THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER
22, 1918.
IE TO
.MEET BALBOA SQUAD
JVIaj'or Riner Issues Orders
Against Contest.
SITUATION NOW CONFUSED
fCamp Lewis Eleven Claiming North
west Title and Wants to Play
Great Lakes.
rf BY JAMES i. RICHARDSON.
Although the Mare Island "Sailors"
5layed Limp Lewis yesteraay at Berke
ley Field. California, and lost 6 to 7 the
famous Mare Island Marine eleven
fctood by their guns and re
fused to take on the Balboa
I'ark Gridders, of San Diego, at
Can Francisco in the elimination game
planned by the Tournament of Roses
football committee of Pasadena, to de
cide which Western -aggregation shall
play the Great Lakes Naval Training
fetation team, of Chicago, at Pasadena
Kew Year's day.
Major Riner, of the United States
Marine Corps, stationed at Mare Island,
gave the orders which kept Bill Diets'
crew from engaging Balboa Park In
battle formation yesterday, thereby
adding confusion to the already badly
muddled gridiron situation of the aouth.
and the next move of the Pasadena
committee Is being anxiously awaited
ty football enthusiasts of the country.
Word Not Received.
How the Pasadena officials can con
scientiously select any team other than
the Mare Island Marines to clash with
the Great Lakes eleven on New Year's
day is hard to understand, but in these
days -of trials and tribulations it is
easy to put almost anything across and
get away with it.
A telegram was dispatched by the
writer yesterday to the Pasadena foot
ball committee asking them to advise
the name of the team selected by them
to play Great Lakes. At a late hour
last night no response had been re
ceived to the message.
The 13th Division eleven of Camp
Lewis is in San Francisco, having
played the Mare Island Sailors yester
day at Berkeley Field. The Camp Lewis
deiegation has been anxious to grab
off the Pasadena game with Great
Lakes. Captain T. G. Cook and his
players are not satisfied with the 16-to-0
defeat which the marines handed
them at Tacoma Thanksgiving day, and
' liavo been clamoring for a return game
ever since.
It might be Interesting to know that
Lieutenant Eddie Kienholz, who plays
left half for the Camp Lewis eleven,
is said to be a relative of Chairman
Kienholz of the Pasadena football com
mittee, and Eddie is very anxious to
nave himself and teammates participate
in the New Year's day gridiron classic
at Pasadena.
Camp Claims Title.
While the Camp Lewis eleven has
been beaten decisively by the Mult
nomah Club team, as well as Vancouver
Barracks, and also triumphed over each
of the aggregations named in a second
game played, they are now claiming
the Northwest service championship,
according to San Francisco eport
writers.
It might be that the cards are stacked
against the marines in favor of Camp
Lewis, provided the "doughboys'" can
make enougfc noise around San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles to induce the
Pasadena committee to sidetrack the
marines and give Camp Lewis the game
against the Chicago "gobs."
Stranger things than this have hap
pened.
For the first time in many weeks
there were no gridiron contests staged
in the Northwest yesterday. The mole
akin warriors have neatly laid away
their togs for a mothball slumber until
next season, which promises to witness
a return of pre-war gridiron activities
throughout the country.
The Mare Island Marines have se
cured from the Bremerton Navy-yard a
'devil dog" gridiron etar namei Cal
houn, who will play with Dletz' crew
the balance of the season. While the
Bremerton crew was not to be com
pared with the Mare Islanders from
any angle of the grid sport, they pos
sessed some good talent.
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Striving to secure a return game with
the Mare Island Marines, the Mather
Field aviators have offered the marines
a guarantee of $6000 If they will engage
Sn another struggle with the flyers.
The game, if arranged, will probably
take place at Buffalo Park. Sacramento.
WAR PRISONERS ENJOY LIFE
Siberians Interned in China Write
Friends to Come, Too.
PEKIN. About 200 war prisoners
from- Siberia are enjoying life in the
enemy Internment camp near the Sum
mer Palace here. So pleased are they
with their environment that some of
them havj written letters to their
, friends inviting them to come to China
and enjoy its hospitality.
At first these sojourners claimed that
they were Italians eager to return to
Italy but when an attempt was made
to ship them on an Italian transport
for Italy they refused to go and as
serted they were Austrians. The Chi
nese authorities have examined them
and all have claimed to be soldiers thus
preventing the. Chinese from setting
tnem tree ana compelling them to work
for a living.
Insurance Rise Protested.
SPOKANE, Wash. That the state of
Washington go into the fire insurance
business and do away with the fight
over the proposed increase of 10 per
cent in fire insurance rates. by private
companies, was suggested by City Com
missioner Fleming to the City Council
recently. On motion of Fleming, the
council adopted a resolution pledging
the support or the city to the Insurance
Commissioner of the state of Washing
ton in his -fight against private com
panies, and asking the citizens of Spo
kane to Jena their aid.
I SAN FRANCISCO GOLFERS
i RAISE 925S5.
Two thousand five hundred and
T twenty-five dollars and fifty cents
J was raised Saturday and Sunday
J by the golfers of San Francisco
on five clubs located in that city.
The San Francisco Golf Club Is
f yet to be heard from and it is
T believed that close to $300 was
J raised there.
This money was all collected
for the united war work fund.
which will go toward putting
7 smiles on the faces of the boys
I who placed the American flag on
J German soil.
The clubs and what each raised
follow:
Tresldio Club $2,000.00
t California Club 200.00
T Lincoln Park 189.50
, Olympic Club 108.50
. Lakeside 27.50
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EUGENE, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Eugene High School, with its unbroken string of victories, lays undisputed claim to the lnterscholastia football cham
pionship of Oregon for the 1J18 season.
Despite the fact that never before
which is to be envied. Loss of their
volunteered for the job than he was
n re i real wow couia do siariea.
In the opening; arame the hMah school
whelming; victories. During; the season
opponents.
The results of the season's games
Brownsville 7, Eugene 65; Estacada 0,
ISHER IS IN PASADENA
FORMER MANAGER ASKS ABOUT
1919 PROSPECTS.
udge McCredie Receives Word
From Baseball Men Now in
Military Service.
Bill Fisher, manager of the 1918
Portland baseball club, who Is at his
home In Pasadena, sent Judge McCredie
lengthy letter which the Portland
magnate received yesterday, and which
makes inquiries regarding the outlook
for baseball in Portland during the
coming season.
Fisher is managing his hotel in Pasa-
ena and Is also putting in a few days
ach week at his big fruit orchard on
the outskirts of Pasadena. He has been
playing Sunday baseball in the Los An
geles Winter League, and is in fine
fettle.
In his letter received yesterday
Fisher writes that Dick Cor, former
Buckaroo catcher, was recently married
to a wealthy Los Angeles eoclety girl,
and is now boxing instructor at Camp
Kearney.
Cox has two Packard machines now,',
writes Fisher. "One is a roadster and
the other a limousine. He and his wife
spend most of their 6pare time driving
about San Diego, and on the weeke
nds come into Los Angeles. Dick sure
fell in lucky."
Fisher informed Judge McCredie that
Arkenburg, who was a member of the
Portland pitching staff last season, re
cently received word that John L. Sulli
van, Buckaroo outfielder, had been
killed In France. The rumor is un
founded because Judge McCredie re
ceived a letter from Sullivan, dated
November 11, and the hard-hitting out
fielder was at Camp Beauregarde, La.,
and expected to be stationed there in
definitely. a
Harry Daubert, former Buckaroo
shortstop, who was sent to Salt Lake
at the close of the Pacific Coast Inter
national season. Is back in Portland.
When Walter McCredie's team finished
its abbreviated season Daubert Joined
the Sloan shipyard nine at Olympia
and played there all during the balance
of the season.
Daubert is now employed at the
Cornfoot shipbuilding plant on the East
Side, and while visiting Judge McCredie
yesterday said be expected to play with
the Cornfoot team next season. Dau
bert claims he signed a contract for
one year with the Portland Buckaroos,
at the end of which time he was to be.
come a free agent.
Judge McCredie takes the opposite
view of the argument, and says that if
Daubert plays organized baseball again
t will be with Salt Lake If Pbrtland
remains In the Pacific Coast Interna
tionalor with the Portland team if
the local franchise goes to the Pacific
Coast circuit.
Baseball players who have been
ruminating in the shipyards are start
ing to hem and haw avout the National
pastime, wnion is a gooa eign mat tne
time for Spring practice is in the offing.
Most of the boys are anxious to again
don the spangles.
OLD- FOWLING PIECES JOY
ROMANCE CLINGS TO EARLY
MODEL SOr WEAPONS.
Reasons for All-Absorbing Fascina
tions Witnessed Lately Are
Hard to Explain.
BY GEORGE W. PECK.
What is the romance which seems
to hover like a halo over that sporting
arm which for o many years in all
civilized lands has been known as the
fowling piece?
To the gun lover of yesterday nothing
was more beautiful than those artisti
cally brown Damascus tubes and today.
in this progressive age of unfigured
fluid Bteel. the old Damascus barrel is
still a thing of beauty and joy to its
owner. .
With the passing of the muzzle load
er came the possibilities of a concen
trated shot delivery and the chokebor
was born a broad leap from occa
sional accidental close results . in the
true cylinder to a made-to-order con
centration which would register from
70 per cent to 90 per cent in a 30-inch
circle at 40 yards.
But, with all the progress, if you are
pleased thus to term the machine-made
factory results of today, the romance
clings and the shooter becomes affec
tlonately attached to his same or trap
gun. be it double, single or repeater
This condition of mind is not unusual
in other sports, for there Is poetry in
the noiseless spin of the . Talbot and
the Blue Grass, while the Milam and
Meak has made piscatorial history.
The "kick" of the bass rod, as our
modern Isaac makes an overhead cast.
tells him with telegraphic accuracy
that the bait is properly launched and
careful thumbing of the spool will land
it on the nlly pad.
The canoeist has his favorite paddle,
which he loves to manipulate, and mak
ing the long sweep with the little scul
ling motion at the wind-up of the
stroke he knows that he can keep the
HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN WHICH CLAIMS THE CHAMPIONSHIP Q,F THE
Kcoltr Mauctri Fred Hill. Left Half)
has a local team started the season with
regular coach was the first handicap which Kuarene had to overcome, and no sooner had the present coach, C. B. Kratz,
confronted with the "flu" epidemic, which held the team back another four weeks, and it was early November before the
-
lads held the University of Oregon second team to a 6-to- tie.' and since then
Eugene has met the strongest teams in
have been as follows: University of Oregon
Eugene 49; opponents' total, 19; Eugene's
prow of his craft true to point all day
without switching rides.
Now consider the grand American
trapshootlng handicap tournament.
At this super tournament the magnet
calls its units a thousand strong with
00 or 800 shooting through the pro
gramme and all on a brother-like foot
ing of intimacy which carries with it
astlng memories and fond anticipation
of the next reunion. Gunner Jack,
from Portland, Or., and Gunner Tom,
from Portland, Me., are squadded to
gether and waiting for the working
squad to finish so they may take their
respective pegs. Though they have
never met before, there is no strained
formality in their Intercourse "they
belong.
One continent-cruising trapshot once
declared himself thus: "Show me a
town without a trapshootlng club and
'11 show you a town where the hook
worm abideth and waxeth fat."
Even the old-time follower of the
patriotic sport is often at a loss to ac
count for 'ts all-absorbing fascination.
He analyzes it carefully, studying the
several .factors that contribute to his
enjoyment; the gun itself, a man's com
panion, distinguishes the owner as a
man's man, and that In Itself carries a
measure of satisfaction. It is one
thing to own a gun and quite another
o know how to handle it. That is
where the trapshooter shines, for. to be
a success at the traps, his gun must be
part of blm. Nor can one assume this
SAM LANGFORD, OF TAR BABY
FAME, BARRED; FULTON STICKS
"Colored Professional Not Allowed
Game Promised to
BT HARRY B. SMITH.
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AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. Sam
Langford, the Boston Tar Baby. ,
has been barred in Oakland as a
professional. Of course, there are other
well-known professionals who have
been allowed to compete in Oakland as
well as other cities in California, but
the fact remains that Sam bas been
told his presence Is not wanted here
abouts. And after the District Attor
ney of Alameda County puts up the
bars, it's a double-riveted cinch that
neither San Francisco nor any other sec
tion will be wanting to take any
chances on the heavyweight.
bo far as this state is concerned, Sam
can consider his "goose as cooked.
Also he might as well admit that the
Golden West carries a jinx for him.-
It has ever been the case, at least In
this central section of California, that
Sam never could get a start.
He did have one fight when he
knocked out Fireman Jim Flynn in a
round at the Coliseum. Later, when
he was matched against Al Kaufman,
Just prior to the Jeffries-Johnson
scrap, Sam was told, in plain words by
the authorities that he couldn't fight.
This time it had been the intention of
Tommy Simpson, Oakland promoter, to
match Sam against Fred Fulton. It
never did look like a good fight. Ful
ton is young and Langford an old man.
Moreover, Fulton some time back
stopped Langford in a seven-round bat
tle, the latter's seconds acknowledging
defeat.
Further, the Mlnnesotan has all the
physical advantages height, reach,
weight and the like.
But the fans were not kicking overly
much. They wanted to see something
of Fulton and were willing to take
even Ancient Sam.
So Simpson announced the fight and
prepared to advertise it liberally. Just
about that time District Attorney De
coto. of Alamoda County, put down his
foot. He told Simpson that Langford
is altogether too well known as a pro
fessional and that he couldn't overlook
such a violation of the law.
The Oakland matchmaker ha1 noth
ing else to do but call off the fight.
Fortunately, his expenses were small.
He caught Langford and Woodman be
fore they had left Boston, and Fulton
while at Bakersficld. So there was no
big transportation bill or anything of
the sort.
The funny thing is, not a word was
said about barring Fulton.- He is every
bit as much of a professional as Lang
ford, save perhaps he has not been in
the game for as long a time.
1 11 grant that it was a big match
too big to get by without notice from
all factions. The District Attorney
probably did the right thing when he
told the boys there was "nothing do
ing.
Chances are it has saved what fight
stuff there is left to us a lot of trouble.
m a
That a measure of some sort will be
introduced at the coming session of the
California Legislature to put before the
people the proposition of say six or 10-
round bouts is admitted.
Fred C. Hawes, four-round promoter
and Assemblyman, introduced just such
a bill in the lower house two years ago.
He says he did receive encouragement
the hands of the Representatives or
Assemblymen, but that he found the
Senators moro than cold.
The situation was so discouraging he
never pressed his bill to a final vote.
However, there seems to be a change of
opinion row. A lot of the folks who
never before knew what a boxing glove
looked like have learned something of
the eport and they probably would vote
tor a modified measure.
In Omsha, one of the promoters has
a bill under consideration that calls for
six-round bouts with a percentage of
the receipts to be used for the ben
efit of crippled soldiers. Hawes wants
to make his bill for 10 rounds, but
thinks the suggestion of a percentage
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Pawl gchafer. Quarterback i Marshall BtaDtlt, Fnllbaeki Altla Thotapaea, Rlaht
more unausplrloua prospects, this year's
Western Oregon and has piled up a total
second team, . Eugene t: MeMinnville
total. 173.
close relationship, for the keen eye of
the trapshot will pick the novice the
moment the latter throws a gun to his
shoulder, whether at the traps, in the
gun room, at home or in the store.
. But after all there may be one force
ful factor which beckons to the shoot
er and draws him on from one shoot to
another, from one tournament to an
other and finally to that annual classic
the grand American handicap.
LAWYERS TO TALK SHOP
Montana Association ' to Hold Ses
sions at Helena.
HELENA, Mont. Lester Loble, of
Lewis and Clark Counties, acting pres
ident of the Montana Attorneys' As
sociation, announce that a meeting of
that body will be held here early in
January, shortly after the State Leg
islature convenes, to discuss laws to be
submitted to the legislators.
A state vocational training home for
the children of delinquent parents
probably will be recommended, said
Loble.
He says common opinion Is that such
children should not go to Miles City,
the Juvenile corrective institution, since
they have committed no offense, and
that the state owes it to deserted chil
dren to provide them suitable training
to mak'e their way in life.
to Show in Oakland, but Four-round
Big Minnesota Giant.
of the receipts turned over to crippled
and sick soldiers would be an excellent
idea.
Fred also thinks it would be as well
to avoid any discussion as to the mat
ter of decisions. In short, he proposes
to pass that problem right up to the
state commission that he feels ought to
be in charge of all fistiana.
Battling Ortega Is no longer under
the management of Tommy Simpson, of
Oakland. To the contrary, he has
signed a contract with an Oakland
Jeweler, named Muskey, who tried to
break into Pacific Coast League base
ball several years ago and was far from
successful.
Ortega for a long time has desired
to make a trip to New York and other
Atlantic Coast centers. Simpson has
been making a lot of promises but
there was never any action. So when
Muskey came along and agreed to take
Ortega East with him after the first
of the year. It was "duck soup" to get
the middleweight to agree to a con
tract. There are a lot of the Oakland fans
who claim that Jimmy Rohan and not
Muskey is the real manager of Ortega
Rohan admits Muskey did Invite him
to assist in managing Ortega, but he
says he declined.
It looks like a pugilistic war in Oak
land. Rohan still wants to promote
four-round fights. And from the gos-
ip. it is understood that Jimmv will
break into the limelight as the man
ager of the old Wheelmen's Club in
Oakland, starting with the first of the
year. In the old days Rohan did much
of the matchmaking for the Moffltt
brothers. He was a shrewd kid and
there's no reason why he shouldn't suc
ceed in the present instance.
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Guess there will be no more wres
tling until 1919 comes our wav. and
even then it may slow down. Schular
has now staged two shows In San
Francisco The first outdrew the sec
ond, which Is a fact that doesn't boost
matters from the standpoint of the pro
moter. Also, Marin Plestine, the winne..
went into the Northwest with the un
derstanding that ha will spend the hol
idays at tils Chicago home, and aftr
that will endeavor to break what he
terms the wrestling trust.
Jack Taylor is still hanging around.
but so far nothing has been offered.
Jack is dead anxious to wrestle San-
tell. But Ad continues to insist that
he will accept nothing more than a
two-hour match. At one time Santell
talked of accepting a finish match with
Taylor, but when It came to signing
the articles, he couldn't agree.
Now the next two Tuesdays will be
holidays. One is Christmas eve and
the next New i ear's eve. So Schular
Is forced to shut up shop until the first
of the year.
As a matter or ract, San Francisco is
not taking to the mat game the way
tne promoters would like to have the
game accepted. A lot of the folks go
out to Dreamland, but they are not
tne dyed-tri-the-wool fans that they
were in the good old days. They are
still inclined to view wrestling with
more or less suspicion and to laugh In
stead of taking the results seriously.
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The sailors' and soldiers' boxing tour.
nament that started three weeks ago is
going along in good shape. The only
trouble is that of securing plenty of
talent. As fast as the boys are mustered
out of the service they want to beat
It for their respective homes. We still
have the talent that is in this vicinity,
but I doubt whether there will be
enough left to make a respectable
showing at the finish.
Eddie Hanlon, who Is still at Camp
Fremont, though he looks for his dis
charge any old day. says he originally
had 14 entries for the tourney, ail sol
diers from his post. And not one of
tiiem is still in this section.
STATE.
aaerreaatlon has established a rorord
their contests havn raultii in nvar.
of 173 points, aa against 19 for their
0. Eugene 28: Corvallia C. Kuarena it?
TURKEY SHOOT IS TODAY
LIBERTY EVENT ALSO W1IX BE
AT EVERDIXG PARK.
Proceeds ef Event to Be Given
Portland Chapter or Red
Cross.
to
All lovers of the trapshooting game
will set their compass south by east
for Everding Park, the home of the
Portland Gun Club, which will be the
setting of an all-day turkey and lib
erty shoot today.
The liberty event of 50 targets will
be staged for the benefit of the Amer
ican Red Cross. The entrance fee will
be 2, and two handsome silver
trophies, put up in honor of E. II.
Keller and A. W. Strowger. recently
returned from the East, will be pre
sented to the two high guns of the
shoot. The winner will have his choice
of the prizes, the second high gun
taKing the other.
After the cost of the targets Is de
.ducted from the entrance money, the
balance will be turned over to the
Portland chapter of the Red Cross.
The benefit shoot will be held on s
handicap basis and some keen com
petition is looked for.
j ne snoot lor turkeys and geese
will follow the liberty event, and it is
doubtful if there Is more real sport in
tne trapsnootjng game than shootin
for the festive holiday birds. At the
turkey' shoot last month some of the
shooters' copped as many as three and
four birds and those who were left
out in the cold are out for blood this
afternoon.
A number of special matches will
ue shot off today. Good-natured
rivalry has been brewing for some
time among certain well-known mem
bers of the club, who are crack shots.
and a lot will be settled today.
C. B. Preston, vice-president of the
Portland Gun Club, and a dead shot.
has challened A. 1C Downs. O. D.
Thornton, Hy Everding and Dr. C. F.
calney to special duel, and a great
match should be the result.
fahooting will start at 10 o'clock.
ana mere will be plenty of turkeys
for everyone that Is lucky enough to
win them. All ties in the turkey shoot
win be shot off on the miss-and-out
system, and after each round among
those shooting off the ties they must
step back one yard. At the last tur
key shoot many of the matches were
settled from the 24-yard line, which
means that there is "some shooting"
being done.
Dr. George A. Cathey. secretary of
the Portland Gun Club, has arranged to
nave coiree served to put the boys on
edge, and It will be especially wel
come it it is a crisp day.
t-arl J . Schilling will act as cashier
today, looking after the entrance fees
and arranging the teams for the two
feature shoots of the day.
OREGON STARS TO RETURN
FIVE PLAYERS NOW IN SERVICE
TO RESUME STUDIES.
Huntington, Spcltman, Bartley, Ills-
ley and Mitchell to Don Mole
skin Next Season.
EUGENE, Or., Dec 21. (Special.)
The University of Oregon football team
for the season 1919 Is going to write its
name fully as boldly in the history of
the gridiron sport on the Pacific Coast
as did the great Bezdek machine of
two years ago, when East met West,
and West, represented by the Lemon-
leiiow warriors, proved supreme.
Unless all signs fail, five heroes of
that memorable Pasadena game with
the University of Pennsylvania will
don the moleskins again for the var
sity In the coming Fall. Holla Hunt
ington, halfback; Bart Spellman, guard;
Kenneth Bartlett, tackle: "Jake" Rls
Jey, center, and "Brick" Mitchell have
all signified their Intention, through
letters to friends of returning next
year. All left their studies soon after
the outbreak of the war to enlist in one
branch or another of the service.
"Bill" Snyder, who filled the other
tackle berth on the 1916 aggregation, is
also expected to return, but no word
has been received directly from him.
"Bill" Steers, starring this year with
the Mare Island Marines, is another of
the old veterans who will be back to
bolster up the already strong prospect
ive line-up.
There Is as. yet nothing to be learned
as to who will Instruct the Oregon
team of 1919.
"Shy" Huntington, who brought the
varsity through this year with flying
colore, appears to be the most likely
candidate, but his acceptance of the
coaching Job is not at all certain.
New Hurdle Record Set.
SPOKANE, Wash Sergeant Calixte
Cook, ox Spokane, former North Central
High School star, established a new
high hurdle record for Hawaii while
stationed near Honolulu, according to
a recent letter. Cook was an entry in
a big service track meet in Hawaii and
he topped the timbers In 15 45 second,
covering the full 130-yard route The
i best previous mark was 16 flat.
SWIMMING TITLES TO
BE DECIDED M. 18
Entry Blanks to Be Mailed Dur
ing Present Week.
WOMEN'S EVENTS PLANNED
Colleges of State) Will Re Asked to
Make Entries; Officials
Are Selected.
The 1919 Oregon state'' swimming
championships will probably be held
Saturday night, January 18, according
to the present plans of Swimming In-,
structor Jack Cody, of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club. In the vlub
tank. The annual state championships
are the biggest swimming events of
the year in the Northwest, and the
coming meet will bn even greater than
ever. The Winged-M swimmers are re
turning dally from the service and will
be in grand shape to compete for the
titles by January 20. Invitations will
be sent to the colleges throughout the
state to send entries to the meet and
every effort will be made by the swim
ming committee at Multnomah Club and
Jack Cody to make the coming year's
awlm the biggest in many seasons.
The tank at Multnomah Club is fairly
humming with activity on both men's
and women s days. There were no
races billed between the mermaids at
the last championship meet, but there
win be at least three races for the
women at the 1919 meet. There will
probably be a 50-yard swim, 100-yard
rwlm and a breast stroke race of 50
and 100 yards. Of course the ladies'
diving title event will be one of the
big things on the programme, as last
year, and several new divers will make
their debut.
Frank E. Watkins, one of the best
known sportsmen in Oregon and mem
bers of Multnomah Club, will act as
rtarter again this year. Mr. Vx atkins
acted In that capacity for a number of
championship affairs and his selection
again means that the races will start
right..
A. D. Wakeman, Portland tennis play
er and member of M. A. A. C, will
referee at the championship meet. T.
Morris Dunne, Frank Harmer and
Harry Fischer have been named as
Judges,
George L. Parker, who has held the
watch on more races and events than
any other man in the state, will catch
the time of the swimmers, assisted by
Richard R. Sharp and George Behrens.
Harry Eddas. swimming chairman at
Multnomah Club, will be clerk of the
course. The entry blanks for the meet
will be in the mails by this week and
the date will be O. K.d by tho Mult
nomah board at its next meeting.
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Lieutenant Norman Ross, world's
champion all-around swimmer, now an
aviator at Rockwell Field, San Diego,
probably will represent the Loa Angeles
Athletic Club In swimming meets dur
ing the Spring and Summer, according
to a statement made recently in Los
Angeles by Bob Weaver. Lieutenant
Ross has expressed a desire to remain
in Los Angeles and is thinking of
making his home there when he is
mustered out of the service.
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Rowing, the kindred 'water sport of
swimming, is getting ready to make a
big comeback in the Eastern colleges.
The following is from Cambridge,
Mass.:
"Harvard rowing, the first sport at
the university to be give up when the
war seemed imminent, will be the fore
runner of other college athletic activ
Ities the coming year. Prospects for a
crew appear excellent and a large squad
of candidates will be at work by the
time the shells are ready to be tsken
cn the river.
"Williams Haines, the professional
coach, who assisted Head Coach Robert
F. Herrlck In ?916, and, acting ao his
own boss last Spring, defeated J ale
will be back with the crew. He already
has attended to the preliminary work
this Fall.
"The Crimson will have Its 1918 cap
tain. R. S. Kmmett. back again. The
Harvard stroke was unfit for service,
but has been doing Red Cross work tn
London up to the past week, when he
left England with the Intention ot re
entering'Harvard on January 2. Emmet
is spoken of as one of the best stroke
cars ever turned out or Cambridge.
J. 8. Coleman, No. 2 last Spring, Is
still In college, but the remainder of :
the eight, with the exception of D. L. J
Wlthlngton. who died.aijter an attack'
of Influenza, are in service, and with
one or two possible exceptions may be
returned to the collegiate tasks.
"There probably will be no wrestling.
fncing or gymnastics at Harvard this
Winter, but a hockey team is among
the probabilities. If such a seven is
organized it will practice and play at
the Boston Arena. George Percy, wlfo
was chosen to captain the 1917 seven.
is an officer in the Marine Corps, and
it is not known whether he can return
to college.''
RACE TIME IS MUCH REDUCED
Deaths of Champion Stallions Recall
Early Pays.
BT W. H. GOCHER.
The recent deaths of Lee Axworthy
and St. Frisco recall the names of the
champion stallions which thrilled race
goers by their splendid performances
since Etlian Allen started the list at
the Union course on Long Island on
October 2S. HjS. 60 years ago, when
he defeated George M. Patchen, who
was hanmcappea to a wagon, in -:5
to October S, 1SIR, when Lee Axworthy
Andy used to
the biggest plug
for the money
' one day Barney gave
It was an hour or more
before Andy said any
thing. "How much
longer does this Grave
ly hold its good taste?"
he says. "Two or
three little squares last
me all morning," an-
PEYTON
Real Gravely
ezcn piece paccea in 3 poucn
trotted in 1:5SU at Lexington, a reduc
tion of S9 seconds in SS years.
All of tli a, early champions made
their records in races, Maxey Cobb be
ing the first to secure the honors In a
trip against the watch, when. In ISM.
he trotted in 2:13 at Providence and
clipped half a second off the record of
J:13i which Phallas made in the fourth
heat of a race at Chicago earlier in the
season. After that date Directum and
The Harvester -were the only cham
pions to earn their honors in races.
Sixteen years elapsed - between the
date on which Ethan Allen won his
first race at Plattaburg, N. Y In his
3-year-old form, until he was finally re
tired from the turf at the close of 67.
when in his 18th year with running
mate he defeated "Dexter in 2:15. which
was lOhk seconds faster than he was
ever able to trot to harness.
George M. Patchen. who was foaled
in 1S49. tlin Rama veni aa rth,n A !)....
and Hambietonian, was the next cham
pion. He reached hia limit on August
. 180, when he won a heat from rirwa.
Temple In 2:2JH- George M. Patchen
was the best racehorse of the Clay fam
ily. Of his descendants. Lnev. 5:1811. ,nrl
in the next generation Hopeful, 2:14-.
who was before the publiu from 1973
to 1881, were the best, while tho Village
Farm trotters. Belle Hamlin. Justlna.
Globe and Nettie King, the dam of The
ADOott. J:U3. each carried a. cross rr
his blood.
Foarnaught. the third rlnmninn ...
foaled In New Hampshire and made his
record or 2:.'3V, at Buffalo In 18SS.
when he defeated a field of in
cluding American Girl and Myron Perry,
l ike Ethan Allen, he was a member of
mo morgan lamily and. while a hand
some horse, his racing qualities were
nut oi a very nigh order.
George Wilkes and Jav RnulH th.
next two champions, were, sons of
Hambietonian.
SHOOT GLOBS OWN MINES
PETER CARNEY PREACHES OX
CONSERVATION.
Consumption of Shells in Shootin;
at Clay Targets Fills Ground
With Tons of Lead.
Conservation is an old theme.
It has been preached in these United
States for many years, with few taking
tne subject in a serious vein.
It took the world war to teach us the
true meaning of conservation.
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jcarnea to conserve on many
things and in many ways before the
Huns were obliged to leave the soil of
France and Belgium, and now that the
knock-out punch has been put over It
Is Just as necessary as ever to con
serve our resources. There is no cj
cuse now; we know how.
j i we oo not conserve, we WHSte.
Waste spells want. There is nothing
new or original in this remark. It luia
been written and quoted many times,
and of late has proven a most effective
argument.
Ihe war has taught us possibly not
so much aa the people of other coun
tries, however that, no matter howl in
exhaustible may appear the supply of
a certain commodity, there is a bottom
to the barrel, and if we neglect to con
serve we may arise some morning to
una tne Darrel empty.
.Therefore, conservation is the thin
we should keep uppermost In our minds.
Our thoughts at this time ik to get th
word before the trapshooting cluls of
the United States and Canada. There
is a lead mine In nearly every trap-
shooting club and very little mining
nas been done. Lead is a scarce article.
In the closing days or tho war it was
at a premium. Lead was one of the
commodities which came Into its own
during the war. The market quotations
attest tnis statement.
-Never before was the demand for
lead as great as at this time, and the
thought we have in mind Is that if th.
trapshooting clubs will mine tho
grounds they shoot over they will re
claim much lead and aid In the conser
vation of this ail-important cunimodit v.
Where clay targets are trapped week
after weuk for years the ground In
front of the traps Is well worth minim;.
After three years of shooting over
the traps of the DuPont Club in Wil
mington, Del., the grounds were mined
and 23 tons of lead were gathered. One
year later the grounds were aiain
mined, and again with good results.
Several years ago the grounds of a
gun club in Columbus. O.. were mined
and 26 tons of lead were taken out.
On the Columbus operation each 6'i
pounds of earth gave up one pound of
shot.
There are a number of clubs that
mine their grounds yearly and enrich
the club treasury thereby. This is some
thing every trapshooting club should
investigate, for the reclamation of lerad
is conservation.
In normal years It is estimated that
50.000,000 rounds of ammunition are
shot at clay targets. uf course the
war-time consumption of snells at gun
clubs is a very small proportion of the
pre-war consumption. There arc about
4000 active gun clubs in the United
States and Canada. The number of
shots fired in normal times at the small
clubs in a year would average about
40.000. while the larger clubs would
average between SO.OuO and luo.uou
shots. There are a few clubs fliat
throw as many as 250,000 targets in a
year.
The number of pounds of lead
sprinkled over the ground for every
luOO shells fired is shown In the ap
pended statistics. 14 ounces lead to
each shot:
Lbs. of t.rad.
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bug
him a chew of Real Gravely,
swers Barney. "This
class of tobacco lasts
so much longer it costs
no more to chew it than
ordinary plug costs."
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It ft further thmt't ym
tan ftt th pod tastt this tlast
f thct mithtmt extrm fit.
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