TIIE SUNDAY OBEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1013-
VETERANS OF RING
EXTOL ANDERSON
Jim Griffin and Jim Buckley
Think Young Boxer Should
Not Go Too Fast.
JEFFRIES ADVISES DELAY
Coffroth Almost loses Mandot-Mnr-phy
Battle Old Training Camp
. at Freeman's Park to Be Aban
doned Before Very Long.
BY HARRY B- SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) Jim Griffin, the well-known
referee and fight promoter, and Jim
Buckley, manager of "Harlem Tommy"
Murphy and "Gunboat" Smith, among
other fighters, have returned from Los
Angeles, where they watched the An-derson-Trott
scrap, and they have a
lot of nice things to say about the
Vsncouver. Wash., boy. Both of them
are good Judges of what a fighter ougnt
to be and ought to have, and since nei
ther one of them has an ax to grind,
their remarks are well worth reading.
Griffin went to Los Angeles primar
ily to induce Anderson to come to San
Francisco for a fight this month with
some one of the local boys. He didn't
succeed because Manager Donald be
lieves that he is under obligation to
Tom McCarey. who gave him his first
chance. For all that. Griffin is fair
toward Anderson.
"He is a good two-handed fighter,
says the red-headed referee. "He is
cool in the ring, and will make a good
boy If they don't hurry him along too
fast. I understand that he has been
promised a match in March with Joe
Mandot by Tom McCarey. They want
to be careful that they don't rush him
along. That was what killed off Eddie
Hanlon, one of the most promising
youngsters in San Francisco. Ander
son bas a lot to learn, naturally, but
he made a good impression on tne lmb
Angeles fans and with me. I offered
him a match the latter part of Febru
ary with Lew Powell or Red Watson,
but he couldn't see it that way, and 1
couldn't argue the matter with him any
longer."
-Co Slow," Say VrtrmnM.
"Buckley Isn't quite as strong as
Griffin, but for that matter Buckley is
more inclined to be conservative. He
declares that while Trott was beaten
before the first song sounded and was
no match tor the Northwestern boy.
that Anderson looks mighty good far a
beginner.
"At the same time I figure that he is
making a mistake not to accept Grif
fin's offer," said the New York man
ager. "Anderson can't possibly fight in
Los Angeles before March 17, and he
is Just the sort of a chap who ought to
be kept at work. It would accustom
him to conditions, and a match with
either Powell or Watson ought to be as
easy as he can expect."
Jim Jeffries Is said to take about the
same view. I noticed where James J.
was quoted recently in a Los Angeles
paper. He Is unsparing in his praise
of Anderson, yet added that at this time
such a boy as Rivers would beat An
derson decisively in ten rounds. He
also suggests that Donald would do
well to take his scrapper along at an
easy gait, if he expects to make any
thing of him In the future.
Ceffroth Almost Loses Bout.
It was only this week that Jim Coff
roth realized how close he came to
losing his Mandot-Murphy fight. Over
anxiety on the part of Mandot to get
something to do caused him to rush
into the long scrap when he might have
done better in New Orleans and Mem
phis In short engagements.
Mandot was spending a few weeks at
St. Louis, when he telegraphed Mana
ger Harry Coleman to close for the
Murphy fight. He gets 13500. with the
privilege of SO per cent. Twenty-four
hours later a New Orleans promoter
telegraphed him an offer of a $3000
guarantee and the privilege of 30 per
cent of the gate receipts to meet Brit
ton in New Orleans any date in Febru
ary be selected.
Mandot might have canceled the ban
Francisco scrap, since no articles had
been signed, but he refused to do this,
saying he had given his word.
"It broke my heart, almost," said
Joe, "for I know Britton and I would
draw as much in 10 rounds in New
Orleans as Murphy and I will draw in
20 rounds In San Francisco. And the
New Orleans fight would have left me
free to take another 10-round scrap
while out West. One mill of 20 rounds
Is about my limit."
Mandot takes on Mickey Sheridan Ui
an eight-round workout at Memphis on
February 3, after which he will up
stakes for the Pacific Coast.
Murphy, who was called home to at
tend to some business, will leave for
the West about the same time. Murphy
is to have his old training quarters at
Billy Shannon's place, while Mandot
has already engaged quarters at Joe
Millet's establishment in Colma.
Old Cam it Go,
The well-known training camp for
boxers conducted at Freeman's Park,
next to the old Oakland baseball
grounds, of which Al White was the
proprietor, will soon be a thing of the
past. White has sold his license, given
up his lease on the ball park and will
auction oif the furnishings of the 'St.
Julien Hotel. The hotel and training
quarters will thereafter remain "dark."
When the Emeryville track was in
operation, the St. Julien Hotel was
headquarters of many noted owners
and trainers. It was hard to find ac
commodations, as racetrack men
flocked there every season. White
owned several horses at various times
and gathered a number of purses with
Beechwood and others in his string.
When the races were prohibited.
White installed a training camp for
boxers, and many famous knights of
the glove have done their training at
the San Pablo-avenue camp. Among
them were Jack Johnson, Frank Klaus.
"Chicago Knockout" Brown. "Harlem
Tommy" Murphy, "Gunboat" tmith,
Frankie Burns and many lesser lights.
The first of this week Percy Cove,
Tommy McFarland and Henry Hickey.
who are training there, were Informed
that the culinary department had been
abolished and that Just as soon as they
could condition themselves for their
scraps the gymnasium would be torn
down.
With the closing of the racing game
the St. Julien became headquarters for
tne baseball fans. White had the liquor
privilege at Freeman's Park and was
known to all the fans. It was only re
cently that Al was Informed the Oak
land club Intended building a new base,
ball home, and with the loss of that
patronage he could see no future for
his hotel- Wbst disposition will be
made of the Oakland park Is not known.
Grtfflm Lark Mate-bra.
Jim Griffin, who holds the February
permit, will be obliged to content him
self with a card of four 10-round
matches which will be staged on Fri
day night. February 2S. He tried to
secure a more important battle but
failed. While as yet he hasn't made
up bus card, he wants to land "Gun
boat" Smith and Charlie Miller as hts
main event. Both heavyweights seem
willing enough and there is no reason
why Griffin shouldn't bring them to
gether, nnless it might happen to be a
financial dispute.
The Gunner seems somewhat un
lucky. A few weeks ago bis wife se
cured a divorce. This week he was
matched to box 10 rounds in Oakland
on February 6 with Denver Jack Geyer.
Several days later it was discovered
that Geyer bad taken a runout powder
and would not appear. The match had
to be discarded as there was no suit
able opponent in sight.
Miller hasn't been doing much fish
ing since be was conquered by Jin!
Flynn but now he wants to get back
I into the short round game and stay
there as long as possible. When that
is not possible, be will do Just what he
is -doing now in his off moments run
a streetcar for the United Railroads.
Sailors ta Battle.
Quite an important fistic event is
scheduled for Vallejo on Wednesday
night, February 5. Sailor Ed Petroskey
is matched for 20 rounds with Sailor
Grande and the sailors at the Goat
Island naval training station are wild
ly excited. A special boat has been
chartered and something like SO of the
marines have applied for leave of ab
sence on that auspicious occasion. They
are figuring on taking along a band
of 20 pieces and affairs will be tune
ful on the return trip, providing Pe
troskey can win. He recently fought a
much-improved contest and his friends
are hoping for the best. Jim Griffin
bas consented to referee.
Sam Langford. the Boston heavy
weight, is expected to arrive here with
his manager, Joe Woodman, on the
Oceanic liner Sonoma that is due in
from Australia on Sunday afternoon.
Langford has been quite successful in
Australia, his latest being a knockout
that was registered on Sam McVey.
Woodman has brought his man back
because he thinks the field is worked
out and then, too, doubtless, he would
like a crack at the heavyweight title.
There is a sentiment against "mixed"
matches Just now in America and un
less Langford can secure bouts with
other blacks, he is quite likely to find
the picking mighty hard.
At all events, Woodman will prob
ably have some interesting stories' to
tell of affairs from a fistic standpoint
in the Antipddes.
SGHQOLPLAYERSGURBED
OCTSIDE PLAYING BARRED BY
INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE.
Peremptory Orders Issued .Warning
Team Members Prospects Are
Bright for Good Season.
Peremptory orders nave been issued
by the directors of the Interscholastlc
Baseball League that players will not
be permitted to play with teams out
side of the organization during the
school year. Any player found violat
ing the order will lose the privilege to
participate in school athletics for one
year.
During the 1912 interscholastlc sea
son a number of players on the inter-
1-,., . , j ottMitinn to
SCIlOJaBllv icama mtu ' u ..........
the above order adopted by the inter
scholastic directors a year ago. and
played with number of outside teams,
which led to the Dreaaiug up ui mo
league last year. When the athletic di
rectors discovered the players' infringe
ments on the rules, the schedule was
near completion. The teams were with
drawn from the league and the cham
pionship ended in the air. as several
schools were tied for the honors at the
time of the trouble.
ni 1 .. . .1 .1, T intB1-flfhalARti(
aiIIIUClS UU os.c ... . ..
baseball teams last year were found to
be playing with other teams on Sun
davs. We are not against Sunday ball,
but the interscholastlc directors have
ruled against playing with two teams,"
said T T. Davis, president of the inter
scholastlc board yesterday. "This year
. . in ka .ivan a trnnA warning
ine uujs vti 6..
and if they are found violating this rule
they will be suspended from taking
part in any school athletics for one
year s time.
. ., nc-f,,! 1il a Inter.
rTOspecua vl " duv.-
scholastic baseball season are very
rl.,i . v, .. i n.ntp.nt. win h nut for
Ail uaacuoii t.oi"-.o
practice within the next few weeks and
a training season longer uiu ........ v,.
last season will be held.
The Jefferson High School baseball
team, which met with great success last
season until the breaking up of tne
league, will have a strong nine. Eight
members of last year's team will be
i.w -1- - . .mlVanafforRolwrt Me-
Murry promises that the 1S1J squad will
be as good as that of last year's if not
better, some ot me vs
Colvin. catcher: Robert Colvin. fielder;
Brady, second base; Liopold. shortstop;
Williams, pitcher, and Ward Irvine,
catcher.
The February freshmen will make
enough material to make the complete
nine and .good substitutes.
(joacn .ari, oi i ow. -ball
team, will need little new ma
terial for his 1913 baseball team. All of
. - , tha .chnnl ami
nis lasi year uibu -
the chances of a championship team
loom brightly. The following is a list
- .... .linn a Millet and G.
oi me iwoii j ........ .
Miller, fielders; Grebe, shortstop; Dris
coll first base: Tilford. pitcher: Manary,
first base: Jewell, fielder; Ball, third
base: Baker, pitcher: Hoffman and Wil
son, catchers, voacn x.u
a fast team last year.
Hill Militarv Academy will have the
services of "Chick" Taylor as baseball
coach this season. Dungan. McClellan.
VanZante. Briggs, Brown Stlnson. Mor
gan. Smith Blrtne, Berger Dale will
furnish material for the Hill nine. Dale
Joined the Hill school recently coming
from Helix. Or., with a reputation as a
;ood catcher.
. i- -. tiw memoer- at the
morgan ' J ow .- - -
school. He comes from the North Cen
tral High School, oi spoimno. ini
.. . i , A .1 H .i m nnA Columbia
coin, rvi iiauu - . . . ...... -
University baseball teams also promise
to have strong m-s nu t--
for the 1913 championship should be
looked for.
Johnson May Join Spokane.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) Edson Johnson, of this city, for
merly with the Whitman College base
ball team, probably will play with the
Spokane Indians as first baseman next
year. He has a contract he has been
considering, and he has about decided
to sign and forward It tomorrow.
Edson is a son of Ole Johnson, court
bailiff here.
Silverton 22, Mount Angel 20.
stt f i-oTfi-a rr.. FVk. 1.- (Soerlal.)
- -...irin-r a-ame of .basketball
here tonight the Silverton Commercial
Club team dereatea me muum -.--quintet.
23 to 20. There was a total
. . MfHetAnkri durinc the play.
Next Saturday night the Silverton team
will meet the Dauas cuunpium
Two More Stenographers Get Jobs.
The County Court has made an order
.ii u rMtrict Attorney Evans two
additional stenographers, making three
in all a record clerk and an investi
gator. The duties of the investigator
will be to looa up eviutjji.o , ci.
for the prosecution of eases and to
keep in touch with witnesses.
Jacinto Calvo, Cuban outfielder
signed by Washington, has written to
Manager Griffith that he is studying
English in order' to be able ta converse
with the players durisg the season.
OREGOUOi US
HORSE SHOW EM
International Water Jump Is
Captured by H. R. Adair,
of Tenth Cavalry.
CONTEST IS SPECTACULAR
Army Officers From Many Nations
Compete In What Is Adjudged
Most Picturesque Event at
Madison-Square Garden.
Probably few people who read of tne
i.ew York Horse Show know that the
chief event, the International Broad
ater Jump, was won by an Oregon
boy. Lieutenant H. R. Adair, of the
Tenth Cavalry. United States Army. On
his splendid mount, Fico, Lieutenant
Adair made a thrilling leap of IS feet.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
D. Adair, of 488 East Eleventh street
North, and a grandson f the late
Right Reverend B. Wistar Morris, for
many years bishop o the diocese of
Oregon.
The contest jras for the Falrbalrn
Lieutenant Adair. Portland Army 4
Officer Who Captured Sew
York Horse Show Jump Event, f
cup for horses ridden by Army offi
cers and was competed for by 35 crack
riders of the United States and Europe.
Two years ago this cup was won by
England. Last year it went to Hoi
land, but a few weeks ago it was cap
tured by Lieutenant Adair for the
United States.
The broad water Jump was the most
spectacular event on the programme of
the National Horse Show. Conditions
in Madison Square Garden admitted
but a short run at the start, making
the feat particularly difficult. The
preliminary trial callel for a Jump over
a hedge and 16 feet of water, the gap
being widened one foot after each
horse had had three entries on each
trial.
The gate was used often in reducing
the ranks until only four horses sur
vived when the gap was widened to
18 feet.
Some of the mounts balked at the
A - r. rl h.H tit h 1 H Ult tO 1 T) -
spect the hazard. More than SO per
cent reiusea to wbb me i-iwi juui
and half the remainder went out at li
feet.
At the final, two Americans, Lieu
tenant John G. Quekemeyer, Fifth
United States Cavalry, on Deceive, and
Lieutenant H. R. Adair were left to
compete against two foreigners. Lleu:
tenant E. Van Doreen, First Lancers,
Belgium, on Sapho, and Lieutenant C
H. Labouchere, Royal Holland Hussars,
on Spes.
In the firsLtrials these four succeed
ed in clearing the hedge and 15 feet
of water.
Sapho First to Succumb.
As the distance was lengthened,
c-v.A tha flrKt ro fail. The next
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increase put out Deceive. This left
Spes and Fico witn 10 ioci i
to clear.
The Dutch horse failed In the first
attempt- Fico was sent at the Jump
and also failed by a narrow margin
I- wA nutr-h horse failed. Fico
struck the hurdle and wet his heels in
the water beyond. Ail aepenaea upon
the last Jump. The Dutch horse made
a magnificent leap but failed to clear
the water.
Lieutenant Adair walked his horse
up and down, viewed the hazard from
every possible angle and sent Fico at
the jump. He cleared the hedge and
the water beyond and landed on the
turf with a clean foot to spare.
Wild cheers broke from the specta
tors as the blue ribbon went to Lieu
tenant Adair and his mount Fico.
i. onnA and veiled. Society
spiit its gloves in its enthusiasm. For
once gowns and Jewels were forgot
ten and norse anu nuc. .Cv.ol.v. ...
the attention. Onlookers were crowded
five and six deep around the judging
Te New York Times declares LUs
. 1. . Bnaritailllar Vtlt Oil the DTO-
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gramme and the Army and Navy
V , l. nt it tt nnt of the
joamai "
most picturesquo and exciting events
of the week.
Wlusrr la Native Oreeoniaa.
Lieutenant Adair was born In As
toria, where he is well remembered
as a boy for his daring rides through
the little town. His first experience
with horses was on a ranch, the tam
ilv home near that place. One of his
. ... .i,waoinTii was standing
erect on his l.orse and galloping up
ana down tne sireew.
ir. ...n turn voars at the Bishon
Scott Academy In this city, after which,
at the age OI li. ne eniereo weai j-umi..
Here he was soon recognised as one of
the three best riders in the Academy.
After being graduated with honors,
he was stationed for a time at Fort
Robinson. Nebraska. Later he was as
signed to the Philippine Islands.
Lieutenant Adair graduated last
rmrn fhe Mounted Service School
at Fort Rawlins, Nebraska
He Is now eligible to represent the
United States in cavalry meets abroad.
He is modest aooui nis oruiia.ni
..i,i..ni nil In bis letters home
scarcely mentions the honor won.
BOXING BRIEFS
ilf- t'KBOAT" SMITH, the California
Vl heavyweight who has been per
forming well for the past few months,
will meet Jack Geyer at Oakland on
February 5. Smith is being primed
tor a match with Luther McCarty.
Jack Dillon Is forging to the front
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rank of middleweights and the Indian
apolis man is not to be overlooked by
the adherents of McGoorty. Klaus and
Papke. He beat Leo Houjk last week
in a six-round bout.
At the same time Dillon was beating
Houck Eddie .McGoorty was trying his
best to dent the hard head of Freddie
Hicks, of Detroit at New York. It was
Eddie's fight by a big margin. The
boys weighed in at 163 pounds, which
Is much easier for the Oskosh man
than the regulation lo8 pounds
Johnny Dundee, the promising feath
erweight, earned a 10-round decision
over Willie Jones, of Brooklyn, ac
cording to the majority of writers, but
others claimed that the Brooklyn lad
had the best of the milling. These no
decision affairs assuredly are better
than nothing but far from satisfactory
in deciding questions of superiority.
a m
i.ArrnAp .3.ilAr nf N'pv York, likes
boxing and says that it will not be
stopped in the Empire state as long
as it is kept tree irom rowdyism ana
brutality.
Jack Johnson Is in a bad way finan
cially, according to reports from Chi
cago, but the Federal authorities will
not permit him to leave Illinois to earn
11, 200 on a vaudeville tour.
Mike Schreek, the heavyweight boxer
who was not far from the champion
ship a few year3 ago, is no longer a
boxer, but has taken to the wrestling
game.
Charley Ledoux, the Frencn bantam
weight champion, will sail for America
on February 5. He is after an Amerl
can manager for a campaign in this
country. Tom Jones might apply here.
Jeff Smith, the New Jersey middle
weight who has won five successive
fights in Paris, has been matched to
meet George Carpentler. the ex-mld
dleweight champion of France, for SO
rounds in Paris on February 5.
Adrien Hogan is the name of the
latest French middleweight hero. Wil
lie Lewis meets him in Paris this
month. Lewis left for Europe with
Dan MKetrick, the manager of Joe
Jeannette, last week. McKetrick hopes
to bring Carpentler to this country to
meet Eddie McGoorty, Bombardier
Wells to tackle Luther McCarty, ana
Freddie W'elch to meet McFarland.
Kivers. Britton or Cross.
Bob Moha, the cx-middlewelght
fighter who is styled the "white Joe
Walcott," Is only five feet four inches
tall but weighs 220 pounds. He started
in as a featherweight, weighed 158
pounds last year, but is now working
strenuously to get down to 175 pounds
to meet Cyclone Johnny Thompson at
the light heavyweight poundage.
m
Johnny Griffith, of Akron, O., is be
ing touted as a prospective opponent
of Johnny Kilbane for the feather
weight title. He hasn't Jeen defeated
in a year and has met some good ones.
Bat Nelson fights Ray Sorensen, a
Racine, Mich., lightweight, at Fond du
Las, Mich., on Wednesday night.
Abe Attell says that Leach Cross
hasnt the heart to become a great
boxer," as he wilts In the face of a
prospective reverse. "If he had the
fighting spirit of Ad Wolgast Leach
would be a crackerjack." says Abe.
Jimmy Barry, ex-champion bantam
weight, who, besides Jack McAuliffe, Is
the only champion to retire undefeated,
Is a great admirer of Luther Mc
Carty. He thinks that McCarty will
develop into one of the greatesX boxers
the game has ever known, although
possibly not so good as Jeffries, Fita
simmons or Corbett.
GOOD SHOTS RECRUITED
KEVOIiVEK CLUB PREPARES FOR
XEXT TOCRXET.
Dates Set for Several Trap-Shooting
Meets Throughout Northwest
for Opening Season.
Although the Portland Revolver Club
will not repeat its sensational National
championship winning feat of a year
ago, the prospects for another crack
team for the next telegraphic tourna
ment are bright, according to M. Abra
hams, governor of the local end of
the united States Revolver Associa
tlon.
Three stars have already Joined the
squad. They are: Fred Peterson,. R.
E. Butler and E. W. Moore. Peterson,
although only a few weeks at practice
with the revolver, has averages in
practice that would make the first
team. He will probably shoot tomor
row night in the 21 and 22 second
matches. R. E. Butler, a member of
the local police force has been prac
ticlng regularly and his averages also
would entitle hirru to a place on the
team. He will join the team within
the next few weeks.
Captain E. W. Moore, who for many
years held the Oregon record as the
best rifle shot when he was captain
of the Oregon National Guard rifle
team, a number of years ago. will be
come a member of the local revolver
team. J T. Moore, captain of the Port
land revolver team, was a member of
the Oregon National Guard rifle team,
under E. W. Moore.
Chief SVover, of the Portland police
force, may be persuaded to join the
team. Should he become a member
the strength of the squad will be
greatly increased.
The revolver team would like to ar
range for a return match with the Los
Angeles Revolver Ciuo. wnicn deteatea
the Portland men in 1911 on the out
door range. M. Abrahams attributes
the defeat of 1911 to the absence of
several of his crack shots. The local
team is eonndent that it could gain
a victory over the Los Angeles men
should a return match be arranged. A
team of ten men took part in the match
of 191L
Trap-shooting enthusiasts will have
an opportunity to participate in a num
ber of Northwest tournaments this sea
son. The Northwest shoot has pre
empted dates for a shoot in Spokane
in June, the Seattle Association hae
taken July IS. 17 and 18 for Its annual
Potlatch shoot, and the Indians' shoot
will be held this year at Raymond,
Julv 24 and 25. The Oregon state or
ganisation has scheduled its shoot for
AUgUSt in cuseiic. miiu me don m;s-
ton State shoot will be held in We-
natchee some time during the month of
Seotember.
The Pacific Coast handicap will take
place in Sacramento, at a date not yet
set.
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
Coach Lord, of the T. M. C. A. relay
team, bas taken advantage of the pres
ent good weather conditions add has
his long-distance runners out for prac
tice Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
When the Salem-to-Portland relay race
is held. May S, with the Chemawa In
dians, Coach Lord promises victory.
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A Junior membership contest Is on
at the Y. M. C A and the business
boys are pitted against tne schoolboys
In an effort to see which can secure
the largest number of new members.
The boys Interested In the contest will
be banqueted on February a.
Tin, v Hf f A. Athens falned an
overwhelming victory over the Y. M.
C A. Beavers 31 to 8, last Friday night,
and claim the 120-pound championship.
Martin, at forward, and Hutchinson, at
guard, starred for the Athens. i
NDER
LOOMS
AS FUTURE
Youth With Frame of Welter
weight and Fists of Heavy
Not Far From Title.
"BIG FOUR" ARE ALARMED
Wolgast, Mandot, Rivers and Ritchie
See in Vancouver Lightweight
Contender to Be Feared, but
None Beg for Matches.
BY JAMES H- CASSELU
"VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. I. (Spe
cial.) Bud Anderson, the new light-n-atcrht
..hamninn of th ring, received
a tremendous ovation upon his retucn
home last night.
Von mav read the foregoing "spe
cial" In these columns within the next
year, for Bud Anderson, the Vancouver
boy, is assuredly the most promising
lightweight championship possibility
in pugii.sro muiif.
nent, with the frame and strength of a
weiterweigni, uie now w -j
weight, ambidextrous punching ability
which finds no superior, if an equal,
. . . . 1 tUl.t.iahtl
among me preseyi-uaj
coolness of a veteran and courage
nouoi. nllv nut ta the test in 43 fights.
is on the royal highway to success
symbolized by a championship. Who
can siop mm:
n-i 1 ..l..... e,nnnA tha Mtmlt-
V I1CU ftHuci own uivyKi. .....
hearted Sammy Trott in six rounds in
the Vernon arena, performing a feat
which Bat Nelson, Young Saylor. Phil
Brock and other lightweights failed to
ao, ana wnicn coimumcu ojbiu
of Knockout Brown's sturdiest as
saults, the Los Angeles fighting public
doffed hat to a new championship con
tender, and. the "Big Four" Ritchie,
Wolgast, Rivers and Mandot knew
.1... I wn - rmn . n h ftTrtA I II tO Wel-
comlng another member Into the ranks
of the "higner ups.
If Bud Anderson is a legitimate
lightweight, equal to the task of en
tering the ring at 13S pounds with no
loss of strength, none of his friends
need spend sleepless hours worrying
over future combats. He should van
quish any lightweight in the ring to-
ua.
The writer is confident that Ander
son has strength, endurance anu an
ting power equal to any lightweight in
the game, but is afraid that Bud can
not enter the ring at 133 pounds and
be strong enough to win a cliamplon
shlp. He weighed 147 pounds when in
Portland Just before leaving for Cali
fornia, and while he reduoed to 133
pounds several hours before the Trott
nt., fn mnat rlE?id training will be
required to keep him from graduating
Into the sntton-ittcr arianu cikm
light welters.
Strange to say, those who saw the
Trott-Anderson bout carried away the
impression that Bud is good at long
. ; 1 1 i .! hut in woefully weak in
infisrhting. He bad a variety of
punches, topped by left and right up.
percuts of equal force, but failed to
score in the clinches. At Medford.
where Bud went through the cam
paign preparatory to invading Califor
nia, he was never accused of being
particularly clever, but even his bit
terest ring rivals conceded that he
was a terror with his. short-arm Jolts
In the clinches.
Those friends of Anderson who ad
..i him r. crnin more exnerience
against lesser lights before tackling
men of the Manaot ana niven o"'"".
forget that Bud's training school was at
Vancouver Barracks, where he was
equally at home boxing lightweights or
tussling with-the middles and heavies
of the army camp. As far as real ex
perience goes, the ring boasts of few
lightweights with more of it.
At the barracks every workout was a
fight, with the majority of Bud's oppo
nents far outweighing him. It was
slam, bang from start to finish, no
quarter asked, and knockouts were as
frequent there as a drop of blood in
the average training ring. No matter
what the size of the opponent, big or
m. i. . ain.-av Fturi who emersred
victor from the swatfest. Can you won
der tnat tnese soiuiera ncic "us
bet five to one that Bud would whip
Trott, and would wager their entire
savings on the Vancouver boy against
a world's champion? They know him.
Anderson is ready to meet any light
weight in the world, and the sooner the
better. Why dally for IS months or
two years when the elimination route
to the title may be covered in half that
time? Bud will be 25 years old on April
8, older than Wolgast, the ex-champion.
If he is to be a champion, there Is no
virtue in delay.
True, Wolgast advises Bud to take
i- ...... a. " o t a run " onri Rfi da Riv-
l L DbBJi i' i r - '
ers, Mandot and Ritchie, but these chaps
will keep away irom duu uu who w
text or another as long as possible, only
meeting him for financial inducements
which will practically- eliminate the
Northwesterner from a share in the
gate receipts.
Ad Wolgast will never light Bud An
derson, at least, not until the Cadillac
boy has had another crack at Willie
Ritchie and the championship. Ad says
be will fight any lightweight in the
world for $10,000. but ho is not going
to take any chances with a ehap like
Bud over the 20-round course.
"Why should I fight Anderson It's
nothing to gain right now and all to
lose," argues Wolgast.
But the summary manner In which
Anderson relegated Trott to the back-
. . n 1 1- a ravflntinTi in Ad as well
as to the other stellar lightweights.
and ne is not bs .w a. i. im . .
unless Bud becomes such a prominent
figure that much gold will repay Adolph
for his take-a-chanca go.
Bud Anderson is much superior to Ad
Wolgast physically as shown by the
following table:
Wolsasu Anllermn:..
1J3 ... Weight 133
JRll. la- He-glit S ft. in.
d5 in. Reach............ So tn.
is3 InT Neck lSJi In.
'! In. Chest, contracted St, In.
la. -Chet expanded. ..... . 41 In.
29 in. .Wai.t SO In.
10 in. ...BlfJht Forearm...... 11 H In.
18 inl aigtit Thigh JO In.
i in Lett Thigh JiOS In.
1? in. Kieht Calt.... IS In.
12 In. , Loft Calf IS In.
in. Wrist 7 In.
S94 In. Ankle in.
"They never come back," said Jim
Corbett in talking to Ad Wolgast In
Portland last week. And Jim knows,
or thinks he knows, for he has been
through the mill.
"When yon are lighting yonr way to
the top you think nothing of a little
10-mile run early In the morning, eat
nothing- but the plainest food, and take
a lively interest in things," explained
Gentleman Jan.
"But when you win the title and have
a little money you want to lie in bed
mornings, have a horror of hard work,
eat nothing but the richest food, and
complacently view life through a cloud
of fragrant tobacco smoke. Then, when
you meet one of tbe boys who lives as
you did in your earlier days, the cham
GHAMP
pionship changes hands, and you have
lost so much vitality and strength of
will to work hard that the other fellow
manages to beat you out for the top
when you try a 'comeback.' "
CLASS D LEAGUE PROBABLE
Coast Magnates May Back Organ
ization in California.
LOS ANGELES. Feb.' 1. (Special.)
President Baum, of the Coast League,
camb here to assist in the transfer of
the Vernon club from that city to Ven
ice and to confer with ICddie Maier and
Henry Berry regarding the organiza
tion of the proposed class D baseball
league for four cities in the cetKral por
tion of California.
He says that In all probability the
baby league will be organized and will
have clubs in Oakland, Fresno, Stock
ton and San Jose. He has conferred
with the Oakland and San Francisco
clubs in the Coast League and finds
them enthusiastic regarding the propo
sition. Berry and Maler also indorse
the scheme and it now looks like a cer
tainty that the league will be organized
within the next two weeks.
The baby league will not be a Coast
League enterprise, but will be financed
by Coast League magnates representing
the two clubs around the bay and the
two clubs here.
Baum says that it wtll play a season
of five and a half months, starting
about April 15 and closing lata In Sep
tember. Consent of the Coast League
must be had for placing a club in Oak.
land, but with four of the six directors
favoring the plan it is assured that this
permission will be granted.
VENICE GETS TIGERS
CONTRACTS -BETWEEN" OFFI-
CXALS ARE SIGNED.
President Bantu Says That Games
Will Be Played Once a Week at
Coast Town.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. (Special.)
Venice has been selected as the new
home of the Tigers and the contracts
between the club officials and the
Venice authorities were signed today.
Hogan and Maier, accompanied by
President Baum, of the Coast League
went to Venice this afternoon to sign
the contracts. The only hitch in the
negotiations for the last three weeks
was the length of time that a lease
could be had upon the grounds, and
that was settled last nignt-
The Tigers will have a modern base
ball plant on the grounds of the Los
Angeles Gun Club at Washington and
Virginia avenues.
Work already has been started at
tearing down the old fences and build
ings and Maier said that the new park
would be ready for the Tigers on open
ing day of the Coast League season.
President Baum said that one game
a week the Sunday morning contest
would he scheduled for Venice, but that
if the Los Angeles and the Venice
teams wished to play more games at
the seashore, other clubs in the league
would have no objection.
He said the transfer of the franchise
was not to be construed as an objection
to the Vernon players, but to the town
they had represented
DATE FOR MEET IS SET
INTERSCHOLASTIC TRACK COX
TEST TO BE MAY 2 4.
Columbia University Indoor Gather
ing to Be First of Four Berke
ley Loses Northerners.
Track meets in which Portland
school athletes will bo entered:
April 12 Columbia University In
door track and field meet at Co
lumbia. May 10 University of Oregon
State Interscholastlc Meet at Eu
gene. May 18 and 17 Oregon Agricul
tural College Stat Interscholaatio
Meet at CorvaUla.
May St Portland Interscholastlo
Meet on Multnomah Field.
The 113 Portland interscholastie
track and- field meet will likely take
place on May 24. The Multnomah field
will be the scene of the meet which will
be held in all probability under the au
spices of the Multnomah Amateur Ath
letic Club, which had charge of the
meet last year.
"I will call a meeting of the inter
scholastlc directors soon after the start
ing of the new term of school for the
arranging of a baseball schedule and
the fixing of the interscholastlc track
date," said T. T. Davis, president of
the Interscholastlo association. "It
looks to be the only date open in May,
the month in which the meet is usually
held, and I am Inclined to believe that
the athletic directors will name that
day."
Because of the early date of. the
Berkeley meet, which will be held April
4 and S, conflicting with the mid-term
examinations of the high schools; no
local interscholastie track men will be
able to participate in the southern
meet, but nevertheless the local boys
will take part in four meets.
The first meet of the 1913 season in
which all Interscholastlc teams will
take part, will be the Columbia Uni
versity meet on April 12. The next
meet te draw the attention of the ath
letes will be the University of- Oregon
event May 10. In this meet, which is
held annually under the auspices of the
University of Oregon, nearly every high
school in the State of Oregon has a
team competing for state interscholas
tlc honors. More than 20 schools took
part in this meet last year. The week
following this meet the Oregon Agri
cultural College will stage Ha annual
track and field meet lasting two days.
May 16 and 17.
Ib this meet last year 3S Oregon
preparatory schools were entered. The
last track meet of the year in which
local Interscholastie athletes will take
part will be the Portland Interscholas
tie track and field meet on May 34, un
der the auspices of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club.
Basketball Teams "Scrap."
rr.l t K A n i.i. rnllairA T 11 ,! ! n.
1 Q OXVUllX, V"ii.. J -
ketbaii team and the Jewish Boys' Ath
letic U1UD live, UI r iii i.onu. bic en
gaged in a war of words and penman
ship over their respective ability.
The Mount Angel management con
tends that the Portland team has had
. .k-m-A- nt.n at Unnnl A nif.l
on Thanksgiving day and on February
22. and refused both dates on account
of players being unable to get away
from work, and now refuses to play at
Mount Angel this season and is after
a game in Portland.
The original proposiuuu, auvuiums iu
. i. , ' Antral nonnla V9I t hat lWO
ino .i"".". - ' , , (
games be played, one in each place.
The Jewish boys replied that only one
game was possible, and that at Mount
I njv,a ...ma ( hfi awitf-hAR An li
the "talkfest" over the strength ef the
respective quintets.
CLUB COMMITTEES
WILL BE CHANGED
Some of Multnomah Leaders,
However, Will Hold Places
for Another Year.
ELECTION IS FEBRUARY 11
Frank Walking" to t'omlutie to
Guide Aquatics and Frank.
Dunne, Allen and Rat Will
Likely Continue in Posts.
Wb.il with the organization of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
board of trustees Immediately follow
ing the annual election on' February II
coma changes in the IS committees
which handle the work of Portland's
big athletic club, a number of tbe
chairmen undoubtedly will hold, over
for another year.
Frank E. Watkins, a most lnde
fatiguable worker in the ' Interests of
aquatics, in the club and the North
west, desires to continue, as chairman
of the swimming committee, and his
wish will be gratified. He has been
in charge of the swimming for one
year, after a short abseuce from the
committee, and has a number ef plans
which will not be completed (or an
other year.
Swimming Is one of the most popu
lar sports at the club among junior,
senior and women members, and to Mr.
Watkins belongs much of the credit.
At no club in the West is there so
large a number of swimming enthusi
asts as at Multnoms'i Club, regardless
of membership.
Four Likely to Hold Places.
Edgar Frank, indoor athletics chair
man, who has charge of boxing and
wrestling; T. Morris Dunne, outdoor
athletics chairman, with track and
field work his specialty; A. H. Allen,
head of the entertainment committee,
and Alma D. Katz, who has put the
Turkish bath department on a paying
basis for the first time In the history
of the club, seem due for reappoint-
ment to their important commitees. A
number of other chairmen may be
asked to continue at the helm for an
other year.
Mr. Frank lias already planned ahead
for two big boxing and wrestling pro
grammes, exclusive of the bouts with
the Vancouver, B. C, Athlotlo Club, on
February 21. The Olympic Club, of bian
Francisco, will send three or four men
to Portland for a high-class card, prob
ably on March JS, while a city chum
pionship tournament, open to all ama
teur boxers und wrestlers in Portland
and its environs, is a prospective April
feature. Then the Pacific Northwest
championships at Seattle in May will
see a number of Winged "M" boys in
action, including Frank, former Coast
125-pound wrestling king.
Dunne Has Bis Meets Plauned.
Mr. Dunne, who Is secretary of the
Pacific Northwest Association, has a
campaign mapped out which, if suc
cessful, will bring not only the Pacifio
Coast Intercollegiate track and field
meet to Portland but a Pacifio Coast
meet of amateurs from athletic clubs
and colleges. The former seems likely
to go to some California point, whitn
the latter, an even bigger event, will
corns to Portland If the Rose Festival
management co-operates with Multno
mah Club in defraying part of the ex
penses of the Callfornlans to Uie big
athletic gathering.
The social year at the club has been
a most successful one, with A, H. Allen,
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee, largely responsible for the many
pleasurable affairs.
The following lg the list of 1913 com
mitteemen chairmen: baseball. Edward
R. Morris; tennis, A. D. Wakeman;
racquets and squash, Hamilton Cor
bett; outdoor athletics. T. Morris
Dunne; basketball, C, S. Mackle; bil
liards and pocket billiards, W. C, Duni
way; Indoor athletics, boxing and wres
tling. Edgar E. Frank; handball, C. P.
Osborne; Turkish baths, Alma 1). Katz;
grounds, H. H. Herdman, Jr.: bowling.
A. p. Dobson; library committee, D. H.
Stephenson: entertainment, A. H, Allen;
house committee, A. T. Caswell; inter
collegiate football, Martin T. Pratt;
swimming. Frank E. Watkins: soccer
football, Walter Giffard; women's an
nex, Mrs. F. H. Ransom. .
Duaue Prominently Mentioned.
T. Morris Dunne is the most promi
nently mentioned candidate for the
presidency, now held by A. M. Ells
worth, who refused to permit his name
to go before the club members for a
Place on the board of directors. The
campaign is beginning to attract the
attention of the politically inclined, and
several warm fights over seats on tbe
directorate are sure to ensue.
The ten nominees whose names go
before the membership for .lection Of
five to two-year terms on the board of
trustees are: A. H. Allen, Kenneth Fen
ton, W. C. Francis, Edgar E. Frank,
F. F. Ilild, Gwilyn Jones. C. Henri
Labbe, Edward Morris, D. H. Stephen
son and E. Plowden Stott.
The five retiring members of the
board are: A. M. Ellsworth, A. H. Al
len, Edgar E. Frank, Alma D. Kats and
Frank Ransom. The six holdover mem
bers of the board are: C. V. DynienU T.
Morris Dunne, R. W. Wilbur, Georgo
Simons, Charles Barton and Fred De
Neffe.
BASEBALL NTVES WILL TOTJR
Giants and 'White Sox to Travel
Around World.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. Plans were
completed here today for a world's
baseball tour by the ftew york Na
tionals and Chicago American baseball
teams next Winter. They will start
their trip Immediately after tbe world's
series in' October, and will end It in
Dublin, Ireland, on Washington's
birthday. 1H. according to present
plans.
Ted Sullivan, the scout of the Chi
cago Americans, will be advance agent
and will leave for the Orient next Au
gust He has letters of introduction
from President Taft, prominent Sena
tors and other public men to high of
ficials ab.oad, and says he already has
been assured of a hearty reception for
the teams in Hawaii, -aran, Australia
and France.
The teams will leave San Francisco
about November 1, after playing exhi
bition games In Chicago. Kansas City,
Omaha, Denver, Los Angeles and San
Francisco. The countries visited will
be Hawaii. Japan, China, the Philip
pines, AusUalia, Taamcnla, New Zeal
and. Egypt, France, E: ;land and Ire
land, The players will return to New
York about March 1.
Hanlou's Victory Minimized.
James McLaughlin, a Centralia rail
road man who taw the Delaney-HanloB
bout at Centralia a few nights ago, says
Hanlon. who is a middleweight, pushed
his lightweight opponent. Delaney.
through the ropes in the eighth round
and that the decision should not go
down as a knockout, unless tbe flour
outside be given the credit.