FRANK KING, alias Brown,
Smith, Jones, Foster, etc.. but more
familiarly known to Portland sport-
dom as Jack King. Is a resident or this
city who made his mark In athletics as
a producer of athletes as well as a
participant in the sports, of the track
and cinder path.
King started his athletic career as a
foot racer, developing Into a high
Jumper, and a hop. skip and Jump art
ist. He finished his athletic work as a
tutor of budding phenoms, hla activity
ranging from Stanford I'nlverslty to
the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club,
and Including Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club and Willamette Uni
versity. laitiatioa a Dismal Failure.
The Initiation of the Portlander into
professional athletics was a dismal
failure. At the tender age of 16 years
he escaped from the parental roof at
Monroe. Wis., under cover of darkness,
and was yanked back by a deputy sher
iff before he had an opportunity to ex
hibit his prowess as a 10-second man.
It is Jack's boast that this was the
only time In his life that he has been
In the hands of the law, which he con
siders a remarkable occurrence for a
man engaging in the precariously
doubtful occupation of professional
foot-racing.
However, the precocity uncovered at
school, when his speed enabled him to
escape from some 90 other youngsters
In the games of "black man" and
"chase the wolf." could not long remain
cooped up at Monroe, and at the age of
19 years he donned the name "Jack
Foster" at the behest of his father, and
became known throughout the country
as one of the fastest sprinters In the
business.
la 3O0 Profeaaioaal Races.
King engaged In over 300 profes- !
sional foot races during the 14 years
ho was an active member of the cinder
brigade. During that period he met
the best men in the country, on two
occasions having timers ball him as
9 4-5 seconds man. He engaged In 54
races In the Northwest, losing only
three of them, to Tommy Morris, Amer
ican champion of 1S9.1.
K. T. Dobbins, an Eastern university
man, who was In Portland on a visit
and Hilly Wray, ' a Woodburn. Or.,
sprinter. Jack declares that the Wray
affair didn't count as he had an attack
of appendicitis at the time and ran
Content With Welsh .Shoves Light
weight Into Prominent 1 JPlaco
Among Ring Contenders.
Moore and Brltton Matched.
BY HARRY B. fMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. t Spe
cial.) Willie Ritchie,, the San Fran
cisco boy who made a name for himself
when he stood up against Freddie
Welsh 20 rounds In Los Angeles, is,
after all. to have the first crack at Ad
Wolgast. lightweight champion of the
world. Don't get startled, or imagine
things. This simply means that Wol
gast has agreed to a four-round bout
on May 11. as a test of his fitness to
meet Mexican Joe Rivers In Los Ange
les on the Fourth of July, and that he
will have this bout with Ritchie.
The match was practically made by
Coffroth when the promoter was In Los
Angeles and assured when Coffroth
had a chance to talk business v.-lth
Ritchie the middle of the week. Ritchie,
appreciating what such an opening
means for him, and that he has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose, ac
cepted. The weight Is to be 133 pounds sev
eral hours before the light, although I
don't Imagine that Wolgast Is going to
be pugnacious as regards weight. So
far as Is known, the referee will be
given the right to render a decision.
Decisions can be given In four-round
matches and prospects are that Jack
Welsh will be chosen to arbitrate be
tween the pair.
Wolaraat Gets Fat Sana.
Financial terms have not been an
nounced, but It is a certainty that Wol
gast will get a nice fat sum for his
work and that Ritchie will perform for
considerably less. Wolgast. perhaps.
Isn't taking any chances as far as a
knockout Is concerned, but he might
be outpointed and if so, would lose part
of his drawing power against Rivers
for the Independence day card.
He wants to test his physical pow
ers, however, and believes that this Is
the best way to do so. Without ques
tion, the bout, limited as It Is to four
rounds, will draw the crowd Into the
seats, for there has been so much spec
ulation as to whether Wolgast will be
able to withstand the effects of the
operation, the fight fans will want to
see for themselves.
Ritchie is a clever boxer and ought
to make a good showing'. Willie has
been boxing around San Francisco for
several years but never made much of
an Impression outside of the four round
bouts until he had that bout with
Freddie Welsh. When Wolgast was
suddenly stricken with appendicitis,
Tom McCarey needed an opponent fur
Welsh.
McCarey Brought to Terms.
He telegraphed transportation to
Ritchie and Willie took the train the
day before the Fourth. Arriving in Los
Angeles at noon on Independence day.
he had a talk with McCarey but
couldn't agree on terms. Then Ritchie
gave It up as a bad Job and took a seat
In the bleachers. McCarey capitulated,
however, gave Ritchie the small money
he wanted and the San Francisco lad
switched into a ring costume and
Jumped Into the ring.
Wllllo hadn't been given a chance by
the wise boys but he managed to last
the 20 rounds and his showing was sur
prisingly good. His reputation was at,
much enhanced. In fact, that on his
Kastern trip he made quite a bit of
money and a few weeks ago returned
home for a rest.
Today he could go back to New York
If he so desired and take on either
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only to save his forfeit, while Wray
would never give him another chance.
King made his Portland debut in
1892. entering the Armory games here
under an assumed name. (He never had
a chance to compete as an amateur,
but the ethics of the day permitted a
man to "slip one over" if possible.)
However, he was Identified after win
ning the high Jump and several sprints,
and forced to retire.
Famous Squad Hla Prodact.
In 1893 he was hired to coach the
Multnomah Club track team and re
mained there until the Spring of 1897.
He turned out the famous track squad
of 1896. which gave Multnomah Its first
place on tho Coast track map by decis
ively defeating a picked California
team composed of athletes from Stan
ford University, California University
and the Olympic Club of gan Francisco.
Bob Edgren. at present a New York
sport writer and cartoonist, was the
hammer-tossing member of the Cali
fornia Invaders, and carried such a
glowing account of King's ability back
to Stanford that he was hired for the
season of 1897.
In 1898 King came back to the
Northwest, where he had a bath busi
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TROPHY TO MA.NAUJ2K WOLVKIITOS.
From all appearances the beautiful trophy cup sent eastward by
Oakland admirers to , Manager Harry Wolverton, of the New York
Americans, is a real, dyed-in-the-wool Jinx, for not only did Wolver
ton's men lose the opening game Immediately after the presentation,
but they continued the- losing streak for several days thereafter.
Wolverton managed the Oakland Coast League club for two sea
sons prior to going to New York a few months ago.
Leach Cross or Knockout Brown, but he
prefers a whack at Wolgast.
This month a card In San Francisco
is to be handled by Coffroth and will
consist of a 20-round bout between Pal
Moore and Jack Britton. the Chicago
lightweight, who has had so much
trouble getting a good start. Coffroth
telegraphed Moore the other day and
the Easterner arrived here on Friday
ready to go Into training.
Moore Held to Be Classy.
He Is said to be a classy chap with
plenty of speed and as Britton has al
ready proved his worth, the fight ought
to be worth attending. Tuesday night,
April 30, the last day of the month,
has been set for the contest, which will
be held at Dreamland Rink.
Britton has been around San Fran
cisco some time, but with mighty few
matches. He appeared in the four
round game and finally. - whipped
Frankie Burns before the Oakland
Wheelmen in a ten-round match In
Oakland. Later he was matched by
Coffroth with Freddie Welsh, but, as
you doubtless remember, Welsh
sprained his ulna bone or something of
the sort, called off the match and Brit
ton was left in the lurch.
Since then he has been hanging on
and now his chance has come. As a
matter of fact he was considerably dis
appointed that he wasn't given tho
four-round bout with Wolgast,. but he
might injure his hands against Moore
and not be available against the cham
pion, so he must forego that oppor
tunlty Jack Curley Faces Big Task.
Jack Curley Is sill trying to boost
that Johnson-Flynm match for Las
Vegas, N. M., on the Fourth. Some
thing like half a dozen times now he
has issued an official statement to the
effect that ho had decided to take the
match to New Mexico and that the
fighters would be on the ground by the
first of June.
As I have.said time and'acain, it is
doubtful If the general public takes
the slightest interest in what is going
to happen.
Helped Oat of a Difficulty.
New York Satire.
American Heiress But, dear, if I ac
cept you every one will say you mar
ried me for my money.
French Count Don't let that worry
you. You can pay my debts first and
there won't be enough money left to
excite comment.
One of the newest sutomoblle horns can
be mAde to produce three different tones by
mnvlna; the bulb that supplies It with air to
different anftles.
ness started, and until three years ago
was intermittently employed by Mult
nomah Club as coach and trainer. In
1898-99 he coached the Willamette Uni
versity team, went to the Spokane
Amateur Athletic Club in 1901, but re
turned to Portland, assisting at Mult
nomah Club until he retired from ac
tive athletic duty. '
In 1894, one year after accepting- a
position as coach at Multnomah Club.
King laid away his spiked shoes, never
to race again. Jack declares that he
was In his prime at the time, being only
32 years old, but the game was in such
disrepute that he became ashamed of it.
However, during the two years he held
forth In the Northwest he furnished
many exciting races for Portland fans,
while large sums of money changed
hands on his matches.
Fire Chief a Hard Opponent.
King brands the match with Lee
Holden. former ISast Side Fire Chief
and now city employee in another ca
pacity, as one of the toughest in his
career. Holden was one of the fastest
men ever turned out here, and King
Just managed to nose him out In a 100
yard sprint. He also vanquished other
Northwest products, in addition to a
number of ringers who were Imported
to make killings. Among the latter
was Henderson, the man who won the
American sweepstakes at Denver six
weeks after losing a close race to
King. Incidentally the Henderson race,
in which Judge Cameron, of this city,
was a contestant, was the last of
King's foot-racing career.
Among King's marks as' shown In
his scrap book are the following: Sec
ond In the Illinois sweepstakes at the
age of 17 years, winning time 10 sec
onds. King one foot behind; won hop,
skip and Jump at Davis, la., at age of
16 years, 44 feet 10 Inches, said to have
been the best record by a minor at that
time; hitch and kick (Scotch game) 9
feet 6 1-5 Inches, at San Francisco In
1882: high Jump 6 feet 3 inckes; 100
yard dash, 9 4-6 seconds twice: 50-yard
dash, 5 2-5 seconds: broad Jump, 25 feet
10 inches: hop, skip and Jump, 48 feet
7 Inches.
Intoxicants and Tobacco Barred.
King's prescription for athletic suc
cess, providing a man has the necessary
physic. Is clean living. He tabooes In
toxicants, bars tobacco In training, and
says dissipations have no place in the
athletic course of study. King Is now
50 years old. and has been away from
the track for 18 years, yet he says he
Is willing to wige a considerable sum
that he is still the best 50-year-old
runner in the world today.
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Corvallis Given Basketball
Title After Long Squabble.
CONFERENCE TAKES VOTE
Zed nick, of Washington "l" Kofuses
to Commit Himself Conlroversy
Caused by Gnme Schedule,
nitterne-ss Displayed.
The Northwest College conference
basketball championship for 1912 has
been awarded to Oregon Agricultural
College. After several months of
squabbling between Oregon University
and the "'Aggies," Dr. E. J. Stewart,
Corvallis athletic director, has secured
votes favoring the Agricultural College
from G. L. Larson, graduate manager
of Idaho University, and Fred Bohler.
Washington Stale College coach. Vic
tor Zednick, of Washington University,
refused to commit himself further in
the matter, but the votes of Bohler and
Larson, with that of Dr. Stewart, give
the "Aggies" the title.
Several weeks ago The Oregonian se
cured statements from the conference
college officials precipitating a tie in
the matter. Zednick, of Seattle, chang
ing his mind over night, when the first
vote gave the crown to Oregon Agri
cultural College. Manager Larson, of
Idaho, the man who refused to take a
definite stand on the subject, expressed
himself unqualifiedly in favor of the
"Aggies' " claims in a rece t letter to
Dr. Stewart. This settles the con
troversy. The trouble arose over the unequal
schedule of the members of the con
ference. The final percentage column
showed that the "Aggies" had played
11 games, winning nine, while Oregon
"U." had played only 10. winning eight
The University men held that the "Ag
gies" padded their schedule with sev
eral easy games after they had dis
covered the weaker teams, and held
that games not scheduled at an orig
inal meeting of the managers did not
count. The Corvallls people proved to
the satisfaction of the majority of the
members of the conference that the
games were scheduled before the sea
son opened and that there is no rule
prohibiting Buch scheduling.
There was considerable talk of a five
game series to decide the championship
between the two Oregon Institutions,
but the feeling was not of the friend
liest at that time and the scheme was
abandoned.
"TIPS" AGAIN TO IIIXI THE FOX
I'unioiis Irishman Becomes Sports
man Again, J'ortune Kccovercd.
DUBLIN. April 20. i Special.) Rob
ert J. Burke, of San Francisco, who for
some years now has made his home in
his native Tlpperary, is considering the
advisability of again taking over the
control and re-organlzatlon of the Tip
pera.ry fox-hounds.
The "Tips." as they are familiarly
known to hunting folk, are the Irish
equivalent of the celebrated Pytchley
pack of Kngland one of the most ex
clusive Institutions of Its kind In Bri
tain. The Irish pack has had a rather ex
citing history. The agrarian troubles
In the early eighties and later years,
when the tenant farmers rose in a
body and protested against landlords in
pursuit of their 'pleasures trespassing
on their lands, caused the Tips to be
disbanded, and it was not until the
Callfornlan Irishman took up his resi
dence In Ireland that the pack again be
came a reality.
Out of regard for his generous sup
port of every Irish movement during
his American citizenship, he was al
lowed a free passport over the green
fields and stubble lands of his native
country, which he continued to en
joy up to the time of the San Francisco
earthquake. '
That calamity brought him serious
financial loss, so having to curtail ex
penses he relinquished the luxury of
the mastership of the fox-hounds till
he could think out new schemes for
building up a fresh bank balance. Hav
ing succeeded, he Is now going back to
his old love and there is Joy thereat in
Tlpperary. The maintenance of an ex
clusive pack of fox-hounds is a heavy
Item of expenditure and only men ot
large means care to undertake the re
sponsibility. A Nice Point In l.aiv.
London Tit-Bits.
"What Is that noise?" asked the pre
siding Judge, when a witness' voice
was nearly drowned by a rasping up
roar outside the court.
"My lord." said the counsel for the
defendant. "I think It is the plaintiff
filing affidavits."
The municipal Improvements made in
Berlin In our generation constitute It one of
the wondera of the world. The amount de
voted to sucu betterment is f W,000,OOOt
Cadillac Boy Believed to Be Rivers'
Master Unless Operation Has
Lert Him Weak ralzcr
to Meet Wells.
BY JAMBS H. CASSELL.
Two championship ring bouts and one
elimination affair are slated for West
ern fistic fandom on Independence
day July 4. At Las Vegas, New
Mexico. Jack Johnson, heavyweight
champion, will defend his title against
Jim Flynn, in a 45-round go. At Los
Angeles, Ad Wolgast, lightweight
crown-wearer, will tackle Joe Rivers
over the 20-round route. At San Fran
cisco, Al Palzer, New York "white
hope." will meet Bombardier Wells, tho
premier English heavyweight.
The passage of a bill legalizing 45
round boxing "exhibitions" In New
Mexico, followed by the announcement
of Promoter Curley that the Johnson
Flynn affair will be presented at Las
Vegas on July 4. practically assured a
bout which public and critics have
been labeling Impossible for the past
isw months. Curley had been parading
tho homeless bout before the public so
long that few paid serious attention
to his outbursts.
But securing the passage of a bill
legalizing a finish fight and building
an arena at Las Vegas is really tho
minor part of the labor connected
with the match. Curley must now
convince the public that the bout Is
really worthy of the brand "champion
ship." Principals Inanre Match.
The sentiment generally is that Flynn
is no match for Johnson, and both men
have been doing their best, apparently,
to injure tho match by belittling each
other's ability. Johnson has expressed
an opinion that Jeanette could easily
beat Flynn. while Jim has retaliated
by declaring that Sam Langford is a
much worthier opponent than the
champion. This may be good adver
tising, but tho writer cannot see the
value of it, particularly when the pub
lic is only too ready to pass up the af
fair as a huge Joke.
Johnson should flatten Flynn in
record time. Of course the Pueblan
will not take the count until the mov
ing picture machine has been sated,
but past performances, the only cri
terion by which to judge the two men,
give Johnson the tussle without ex
tending himself. A man like AI Palzer
would prove an infinitely better draw
ing card than Flynn, but even this
green youth vould stand little chance
with Johnson, weakened though ho may
be by inactivity and dissipation.
Callfornlansj Idolize Rivera.
The Wolgast-Itivers go. granting that
Ad is anywhere near as good as he
was before appendicitis threatened to
create a championship vacancy, should
result in the retention of the title by
the Cadillac lad. The attitude of the
sporting world toward the mills
is a splendid indication of the
general opinion as to Rivers' ability
compared with that of Wolgast. Le
Angeles, where Mexican Joe Is idolized
by tho fans, is the only spot In tho
country where promoters would venture
to pit Rivers against tho champion.
With new "hopes" springing up
every day, and neither Al Palzer or
Bombardier Wells looming up as of
real championship caliber, the San
Francisco fistic offering for Independ
ence day does not promise to produce
a fit opponent for Jack Johnson.
Palzer's stock has taken a spur,
upward and he probably will be
matched with Johnson if he decisively
defeats Wells, but a match with the
champiSn, as in the case of Flynn, does
not mean that the pretender is to wear
a crown.
Carl Morris deserted the engineer's
cab before returning to it,' according
to reports from Arkansas. Fort Smith
promoters are trying to match him
with Con Comiskey, a Chicago heavy.
for a 15-round bout, while Jim Stewart,
tho man w ho licked Morris recently in
New York, is sought for a bout with '
the Oklahoman.
Morris still believes that he is pos
seased of championship stuff. Incident
ally a taste of high life has made life
on a locomotive seem rather tamo to
the Sapulpa husky.
The fight game is dead in Butte
again. After working from four to
six rounds, and then up to 10, the of
ficials clamped down the lid and the
promoters must start all over again. A
recital of the vicissitudes of boxing In
the Montana city would fill a book, but
the mltt-men always manage to get
back to work within a few months after
a shakeup.
New Yorkers have uncovered a husky
fellow who does not aspire to win tho
heavyweight championship, and ar.i
making much of the fistic freak. Reich
new amateur champion heavyweight,
is the man in question. He Is 22 years
of age. stands 6 feet 2 inches in his
stockings, and weighs 200 pounds. In
addition he has displayed his ability
on several occasions and Eddie Gorman,
former trainer of John L. Sullivan,
figured he had a "white hope" until
Reich put a quietus to the talk by
flatly refusing to enter the professional
game.
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ference of smell.
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