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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1920
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FIGHT CARD WILD,
ACTION PLENTIFUL
Two "Pips" Among Astoria
Bouts Staged by Legion.
SHANNON BEATS BRONSON
Victor Awarded Decision When
Opponent Strikes Ixv Fiske
( "Knocks Out" Hoke.
BY DICK SHARP.
The Astoria boxing fang were treat
ed to a wild and wooly fistic card Fri
day night, but they eoj. more action for
their money than from any previous
card in that city. Probably half of the
house was made up of Portland box
ing followers who filed their way
through the gate to witness the card
staged by the Astoria post of the
American Legion.
The ten-round main event between
Eddie Shannon and Muff Bronson
ended like a bolt from the blue in
the fourth round. When, after plant
ing a stiff punch in the pit of Shan
non's solar plexus. Bronson started
another right-hand uppercut for that
same spot, he caught Shannon low as
Kddie jumped in the air, one of the
peculiarities of his style of mixing.
DeriHton Gorl to Shannon.
Shannon was not "mortally" hurt,
but the blow was low and Referee
Grant gave Eddie the decision. The
fight up to that time had all the ear
marks of a great battle and the fans
were sorely disappointed that it did
not go to its natural conclusion.
Contrary to some predictions, Shan
non was not having the easy time
that he formerly had with Puggy Mor
ton, Willie St. Clair. Freddie Ander
son and others and found that he had
a task cut out for him. Considering,
however, the fact that Shannon has
been unable to do much boxing in the
evmnasium since his fight in Salem
because of a bad cut he received over
one of his eyes, he was making a
creditable showing.
The other "pip" on the card was
the scheduled six-round clash be
tween Johnny Fiske. the tough Rock
Island featherweight, and Ted Hoke
of Portland. Fiske recently won a
ix-round decision over Hoke at the
Milwaukie arena and the boys were
battling for blood. The first round
found both landing many solid whacks,
but Hoke, who is rated as fe hardest
hitting boy at his weight in Portland,
was unable to dent Fiske's attack.
Hoke Gets Up Too Late.
They came out of their corners the
second round full of vim and vin
egar. Hoke soaked Fiske and Fiske
soaked Hoke. Ted partially stumbled
going back from the impact of block
ing a blow and to those away from
the ringside it may have looked as
though he had been hit and dazed.
A few seconds later. Hoke was on the
floor turning a half somersault, end
ing up with his face away from the
referee. Led Carlson, chief of police
. of Astoria, who refereed the match,
began counting at a merry clip. Some
of the fans at the ringside called for
him to count louder and what they
got in response was nine, ten. Just
as he was counting ten in a ioua
voice Hoke jumped to his feet, but
was not up before the count was ut
tered. He was not dazed in the least,
said he had not been hit by a punch,
but still Fiske won on a knockout,
although it must be called a technical
win, as Hoke did not seem to have lost
his faculties at any time. He perhaps
did fall to hear the count, as 674 out
of the 675 or more fans gathered
could not distinguish the numbers.
Murphy and 'Willis Draw.
Frankle Murphy. Denver welter
weight, and Stanley Willis of Port
land put up a creat ten-round draw,
while Bud Fisher, Portland middle
weight, trimmed George Rosedale of
Astoria in four rounds.
All of the boxers who fought in the
lower Columbia metropolis returned
yesterday afternoon. The card was
the best on the whole ever staged in
Astoria and. although the fans were
disappointed by the untimely ending
of two of the matches on the card, not
one person was heard to complain
that he did not get his money's worth.
The card was arranged and staged by
Kay Gorman of the Astoria post of
the American Legion and Billy Foy
of the Portland state headquarters of
fice of the legion.
FILIPINO BOXER, IS COMING
There are no tidal conditions to contend 1
with at all.
. .
Eastern college football team will be
In demand January 1, 18-1, for games on
this Pacific coast. The annual game at
Pasadena will be held as usual. The
Olympic club of San Francisco has prac
tically arranged with another eastern col
lege to play in San Francisco and there
are rumors of two more games on January
1 in two other large cities of the coast.
All ,the talk several months ago that
Pershing stadium in Paris was crumblntg
away and had been condemned has not
been borne out by facts. Two weeks ago
the French nation decided its try-outs for
the Olympic games in this same Pershing
stadium and it was packed to the roof.
No part of the structure caved In. there
were no accidents 'and General Henry T.
Allen, in command of the American forces
overseas, participated in the ceremonies
and highly commented on the structure.
McEachern will be a name the world
will Juggle with after the Olympic .games.
Both Canada, America and Great 'Britain
have a McEachern entered. The Canadian
man. from British Columbia, and the
American Mac, from the San Francisco
Olympic club, are both entered in the
same events, namely the hammer throw
and 56-pound weight.
.
Up In Idaho Tom Kelly, athletic men
tor for the state university, opened a
summer school for physical directors at
Moscow. The class made a big reputation
and will graduate a number of highly
efficient physical directors this week.
At any rate. Sir Thomas Llpton has not
been robbed of his ambition In life and
he ttill haw something to live for.
TROEH SETS 4 REGQFDS
MEMBERS OF MULTNOMAH ANGLERS' CLUB TO MEET FIRST REAL TEST OF SEASON AT BONNEVILLE TODAY,
BRITISH TRAP MARKS ARE
SMASHED BY AMERICANS.
75 Per Cent of Trophies and Titles
Taken by Team of
Invaders.
NEW YORK. July 31. Before going
to Antwerp where they won the Olym
pic tea.m and individual trapshooting
championships last week, the United
States team of amateur wing shots
visited England and took part in the
international contests in England.
There the Americans won the team
match and, in addition, captured five
first prizes in individual competitions.
During their shooting at clay tar
gets, according to mail advices to
day, excellent scores and new records
were made by the Americans.
A summary of what the Americans
accomplished follows:
Frank M. Troeh, Vancouver. Wash
broke 109 straight on July 15. July
16 ne broke 138 straight.
The best previous long run in Eng
land was 49 straight; consequently
Troeh established a new record and
then beat it himself.
The English clay bird championship
was won by Troeh with 39 out of 40.
The grand aggregate of the meet
ing, the gold star and the silver cup,
was won by Forest McNeir, with 100
straight.
The international shield at 120 clay
birds was won by the United States
team, which defeated the British by
ten birds. On the first day the United
States team broke. 59 out of 60, a new
record.
tsen a. jjonneiiy, New York, won
the double rise championships (tar
gets thrown from a tower) breaking
tne ten birds straight, also a record.
Troeh won the championship live
bird meeting at Churchill with 15
straight in the match and 18 straight
in tne miss-and-out shootoff.
The United States team won 75 per
cent ot an the trophies and titles.
KtBT AND VIXEX WILIi RACE
Series to Determine Yacht to Cbal
Icnge for Cup.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 51. A serie!
of races is being arranged between
the local yachts Vixen and Ruby, the
winner to be the Aeolian club's chal
lenger for the cup held now by the
ban rancisco Tacht club.
The Vixen is being remodeled by
ner owners, tne stanovich brothers,
and will be manned by Bob Stanovich.
Charles Miller and Fred Riccado. The
Ruby will be skippered by Fred
Patrecia, her owner, Stowe Elliott and
Harold Fish.
It is thought that Captain John
Barneson's Lady Betty, which will
compete at San Diego for the Sir
Thomas Lipton cup, will represent the
San Francisco Tacht club in the race
here. She has been fitted out with a
new rig which is expected to add
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ANGLERS TO ENTER
TRYDUTS AT PICNIC
First Annual Recreation to Be
in Bonneville.
CASTING EVENTS PLANNED
club, away back in 1901 or 1902. hia
personality found him friends wher
ever he went. His cterlingf qualities
as a pitcher were euch as to make
many believe that he stood alone -
a moundsman, that his equal was A
never known, and now when he has'
quit the frame, which Is all the better
because it had m n of Matty's type
in it for so Ions, his memory will live
long-, longer than has that of other '
great diamond heroes of the past.
For 20 years or more Matty played
his game cleanly, and he leaves be
hind him something that all tha
youths of the land should copy. Matty
proved that it is possible, when one
steps forth on a professional athletio
career, that he can round it out as
usefully as is done in any other Una
of endeavor.
A quick return to health Is the wish
of every baseball fan in the country.
Club Members Will Take Part in
Championships to Be Held
la Seattle.
was beaten In the 1915 exposition com
petition for the King George cup by
the Vordugr of Denmark.
Mainland Flavor to Tourney.
HONOLULU. T. H., July -31. (Spe
cial.) There will be a mainland
flavor in the island tennis champion
ship tourney here which opens on
August 16, due to the presence of
Bowie Detrick, former California
star. Detrick is now living on the
island of Hawaii. Besides that island,
there will be players from Oahu
Maui and Kauai.
Bantamweight "Cowboy"- Reyes
Will Fight in U. S. ! BT FRANCIS OTJIMET.
I Few Americans realize or appreciate
MANILA, P. I.. July 31. "Cowboy" the great handicap the golfer faces
Iteyes. Filipino boxer, claimant to the! who enters a British amateur event
bantamweight championship of the l in addition to those
Philippine islands, has sailed for the of climate and the
tnuea Piaies on me i my 1 1 anoiiui i meniai strain mat
Maduwaska, with his manager Joe Just natural VV
Waterman, who has just finished his
term of service as a chief yoeman in
the navy.
Young Reyes has defeated the best
boxers in his class in the islands, and
when he reaches the United States he
expects to obtain a number of matches
with Americans in the Pacific coast
Cities.
Reyes is 21 years old and weighs
In the neighborhood of 117 pounds.
AMERICANS FACE HANDICAP
IN BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF
Tendency Prevails to Overdo Things Yankees Encounter Different
Scheme, May Too Frequently Cause Upsets.
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Sports of All Sorts.
An international swimming meet will
be held at Victoria, B, C. on August 14.
This will Interfere with the cat cbam
pipnship to be swum at Coronado Tent
City, August 15. Multnomah club will
send a team to the Canadian meet but It
(3 doubtful if the Portland club will be
represented in the meet on the Mexican
border. The Neptune Beach club of
Alameda, Olympic club, San Francisco
Oak Sand Athletic club and the various
, cubs of Los Angeles will all send teams
to the San liego competitions.
iv., ?
rait cm Uu.meL
Khoely and MaKsart, both of Salt Lake
re continuing their buttle for the premier
position of Coast league batsmen. During
the past week Maggart had the best of the
argument and while .heely still leads his
teammate la running him closer and closer
each week. Maggart swatted 16 base hits
last week against 11 by Sheelv. Sheelv has
an average ot 3tf to 3ta by Maggart. The tne I act. mat so many competitors
former, however, dropped three points, compel the Play to confine itself to 18
just natural!)
worries when you
leave home shores
and have r.ot the
usual affairs of the
world to divert
your attention, as
you do have when
you play through
a season on home
links. There is
always the ten
dency to overdo :
the thing, about
which much has
been said. But on top of all this the
Yankee encounters a different scheme
of things which has and may too fre
quently cause upsets. The fact that
Travis conquered all this in 1904 and
that Bob Gardner came so very close
to doing so this season Is sufficient
testimony to the fact that we turn
out amateurs in this country who
rank with the best England produces.
That which Is upsetting" in the
course of the British amateur is their
plan of conducting it. There is no
medal or qualifying round. As a re
sult as many as 200 entries are often
at the starting tee on the first day.
They have been paired by draw and
match play begins at once. Wading
through such a field is hard enough,
but what makes it most difficult is
GOLFER IS CRITICISEDlEH
WALTER IIAGEX IS TAKEN TO
TASlt FOR REMARKS.
over the previous week, while Masgart
sained three.
There Is not a daily "home-run" swatter
In the Coast league like Babe Ruth. Bill
Kumler the Salt Lake home-run cham
pion and his teammate Sheely between
them with '61 home runs are a Ions way
behind Babe Ruth.
Up in Victoria. B. C. they have a real
future great Kirl swimmer. Miss Audrey
tiriffin last week swam 100 yards In 1
minute 17 seconds, which is Just 1 2-5
eronoa slower than the Canadian record ; ish amateur at Sandwich tn 1914. I
Is every indication that Mise Grltfin will
holes.
Now there have been cases and
there will always be cases in golf
where a fair golfer will havo a re
markable day of play. He gets off
to a flying start and when such is the
case it is often too much for a better
man to nip him in an 18-hole affair.
Although I have nothing but good
things to say concerning the golf of
C. B. McFarlane. who put out Chick
Evans in the fifth round of the Brit-
before long be the new record holder in
her country.
Charlie Weldon. of the San Diego Row
ing club, is making elaborate arrange
ments tor the Pacific coast swimming
championfhina that will be held at Coro
nado Tent City course August 15. Weldon
has sent Invitations to all the leading
clubs and swimming centers of the coast
and is anticipating a record-breaking en
try. The courue for the races is in Glo
rietta bay and is one of the most ideal
It-rations for swimming competitions that
can be found in any part of the country.
still think that had that match gone
the customary 36 holes in vogue in
our own amateur that Chick would
have won. McFarlane played dream
golf the first nine of that battle, hol
ing all sorts of approaches and putts.
After that Chick was the better man.
Still Chick was defeated w. en he was
playing as good as he knew how.
nearly always sufficient to turn the
tide in his favor.
Not only does our own plan- of con
ducting an amateur stand forth as a
better one, what with its qualifying
round, which leaves a field of 32 start
ers for the matches, and the matches
themselves of 36 holes each, by far a
better distance for a test, but it has
so been approved of by no less a
player than Harold Hiltin. himself
sometimes British and. American ama
teur champion. Hilton can see little
room for improvement in our scheme
of things.
But in England the great feize of
me iieia makes it necessary to play
io-noie anairs so that the tourna
ment may be completed within -
week. Isot .only would a aualifvine-
round permit their changing to our
system but it would undoubtedly meet
witn xavor among invading Yankees,
who like this length of battle as the
j better one to test the merit of com-
Thus one sees at a glance what a
splendid thing Bob Gardner accom
plished when he reached the finals.
There was no let down in his game
all that week. He had to be ready,
and he was, to match all opponents
whether they were at the top of their
game or not, whether they were en
joying a day of magnificence which
occasionally falls to our lot.
I for one would like to see the Eng
lish adopt our system of amateur
tournament play because it seems as
though we would have an entry or so
in their amateur next season. In fact,
it looks as though Bobby Jones had
postponed his contemplated invasion
but another year. Jones will make a
distinct impression in England, not
only because of his iron play. At
this he seems to rank the field today.
for in his recent match with Evans in
the semi-final round of the western
amateur he clearly outplayed that
splendid golfer from tee to green.
Jones is an ideal golfer to compete
in England. He has everything in
his favor and is rapidly curing his
one fault, lack of experience, by en
tering nearly every big affair held in
America. 1 look upon him as one of
the finds of the present generation,
one who cannot long be kept from
his ambition of leading American
amateurs. One so long from the tee,
so crisp in iron play and already- so
steady on the greens is indeed a
golfer of extraordinary capacity. And
his strength favors him, to the extent
that he cannot seem to get too much
golf. Then, too, and in spite of many
rumors to the contrary. Bobby has
the correct temperament. He has not
had the luck to break through as yet
in his big affairs, having lost to Bob
Gardner at Merlon, to Herron at Oak
mont and recently to Evans at Mem
phis. But Bobby's day is soon to
come, of that I am sure:
tCopyright, 1920, Sol Metzger.)
American's Statement That There
Is Xo Interest in Golf in Eng.''
land Is Resented.
(Cupyrie;pt by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON. July 31. (Special Cable.)
"Fairway," the golf expert of
Sporting Life, takes to task Walter
Hagen for an Interview he gave be
fore he left England. In this inter
view Hagen declared there is little
interest or enthusiasm in golf in Eng
land today, and complained:
"Barnes and I were asked to play
only one exhibition match over here.
Had two premier English profes
sionals visited America they would
have been inundated with offers of
engagements."
"Fairway" retorts that Hagen and
Barnes did not show the same class
as Johnston and Tilden did at tennis
and that, after the American profes
sionals lost the championship, the
British, naturally, preferred to see
exhibitions by their own men. "Fair
way" continues:
"They failed and, in the case of
Hagen. failed badly. His suggestion
that there is little or no interest in
golf in this country is an absurd
statement which would not need con
tradiction if it did not emanate from
ere. partly by his apparent at-
to appear the Beau Brummel of
ks with his numerous spectacu
lar costumes. British professionals
wear most conservative, quiet suits.
There also was a story told that dur
ing the championship match Hagen
went up to the cup. put his arm
around it and exclaimed. "You are
going back to America with me."
Most English golfers and follow
ers of the game do not appreciate
such a story.
UMPIRES MAY GET BERTHS
Hickey Anxious to Get Daly and
IMtzpatrick.
Major league berths are in pros
pect next season for at least two .
members of the staff of umpires in
the Western league. The favorable
work of Umpires Frank Wilson and
Joe. Becker has attracted attention
from the National league and Presi
dent Heydler is said to be consider
ing them for his 1921 staff. Becker
is a Chicagoan.
William J. Buckley, Matty Fitzpat
rick and Jack Daly are other mem
bers of the Western league . umpir
ing staff slated for advancement next
season. President Hickey of the
American association is anxious to
obtain the service of Daly and Fltz--patrick,
while Buckley probably will
go to the International league.
Football Schedule Preparing.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene. July 30. A copy of the football
schedule of the University of Oregon
Top WnUer F. Backus, president of
club practicing at Sellwood pool
Itotlom. left to right Hill Block,
Dr. K. C. MrKarlnnd and Jack Her.
man. secretary-treasnrer of the club-
university. The annual homecoming
of the university will be November 13
the date of the football game be
tween the University of Washington
and the University of Oregon. The
coaching staff as announced include
five men: Shy Huntington, Bill Hay
ward. Bart Spellman, Ken Bartlett
and Baz Williams.
Members of the Multnomah Anglers'
club, who are planning on entering
the northwest fly and bait-casting
championships at Seattle Friday and
Saturday of this week, will have
pportunity of being in on some real
competition today, when the club
stages its first annual picnic at
Bonneville.
One of the features of the day's out-
ng will be a programme of seven
casting events, including the same
that will be used in the champion
hips at Seattle. This should give the
local club a chance to see just what
its chances are of carrying off - the
honors in the meet at the Puget
sound city.
There will also be other entertain
ment at the outing at Bonneville, in
cluding music, dancing and a spe
cial casting event for the women
members of the party.
Good Katlng Promised.
Plenty of fresh-cooked trout and
coffee will be served to anglers and
their families. '
The majority of events in the north
west fly and bait-casting champion
ships which were held in Portland last
ear were won by local rod ana reel
experts and the local fly flickers are
going to Seattle this week with the
determination of repeating last year's
performance.
That they will run up against some
strong competition in the members of
the Seattle club is certain. '1 ne r-ugei
sound casters have been practicing all
winter and will have the advantage
over the Portland men of being at
home and using their own casting
pool. ,
The local club s chi-nees were ooi-
stered up considerably when Bill
Block, former northwest all-round
champion, returned to Portland after
an absence of several weeks and an
nounced his intention of going alter
the title again this year. Last year
the all-round title was won by Wal
ter F. Backus, president ot tne iviuit
nomah Anglers" club, who was sent
east to compete in the national
championships at Chicago.
CsMtera on a Par.
That the casters of the coast are
on a par with those of the eastern
RtatuN waai evidenced by the fact that
Backus made a most remarkable
showing in the national tournament.
Portland will be represemeo oy
nmh,hlv 1 men in the Seattle tour
nament. which will nave entries irum
Tacoma. Aberdeen, tseinngnam. opo
kane and several other normwesi
According to word received irom
the south, the San Francisco iiy-casi-
to- ..lnh will hold a special wurna
ment and celebration at Stow lake in
Golden Gate park August 8. in honor
of the birthday of lzaak Walton,
fat ii r of Scientific Angling.
A number of special events will be
on tne programme, u
have been sent out to all coast angling
clubs to participate.
MATTY LEAVES GIANT VOID
Famed New Yorker Greatly Missed
by Loyal Fans.
NEW YORK, ' July 31. In these
days when John McGraw is shak
ing up his team that it might
be something more than a mere
flller-in in the pennant hunt, the
parting of none from the club will
be mourned so deeply as old Christy
Mathewson, who is leaving to go
away for a much-needed rest and the
chance to build up again.
Many a famous name has graced
the various clubs which have trav
eled under the name of Giants for 30
years or more, but none found the
place in the hearts of the fans as did
Matty. From the day he joined the
FOOTBALL SEASON NEAR
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
TO HAVE BIG STAFF.
Intcr-CIass Championship Begins
at Berkeley August S3 Letter
Men Are Barred.
BERKELEY. Cal., July 31. (Spe
cial.) Graduate Manager Mcols. of
the University of California, has an
nounced' that arrangements are now
completed for the opening of the foot
ball season.
The university is to have the larg
est coaching staff in It history, Andy
Smith as usual beine; head of the,
staf. The full staff will consist of
five men specially Qualified for ths
position.
Last year three men -.oached the
varsity and freshmen teams. B. M.
Rosenthal, latest acquisition to the
staff, w'.'l arrive from the east the
latter prt of next month. He will
specialize In coaching the line men.
C. M. Price, who last year coached
the freshmen, will this year handle
the second varsity squad, while C. Q.
"Dummy" Wells will be head fresh
men coach with R. B. Watson as his
assistant.
The Pacific coast conference rules
prohibit any of the coast members
from doing any practice or receivr.g
t
Nicola.
The interclass championship, which
has always been a big feature ol the
game at Berkeley, is set to begin
August 23, one week after the college
term begins. The last game of this
series must be completed by Septem
ber 11. None of the coaches will as
sist in this series, and any coaching
necessary must be done by member
of the various class teams.
The interclass series have an eligi
bility rule which prohibits any "letter
man" or varsity player from par
ticipating. Neither will the men who
made last year's freshman team be
eligible. The rule will decide the
merits of the classes, excluding stars,
and is expected to be a factor in lin
ing up possible, material for the var
sity, second varsity and freshmaa
teams for this season. Many former
high school stars are expected to reg
ister and these men will be gives
every opportunity to show their abil
ity in the interclass series.
MATCHES JEJOfl OFF
ENTRANT'S ABSENCE CAUSES
DEFAULTS TO BE ENTERED.
ORTEGA PREENING FEATHERS
FOR ANOTHER EASTERN TOUR
Jack Johnson Reiterates Story That He Laid Down to Former Heavy
weight Champion Willard in Havana Says He Can Whip Jess.
a distinct personality in the world of i for the coming year, together with
golf. I announcements regarding tne annual
There is no doubt that Hagen made homecoming are soon to be mailed to
himself unpopular with the British all old students and alumni of the
PORTLAND IROX WORKS STARS IN ACTION TODAY AGAINST
HONEYMAN HARDWARE.
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LEFT TO RIGHT J. V. BRADLEY, MANAGER AND CATCHER; BERT
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AN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 31.
(Special.) Battling Ortega Is
preening; hia feathers for another
eastern tour. It's not for the imme
diate future, but if matters go well
for the next month, Tommy Simpson
plans to take his middleweight scrap
per as far east as New York City, and
if he can g:o through with his ambi
tious programme, it will be quite
well worthwhile.
For one thing, Simpson Is hopeful
of getting that return match with
O'Dowd that was to have been staged
in Portland, and didn't take place
because of financial disturbances.
Ortega still feels satisfied that he
can take the measure of O Dowd and
believes it would give him the op
portunity he craves for other and
even better matches.
Should that match go through.
Simpson would like to beard the lion
In his den. In other words, he pro
poses to go after Johnny "Wilson, the
present middleweight champion of
the world. Tommy thinks that a
match can be arranged in New York
City.
Meantime, Ortega will take on such
four-round bouts as are offered in
and around San Francisco. The
American Legion Is talking of put-
ing on a show here to raise funds for
the convention in tne soutniana or
the state. They have, so it is re
ported, signed Ortega and are looking
aroundfor the right sort of an op-
Donent.
Marty Farrell Marvelous Marty
has been suggested. .Marty is quite
willing to accept terms, and that
match would be a strong drawing
card. The Legioners, so it is reported.
are said to be strong for the boxing
game, and have promised that at the
state convention they will attempt to
pass a resolution looking for 15-round
boxing matches in the state, under
proper regulation. The returned sol
diers can do a good deal, if they are
so disposed and the fight promoters
are helping them out in the expecta
tlon that- something may materialize.
Willie Meehan is spending the sum
mer months at home but says he will
return to the east just as soon as the
weather moderates and he can get
going again. Willie continues to have
a sufficiency of confidence in his own
ability. There's not much doing for
him hereabouts, as the timber for
matches is lacking but at the same
time, he draws down fnir cash in the
eastern part of the country.
The defeat of Fred Fulton at the
hands of Harry Wills puts the Minne
sota man decisively out of. the run
ning for championship bouts. He
certainly can't expect a battle with
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight title
holder, and would get no considera
tion if he did.
A so Fulton comes mighty close to
proving that his allegation of a
framed fight with Dempsey when
Jack knocked him out is nothing but
a lie. Fulton was trying to save his
face by that story and simply made
up the yarn to get out of 'a disagree
able situation. Wills, of course, is a
good fighter, but Fulton, with two
knockouts against him. is a ham and
eg pre r nothing else.
The talk will now turn to the pos
sibility of a Dempsey-Wills battle.!
Indeed, it seems to be the only one
in sight. A lot of people hereabouts
f igure that Wills might clean' Demp
sey. !
Personally, I would tag along with1
Dempsey. He is the younger man ,
ot the two. A'so I think that Wills
has a powerful amount of respect for
Dempsey. Jack is much faster than
Fulton and hits harder. He also can
stand a punch, which is hardly to be
said for Ferocious Fred.
At first Kearns and Dempsey wer
Inclined to draw the color line. More
recently, Kearns announced that
Dempstey would fight Wills if the
public demanded. Judging from ap
pearances, I think that Dempsey
needs the money and will be glad to
take on the match.
After our experiences with Jack
Johnson, the sporting public may not
take kindly to a mixed match of the
sort, but enough of the fans will dig
down into their pockets to make U
quite profitable.
Jack Johnson is reiterating his
stories that he laid down to Jess Wil
lard at Havana. Also he insists that
he is In shape and that he can prove
it by beating Willard. as well as a
lot of so-called heaviea of the coun
try. That's all poppycock. Johnson
was a good man once, but no matter
how Industriously he has. trained, he
is through. He certainly couldn't
give any one of the contenders a run
for his money. For that matter, there
is no occasion to resurrect Jess Wil
lard. Once a champion is. beaten, and
decisively, it Is just as well to forget
him for all time.
Xo Schedule Set for Today, but
Players May Arrange Time
With Opponents.
All preliminary and first-round
matches in, the annual spring handi
cap tournament of the Irvington Ten
nis club were run off yesterday after
noon. Many matches went by default
owing to the large number of en
trants who left the city over the
week-end.
Dr. E. P. Stelnmetx won two
matches during the day, defeating
Olin Lewis. 6-4, 6-2, and Walter Goss,
8-6, 6-3. Dr. Steinmetz was in top
notch form and played a very good
game.
No schedule was made for today.
but players can play off their matches
by arranging the time with their op
ponents. Yesterday's results follow:
Preliminary round W. Gray defeated
Ed Murphv by default; Walter Goss de
feated J. P. Mullr 7-S. 2-6. 6-3; Dan
Lewis defeated K. H. Andrews by default:
Prescntt Cook In sham defeated Waller
Johnson bv defuit ; Dr. E. P. Stienmets
defeated OHn Lewis 6-4. 6-2: E. Britts
defeated Allen Hofmann by default; R. B.
Bain Jr. defeated F. E. Harrigaa by default
First round H. v. 'ate neteatea w. a.
Rabsnn bv default : A. R. Muncer de
f-r.,! VI1p Sfanrilsh fi-O: Jiri Veer
wnri rifles defeated A. D. Wakeman by
default; Dr. E. P. Pteinmets defeated
Walter Ooss 8-6, 6-S; W. I. North rup de
feated Kenneth Ringler by default: Will
Wood defeated George Hogrshlre '.-0. 4-ft.
8-2; Walter Simpson defeated S. B. Cooke
by defau't; Catlin Wolfard defeated James
Shives 6-S. 3-6. 6-S; Cheater Froude de
feated Jack Adams by default: H. E.
Wheeler defeated Percy Lewis 6-3. 10-S;
A. R- Munger defeated Stacy Hendricks
6-0. 6-1.
In the Roped Arena.
'THE boxing fans are still talking about
the great showing made by Alex Tram
hitas In bis ten-round fiffht against Johnny
McCarthy, the slugging; San Francisco wel
terweight. In Salem recently.
Alex put up the best fight of his career
and. despite the fact that he sustained a
deep two-Inch cut on his forehead In the
second round, he kept boring away at Mc
Carthy and plied up point after point with
well-aimed punches that found their mark.
In their previous meeting over the ten
round route at the Heilig theater soma
months ago the Portland youngster failed
to show to any great advantage and seemed
afraid of McCarthy's pile-driver punches,
although he kept battling from start to
finish. He lost the decision.
Their second ten-round encounter was a
horse of another color. Trambius never
backed up from McCarthy for a second and
kept ripping1 In stinging punches unflinch
ingly. He came within an ace of toppling
Johnny on several occasions ajid only the
an Francisco Harp's great . toughness
weathered him through.
As t he fig ht progressed McCarthy be
came weaker, while Trambltas cam on
with a rush.
At the present time Alex Trambltas Is
Portland's most promising youngster sml
If he can keep up the gait that he set
against McCarthy he will be a hard man
to beat. Travle Davis, the Evsrett welter
weight who recently won a four-round de
cision over McCarthy, probably will be the
next opponent for Trambitas and If Alex
can beat him he will have an excellent
claim to Pacific coast honors. The cut bs
received In the McCarthy battle Is heallnc
rapidly and he expects to be able to box
again within a month.
e
Al Beyers, former star featherweight of
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club w"ho.
In the old four-round amateur days, won
decisions over such boys as Lloyd Madden
and Earl Baird, Is leaving Portland Mon
day for a visit to his home In Milwaukee.
Wis., which he has not visited in over 1J
years. Beyers, who turned professional
several years ago. expects to do some box
ing while in the east and already has re
ceived several offers.
His two brothers, Elmer and Carl, will
accompany him on the trip.