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TIIE - SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAY 23, 1020
4SEMI-PR0 TEAMS
ON SCHEDULE T
Vaughn Park to Be Enlivened
". by Double Header.
FORM REVERSAL SOUGHT
Underdogs In League Standing Will
Attempt to Boost Leaders
Out of Position.
r-nrtland Baseball Association Standings.
luter-Clty League.
W.L.Pot.l W.L.Pct.
KIrkptrlcks 3 0 inwi H'vra'n Hdw. 1 1 .500
r-.mlors 2 1 .6T Portl nd Iron 1 2 .333
Mult. Ou'rds 2 1 .OBTIAstoria 1 2 .333
I'illshoro. . . 2 1 .T,Hood River.. 0 2 .000
biicrwood.. 2 1 .6U7iCamas 0 3 .000
na A A.
W.T.Pct.l W.L.Pct.
Wes.-e Mart. 3 0 lOOniArleta 1 1 -500
Kr l Cinn'n 2 0 lOOOICancos 0 2 .000
t'ol'mbla Pk. 2 1 .7 Taylor Motor 0 2 . 000
Union PaclL 2 1 .BOTlBattle Qr'nd 0 1 .000
'! A.
W.L,.Pct.l VT.L.Pct.
Co. A. Enm. 2 0 inoo!Or.Clty 'Wool 1 1 .300
Council Cst. 2 1 .fiC.TiOregonians. . 1 2 .333
Cook A Gill. 2 X .067;Fieids Motor 1 2 .833
t)ld King 2 1 .6ST!SoIlwond 1 2 .334
Capitol urn. 2 X .uuiMar. weus.. u -s ,uuu
This afternoon a double-header
with , four strong teams of the class
double A leaaue of the Portland Base-
tall association participating will De
the attraction at the Vaughn-street
park.
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In "the first clash the Arleta
TV. O. W.'s will attempt to drive the
Street-car Men from their position at
the top of the percentage column and
this battle will be followed by the
American Can. company-Union Pacific
affair. This will be another affair
where a second division team will at
tempt a come back against a . team
that la well up in the running.
Porter Tett. the Kirkpatriek's sec
ond eacker. enjoys the distinction of
being the first ballplayer of the asso
ciation to be driven to the showers.
The scrappy Kirks' captain was given
the gate last Sunday afternoon at
"Vaughn street after a few heated
words with Umpire Rankin.
"Prexy" Ira Jack Routledge found
It necessary last Sunday to fine an
umpire for not showing up for a
scheduled game.
Twirler Patchell of the American
Can company team is showing worlds
of stuff and may, get a chance to
travel in faster company before long.
Marshall Wells is taking a much
needed rest and will spend today
scouting up Borne new material to
strengthen the team.
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The Portland Baseball association is
planning on staging a dance In the
near future at the Multnomah hotel.
.The dance will be held1 on the first
open date available.
The Cendors and Honeyman Hard
ware teams will open the new asso
ciation baseball field at Columbia
park on May 30. The new park is ex
pected to be one of the best in tne
city, with a grandstand, dressing
rooms, showers, skinned diamond and
grass outfield.
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Johnny Fredericks, outfielder of
he Honevman team, is running the
league sluggers a close race for first
honors. His record for the season is
five hits out of nine trips to the
plate four of the hits being doubles
and one triple.
Billy Stepp, one of the local seml-
Tro tossers, is Journeying to fraiem
ach Sunday to play. Billy wants it
iKnown that he is on the line-up or
Biddy Bishop's Senators.
"Carl Mays" Lefty Schwartz has
plgned up with another team, his
latest .home being Astoria.
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The schedule tor today's games
follows:
Inter-City learns.
I Ktrkpatrlcks at Hood River.
Cendors at Mlllsooro.
1 Portland Iron Works at Astoria.
' Multnomah Guard at Sherwood.
I Honeyman Hardware Co. at Camas.
I nam AA City Lraxne.
Arleta W. O. W. vs. Streetcar Men's Lo
cal at Vaughn street, 1 P. M.
Cancos vs. tinon pacific bystem at
Vsuarhn street. 3 P. M.
Taylor Motor Car company Vernon
OBeavors) at Battle Ground.
Hesse-Martin at Woodburn.
i Columbia Park at .stacada.
I Class A City League..
Oregon City Woolen Mills at Capitol
(Bill.
Fields Motor Car company vs. Sellwood
Park at Sellwood park, 2:30 P. M.
Cook & Gill vs. Company A, Engineers,
at Columbia park, 3 P. M.
OreKonlans vs. Council Crest at Bast
Twelfth and Davis, 2:30 P. M.
Olds, Wortinan & King at Oswego.
Marshall-Wells Hardware company, open
Okie.
Unattached
Kerr-Glfford at Molalla.
Peninsula Oreys at Woodlsnd.
Portland Rosebuds, opponents to be se
lected.
Korth Pacific Dental college, open data.
LEWIS FIGHTS ABSINTHE
FIRST EXPERIENCE OF FREXCII
DRIXK IS REVELATIOS,
AVlllie Was Unaware of Powerful
Kick in Seemingly Inno
cent Beverage.
When Willie Lewis -went to Paris
years ago to start boxing in the big
.Frogeaters town he was a novice
at the drinking game and rarely
touched anything but the old suds.
He went over with Daa McKettrick
end was matched to meet a lively
young French welter at one of the
smaller clubs. Willie trained hard,
rot Into pretty good shape, and on the
.ufternoou of the battle sat in front
of a big cafe to rest and take in the
Bights.
borne French sportsmen came along,
at alongside our hero and started
to talk fisht. One of them ordered
a round of drinks and they bullied
Wllie into lapping up some absinthe.
Not aware of the awful kick in that
powder, Willie went after it like a
hound. He thought it was a sweet
temperance drink and waded Into
eight or nine.
The night of the fight he walked
along half tiared with Dan McKet
trick. He was stripped and in the
ring before he knew It. Things
teemed smoky and he didn't hear or
eee things as usual.
The referee called the men to the
center. McKettrick did the talking.
Willie says the next thing he knew
a bvll rang and he walked over, shook
hands with the referee and knocked
2Um for a goal.
Twenty minutes for a new book.
An -hour later the referee was all
right again and Willie swung at the
guy he saw in the middle of the trio
Xor six rounds. It was a draw.
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era to Dr. W. A. Stewart. (Risht)
yet been opened for play.
DEMPSEY'S PROMISE TO KEEP
BUSY IN RING GOES ASIfiAY
Intentions May Hare Been, All Right, but Somebody Has Kept Cham
pion Idle for Tear Rumpr of Bout With Carl Morris Denied.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
AN FRANCISCO. May 22. (Spe
cial. Jack Kearns, who has re
turned from his eastern trip, says
that 80 days following the close of
the Dempsey trial in this city on per
jury charges in connection with the
war draft, the champion wll be pre
pared to defend his title. There is the
proviso, of course, that Dempsey . Is
acquitted on the' federal charges and
that he will be free to go into train
ing. Kearns adds that he saw Georges
Carpentier and his manager, Des
camps, while in New York, and he is
impressed with the sincerity of the
French heavyweight, fully believing
that Carpentier came to this country
not to pick up some easy money on
the stage and before the screen, but
to land a fight for the Mtle. Kearns
intimates that Carpentier will be the
first opponent of Dempsey and says
in all probability the fight will be ar
ranged for the United States.
In the same breath Kearns denies
a story given circulation by one of
the San Francisco papers recently
that Dempsey would take on a four
round fight at Los Angeles this month.
It was said the police of Los Angeles
were arranging a fight show for their
widows' and orphans' fund and that
Dempsey would meet Carl Morris in
the piece de resistance.
Inasmuch as Dempsey has not been
in the ring for almost a year in any
sort of a light, even an encounter with
Carl Morris for four rounds would be
of Interest to the fight fans, who
would like a line on the present con
dition of the boxer.
Intentions Go Astray.
When Dempsey fights it will be for
big money and nothing so small as
would coma his way in such a fight.
Just after the Willard fight in To
ledo the writer had a talk with
Dempsey. His first and foremost
statement was an assertion that he
was a fighting champion; that he
wanted to keep busy in the ring and
would permit nothing to interfere
with such a programme.
Such a statement met with the ap
proval of figrht goers, wearied at the
way Jess Wjllard was making his
living. But almost a year has gone
by It will be over a year aa a matter
of fact before Dempsey is ready for
the harness and nothing yet. Demp
sey himself may have had the best of
Intentions, but somebody, doubtless
the shrewd Jack Kearns, decided
otherwise.
Of course a year's layoff does no
fighter any good. At the same time
Dempsey is so good that the' delay
can hardly have damaged his chances
to any great extent. He still looks
quite good enough to settle the hash
of Georges Carpentier when they
meet.
Tom Jones, so they say, 4s broke.
It such is the case, it will be no new
experience to Cherokee Tom. Despite
the management of two champions in
the past Billy Papke and Ad Wol-
gaet Tom has had his ups and downs
and doubtless can start all over again,
if that be necessary.
Tom went to San Diego some months
ago imbued with the thought that he
could make fights at the old Tijuana
bull ring on the oft racing day
financial success. He discovered that
the scheme would not go through. The
fight arena was too far from the
transportation facilities and the fans
themselves were rather averse to the
AT PORTLAND'S MUNICIPAL
Dr. K. W. Ksewltoa la In a tlsjat pinch
long walk. Then, too, the racing
folks preferred a day of rest to watch
ing a fight programme.
A number of matches were sched
uled and held, but the attendance was
never the best in the world and the
promoters finally had to abandon
their plans.
When Tom left he took east with
him Walter Caldwell, a light heavy
weight who has been boxing in and
around Los Angeles. Jones isn't go
ing to stop trying. He has visions of
producing another champion who will
again put him in the limelight.
After all arrangements were appar
ently concluded for Benny Leonard
to box Jimmy Duffy in San Francisco
early in June, along comes word from
Billy Gibson that it will be impossible
for the champion to show here at
that time; that the picture work is
again dragging and there Is no guar
antee that Benny will be through
with his Los Angeles work as soon
as that.
So it appears that the Oregonlans
will have the first opportunity to size
up the lightweight titleholder and see
how he performs.
Gibson wants the San Francisco fight
for early In July, but Inasmuch as the
democratic convention will at that
time be in full swing. It. may not be
considered advisable. At all events.
there will now be no rush as regards
details.
No Decision Unpopular.
Coffroth will come to San Francisco
shortly after, the closing of the
Tijuana raciflg season May 21 and
can devote as much of his time to the
work as he cares to do.
Local promoters have put the
crusher on eastern champions who
would like to come out here and box
no-decision matches. Leonard is
about the one boy who can get away
with that stuff. Pete Herman sent
word that he would like to make the
trip provided it could be staged with
out a decision. The promoters
promptly retorted that they prefer
decisions to the stars of the game.
It's quite bad enough to be limited
to four-round fights without having
to suffer declsionless matches as welL
Marty Farrell continues to be a sen
sation. He took on George Shade a
week ago and treated that young San
Franciscan, most shamefully. George
probably thought there were a dozen
pair of gloves in front of him. He
slmpry couldn't hit FarrelL who
danced in and out pretty much at will.
On the .other hand. Marty landed
about as he pleased. He jabbed Shade
and finally it was so pitiful that Ref
eree Toby Irwin stopped the fight for
good and all in the third round. Shade
had a bloody nose and Irwin had an
idea It might have been broken. No
harm was done, for Shade was com
pletely outclassed.
Bossy Probably Missed One.
Punch, London.
Five golf balls were discovered' in
side a cow which was found dead last
week on a Hertfordshire golf course.
We understand that a certain mem
ber of the club who lost half a dozen
balls at Easter time has demanded a
recount-
Spring Games Bring Oasb.
Members of the St. Louis Browns
have already cashed in and the sea
son not yet started. They defeated
the Cardinals in the spring series and
because of that each player was pre
sented with a check for S100 signed
by President Ball.
GOLF COURSE, ONE OF THE MOST
near the loth hole, which ha not
NEW SEHSLED UNDER WAY
SCOOTER EXPECTED TO BE
FASTEST ON COLUMBIA.
Craft With 60 Horsepower Engine
Will Stake 85 to 40 Miles
Soar, Declares Builder.
A JO-foot eeasled, the type of rac
ing craft that is not yet much in evi
dence around Portland, la being built
at Columbia beach under the super
vision of J. R. Neil. The scooter will
have two runners, each with a draft
of 20 inches. The sled will have a
beam of six feet six inches and will
be equipped with a late-model speed
boat engine.
"The engine will develop 60 horse
power and will propel the sled
through the water at not less than 8G
to 40 miles an hour, which will make
the scooter the fastest craft of its
kind on the Columbia river," declared
Mr. Neil.
"The sled wli: be completed In
plenty of time for Its participation in
the big programme of water events
already scheduled for the summer
season, which will open in the near
future"
The sled may also be used for surf
board riding and other such aquatic
events.
Culinary hint Best way to eat bam
and eggs.
Knife and fork.
BEAVER CATCHER WHO IS
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PICTURESQUE IN THE COUNTRY.
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Play on Greens Essential to Score
Judging Distance Are Given
BY FRANCIS OTJIMET.
A1
LTHOUH I agree with most of
the statements pertaining to
golf emanating' from that excel- j
lent British authority, Harold H. Hil-,
ton, I take exception to his remarks
that good putters are born and not
made. But there can be little dis
agreement with his remark that
matches are usually, in fact, almost
always, won and lost by putting. This
is due to good and bad putting, to be
sure, but the fact nevertheless re
mains that It Is also brought about
because putting is the concluding fea
ture of each hoi a. It is just as cer
tain that Iron shots would play a sim
ilar part In golf In the winning and
losing of boles if the reaching of
greens with our irons was the ulti
mate aim of the game. Anyway you
chpose to take it there can be no
doubt that putting contributes no
small measure of succesB to the win
ning of matches and medal rounds.
As In all golf strokes there are a
variety of ways to arrive at . correct
form in putting, and "correct form"
jjeems to be any style that is the least
bit successful. Now right hers j.
want to give one reason for not agree
ing with Hilton in his remarks about
putting. . Tom MsNamara is consid
ered to be the best putter among our
professionals. He tells me that it
took years of practice before he was
at all dependable. His practice was a
bit varied from that usually Indulged
in, too, for he placed pins in the put
ting green at various distances and
strove to hit them. Hours of such
PLAYING BANG-UP BALL.
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and Several Excellent Methods for
by Keen Observer of Game.
practice made the hole appear to be
a hogshead in comparison and conse
quently Tom could try putts under
such conditions with every confidence
in his success. Perhaps that is as fine
a way as any.
When I first learned to play golf I
must say that I was more efficient in
driving and pitching than in putting.
The reason for this was because the
putt seemed such a simple proposition
that my time was spent in learning
other strokes.
But a realization of the value of
putting: was soon brought home ti me
as the result of a round at Brookline
Country club somo nine years ago.
Ab I think of it now I was a mighty
poor putter at the time. That day I
was off my own game In this respect.
In fact, I took r.o less than three
putts on 12 of the 18 greens. Let me
say rlht here had I not been playing
my other strokes fairly well I do not
think I would ever have gone beyond
the dub class, so discouraging was
my play on the greens. .
As it happened that day I scored an
85. Now when a golfer does that and
Late sporting news
will be found in Sec
tion 2.
can account for 12 extra putts during
the round he is bound to waken up
to the trouble and set about remedy
ing it. That is what I did. So 1 set
about practicing with the putting
cieeK tor hours at a time. When I
tnougnt i nad it all down cold I
would play a round. . But in nearly
every case I could do no better. My
long suit was stabbing the ball and
I have since learned that this fault Is
more easily fallen into when using
the cleek putter than any other one.
The result is that few balls find the
note.
My next putter was a goose-neck
with a short shaft. This proved to
be a great improvement, although I
seemed to waste too many of the
easy kind to make me happy. Then I
got a longer shaft. The natural re
sult of this change was that I
straightened up. . I soon discovered
mis pose gave me better results.
My next move was to have a putter
made with a hfft 35 inches long. I
nave been usm that putter for eisrht
years. To get the best results with it
I found it necessary to, gri the club
at tne extreme enav- This fcced both
pidows out and free from the bodv.
There was a marked difference in
style forced upon me, but a few hours
of practice at It made me feel as
though I had been 'putting that way
an my me.
Sinoe then another discovery about
putting has been my rood fortune
Instead of gripping the shaft in the
palms of my hands I found that bv
taking a gentle hold -with the tips of
my lingers i couia reel Doth club head
and ball a great deal better. After all
it is this "touch" or "feel" that either
makes or breaks the player on the
greens.
You can tell immediately whether
or not a golfer has or does not have
this touch by the smoothness of his
swing when putting. If he possesses
it xne nan leaves tne club head slowly
snd rolls firmly with a natural fol
low up of the club head toward the
hole. V
tCopyright. lflgQ. Sol Melcger.)
Third Baseman Learns Vast.
Is it possible for a ballplayer to
Improve 100 per cent ? Critics on the
coast are saying that Willie Kamra
third baseman of the Seals, has lm
proved that much over his showing
In 1S19. Barney Dreyfuss has offered
$10,000 worth of players for an option
on the prise package. Kamm - was
incubated ou the Golden Gate lota,
AMERICA MUST HAVE
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Olympic Laurels Not to
Had for Asking.
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HIGH PRICES HANDICAP
United States Athlete to Be
at
Heavy Expense Accommoda
tions Are Limited.
ANTWERP, May 22. Unless Amer
ica is content with a possible victory '
In field and track events she must
send strong teams to represent the
United States in military, equestrian,
gqjf, tennis and other sports outside
of track and field if she hopes to win
the seventh Olympiad on points. This
was the general viewpoint of Euro
pean sport enthusiasts who attended
the ice hockey and skating events
opening the Olympiad.
Sweden, which won the 1912 Olym
piad on points, although America was
victorious in track and field, will send
strong teams to Antwerp, competing
in practically every event.
The Swedes expect to be particular
ly strong in swimming and gymnas
tics, and these sports, as well as
shooting, equestrianism and other
'outside" events, count Just as heavily
n the point totals as weight throw
ing, running and jumping.
Other European nations, which spe
cialise in horsemanship, fencing.
archery, wrestling and half a dozen
other varieties of sports, are to send
crack teams for these events.
In 1912, at Stockholm. Sweden
scored a total of 128 points to Amer
ica's 126, this being the count before
Thorps was disqualified on charges of
professionalism, when the six points
he had won for the two firsts in the
all-round events the modern pen
tathlon and decathlon were award
ed to Wlslander, making the final
count Sweden 134 to America's 120.
High Prices Handicap.
It is realised here that the United
States teams will be under great ex
pense both tor transportation and
housing, which may militate against
the large representation necessary to
win in a number of competitions out
side of the track and field games. The
contestants in the ice hockey and fig'
ure stealing matches expressed sur
prise at the high r&tfes asked for
board and lodging, and the Antwerp
newspapers are already protesting at
the Increased prices of hotel accom
modations which must be paid by
spectators and participants in the
Olympic games. The Olympic com
mittee has arranged to control prices
and prevent profiteering by individual
householders who will rent rooms,
under the committee's supervision,
but the hotels, which naturally have
the most desirable accommodations,
already have Increased their charges
and are expected to raise prices even
higher.
Their proprietors plead the decrease
in the value of the franc and the in
creased cost of maintenance as justi
fication, but the Antwerp Matin sug
gests that they, too. should be con
trolled.
Writing of the experiences of some
foreign athletes here for the Olympic
ice events, the Matin says these ath
letes found hotel prices here higher
than any place else in Europe.
"These athletes had two rooms, one
a tiny sitting room and the other :
bedroom, with a bath attached," th
newspaper said. . "They paid 350
francs not per month but per day
for them."
The .Belgian committees have ex
pressed hope of accommodating all
the athletes and visitors comfortably
during the summer, but local hote
accommodations are seriously limited
even during normal times, and it will
be only by packing the visitors In
private homes and requisitioned
school buildings or other large halls
that even sleeping quarters can be
found.
Liqnor Supply Limited.
This is the natural result of five
years of war and enemy occupation
during which no new buildings were
constructed, but, according to the
Americans and others who were here
for the Olympic skating events and
were disappointed with their accom
modations, the man who expects
room with a bath or even the use of
bath, in Antwerp this summer, had
better .stay at home.
The available hotel accommoda
tlons have -already been largely re
served in advance, and the German
army of occupation took back to Ger
many a, majority of the few bathtub
which did exist in Antwerp s prlvat
houses.
A partial relief from the congested
conditions may be gained by deflect
ing a portion of the tourist and games
contingent to Brussels, which is bu
an hour's ride from Antwerp. As th
hotel accommodations there are much
better. It is thought that many of th
visitors attending the games will see
reservations there. Brussels, how
ever, is regularly crowded with tour
l8ts, its hotels being lull most of the
time, and those' wishing accommoda
tions there -will have to telegraph
for reservations weeks ahead.
Although plenty of beer and win
are to be had in all Belgium cafes,
spectators anticipating a chance
drink stronger liquors will find them
selves disappointed in the cafes,
spirits are only sold In quantities o
two quarts or more, and then for pri
vate consumption.
T1PLESS GADOIES WANTED
LADS OF LIXKS DUE FOB
GRADED PAX SYSTEM.
Liberality of Some Players Ha
lied to Attendants'' Neglect
of Regular Members.
Tipless days are ahead for the lads
who tote the clubs of the linksmen
around if recommendations made by
the United States coii association 1
the course Of a letter to member clubs
Autlinlna a system for caddies are
acted upon. The national associatio
rinea not claim that there is anythin
orisrinal in the information and Bug
gestions it. offers, but merely has
placed tne csama ijblchi hi ids uts
posal ot an ciuob wnn me remarj
that those organizations which hav
used it have been greatly pleased
with the result.
Tipping and overpayment of cad
dies has for years been a 'bone of
contention at a great many clubs. It
is perhaps natural that golfers who
find a boy to their liking should wish
to reward him with a little extra
money. Unfortunately, however, such
action by the players . tends toward
discrimination on the part of the boys,
who often are to be found dodKing
I .thsir turn bo. that they will be in a
JMTBWIN
position to re-engage themselves to
the men who have proved themselves
so liberal with the small change.
' The letter which the U. S. G. A. is
sending out to club secretaries all
over the country contains ten recom
mendations, that concerning tipping
says:
"Attention of the members is called
to the fact that the success of this
system demands that there shall be
no tipping or overpayment for cad
die service. Any member doing this
will be breaking faith not only with
the other members of his own club,
but also with the other clubs that
have adopted this uniform schedule of
payments. Such motion would be the
means of disrupting the system that
is organised for better servioe In all
the clubs and fair play to the caddies.
The golf committees of the clubs have
agreed that tipping or overpayment
of caddies by the members will be
regarded as conduct detrimental to
the best Interests of the club and will
accordingly be strictly prohibited."
Caddies, under the "system." are to
be divided into classes A. B and C, and
payment Is made commensurate with
ability. Class' A boys, who are the
caddies of experience possessing a
proper knowledge of the game and
the requirements or stooa rHvinr
will, of course, receive the hiehet
pay. while a smaller amount will be
given In class B. which consists of
iads of some experience and a fair
naerstanding of their duties. Class
ooys receive the smallest pay of
11. this grade consisting er vauh.
boys or boys of no experience who are
caddylng for tho first time.
DEMPSEY TO MAKE BOW
HEAVY CtBTAM-PIOV MAT A P.
PEAR EV EXHIBmOS BOUT.
Carl Morris Will IikeJy Be Sacri
fice Offered for First Ap
pearance of Jack.
For the first time since be knocked
Jess Willard loose from his title of
eavyweight -champion of the uni-
erse. Jack Dempsey will aDnear in
he ring in a four-round bout in tha
Vernon arena some time during the
next month. His opponent wilL in all
probability, be Carl Morris, tho hulky
Sapulpa giant.
Word that the match is to be staged
comes from an authentlo source and
the bout is to be held under the aus-
ices of the Widows' and Orphans Aid
ociety or xxs Angeles. The police
r the southern city are SDonnorinir
the show.
Dempsey is now in Los Anir.l.,
Since his arrival there he has spent
must oi nis time training. He has
been boxing on an average of 15
rounds a day and doing from two to
ten miles on the road In the morning.
Jack Kearns. the cbamnion's man
ager, is in tha east at present, trying
to iigure out an angle wherein his
champion can take a decision over
ohn W. Government when the mlr
hook up next month in the federal
courts. Before leaving California
Kearns intimated that Dempsey would
oe seen in action eoon and the forth
coming battle is probably the one he
naa reference to.
However, Dempsey. will have little
chance to demonstrate anything but
his punching power against Morris.
Carl has fallen under his sledge ham
mer wallops a couple of times; in .
fact, he is the one who gave the
champion a boost toward the top by
losing the decision to him in four
rounds at the San Francisco ball
park.
Obviously Dempsey is not as well
lined with this world's wealth as
some would have us believe or he
would not be considering so small
purse as he Is sure to get for a
bout with Morris.
Maybe Dempsey is Just trying to
prove his assertion, made before be
fought Willard, "that if he won the
title he would .be a fighting cham
pion." It is almost a year cow and
Dempsey has not appeared in a bona
fide boxing contest.
CONFERENCE MAY FAIL
a -sna.s
COAST MEETING NOT HELD BE
CAUSE SCHOOLS FAIL.
Question of Division of Receipts
Threatens to Disrupt Body
in Far West.
PALO ALTO, Cal., May 22. The
meeting of the representatives of the
Pacific coast conference scheduled
here May 15 was not held because of
the failure of Washington State col
lege, Oregon Agricultural college and
the University of Oregon to send their
faculty men. The special meeting
wss called at the request of the Uni
versity of Washington and University
of California to re-open the question
of the 50-50 division of football gate
receipts. The smaller schools of the
conference refused to send their fac
ulty representative here to the meet
ing called by A. D. Browne of Stan
ford university, president of the Pa
cific coast conference.
Washington, California and Stan
ford representatives held an informal
meeting instead, attended by the fac
ulty men, athletic directors and grad
uate managers of the three schools.
Members of try conference in attend
ance believe that conditions are criti
cal and that the body has ceased to
function when members refuse to
heed the official call of its president.
Northern representatives take the
stand that the conference should not
dictate financial terms as provided
by the rule passed last December.
California and W. S. C. have agreed
upon an October date for a football
game, but no contract has been signed
because of the demand of an equal
split of gate receipts by W. S. C.
Washington and O. A. C. have likewise
agreed upon October 23 as a date and
the Oregon Aggies refuse to sign ex
cept with the 60-50 clause. Refusal
of the two smaller schools interested
may possibly mean the cancellation of
the two games. Their refusal means
that they are unwilling to meet the
large schools on a common ground to
discuss the contested points.
Failure of the leading schools to
agree may mean a disruption of the
present Pacific coast conference at
this time.
Ouiniet ot to Go Abroad.
Francis Ouimet. former national
open and amateur golf champion, will
not compete in the English tourna
ments this, summer and it is likely
he will not enter the open meet in
the United States. He will be seen
in the amateur tournament and in
several of less importance. But. he
says, he does not feel he can stand
the strain of competing in both the
amateur and open title meets. .
Mexican Boy Is Marvel. '
Down In Mexico they have a 15-year-old
boxing marvel named Kid
Pancho. He scales at 105 and has
cleaned up everybody of his weight
who has consented to fight him. He
used to be a newsboy, out since he
became a boxer ho 'has started to
school and is earning the money for
bis education in the rins.