TTTE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 22, 1914.
"LUST FIGHTS" IN
CALIFORNIA MANY
HOLDER OF PORTLAND HUNT CLUB TROPHY WILL COM
PETE IT THANKSGIVING EVENT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
Every Promoter Advertising
"Final" Bout Until Fans
Are Growing Tired.
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WELSH MAY. MEET RITCHIE
Frankie Burns and Joe Azevedo to
Fight It Out in Oakland andv
Murray AYI11 Face Petroskey
in San Francisco.
BI HARRY B. SMITH.
BAN FRANCISCO. Cat, Nov. 21.
(Special.) With the boxing game due
to Bhut up Bhop in California on or
fibout December 15, promoters in the
state are pulling the "last fight" stuff
until it is becoming rather disgusting
to patrons of the game. With the idea
somewhere in their heads that the fans
will all want to be in at the death,
every promoter who stages any contest
whatever, announces it as being the
last fight to take place. In consequence
the public Is rather befuddled and one
can't blame them.
Secretary of State Jordan Issued an
unofficial statement the other day, in
which he expressed the opinion that
the new law would probably take ef
fect about the middle of next month.
This means there will be two, if, not
three or four 20-round contests in'San
Francisco, at least one and possibly
two of 15 'rounds duration in Oakland
and about a half dozen four-round en
counters. Murrir to Meet Pctrokcr,
In San Francisco next Thursday
(Thanksgiving day) afternoon. Sailor
Petroskey and Fighting Billy Murray
are to meet in a 20-round set-to. As
has been announced, it is by no means
a big card, but it looks fairly attract
ive and may pull a bigger house than
some of us Doubting Thomases have
any idea.
Across the bay in Oakland, Frankie
Burns and Joe Azevedo, on Tuesday
night, November 24, will forgather In
a 15-round session to determine the
question of which is the better man.
The same pair met a few weeks back
in Los Angeles. Burns was declared
the winner on a foul. The truth of the
situation came to light later, when it
appeared that Burns, who looked a
loser, taunted Azevedo until the Portu
guese, boy lost his temper and sailed
in, regardless of the rules.
Coffroth Plana Bis Boat.
Coffroth, who has the December per
mit in San Francisco, of course is
planning on something Important in
the pugilistic line. Further, he has al
ready announced that he proposes to
stage three or four medium lightweight
bouts. Of course they cannot take
place in San Francisco, but there is
nothing to prevent their being staged
at his Colma arena, which is over the
line in San Mateo County, and there
fore not within the Jurisdiction of the
San Francisco Supervisors.
About the funniest thing pulled In all
the turmoil was the application of the
four-round promoter whose show was
on the boards for last Friday night for
the right to admit women to hia bouts.
San Francisco has had a police regu
lation for some time past prohibiting
women from attending matches. The
promoter urged the point that as this
was one of the last of the four-round
bouts, he wanted to give the women
an opportunity to view the proceedings
for themselves. Needless to say his
application was denied. At the same
time the promoter obtained a. lot of
publicity which, after all, is what he
may have been looking for.
WolMh-rUtohle Match Sought.
Coffroth has had several irons in the
fire, but up to the present he has not
been successful as regards his ven
tures. The first of the week he started
after a match between Freddie Welsh
nnd Willie Ritchie, but negotiations
have been hanging fire.
While on a trip to Los Angeles. Coff
roth had word from Harry Pollock indi
cating that for the right sort of a con
sideration Welsh would be perfectly
willing to take on Ritchie in a cham
pionship match before the new law
goes into effect. Then Coffroth got into
touch with Ritchie and suggested that
Ritchie guarantee Welsh a purse of
$15,000. taking 60 per cent of all the
receipts to compensate him.
Ritchie laughed at the scheme and
said there was nothing doing.
Then Coffroth came back with a new
offer. He suggested to Ritchie that
Welsh be allowed to take the first J15.
000 inside the gates and Ritchie to be
allowed 60 per cent of what was left
over. In other words, if the house
went to $25,000, as might reasonably
be expected, Ritchie would receive
$6000.
Ritchie Aaka 754o.
The Californian thought sufficiently
well of the proposition at first glance
to accept. Then he cogitated for half
an hour and announced there would be
absolutely nothing doing unless he was
guaranteed $7500 for his own end.
He bases that on his fear that with
nil the stores open for business In De
cember the house receipts might be cut
down. And Ritchie simply doesn't care
to work for nothing.
It is a certainty that Coffroth will
never guarantee a sum total of J22.5C0
to get this match. While Sunshine Jim
would like the glory of handling the
last bona fide championship match
within the boundaries of California, he
is not exactly giving away his coin.
There are half a dozen of the second
and third-rate lightweights hanging
around San Francisco at present with
no visible means of support, and doubt
less they will welcome the chance, if it
comes to them, of getting getaway
money before the game is put to the
bad.
And that is Just what Coffroth will
do, chances are.
Asevedo May Go Enst.
If Joe Azevedo makes good next
Tuesday night against Frankie Burns
he has been promised an Eastern trip
by his manager, Jimmy Rohan. Aze
vedo has been East himself, but Rohan,
who is an Oakland boy, born and raised,
has never been out of the state. He is
anxious to see what the country looks
like and believes that a trip of that sort
will pay expenses aa well as leave
something over for Azevedo, who is a
married chap and has to look after his
better half.
Don't regard the threatened invasion
of New Orleans by Tom McCarey as
serious. Tom might talk, because he
likes to read about himself in the pa
pers, but there Isn't a chance to put
himself in right as a promoter. Domi
nick Tortorich Is the one big bet in
New Orleans and he proposes to fight
for his interests II such a course is at
all necessary.
Girls' Orchestra Plays at Albany.
ALBANY. Or., Nov. 21. (Special.)
-i no gins orcnesira or the Albany High
School has begun practicing and Al
bany soon will have what is said to be
the first high school orchestra in the
state composed entirely of co-eds. The
school already has an orchestra and
two lianas composed ol boys,
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WALTER A. GRCETTER ON LADY MYRTLE.
T CLUB TO
Thanksgiving Contest Entries
Now Number 15.
SILVER TROPHY OFFERED
Fast Horses Promise Big Race on
Trail of Experienced Hares Old
Winners In Line With Favorite
Mounts Have Good Chance.
The Portland Hunt Club will hold its
annual Thanksgiving day run for the
silver trophy Thursday morning. No
vember 26. The start will be made
from the Hunt Club clubhouse at Gar
den Home at 10 o'clock. The silver
trophy for this event was presented by
the club In 1905 and the run has been
held annually ever since.
In 1912 and 1913 the cup was won by
Walter A. Gruetter, riding Lady Myrtle,
and, as he has the same mount this
year, he intends to make another try
for the trophy. This year's list of
entries shows the fastest horses that
have ever come together for an event
of this kind, and undoubtedly it will be
a horse race from start to finish.
The trail will be laid by Mrs. Chester
G. Murphy and Mrs. James H. Mur
phy. As these hares have laid some
fine trails there is no doubt but that
the going will be good. Up to date
there have been 15 entries, as follows:
E. K. ODuenheim will ride Call Bond; Wil
liam Walter. Mike Wisdom; Walter
Gruetter. Lady Myrtle; C. G. Murphy, Tarn,
arack; S. A. Volkman. Winnie; C. V. Bow
man. Gvm: K. K. Crebba. Fox; William
Whitfield. Derby; S. C. LJvlnBrton. Cub; A.
M. Cronln. Ojar: H. C. Charlton. Chltra.
C. C. Coburn. Gibson Boy; H. M. Kerron.
Oregon Frank: James Nicol, Kdgewood
Girl; William Healy, Colonel.
Most of the riders and a large num
ber of their friends will have break
fast at the clubhouse at 9 A. M. A. M.
Cronln has informed the riders that
the start will take place promptly at
10 o'clock. The finish will be announced
to the spectators and gallery immedi
ately after the. riders are away, so that
all may have an opportunity of wit
nessing both the start and finish.
Since 1905 the cup has been held by
the following members: 1905. C. H.
Leadbetter, won on Barn ado: 1906, E.
B. Tongue, won on- Oregon ICid; 1907,
William B. Walter, won riding Frank;
1908, w. F. Albee, won riding Rocket;
1909 and 1910, James Nicol. won riding
Will Wehrung: 1911, William Walter,
won riding Little Joe; 1912 and 1913,
the cup was won by Walter A. Gruetter,
riding Lady Myrtle.
The Trainer Corner
WHERE do the great boxers come
from?
During the course of an inves
tigation into this subject I have looked
into the antecedents of 100 champions,
near-champions and runners-up of the
Queensberry era. I have made no at
tempt to pick out the 100 best boxers
of the present generation, since that
would involve endless differences of
opinion. I have included all the cham
pions of the last 25 or 30 years, and
others who were or are near-cham
pions, as well as some of the best of
the also-rans. Right here I admit that
it is probable that some boxers have
been omitted who were better men than
some of those included, but I have
sought to make the list fairly well rep
resentative. For the purposes of this compilation
I have selected the following men, the
place of birth following each name:
Bantamweights George Dixon, Hali
fax, N. S.; Casper Leon, Palermo, Sicily;
Jimmy Barry, Chicago; Harry Forbes,
Rockford, 111.; Frankie Neil, San Fran
cisco; Joe Bowker, Salford, England;
Jimmy Walsh, Newton, Mass.; Harry
Harris. Chicago; Digger Stanley, Nor
wich, England; Johnny Coulon, Toron
to, Canada: Eddie Campt. San Francis
co; Kid Williams, Copenhagen, Den
mark. Featherweights Tommy Warren,
Los Angeles; Ike Weir, Belfast. Ireland;
Frank Murphy, Ireland; Solly Smith.
Los Angeles; Dave Sullivan. Cork, Ire
land; Ben Jordan, Bermondsey, Eng.;
Billy Murphy, Auckland, N. Z.; Johnny
Griffin, Braintree, Mass.; Eddie Santry,
Aurora, 111.: Terry McGovern, Johns
town, Pa.; Toung Corbett. Denver; Abe
Attell, San Francisco; Tommy Sullivan,
Brooklyn; Johnny Kilbane, Cleveland;
Johnny Dundee, Sharkal, Italy; Pedler
Palmer, Canningtown, England; Johnny
LaVack, Montreal; Jack Skelly, Brook
lyn; Billy Flimmer, Birmingham, Eng
land. Freddie Welsh Prom Wales.
Lightweights Jack McAuliffe, Cork,
Ireland; George Lavigne, Saginaw,
Mich.; Frank Erne, Zurich, Switzer
land; Joe Gans, Baltimore; Jimmy Britt,
San Francisco; Battling Nelson, Copen
hagen, Denmark; Ad Wolgast, Cadillac,
Mich.: Willie Ritchie, San Francisco;
Freddie .Welsh. Bontypridd, Wales;
HUN
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Packey McFarland, Chicago; Jack Brit
ton, Clinton, N. Y. : Leach Cross, New
York: Charlie White, Liverpool, Eng
land": Joe Mandot, New Orleans; Young
Griffo, Sydney, Australia; Joe Rivers,
Los Angeles; Kid Herman, Montreal;
Charley Neary, Milwaukee: Jem Car
ney, England; Tommy Murphy, New
York.
Welterweights Billy Smith, East
port, Me.: Tommy Jlyan, Redwood, N.
Y.; Kid McCoy, Rush County, Indiana;
George Dawson. Dark Corner, Aus
tralia; George Green ("Young Cor
bett"), San Francisco; Rube Ferns,
Pittsburg; Matty Matthews, New York;
Joe Walcott. British Guiana; Dixie Kid,
Fulton, Mo.; Honey Mellody, Charles
town, Mass.; Mike "Twin" Sullivan.
Cambridge, Mass.: Jimmy Gardner,
County Clare, Ireland; Ray Bronson.
Webster City, la.
Middleweights Jack Dempsey, Coun
ty Kildare, Ireland; George LaBlanche,
Point Levi, Quebec; Jack O'Brien, Phil
adelphia; Jack "Twin" Sullivan, Cam
bridge, Mass.; Stanley Ketchel, Grand
Rapids, Mich.; Billy Papke, Spring Val
ley, 111.; Johnny Thompson, Ogle Coun
ty, Illinois; Frank Klus. Pittsburg;
George Chip, Scanton, Pa.; Jimmy
Clabby, Norwich, Conn.; Eddie Mc
Goorty, Eureka, Wis.; Mike Gibbons,
St. Paul, Minn.; Jack Dillon, Frankfort,
Ind.; Hugo Kelly, Florence, Italy; Jack
Root, Bohemia, Austria; George Gard
ner, County Clare, Ireland: Tommy
West, Cardiff, Wales; Jim Hall. Sydney.
Australia.
John L. Heads HeavyrrefiEMta.
Heavyweights John L. Sullivan, Bos
ton; James J. Corbett, San Francisco:
Peter Jackson, West Indies; Charlie
Mitchell, Birmingham, England; Rob
ert Fitzsimmons, Helston, Cornwall,
England; James J. Jeffries. Carroll, O.;
Marvin Hart, Louisville; Tommy Burns,
Hanover, Ont; Jack Johnson, Galves
ton, Tex.; Sam Langford. Weymouth, N.
S.; Georges Carpentier. Lens, France;
Tom Sharkey, Dundalk, Ireland; Gun
boat Smith, Philadelphia; Battling Lev
insky, Philadelphia; Joe Jeanette, Ho
boken, N. J.; Luther McCarty. Hitch
cock County, Nebraska: Frank Slavln,
Maitland. Australia; Peter Maher, Gal
way, Ireland.
Of this list of 100 boxers 48 were
born in the United States, 34 in Eng
land, Ireland. Canada. Australia aird
other parts of the British Empire, and
eight on the continent of Europe.
As the birthplace of star boxers, San
Francisco easily takes the lead among
cities, the above list Including seven
who made their debut in the Golden
Gate City.
A Btudy of these statistics shows that
the majority of the best boxers are the
product of big cities. Of those in this
list born in the United States and Can
ada 40 were natives of large cities, and
26 hailed from smaller cities, towns
and villages. Not more than half a
dozen were born on farms. Outside of
North America the division between
urban and rural communities is more
nearly equal, with 18 natives of bis
cities and 16 of smaller places.
Among the states of the Union, Cali
fornia is the foremost as 'a producing
center of pugilists, according to this
list. The Golden State has 10 to its
credit. New York. Illinois and Penn
sylvania are tied for second place, each
having seven native sons in the list.
Nearly a third of the total come from
these four states. Canada also has
seven natives in the list, three hailing
from the Province of Quebec, and two
each from Nova Scotia and Ontario.
In the matter of nationality the Irish
are pre-eminently the fighting race.
ine men of Hibernian birth or descent
in this list number 31, or nearly a third
of the total. Nor does this include five
men of mingled Scotch-Irish, and
French-Irish descent.
Under the head of Americans, mostly
of English racial origin, are listed 15
men.
Within the last few years the Irish
h. ro been slipping back a little, pugil
lstlcally, and the list of recognized
champions now includes only one man
of Irish blood Johnny Kilbane, the
featherweight champ.
All the same, the dope points to an
Irishman as the next heavyweight
champion of the world.
NEW'GOLF COURSE 53 IDEA
Scotch Enthusiast Plans 18 Holes
for Forty-Acre Tract.
An 18-hole golf course in a 40-acre
tract is the idea of a Scotch golfer.
His plan is to lay out a perfect put-
.ting green in the center of the tract
and place the 18 tees at varying dls
tances and at different angles about
the green like the spokes of a wheel.
The brilliant thought occurred to him
while watching a clock golf putting
competition.
Needless to say, the plan' would be
useless for clubs, as the spectacle of
18 foursomes approaching the same
green from 18 different directions
would be appalling. For a Drivate
course to be used only by the owner
and his friends the scheme might be
worth considering.
Albany New Pipe Organ to Be Triett,
ALBANY. Or.. Nov. 21. (Special.)-
Lucien E. Becker, organist of the White
Temple, of Portland, will play the new
pipe organ in the First Baptist Church
of Albany when it is used for the first
time. This will occur at a recital to
oe given on the evening of Decem
ber 2.
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BASKETBALL IS HERE
Enthusiasts to Plan League
and Panama-Pacific Trip.
WINNING TEAM MAY GO
Clubmen, Armory, Christian Broth
ers and Stilettos in Line for Mult
nomah Meeting, While Other
Strong Quintets Expected.
For the purpose of- organizing a
strong basketball team in the city and
to choose 'a team to represent Fertland
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
San Francisco next year, basketball
enthusiasts will meet Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock at the Multnomah Club.
Representatives of last season's quin
tets will be present.
At this meeting a league, consisting
of eight or ten of the city's best bas
ketball teams, will be organized, with
Robert A. Krohn's name mentioned for
the presidency.
Several teams already have discussed
the plan and are heartily in favor of
the organization. Among those ihat
are ready to join the league are the
Multnomah Clubthe Armory Club, the
Christian Brothers Business College
and the Stilletos. The Harriman Club,
the Jewish Boys" Club, the Y. M. C. A.
and the Sellwood Y. M. C. A., all of
which had strong teams in the field
last year, are asked to be represented
at the meeting. ,
The league when organized will be
on a par with the highest class organ
izations In the country. Games will
be played on the local club floors,
which are superior to any In the state.
Whether tho team that goes to the
San Franclsoo Exposition to represent
Portland will be the league champions,
or will be composed of stars chosen
from the different teams, will be set
tled at a later date. In all probability
it will be the league's leading team,
as this would make the race all the
better by giving the teams something
worth while to work for.
"I think the plan is one of the best
that has ever been put before the local
basketball teams," said John D. Dwyer,
the fctilleto manager, when told of the
proposed organization. "It will give
local basketball a big boost this Win
ter. A trip to the exposition as repre
sentatives of Portland is well worth
working for by any team, and I pre
dict a race that will cause considerable
comment. Another thing that looks
g.iod is the comparative evenness in
the FlaylnS ability of the teams men
tioned for a place in the league."
Others interested in th forming of
the Dew organization, besides Robsrt
Krohn, are L. A. Spangler, T. Morris
Dunne. Harry Fischer and John D.
Dwyer.
Gridiron Gossip.
By Hon roe Fawtttt.
EVEN back in George Washington's
time they used to fib occasionally.
At least that's the inference that can
be drawn from the following interest
ing communication from John Fulton,
professor in chemistry at the Oregon
Agricultural College. Professor Ful
ton's letter explains itself:
Corvallis. Nov. IS. Dear Sir; In your
article in The Oregonian oday we notice
that you give Oregon credit for a 44-0 vic
tory over the Oregon Agricultural College.
There never was such a score made between
the regular teams of these institutions.
There was a score of 44 made, but that
was over a team that went from here for a
practice game, and the aggregation was
made uo largely of town men, not even stu.
dents of this college.
I was then assistant manager of the Ore
gon Agricultural College team and the man
ager of the Oregon team personally visited
me and asked that we send up a team for
a oractice game, which, of course, we re
fused to do. However. I put it up to the
men that If they cared to gather up enough
men to make some kind of a team we were
Just beginning football then to indulgo in
a practice game, all well and good. But it
was understood that no score was to be
counted one way or the other.
Oregon won this game. 44-0, but later the
team from Oregon Agricultural College
played Oregon, and Oregon won, 2-0. on a
afetv. That Is the score that goes with us,
but some years back lha 44-0 scora was
resurrected and persistently has been
claimed by Oregon. Of course, It means
nothing one way or the other to either in
stitution, and It is only to set you right with
Oregon Agricultural Collese that I give you
this first-hand information. Yours very
truly. JOHN FULTON.
Evidently the Oregon partisans did
not wait until a few years back to
claim the lop-sided score because the
files for The Oregonian of October 2i,
1895 dusty though they be show that
Oregon at that time accepted the score,
it was 46-0, as a bona fide test between
the rival colleges.,
We quote from The Oregonian of that
date:
Eucene. Oct. 26. Today was football
dav In Eugene, the contestants belne the
teams from the Oreron Agricultural College
and the University of Oregon. That day WKs
all that could be desired and the ground
adjoining the university campus was all that
could be desired. Paul Downing, coach tor
the Corvallis team, acted aa umpire abd
H. P. Benson, university coach, aa referee.
The game was clearly one for the Univer
sity of Oreaon from the start, though Cor
vallis DUt up a strong fight. In the first
half the winning team scored 22 points
and in the second half 24 points. The total
score stood: University of Oregon 40, Ore
gon Agricultural College 0.
No account of the 2-0 game could be
found In the flies, but further investi
gation may bring it to light.
"Lutz is the greatest halfback I have
ever seen in the Northwest conference
since Dick Smith."
This testimonial coming from Repre
sentative "Pat" McArthur ought to be
duly appreciated by Mr. Arthur Lutz,
Oregon Agricultural College.
You have to hand It to Mr. Gllmore
Dobie, professor at the University of
Washington. Gil generally always has
something up his sleeve as a scoring
play. Two years ago Washington and
the Oregon Aggies battled along 3-3
until the fourth quarter and then Mr.
Hap Miller shot a pass over the goal
line and it was curtains for the Aggies.
This year Washington tried only thiee
passes against Oregon and the only one
that worked gave Dobie's team atouch
down. George Tarnell, Spokane referee and
one of the most competent in the ring,
tells a good one on himself. During the
Oregon Aggie rout of Idaho last week.
Varnell remarked to Captain "Gloomy"
Hofer, of the Aggies: "What's the mat
ter? Don't you ever smile?" "No,"
was Hofer"s quick retort. "Not when
you officiate."
Little by little rugby football is los
ing its foothold in California. Occi
dental College quit the English game
this Fall and now the Southern Cali
fornia highs are demanding a return to
American football. Hollywood already
has announced its intentions and Los
Angeles high practically is certain to
follow. With all the feeders gone Stan
ford and California also will have to
follow suit before long.
SPORTSMEN TO COflTEST
TRAP SHOOT AND CASTING TOUR
NAMENT TO BE HELD.
Joint Meet Will Be Feature of Tn-o.
Day Convention of Learae in Fort
land December 6 and 7.
A joint trap ehoot and fly and bait
casting tournament on the grounds of
the Portland Gun Club at Jenne Station,
on the Estacada carllne, will be held
Sunday, December 8, the opening day of
the two-day convention in Portland of
the Oregon Sportsmen's League. Prizes
will be awarded winners of the events.
An open invitation is extended to
visitors and others wishing to partici
pate in the 'activities. Lunch will be
served at the clubhouse. Special trans
portation facilities to and from the
grounds will be arranged.
On Monday business of grave import
ance to sportsmen throughout the state
will be discussed.
The day of business will be followed
by a wild duck and steelhead dinner at
the Commercial Club, the game donated
by members of the Multnomah Anglers'
Club and Portland Gun Club. W. L.
Finley will show a collection of mov
ing picture films of wild game, birds
and fish.
Matters of importance to duck shoot
ers will also be discussed as there is
now a move on foot to stop the feed
ing of lakes throughout the state and
also the abolishing of the use of au
tomatic and pump shotguns.
In Formosa there is a tree between 250O
and "000 years old. with a circumference- of
65 feet, and the lowest branch 43 feet from
the ground. The tree is a species of cypress,
the Jacaaese "beniki."
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LEAGUE WILL MEET
Owner Would Sell Victoria
Northwestern Club.
FUTURE MUCH IN DOUBT
Better Conditions at Vancouver Are
Expected and Bob Brown Says
Circuit Likely "Will Be
trncnanged in 1915.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21. (Special.) The
annual meeting of the Northwestern
League will be held in Seattle Decem
ber 13, but It Is doubtful if any
definite decision will be reached then
as to the coming season.
The war has upset plans in British
Columbia and Joshua Kingham, owner
of the Victoria franchise, would like
to get out of the business. There is
some talk of the franchise being taken
over by other Victoria persons, but
how far thjy will care to go under
the present conditions remains to be
seen.
With racing out of the way, things
will be better in Vancouver. In fact
Bob Brown is quite encouraged, espe
cially since the decision at the Omaha
meeting to force the Northwestern to
lower the salary limit.
It is Mr. Brown's opinion that the
Northwestern circuit will be the same
next season as last. Such may be
the outcome, but there is a lot of hard
work ahead.
A press report from Omaha unin
tentionally did the Northwestern
League an injury. Two of the leagues
in Canada asked for permission to drop
out next season and yet retain their
territory. In one report the word
"Northwestern" was used. The mistake
was evident, but those who did not
take the trouble to discover . it had
something to talk about.
HARNESS NOTES
DOWN in Arizona, where the stray
prospector still sees the phantom
camel herds crossing the night horizon,
they hold a state fair at Phoenix that
ranks with the best Western events
of Its kind. The big feature of the
Phoenix fair Is the harness racing
programme. Just at the time when the
football huskies are combing out their
long locks in preparation for the
Thanksgiving games, the racing bell
rings at Phoenix, the last call of the
year for the reinsman.
The meeting of 1914 was from No
vember 9 to 14. One day, Thursday, is
set aside for automobile and motor
cycle races and the. other five are for
the harness horses. Phoenix has met
success by offering big purses. Kxcept
for the local horses, no purse in the
1914 schedule was less than 91000. Ten
$2000 purses were given and nearly
$27,000 made the sum total for racing.
Horsemen were in attendance from the
Grand Circuit country and from Cali
fornia. The Idaho mare. May Davis, started
twice and made a good showing. Fast
time was made at the meeting. King
Couchman pacing a mile in 2:02 and
the MacKenzie mare Maymack lowering
the trotting record to 2:04 Vi. making
this mare the Pacific Coast star trotter
of the year. Maymack was trained by
Charlie L. De Ryder, and last year had
outstanding class on the Coast. This
year she did well on the Grand Circuit,
and finished at Phoenix with straight
heats in her two races, every heat be
ing trotted in better than 2:06.
V. G. Durfee was there and won two
pacing races with Don Pronto, a trot
ting race with th good filly Esperania,
winner of the Coast futurities this sea
son; also a pacing race with Chango.
The horsemen disperse after the Phoe
nix meeting, some of the Eastern train
ers remaining on the Coast for the
Panama-Pacific meetings of 1916.
Schedules for the Panama-Pacific
races recently published show 72 races
for the Spring and Fall meetings, with
$227,000 hung up in purses and stakes.
Never in turf history has such a pre
tentious programme been offered. The
S:10 trotters go at each meeting for
a stake of $20,000, and the 2:06 pacers
have the same opportunity.
Maymack, 2:0is, is a mare by rather
obscure sire. Arthur Wilkes, and when
De Ryder took her she was regarded
as being in the discard. Durfee's pacer'
Don Pronto also had been regarded as
past his usefulness as a money winner,
but this year both horses have laid by
a good sum for Winter hay and oats. -
After the first of the year Northwest"
racing cards will be made up, and it
is expected that the presence on the '
Pacific Coast of the large strings of
entrants for the San Francisco races '
will afford opportunity for splendid
meetings at other California points "
and in the Northwest.
For the last tour years Minnesota has
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one-half of the iron ore produced in
the T"nltei States.
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