TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY SO, 191G.
BBQWN WILL MEET
LES DARGY AGAIN
If Aspirant Holds Out for Time
Limit Against Australian,
It'll Be Big Surprise.
BOUT DATE NOT YET SET
Chicago Greek Middleweight Al
ready Has Been Defeated by
Sensational Opponent Mike
Gibbons Mentioned for Fray.
When George ("Knockout") Brown,
the Chicago Greek middleweight, stayed
20 rounds with Lea Darcy, Australia's
sensation, a short while ago, be created
no little talk among American fight
followers. Most of the wise ones picked
an easy victory for the "bogey man
of middies.
Although Brown lost the decision,
from all accounts Darcy did not show
any too much class. The two boys
have been rematched. the event to take
place in the near future, although no
definite date has been set. Darcy is
heralded as one of the greatest boxers
that has been turned out in years, and
if Brown should happen to score
win over bim on their next meeting
be will astonish the fistic world.
If be sticks the limit he will have
done more than Eddie McGoorty could
accomplish. In his two attempts against
Darcy, McGoorty took the 10 count
twice. Another proof of Darcy's great
ness is bis decisive victory over Jimmy
Clabby.
Figuring from this dope, the boxing
fans here believe that the fearless
Greek will be a lucky person if he
manages to stay the limit of 20 rounds.
They are considering him a tough one.
but even at that concede him but a
slim chance of winning. Brown's only
hope of winning is that he may land
one of his wild swings.
You know. Brown is one of those
ringsters that swings from all angles,
and fellows of this caliber have been
known at various times to be lucky
enough to land effectively.
The promoters are figuring on getting-
Mike Gibbons to meet Darcy in
the Antipodes some time during the
Spring, and the outcome of the battle
will be eagerly awaited.
Big Jess "Willard made his getaway
for Excelsioir Springs recently, where
he met his managers, Tom Jones and
Jack Curler. While it is not generally
known that Curley has an interest
his management, it is thought certain
that Jack geta a share of his earnings.
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Packev McFarland iriay soon clash
with Ted Lewis, of England, in a 10-
round bout at Milwaukee. Promoter
Tom Andrews, of the Cream City Ath
letlc Club, now has the match under
consideration. It was first proposed
when Lewis cleverly trimmed 'Kid'
Graves, of Cleveland, in a 10-round bout
at Milwaukee. McFarland was asked
if he would take on the winner, and he
wired his acceptance if terms were sat
isfactory. Andrews did not announce
what the purse would be, but said that
the Chicago boxer would be satisfied.
Lewis showed himself to be the best
welterweight in the country in his bat
tle against Graves, and for that reason
it was thought that a contest with Mc
Farland would make one. of the best
Milwaukee has had in many months.
Lewis Is fast, has a sting in either hand
and is scientific He was so much bet
ter than Graves that he won hands
down, and so that at the finish of the
mill there was no doubt as to the better
man.
The fight did not come up to expecta
tions. Lewis' class made the combat a
bit one-sided. Graves started out as if
to hold his own throughout, and in the
first round managed to obtain an even
break. He used his left jab to advan
tage in this period, and also did some
damage with It later, but tne Briton
bad a jab that was better and that
carried more steam.
Lewis pumped his Jab into Graves'
fare continually, cut his nose and lips
and bad the claret flowing until the
finish.
There was little chance for a knock
out, as both men were careful when it
came to taking chances. Several times
Lewis threw himself open for a punch
in an effort to land one. but Graves was
too slow to see it. The Briton landed
powerful rights on several occasions,
sending his opponent's head back, but
the punches landed too high to cause
n knockdown. Lewis used his elbows
in roughing it in the middle of the bat
tle, and was warned by Referee Stout.
He stopped after being admonished.
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((tF Home-run Baker should decide
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to return to oaseoau mis season.
queries an Absorbed Bystander,
"wouldn't the year's lay-off hurt his
batting?" Not necessarily. Mike Donlin
left the pastime flat for two or three
years and when Mike returned he
picked up the old .300 average about
where he left off. Jimmy Callahan left
the Major Domain for a few years, and
when Cal came back he was hitting as
well as he ever did in his life.
The Batting Eye.
The Batting Eye doesn't seem to be
affected by a lay-off. Baker is a nat
ural hitter. The art of timing a blow
was born with him. His work around
third might not be improved nor his
speed helped in any vay by a year's
siesta on the outskirts of the Bush,
but he should be able to punish pitch
ing in the same old way.
Batsmen of the Lajoie-Delehanty-Ponlln-Wagner-Cobb-Crawford
- Baker
types were never developed by any in
struction. Cobb possibly was developed
more than any of the others, but In the
main these sluggers began hitting their
first trip out, and never ceased while
they could wield a club.
The candle-power of Baker's Batting
Eye will stick with him for many a
year. Pop Anson, after -5 campaigns,
finished above .300. after he had become
a sedate, middle-aged citizen, ready to
assume his carpet slippers and a diet of
mush and gruel.
Tke Cave-la.
Tou have seen fast runners suddenly
lose their speed around the bases. You
have witnessed more than one good
pitcher who dropped out quickly, when
he looked to be in his prime.
An arm or a leg may go in a flash.
And when they go they seldom return.
But you rarely see a Batting Eye
fade suddenly. Practically all of the
great batsmen remained great batsmen
to the end of their careers or at least
until they had waddled into the sere
and saffron of the same.
The only instance we can recall off
hand Is Stone, of St. Louis. Back in
1906 he looked to be one of the immor
tals. He led the league with .35S. By
the next year he had faded out back
around .-SO and be never got going
again.
For a while it' looked as if Larry.
uportiht-
, AS Gmn t and flic J
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Doyle, the Beaming Harp, would go
the same way. Doyle, a natural hitter,
suddenly fell below .270. and stuck
there for two years. But part of this
was dae to an automobile accident. Last
season Doyle proved that you can't
keep a natural hitter down by regain
ing his ancient stuff and leading the
league.
It will be interesting to see what
Chief Meyers does In this respect for
1916. McGraw said three years ago
that his Ridian catcher was one of tne
finest natural hitters he ever saw. Last
season the Chief gave vent to an nn
seemly slump and came down like a ton
of steel tossed off a mountain. But one
season's slump doesn't mean an eternal
disfranchisement. Meyers has felt his
batting slump keenly and is making
extra effort even this far iu adv.ance
to tret roinr early with the war club.
If batting history is to be repeated.
1916 will find Meyers back In pome
batting society again. If h' fails, he
will be one of the very few linked to
the art of hitting a baseball who lost
the knack.
The Old Dope.
Dear Kir: Nine men out of 10 will
tell you that Moran has no chance with
Willard. Let them answer these lew
questions: What chance had Corbett
to beat Sullivan the day before the
fight? What chance had Jeffries to
beat Fitzsimmons? What chance had
Willard to beat Johnson? Not a chance
in the world, according to most of
those who followed the game. It was
all joke stuff. In nine cases out of
10 the new champion never naa a
show before the fight came off. Moran
is no wonder, but neither Is Willard
not by quite a lot. OLD FAN.
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The IHffereace.
Hey-dlddle-ducpllng my son John
Went to bed with his stockings on:
But bey-dlddle-dumplln Benny Kauff
GocB to bed with his stockings off.
"What." asks Rupert, "is a cheese
monger?" Unless he la a bloke that
mongers cheese, we haven't an idea in
the world.
...
'Isn't Duffy Lewis," inquires Rebus,
greater ballplayer than Cactus
Cravath V He was the only time they
ever enjoyed any direct competition.
Bevond this the debate falls back di
rectly upon the Grandoldope, which Is
entirely foreign and highly pernicious
to our nature.
...
Back and Forth.
Said Maurice McLoughlln to Francis
OulMKT.
"Why don't you buy you a lawn tennis
set?"
Said Francis to Morrle. T1I do that, old
tOD.
If you'll buy your niblicks from out my
snop. i
Johnny Evers saya that Eastern fans
don't understand him. Oh. the East Is
the East and the West is the west, out
the fans are just "the same whether
they hail from Denver town or step
from a Boston frame.
...
A Tear Ago.
At this date a year ago there was
earnest, not to say keen and spirited.
discussion, with many valuable hours
wfiflted. Ha to whether
1. The Braves or the uiants wouia
win the N. L. pennant:
2. McLoughlin or Williams would
land the lawn tennis championship;
3. Travers or Ouimet or Evans
would finish first among amateur
golfers.
You can look back over wnai actu
ally happened and discover just how
useful all these argument were.
...
Warner says he feels younger this
year than for several seasons." Ten
years from now the fellow will have
rompers on. blowing a tin horn, ur ne
will be a boon companion to Captain
Parker Pitch, of the good ehip Cosy
Chickencoop, who, as you may recall
from Davy and the Goonn:
"Lived en jam and lollpops
He played with dolls and spinning tops;
ma vn rnsed to roar '1' blowed'.'
And shook a rattle, laughed and crowed."
...
After all. Frank Baker may be a
irnnA bit mor at home oacK oi a
plow than at any other place in the
world. He has always impresses, us
about that way.
...
There are 5.000,000 fighting men in
the British army, but one of them
isn't' Freddie Welsh, who could see
nothing in any battle that went beyond
10 rounds for less tnan a iu.uuu puree.
T
DR. STEWART MAX LEAD TEAM
AGAINST OREGON AGGIES.
Syracuse Date Is Conflicting and Sub-
stltute Game la Passible Football
Coach Not Yet Chosen.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Jan. 29. (Special.) That
Coach Stewart, who will guide the des
tinics of the University of Nebraska
football team next Fall, may bring
is Cornhuskers to the Coast to meet
the Oregon Agricultural College eleven
is not improbable, according to the
latest developments in the football sit
uation. The Nebraska authorities have
irected him to arrange a game in the
Northwest for October 21 with either
the University of Washington. Wash
ington State College or O. A. C.
The Aggie team has been scheduled
to meet Syracuse in Buffalo, N. Y., on
that date, but it is reported that the
Easterners have arranged a game with
the University of Pittsburg for the
same day, and wish to play the Aggies
Thanksgiving day. This arrangement
does not meet with favor here, and
hould the game not be arranged satis
factorily the Aggies might play Ne
braska. That some of the disadvantages of
long trips are recognized is evidenced
by the administration veto accorded
the proposal to schedule a game with
the University of Southern Californis
to be played in the south.
The question of a football coach is
still hanging fire. Authentic reports
from the college offices today denied
that Dr. Sweetland, ex-Willamette men
tor, was an applicant for the position.
However, his name is prominently men
tioned on the campus.
It Is improbable that the director
of athletics will also be football coach
under the new regime. The increas
ing number of students registering at
the college make it seem advisable to
secure more specialized coaches on the
staff. It is certain that intra-mural
sports will be rapidly developed in
connection with intercollegiate com
petition. With a director of athletics,
specialized coaches and a trainer for
the athletic teams, both intercollegiate
and intra-mural, it is expected that
satisfactory results would be obtained
both from the standpoint of intercol
legiate athletics and the development
of the rank and file of the student
body.
Dr. Stewart will remain In charge of
the track team to the end of the col
lege year.
Throckmorton and Seaver Win.
PIXEHTTRST. V. C-. Jan. 29. Harold
Throckmorton, of Elizabeth. Interscbol
astle tennis champion, and R. C. Seaver,
of Brookllne. won the final match In
the men's doubles in the midwinter
tennis tournament here today from J.
D. E. Jones, holder of the challenge cup.
and H. A. MacKinney. both members of
the Agawam Hunt Club. The scores
were 6-S. 7-5.
China has ettabltshed a double tandard
of weights and mtasure. that includes tba
metric jjjuju and a muiva on.
PORTLAND GIRL AND OTHERS
f - K'f T -1 i a JU..-
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sfV, yfecr Kr-srrtz
W. M'CREOIE IS IGNORED
BERRY FORWARDS LENGTHY, SB.
CRET PROTEST TO JUDGE.
President Bran, In Conference With
Seal Magnate, Withholds Hia
Attitude In Fuss.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. (Special.)
Trie Berry-McCredle imbroglio sim
mered today.
Having reached the boiling point on
the day before, during the course of
which the principals in the contro
versy said as much about each other
as they could, possibly do, it was but
natural that the day following should,
in a measure, be one of calm the calm,
perhaps, that precedes the fury of a
storm.
Henry Berry hadn't quieted to any
appreciable extent, but contented him
self with dispatching a personal com
munication to Judge McCredie by tele
graph. It was quite evidently a
lengthy document, but Henry refused
to make public its contents.
President Allan T. Baum was in con
ference with Berry on two occasions
today, but while he advised with the
magnate as to the Portland situation,
he had no comments to make.
"I'm a neutral as matters stand at
present," was his comment. "Just now
the situation is between Walter Mc
Credie and Henry Berry. If it should
at some time later be brought up be
fore the Coast League, that would be
time enough for me to make my little
speech. As I have said before, we look
to Judge McCredie and not to Walter
as the real head of the Portland team.
COLD HURTS TRAP SHOOTTNG
Attendance at Jenne Station Events
Kept Doivn by Weather.
The cold weather of the last three or
four weeks has kept down the attend
ance at the Jenne Station traps of the
Portland Gun Club. Even at that, sev
eral have braved the condition and
broken a few of the elusive clay
pigeons.
A. W. Strowger, president of the Port
land Gun Club, is planning on several
merchandise shoots before the regular
tournament season opens. Several in
quiries have been coming to the new
officers of the club relative to the tour
neys to be staged at the Jenne Station
grounds, but as yet no definite dates
can be announced. Several nimrods
are planning on going out to the traps
this morning for a short practice.
liosebnrg Teams Defeat Riddle.
ROSEBTJRG. Or., Jan. 29. (Special.)
The Riddle High School basektball
team was defeated by the Roseburg
High School basketball team her last
night by a score of 64 to 10. The Rose
burg girls' team defeated the Riddle
girls' team by a score or iu to t.
BABY IS LEFT IN JITNEY
Child Deserted by Woman
Geta
Hqrne Wibt Family.
If you wait a minute I'll be right
back," a well-dressed woman told
B. Leland. a jitney driver, "'and if you
don't mind I'll leave this package in
the back seat until I come back."
The package contained a tiny baby,
and the woman did not come back. A
muffled cry startled the driver into
this realization after he had waited five
minutes; then he hurried the package
to the home of C. A. Stephenson, 80
East Twenty-third street, nearby to
summon a physician. Now the baby
has a new home.
Pythian Sister Oficers Installed.
DAYTON. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Thursday night the newly electeor of
fleers of Dayton Temple, No. 2, Pythian
Sisters, installed the following newly
elected officers: Past chief, Anna Jack
son: most excellent chief, Nellie Fair;
excellent senior, Ida Black; excellent
junior, LiUie McDonald; manager of
Temple. Jessie Green; protector of tem
ple. Etta Bartell; guard of temple.
Cora Rockhill. Mrs. Lola Harmon was
installing officer.
Rancher Gets Decree and Land.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash., Jan. 29. (Spe-
cial.) John W. Giberson. a Ridgefield
rancher, was granted an absolute di
vorce from Mrs. Hilda J. Giberson,
Monday, on the grounds of desertion.
They were married September 29, 1894.
and he alleged his wife left him in
1914. Before she deserted him, he said,
he deeded her 25 acres of land. This
property was restored to Mr. Giberson
by Judge Back.
Always Telia the Truth.
Washington (D. C.) Star.
"You must admire a man'who always
tells the truth." "I don't know." re
plied Senator Sorghum; "sometimes
such a person is merely intellectually
indolent and selfish'v indifferent to
people's feelings.'-
WHO ARE PROMINENT FIGURES IN
ING SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL, MINN.
Y f v ;-tt f ,
Left to Right Miss Rath Teal, Representing Portland Rose Festival; Miss
Katberlne McMillan, as "Mlaa Spokane" Mrs. L. W. Hill and L. W. Hill,
President of the Great Northern Railway and President of the St. Paul
Winter Carnival Association. Insert Close View of Miss Teal.
Portland's 1916 Rose Festival was brought prominently to the attention
of thousands of visitors last week in St. Paul, Minn., attracted by the holding
of the first annual St. Paul Winter Carnival. Louis W. Hill, president of
the Great Northern Railway and also head of the new carnival association,
remembered Portland's June Fiesta, and one of his guests. Miss Ruth
Teal, represented Portland and the Festival with a display of gorgeous
roses and Miss Katherine McMillan represented Spokane.
As president of the Winter carnival Mr. Hill wrapped himself nugly in
a Glacier National Park blanket and directed the festivities, opening January
27. The carnival wilt -close February 5. Mr. Hill advised the Festival As
sociation here that the party invaded Minneapolis in their colored blanket
uniforms.
Mr. Hill, while an ardent automobilist, drove his guests representing Port
land and Spokane to Minneapolis in a large old-fashioned sleigh drawn by
three horses abreast.
Mrs. Louis W.-Hill acted as the official representative of Seattle and Pres
ident Hill advises the association here that the Rose Festival came in for
much desirable publicity.
FIGHTING JOE COBURN'S
RING CAREER ROMANTIC
Irish-American, Never Beaten, Hailed at One Time as Greatest Tighter
After Great 63-Round Victory in 1863 Money Made, but Spent Freely.
E'
ARLY in May of 1863 the sporting
resorts of New York, especially
those frequented by men of Hi
bernian blood, were buzzing with ex
cited conversation. The Civil War was
raging, Lee was threatening to invade
the North as ho soon afterward did,
to meet defeat at Gettysburg and
great battle had just been fought at
Charleston, in Maryland. All of the
talk was of this battle, which, however,
had nothing to do with the war.
The battle of Charleston, fought in
Maryland on the 6th of May," 1863, was
sanguinary enough, but no guns were
used, although a few spectators, in
their enthusiasm, did flourish lethal
weapons. In short, it -was a ring bat
tle, with Joe Coburn of New York and
Mike McCool of St. Louis as the com
batants, and the heavyweight cham
DlonshiD of America at stake.
At that period the history of the
American ring was mainly a record of
Irish names Yankee Sullivan, John C.
Heenan, John Morrissey, Jimmie Elli
ott. Mike McCoole and Joe Coburn be
ing the most prominent among them.
When Heenan retired the principal
competitors for the honors were Co
burn and McCoole, the one represent
ing the East, the other the west.
Although the republic was divided
against itself and engaged!" in bitter
civil strife, the frenzied fanatics or the
pugilistic game were filled with en
thusiasm by the contest between the
giant McCoole and "Fighting Joe.
Maryland, the scene of many of the
greatest battles of the early period of
American ring history, was again a
pugilistio mecca.
Mike McCoole had little but his size
to commend him to the followers of
the sport that, and his gameness. He
displayed the latter quality to the full
est extent in the Maryland contest, tor,
although outclassed by Coburn to near
ly every stage of the contest, it was
not until (3 rounds bad been fought
that Mike gave in.
Coburn returned to New York to re
ceive the plaudits of his admirers, and
for a few weeks he was a greater hero
han any General. The man whose
name was tnus aaaea to tne list oi
American champions was a native of
County Armagh, Ireland, where he was
born in 1835, but he came to America
as a boy and on attaining his major
itv was naturalized as a citizen oi
Uncle Sam's countrr.
Coburn was 21 when he fought his
first ring battle. His opponent was
Ed Price, long a popular pugilist, and
afterward equally noted as a criminal
lawyer and dramatist. Price and Co
burn fought 70 rounds, lasting over
three- hours, the fight ending in a
draw. In 1857 Coburn took on Harry
Gubben, another aspirant to ring lau
rels, and defeated him in less1 than
half an hour. This affair was for 1500
a side.
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For several years Coburn remained
in retirement, and it was not until the
title was left ownerless and was
claimed by Mike McCoole that he re
turned to the game, urged by his
friends. By his victory over the St.
Louis man-mammoth, Coburn became
the acknowledged champion, and there
was nobody, who dared try. conclusions
WINTER CARNIVAL NOW ENGAG
with him. He determined to go after
the world's title, and early in 1864 he
sent a challenge over to England of
fering to meet Jem Mace.
The English gypsy accepted the defi
and Joe immediately crossed the pond.
The stakes were the then big sum of
$5000, and the match attracted wide
attention. Owing to the opposition to
the game in England, it was decided to
stage the affair on Irish soil, which
was of course much to Joe's liking. On
the day before the date set for the
battle a meeting was neia in uuoiin
to name a referee, but a stormy scene
ensued, and no agreement was reached.
Mace wanted an English sporting
writer for the office, while Coburn s
choice was Jim Bowler. - Jem and Joe
MINNESOTA GIANT IS STILL
IN RUNNING FOR HEAVY
WEIGHT TITLE.
Fred Fulton and Sam "Howard,
His Friend.
Fulton won a referee's decision
over "Porky" Flynn Friday night
at New Orleans. Although his
showing- was a disappointment to
many of his followers, he is de
serving of credit for defeating a
tough veteran like Flynn, who
knows every trick of the ring and
has been the stumbling block for
many white hopes. Fulton's orig
inal date with Willard. March 4,
still may go through.
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were both obdurate, and when, on the
following day, Coburn and his party
went out with the ropes and stakes to
pitch the ring. Mace was far away. The
ring was formed, Coburn entered, and
after the stipulated time had elapsed
he claimed the stakes and the world's
title. ,
The upshot of the matter was that
the stakes were returned, except that
Mace had to forfeit $500 toward Co
burn's expenses. The "Great Wind
bag," as the match was called, left a
bad taste in the mouths of the English
sports, who had traveled to Ireland to
see the battle, and both Jem and Joe
were roundly condemned.
At this period Coburn was he own
er of a saloon in Grand street. New
York, and had a big following. One
of the most enthusiastic of nis support
ers was George Law, the New York
traction and steamship magnate, who,
starting life as a mason and stone
cutter, had made a fortune as a con
tractor, and increased U. by investing
in many bis: enternrises. Coburn had
no business ability, but as long as Law
lived the boxer was never in want.
After the Mace fiasco in Ireland Co
burn quit the ring for a time, and the
title was fought for by his old enemy,
McCoole, Jim Dunne, Tom Allen, the
Englishman; Aaron Jones, Bill Davis
and others.
In 1869 Jem Mace came to America,
and was matched to fight Tom Allen in
New Orleans. Allen, although an Eng
lishman, had been in America for some
time, and claimed the American tiue.
Joe Coburn went to New Orleans to
act as Allen's principal second in the
fleht with Mace, which was for 10,000.
Mace was the victor after a ferocious
battle with the raw 'uns.
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The victory of Mace aroused the
fighting spirit of the Irish-Americans,
who were loud in their demands that
Coburn return to the ring and lick the
hated Englishman. Joe at length con
sented, and in 1871 Coburn and Mace
were matched to fight in Canada for
the American championship and souuu.
This time Coburn failed to appear, ow-
ine- to the interference of the Canadian
authorities, and Mace claimed the
money. The stakeholder, Harry Hill,
refused to turn over the coin, and
after a lot of heated conversation an
other match was made, to be fought
"within 100 miles of New Orleans."
Johnnv Dwver. the famous Brooklyn
fighter, looked after Coburn, and he
was in good shape on tne aay oi tne
battle, which was pulled off at Bay
St. Louis, Miss. There were about 1000
snectators. many sports from New York
being present.- Coburn had all the best
of it in the early part or tne Dame,
sending Mace down repeatedly. Joe
did not follow up his advantage, how
ever, and after the men had stalled
for three hours and a half. Colonel
Rufus Hart, the referee, demanded that
they do some real fighting. As his
warning went unheeded. Colonel Hart
stopped the fight.
Joe Coburn and his brother, Mickey
Coburn, a famous lightweight of that
period, ended their days in poverty.
Both made lots of money, but spent it
on the "Great White Way," and poor
Joe was broke when he died. Coburn
was never defeated in a ring, but he
once took an awful beating in a Btreet
fight with Red Leary, a Cincinnati
rough-and-tumble fighter, and, game
as he was, Joe was also put on the
run by Jim Hughes, another scrapper
of the slaugher-nouse variejy.
Baseball, Football, Boxing
Personal Touches in Sports.
MIKE GIBBONS, the star middle
weight, won't permit his sons to
fight. He says he will teach his two
boys to box, but will bar a ring career.
He says that if either of his boys
Robert, who is now 5 years . old, and
John, who is now 4 should take up
the fistic sport as amateurs, ne would
he nleased to see them enter in an
amateur tournament, but as far as the
professional end goes, there would De
nothing doing.
Charles R. Van Hise, president of the
University of Wisconsin, will recom
mend the appointment of Dr. Paul
Withington, of Harvard University, as
coach of the university football team,
if the latter will accept the position at
a salary of $2500 for the football sea
son. The appointment cannot be rati
fied until next montn's meeting oi tne
board of regents.
The National and American League
will open their seasons April 12 and
154 games will be played.
?
Nearly all the college athletes
throughout the country and particu
larly throughout the East, have started
training for the indoor track season.
The coaches at the large Eastern col-
eeres will Dick their men for the sec
ond annual indoor track meet and relay
carnival under the auspices of the In
tercollegiate Association or Amateur
Athletes of America in Madison Square
Garden, New York, March 4.
Reports coming from Stanford to the
effect that professional coaches are to
ho abolished seem to Be greatly exag
gerated. The main dbject at Stanford
is to get away from professional and
other coaches who come to the univer
sity without the real interest of the
collesre at heart, out to win at any cost.
There seems to be no ooiectionto tne
graduate coach, such as Jimmy Lana
ean. George Presley and Floyd Brown,
who handled tne rootDau teams, or
WnsVv" Guerena. crew coach, and that
method of coaching likely witl be con
tinued.
There are bull fights in the United
States, but they call them Boxing
matches.
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In a basketball game at Valparaiso,
Ind., the other night between univer
sity engineers ana lawyers, joert xer
willierer. a lawyer, was knocked un
conscious for several hours and Lester
Gibbs. an engineer, sustained a scalp
wound that required eight stitches to
close. Another player was knocked
out by a punch which landed on the
point of his chin, which was handed
him by the rereree. ears are ex
pressed that the riotous game will
suppress tne sport.
In spite of the new president, Percy
Haugnton. Johnny r:vers will continue
to put the rave in Braves.
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George Stovall wants to know where
baseball peace has left him. If there
are three guesses, first would be high
and dry. No second or third is needed.
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If Jim Gaffney, who just sold the
Braves, stays out of baseball, it will
mean a loss to the game. Gaffney was
one of the first to introduce business
methods in the handling of the game
off the field. He never could see the
need for the solemn mystery which
used to attend all of (he meetings of
the league.
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After the sensational race which
brought them the pennant In i914, the
Braves failed to repeat last year, iew
believed that the Phillies would win
the pennant last year, but they did and
this may make them favorites next
season. It is doubtful whether they
will repeat. In the first place, other
teams always play harder against
champions. In the second place, other
teams will be strengtnenec; ana, in tne
third place, some men who once draw
down championship money are apt to
get an exaggerated idea of their im
portance and as a result fall down in
their play.
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If Roger Bresnahan does leave the
Cubs and go to the Giants as a player
he will make them a useful man, as
he is still one of the best catchers in
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M'GOORTY IN HEAVY
Boxer Who Lost to Les Darcy
Changes His Class.
CHANCE THOUGHT BETTER
Handicap in Meeting Huskier Heavy
weights, Howerer, Is Admitted.
Xew Four-Round Bout Club
Forms In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Eddie McGoorty, according to his
cousin Mike Trant. who returned from
Sydney yesterday on the steamer Sier
ra, has renounced the middleweight di
vision and is henceforth to be known "
as a heavyweight. The Wisconsin
scrapper, so says Trant, will arrive in
San Francisco- on the next steamer
from the Antipodes and will iesue a
challenge to the winner of the Moran
Wrillard match.
"McGoorty lost to Darcy because of
his being forced to make weight," said
Trant. "After the first bout, Eddie
thought that ample time to train would
put him right, but he discovered that
he had grown too heavy for that divi
sion. He is satisfied that as a heavy
weight he has a great chance, and that
is where he will figure in the future."
McGoorty was thought to have a
great life ahead of him when he made
his last trip to Australia, but he was
knocked out of the running by Darcy,
who stopped the American on two dif
ferent occasions. Without any desire
to alibi for McGoorty it is unquestion
ably the case that making weight both
ered him considerably and probably had
a lot to do with his being beaten.
For all that, Eddie is going to be
handicapped in the heavyweight clans,
for he is still what we call a light
heavy, and that puts him at a disad
vantage when meeting the big men of
the game such as Moran and Willard.
Another four-round fight club la
ready to do battle for the half dollars
and the dollars of the public. Toby
Irwin announced this week that he
would start up a club, showing at
Dreamland Rink every Thursday night.
That makes three fight clubs and one
club with wrestling bouts, which is al
together too much of a good thing.
Frank Schuler, with his wrestling
matches, seems to have caught the pop
ular fancy and Is apparently . getting '
the money. Ad Santell, who is the bis
attraction just now, is a Chicagoau,
who has been winning consistently. The
fans like him immensely, and San Fran
cisco people are taking to this sport
that was driven out for a long time
because of its crookedness.
Plumer, the theatrical man. says that
on New Year's eve Jimmy Clabby de-
feated Mickey King in a 20-round bat
tle, at one time almost having King
out. Clabby, said Plumer, is fighting
better than at any time during his
career.
SALESI EXPECTED IX LEAGCK
City Organization AVill Meet Tomor
row to Decide on Issues.
Another letter has been received by
City Baseball League officials from
John D. Turner, the Salem. Or., attor
ney, who is visiting in Greggs, Pa.
Mr. Turner expects to be back in Ore
gon before the baseball season starts.
He is extremely eager to have his
city represented in the league and as
Salem and McMinnville both drew large
crowds last Summer, it would not ba
a surprise to him to see both of these
cities taken in the circuit. Turner
wants the schedule arranged so that
there will be a team in Salem every
Sunday with them taking a trip to Mc
Minnville and Portland occasionally.
He feels sure that the Capitol City
would enjoy good attendance all sea
son. '
Turner advocates a rule to prohibit
the playing in the league of ballplay
ers under contract to any league with
a rating higher than D. He expects to
use the same class of players which
composed the Senators last season. Sa
lem had a team consisting of home
boys alone and were hard to beat.
Turner adds in his letter, that he will
abide by anything that the directors
of the city circuit decide to do.
The City League meeting will be held
tomorrow night at 301 Fenton build
ing. TUKJT VEREIX EXHIBIT FEB. 20
Big Showing for Heillg Theater
Programme Is Planned.
Big preparations are being made for
the eighth annual gymnastic exhibition
of the Portland Social Turn Verein
at the Heillg Theater, Sunday, Febru
ary 20. The original date. February
6, was changed because of the cold
weather.
Professor Richard Generowski, gym
nasium instructor, has announced that
there will be several new features.
Every class will take part in the dif
ferent events. It is estimated that 600
persons will be seen in action. The
children's, women's, seniors', business
mens' and regular gymnasium classes
will participate.
There will be 15 numbers. The Haw
aiian songs and dances will be one of
the new features. The main portion
of the programme follows: Butterfly
dance, 20 women in costumes; eight ilt
tle boys, tricks and exercises on hori
zontal bar; senior drill; boxing with
music, 48 participating; junior pyra
mids, 80 boys taking part; junior Ro
man ladder and exhibition on the par
allel bars; women class dancing and
exercises; little boys' calesthanics, 75
participating; bumb-bell exercises by
little girls; folk dancing with 60 per
sons participating and the Hawaiian
songs and dances.
5 QUINTETS MEET THIS WEEK
Interscholastic Basketball Opener Is
to Be on Tuesday.
Five basketball games are on the
nroeramme for the Portland Inter
scholastic League this week. Washing
ton High School and Portland Academy
will furnish the attraction Tuesday
afternoon: Benson Tech will oppose Co-
nmbia University Wednesday arter-
noon. and at the same time Franklin
High will be trying to break into the
win column at the expense of Jefferson
High.
rnich Reynolds is billed to send his
James John High quintet against the
Lincoln High basketshooters Thursday
afternoon, and on the following day
Columbia University will play its sec
ond contest of the week, with Hill
Military Academy as the opposition.
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