THE SUXDAt OREGOXIAN, rORTL,AJ5T, DECEMBER 21, 1919.
f while a few of them have volunteered
to be a big brother to some poor
I kiddie who might otherwise be for-
gotten.
THESE THREE BOXERS PROMISE TO SHOW THEIR BEST TUESDAY NIGHT AT ARMORY
VACATION TO REDUCE
ROSS OFF TO GRAB
WITH BOXERS' HAPS
FLOCK OF
Averages for Commercial A league,
including g times of December 17:
Name Games. Pins. Ave. I
Knue 21 4076 194 '
I Henry 27 20S 19.t
Flavin 27 5098 189 ;
Koni 27 54 187
TRAINING
GYMS HUM
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BOWLING ACTIVITIES
RECORDS
Wood 27 Ml!
1
Many Millers Make Ready for
Impending Battles.
ORTEGA SHOWS SPEED
Jimmy Darcy Also Impresses Side-
liners in Workout Williams
Has Job With Zimmerman.
tf one was to have visited any of
the various training "quarters of
boxers yesterday he would have
thought that Portland was the fistic
center of the universe. At each and
ve-ry pluce where the punching bag
gives out its rat-ta-tat-tat. the medi
cine ball flies through the air, and
vh re the smell of rosin ladens the
atmosphere, the battlers big and
small were going through their
p;Mes.
Some of them have bouts on. oth
ers,' have bouts in the negotiation
prdeess while some are Just working
wMh those who are busy to keep in
shape.
The two principal training quarters
ar Ad Garlock's club in the Columbia
building and the London Athletic club
in. the Buchanan building.
The two men who worked out yes
terday and were watched by the ma
jority of the railbirds and "aces" who
liaunt the boxers' footsteps were "Bat
ting" Ortega of Oakland and Jimmy
Darcy of Portland, the two principals
in the ten-round main event of the
1 inland boxing commission's show at
thei armory Tuesday night.
Ortega Works Out.
Ortega worked out at 2 o'clock,
while Darcy skipped rope, shadow
hojed and donned the mitts with his
sparring partners at 3 o'clock. Both
men appear to be in the best of con
dition and promise to travel at top
M eed. These two middleweights are
about the best that adorn the Pacific
elope, and when they want to mix can
mix fast.
The semi-windup of Tuesday
night's card between Pete Mitch ie
and Freddie Anderson should be a
real slugging affair. Both of them
are fighters and pack a hefty punch
and on top of that are pretty fair
boxers. Mitchie has not appeared
here for some time. When Pete fell
oown in his bout with George Drew,
the colored middleweight, last win
ter, at the armory, he hurt his knee
en hadly that he has been able to do
little boxing since, until up to re
ceSltly when he started training
asmin. The Durable Dane is feeling
lit again and hopes to land back in
the limelight again at the expense
of Anderson. Freddie, who is a
younger brother of the once famous
Hud. is a first class man and will
not be anything soft for Pete.
Williams Makes Debut.
Pat Williams, a highly touted
featherweight, will make his debut in
Portland against Nell Zimmerman. He
cojald not have picked a tougher one
to start in on than Nell. Williams is
a brother of the veteran lightweight
boxer, Billy Williams. Bill has re
tired from the game and is devoting
his spare time rushing Pat to the top.
Billy said recently while in Portland
on a visit that his young brother was
aVU to cope with any of them in the
northwest at his weight. They will
gv! six rounds.
Every member of the Elks lodge
No. 142 will be pulling for Brother
KIk, Sailor Hansen when he enters
the ring against Johnny Boscovitch.
ill former amateur 150-pounder.
.Johnny has not had any fights since
lib! return from a couple of years'
service in the navy, so it will be
lite case ot a couple of tars trying
i Knock tne tar out of each other.
The bout is scheduled for four rounds.
Lieo Bell, former Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic club 125-pounder. will
clash with Kid Rocco. one of Ad
t.arlock s proteges. The writer will
s;y this much, that Rocco is a mighty
promising boy. Bell is a tough
youngster also and will have the
height and reach on Rocco with the
weight about the same.
ivrle Casey will likely referee all
OI tne bouts.
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B.aney 37 487
K!.-asser 27 4871
During Christmas Hodilays.
SHr B MBTRHl-s A HI-A II Nellsen
181 I
1 vi
Raymond 27 4882 179 I
ties Up to Mile Event.
Hardy , 21 8728 178
Coodwin 20 SS2 178
Knyse 24 4240 177
Johnson 24 4288 177
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27 4898 174
Hausdorf 21 MSB 109
Fnu 20 8887 108
Shankland 1310 188
Jones 27 4444 lo
GFEEKS TO ENTER GAMES
FOl'XDERS OI" OLYMPIC ABE
KH X EED OF COACHING.
Lower left Freddie Anderson, rugged lightweight. Center 'Battling Ortega of Oakland, claimant of the Pacific
coast middleweight championship. Upper, right Pete Mltchle, Portland boxer, who tackles Freddie Anderson.
MISS GOSS PLANS TRIP
WOMAN TENNIS STAR TO PLAY
ON PACIFIC COAST.
Othir Leaders Among Pair De
Potees of Lawn Game Are Be
ginning to Show Activitx.
NEW TORK. Dec. 20. Activity on
tile part of a number of the leading
njpij'ers among the women foreshadow
Mjgpreater number of spirited battles
ijran the lawn tennis courts in the ap
ptibjtchins indoor tournaments and in
iltfi. -season out of doors next year.
TBe developments that are taking
Hfce are more than of passing inter
eaR Of paramount importance is the
Wt that Miss Eleanor doss, the tall
ajBt vigorous girl who stood as a
SjBaltst in several of the tournaments
ajjjfeinst .Mrs. Frank 1. Mallory, the
JHtvvhile Miss Molla Biurtedt. is to
kc a pilgrimage to the courts of
W Pacific coast. Miss Goss. who
Ined ranking of No. 4 on the list.
Ina onlv sumassed hv Mrs Mallnrv
Jfrs. George W. Wightman and Mrs.
WOart Green, is diligently preparing
lg her Pacific coast competitions un
djK the coaching of Harry McNeil, the
IgSfesslonal of the Hights Casino of
Brooklyn.
JPccording to all reports Miss Goss
qaalaylng unusually well. It is the
oJBtr.ion of those who have critically
f.i!' tied her in some of her recent
uffcjbpetitions that her service is easily
lie best of any of the women now
pJlTying on the courts in this vicinity.
She serves with The treiiu'idous sweep
am pace of a man. Under the Special
cSliching that she is receiving this
djttiartmont of her game has been
A most formidable. Especially
UMn hard courts, and it is to be re
nSMribered that all of the Pacific coast
tMrnaments are upon cement, clay
oHaspha.lt. the service of Miss Goss
iaoomlng large as one of her great
en weapons.
tMiss (Joss has settled down to sya
I em.Uic playing upon the Heights
ino courts. She has decided not to
re for California until the close of
annual Heights Casina tournament
twomen which will be held the first
tk in February. She has high
pes of carrying off the honors in
tHUt event. The early season play in
ifornla, where Miss Goss expects to
pt Miss Helen Baker, the California
champion: Miss Anita Myers.
Pacific coast title holder; the fa-
is Sutton sisters and some of the
2r stars, is regarded as certain to
championship edge upon the
ae of this girl whose brilliant
ket work has furnished one of the
sations of the east.
American With Experience in
Frurice Will Aid in Rounding Hel
lenic Material Into Shape.
NEW TORK, Dec. 20. Although the
Greek government has not publicly
defined its policy with regard to the
Olympic games at Antwerp next year,
it is understood that there will be a
Hellenic team of more or less strength
and that an official move is on foot
at Athens to get the men together
and subsequently to put theni in
training. That the Greeks are sadly
in need of help from the outside is a
certainty, and in order that they
should have American ideas of train
ing and coaching, the Y. M. C. A. is
sending one of its best overseas
coaches in Arthur E. Marriott, who
has been in France for the last two
years, and who has had a long and
varied experience as a coach.
Marriott was first taught the ath
letic secrets of training by Herbert
E. Manville of the old New Jersey
Athletic club, some 14 years ago, and
he has had ample time to test the
Manville theories while at the South
ern" physical directors' school, which
has latterly been absorbed by the
Vanderbilt university at Nashville,
Tenn. Marriott had planned to leave
ast week for Naples, Italy, on the
America, of the Italian line, but the
coal trouble held up the ship for a
few days. From Naples Marriott will
travel by train to Brindisi, and from
there' by water to Piraeus, the port
of Athens.
Marriott is going at the instiga
tion of Colonel jonnson ana jmwooo
S. Brown, who were mainly instru
mental in the good showing made by
America in the inter-allied games at
Paris last June. According to Mar
riott, who was present during the
carnival and who helped toward its
success, the Ureeks were pooriy rep
resented in the track and field events.
but they had one of the best
soccer teams of any tne countries
at war. As the soccer game is to
be one of the numbers of the Bel
gian programme, Marriott will have
the nucleus of a team and will trvst
to the material he will be able to
develop in the track and field depart
ment. He said that he got word
that one of the former soldiers of
the Grecian army has showr. won
derful powers as a marathon runner,
and the "Y" mentor Is going to pay
special attention to getting him in
his best form.
It is singular that although Greece
has been the cradle of the Olympics
it has produced only four winners
in the 23 years of the revival. The
first was Eoues, winner of the first
marathon, in 1896; Kakousls, winner
of the lifting, at St. Louis, in 1904;
Georgantus, winner of the stone
throwing, at Athens, in 1906; and
Tsicilitiras, now dead, winner of the
standing broad jump, at Stockholm.
Marriott has signed a contract for
one year with the "Y," and while in
Greece will make his headquarters
at Athens.
-f :
League May Be Revived.
An attempt will be made at a meet
ing to be held in January to revive
BAY CITY FIGHT BUGS CALL
OLE ANDERSON FALSE ALARM
Seal Rocks philosophers can't understand how Tacoraa Swede bested
Meehan and Carl Morris.
RESTS EASILY
OAKS PILOT NOT WORRIED
OVER 120 BALI, TEAM.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Ole Anderson of Tacoma
and other northwestern points
has been tried and found wanting.
The Washington heavyweight has had
two matches in this section and now
the boys are wondering how he did
so well against Willie Meehan and
Carl Morris. Of course there was no
surprise when Anderson was' beaten
by Harry Wills, the fight being
stopped after the third round.
The surprise came when Gunboat
Smith not only held the Swedish
scrapper to a draw in the eyes of the
referee, but practically shaded him in
the opinion of most of the talent at
the Coliseum that night.
After that it was thumbs down for
Ole, with every expert In the city
declaring that Anderson is a false
alarm.
As a matter of fact Ole demon
strated that while he can stand a lot
of punishment, he knows absolutely
nothing about the game of give and
take. He is awkward to begin with
and not at all promising. Nothing
further has been heard of Ole and
there isn't going to be any wild rush
to secure his services. He is done in
San Francisco unless he wants to
go on in the curtain raisers.
A lot of irresponsible stories were
printed just before Ole boxed the
Gunner. One had It that Willie
Ritchie, who was well acquainted
with Anderson at the northern army
camp (so ran the story) was to as
sume his management. .
There was another that a syndicate
of business men had taken over the
Anderson contract and would exploit
him in the east.
Ritchie promptly denied the story
that he planned to manage Anderson
and gave the lie to the yarn that he
was well acquainted with the boxer
at Camp Lewis.
"Never set eyes on him until he
came to San Francisco," announced
Willie, who is devoting his energies
to the automobile tire business. "I
promised to second him that night
against Wills because of friendship
for his manager. At the same time
I told the manager that it was a
foolhardy match and advised against
his going through with it. I haven't
any idea of managing any fighter. I
am done with boxing for all time and
In business. I wish they'd let me for
get the fighting game."
As far as the yarn about a syndi
cate of business men, that myth was
exploded most effectually when An
derson made his two poor showings.
As a matter of fact there was ab
solutely nothing In the statement.
Just some kid in the fight game who
wanted to write something and didn't
care much what he was saying.
Business men are not devoting their
energies to fighters these days and
furthermore, if they did take on some
thing of the sort they would insist on
a more promising venture than Ole
Anderson.
.
Battling Nelson, former lightweight
champion, has written that he is
shortly to come to California with
members of his family, to make his
home here. The Dane's father died In
November and the ex-champion, with
four brothers and a married siater, is
anxious to settle somewhere in the
Golden West. They plan to make the
trip in three automobiles four possi
bly and to settle' in some locality
that offers the best possibilities.
Nelson writes he Is tired of his
own Illinois country and that while
Colorado has offered him some in
ducements, he prefers California. Be
tween you and me, the Battler still
thinks he is enough of a drawing
card to insure him of cut rates when
he decides to locate.
He sends then, word that Brother
Art. one of the younger boys who
made a number of trips to San Fran
cisco when Nelson was in the ring,
is a high school teacher In Los An
geles "and that he has a ranch at
Glendale.
the Illinois-Missouri league, a class
t circuit which operated several
years ago and turned out several no
table players, among them being
Grover Alexander. Walter Diehl of
Pekin, 111., is boosting the movement
to revive the league.
NEW BALL LEAGUE LOOMS
VANCOUVER MAGNATE PUSHES
SIX-CLUB CIRCUIT.
Ballplayers Winter in Los Angeles.
According to a i.os Angeles news
paper which has taken a census there
are nearly 100 professional ballplayers
major and minor Wintering in the
Angel city. Pretty soft and a good
thing for them there is no "work-or-fight"
order in effect.
Stengel's Allstars in South.
Casey Stengel and his "allstars,"
after touring Texas and Arizona, have
reached California and are playing
games around Los Angeles. They like
it so well some of them figure on
staying all winter.
Bob Brown May Hook Up With
Seattle Magnate to Create 18
Week Diamond Season.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 20. A six
club circuit, playing an 18 - week
schedule, Is the plan of President Bob
Brown of the Vancouver baseball club
for the season of 1920. When the
Sacramento club was sold recently the
deal ruined what chances Vancouver
had of getting a franchise In the
Pacific Coast league this season, but
despite this setback Brown Intends
hanging on to his territory and mak
ing another bid for Coast league ball
next year. However, this territory
must be protected, and Brown Intends
organizing a six - club league, with
Vancouver, Victoria. Spokane, Tacoma,
Great Falls and Bu-tte as the contend
ing teams. With an 18-week sched
ule thia would entail the coast teams
making but one trip across the moun
tains, while the Montana clubs would
eome to the coast but twice.
Recently John Barnes of Seattle an
nounced that be intended organizing
northwestern league and included
ancouver in his organization scheme.
His plan Is for a league with a salary
j limit of $1800 and with Seattle as one
of the contending teams. Barnes
wrote Brown regarding his proposi
tion, but while he was in favor of
his plans generally. Brown figures
that his scheme tops the one sub
mitted by Barnes. Recently the local
magnate Informed the Seattle man
of his plans and It is possible
that the two men will come together
in the near future and settle details.
In the event of Barnes favoring the
plan submitted by Brown, the local
magnate will leave Barnes to organ
ize tne league, out tne local prexy
cannot see his way clear to accept the
Seattle man s scheme In Its present
torm. rxo matter what happens
Brown intends to give Vancouver
first-class baseball next season. The
league he plans will play the same
brand of ball that has been played
here for years past and Vancouver
will be represented by the best base
ball players that can be secured.
The 18-week schedule which Brown
plans will cut down the expenses of
the various clubs, for it means that
the Montana teams will have the big
Jump to the coast but twice, while
tne coast teams will make the Mon
tana trip but once, thus cutting down
traveling expenses considerably. It In
expected that Barnes and Brown will
get together at the end of the week.
The local magnate received a wire
from the Seattle man asking him to
visit the Sound City and Brown will
probably make the trip at the end of
the week.
Pltihers Galore Wait Trjout While
Outfield Is Intact Backstop
Manager's Only Need.
Word comes from the southland
that while some of his managerial
rivals are sitting up nights and los
ing their scalp locks scratching over
their ball clubs, Del Howard of the
Oaks Is sleeping the untroubled sleep
of bucolic contentment down on his
ranch at Paso Robles.
Dell has nothing to worry about
except the morning watering of the
geese. He will not even have to
visit Oakland until spring, and when
he does he will find a complete base
ball club assembled; meantime he can
watch the potatoes open their eyes
and the pumpkins come out of the
pump.
Right now on Oakland s reserve
list are 11 pitchers, who will go into
training camp. These include Carl
Holllng, "Buzz" Artlett, Falkenberg,
Kremer, Weaver, Gearln and Krause
of last year's team; Lambert, who
participated In a few games at the
close of the season and who has been
starring in the Seals' midwinter
league; "Lefty" Russell. obtained
from Brooklyn; Ronald Cole and
Lafayette Henion.
More candidates for the staff may
yet be lined up. however. Likely
youths from the lots will be given
try-outs and of course. If chance
should offer a couple of dependable
veterans, they will not be refused.
The Oakland infield will stand pat
with Jack Knight at first. Rollie
Zeider at second. "Red" Wise at third
and Sammy Bohne at short.
ith such men on hand as Cooper.
Miller, Wllie and Lane, there Is no
need to figure on any outfielders.
So the only problem still to be
solved Is the satisfactory filling of
the vacant spot behind the bat.
Honus Mltze. always dependable, will
be on the job. The Oakland manage
ment has a deal under way at present
which, it is believed, will give Mltze
an experienced and capable partner
in the catching department. And
when that deal is made the Oaks will
be ready for the spring.
President McCarthy. Charley Gra
ham and Jack Cook of the Salt Lake
club have been holding conferences
this week on the 1920 schedule. It
will take several weeks yet to work
it out to complete satisfaction, and
even then there probably will be some i
overhauling after It Is presented (o
the league directors at the meeting
January G.
New York baseball fans will un
doubtedly rejoice at the announce
ment that George "Duffy" Lewis bas
reconsidered his idea of retiring next
season, and has come to the con
clusion that a contract properly em -belllshed
In terms of currency will
not look so bad to him. Duffy stated
recently that If his terms were met,
and there Is every indication that
they will be. he will be perfectly
willing to toll another season for the
Ruppert - Houston - Hugglns triumvi
Hadley and Silver Team Will Jour
ney to Onalaska, Wash., to Roll
Picked Bowlers.
This week will find only a few
bowling leagues swinging Into action,
the rest laying off due to the Christ
mas holidays. Two leaguese will play
their weekly games on the Oregon al
leys, while the City league, which
Is the only circuit holdltig forth at
the Portland alleys this week, will
not roll any games. The two leagues
that will play on the Oregon drives
will be the American Can company
4Canco) league and (he Mercantile
league.
The next big bowling match here
will be the second three-game series
of the season between the Northwest
International M. I. Kline champion
ship team and the Portland alley all-
stars. These two stellar bowling
quintets will clash on the Mullnomal
Amateur Athletic club alleys on Tues
day night, December 30.
The first three-game series was
played several weeks ago, the M. L
Kline team winning 2859 to 2849.
The St. Nicholas cafeteria and the
Vogan Candy company teams of the
City league will roll off their post
poned match this Tuesday night at
the Portland alleys.
With no games scheduled In the
City league at the Portland alleys
during the holidays, special matches
are being arranged by the various
teams.
On Sunday. December 28. the crack
Hadley & Silver team who have
been leading the City league prac
tically all season, will journey to
Onalaska. Wash., to roll a picked
team of that section. The Hadley
A Silver team will be composed of
Charley Goodwin. Howard Nielson.
Dick Logefeil. "Bugs" Raymond and
Walter Woods.
The District Office team of the
Canco league, bowling on the Oregon
alleys. Is still holding first place
with the Northwest Machine Shop
and General I. in.- tied for second po
sition.
The Operatives team and Engineers
are tied for first place In the United
States Forestry Service league with
the Cruisers a close second.
Honeyman Hardware bowlers are
in first place In the Mercantile league
by the narrow margin of one game.
The Standard OH team. Vancouver
and Bevo are tied for second place
with the Bergman Shoe company
well up tn the running.
The Speedwell five team is still
going strong in the Rose City league
and holding first place by three
games. Victoria Shoe shop is second
and Imperial hotel a close third.
m m
The Bankers' league rolling on the
Oregon alleys is going strong and
Ladd and Tllton is pressing the
United States National hard for first
place. The bank of California and
the First National are tied for leader
ship in the second division.
The Zellenbach Paper company
house league teams are fighting hard
for first place with Sterling Manilla
and Acme Butchers tied and Oak
Bond close behind.
.
Ballou and Wright are leading the
Automotive league by one game with
Marshall Wells second. Robinson
Smith. Wentworth and Irvine are
close behind. In the Swift & Co.
house league bowling on the Oregon
alleys, the Sales Department and
Produce teams are tied for first
place. By-Produets and Plant teams
are going strong for third position.
The Lumbermen's and Hazelwood
Creamery leagues will resume their
schedule on the Oregon alleys next
week.
Strikes and Spares.
ANZACS DUE FOR JOLT
BY "BOB."
E Ballou & Wright leaders
opped two more games last
week. George Lawrence company
turned the trick.
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At the same time the Marshall
Wells team took two from the Over
lands. The race Is getting very close, but
five games separating the first three
teams. The Wentworth Irwlns kept
up their winning streak, taking two
out of three from Robinson Smith Co.
Young Wentworth has shown a won
derful Improvement in his bowling,
which is helping the team very much.
Some hair-raising finishes were
made tn the first two games between
the Robinson Smiths and the Went
worths. The W. I.'s won the first
game by the narrow margin of eight
pins and then added Insult to injury
bjr copping the second by four pins.
It was anyone's game until the anchor
men were finished.
Jap Longcor pulled a consistency
contest with the scores of 193, 192.
198. It looks like Jap has started at
last.
Fred Wyatt smashed Diller's record
of seven splits for the evening when
he drew an even 10. Dtller still
maintains the three In a row record,
however.
Automotive Istiif Team Htandings.
Oregon Alle.
Won. Ioat. pet. Plm. Q.A.
Ballou & Wright 23 13 S. "JP.IM SIO
Marfhall-Wella. . 22 14 .All 2M.9on 80;
Robinnon-Smlth . 18 18 .SOO 27.608 768
Wi-ntwnrtti-lrwln 17 19 .472 20.738 74
I-awr-nce Co.. 16 20 .444 27.806 772
Overlands 12 24 .833 27.U3S 7SO
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Henry 83
I!lnv 3
Shankland 36
Roue
McCiy 21
Hardy 33
Jones 33
Roberta 36
Klldow , 23
Mead 12
Longcor 36
Haugsten 86
Itaugh 11
Oruhler 8
Hysmilh
Robinson 33
leatherman 12
Beckett 34
Horn IS
Skinner 26
Dlller 83
Saub 36
Hayes S6
Wyatt 2
Nicolas s
Nowatny S3
Quirk
Goodhand . 29
Peteraon 9
Minx S
Streib 841
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Wentworth 33
Henderson 5
Atreid 3
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Greenough
Tracey . . .
Kerr
Kelty
Tweedy 2
Thomllnnon 6
Brown 7
Zeigier
Blair
Sprague 6
Bradshaw 3
High Individual game. Henry
Second high Individual game.
2S4.
High Individual three games. Henry, 677.
Second high individual three games,
Shankland. 648.
High team games. Marshall-Wells. 986.
High team, 3 games, Ballou-Wright.
2705.
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Frances Schroth Expected to Ac
cept Eastern Challenge for Match
With Gotham Swimmers.
BY HARRY EDDAS.
Norman Ross. America's greatest
swimmer -and along with it goes the
world title will arrive In Australia
this week. Back of Norman's trip to
the antipodes is his ambition to col
lect for himself the titles to all world
records from ISO yards up to the mile,
before the Olympic games are called.
Ross will swim In the very tank
that Kie-nan made the record of 11:11
for the half mile. That he will smash
this record in this tank is a safe bet.
for in Honolulu this trip he made the
distance In 11:12 over a 100-yard
course. The Melbourne tank In which
he will go after the record Is a 50
yard affair. In setting the record of
11:11 Kiernan had the advantage of the
many turns afforded by this tank.
Ross is one of the most expert swim
mers at the turn, having a peculiar
method all his own of drawing him
self out of the water, filling his lungs
and then striking out with perfect
rhythm. Kiernan had twice the num
ber of turns In making his record as
Ross 'had when he made the distance
in 11:12 in Honolulu.
The Australians are due to have
more of their swimming records made
by Healy. Kiernan and ongworth up
net by the Big Moose. It Is Ross' wish
that he might swim the 880 yards in
the same tank in which Klernan's rec
ord was made. If Norm keeps on he
will have annexed most of the world
records before the end of the present
year.
It took the article by Vance Vieth.
of the Los Angeles Athletic club,
classing Frances Cowe'.ls Schroth. the
California mermaid, as America's
greatest all-around woman swimmer,
to draw the Are of the eastern swim
mers and cr.ltics.
As It took Misses Bllebtrey and
Boyle of the New York Women's
association to stop the tour of Durack
and Wylie, the Australian women
.swimmers. Lou de B. Handley of New
York took up the fight for the New
York girls. In a letter to Vieth.
ik:, nanniey says:
164 "We hope that the question will
JJ4 be settled in actual competition this
Jg . season. The N. Y. W. S. A. has writ
ten I ten Mrs. Schroth that if she will make
139 ! the trip east arrangements will be
2 made to finance the trip for her.
153 ' Should she accept and defeat either
uas ooyie or uneotrey we would be
the first to take our hats off to her."
An American women's swimming
team must be chosen within the next
three months and the coast fans
would consider It a slight if Mrs.
Schroth were not included In the list.
Mrs. Schroth will no doubt accept the
offer made by the easterners. Should
she be beaten by the New York girls,
she would still hold her place as one
of the greatest women swimmers in
the country.
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On the' Alleys.
AGGIES PRACTICE HARD
HEAVY SCHEDCLE AHEAD OF
HARGISS' QCIXTET.
Alexander Wins New Honors.
CKTCAGO, III., Dec. 20. (Special.)
New Vtnors for Grover Alexander. At
a recent target tournament held In
Chicago the pitcher of the Cubs won
the championship of all Cook county
against scores of gun sharps. In spite
of wretched shooting conditions dur
ing the two days of the tournament,
Alexander broke 91 out of his 100
targets. He got a big silver mug of
some sort as a trophy, all inscribed
with the fact that he had won the
trap shooting championship for ama
teurs of Cook county.
BY BUCK.
THE Willys-Overland team which Is
leading the league, lost two
games to the Multnomah hotel team.
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The Oregon alley team took all
three of Its games with the Toke
Point oyster grille team.
The Oregon alley team is now rest
ing in second place. Having dislodged
the Toke Point team from second
place by trimming them three in a
row.
The Willys-Overland had a tough
night, the team all told had 21 splits.
This was too much to overcome, con
sequently they dropped two out of
three.
The Multnomah hotel team formerly
bore the "monicker" of the O. W. R.
& N. The hotel boys having had a
poor start this season, are going great
guns of late, and will, be a hard team
to beat from here In.
The Toke Point oyster grille team
was way below standard last week.
Kneyse and . Wood being the only
members of the team to score over
600.
'
Goodwin was rolling in class-D
form, getting only 459. which was
low score for the evening. The
"Duke's" only comment was "watch
me go next week."
After an absence of eight weeks
Syness, a Tacoma city league bowler,
was back lh harness again with the
Oregon alley team.
Flavin of the Willys-Overland team
had to work hard to get an even 500
for his three games. He distributed
eight splits quite evenly, getting
three apiece In his first two games,
and two in the last game.
Captain Henry of the same team
donated seven splits of the wide
open variety. Captain Kruse of the
Multnomah hotel team said they
looked like the hotel doors standing
ajar.
Elmer House the well-known Hood
River apple vender was a new mem
ber on the hotel team.. He got away
with three nice games totalling 584
pins.
Charley Kruse consistently clings
to the individual leadership of the
league with an average of 194 for 21
games.
Next Wednesday being Christmas
eve. there will be no games rolled in
the Commercial A league next week.
The boys will be busy filling stock
ings at home with Christmas cheer,
Squad to Stay On Job During- Va
cation Gurley Shifted From
Center to Forward.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallls. Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Basketball practice has been
in progress all week at the Oregon
Agricultural college, despite the fact
that classes for all students were dis
missed Monday night.
Practice the week before was under
considerable difficulties, because the
bold weather bursted water pipes in
the gymnasium, so the squad decided
to stay during the vacation period.
The most promising men are Gurley,
Arthurs, Rickson and Stlnson at for
ward. Gurley, who played center on
the championship team turned out by
"Hod" Ray In 1918, has been shifted
from the pivot position to forward.
Arthurs played with the team last
winter, Stlnson played with the Rooks
last season, and Rickson played sub
stitute last year.
Elk" Eikelman, McCart, Hermann
and "Spec" Keene are aspirants for
the center position, with the edge so
far going to "Elk." The lanky Cali
fornian has an advantage In the tip
off, and his long legs enable him to
cover the floor easily. Hermann
played with last year's freshman team.
and McCart played witn tne varsity.
Joe Reynolds, Clough, Hubbard.
Kasberger. Ellertsen and Whit Gyl
are fighting it out for guard positions.
With the first games less than' a
month away. Coach Harglss Is work
ing hard with the squad. The sched
ule for the season follows:
January 16, Whitman college. Corvallia.
January 22. Willamette university, Sa
lem. January 28, Willamette university, Cor
vallia . .
January 30-31. University of Washing
ton. Seattle.
February 6-T, Washington State college.
Corvallls.
February 9-10. University of Washing
ton. Corvallia
February 13-14, University of Oregon.
sTatsMstSL
February 18-19. Whitman college. Walla
Walla.
February 20-21. Washington State ool-
lere Pullman.
February 25, University of Idaho, Cor
vallls.
February 27-28, Stanford university
Corvallls.
March S-S, University of Oregon, Cor
vallia. St. Paul Player Jumps.
From Oil City comes a statement
that Marty Berghammer of the St
Paul American association team has
made an early jump and signed a
contract to play with the Oil City
independent team next year. The Oil
City independents are managed by
Jake Pltler, who was with the Pitts
burg Pirates briefly.
The opening swimming meet of the
eastern college schedule took place
this week when Princeton and the
College of the City of New York met
in tank. Of Interest at present more
than any other event is the outcome
of water polo. The score Indicates
that it was evidently a mathematical
problem on the part of the Princeton
players as to how many goals could
scored In a given time. Princeton won
with 75 goals, with C. C. N. Y. scor
ing but three.
Charles Durborrow. famous as a
distance swimmer and manager of
the long-distance swims held at Rlv
erton, N. J., writes that the coming
year should bring the largest number
and best turnout of distance swim
mers for the national long-distance
swim in the history of that event.
It is the present plan to hold the
swim when the country's best men are
in the east before going over to Bel
gium for the Olympic" games. The
nation,-l distance event really has be
come a permanent fixture for the
Delaware river. Multnomah bir for
the event and was not awarded it.
but in its stead the national mile was
awarded last year and for the coming
year. Multnomah. It Is understood,
has formally accepted the national
mile for 1920. The event will have to
be staged early this year, as the
swimming team that will go to
Antwerp is scheduled at present to
leave some time In July, although the
events are not scheduled until the
latter part of August or early
September.
Mrs. I. L. Rice, widow of the in
ventor of the torpedo boat and sub
marine, has made an offer to the
Amataur Athletic union to buld a
mammoth stadium tn Central park.
New York city. In memory of her hus
band If they will but assume the
handling of the building of it. She
will give $1,000,000 toward the build
ing fund. A feature of this mammoth
affair will be a swimming tank lOOx
300 feet, with grandstands erected on
both sides.
Finn to Manage Memphis Club.
According to a statement coming
out of Memphis, Mike Finn has filed
application for the managership of
the Memphis Southern league team.
Cther report has bad it that Finn
would return to the Detroit club as
scout. President Tom Watklns has
quite a list of candidates to choose a
manager from and has not indicated
when he will make a decision. One
candidate, whose application evidently
has been turned down, remarks that
"Watklns wants none less than John
McGraw for Memphis manager." The
Memphis job is the only one open in
the Southern league now. since It has
been settled that Roy Ellam will get
another chance at Nashville.
Cub Stars Sis-
"Signed for next season" is a head
ing on the baseball pages about every
day now, telling how this or that
prominent player has put his name
a 1920 contract. The predicted sr
eral holdout of players is not mu
riallzing. Among tne stars an
nounced as under contract one 'day
last week were Grover Alexander and
Bill Killefer of the Chicago Cuba
Tulsa Club After Players.
The Tulsa club of the Western
league has gone down into Texas and
signed a new catching prospect named
Bill Parker, who has starred with a
Dallas Independent team.
Thomas Loses Job.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. Roy
Thomas, who has been baseball coach
at the University of Pennsylvania
since he quit the Phillies several
"years ago. Is not to be retained by
the university athletic authorities.