The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 25, 1913, SECTION TWO, Image 18

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Newspaper Page Textf CHAMPION PARTY KILLED IH CONTEST , Pelkey Drives Blow to Heart in in Eight Minutes. GREAT THRONG IS DAZED Northwest Mounted ' Tollce Go to ; Scene of Prizefight to Arrest - Victor and All Connected With Affair Near Talgarr. OTHXK FATAL RING BATTUfl. The death of SIcCarty add another fatality to a long 11" of fighter kll!d In prLsertnx battlaa Bob rttalmmom knocked out Con Beardon In am exhibition bout at Eyrecnee. N. aome yeare ao. and Beardoa died. Owen Moran, the Xnsliih llfht welcht. killed Thomas McCarthy with a blow in a bout at Fan rranclsco In 191o. Other death In San Francisco In clude: Harry Tenner, who JIM after a cla5h with rrankle Nell In IPO. Jimmy Traney. who died from re uJt of the blow, of Jimmy CCConnell In 1!0. -Ginser" Williams, who was a vic tim of "Kid" Kennlth a punch ten years later. Max l-andy rollapeed and died after a bout with Joe O-Brlen at Brockton. Maa.. in 1910. Frank Cole, a Philadelphia nero boxer, killed in a bout with Stanley Roere in Philadelphia the amo J ear. Billy Vernon, known the Ha verstraw Brickmaker." rollapeed in a Philadelphia bout In the early ' and died the next day. Walter Croot. an English bantam welitht. died a. the reiult of blow, d.llvcr.d by Jimmy Barry. the Amer ican champion. In a bout before the. National Sportlmt Club of London on December . IS7. Recent death, include those of Joe" Ketchell. who died from a bout with "Billy- Walter, at Wau keaan. IU-. n 11 " F"",ch r..m.t named PHII. who collapsed U a Pari, r.u, during a bou, with an Englt.h boxer flxhtln. under the name of ET.rden. t T e a : : CALGARY. May :4.-Lutber Mc carty, white heavyweight cn.,.y - Lorld. today took the count of 10 , from Referee Ed Smitn. w .. ' IV" ch" ?:iow exactly one minute .L5 second, after the fight began Arthur Pelkey wa9 arreMea w" . on th. charB. of ."Ye .ndlater Northwestern r "."sm.epar.ted th. e Ing a Cinch W?" fn.ycr'oueh.nK attitude. To the .pec- t.tor. It looked simply """'J" ' crouched lower and lower. Cwever an" his eye. rolling then he 'roUapaed and fell Mil on the Z Poor. . . Referee Become. Alarm. The. referee, assuming that McCarty ., ad bien knocked out. stood over him to count off the "ond .J, .tood at one aide of hia fallen adversary. He scarcely reallxeo wM n.d"."?ened. By thl. time the referee Sad become .larmed and called for a which had swarmed over Tho physicians worked over tne !..?.v. man for eight minutes, when r ..- . , 1 v... on. they pronounced him o, ' " " twined their efforts for more than an Both men apparently were in splendid . condition when tney When McCarty climbed over the rope. . ?,, laughing. A few minutes later Pelkey appeared. Blew Mnwk 11 1 !" Th- w.n soarred cautiously at the opening, both handling themselves wc. - There were several mlxup. 1 of small ronsequence. then Pelkey Jabbed Mc carty on the jaw. It was ood t blow, and McCarty wlncea un"r " "i -amlled. Then, after about a minute of "m't th,re Was a fierce exchange .linen in thl clinch McCarty ..revived the blow which caused nia McCarty hll tt th. referee and the crowd thought . knockout and tho '' '""-": ' In the customary counts, held up the V .1 P'l-ev t indicate that he was , the winner. ' . , Mccartys seconds had ru.hed to hia aide and began to work over him Af ter a few seconds there were, calls tor a. physician. , James Short, ivms that an information would be placed againt Pelkey and Plbf .;om" ' tnose closely asoclated with the fight. Spectators All l.lal. l-nder the laws, of Alberta every spectator is liable to he arrejted for '. 'manslaughter. ' Practlcallv the last words Mct-any . . .Hm - minklr. when the paro -r . 1 u..... . - rastor of a local church entered the Ting and spoke in favor of boxing. The physician who attended McCarty and who made the thorough examtn tlon after the death, conteuda that the collapse ti mi "" - - h.irt trouble or paralysis 01 -he heart. He said that owing to the victim's condition a blow over the heart t- sufficient to cause death. ; William McCarney. McCarty- roan- - seer, la prostrated over the tragic end nnrtd him dead McCarney burst into Jtrars. . Blow Xot Hard. "All that I have to say is that Lu ther was the cleanest and best boy I ever had anything to do with." he said. w "f am very sorry." aald Tommy Burns. 'manager of 1'elkey. "It Is one of !th..e things which cannot be helped. Pelkey was no more responsible for ..what happened than a man would be who was a mile away from the ring." Pelkey was too overcome by the tr.igedy to make any statement. : ' Keferte Smith preferred to Bay noth- tliat caused McCarty'a collapse. '" ' I.uther McCarty was horn at Lincoln. - Neb., on March 17. Standing a trifle over six ft three lncne. he ' was a physically powerful man. yet a "'comparatively weak hitter. Hl best . - blow was a right nppercut. which he n.-ed atmoct continuously in clinches. sprang Into ring prominence when re defeated Carl Morris at Springfield. Mo.. May 3. 1K. Pelkey KsXtwm Aa Blmgger. Arthur Pelkey. whose blow over the heart caused McCarty'a death. Is one of the new crop of heavyweights which sprang up. after the defeat of Jeffries bv Jack Johnson. He hails from Chl copee Falls. Mass.. and Is a. powerful six-footer who fights at about 100 pounds. While never a clever boxer, he has always been noted as a, terrific slugger with a knockout blow in both hands. He has fought a number f bouts throughout the East, usually meeting third-raters with rather Indif ferent records. His two bouts of im portance were against Jea Willard. at New York, last July, and Tommy Burns, at Calgary, several weeks ago. Burns, former heavywelaht champion, announced a heavyweight elimination tournament to be staged at his club at Calgary and as the opening attrac tion billed a bout between Pelkey and himself. The contest was declared a draw at the end of 10 rounds and Burns Immediately matched Pelkey against McCartv. the winner to meet "Gunboat" Smith who secured a decision over Jess Willard at San Francisco on Tuesday of this week. TITLK QUESTION- LEFT OPEN Sporting Men Ask IVno 1 Heavyweight Champion Fighter. SAN FRANCISCO, May J4. "Who Is the heavyweight champion now?" sporting men were asking tonight. The astounding death of Luther Mc Carty. killed tn a punch by Arthur Pal key In the flrst round of their fight to day In Calgary, fell lilts a bomb In the camps of Jess Willard and Gunboat 6mlth and In the offices of promoters and manager who had been flgnrhig on a 30-round heavyweight bout for the Fourth of July that should definite ly settle the championship. Smith was seeking a bout with Mc Carty who he assumed In advance to be the winner. Willard waa trying rather dubiously for a return bout with Smith, who won a close decision from him last Tuesday. Promoters thought Smith and McCarty. or Pelkey If he won. were the logical pair. Other fighters have killed men In the ring and fought again, but with pub lic opinion what It now la In California. It waa conceded that he would be a hardy promoter who dared to bill Pel key, even were the latter willing to fight again, or should the action yet to be taken by the Canadian authorltlea after hia arrest permit it. Trlxe fighting but narrowly survived the last session of the California Leg islature and. though the Legislature will not meet again for two years, there remains In Governor Johnson's hands the power to forbid any bout offensive to the general public. . It was remem bered that the clamor attending the Jeffries-Johnson bout caused him to ban It from the state after the pro moters had made all their arrange ments. Pelky was generally Judged entitled to the championship by his unhappy defeat of the foremost of the white hopes. Should he decline, or for any reason be unable to defend It, Gunboat Smith, by his defeat of Jess Willard. seems to be the next foremost claimant. But there I. now nobody In sight to make It interesting for Smith. Wil lard. of course. Is shouting for the return match, and many competent critics believed he could win It, but to tMe promoters the idea does not appeal. Though strong and game In a good natured way under punishment, Wil lard ahowed so tame, puzzled, green and clumsy against a man 60-odd pounds lighter and six Inches shorter, whom he ought to have smothered In three rounds, that the club owners could not see where he would be a box office at traction offered at such short notice a second time to a sophisticated sport ing set whoxe first curiosity had been satisfied and now demanded that Wil lard go get a little cleverness and prove that he had a fighter's Instincts. All for all, the heavyweight situa tion Is generally admitted to be more unsettled now than at any time since Johnson won from Jefferlvs. MRS. M'CAHTV STAYS AT WORK Pag-lllf.t'8 Widow Refuses to Com ment on Husband's Death. FARGO. N. t.. May 24. Mrs. Luthr McCarty did not let the news of her husband's death interfere with her du ties in a restaurant here tonight. When first told of the death of McCarty she refused to believe it. and when the death waa confirmed she refused to make any comment. Mrs. McCarty waa working tn a res taurant here when her husband became a claimant of the championship. She then went to see McCarty In their former home In Ohio, but sQon returned to her work here. BUD HOPES FOR BATTLE CHACE TO MEET RTTOHIK JIXY 4 NOT GONK. Aaderwoa rays aa Swrm aa lie Eaters Rlar With Champion He Will Wla. Title la Goal. MEDFORD. Or.. May 14. (Special.) Bud Anderson will issue a challenge direct to Champion Willie Ritchie whfin the two appear next week In vaudeville at Portland. Manager Dick Donald, for the Vancouver boy. at each and every performance will hurl a defl at the champion, offering to mads a side bet of $".000, winner take all, and allow the title-holder to make his own terms. Bud and his manager hope to thus pave the way' for a Fourth of July bat tle with the champion. "I stand an excellent chance of get. ting RltcMe for the Fourth," aald Bud after his arrival here today. "Just as sure as T am alive f will lick him. I can get more mor.ey for fighting Rivers In Los Angeles, but If somebody beats me to Ritchie I will have to wait Just that much longer to be champion. Ritchie Is the man I am after, and I stand a good chance of being matched with him for the Fourth. If I am. It will be the happiest day of my life, for then the championship will only be a few weeks off." Bud came to Medford with hia man ager. Dick Donald, and his brother. Fred, and will leave Sunday afternoon for Portland, where they open a week's vaudeville engagement. Anderson bears a slightly discolored eye and a sprained thumb. Confidence radiates from every word, but there is nothing egotis tical about his remarks. After the vaudeville engagement An derson will return to Medford for a few days In the mountains, hunting and fishing. Anderson says that Man dot was frightened to death when he entered the ring with htm and that In the middle of the first round he pitied him. "But he Is a game boy." he said. "He took a lot of punishment and his man ager should have stopped the fight In the ninth round. I surprised a lot or fans by my speed, but the faster they are the faster am I. Rivers, according to Anderson, will never enter the ring with him after watching the Mandot go. Anderson will pitch the first ball ol a baseball game in this city tomorrow and In the aft ernoon will leave for Portland and Van. couver. Cornell Freshmen Win. PHILADELPHIA. May 2 The Cor nell freshmen team won the annual track and field meet from the first year men of the University of Pennsylvania, by the score of 7 to CO. WHITE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING .- : : .jsf 2Be "I 'f-;--'" ,: . . ...j i.. . governs tne great pioyu Pw., .... IS Big Fighter Shows He Is Game, but Needs Tutoring. FAULTS HARD TO REMEDY Smith at Disadvantage on Account of - Other's Size Bud Anderson Hated as Comer by Califor nia Ring Followers. . BT HARRY B. SMITH. 04V- roivmsrn Vav 94 (SneclaD .7 . . . nnnviuvv, -i - ' Jesse Willard was beaten, but not dis graced In his 20-round match last Tuesday night at Coffroth's arena. In other words, those of us who expected that Willard would be an easy mark for the Gunner underestimated the Kansan. He la no wonder, aa he stands today, but ne is as promising . . . ...I. ' ... hav seen in Ban Francisco for many a long day. There seemed to be some question as . . v. ..(.-1 . n atthmiah in the mind IQ IIIW uovioiuh, -r. of the writer the Gunner had quite enough or a leaa i" emmc nun . 1 1 . waa ffivm hv Referee Benny Sellg. At the same time there were spot, in the ngnt wnen um -"'-ner looked none too strong and Willard. with three or four months' of experi ence, ought to beat the Sailor man. Willard is a Dig. raw piuto i terlal. He knows little or nothing , A . Mi-H.lni aromA TtA Is fast 1UUUL IIITJ lieuviB remarkably so for a big man, and has a good left. Beyona tni no in no-no. . . . i.nAW r-.n- tn talcA h H vnn ta sre of his weight and isn't aggressive at the right time, ne imo .,..hinr his man wildly around the ring. perhaps shooting In a left, to knock him olT his stand o men .'"""i stark still and allowing his opponent to rest. Willard Xeeds mion. Those who have known Willard say that is an old fault with him an one that will be hard to remedy. Beyond that, he needs 10 learn how to punch to the best advantage. All these defects ... i i-h .itH b firooii tntor. and if he will stick to Tom Jones for a year. he ought to oe a ur uiuncm "mith discovered that Willard's tre mendous height and his weight gave him an advantage that was hard to overcome. The Gunner simply couldn t box him in the usual style, and. was forced to adopt tactics that were rather peculiar. About all he could do was to Jump In the air and swing, trusting much to luck to connect. Naturally, with an upward swing of that sort, his blows were not as strong as would have been the case otherwise. At the same time there Is little question but that Smith was the aggressor. Without his activities in the ring, there wouldn t have been much of a fight, and that ought to count In reaching a decision. Willard Shows He la Game. In spite of his size, the experts of the game did-n't seem to take Willard se riously, but he was 'game enough for all concerned and, as a result of his performance, there is a general feel ing that he is bound to be heard from In the future. Tom Jones Js quite anxious to have another tilt with Smith, but Buckley doesn't seem to think It would be a good business stroke. And. as a mat ter of fact. It wouldn't. Smith has a decision over Willard. and the same pair wouldn't attract any great money for a return match Just now. So far as the open-air proposition at night is concerned, the entertainment waa a success. Coffroth was lucky enough to strike a good night. While there was something of a wind at the outset. all the spectators came equipped with overcoats, and didn't suffer. Later the wind died down, and behind the big fences that Inclosed the arena one was as warm as a bug In a rug. I'Bloa Meaacee Fight. For all his good luck, Coffroth came close to having a mix with the union men. The electrical workers are hav ing a row with tho Paclflo Gas & Elec fushea thither and the man falls unconscious from lack of blood in the brain and n " " T flexlr affected as In the ease of Luther McCarty. Illustration shows: 1, solar plexus: 2. cardiac hart) pie xus. 3! rViTal (kldey)"lexus; S, stomach: H, heart; K. kidney; V. vertebrae. The network of nerves in the abdominal region Is also Illustrated. WILLARD COMER J.HIS SL'JVUAV UKJiUUAI.W. fOKfLAJU. JXAl CHAMPION WHO WAS KILLED YESTERDAY, AND DIAGRAMS SHOW ING itwocituui- LOW. A knockout blow to the head Is sustained In methods illustrated above bv the gloved fists. Either of these blows forces the Jaw bone (In the di rection Indicated by the arrows), against the thin top of its socket, on eith er side of the base of the skull, directly over which lies the brain. B. shows the brain: S. the socket for lower Jaw. The drawing illustrates the general relation of the vital organs to the important nervous center, the solar plexus, and to the body's nervous sys tem. When a blow is delivered over the solar plexus, the stomach, (S) is forced back against the solar plexus (I), which Is squeezed between the " . ... j ,v imr, iv. This naralvzes the solar plexus, which vitv Most of the blood of "- w1. . th tric Company these days over a mat ter of wages, and they served notice that they wouldn't stand for Coffroth securing his current from the big plant. The promoter had no alternative, and as a result he found that his fight was boycotted. More than that, threats were made that the feed wires would Ho ctif iitiH the arena left in total dark ness. There was a chance for some thing of the sort to happen, and Cof froth had some big policemen stationed to see that trouble did not happen. It Is probably the first time that a fight in this city has ever been the subject of a boycott, although almost every other line of business has fallen a victim at one time or another. ci- nwhohlv will hnllit a n open-air arena for the Rivers-Ritchie bout, July- 4, although ne nas niniea that he could secure the Coliseum rtnlr Bnil If nACARftarV TftmOVe the TOOf of that building for the time being. Anderson Coming Kant. Graney might easily have had a good bout In matching Bud Anderson and Ritchio If Rivera had not come to terras. While Anderson is comparative ly a newcomer tn tne nstic game, no has been stowing his men away by the knockout route and is entitled to a world of credit because of the way he hlnnarf tn. VfanHnl who OTllV a feW months ago was considered a contender for the lightweight title. doubt as to whether the growing Anderson will find It easy to maKe nngsiae -". but so far he has gotten away with . w . -.mhi.Fn withnnt much trouble. Graney Is the chap who got Anderson his opening in Los Angeles. COBB HOW HITTING .491 M'DOXALD AXD CRAXI'ALL BAT . It2 IX NATION All. "Germany" Schaefer Second In American With .450, Jackson and Collins Also Topping .400. ntiriAGO. Mav 2. Two National Leaguers. C. McDonald of Boston, and Crandall of New torK, noppcu i .400 mark In the batting averagea this week, each hitting .42, the former in 17 games and the latter In 1L They are atill far behind the pace set In the . t kv Tv Cobb, however. Amciuu r "J - J The Detroit star pushed up his average Cravath, of Philadelphia, with .3!)6; Sallee of St Louis, with .391. and KU lifer of Philadelphia rank third, fourth and fifth In the National League. "Germany" Schaefer's return to act ive participation in the game in the younger organisation has enabled him to rank next to Cobb with .450 Jack son of Cleveland follows with .43J: Ed ward Collins of Philadelphia Is fourth with .403 and Henriksen of Boston Is fifth and best batter for the week In the American League with .18L Woodbnrn Plays Would-Bc Players. WOODBURN. Or- May J4. (Special.) The University of Oregon Law Stu dents will cross bats with the Wood burn ball team Sunday at the "eVest Woodburn ball park. Maxmeyer and Huddleston will be the battery for the Woodburnltes. The game will be called at 2:30 P. M. Oregon Electric cars stop at the grounds. Lebanon 5, Harrsburg 4. LEBANON. On. May 24. (Special. In a nlnth-lnnlng rally, assisted by two hits and an error on the. part of the visitors, Lebanon High school defeated Harrlsburg High school today, 5 to 4. Batteries: Harrlsburg, Herman and McHahahn: Lebanon, Bellinger and Vanatta. Harvard Beats Vale at Tennis. BOSTON. May 24. Harvard overcame Tale at tennis today, the Blue players winning only a single match each In singles and doubles. The feature match of the meet was that In which W. M. Washburn, the Harvard crack, defeated A. H- Mann, Jr., of Yale, 8-0. 8-10, T-5. Marehfleld: Wins Field Meet. MARSH FIELD, Or.. May 24. (Spe cial.) Marshneld High School team yesterday won the Coos County High School field meet here, the North Bend team being second, Bandon third, Coquille fourth and Myrtle Point fifth. the rest of the body Immediately H, h,.rt. The heart is also re- PLEXUS BLOW KILLS Fatal Punch That Hit McCarthy Explained in Detail. OTHER KNOCKOUTS CITED Terrific Wallop to Solar Regions Draws Blood ' From Brain and Heart, Shock Completely Stop ping Cardiac Action. BT JAMES H. CA6SELL. A terrific solar plexus punch, reflexly acting on the nervea of the heart, killed Luther McCarty, white heavyweight boxing champion. Ordinarily this blow simply "puts a man out," by temporarily wltiidrawing much of the blood from the brain and heart to fill the bruised and incapacitated abdominal cavity blood vessels. But occasionally the shock Is so severe that the heart stops Its action, and death results as In the case of the pugilist. The most common of the knockout blows are those directed to the chin, to the angle of the jaw, to the stomach, to the heart, to the kidneys, and some times to the liver. The first three are the most common. A blow to the clrin is transmitted through the lower jaw to its socket at either side of the base of the skull, directly over which rests the fragile brain., The brain thus jarred suffers concussion. The blow applied to the angle of the Jaw under the ear acts in the same manner usually with no serious results. The victim is uncon scious from five to 30 seconds, and completely recover within five min utes. Of course, there are degrees of con cussion, four in fact. They are: A simple Jarring, with no injury what ever; a bruising, with little injury and quick recovery: a tearing, with slight hemorrhage . into the brain substance, and a tearing with much hemorrhage. Boxers suffer the first two In the ma jority of cases. The latter two are often Imposed in football with more dangerous results. Here's one fact to remember In con nection with a knockout to the jaw. Under no circumstances administer al cohol as it makes hemorrhages more difficult to stop makes bleeding more profuse. The, third cardinal knockout blow, that to the 6tomach, is the one affect ing the solar plexus. Plexus means network. The solar plexus consists of a great network of nerves which con trol the blood supply of everything in the abdominal cavity. This roeajis It all. for the blood vessels of the ab domen are so large that they can con tain the entire amount of blood In the body. When a blow pushes the stomach back the network of nerves Is carried against the bones of the spine, where It Is squeezed and becomes partially paralyzed. Thus the nerve supply U Incapacitated: the blood vessels expand and most of the blood from the rest of the body rushes into these vessels, literally starving the heart and brain, and tho victim falls unconscious. Tak ing much blood from heart or brain would "put a man out," but In this case it Is doubly done. Also the sympathetic nervous system Is so arranged that severe Injury to the solar plexus reflexly affects the nerves of the heart, sometimes stop ping it. This Is what happened In the case of McCarty. Instances are known of the Immediate death of a dog after having been struck sharply with a narrow, thin board on the belly over the solar plexus. The solar plexus punch must be landed with a nicety to have the de sired effect "putting the man out." The 6tomach is not so low as people ordinarily think, but Just below the breast bone and behind the angle formed by the divergence of the ribs. A blow too high or too far to one side is stopped by the ribs. Over the heart Is the cardiac plexus of nerves. A blow landed here has, to a lesser degree, the same effect as the .solar plexus. "PICKING SOFT ONE" RESULTS IN DEATH Pelkey, Who Gives Fatal Blow to Pugilist, Labeled "Joke" by Experts. M'CARTHY END RECALLED Death of White Champion Third In McCarty Family In Two Months, pils Sister and Stepmother Losing Lives In Floods. Rigid observance of a champion's nrerosratl va "nickinflr the soft ones" I brought death to Luther McCarty. This 21-year-old giant, of apparent In- vnlnerabiHtv. acclaimed white heavy weight king when he vanquished Al faizer .at ijos AOgejes iasv winter. fonowea tne aavice or nis manager, tiillw f .-n A.. ant n.sa.il tin an Ml- pOrt Unity to meet Jess Willard or "Gunboat Bmlth in lavor of a cincn match with Arthur Pelkey. Arthur Pelkey is a big chap, stand ing six feet two inches in stockings and welgiilng 230 pounds. But size alone does not make a man fearsome, for Pelkey's chief claims to recogni tion were tne outpointing 01 uiaro when the Kansan was a novice of nn- ineu alnvnH tun rnnnii. with Tnmmv Burns, former champion, and being branded ny tms same tommy as a prospective champion. But misfortune, which appeared in financial form when McCarty evaded Bombardier Wells and a $10,000 guar antee and permitted "Gunboat" Smith this Irresponsible, devil-may-care chap to the ena. 1 nat ena came, not in me u nf h,,nli HaoHm Vint In a. "hnnh" combat against a man labeled "joke" ly expert opinion. a terrnic punra, delivered at the right moment on the .(.hi nnnl ctnnnail th hAtiner of the heart and death had claimed its second modern ring champion and the first in fistic conflict. Tommy McCarthy Killed. Peculiarly, it was a McCarthy Tommy McCarthy who was killed by Owen Moran, the English lightweight, at San Francisco on April 29, 1910. in the most recent fatal bout of conse quence. In the ISth round Moran knocked McCarthy to the floor, the head striking an unprotected spot bo hard that the skull was fractured and death resulted. The death of Luther yesterday was the third violent fatality in the Mc Carty family in two months, according to Dr. Monroe Whetstone, a Portland dentist, who is a first cousin of the boxer. Luther's sister and stepmother were drowned in the Ohio floods, while Aaron McCarty. the father, lost his $30,000 home near Flqua. Luther McCarty was born in a dug out near Lincoln, Neb., on . March 17. 1892, of IrUh-Knglish panntagc. Dr. Wtintstona denies that there is the least trace of Indian blood i-. the fam ii.. titnr-v nf th redskin strain re sulting from the Indian herb practice . . . .. i n.j 1. 1 .. i of Lutner s tamer, wno caueu hhiiio" "White Eagle." a half--1jreed Cherokee t .i i . i iravniMi Nhout the Middle West with a sort of Quaker doctor show, selling Indian herbs, from which he has derived a fortune ot nearly $200,000. Father Bounds Out Children. When a youngster L.uther's mother jij on.. ha fhr hound out his chil dren to neighboring farmers and went into the Indian meaicine uuhuii.-3. Luther roamed about the country,- fol lowing various occupations and shipped as a sailor to South America. In 1911, while cowpunchlng In Montana, he first donned the gloves, knocking out Watt Adams at Culbertson. Mont., in two rounds. His next six fights were won on knockouts, and then Billy McCar ney of Springfield, Mo., took charge of him. On May 3, 1912. he knocked out Carl Morris at Springfield. Mo., in six rounds and from that time became Vntlnnal nhnrllfttar. LJUIIICI v . against Stewart and Willard at New v w v..., inmniul to California and the top of the ladder. He knocked out Al Kaufman in two rounu " Francisco on October 12. knocked out ti -nn al ti Anaeles on Decem ber 10 in 16 rounds and knocked out Al Palzer In the same arena on Jan uary 1, 1913, in 18 rounds. In this fight he won a diamond-studded belt and the title or worm s iuw ur.v,- I l. . ..Viamntnn WeiUl M"""l McCarty filled a few vaudeville en gagements, won a six-round bout from Jim Flynn In Philadelphia and then out-pointed Moran at New York in a disappointing 10-round encouuter not many weeks ago. rhampion Oaly 31. The white champion was 21 years old towered six feet four inches in the air and weighed 21o pounds. m east ern fights were all mediocre but on the Pacific Coast he looked like a real i f.Ei pxneedinalv clever. ennui,;'"1 - game and cool. His only apparent weakness was Inability to hit hard. McCarty had 25 fights in his ring career, the only aeteai oems mo la mentable one of yesterday. He was one. of the most erratic fig ures in ring history, full of childish . i an,.i His was not an wnims miiu - . admirable character, for he deserted Hll.t at Furzo. X. D.. and a wuc on1 vi... - , thev tell a story of the wanton butch- - . . win a rim v u c nf ery of a pet gu" - ," one dollar. He loved dress and the limelight and togged himself up in the most bizarre cosiumea w -ivii at tention. urf-irtT Family Glanta. McCarty comes of a family of giants on his fathers side. Five sisters and three brothers comprised the family, all averaging 31- pounus in ncism. ii-- . i - mclchu S3 nniinrix- Hr l an y . bciuvi - Whetstone's mother weighs 340 pounds and the Portland dentist tips the scales at 303 pounds. There has been no heart trouble In the family. Now that McCarty ' Is eliminated, "Gunboat"' Smith is the logical white heavyweight boxing champion. Two davs ago McCarty received an offer of $15,000 to fight Smith in California in July. The following are the measurements of the dead pugilist: Height, six feet four inches; weight, 215 pounds; reach, 75V- inches: neck. 17 Inches; chest, contracted. 39 Inches; chest, expanded, 42 Inches; waist. 36 inches; fore arm. 14 inches; bleep, lSK inches; thigh. 26 Inches: calf, 16 Inches: wrist, 1 Inches, ankle. 9 Inches. Amateur Athletics. A silver loving cup has been given to the Reed College sophomore class by the Honeyman Hardware Company for winning first place tn the three cornered baseball series of the faculty, the sophomores and the freshmen. The sophomores won all four games sched uled, defeating each of the other teams twice. The Blue Bells, of the Pacific Tele graph & Telephone Company, will play ih,ir yhirH irani, nf th season tomor row, when the Archer & Wiggins Weonas are met at Sellwood park. Tho c..rt. ..-ill atari at 10 A. M The Bllltt Bells are anxious to hear from any out-of-town teams. Address Manager H. G. Drewcry, 1733 wayiana avenue. nr-viA r2iAnr.n0 huKr-hulI lasRflrs are de- slrous of an out-of-town or local base ball game. Phone George Howe, iator 403. Great Interest has been shown in the baseball game scheduled for this after noon between the Orioles and Ernest Grays. The contest will start promptly at 3 o'clock. The Ernest Grays meit the fast Oswego balltosscrs next Sun day 011 the Oswego grounds. The Harriman baseball team will meet the Transportation Club nine to day at Bonneville. 'The girls' flying indoor baseball team of the Ladd School League de feated the Webfooters 14 to 6. Thura day. a The coaching launch has been places In service and "Dick" Hart grills tha men from it. Orth Matlilot. pilot of Johnny Wolffs racing craft. Oregon Wolf II. is acting as helmsman of the Kitty II. which is chasing the oars men. A sharp struggle Is expected in the Junior singles event for the presi dent's trophy on Decoration day be tween the three entries. The men who will row in this race sre Harry W. Gammie. George Kelly and D. G. Coop er, all of whom have been practicing hard. NOLAN LAUDS TOMTRAGY MULTNOMAH TEACIIEK GREAT, SAVS JtlTCHIE'S MANAGER. While Ritchie Is at Empress, Bud Anderson Mill "Show Ort" at Punt ages for a Week. BY JAMES H. CASSELU When Billy Nolan, manager of Light weight Champion Ritchie and man agerial financial genius. Is In Portland t the Empress this week with his ftghter-vaudevillian. he will not puss his spare moments sizing up the weak points of the rival, Bud Anderson. i the rival house, the Pantages. but in the company of Tommy Tracey. Mult nomah Amateur Athletio Club boxluc instructor. Nolan thinks that Tommy was one of the greatest fighters in tliu ring and a credit to the tistic profes sion. "I'd like to have the old-time Tommy Tracey under my management now." declared the director of the destinies uC two lightweight champions in Seattle last week. "I'd surely make a barrel of money with him goimr through these so-called topnotch middleweight. "Tommy was one of the greater fighters that ever stepped into a rin. ranking with Ryan and Dawson in the wonderful welterweight trio, and had he been trained- and handled properly would have left a tnoro enduring mark In ring hlstoi'y. "But Tommy, always a gentleman and a credit to the profession which has had so many knocks in the personnel of its members, was a. good-natured chap, always ready to accommodate, anvone and that anyone at any time. Thus he was rushed into had matches without the necessary training and suf fered defeats or earned draws when he should have won with ease, "You can bet that I'll spend much of my spare time in Portland with Tommy. He's one old-timer 1 always like to talk to." 'Twill be a rare treat for Portland fight fans, and they are many in num ber, despite a cruel ban. to have the privilege of visiting one theater and sizing tip Champion Ritchie, and then adjourn to another and compare Wil lie's maneuvers with those of Bud An derson, a sensational climber who Is already knocking at the king's door. Willie's parlor antics are certain t" be the more pleasing to the eye. He Is a confirmed vaudevilllan of 'early SO weeks, while Bud Is a novice at the art of startling crowds with brillian ex hibition ringcraft Compare It to ' pier and broadsword, with Ritchie in the former role, although don't gather from that that Bud is clumsy or coarse in his work; he simply has not had the experience in the polished stuff, and what Is more, dislikes the staue as much as he did that 20-round wallop slipped over by Knockout Brown. But vaudeville excellence counts for little in the stress of conflict over the 20-round marathon. RinK performances are what win championships, and most assuredlv Bud need not doff hia hat to Ritchie as in the presence of a freat master, but meet him as an equal, with perhaps a tinge of complaisance be cause of a recent scintillating evening. Willie Ritchie is a great deal of a moralist. This boxer with the vocab ulary of a college student is not con tent with earning his money in the ring and on the stage, spending it for the wholesome best or storing It away In the bank, but he must think ami talk about the ring. Its morals, im provement and future. "We have few rowdy fighters these days, which Is a very good thing for a game which Is buffeted about, now and can ill affoTd black eyes," said Ritchie in a Seattle conversation with the writ er. "The rank and file of the boxers are boys who. unless carrying physical disfigurements, cannot be separated from clerks or other young business men in a crowd. The reason for this is that the boxer Is proud. No matter how humble his origin, he sees others well dressed about him and rieporttns: themselves in a quiet and orderly man ner and aspires to be like them. He buvs the clothes, listens, reads and ac quires information. It's no longer pop ular for a boxer to be a 'rough neck.' ANGLERS' CLVB HANGS PRIZES Movement Begins, to Enlarge Mem bership lo 1500. Determined to boost the membership of the Multnomah Anglers- Club to 1500 the contest committee has secured five prizes, which will be awarded to those bringing In the greatest number of new members by July 25, when the contest closes. These priies as announced at the regular monthly meeting Friday night In the Commercial Club convention hall, are: First prize, $25 fishing tackle: second prize, $17.50 fishing tackle: third prise, $12.50 fishing tackle; fourth prize, $10 fishing tackle, and fifth prize. $5 fishing tackle. In order to qualify for the first prize at least 50 members must be secured; second prize 40. third prlae 30 fourth prize 20. and fifth prize 10. Of fleers of the club are ineligible as contest ants. ' . . , A committee has been appointed to Investigate the votes of all Representa tives on House Bill No. 123 tho Oregon City falls Fish fish measure passed by the Legislature. The club will Instruct all of Us members as to their attitude foward these Representatives in the future. W. F. Backus delivered a lecture on fly making with information regarding the use of them. Game Warden Flnley reported that from 10,000.000 to 12.0t". 000 trout fry will be liberated tn Ore gon waters this season.