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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1913)
' . . .. T a nTr.T xttv' T-VTTAT?V 5fi. 1913." BOWLERS TO ENTER NORTHERN! OURNEY Several Portland Teams Pre paring for Contests at Vancouver. CITY STRUGGLE IS CLOSI n irrht.Frtirarrts Arcrosration Is Now but Two Games From Top and Is Picked by Many to Win Championship. With the scene of the 1913 Western Rowiinsr Congress tourney still un named, and the prospects dim for its presentation here. Portland Dowiers are preparing for the big Vancouver alley tourney of March 4. Tom O'Donnelt manager of the Meier & Frank team of the City League, re ceived a telegram yesterday from Van couver asking that he do all in his power to get together a three or-four-team squad from Portland. The rail road people are working on a reduced rate proposition, and within two weeks the definite line-ups of the prospective Portland entries will be announced. O'Donnell may take his Meier & Frank team to Vancouver without a rbange in the line-up. while Charley Kruse is talking of entering his crack nmrfeht.Edwa.rds five. Then, a Port land team, composed of the best men of several teams, is likely to Da seni norm. In addition to the fives sporting the names of business houses. The Dwlght-Edwards team of the City League is now picked by mariy to win the championship of the circuit Kruse's five defeated Tom O'Donnell's Meier & Frank quintet last week, two in three games, and is now only two games from the top. With the team holding every record of the league, and bowling at top form, backers of the Dwlght-Edwards team are willing to bet that the two-game margin will be wiped out In two weeks, and the Meier & Frank team shunted to second place. Hemphill, the Pittsburg bowler who is a member of the Weonas of the City League, is the nominal rolling king of the city, with an average of 101. How ever, he has been in only three games, so the real leader is Paul Kneyse. of the Dwlght-Edwards quintet, with a mark of 193. Bechtel is the only other man at 190 or better, while 15 men are In the 180 class. W. L. Moore is leader of the com mercial League with an average of 181. Tonslng has participated in more games and has an average of 179 Fifteen of the Commercial leaguers are averaging better than 170, while 1J of the Big Four League men are over the 150-pin mark. The team standings, best averages, and record scores for the City. Com mercial and Big Four leagues, follow: City League Steadings. Won. Lost. Prt. Meier & Frank. 22 11 -SJ. Dwlght Edwards 20 1 Powers- Furniture 1J -Ji Telegraphers. 1 ? p.. . U JO ..iaa Weonas" 1 2 -303 Hlh individual game Kneyse 262. Hlch three games Kneiyse. 0. High team, single game Dwlght Ed wards. 1034. . High team, three games Dwlght Ed wards. 2910. ladlvidaal Averages. Games. Ttl. Fins. Av. Kneyse. 33 6368 193 BohteL 2 4riS0 191 AhrSK: i ;; Molvln. 3 ill O'Donnell 3' jOjl 1S7 c.ser::.:::::::::::: II Sil? Kruse. 33 6140 18t Franklin. 33 6019 12 Bishop. .-29 ii Fall 12 181 Hanson 33 181 0. Kelly 33 593 150 Osterhaut. 2S .17 J Raymond. S3 a9la ISO Cvsasserelal League Maading. Won. Lost. Pet Honeyman 2 7 .7SS White Crows 21 9 .00 Foresters 19 . It Meier & Frank 17 13 .Sbi Wright & Dltson 13 17 .4 .3 Lang Co 13 i .394 ;ity Hall 12 21 IJoolv & Co X 2 -lbl High single game. Individual. Frost, 2S; team. While Crows. 9.S3. High three game, individual, Krauee, 705; team. Honey man. 2S03. Individual Arerna-ea. Games. Ttl. Pins. Av. W. K Moore 9 16IB I SI Frost IS 2171 1S1 Tonslng 3364 179 Wolilt it 4261 178 Vlnck 27 4760 1.6 Ji.-il 3 543 ITS Krause 30 MSI 173 Tint 30 S2I0 175 f'ook 3:1 50 17 fisher 26 44.18 170 Hoffron. 24 4tM 173 Keller 2 4401 171 Melster 3t B1HS 173 1. W. Martin 15 23S9 172 Mc.VIahon 30 6101 170 Big Four League Standing. Won. Lost. Pet Imoerlals 26 4 .67 Telegram 16 14 .533 I. X. L. 11 19 .37 Shoe Dogs 7 23 -238 High single game. Individual. Gavin, 210: team. Imperials. 932. High three eanies, individual, Neil, 831; Imperial. ;!0. Individual Averages. Games. Ttl. Pins. Av. Nell 24 4065 169 .iovr 30 5i; 167 Phillips 12 1969 1S4 Campbell. 1 291 :i 163 Bartle, 3 4S-' 161 Hrunvold U( 4S07 160 ;ain 30 43 160 i'hatterton. 30 4777 169 Jones. Si) 4739 15S Bahb 25 3754 150 Garrett 2t 3676 153 C. P. Feterson. 30 4649 15i WASHOUGAL WHIPS TIGKKS Vancouver Team Will Play Multno mah Club In Portland Friday. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) Washougal basketball team de tested the St. James Tigers here to night 32 to 26. This Is the first game the Tigers have played. Captain Bob Taylor was the star ot the home squad, but the most brilliant player on the floor was Harunan. of the visitors, and to him is due credit for the victory of his side. The Tigers will play their next game Friday night against the Multnoman Club of Portland on me .Muunoman Club floor. WRESTLERS GO TO PEXDLETOX Sheriff Word's Embargo Moves Zrsko-Jacksou Bout. Zbysiko. the Polish heavyweight . .. -1 .- lnH hi miinflcpr Jack Her man, arrived in Portland last night to discover that the match acheduled with Kn Jackson, of Dayton. Wash., had been atopped by Sheriff Word. A sud den switch was made and the Pole will tackle the Washington husky at Pen dleton on January 28. Zbyszko doesn't think much of Jess Willard as a wrestler, and while Her man is not prone to disparage athletes, he is not enthusiastic about Willard's boxing ability. A year ago Willard. now hailed In some quarters as the coming heavyweight boxing champion, aspired to become a wrestler. Zbyszko flopping him in one minute, 12 seconds. Recently Zbyszko flopped Charley Cul ler. Willard's manager, in two matches. "Willard and Charley Cutler have been friends and pals for more than a year and I don't see how Jones or any of these chaps can take Willard away from the wrestler." says Herman. The wrestler and his manager ar rived in Portland last night from Mis soula, registering at the Imperial Ho tel. They lavetlhtorPeieton. BOXING BRIEFS T HERE is little sympathy expressed Jl for Packey McFarland, who lost a chance for a good guarantee and a 8100 appearance forreii wnen the Omaha authorities put the ban on the sched uled bout with Frank Whitney. Packey disappointed Omaha people on Several occasions and now they have the $100. The ring has two Danny Goodmans, one from Chicago ana the other from Sew Tork. The Chicago man la the better fighter, the New Yorker figur ing in a fiasco at St Louis recently. - Tom Kennedy, the New York heavy weight, isafter Jess Willard. So is Jim Flynn, Carl Morris. Gunboat Smith and numerous other heavies. Willard says he will not fight Morris because tha Oklahoman mixed up in a fake fight. Tony Caponl. the Italian middle and light heavyweight, aspires to meet Eddie McGoorty next month. McGoorty has consented to a third meeting with Caponl and Superior, Wis., seems to be the place destined to witness the mill. If physique counts for anything, Jess Westergaard, the wrestler, who aspires to become a ring star, will be champion of them all some day. But, sad to say, it takes a trifle more than physique to win a championship, either mat or ring. . Jimmy Clabby and Knockout Brown the Chicago middleweight meet at Milwaukee on January 21 in a 10-round mill. This will be Milwaukee's first big attraction since the reopening of the game. Eastern fans are picking Kid Wil liams to knock out Eddie Campi when he meets the San Francisco bantam at Vernon on February 11. Tim McGrath, Campi's manager, says the Baltimore lad will be the one to take the count. Too bad the Rivers-Britton affair in New York for January 27 was called off. The bout would have been a hum mer. When they commence to use your name it's a sure sign of greatness. "Young Ritchie" is the name of an as piring Philadelphia lightweight. He went sd hard against a boy named Evans that the latter quit, contending that he was fouled. A physician failed to discover signs of an unfair blow. m "He is a pleasant gentleman to meet,'' writes a Perham, Minn., man of Al Palzer. Which shows that Al might make a hit In a, haberdashery. The McMahon brothers, promoters of the Rivers-Cross bout, who sold tickets for which there were neither -seats nor standing room, have been exonerated by the New York Boxing commission. The boys paid back the surplus money to the ticket purchasers. 0 Dan Morgan does ndt deal gently with Knockout Brown and Jack Brtt ton In the matter of fights. He sends them Into the ring as often as possible and they thrive on the hard work. Frankle Russell, who beat Bat Nel son, was a real tougn ooy until ne mei Knockout Brown last week at ew Orleans. Now the boosters have eased up a trifle, awaiting further develop ments. Johnny Dundee is looking for some thing easy. He is talking of a match with Abe AttolL Joe Coster is mighty anxious to take on the featherweight who knocked out Frankle Conley, but as yet there is nothing doing. m Johnny Kilbane has finally decided to meet his rival of long standing. Charley White, of Chicago. The boys meet at Omaha on February 7, or win If the authorities lift the lid by that time. Two-minute rounds, with no hit ting in the breaks or clinches, are a few of the conditions imposed by Kilbane and the Omana people. "Young Brown is a New York ngnt- welsrht who challenges Rivers Or Cross. saying that he can beat either. He says he holds decisions over Tommy Murphy and Young Jack O'Brien, but they were no-decision affairs. Springfield to Do Paving. SPRTKGFIELD. Or.. Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) The city of Springfield win see considerable more street paving in 191S. In 1911 Main street was paved witn as nhalt uoon a crushed rock base, and now the Council, upon petition of prop erty owners, has ordered Fourth and Fifth streets, running ai rigm nufit til Main, paved for a distance oi aoout two blocks each. The petitioners ask that the pavement have a concrete base, the same as baa been laid in Eu gene during the past two year. BASKETBALL TEAM IS fir II yyv nDGPeXDEVCE H1(JQ SCHOOL TEAMl LEFT TO RIGHT REEVE 5, RIGHT FOKWaRDl RLSEL. RIGHT 61'ARTi WILLIAMS, LEFT FORWARD! M-KIXMY. StBSTITLTEj CCELET. LEFT CL'ABDj MIX. fEXTER. IVDEPENDENCE, Or Jan. 25. (Speefal.) Independence High School basketball team has won six games this season without a lors. The team Is out for tha state championship and desires games with tha best teams In the valley. Dallas. Eugene and Salem preferred. Games plaved this season resulted as follows: Independence 48, Leb anon 4: Independ nee 2. Oregon Normal 5: Independence 16, Browns ville 1: Independence 25. Ashland 2?: Independence 46. Willamette Academy IS; Independence 2S, Corrallis S. Dr. R. T. Mclntire, Wil lamette 1911." Hs coach. -, : : : - ' - - ST. JAMES CLUB OF VANCOUVER, WASH, FURNISHES SIX MEMBERS OF ALL-STAB FOOTBALL TEAM. r - : : " : "Tl - - m? .m.m.,tMM-muimmmnKyirMmA tMa.,tnu,m rwri t I VANTOirVFR Wash Jan 18 (Special.) The St James' Club football fl&lUZ'lT&!i SteiUUs in 1912. .... righaSeserrt Moriarty. manager. JOCKEYS ARE FEW English Sportsmen Bemoan Lack of Talent. FABULOUS PRICES OFFERED American Riders Show Poverty of British Product, Who ' Are De clared to Be Ruining Them selves With Cigarettes. LONDON. . Jan. 23. (Special.) Hon orable George Lambton. brother of the Earl of Durham, and racing trainer for the Earl of Derby, says he can't get the right kind of young Jockeys be cause the ysmoke too many cigarettes. Mr Lambton declares there are no good jockeys amongst the risiDg generation of English apprentices and stable boys. The cigarette habit is more the in aication of the evil than the evil itself. According to Mr. Lambton and many other racing experts the young jockey of today Is being completely spoiled. The enormous fees patd and the pam pering of the successful lightweights turn their heads to such an extent that they have no balance and no restraint. So serious has this become that the whole question is likely to be taken up by the Jockey Club. An Interesting point in this connec tion is that many trainers declare young apprentice jockeys, who are en titled to a handicap allowance, if rid ing at 84 pounds or under, are not strong enough to ride the "American" Seat. This is almost universally adopted today in all English racing stables. In other words owners will only trust their horses to the American Danny Maher. or to his rival Wooton. who. by the way. is not English born. The com petition for Mailer's services results In enormous fees. One (weIl-known sporting authority says: Owners Are Concerned. "Many owners and trainers are seri ously concerned at the moderate talent at their command, but it may be said that where all are bad all are good, or, In other words, that nobody can claim any advantage over anyone els. That would be ail right were Wooton and Maher out of the way and It is the abil ity of these two riders which shows up the barren nature of the land so far as England is concerned. "I cannot help thinking that trainers are partly to blame, and that they do not make the most of the talent at their command. Of course trainers have to consider the interests of tbeir patrons and it is not every owner who would appreciate a stable jockey being up on his horses. There should be some way. however, out of this difiioulty, and I have no doubt ways and means could be found of gtvlng many of the most promising boys more practice in public. "It has truthfully been said that a good apprentice is often the best horse in a stable, and the earning capacity of a capable lad was recently shown in the case of W. Huxley, who had one retaining fee of 85000.'' Deficiency Is Seriona. So serious la the deficiency that it is now proposed to give the five-pound apprentice allowance only to Jockeys who ride for their own stables and to Institute more races in which only apprentices can ride. Sam Darling, the famous trainer, with a quite natural dislike of Amer ican innovations, say's: -I do hope something will be done SEEKING CHAMPIONSHIP. . - i , ' I ,i .r.- t Farrell. Eddte le" to give us better Jockeys. I have never known such a lack of talent in the pigskin in my time as at present. I do not think it Is at all favorable to the boy to ride so short as they do now, especially to begin with. They must be depending entirely on their horse's mouth to keep their balance, and very much more so for boys with heavy hands." On top of this comes the old cry that the American or crouching seat wci hnrumanahin and eliminates all graceful riding. The older type of Eng lish sportsman is clamoring mr a. in duction in the minimum weight at which apprentices get a handicap, so aa to give more inducement to owners to employ younger boys who, presum ably, will not be able to' ride so short in the stirrup and sd much on the horse's neck. On all sides there is a consensus of opinion that it is a disgrace in a coun try claiming turf pre-eminence to have no young Jockeys In sight and no sys tem, whereby they can be encouraged to wrest the prizes from such prosperous Invaders as Danny Maher and Wooton. VENICE SEEMS WINNER TIGERS TO GO THERE IF SMALL DIFFERENCE IS ADJUSTED. Proposition Made by Santa Monica Declared to Be Not So Good as That of Rival City. LOS ANGELES. Cal Jan. 25. (Spe- ciaL) Venice can have the forfeited Vernon franchise if a trifling difference between the committee and the club directors is settled. Hap Hogan said today that everything had been satis factorily adjusted, with the exception of some details of minor Importance. and that it looked now like Venice would be selected Monday. The proposition made by the Santa Monica boosters did not come up to that which Venice had offered, provid ing these, minor details are satisfactor ily settled, and it now seems assured that before Monday night passes the club will -be assured for Venice. A committee from Venice composed of Thornton Kinney and H. F. Lorenz discussed the proposition with Maier and Hogan. and they almost came to terms. There is a slight difference, and the committee assured Maier and Hogan that it would be settled to their satisfaction before Monday night. Venice has been reported slow in raising the 000 needed to fix up the park that hag been settled upon as the home of the Tigers. This is not true, say the Venice boosters. A little thing like that would not bother them at all. It Is 'other details, and of lesser im portance, that is now to be settled. "Nothing will be left undone that Is within reason tliat will give us the team," said Kinney and Lorenz. "The differences now are so light as to amount to nothing at all, and it is practically settled that Venice will be the new home of the Tigers, and we will show how well Venice can support a class AA team. GOKN 10 KEEP OSTDIEK VETERAS WILL MANAGE SPO KANE ANOTHER YEAR. Record of Chief .Shows That for Last Four Vears He Has Earned Indians Big Money. ' SPOKANE. Wash.. Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) President Cohn today set at rest rumors' that he might discard his three-year manager. Harry Q. Ostdlek, and announced that he had completed a deal with the veteran manager to continue in charge ot the Indians for at least one more year. Salary considerations are not men tioned, but Ostdiek win get about" the same money he got in former years probably $2000 for the year. . Ostdiek has worn a Spokane uniform for the last four years, the last three vears as manager. In these four years the Spokane club has finished first once, second three times. 'rue one pennant-winner was In 1410, under his managemenC In the four years that Ostdiek has worked behind the bat for Spokane no less than 11 pitchers have been sold or drafted to the major leagues or at least to leagues of a higher classifi cation. Eight of these came fresh from the sand lou, never having throws a ball to a league batter be fore. The gross amount of cash realized by the Spokane club for the men de veloped by Ostdiek totals 17,50. Add in tha value of players received in exchange, the actual value of Ostdiek's coaching of young pitcners or po kane in four years is well on the other side of the $20.000 mark. Students' Case Settled. Holding that it is not the province of the courts to Interfere with educa tional Institutions, as t do so would work havoc with their standards, cir cult Judge McGinn yesterday found for the defendant In tne case al ueorge -Tate against the North Pacific Dental College. Tate, who bad been a stu dent at the institution, sued to foroe the faculty to give him a diploma of graduation. He had tried the examina tion several times without result and cams to the conclusion that the faculty- was deliberately- holding him back. The dental college submitted no evi dence. f 9 A team of Vancouver furnished sir- captain in 19U. and stantackle cantain. right end: Oscar Wood. OREGON l'!ii!3 GAME Multnomah Five Defeated by Score of 27 to 11. VICTORS ALWAYS IN LEAD Playing of Fenton, for University, and Masters and Viereck for Port land Club, Features Phi Gamma Delta Vlclors. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Jan. 25. (Special.) Oregon dsfeated the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club in basketball tonight by a score of 27 to 1L Although Oregon led all the way, the game was well contested. The first half ended with the score 18 to 7, with Oregon on the fat end. Fenton played a great game for Ore gon, leading in the scoring. Rice, who was substituted for Captain Sims, at guard, showed up well. Masters and Viereck excelled for the clubmen Phi Gamma Delta defeated Sigma Chi by a score of 21 to 12 In the finals of the inter-fraternity basketball league, played as a preliminary to the first team game. At the close of the firct half ihn teams were tied at 8 to 8. This victory gives Phi Gamma Delta possession of the Hayward cup lor tne next year. Grout. George and Gould starred for the winners, while Vosper and Steldl for Sigma Chi. The lineup for the main game-was as follows; M. A- A. C. position. Oregon.- Masters (7) . L . . -. . Walker (4)' Fea Snarpe C!) L.... Brooks (6) Morris. C -. Fenton (01 pUh O BradBbaw f4 Viereck (2) G . Rice 4.. Boylen Foul throws Fenton 5 out of 0; Masters. 5 out of 8. Time of halves 2p minutes. Referee--Jamlson (Oregon). Umpire Mackle (M. A. A. C). Scorer Brledwell. DRASTIC FIGHT BILL .PROPOSED California Measure Would Limit Box ing to Four Rounds. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Jan. 35. More drastic than his former bill against prizefighting is one introduced today by State Senator William Brown, ot Los Angeles, which limits, boxing ex hibitions to four rounds and provides a fine of $100 end Imprisonment for 30 days for any violation of the law. In the first bill the limit was placed at ten rounds for all fights, and that the principals should receive no more than a medal valued at tZi for their work. In addition to regulating the game in California, the bill attempts to do it in other states. Its provisions are far reaching, and besides hitting the fight ers themselves it applies to seconds, promoters,, physicians in attendance, ticket sellers, speculators who buy tickets, and in fact anyone who could In any way be connected with the fight. One provision Is that no negotiations for a fight to be conducted in another state or country can he held in Cali fornia, and makes any such negotia tions unlawful. Business School Boys Lose. The Christian Brothers' Business Col. lege basketball five was defeate.d, 31 to 27. by the Mount Angel College team at Mount Angel yesterday. The Mount Angel boys led, 23 to 16, at the end of the first period, and withstood the rush of the visitors in the last half. Powers and Sieberts starred for the losers, the former scoring nine baskets In 11 free tries from foul, and the lat ter tossing seven baskets. The lineups follow: Christian Brothers' Powers, Sie berts, Gaynor. forwards; Powers, Bern, ing, center; Winters, Bernlng, Berger, guards. Mount Angel Kennedy. Schdlz. for wards; Carson, center; Rosseau, Sulli van, guards. 1 The teams will play a return game in Portland on February 15. OFFICIALS AT HEAD OF .. V 1 i V -i- i-- C wf Boost, 1S12 commodore of the Portland Motor Boat Club, will head the power-boat enthusiasts of Portland for the season of 113, being re-elect, ed to the position by practically a unanimous vote. George W. Kendall, one of the most enthusiastic members of th dlub. was elected vice-commodore at the recent meet In" , SEALS SIGNING UP IS Walter Schmidt and John Wuffli Ask for Slight Ad vances in Salary. RING MOVEMENTS QUIET Latest Verdict on Rivers-Cross Af falr Comes From Tommy Murphy, "Who Declares Latter ATss En titled to Draw in Match. BT HARRY B. SMITH. SAX FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. 25. (Special.) The report that went out of San Francisco a few days ago of holdouts on the Seals was, to say the least, stretching the imagination on the part of the writer who concocted the story. At that time, one of the veterans had returned his contract with a request for more money. That man was Walter Schmidt, who, accord ing to his new contract, was to receive the, same salary as last - year. The baseball people decided at once to give him the modest raise that he requested. Since that time, John Wuffli. the third sacker, put in a plea for a better sal ary, and it is Intimated that he will also get what he wants. Outside of these two men, the only trouble- has been with some of the bushers, who feel they ought to re ceive a 23 per cent increase of salary, not based on their yearly salary here tofore, but on the seven months' play of ball In the West. As President Baum has explained, it Is entirely optional with the league magnates whether they grant any raise. The only thing about the 25 per cent increase is that during th probationary period of 45 days hr can b no (rreater increase of salary than ti per cent This was done to protect the minor clubs. In many cases, where minor leaguers have gone to .the majors and received big salaries for a short time, they have felt somewhat discontented when forced to drop back to their original earning capacity. Quite a few of the Seals have se.nl In their written contracts and others have sent word that their contracts are satisfactory and will be sent along in a few days. It begins to look as If the entire team will be signed up with out much difficulty. Del Howard and Charlie Fanning are among the latest to send in their con tracts. It is thought that Howard is quits certain to be the field captain again this year, as he was last. The arrival of Hohus Mitze, new manager of the Oaks, has had a quiet ing effect on the Oakland fans, who had about made up their minds that he was lost MiUe brought his wife along with him, and as she was sick with a. cold, he delayed a couple of days In Los Angeles. The new manager practically has his team cut out for him, and with only one or two positions to fill, he will not have much trouble on that score. His chief bit of work Just now is to find training quarters, and lie has Jaeen spending the week looking over tne various locanous wuBieu. -i v u, -more is the place that the Oaks would prefer to train If necessary improve ments are made, and that is likely the one that will be named when all is said and done. It is close to home, yet the climate is good and the grounds In fair shape. Hughle Smith, of the Angels, has declared himself. He says that if Dil lon will permit him to play first base and take things rather easy he will be glad to Join the Angels. 'Otherwise he will have to annex some sort of Job In -San Francisco and play Sunday ball. Smith Is not to be considered a holdout in any sense of the word. When he came .Out of the hospital after that sick spell he suffered, he was down to 100 pounds. His physician says that it would be suicidal for him to think of doing the hard work that catching would entail. The Angels will doubtless appreciate this and treat him as well as they can. Jack Atkins, of Sacramento, is find ing It a hard matter to induce ball players to sign with his club. None of the boys wants to go to Sacramento. Jack Bliss bucked for a long time, ami now Gllllgan declares that he will not go to the Senators. He gives as the reason the health of his wife. He says she was not at all well last season, and that he does not propose to take any chances with her. The weather In this part of tho country has been interfering with work on the new Oakland grounds, but JacV. Cook Insists that unless there are -in-usual weather conditions for the bal ance of the time the park will be In readiness for the opening of the -iii-son April 1. There is a world ot wurk to be accomplished, as the only thins finished so far has been the cleaning off of the tract It Is intended to wo. k several gangs of carpenters, however, so that the grandstand and bleach. sections will be going up at the s oe time. Our hopes in the boxing Hue these days are centered on Harlem Tommy Murphy and Joe Handot for Washing ton's birthday. That is a long ways off. yet there is nothing elBe in sight and it Is practically all we have to talk about Murphy is to leave for the West on the first of the month and Coffroth has MOTOR BOAT CLUB FOE 1913 HOLDOUT DENIED told Mandot that he will expsct him to ..... c ,iU. .ater than reoruary (. Given the right sort of weather and the match ought to be a good drawing card. Although Mandot has never been seen here, he has a good reputa tion as a clever boxer. Murphy has also proved himself a clever man. even though he Is somewhat of a veteran, and the lightweight who can beat tne N'ew Yorker is bound to gather for himself a good reputation here in San Frauciseo. No word has been heard from Mandot since his acceptance of terms, but Cof froth has forwarded transportation and it has been taken up. In Los Angeles, there will be Joe Rivers against Knockout Brown. Riv ers, by shading Cross, has gained a certain amount of glory while K. O. Brown put hlmseii in good shape by his defeat of Russell. Under the circumstances, if some clever promoter would go ahead and match the winner of thess two bouts he would have a good drawing card, with the ultimate winner assured of a crack at Willie Ritchie. A lot of reports came over the wires about the showing that Joe Rivers made with Leach Cross. While all of the writers admitted that Rivers had the upper hand at the close, some or them thought that Cross was entitled to a draw because of his earlier show ing. One of the' best reports comes in a letter from Tommy Murphy to Jim Buckley, in the course of which ho says: "Personally. I would call the Cross Rivers affair a draw. Rivers was com ing along well at the close and he probably would have knocked Cross out In afew more rounds but all things considered, it was about an even battle." Now Murphv has no love for Cross, as everybody knows and there Is conse. qiiently no reason why he would boost him. Also Tommy Is a conservative boy in what he has to say. Jim Griffin, who has the February permit in San Francisco, is still pro crastinating. He tried, as I wrote last week, to land Jess Willard for Gun boat Smith but Willard wouldn't come. Later the Eastern giant explained that he was afraid he wouldn't gel a square deal at the hands of the Pacific Coast referees. Now Griffin is up in the air. He is waiting to see what Bud Anderson will do against Sammy Trott in Los Ange les. If the Oregonlan is anywhere near as good as they say for him. Griffin may stage mm in a 3u-rouna mm m latter part of February with some of the local lightweights. Red Watson or Willie Hoppe. for instance. If there is nothing doing in that line. Griffin will fail back on his old stand by about three 10-round contests. There is nothing attractive about such a card but it isn't hard to arrange and the promoter Is not taking any big financial chances. MOST OF LAST V EAR'S HIGH STARS ARE GONE. Coach Veatoh, ot Wasliinutou High School, Says Ret-ords of I91S Are Exceptional. Few If any local tnterscholastlc track and field records will be broken during the coming campaign. In the opinion of John Veatch. veteran coach of the champion Washington High squad. Practically every high mark was shattered during the ial meet last May on Multnomah Field, and, with all the record-breaking athletes out of scholastic ranks. It begins to look as .though the present records will prove insurmountable for at least a year or two. Dick Grant, the sensational Wash ington High sprinter, has alienated himself from the eligible lists ? switching himself to the Hill Military Academy; Robert Krohn, polo vaulter. Is at Stanford; Wood worth, the high Jumper, is attending the Orogon Agri cultural College; Edwards, the 410 yard dash sprinter. Is at Berkeley, while Windnagle. the long distance wonder, has enrolled at the University of Oregon. Johnson, of Washington High, holder Of the record in the shot, hammer and discus is about the only man left and It .appears to be up to him to do all the shattering, if any Is done. No official records have been kept or Interscholastio League officials, but last vears have been adopted as the found'irtions for future reckoning. With possibly one or two exceptions the fol lowing 1012 winning marks are the best ever hung up at tho annual May meet between local schools: 100-yard dash Dick Grant (Wash ington) 10 1-5 seconds. 220-yard dash Dick Grant (Wash ington) 22 4-S seconds. 440-yard dash Edwards (Washing- ton) 52 3-5 seconds. 1 880-yard dash Windnagle (Wash Ington) 1:59 4-5. Mile run Wilson (Washington) 4:31. 120-yard hurdles Bibee (Jefferson) IS 1-5 seconds. 220-yard hurdles Bibee (Jefferson) 27 1-5 seconds. Shotput-i-Johnson (Washington) dis tance 47 feet 2 inches. Discus Johnson (Washington) 109.). f eat. Broad jump Smith (Lincoln) 20 feet: 10 inches. ' High Jump Tv'oodworth (Lincoln) 5 feet 6Vi Inches. Pole vault Krohn tWashlngton) 10 feet inches. Javelin throw Johnson (Washing ton) 119.9 feet. SWAIN' MAY PLAY IV 'ORTll Sacramento Oul fielder Draws Re lease From Atkiiih. Cy Swain, the husky outfielder of the SacramenUin Senators, has drawn his release and probably will be found with some Northern League club in 1913. Swain starred with Vancouver for a couple of seasons, his batting sending him up two straight years ftrst lo Washington and then to Sacramento. 'Too slow to compete against my new men," is the reasnn assigned by Owner Atkins. It is fortunate for W. W. McCreule that he signed Justin Fitzgerald, his outfield speed merchant early last Fall. The California college youth purchased two pieces of property at Hayward last week, paying $4060 for the same. That Is enough to put almost anybody in the holdout class. "Toots" Schuls, the Phlllie twlrler re. cently purchased by Manager Wolver ton for Sacramento, was a star at the University of Pennsylvania In 1911. Last year, for the Phillies, he was used ss a relief pitcher, figuring In 22 games, but being credited with only one vie tory and four defeats. In 59 Innings. 273 batsmen faced him and banged out J5 hits, or an average of .272, off his delivery.. The average of hits In the Coast League Is about .275. so Schuls should make good out here In a league of lower classification. See Important announcement, front page of section five, of Manufacturers'! Rummage Sale at Powers, Third and! Yamhill.