TOE SUNDAY OREGOyiAX, rORTLAXD, MAY 3. 1914.
FISH MID STREAMS
ARE IN EASY REACH
Sportsman's Paradise to Be
Found at End of Nearly
Every Carline.
MOUNTAIN CREEKS LURE
I'illcd Baskets May lie Had at San
ect Almost Any Day Spent on
Banks of Water Close to
Portland Car Service.
Fishing season has now been on for
a month and, as usual. Oregon outdoor
men are coming home at night with
loaded baskets.
Still, the plaint is" often heard. "I'd
like to go fishing, but where will I
So?" That's a limpid excuse at best
in this country, for half the 5-cent-fare
rides in town end within a mile or
two of some trout stream.
One nickel-fare line actually goes to
a trout stream. That is the Mount
fcscott carline, ending out near John
eon's Creek, a stream which runs
through thickly settled portions of the
city but still gives up fish.
The trips which can be made from
Portland are without number.
The trains are many and the serv
ice such that plenty of the state's best
streams can be reached in time to make
a. good catch and return the same day.
One-Day Trips Eaar,
For the benefit of those who are not
so well acquainted .wjth the fishing
situation and also as a handy guide
for the old-timers, we publish some
of the famous streams, their distance
from Portland and the train service
provided.
The following trips are for the one
day fisherman. The cars leave early
enough to enable him to make the
round trip on Sunday or any other day
on which he can get away.
The varieties of fish are as many
as the streams which flow into the
Willamette and Columbia at almost
every station along the railroad lines.
Within ten miles of Portland what
may be termed fair sport is to be had.
A little bit further are other streams
which furnish some of the best fishing
in the state. The Upper Clackamas
Is an example.
Some of the streams are:
Clackamas River Reached by the
Portland Railway, Liprht & Power cars
from First and Alder streets. The
Clackamas runs parallel to the track,
and good fishing may be had almost
anywhere along its banks. Dolly Var
den are to be found in the upper river.
The "Fishermen's Express" leaves
First and Alder at 5:20 A. M.
Eagle Creek On the Estacada car
line. Get off at Cedar Brook and walk
over to Eagle Creek. The fishing there
will be good from now on, is the
prophecy.
Bull Run Take - Bull Run care at
First and Alder. First car 6 A. M. Good
trout.
Big Sandy Take Bull Run cars.
Little Sandy Take Bull Run cars.
Any of these streams usually are good
in the early part of the season. To
wards the end the fish become scarce.
Warden Are Busy.
Fishers in that section should make
it a point to keep off the Bull Run
water reserve. Trespassing counts the
same and wardens are rather numer
ous, eo it is good policy to keep off.
Another region for one-day trips Is
down the Columbia.
The train reaching all of them is the
Astoria and Columbia River, leaving
the North Bank station at 8:05 Sunday
morning.
Tide Creek, emptying in the Colum
bia This is the weekly rendezvous for
many fishermen, yet seems always to
be well stocked. Good-size trout are
many and it is seldom that one has to
be thrown back because of size.
Clatskanine is a station half way
down to the coast. Around it are sev
eral streams, sluggish near the rail
road track, but excellent trout streams
a few rods inland.
Scappoose is another station. It Is
about 15 miles from Portland and Is
the outlet for several good streams.
Many of them are very close to the
station.
Blind Slough 60 miles down. Is. a
stream not often mentioned as a trout
producing one, but has been discovered
by a few lucky anglers in the past two
years. The sport is said to be excel
lent by Joe Addleman and others.
Though sluggish near the Columbia.
Addleman claims to be able to get a
good mess there when other places are
failing.
The warm weather and general
"Springy" feeling in bone and tissues is
causing some of the anglers to begin
the longer trips already.
For the favored ones who are able
to be away two or three days, some
xcellent spots are to be found in the
Deschutes River.
The trains for that country leave at
7 P. M. and arrive at the fishing points
early the next morning.
Otaer Points Are Named.
The points to be reached are:
Deschutes River North Junction,
Kaskela, Mecca or Frieda are favored
points. Leave Portland. North Bank
Station. 7 P. M.. arrive North Junction
4:20 A. M. : Kaskela 4:33 A. M., Mecca
5:17 A. M. Returning, leave Mecca 11:08
P. M., Kaskela 11.48 P. M.. North Junc
tion 11:59 P. M. Frieda 12:19 P. M. ar
rive Portland 8:10 A. M. Big Dolly Var
dens and redsides rise to the fly and
by wading the big pools may be
reached. The past two Sundays Port
land fishermen have had excellent luck
despite high wind in the canyon.
Anglers from Central Oregon towns
frequently resort to these stations.
Among the additional places for the
one-day fisherman might be mentioned
the following:
Washougal River Reached by North
Bank, leaving either at 6 P. M. or 8:10
A. M. Other places on the line are:
Wind River. White Salmon and other
streams flowing from Cascades into
Columbia River. Local trains leave
North Bank Station 6 P. M. and 8:10
A. M. A four-mile trip back from Cape
Horn to the Washougal River gives
good fishing water. Evening local
train runs to Fallbrldge, reaching all
intermediate points early. Morning lo
cal runs to Lyle. Returning, morning
local leaves Fallbrldge 5:15 A. M.,
Lyle 6 A. M.. White Salmon 6:22 A. M..
Stevenson 7:09 A. M., Cape Horn. 7:48
A. M., arriving Portland 9:25 A. M.
Afternoon local returning leaves Lyle
2:30 P. M.. Whtte Salmon 2:52 P. M..
Underwood 2:59 P. M.. Cook's 3:14 P. M,
Carson 3:32 P. M.. Stevenson 3:42 p.
M-. Cape Horn 4:21 P. M-. arriving
Portland 6 P. M.
Decatur Quits Race Circuit.
DECATUR, 111, May 2. Decatur
withdrew today from the Great West
ern racing circuit, and its date, August
17-21. will probably go to Peoria. It
is said that backers of races hers re
fused to conduct them because the
' town want "dry" at the recent election.
PISHING-
GILL NETS ARE OUT
Most Catches . in Willamette
Are Made With Lines.
TROLLERS TAKE MANY FISH
Falls of River One of Most Trouble
some. Spots in State for Wardens'
and Watch Is Kept on Fish-
way Day. - and i Sight, ... ;
Gillnet fishing opened ' in tlie Wil
lamette and Columbia Rivera on May
1.. Catches in the Columbia hive' been
fairly heavy, but so far the. 'net . men
have had little success in the Willam
ette. .
Most of theni are in the vicinity of
the falls at Oregon City," but the hook
fishermen are . still the only ones to
have any success, as they can go up.
to 200 feet of the fishway.
The salmon are seen by the thou
sands : makln-g --their -way-, up the fish
way, but they-go under or around the
glllnets.
. Trollina: Is Good.
The trolling so far has been very good.
The amount of fish which the hook and
line anglers, take away- each'.day Is sur
prising. The fish weigh on. an aver
age of about 25 pounds.' -On. Thursday I
about- 40 boats were . fishing- right -at
the falls. - Practically every boat had
from one to three fish: so that -close
to 1200 pounds were taken away dur
ing the day. ;'..'
This is one of the few places in the
world where salmon 'trolling is pos
sible. The sport lasts for-three months
of the year. , - .
Some .of the amateur anglers catch
and salt away enough to furnish the
principal part of the menu for every
Friday of the year.- .. -.
The falls of the Willamette also fur
nish one of the most troublesome spots
in the state for flsta wardens. . ....
It Is against the state law. to, fish
within ,200 feet of a, fishway. and also
to fish at night,' but the. commercial
men - of., the Willamette, have gone,
pretty tar at different . times, trying, to
shovel the fish out of ' the ladder over
the falls: . '.: -.. ;
This ladder . has i thTCe steps. . At the
foot of the first .' the i salmon. '.lay by
the -- hundreds, and any ' man : with-- a
pitchfork could fill a boat in three mlnr-utes.--
: ' '
In the"-second stej.;.'they 'are'1 a ''bit
more tired and - arec. a . easily .caught
as down, below.'' " Catchlng'-.f lsh, ..either
with a spear or. a :hook,''in the ladder
costs about .$50- a -.fish..; . "Despite. -the
vigilance of the . fish,; 'wardens, 'the
anglers get up .there but' most ,of the
time they lose ,-their tackleL'.without
getting fish.. - '.. :, '.' .
,;'. Light on mt. Klght'.' . ' .i t '
The worst .trouble' Is' t night. The
game department . has .installed a 02-inch-
searchlight . on .- one it of - the big
rocks at 'the ' base i of the -falls. -Two
wardens sit there and work that every
minute of the night:' . .: - . :. . . .
They - have-- to -change- .carbons, how-',
ever, and ' more 'than. once-. upon re.-;
lighting the lamps,- they'have found
men -sneaking around- the .;bafe': trying
to get at the fish .-ikettlea.':; ; Sl,rioei the:
installation of the . searohhglit ; there
have been.no arrests-'' c. j-1.- -T'. l;-.'v' 'r'X
Keeping the- fish ladders, open Jto:thi
egg-laden fish mean's. the;:t-rpeti2at-ioh,
of the species, and. it is f or ; that -reason
that the Government spends - the
money keeping the' 'fishermen but of
the ladder. ... ' " v
Ed Clark : is' the ' chief deputy - arid
electrician in' charge, of. the patrol sia
tlon at the falls. His duty .also is to
keep the-fishermen- ba.'ck of: the dead
line, this being ; the place.;, where the
river - is so. small that - one .net ef
fectively blocks the channel . .. '
The deputy -wardens all hope .to" see
the Willamette closed to - commercial
fishing before long.. The sportsmen
also are said to be working -for .that
end. - - -
Auwent to Queries.
Will you- stat Just how the famous
Merkle bonehead was pulled?
Ans. It occurred in 1907." Merkle
was on first base Another was on
third. The batter hit what would ordi
narily have been a safe hit. but Merkle
did not think it of any use to touch
second, and was forced out. The man
from - third was not allowed - to score.
Merkle's bonehead" made the : third
out. .
1. How many teams were there In the
Coast League when first organized? -
2. How many years has the league
been running?
3. How many, times has Oakland won
the pennant?
4. How many years has It been, a six
team league.
5. How many' years has . Portland
been In the league? . - '
Ans. 1. Six. 1 .
2. Since 103. "--.'.'' ' '.
. S. Once.
4. Eleven years. : - .'. -
6. Bines MO.-
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TOB SALMON AT OREGON CITY
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Armory Athletic Club Promises
' Good Bill Friday.
CARLSON WILL APPEAR
Member of Old Columbus Club Is to
Meet Wagner, of Beaverton Or--'
ganization, Who Expects to Do
-.'..- . :a Real "Comeback."
.'Boxing usually is supposed to be over
with with the coming of outdoor sports,
but Just to refute that idea, the Armory
Atnietic Club has scraped up a card
which' compares creditably with any
thing, that has been staged this past
Winter. This show takes place on Fri
day night at the Armory.
The smoker will bring out Carlson,
who as a member of the old Columbus
Club, made quite, a splurge in amateur
circles.
Carlson will" meet i.agner', of the
Beaverton Club. Recently he won a de
cision over Wagner, but Wagner thinks
ne. win demonstrate a clean "come
back." - - -
Wagner also made a good showing
against Cronquist, ': the- Pacific Coast
BOXING CARD IDE
STARS . TO APPEAR IN ARMORY BOXING PROGRAMME FRIDAY
' NIGHT.
I . . & 11 u L -
1
FALLS
i
145-pound champion. The match with
Carlson will be at 145 pounds.
Keppinger, a 158-pound boy, will take
his chances with Fireman Kacklewood,
a middle, who is thought a lot of by
the local firemen.
John Lorenz and Bob Collander will
meet at - 148 pounds. They are both
newcomers in the amateur field, but the
"green" boys often put up the most
strenuous boxing and the fans Jook for
some of that here.
- Meagher, the Vancouver mute boxer,
will meet Feak. of Woodlawn. 115'
pounds.
Abe Gordon, the Newsboy's Club 108
pounder, will meet Goldstein, unat
tached. Moscow and Holland, .another
couple of unattached boys, will meet at
125 pounds.
.Manager Hansen has lined up 12
bouts. The pruning knife may be ad
ministered but eight bouts are guaran
teed. SEATS FOR - FIGHT RESERVED
Plans of Johnson and Moran Incom
plete but Interest Is Shown.
PARIS. May 2. Although the John-son-Moran
fight will not be staged for
two months, orders have been received
from New Tork to reserve blocks of
seats. Requests have come also from
Individuals in - other cities. A number
of well known sporting writers have
asked for press accommodations. These
so far have come from New York, Chi
cago and San Francisco.
Neither Moran nor Johnson has se
lected training quarters. Moran has in
mind the selection of a . house near
Paris well equipped with the require
ments of a fighter, while Johnson prob
ably will train at Asnieres, just outside
Paris, where he is living.
Both have received offers from a
number of persons who want to help
prepare them for the contest, but
neither has yet made any definite arrangements.
4 I? 5
t 4
FIGHTERSARETARDY
IN SIGNING MATCHES
Middleweight Lines Are Now
Badly Drawn but Four Get
Consideration.
PORTLAND BOY MAKES GOOD
Ralph Gruman Attracts Attention by
Work Done In 3teet With Walter
Scott Before Crowd In
Mission Arena.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. (Special.)
The problem of who's who in the
middleweight division continues to be
one of the amusing diversions among
those who follow the boxing game. The
mystery Is as yet unsolved, and unless
the . men who are chiefly concerned
show more of a get-togetber spirit
there s no telling whether or not a suc
cessor to the late Stanley Ketchel is
going to be named within the next few
months.
-As middle weights stand at the pres
ent time there are several who have a
right to be considered: Jimmy Clabby,
of Indianapolis; Eddie McGoorty, of
Oshkosh, Wis.; Fighting Billy Murray
of California; Al McCoy, of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
As the fates will have it. someof the
chaps in this quartet are light middle-
weights and others cannot make the
weight with . ease. That in Itself is
apt to cause ' some complications, but
t isn t apt to Interfere seriously. There
are other things to be considered far
more important.
Two of the four, Eddie McGoorty and
Jimmy Clabby, are in Australia, and.
according to a story just brought across
by Joe .Levins, manager for McGoorty,
the chances are good for them to fight
it out so far as they are concerned.
Xew Boats Pleased.
Levins also brings the news that Mc
Goorty is no longer able to do 158
ringside and do it comfortably. Eddie,
so he says, can make that weight sev
eral hours before a bout and go into
the ring feeling In fine shape. Clabby.
on the other hand, 13 several pounds
lighter than the Ids standard and may
have objections to giving away pound
age to the m isconslnlte.
However, each of the boys will have
some other matches In sight. McGoorty,
in order to rehabilitate himself, will be
forced to meet Jeff Smith, who made
such a good showing In their last bout
McGoorty was given the verdict but
the Australian papers railed at the de
clsion and declared that it was a plain
case of robbery. In fact, so bitter was
the feeling that the referee was de
throned and another man given the
lob for future .engagements.
. Clabby will doubtless have a bout
with Dave Smith and perhaps another.
If the two are successful, it will be
easy to bring: them together some time
within the next two or three months.
In the meantime. Fighting Billy
Murray, the Western claimant for hon
ors, is finding it extremely difficult to
land matches. Sailor Petroskey was
considered a first-class opponent, but
there is so much rivalry between the
pair that the sailor and Murray could
not agree on weight.
Murray Makes Blunder.
And that leaves Murray very much
tn the air. Much as he would like to
remain in San Francisco, it doesn't look
as if there are any engagements in
sight for him and he will probably be
forced to take an Eastern trip if he
wants to keep himself occupied.
Murray was in a fair way to be de
cidedly popular, but Jack Kearns, his
manager, made a tactical blunder. The
other day he came out with a letter
in which he claimed for Murray the
middleweight championship of the
world. He based this on the ground
that Murray had boxed a 20-round
draw with Clabby, and. although ready
for a return bout. Crabby had run out
on him.
Such a line of talk might have gone
very nicely save for the fact that
Referee Jim Griffin was guilty of a
sad mistake when he called the bout a
draw. Every newspaper man present
agreed that it should have gone to
Clabby, notwithstanding the admission
that Murray put up an unexpectedly
good fight.
Watson and Gallant Meet.
The next thing in the fight line will
bo on Friday night. May 8, when Red
Watson and Gilbert Gallant meet in a
return engagement over the 20-round
route at Coffroth's Mission-street arena.
The last bout between the Californian
and the Massachusetts fighter was
called a draw. Gallant had things all
his own way until Watson brought
over a right swing and floored Gal
lant. Watson hasn't much, to be sure,
but he is equipped with a hard punch
if it ever connects. There was a world
of talk over the decision and so much
criticism that Coffroth concluded to
match the lightweights.
Ritchie Goes East.
Ritchie will likely leave for the East
the first of the week. The plans of
the champion are not altogether defi
LIGHT TACKLE PROVES
BEST AT OREGON CITY
More Qualify for SUver Button. Class and Still Others for Bronze
Trophies Casting Tournament Results Please Anglers Club.
BT WALTER F. BACKUS. .
THE week Just ended resulted in
some splendid catches at Oregon
City, and the light tackle fisher
men were particularly fortunate, five
anglers Qualifying during the week
for the silver button class. K. C. Bry
son caught a fish weighing 31 pounds.
Ferry Kitzmiller landed one weighing
32 pounds, R. H. Hawkins. 32 pounds,
and W. F. Backus, 34 1-2 pounds. -
In addition three new men qualified
for the bronze button class. They are:
Dr. A. F. Knowder, who took (a fish
weighing- 20 1-2 pounds. W. C Block,
who caught a fish weighing 24 1-2
pounds, and Everett Beckett. who
caught -a fish weighing 26 1-2 pounds.
There Is no longer any doubt as to
whether light tackle will do for catch
ing salmon, as not only does light tac
kle land the big fish, but it also lands
a large percentage of the strikes. Kitz
miller and Beckett, who fished to
gether Beveral days during the week,
have a record of landing- 15 fish out of
IS hooked, which is something no
heavy tackle man can boast of.
Another angler fishing with light
tackle in the swift water below the
falls, landed three salmon weighing re
spectively 24, 26, 31 pounds, in less
than an hour, while at the same time
three heavy lines and one heavy rod
were broken In the same water on fish
not a bit heavier.
The local anglers have been so busy
taking care of the salmon fishing that
comparatively little trout fishing has
been done during the past week.
Will Tompkiu made a three-day.
nitely settled, but there is nothing In
sight for him in the West. In the East
he can take on theatrical work for a
time and also he is dickering with
Tom Andrews, the Milwaukee promoter,
for a 10-round, no-decision mill with
Charley White the latter part of May.
If tnings work out well Ritchie can
also look forward to a 10-round bout
in New York about the first of June.
There isn't any reason why he should
not keep going and that is his inten
tion. He plans to stop off a few days
at Glenwood Hot Springs. Colo., on
his way East.
Portland Boy Hss Pnnca.
Local sports are Interesting them
selves in Ralph Gruman; the Portland
boy. who made so good a showing last
week against Walter Scott. It has
transpired that one of Gruman't
punches, presumably delivered in the
second round, broke Scott's Jaw and
that the San Francisco boy may quit
the game for all time.
Strange to say, Scott knew nothing
about the injury until after a sleep
less night, he consulted a physician
and was told that a bone had snapped.
Gruman is looked upon as the best
prospect in the four-round game, and
if he is carefully handled, may have
a future ahead of him.
AGGIES ARE TAKING REST
CriVER PROBABLY WILL BE XTV.
ABLE TO PLAY WASHIXGTOX.
Team as Whole Declared to be More
Pronaislns; Thsn Ever With
. Crscks la Tip-Top Shape.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, May 2. (Special.)
Coach Wllkie Clarke and his baseball
hopefuls, are enjoying a short layoff
after the strenuous schedule of last
week-end.
All of the first string men, with the
exception of Captain Bennie Culver, are
in good condition, and are ready for
the University of Washington games to
be staged next Friday and Saturday.
Culver's arm is not mending rapidly,
and the high hurler probably will be
out of the game for some time yet.
His loss was felt keenly in the open
ing games of the Conference at Seattle
last week, as he is an experienced man,
and a good hitter; and his continued
absence from the lineup may result dis
astrously. The other men are all go
ing good.
Morgan, who was the Jonah of the
team during the early part of the sea
son, redeemed himself on the northern
trip by his wonderful fielding and hit
ting. The other lnfielders. Goble, Sei
berts and Fryor, have been consistent
throughout the season, and the addi
tion of Morgan makes the inner gar
dens almost infallible. Sinclair has
continued his spectacular fielding, and
is hitting: well, while Home-run Rob-
bins has reached his stride of last vear.
Loot is coming better than eer, and
has been hitting well over .300 all
through the season!
The batteries are in good shape. Jude
Moreland has been pitching wonderful
ban. "Chub" Weller. who has been re
ceiving for Moreland, is much better
tnan last year. The other battery, com.
posea oi jick Williams and Joe Sup
pie, is also going well.
"GEORGIA PEACH" SLUMPS
Ty Cobb's Batting Average, Goes Far
Below Other Major Hitters.
CHICAGO, May 2. Ty Cobb hss
drppped nearly out of Bight among the
batters of the American League, ac
cording to averages issued today and
Including all the games played up to
last Wednesday. The Detroit slugger,
who struck a snag in the St. Louis
pitchers, early in the week,, ranks S8tn
and has an average of only .240. Wood,
of Cleveland is leading the batters with
.467 for five games and then, in the
first eleven come Williams, St. Louis,
.429; Demmit, Chicago, .417; Crawford,
Detroit, .412; Jackson, Cleveland, .395;
E. Foster, Washington. .590; C. Walker.
St. Louis, .356; Collins, Chicago, .341;
Ainsmltb, Washington, .333; Mclnnls,
Philadelphia. .333; Lelevielt. Cleveland.
.333. St. Louis, batting .255. leads the
ciuds and Cleveland is next with .253.
Hitting the ball at a rate of .600.
Art Phelan, the Cubs' pinch hitter, is
ahead in the National. Gonzales, of
Cincinnati, is next wlthf .600. Then
come Dalton, Brooklyn, .469; S. Magee,
Philadelphia, .412: Gibson, Pittsburg,
.400; Byrne. Philadelphia, .394: Gowdy,
Boston, .370: Wagner. Pittsbure. .367:
Paskert, Philadelphia, .353; Cathers, St.
Louis: Killifer, Philadelphia; Cheney,
Chicago; Viox, Pittsburg: Evers. Bos
ton, .333. Philadelphia and Brooklyn
are tied for the first place with .298
each.
Steve Evans, of Brooklyn, Is top In
the Federal with .583. St. Louis and
Chicago are first and second In club
batting, the former with .281, and the
latter .279.
Titus, of Kansas City, maintains his
lead In the American Association with
an average of .513. -Kansas City is
leading the clubs with .314 and Mlnne
spolis is next with .273.
Western League batters are follow
Ing McAllister, of Topeka, who is ahead
with .591. . Then come Lejeune, of
Sioux City, with .586; Shaw, Des
Moines, .500; Jones, Des Moines, .445:
Thomason, Omaha. .452; Lloyd. Lincoln,
.433; Wakefield. Topeka, .429: Balrd,
Sioux City, .429: Coffey. Denver. 409:
Thomas, Omaha, .407. Des Moines leads
the clubs in batting- with .306 and To
peka is second with .305.
E. Zimmerman, of Newark, Is ahead
In the International, batting .533. New
ark leads the clubs in batting with .287,
and Jersey city is next with .283.
trip to the Upper Clackamas River,
and came back with more than 60 fine
larrn trout. He reports finding the
wen ior mis season or the year,
and from all indications the fw finn
ing will begin a month earlier than
usual.
The streams In the vicinity of Forest
Grove were fished quite hard during
the week, but with only fair success,
as the fish were evidently too well fed
uuring ine recent rains.
The recent casting tournament held
by the Multnomah Anglers' Club, was
well attended and all the members
pleased with the new casting grounds.
The results of the tournament were
as ioiiows: in the long-distance balt
CfcStlng -with one-half ounce weight, W.
C. Block was the winner with A. E.
Burghduff a close second. In the quarter-ounce
distance casting. L. W. Hum
phreys was first with Burghduff tak
ing second. Dr. E. C. McFarland was
winner in the accuracy bait casting,
with a score of 96 per cent, with W. C
Block and L. W. Humphreys close for
second and third places. In the fly
casting events, W. E. Carlon won the
long-distance casting with heavy rods,
with a cast of 8 feet, while W. F.
Backus was first in the distance fly
event with a light rod. 89 feet, and
also won the accuracy fly-casting,' with
a score of 99 per cent. In the special
dry fly event for the prize rod donated
by Mr. Wilson, te winner proved to be
George Ray.
The club plans to hold another tour
nament about the third week in May,
the exact date to be announced later.
SHOT PUT DESCRIBED A
William HaywarrJ Tells How to
Perform Weight Events.
FORM IS CHIEF FACTOR
Start Is Jiot So lni-portant as Finish,
13 Assertion In Discus Throw
Attention Must lie Given to
. I-"ft Foot Position on Turn.
BT WILLIAM HATWAHD.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
May 2. (Special.) The shotput and
in fact any of ihe weight events, is
generally taken up by boys that have
size, weight and strength, and who.
Decause or their physical makeup, fail
in the events of track and field, due to
the lack of speed. By this I do not
mean that a man can be successful in
the weight events without speed: he
must be fast on his feet to become a
good weight thrower.
Perhaps no other athletic events
furnish such a diversity of styles and
forms as those which involve the shot- .
put and discus. The best of athletes
who have attained proficiency in shot-
putting differ as to the method of
holding the shot, the position -of hand
and arm, the balance of the body and
the position of the feet. It may be
said, however, that much depends on
the physical characteristics of tho per
formers; a man with a large hand may
prefer to hold the sho. in an entirely
different manner from that employed
by a small man. A muscular athlete
may prefer a slower style of putting,
while a lighter man will have to ac
quire a greater amount of speed to
make up for his deficiency in weight.
In learning to put the shot the be
ginner should proceed slowly. First or
all, he must learn how to hold the shot.
If the wrist and fingers are weak, the
ball should be held in the palm of the
hand snugly, but If the wrist and fin
gers are strong enough to stand the
drive the shot should be held well up
on the fingers, the thumb and little
finger held In such position as to form
a pocket for the shot. The position of
the elbow is very important in this
event; it should be held close to the
body, but not so close as to place it
in & cramped position. On the other
hand if It Is held too far away from
the body a weak put will be the result.
To drive the shot with the weight of
the body behind it. the elbow must be
held in and down.
Start Is Described.
Starting the put, the athlete stands
In the back of a seven-foot ring, bal
ancing on the right foot if he is a
righthanded putter, and witli tne Iert
hand extended in the direction of the
intended put. The shot is held on tho
shoulder close. Pay attention to form
and never mind the distance: after
you have mastered form, the distance
will come.
The discus throw is an event that '
has become popular since the revival
of the Olympic games. One of the best
qualifications for a discus thrower is
to have height, strong arms and fin
gers. Form Similar to Hammer Throw.
The form is similar to that of the
one turn which is used in the hammer
throw. The thrower stands in the back
of the ring with his feet about 2 and
2-10 inches apart and back facing the
direction of the throw. A few swings
with the arm back and forth to gain
momentum is necessary. On the back
ward swing of the arm the left foot
is brought back to a point naif way
to the position first taken. This forms
a triangle with the movement. Pivot
on the left foot, bringing the right
around to a point about 20 inches to
the risht of the left foot, and the toe
of the right about on a line six inches
back of the left heel. From this posi
tion the left foot is placed toward the
front of the ring and the reverse is
made as in the shot.
The position of the hand on the de
livery should be the palm or discus
facing down, in order to give a good
sail on the outward and upward mo
tion. A great deal of practice is nec
essary to become proficient in this
event. Like the shot, the finish is the
important part. In order to get the
whip and snap, it would probably be
better for the beginner to practice from
a stand and not to make the reverse
until this is mastered. After this, be
gin the turn.
A great deal of attention should be
given to the left foot position on the
turn that brings the thrower to that
of the reverse. Generally the thrower
will find that the left foot is carried
around so far that on the delivery the
body is facing the direction of the
throw, which causes the body to fall
away Inetead of going with the heave.
This is brought about by the thrower's
left foot coming around too slow; it
should be placed down more in the
order of a jab. This places the left
foot In a position in a line with the
right and In the direction of the throw,
and with the body facing at right an
gles the whip or reverse ie made to the
neck and the left side facing the di
rection of the put. The left leg is
swung back and forth to gain- mo
mentum. On the forward swing of tho
left leg.' the putter springs or hops
forward with the right foot landing
In the center of the ring and the left
foot landing In the front of the ring.
The reverse is then made very quickly
by turning the body and then shooting
the shot out with all the drive of the
body behind. In the reverse, the right
foot takes the place of the left against
the to"e board: the left is then swung
back and the put is finished on one
foot the right.
The hardest thing to master in shot
putting is the final effort. Every ounce
of strength from the toes to the fingers
Ie concentrated in one final drive. To
co-ordinate all these things so that the
correct elevation and direction is at
tained with all one's strength and
weight behind the put Is acquired only
after long practice. The quickest way
to get the proper form is to master
the final effort. If the beginner will
make form his principal object, along
with the reverse, the balance should
be easy. By doing this the athlete will
get a better Idea of how the body is
used In getting under the shot. When
this part is mastered the putter can
begin on the hop across the ring,
starting with the right knee In a bent
position.
Finish Is Important Factor.
A great many shot-putters differ in
their style of commencing the put. and
it does not make a great deal of dif
ference what form is used in starting.
The important factor is the finish or
reverse and the position when landing
from the first hop. This latter is of
much importance.
Some performers believe that the -right
of the body should be far back,
but it is readily seen that this has a
tendency toward causing a slower put,
as the body has to swing Just that
much further before the reverse can
be taken for the final heave. In light
ing from the first hop. the body should
be at right angles to the put. with the
shoulders a little dipped. In starting,
the body should be In a leaning or fall
ing position.
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