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SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MARKET REPORT AND SPORTING NEWS VOL. XVIII. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 28, 1918. NO. 30. J8L ;eairaiice Sale, The advantage of doing your buying between seasons is clearly illustrated in this great bargain event. This is our house-cleaning time the season of. the year when we close out all surplus stocks, broken lines and discontinued patterns at great reductions to make room for Fall goods. The values offered are entirely out of the ordinary the savings are well worth your immediate consideration. Overstuffed Davenport Special at $49.85 A Bier. Luxurious. Over stuffed Daven port, three-pillow ef fect back; deep, soft, oil - tempered spring seat and back con struction: big. thick, loose cushions; m a-hogany-flnlshed legs; size of seat 66x20 inches; height of Davenport 36 inches; height of back 20 Inches. Upholstered in brown- figured denim. Special this Gadsbys'. . . . $49.85 Special Kitchen Cabinets $27.50 The special cabinet we are of fering on sale has white enamel interior, folding metal flour bin, glass sugar holder, nickelold sliding top, solid oak front, finished golden oak. Price at Gadsbys' $27.50. sppi vT'y If F . lii'i ; t "i Overstuffed Tapestry Arm Rockers on sale. Good selection to choose from. Beautiful Tapes ty coverings, special $22.50. Easy terms $1.00 week. mm mm Mi Ml High-Back Over stuff ed Rocker $19.85 If yon are looking for an arm chair or rocker and want worth while furniture at a moderate price, we will be glad to have you inspect our new line of uphol stered rockers and chairs. We have a large variety of these which we have illustrated here. Regular $26, $28, $30 C" Q OK values. Special OxVtOO Sale of Buffets Large Buffet, solid ash, large mirror back, 2 small drawers for silver, large drawer for linen, and double-door cabi net. Special $24.85 Solid GakBed This Solid Oak Bed Davenport with upholstered inside, no mattress required. Covered in brown imitation Spanish leather. Special $39.50 This Graf onola Outfit $25.00 Columbia Graf onola, with ' 12 se lections, popular airs, and 200 nee dles, finish mahogany or golden oak; $25.00; terms $1 week. Martha Washington ' Tables $9.75 This is your opportunity to get one of these beau tiful mahogany finished Martha Washington Sew ing Tables at a sale price $9.75. Reg. $15.00 value, Sale of Tapestry Brussels RUGS Ml for dining-room, bedroom and living-room; seamless; large selection. Rugrs that will give good satisfaction. Priced at $25. OO, $28.50 to $3o.OO. Ask to see tnem on sale this week. 3-Burner Gas Stoves with oven just right size .for bungalow . or . flats. . Gadsbys' price $22.50 connected. Trade your old gas stove in at Gadsbys' Exchange Department. Sale China Closets Double glass door China Closet, adjustable shelves, solid ash, fin ish golden oak. Large and roomy. Regular $27 value, QOO fTf our sale OtOU iiii Sale of Odd Beds S 6.00 Values now $ 5.00 t 9.00 Values now 8.00 (12.00 Values now SIO.50 $15.00 Values now S 13.4 5 $30.00 Values now S22.50 $28.00 Odd Wood. Mahog any, now $18.75 I Sale Refrigerators We are closing out our Refriger ators. Not going to carry them over this Winter.. All reduced In price for this sale. White enam eled, priced from $16.50 up. Sale Go-Carts and Sulkies $25.00 Gocarts . . $19.75 $20.00 Gocarts . . $17.95 $18.00 Gocarts . . $16.00 $12.00 Gocarts $9.85 $14.00 Sulky, now $12.25 $12.00 Sulky, now $10.00 $10.00 Sulky, now... $8.85 $ 9.00 Sulky,, now . .$7.75 turret ct ctjuon We Are Agents for the Great Majestic Range Liberty Ranges Wedgewood Gas Stoves and Ranges WhittalVs Rugs Columbia GrafonolasSturgis Go -Carts and Carriages De Luxe Bed Springs Goodnight and Sleepwell Cotton Mattresses. Use Our Exchange Dept. If you have furniture that dosnt utt want some thins more up to date and bet ter phone us and we'll send a. competent man to see It and arrange to take It as part payment on the kind you want1 the Gadsby kind. We'll make you a liberal allowance for your Roods and we'll sell you new furniture at lcw prices. The new furniture will be promptly delivered. Exchange goods can be bought at our Warehouse, First and Washington Sts. Wm. Gadsby- & Sons CORNER SECOND and MORRISON STREETS . . MEMBER GREATER PORTLAND ASSOCIATION VETERAN REFEREE WILL BO TO FRANCE Billy Roche to Serve "Over There" as Knights of Co ' lumbus Secretary. FATHER WAS GREAT BOXER Many Stars of Kins Bronght Oat by Famous Arbiter Xext Big Bout Would Be With, Kaiser Wilhelm. NEW TORK. July 27. (Special.) Billy Roche, the famous referee, who Is going to France aa a Knights of Columbus secretary, has had more ex perlence as a third man In the ring than anybody ever identified with the sport. Billy should be a big help to the soldiers over there in the pro motion of interesting battles behind the lines. Nobody was ever more enthusiastic about helping his country than is Roche and he is champing on the bit. waiting until his passports are re ceived from Washington, so that he can make the trip across. Bill made many attempts to enlist, but he was considered too old he Is 49. Father Once Champloa. Present-day fans probably don't know it and a lot of old-timers may not recall the fact either, but Bill's dad, Johnny Roche, of New York, was . Y. tii.i..l-k - I. i , e r , Dwyer. of Brooklyn and he trained and handled Paddy Ryan In his . world's championship fight with John L. Sul livan, the bout that won the title for Sullivan and really started him on the road to fame. So you can see that Billy came hon estly by his penchant for things pugil istic su ly was born In this city. I although many are of the impression that he is a Callfornlan, because when he returned to the city of his birth it was after he had won renown as a ar biter of ring affairs in San Francisco. Flaherty First Protege. When still a youth Billy decided to manage fighters as a business, but also he worked In the circulation de partment of the Sun. The first fighter of note that he handled was Martin Flaherty and his first bout for hia star was against Cal McCarthy of Jer sey City. Flaherty fought Frank Erne and beat him for the featherweight title at the New York A. C. Krne had won the championship from George Dixon." Roche then matched Flaherty against Dal Hawkins, who now runs a road house here, and they fought the same day and in the same ring as did Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Corbett at Car on City. Roche also managed Billy Smith, who fought George Green, th original Young Corbett, on the sams card as the other two battles Just named. Some other stars that Roche brought out are George (Elbows) McFadden, Tim Callahan, who beat Terry McGov ern. George Dixon and Oscar Gardner, Jim Bonner, Mike Sears and Eddie Connolly. I California l.nrea Roche. When the Horton law was sent to Dreamland. Bill decided to try his hand at the sport in California. The first contest he refereed there was that be tween Bat Nelson and Eddie Hanlon. which he stopped to save the latter from a knockout. The end came In the 18th round. Hanlon gamely taking a severe lacing from the Indomitable Dane. Roche handed Jimmy Britt the de cision he won over Nelson In 20 rounds. Roche refereed most of the battles In which the Ill-starred Stanley Ket chel, late middleweight champion, took part in. He Judged the 20-round bout with Billy Papke and he rendered the decisslon to "The Assassin." "There Is the real big scrap going on across the sea now," said Roche, and the K. of C. is doing great work. "I can't get in It as a soldier and I want to help the boys who are sol diers. I wish there was a bout on be tween Pershing and the Kaiser 1 mean a real personal combat can you imagine who'd get the decision, if I was referee OFFICERS COMMEND . ATHLETIC TRAINING Army Divisional Commanders Strongly Approve Boxing v and Calisthenics. BIG WATER CARNIVAL PLANNED Aquatic Sports at American Lake to Continue for Week. TACOMA. Wash., July 27. George Cunha, holder of amateur swimming records and swimming instructor at Camp Lewis In charge of this branch of sports, under Captain T. G. Cook, athletic director of the cantonment, will be a participant in the water carnival to be held at American Lake July SO to August 4. inclusive. Captain Cook and his staff of officers are preparing the programme for the swimming events, in which civilians are cordially Invited to compete. Entries may be made either through Captain Cook's officers or through the pro prietors of the American Lake Pavilion. The grounds are being enclosed with a fence and there will be new buildings and grandstands. Carnival attractions will be on the grounds and there will be band concerts daily and fireworks ' at night. FIGHTING MEN MADE FIT: J. RIVERS FINDS SAN FRANCISCO SEAT OF HIS RINGSIDE JINX Little Mexican Fighter Luck Deserts Him at Bay City Harry Pelsinger Puts Frankie Farren on Toboggan Duffy Wants to -Join Nary. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO. July 37. (spe cial) San Francisco has spelled anything but good fortune for Joe Rivers. The little Mexican boy. who came so close to the lightweight title and yet failed at the top of his career. Is beginning to admit though he Is not superstitious that he never had any good luck In this neck of the woods. Of course, for that matter, he has not done much fighting in this city. But mark the words, what fighting he has done, hasn't helped him at all. It was some years back that Joe. then In the heyday of his career, boxed a four-round match against a chap named George Kirkwood. It was back In 1911 and Kirkwood went four rounds to a draw. Not more than two months later Kirkwood was matched back with Rivers and was knocked out in 16 rounds. But remember that the first fight took place in San Francisco and the knockout was staged at Vernon, where Rivers, under the leadership of Cncle Tom McCarey. who took what we al ways suspected was more than a friend ly interest in him, did most of his battling. There was a long spell that Rivers couldn't be tempted away from Vernon and Los Angeles. He turned a deaf ear to any and all offers that meant his fighting elsewhere and some of the promoters hinted that McCarey was in reality the manager and shared the receipts with Joe. Some two years later when Willie Ritchie had wrested the lightweight title from Ad Wolgast. Joe Rivers con sented to accepting the most Important match of all his career in San Fran cisco. It was scheduled for 20 rounds and of course was for the lightweight championship. Rivers for six rounds looked a winner all over. Even those back of Ritchie thought he was a goner. But the hoo doo followed Rivers and he was knocked out for the count in the tenth round. His chances of the champion ship belt had gone glimmering. After that bout Joe never really amounted to much. . Of course, the last few years Joe has been slipping. But he kept away from San Francisco until the Red Cross benefit matches when, weighing all of 145 pounds. If not more, he agreed to a four-round encounter with Kid Tillie Herman, practically an unknown. The hoodoo .was still working over time. Rivers, in no shape, was an easy mark for his youthful opponent. Her man, a San Jose boy, knocked the for mer lightweight contender galley west. He almost knocked him out and Joe certainly presented a sorry appearance. But Rivers asked for a return match. Insisting that he must have sufficient time In which to condition himself. He was given that chance and several weeks ago was sent against Herman again. Herman repeated his first per formance and caused Rivers again to look the part of a tyro. It Is significant that this match was stage I In a ban Francisco ring. Following that. Oakland wanted to see the slipping hero. The chance came when Rivers was offered a match with Johnny McCarthy. Joe. for once In his hurried downward career, was halted. He made a splendid showing, showed a lot of the old-time punch and should have won, though It was called a draw. The fight was so good the allied pro moters of -Dreamland Rink offered suitable Inducements for a return en gagement. Both boys accepted. And how about that Jinx? Rivers once more tasted defeat. Out of four matches staged In San Francisco, Rivers was knocked out once and beaten badly twice. The best he ever got was a draw. No wonder the little fellow.. Is inclined, to shake his head and wonder whether ho wants any more contests hereabouts. Frankie Farren took another tumble the other night. He was matched with Harry Pelsinger in the headliner of the Dreamland show. Pelsinger had made some proud boasts about knock ing Farren out and In fact wagered a small amount that he would do so. There Is no question, however, of the artistic trimming that Pelsinger handed Frankie from a boxing stand point. Frankie seemed all tied up In knots. He was feinted out of every thing he had ever shown and was beaten in at least three out of the. four rounds. In the closing round there was cut a gash over the Farren eye that let out a lot of blood. It has also incapacitated Frankie from getting right back into the har ness. Dolph Thomas, his manager, says it will be three or four weeks before Frankie Is ready again for the lime light. Jimmy Duffy, the Oakland flash, who was matched with Pelsinger for this last Friday night. Is talking about joining the Navy. In fact there was a Btory out this week that he already had joined. Sifted down. It appeared that Jimmy wanted to join and had made a visit to San Francisco. But he is only 17 years old and It will be necessary to obtain the consent of his father and mother before he makes this all-important step. So far they have denied him that privilege. though the chances are that he will persuade them he is right. Duffy looks like one of the most promising bits of boxing material In this neck of the woods, but. of course. the war comes first with all of us. v m m Kid McCoy (Norman Selby) paid a visit to San Francisco for a few days last week. He motored up from Los Angeles, where he is working in pic tured, and tells us that he hopes to be with Fershing s army "over there" a little later. McCoy, when the war first broke out, enlisted as a private and was as signed to the Mexican border. After seeing service there he was returned to New York, where he served as a recruiting sergeant. When the scheme to put boxing in the Army was evolved, so says McCoy, he got In with Bob Edgren and worked the scheme that has been perfected of recent months. After that, because of the necessity of raising funds to sup port his family, the Kid took a whirl at the motion picture game. But now. so he tells me, he Is ready once more for the Army life and is awaiting with anxiety the word to make the start. McCoy looks a trifle more plump than he did four or five years back, but for all that he looks in fine trim. Quite a number of folks known to the sporting world are announcing their intention of Joining the recrea tional directorship of the Y. M. C. A. for service overseas. These fellows, of course, have to be men over the draft age and they can't be alien enemies. But most of the conditions are easy to comply with. Jimmy Schaffer, the old football coach of the University of California and baseball power as well, has said that he will serve his country In that fashion. Cliff Blankenship. one-time manager of the Salt Lake baseball club and more recently In business for himself In Oakland, is still another. Ed Watkins. who once handled the Ta coma club, wants a fling at the same sort of a proposition. And there are many others. Doo Burbank. once a graduate manager for Stanford University, is thinking seri ously of the same proposition. Bill Donald, who looked after the California student body finances and games sev eral years back. Is the man in charge oC recruiting UKety candidates, . Physical Development Afforded by Sports Helprul to Discipline and Gives Men Appetite lor Real Battle. WASHINGTON, July 27. The value of athletics as a military force In de veloping soldiers Into two-fisted, ag gressive lighting men haa been univer sally attested oy commanding officers throughout the country in statements made to the War Department's Com mission on Training Camp Activities, which has charge of the non-military activities in the training camps. Major-Genaral Charles H. Muir. com manding officer. 2Sth Division. Camp Hancock. Georgia, says: "Athletics as carried on at this camp have had a very good effect in devel oping the fighting efficiency of th soldiers by getting them in good phys ical shap3 and keeping them con tented." Soldierly Qualities Developed. Major-General A. P. Blockson. 34th, Division. Camp Cody. N. M., says: "Athletics develop Initiative, agili ty, co-ordination, aggressiveness and endurance. Added to this they teach quick, accurate thinking under stress." Brigadier-General W. H. Sage. 3Stli Division. Camp Shelby. Miss., says: "In my mind the importance of ath letics in the Army Is secondary only in Importance to drills and military In struction." Colonel M. B. Stewart, chief of staff. 76th Division. Camp Devens, Mass.. lays: "Physical fitness Is the foundattion upon which righting efficiency Is built, and anything that contributes to the up building of the soldier's physique is in a corresponding decree contributing to his fishtlng efficiency." Brigadier-General Frank L. Winn, S9th Division. Camp Funston, Kansas, says: Athletics Increase the endurance and sif-confidence of the man. and afford a form of relaxation and recreation much needed by the fighting men dur ing their periods of inactivity. Ath- ! letics have a place in the training of a fighting man clearly an Important as skill at arms. All phases of train ing must go hand in hand." Ma.ior-General Henry T. Allen, 50th Division, Camp Travis'. Texas, says: "Boxing undoubtedly is one of th most valuable forms of physical train ing when a soldier can have, espec ially Is this true in the case of a bay onet men. whose physical power Is an abcoluto essential ar.d whose greater speed and punch than his opponent make him a sure winner in a bayonet fight." .Major-General H. A. Greene, late of the 91st Division, Camp Lewis, Wash ington, says: "'One has only to compare the ap pearance of this command today with that presented at the time they re ported for' duty here to be convinced of the value of athletic training in de veloping fighting men." Major-General J. F. Morrison. Sth Division. Camp Fremont, California, says: "Team work, the team spirit, com pany feeling and pride are very Impor tant In fitting men for the test of bat tle. Developing the above Is greatly helped by teams from one organlxation competing with others." Major-General H. L. Scott, command ing General Camp Dix. New Jersey, says: "In connection with representatives fcrnlshed this cantonment by your Commission to assist in the promulga tion of athletics throughout the camp. I beg to submit to you my apprecia tion of the value of athletics at the. present time, both in developing th American soldier and In providing for healthful recreation at such times as he may be actively engaged in mili tary work." ARMY IN HEED OF BIRDS HrXTERS ARE WARNED SOT TO SHOOT FLYING PIGEONS. DestrnerloB of Birds Makri Task of Preparing Carrier for War Work Difficult. Every American is requested not to shoot at pigeons, the carrier and homer species of which are now being trained by the Signal Corps for service a message-bearers. The request, as is sued by the Government, reads: "Numerous complaints have been, made to the pigeon section of the Signal Corps that carrien pigeons of the racing-homer type, being trained throughout the United States for communication service with the Amer ican Army, have been shot by persons on hunting expeditions. "In spite of the fact that many states have laws prohibiting the shooting of pigeons, the killing of these birds by hunters has seriously Inter. ered with the training of homer pigeons f.r Army service. It is believed that the persons responsible for the death of these birds are unaware that they aro hindering an important branch of war preparation. "Because of the Important part hom ing pigeons are playing in the was and the great need of their breeding and development in this country, the War Department has considerably ex panded the pigeon section of the Signal Corps. "Any pigeon In the air may be a homer flying from a loft under Gov ernment supervision. Its destruction may be a serious loss to the American Army. All persons. therefore. are urged to refrain from the shooting of pigeons and to discourage the prac tice by hunters and children. "Persons coming into possession of pigeons labeled "U. S. A.. "IS. Indicat ing that they are being trained for Army purposes, are requested to report the fact at once to the office of the chief signal officer, land division. Washington, D. C, or to Captain Stein nouser, Worcester building, Portland."