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THE SUXDAY OREGOXIA2T. PORTLAND, JUXE 21, 191. OFFICERS WILL COMMAND REGATTA Admiral's Staff to Be Large to' Handle All Events at As toria Festival. TWO BANDS ARE ENGAGED Elks' and Campbell's to Go From Portland With Special and Take IShare in Happenings of Three Days There. The biggest ' naval display of authority the Northwest has ever seen will take place in two weeks when 300 staff officers of Admiral Phil Metschan. Jr.'s, go to Astoria to take command of that city and the annual regatta. The regatta is set for July 2, 3 and 4. Plans for the entertainment of the staff and non-commissioned combatants in the festivities are approaching a climax. For one thing:, it will be a musical festival. Camobell's American band will go down with the Admiral's special. The Elks granted permission to their band to go down and the musical or ganization will decide this week. The regatta committee at Astoria has made a few changes in the course and otter racing details. The course for the short boat races, the 16, 20 and 26-foot classes, has been reduced to ' three miles, the cut being made in the rough water at the lower end. The boats will circle the course three times. The free-for-all will again be run over the nve-mile course and six laps will constitute the race. The other events will be practically the same as in former years. W. H. Curtis, starter for many years, will again do duty on the bridge of the Government patrol boat. Admiral Metschan's staff of officers now consists of the following: Admiral Phil Metschan, Jr., Portland. Vice-Admirals J. R. Rogers, Portland: John F. Shorey. Portland; Edgar B. Piper, Portland: Jay Bowerman, Portland; Hy Bllers, Portland; B. U Adami, Portland; George Baker. Portland; O. F. Blair, Portland; H. C. Bowers, Portland: A. Bob leter, Portland; C. W. Boost, Portland: A. J. capron, Portland; Charles T. Early, Hood River, Or.; W. 15. Finser, Portland; Run Foster, Portland: B. dildner, Portland: W. H. Gray. Portland: Al Holander, Olympia, Wash.; C, W. Chandler, Seattle, Wash.; H. H Hilton. Portland: Dr. E. D. Johnson, Klamath Falls, Or.: J. F. Larson, Portland; Edw, Lowe, Jr.. Raymond, Wash.; J. F, I. use, Sutherlin, Or.; John McNulty, Port land; H. W. McPhail, Raymond, Wash.: T. J. Mendenhall. Oregon Yacht Club, Port land; K. D. Penney, Portland: William Poll man Baker, Or.; R. W. Bchmeer, Portland: Dr. J. A. B. Sinclair, Portland: J. A. Beckwith, Portland; C. W. Richardson, As toria. Or.: Dr. Georse A. Cathey, Klamath Falls; Dr. A. F. Settler. Roseburg. Or.; w. L. Dudley, Seattle, Wash.; George M. Hyland, Oregon Commission, Panama-Pa-clflo International Exposition, Portland. Rear-Admirals William T. Buchanan, Portland: H. R. Boeder, Astoria. Or,: Fran A. Moore, Walla Walla. Wash.; Carlton Lewis, Rainier, Or.: Frank Woodfleld, As toria, Or.: B. H. Beall. A. L. Flnley, M. Gorman, E. J. Jaeger, L. Y. Keady, A. C. Moffatt, Gus C. Moaer, Clarence Reams, R. R. Smith, Dr. Eueidas K. Scott, Frank P. Tebbetts B. Voo Der Worth, J. B. Yeon. ill of Portland; R.- A. Hawkins. Hwaco, Wash.: K. K. Kubll, Portland; Louis Alie nor!, Portland; W. H. Curtis, Portland; John E. Gratke. Astoria, Or.; A. W. Nor blad. Astoria; Elwood Wiles, Portland; Dr. Charles K. Hill, Portland; Daniel I. Pratt, Seattle. Wash.; w. C. North. Portland. - Retired Admirals W. gpeneer, port land; John S. Beall, Portland; John Fox, Seattle, wash.; George Shepherd. Portland i W. L. Morgan, Portland. Commodores J. B. Hoag,- Astoria, Or.; Dr. A. B. Wrightman, Sllverton, Or.; Jack Crowe, Salem, Or.: Dr. Jay Turtle, Astoria, Or.; William P. Richardson, Portland; A, A. Hoover, Portland: C. C. Bradley, Port land; Roscoe Fawcett, Portland; Dan J. Moore, Seaside, Or.; John F. Logan, Port land; I. Aronson, Portland: Alex Gilbert, Seaside, Or.; George B. Hall, Portland: Dr. Charles E. Hill, Portland; Charles A. Payne, Chinook, Wash.: A. W. Reed, South Bend, Wash.; Lewis H. Reese, Portland; Harry Richey, Portland; Ralph J. Staehll, Port land; R. E. Williams, Dallas, Or.; C. W. Hal derman. Astoria; C. W. Mullins, Astoria. Captains Dr. R. H. Hoskins, Astoria, Or.; J. K. McGregor. Moaler, Or.; J. B. Fields, Astoria, Or.; C. T. Crosby, Astoria, Or.; J. T. Bridges. Oakland, Or.; Paul C. Morton, Portland; W. R. Marvin, Vancouver, B. C; C. O. Adams, Portland; James M. Albert, Portland; U. Clifford Barlow, Warrenton, Or.: Fred J. Bolger, Portland; John B. Cof fey, Portland; James J. Flynn, Portland; P. A. Foley, La Grande, Or.; T. F. Keeley, Portland: Shad O. Krants. Portland: Theo dore Kruse, Portland; Dr. C. W. Lowe, Port, land: Max Lueddemann, Portland; J. E. Mahaney. Portland: T. W. Nordby, Portland; A. C, Spencer, Portland; W. - Stewart, Kelso. Wash.; E. Struplere, Portland; Dr. Frank K. Smith. Portland; C. A. Whltemore, Portland: Harvey Wells, Portland; A. O. Jones, Portland; George F. Judd, Astoria, Or.; A. M. Crawford, Salem. Or.; J. H. Gwinn, Pendleton, Or,; George E. Berts, Portland, Or.; Dr. R. M. Emerson, Port land, Or. Ensigns James Ingiefon, Astoria. Or.: Dolph Hardesty. Astoria, Or.; Charles Ful- ton, Astoria, Or.; Joe Dyer, Astoria. Or.; Ueorge Rosendale, Astoria, Or.; Acme Man. sker, Astoria, Or.; Arthur Olson. Astoria, Or.: Melville Callender. Astoria. Or.; Harry L. Cornelius, Portland; Master Fred Jaoobs. Portland. Commanders Sherman Miles, Portland; T. B. Garretson, Portland: Dudley R. Clark, Portland; J. L. Zipperer. St. Helens. Or.; W. F. Otburn, Eugene, Or.; H. O. Glasou. Eugene, Or.; James M. Keeney, Portland; J. T. Jefferles, Astoria, Or.; C. C. Clinton, Portland; Charles H. Rowley. Portland; K. Alexander. Pendleton. Or.: Frank E. Alley, 1'ortlanil: William F. Brady. Portland; H Wallace Joplin. Portland: R. E. Kroh. Grant V'ass. Or.; C. H. Moore. Portland: Merrill B. Moores, Portland: Al Slusher, Pendleton, Or.; F. L. Spangler, Spokane, Wash.; R. N. Stan field. StanMeld, Or.; Dr. C. W. Cornelius, Portland: Dr. E. C. McFaiiand. Portland; J. B. Stelnbach. Portland; A. B. Stelnhach. Portland; J. W. O-eath, Portland: H. IS. Huntington. Portland; Phil Qrossmeyer, Portland: P. E, Arlett. Purtland; E. J. Frasier, Eugene, Or.; A. W. Glesy. Port land; Walter J. Holman, Portland; Rufus ". Holman, Portland; C. W. Huntington. Portland: Dr. H. 1. Keeney, Portland; K. V. Lively, Portland: R. B. Caswell. Port land; H. T. Hutchinson, Portland; Hermon Von Borstal, Portland; C. M. Wheeler, Ken ton, Or.; Dr. Frank Drake, Portland; Ed gar S. Higgins, Portland; L. A. Means, Portland: Arthur M. Compton, Portlanil: Joe L. Day, Portland: P. A. Kribs. Portland: William Burke. Portland: W. L. Walsh. Portland; F. W. Bi-ach. Portland; A. H. Lamm, Portland: G. F. Llvesley, Portland; ' F. W. Vogler. .Portland; Robert Buchanan, Portland: W. H. Daughtrey, Denver, Colo.; Fred A Jacobs, Portland; Charles Rosenfeld, Portland; Joe Smith, Portland; Wallace R ' StruMe. Astoria. Or.; Walter Glffard. Port land; Earl R. Goodwin. Portland. REGATTA COURSE IS CHANGED Cutting: Off Turn Will Keep Speed boats in Sight of Grandstand. ASTORIA. Or., June 2. (Special.) W. H. Curtis, of Portland, chairman of the racing .committee of the coming regatta, was in the ctly today and at his suggestion the committee has made a change in the course for part of the speedboat races. The big free-for-all race will be as formerly. SO miles over a course five miles long. The races for 16. 20 and 26-foot foats will be twice around a course three miles long. This shorter course will be made by cutting off the bad turn at the west end of the old course. Thus the boats will be within sight of the grandstand every moment. 300 t WORLD'S FAMOUS WATER MAN TO BE SEEN HERE WITH ! 1 ILLINOIS ATHLETIC CLUB SWIMMERS JULY 11 AND 12. HARRY HEBNERf AMERICAN CHAMPION IS KOI R EVKKT9 AND BOLDER OF" 11 RECORDS. WATER MEN COMING H. J. Hebner, Holds Four Titles and 11 Records. ILLINOISANS DUE JULY 11-12 Middle West Club to Participate in Portland Meet Has Relay Cham pionship and Will Give Exhi bitions in . Divine. while ao much has been heard in recent years of the swimmers of Cali fornia, It remains for a Middle West man to make 11 different world's rec orda for prowess in water. In the recent National swimming -k..mninnahtnH Hum J. Hebner. the maker of those records, won four titles: the 100. 220, 500 ana isu-yara oacK stroke. And this star soon will be seen in Portland as member of the Illinois Athletic Club team which will, swim : the Multnomah Club, July n ana it. tha r.-u t Duke Kahanamoku has no better mark than Hebner, This i - - 1. Kut nnn tif the team. The Illinois Athletic Club will bring West one of the srreaiesi agsrJsTai.ion oi water stars ever known in America. Tki. 1 1 1 1. th relav team which won everything; by wide margins at the National meet, aesioes swimming. PORTLAND FEATHERWEIGHT, WHO APPEARED AT THE EMPRESS It - 1 lfW!V ' f-fi JT 4 1 " J V I I"'1 I f - 1-" v jJ , ' h Ii hi' V-j t St.Bler !HeD.aU. Ralph Grnm'. sITlT Show. Hi. PPU si Few ThUg. 7 it the Illinois Club will g;ive a' series of diving exhibitions. Hebner was a member of the Ameri can Olympic-swtmmlns; team of 1912. While still far from his prime, he won the 100-yard back strode race. His series of world's records follow: ' -110-yard swim, t minute 8 3-5 seconaa 1. 10-yard swim, 1 minute SI 1-5 seconds. 2U0-yard swim. 2 minutes 7 2-5 seconds, aiiO-yard sim, 2 minutes, 81 seconds. 40-yard back stroke, 28 8-5 seconds. - SO-yard back stroke, 80 seconds. 75-yard back stroke, 4ft seconds. luo-yard back stroke, I minute 8 2-5 seconda - 150-yard back stroke, 1 minute 4 - seconds. ' 100-meter back stroke, indoors, 1 minute 15 4-5 seconds. 100-meter back stroke, outdoors, I minute 80 4-5 seconds. The Illinois Athletic team visited Omaha Friday and will make stops at Denver, Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Reno. San Franclsoo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Spo kane and Helena. They will be gone from Chicago just one month, AMERICAS AVIATOK VICTOR Brock IJefeats Eight Competitors In English Cup Race. LONDON, June 20. Walter U Brock, the American aviator, today won the air race from London to Manchester and back, beating eight competitors. d i- ..1 ihm Knur., nf 22 miles as a crow flies In 4:42:28, actual flying time, or at.ttie rate oi auuui, an hour. Th-3 competitors left Hendon in the order of their handicap times, the limit man starting first at 8 o'clock in the morning and the scratch man at about U:30 A. M. The competitors made one hour stops at Manchester and 30-minute stops on both outward and homeward Journeys at Birmingham. The prize for the fastest time was a gold cup and J2000, while J1750 was posted for the handi cap. , Former lu-trrt. 2MeUo 1 About I.-flghtlB. StH . J liil iisiiiiiiiiiiiiii OARSMEN TRY FOR CREWS IN REGATTA Coaches and Captains Believe Portland's Chances in Meet on River Are Good. DEFENDERS ABOUT CHOSEN Many Seats AVill Be Occupied by Men Who Held Them Last Year. Allen, of Seniors, Shifts Five Back and Forth in Trials. BY RALPH J. BTAEHLX The North Pacific Association's an nual regatta, which takes place on the Willamette River this year, still is al most a month away, but the crews which will defend Portland against the Vancouver Rowing Club and the crews of the James Bay Athletic Club, Vic toria, have about been decided upon. The regatta will take place July 11 and 12. . As to Portland's chances of victory, coaches, captains and followers of the sport think they never were better. Last year Portland's crews came out very good in the north iu a fight against hard luck and lack of knowl edge of the water conditions. Many seats in , Junior and senior boats will be occupied by the same men that held them last year, though the senior boat -is the one in which the present order of arrangement is most Insecure. Five Meet Belna; Shifted. Five good men are - being shifted back and forth by Captain Allen, of the Beniors. Each night Allen has been seating his crew just a little different, and who of the five will course over the Willamette will not be known until Allen has given them each another trial all around. . , He himself Is shifting about. He is rowing bow and has been alternating? with Dyrlund In an endeavor to get the pull of the boat properly balanced. Dyrlund also has been rowing three, which changes him back, but keeps him on the same side. Hanson is the stroke' oar of the big boat from the last arrangement, and Stevens Is pulling number two. The other crews are well defined and,while there may be changes, they are not expected. The lightweight four will consist of Mathena, stroke; Webster. 3; Yettick, 2, and Alderman, bow. These men average the boat at 140 pounds. Junior Four t ncbaaged. The junior four. Incidentally the same as the victorious one of last year, is composed of: Fabre. stroke; Bates, 3; Sammons, 2, and McDonald, bow. Crew Captain A. Pfaender again will row the singles for the club. E. O. Qloss, ex-champlon, attempted a "come-back" on June 10, but it was unsuccessful, and Pfaender will do all the work in the lonesome boat. Dave G. Cooper will represent the juniors in the singles. J. Haverly, the Cornell oarsman who returned a week ago, will row senior doubles with Fred Newell. G. G. Wylde-and Dave Cooper will row the Junior double. t Flra Competition July & Portland's first competition with outside crews for this year takes place July 2, 8 and 4, when the Portland Rowinsr Club sends five men to take part In the Coeur d'Alene regatta. Port land went there last year ana cieanea up everything. The crew which will go is composed of Lewellyn, bow; Prideaux, 2; Hoo huli. 3. and George McFaul. stroke. These same men will take care of the canoe races, so the Rowing ciud again expects to bring most of the Idaho trophies to Portland. R. C. Hart is again after the rowers. He has coaehed them for many years, but was a little late getting oui wnn them this year. Now he has them drill ing on the starts and spurts, and the crews already show marked improve ment since he took hold. This week he Is going to have them rowing over a mile and a half for speed. These will, be the first trials of the season. Frenchman Wins Marathon. TnvnnM Tun i(V Thfl annual r.. . v. ..m frnm W I n.1 (ir CaHtle to the Chelsea football grounds for a iropny rameo ai no wu. two by Djebelia, a Frenchman. His time was 2:40:60 4-5. Forty-three competi tors Btarted They were sent away by King tjeorge. yuetm n wv, members of the royal family were present. , shamrock IV Shows Speed." SOUTHAMPTOX, June 20. Sir Thomas Upton's Shamrock IV showed a fine turn of coeed in her first spin today since her rig was changed from a sloop'B to that Qf a cutter. ALL WEEK AND HIS EX-TEACHEE tt mm ""m pped . Aetio (Right) Stealer I ' FIRST PHOTOGRAPH FROM t i :4 1 ' -I I. i-j-lv 'I i - ' J ! ! mm . . -e.af a s V Jv ' K f OWEN MORAS, PREPAHI. FOR THK BATTIB WITH JOH.NsOKT. AT HIS CAMP XKAR PARI!. PARKS June 1. Frank Moran, of Pittsburg, the clever handler of the chamois "mitts" and the one ' white hope'' who Is expected to put Jack Johnson Into the "also was" class, Is working like a ""J'U' in his training camp near here for his battle with the one-time black demon of the roped arena. This wll take place In the Velodrome d'Hiver In Paris on Jun27. and the biggest crowd which ever wit nessed a prliefight In France will be pret-ent when the two Amer ican fighters meet for the heavyweight championship. Moran fl ures Johnson will be easy, as the latter is getting old and has lost much of his speed. In the bouts in which Moran has figured he has never been knocked out. The photograph shows Moran slam ming the heavy punching bag as a part of his dally routine In training camp. GRUMAN STOCK HIGH Harry Foley, Manager, Thinks Charge Will Win Title. BROTHER ALSO IS BOOSTER Record of Young Portland Light Weight Shows Only Fonr Defeats, One Being Stopped by Police Early In Game. Ralph Gruman. the Portland feather weight who Is the topic of much gos- . c.n wni.ai.n ritrht follow- era. thinks he has a chance at the championship title. Harry r oiey. re cently accepted as Oruman's manager. . , i , v. i-nut nrnmislnir niece Ml 1 Jl tl ' - . , " of timber on the Coast, but there Is one big booster wno sianas oui pre eminently. He is Sherman Gruman, Ralphs brother, living in Portland. Sherman Is sure that Ralph will be a champion Inside of a year. Ralph Gruman is climbing to the . .nmir nf "ham and easrers" lup m j y j - - . after a most successful career througn the Portland amateur ranks and one year of professionalism at San Fran cisco. i - iidt ni ahmail Gruman combines clever work with a. punch, most ot wnicn is m i The featherweight has been at the t.i , ntt wav with his impress u,. ex-teacher. Stanley McDonald. His . -1 k u IK minutes on the wora wii vusw v..- -- , . boards, while not a criterion, was pleas. ing and those wno iouo- through his Portland matches b'Heve him much improved by his stay in the So"tn-- . , .!.' Mo. Donald's proteges. h m througn an oi -.-- - - . . . t ,h- m,mban of the naipn was , old Columbus Club, when that or- cranisation heia sway oui B Th record of the 'hf'VnH shows but four defeats career One of those was by Bratton and this Gruman overlook, because the police stopped it 'just when he was getting warmea up. His amateur and professional record follows; Amateur Record. v K..n.on. Columbus Club, won. lour r0BluSRobert.0nMultnom.h Club. won. four rdh"-rt,HCincr" Mu.tnon..h Cub. won, four rounds, decision. rounds. Rothus, beams -iuo. deEdwSrds. Vancouver Club. lost. thr.. "IKSi Muunomah Clfe. won. hr rouada " kH " j.ckso;. unattached, won. three nZtTor:;t. un....ch.d. won. en. round, knockout. rounda Allen. Brooklyn Club, won. thrse rounea kn.!OUp,'er.. Multnomah Club. won. tw. rounds, knockout. . Bill Maloney, w , rounds, decision. ,i.M Kin valoney. Beaver Club, won, three rounds, 'decision. runds. Wyard, sesiue viuu, - --7- d".t"-. Kelly. Vancouver Club. won. two rounds, knockout -,,.ds. Hlller. Multnomsn nuo, knockout. . ... Several of his amateur huttles are miss ing, but they ver victories. Oruman was generally concede to be nf yu match. Prfelonal All Fought at PranciKJO. Bratton. lost, stoppea or -Jimmy Leach, knockout, ene round, Joe Conler, won, four rounds. Jlmmle McVeigh, lost tour roundt Jimmy McVeigh, won. four ""d Eddie White, knockout, two rounds. Dick Kendall, won. four rounds. Walter 8cott. won. four rounds. Pick Kendall, won. six rounds. Johnny O't-eary. won, four rounds. OLYMPIC P.IMXJKAMME GROWS Horse-Uiili ng Events and Polo Add ed tO'Big AUilctlo Meet, PARIS. June JO. A discussion as to . Arf in International rne riii 1,1 L" -----shooting contests took p the greater part of today's session ui . . A, 1. ,nn.rr-s- ri ve P the OO- tionai uiynin. t,.- - --- -- lections of the American delegates, the Congress oeciaeu " where the meet was held should select the arms. . , .. Six horse-riding events woro , j v. ntvmnic Droarramme. piaceu vii 1 1 " They are composed of military maneu vers, single jumpm., . 1 . - v. i.imnlntr from coun- enminatiuii j . , try riding and a competition for the best maiviauai r: Polo Is to be included in the Olympic w... n rit is to be alven for games, wm it on the National scores. Sheridan Defeats Dallas. SHERIDAN, Or, June to. (Special.) Sheridan defeated Dallas last Sunday before a crowd of 800 fans by a ecore 11 to 8. Sheridan hit both Meyers and T. Baker hard, garnering 14 hits off . - t'n.tnr tnr Rheridan. held zne awo. . . - - -. Dallas to three hits, Dallas' scores com THE CAMP OF MAN WHO IS f v. 7 . j ing as a result of errors. The next contest Is to be played In Dallas to morrow. The score: Tt. H. E. Sheridan ..0 0S0044W x 11 14 4 Dallas 00OOO0OJ t I 4 VETtJRAX GO! FKR IX CHAKt.E Genrhart Park Links to Bo Conduct ed hy Cieorge II. Eddy. Golfers who recreate upon the links at Uearhart Park will be Interested to learn that George H. Eddy, an excep tionally experienced veteran master of the golfing course, has been placed In charge of the grounds by Manager George Plrie. Mr. liddy was formerly In charge of the links of the Isle of Sicily and of the Pensance ;olf flubs, Cornwall. England. Kor three years Mr. liddy was greens keeper and In structor for the famoue Ralelejh Coun try Club, Raleigh, N. C. He comes well recommended from the Greeneboro, N. C Golf Club, with which he was connected for some time. Mr. Pirle says that special attention will be given to the Instruction of be ginners at Gearhart this sesson. A tem porary Id-hole course Is to be added and will be made permanent by another season. WAX.YM.UvEK .NAMES AlUUOAT "America" Decided On for Craft to Try Trans-Atluntlc Flight. NEW YORK. June 20. In a cable gram received today from Rodman Wanamaker. who is in Europe, Wana maker gives the name "America" for his flyli'g boat, now being completed at Hammondsport, N. Y, for the flight across the Atlantic Cablegrams have been sent by the Aero Club to the Aero Clubs of Eng land, Spain and Portugal, advising of the departure for lCurope of Sumner R. Hollander and J. Lasing Callsn, who will establish supply stations at tli Asores and Vigo. Spain, where It Is proposed the Trans-Atlantic flyer shall stop. Teleplione Electricians to Strike. DES MOINES. June 20. James Flts gerald president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, an nounced today that electricians In the employ of the Bell Telephone Company In Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Minnesota would go on strike July 1 for a wage Increase ot 30 cents a day. EX. MEMBER "EATT1.BS ATH LETIC I'LI U WHO JOIXKD THK PORTLAND AM TKIH RK. 1 v ( .mi S 4.-. i Ralph Ladereed. Its Poaader. Ralph Underwood, a clever 11S pounder of Seattle, will mix In Portland amateur rings next Fall as an unattached. Underwood has been boxing for th. Seattle Club for several years, being very successful. He was Intro duced to Portland st the recent smoker of the Portland Rowing Club. - i 4 t J 4 WW:" m:-j 'i : -fi.:s'S : : . MURRAY FEARS, 110 HUN, HE DECLARES Confidence in Any Match of His Is Keynote of Talk After His Return. RITCHIE IS THE FAVORITE Promoters Wd for Services but w York May Get Hint fpon Ar rival From England tiru nuin at Tillamook. by HAitnr . 1TI. PAN FRANCISCO, June I. Hpe clal.) H confidence means ur-es. Fighting Billy Murrey can already tagged as Ihe middleweight champion of the world. The California alalment for honors returned the forerert of th week from his Eastern Invasion and l already In tralulna fr his Toiirth of July contest aaslnst Oeoige fhlp thst will take plsre under the aupl- t Jimmy Coffrnin's Club, on the " dar acroee the l'a--lfie c-n. In a-d-nev. Australia. Jimmy Cl.bbr sM Eddie Miiloorty sre erheduled to mi In a Id-round nild.llewrlght contest, and surely the winners ..f these two matches can contest fr the klaheil honors beyond ny question. "I am not afraid of env man f mi weight In the world." eald Murrey his return. "I know tht I ti beet them all and ir the poi.le de not rec ognise me ea the rhemploa al he re ent time they will be cwmrlll l do so bfor long. Jack Kesrns. msnsr of Murra. save that tlbs"n wanted tlirm t re main In New Tork and take on Mike Gibbons for June It. Kor one Ihlt.a. the weather too warm for cemfett and again. Kesrns flsnred the.-e would be far more prestige gained la th Chip contest. Jack added, however. Ihel II m mm quite llkelv h would Uhe Murrsr bark to New York n trtplmibtf ene box Ulbhons, as well ss any nihr mid dlewelahts who ate preared le e th 10-round limit. Australia Is llkewiea a seeker ef the services of Murrey, anil through Tm Andrews offered a guarentee of ll. noo with a privilege of Is Pr rent of the gruse for three fights. Keres wired bark thet it wee not ennui monev end he hus b-n sshed to eel hla prlca. Whether Mowr Haker will meft the flauree Is another question, but It Is well within the possibilities. Ueorge Chip, who Is to be Murrey s opponent, came to the front by knock ing out Frank Klaus In the Keel. Then Chip wss unexpectedly toppled ovr bv Mi'Cor end temporarily eclipsed. ller the Pittsburg hr came beck when he stopped Kailor Petroehey end that has been sufficient to brma about the prs ent battle that will tke place In the Daley City arena. As things look at the present time there are four men who rank well up In the middleweight division Chin and Murray. Jimmy dabby end Fddio Mctinurtv. The elimination bouts ought to be easy to handle, particu larly after the Fourth of July has come and gone. Cof froth, of i-ouree. will be a bidder for the services cf the two winners. Kearna brouaht back with him from New York a rather Interesting storv of the way the Ritchie-Welsh metrh was finally planned. -It was the worst mixed up affair that I ever sew.-' eald Keerns, "end but for the fact thet Hilly Uibeon, the New York promoter, stepped In ami took a hand, no such match would have been arranaed. Ritchie hed sent Tnlirv to New York to represent him but Thlery was snaking absolutely n headway. Emll was quibbling over U for his berth on the train and Con sldlne had thrown up his hsnde. Then Gibson took a hand. He persuaded the promoters t" nut up 15.00 to guar antee the Ritchie end of the purse. "Ulkewlse they are to deposit with Gibson, five days before the fight the sum of 110.000 to represent the moving picture end of the deal, so fsr es the champion Is concerned. Anil that le what Ritchie will receive III.0..0. for the so-called money from advertise ments will not smnunt to anything "The only condition as to the mov ing pictures Is thet In the event of any part of the flltrf being defective. Ritchie has agreed to pose In private to make the film good. "Moat of the aportlns people In ivw York think that Welsh will be the win ner although I look to fee Ritchie stop Welsh. Charlie White, hbwever. doesn l seem to be consldtred a strong card In the East. They say that he Is a wonderful gymnasium performer, but Infer that In the rlna hla heart la none too good. Pachey M.-Farlend says that of While and be has a good line on tha Jewish boy." Kearns also Intlmatae that Ritchie has practically promised Cibeon to give him the call on hie service when he returns from England, of cours. with th proviso that Willie still holds forth a the champion. He eays that Gibson told Ritchie he was getting ab solutely nothing for hie ecicee and wanted to know what he could ea- P"I11 do anything In the world for you." Is the anew Ritchie la said te have handed the New York promoter e it v-ni-w announces Hist ha bs received a lettr front Charlie Joet (Young Kltsalmmons In the rlna). eh ng his terms for Halph Oruman to g" six rounds against Krankl White In Tillamook. Or., some time this Ham mer and preferably around the Feurtk of July. Joat writes thet a lot of Port land people apend tha eummer month at Tillamook and. as Ralph Is a de cided favorite, he would be a drawing card snd om coin could be bad. Fo ley Intende Inquiring more fully as te the money that la in sight and m y possibly accept th match. 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