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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1022
DR. WILUNG'S RISL
N GOLF IS II
Game Learned Without Help
of Instructor.
PLAYERS' FORM STUDIED
Oregon State Champion, However,
Advises Beginners to Prac
tice Under Professional.
Two traditions of the ancient anC
royal game of golf have been
smashed to bits by Dr. O. F. Willing,
who for the past two years has
reigned as Oregon state golf cham
pion. One is the belief, not only in
golf circles -but in other lines of
sport, that in order to get any
where in golf a player must start
wielding his clubs at an early age.
The other ia that the aspirant for
championship honors must spend
many hours of earnest endeavor un
der a competent instructor.
Br. Willing did neither, yet he
ranks among the leaders of golf in
the northwest. The Oregon cham
pion played his first full nine holes
of golf on a regulation course in
1918 and in 1921 three years later
he won the Oregon state title. As
for instruction under a golf profes
sional, he never took a lesson in
his life.
Players' Form Studied.
"T owe whatever success I have
had in the golf world to two things,''
declared Dr. Willing. "The first was
close study of the best form of good
players whenever I got the oppor
tunity to see them in action, and the
second was the determination to
carry out the best points of each
player's style in my own practice."
The present champion found
plenty of opportunity to study the
best players in his youth, for like
many other champions and past
champions he comes from the ranks
of the caddies.
Dr. Willing played his first nine
holes of golf in 1918 on the course of
the Portland Golf club. As a cad
die he had learned the clubs by
playing on one or two practice holes,
but had nover even participated in
the caddie tournaments.
Shortly after playing his first nine
holes of real golf at the Portland
club, and, incidentally, the champion
will not divulge what score he made
on that nine, he enlisted in the
United States navy, where he served
for the duration of the world war.
As a lieutenant in the navy Dr.
Willing had opportunity to continue
practicing golf and also to pick up
further points on the game by
v atching the best playere in the
country. While stationed on the
Atlantic . coast he had the oppor
tunity to see such players as Wal
ter Hagen, Bobby Jones,. Chick
Evans and many others participate
in Ked Cross tournaments.
A ircinia Field Led.
He also began to get more into
actual play and in 1918 won his first
trophy by leading the field in a
small tournament in Virginia. He
played around New York and after
going overseas gave the courses
around Paris and other cities in
France a try out.
Returning to Portland in 1919, he
began to figure in local tourna
ments. In this year at Gearhart he
won the Gearhart tournament, de
feating Millard Rosenblatt in the
finals, and the following year he
won the city championship on the
Eastmoreland municipal course.
When the team of northwest golf
ers invaded the national amateur
tournament at Sc. Louis in 1921 Dr.
Willing was a member of the team
and was among the few from the
northwest who qualified. In the
qualifying round he tied for seventh
place with Willie Hunter, ex-British
amateur champion, and George Von
Elm, present northwest title holder.
Dr. Willing won his first match
in the first round, defeating Regi
nald Lewis, but was put out by
Bobby Jones, the youthful southern
star.
Oregon Crown Retained.
On his return from the national
tournament at St. Louis Dr. Willing
won his first big tournament by
coming through in the Oregon state
title play at the Portland Golf club.
He defeated Rudolph Wilhelm in the
semi-finals and Ercel Kay in the
finals. This year he defended his
title at the Tualatin Country club
and retained not only his Oregon
state crown but took the medal in
the qualifying round as well. In
the qualifying round at Tualatin he
eet a new record for medal play in
competition by negotiating the
course in 68. He also holds the
amateur course record at Waverley
with a 66 and at the Portland club
with a 67.
At Victoria, B. C, this year in the
Pacific Northwest Golf association
championships Dr. Willing was
seven strokes ahead of the large
field in the qualifying round. On
the second day, though, when, in or
der to make room for the Davi cup
play it became necessary to cut the
first elimination round to 18-hole
matches. Dr. Willing fell before
Jack Westland, University of Wash
ington champion, in one of these
18-hole matches. Considerable dis
satisfaction was voiced at Victoria
ever the 18-hole matches, many con
tending that 18 holes are not a fair
test In a championship tournament.
But there are other northwest
tournaments coming and the Ore
gon champion will get another
chance next year at Seattle.
While Dr. Willing picked up his
Knowledge of the game without the
aid of instructors, he does not advise
beginners to follow in his footsteps,
as he declares the best way to start
is under a golf professional. The
Oregon state champion is a mem
ber of the Waverley Country club
pnd captained the Waverley team in
all its interclub matches this year.
ABERDEEN" HIGH FAVORED
Recommendations Made for Con
test With Toledo, O., Eleven.
ABERDBEN, Wash.. Dec. 9.
(Special.) The Aberdeen high
, school football team has been
recommended by Coaches Bagshaw
of Washington and Welch of
Washington State college. Physical
Director Bohler of Washington
State, the sporting editors of the
Seattle newspapers, and Tracy
Strong of the Seattle T. M. C. A., as
contestant against the Scott high
school of Toledo, Ohio, for an. in
tersctional game for the prep
school championship of the United
States.
This information was given out
today by Glenn Corkery, Seattle
lawyer and ex-Toledo man. in whose
hands the matter was placed. The
game would be played at the
stadium of the state- university at
Seattle either Christmas or New
Year's on or an intermediate date,
?-tii" 1 vA
Dr. O. F. Wil liner, twice dinner ol
the Oregon state title, doesn't do
all hU sroJflnjf on land. Here are
two snaps taken of the champion
when he was serving the United
States in the world war as a lien
tenant in the navy. Above Dr.
Willing on board battleship Con
necticut kept in practice by driv
ing into net on deck of boat. This
scene was snapped when the ship
was 1500 miles from any golf
course. Below -Champion Willing
in uniform of enlisted Bailor.
WINTER SWIMMING BEST
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
GUARD AGAINST COLDS.
Cause of Early Spring Brownings
Laid to Lack of Practice
During Cold Months.
A swimming pool which is a go
ing concern for 12 month3 each year
is certain to be a tremendous -asset
to the community, if ordinary care
is taken to keep sanitary conditions
satisfactory.
The all-winter swimmer finds in
his regular daily or. semi-weekly
plunge a source of more "pep" than
he could get in any other exercise.
Nothing is quite equal to it in mak
ing the blood circulate vigorously.
Of course the winter swimmer must
take precautions against catching
cold. When the period in the pool
is completed the swimmer's body is
glowing. If a cold shower is taken
to close the pores with a brisk rub
down before dressing, danger of a
cold is minimized. The ears should
be carefully dried, aiso the back of
the ears and the back of the neck.
Girls who swim in winter should
wear two bathing caps and careful
ones fold a band of chamois skin
around the head under the first cap
and tie a shoe string or tape over
the edge of the rubber cap to make
a tight joint. The soft chamois acts
as a gasket in the same way that
a rubber ring serves on a glass fruit
jar. The string will sink deeply
into the pad, where if the pressure
came on the forehead it would make
a deep dent on the forehead with
out keeping the water from enter
ing. Scarcely any indoor pools are
crowded in w;nter, and the teachers
are not rushed during the cold sea
son, therefore one wishing to learn
more about swimming should take
up instruction in winter to prepare
for the outdoor season. It is be
cause people are inactive through
the winter and soft from lack of
exercise and practice that drownings
mount up Mn May and June. Tht?y
try to perform too difficult swim
ming stunts on their first- spring
dip. . -
SAFETY FIRST IS MOTTO
Umpire Takes No Chances on
Giving Wrong Decision.
Two semi-pro ball teams were
playing at the Chicago National's
park last year, and Pat Piper was
doing the announcing. . One of. the
squads got a man to third, and they
tried the squeeze play.
The fellow on third failed to run
in on the bunt, so the catcher
hurled toward first. In some way
or other the umpire got in the way
and the ball hit him.
After a long argument he decided
that the runner go back to third
and the batter hit over again.
Later on the umpire asked Pat
what he thought of the decision.
Piper said he believed it was wrong,
that the umpire was a part of the
ball game and when the apple hit
him the run should have counted.
"Yes, I suppose youre right," re
plied the official. "But the other
manager is a hard guy. If I had
decided that way he would have
wrecked the ball park. I was merely
protecting property."
OREGON
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Football team wo neven gamm. fled one anil lot none In Beaton just cloned, players in top row of picture
from left to rteht re M. Tohan, L. Mayfield, W. CHanell, Q. Cox. Bottom row h Xilc, R. Reddick,
- K, Beach C. Johnson, R. McCojy L, Curry and . wton.
UNUSUAL POSES OF OREGON STATE GOLF
PITTSBURG ELEVEN COMES
BACK AFTER EARLY LOSSES
Stanford's Rival on December 30 Makes Strong Recovery Turn for
Better Makes Fans Take Kotice.
BY HARRY B. SMITH. I
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 9. (Spe-1
cial.) Sports are getting very
thin, but with University of
Pittsburg scheduled for a post-sea- i
son game against Stanford on Sat
urday, December 30, they will string
out, so far as .northern California
is concerned, until the first of the
year. And after that baseball will
begin to' show signs of life.
Stanford and- this section of the
state have been lucky more ways
than one when it comes to post-season
football. When that game was
announced it looked to be more or
less ;a gamble. 'TJien the Panthers
lost their early season, games in the
east. The wiseacres shook their
heads and said that Stanford had
made a mighty poor selection.
They shook their heads a lot
harder when- Stanford started to
lose games consistently a habit into
which the boys fell with consider
able frequency.
Then came a turn. Pittsburg
started on the upward path. It won
from teams that were figured as
in the going. Finally it conquered
Washington and Jefferson, which had
been touted as a possible post-season
game contestant in the west.
That settled the hash of the Presi
dents and incidentally boosted the
stock of Pittsburg.
Stanford didn't do much until its
game with California. It is true
the boys down on the farm failed to
win their game, but they accom
plished much nure than had been
expected of them.
The game for the Stadium on the
next to the last game in the year
means something. -
In . the southland the east versus
west classic unless something hap
pens, to change the issue materially
Penn State and University of
Southern California will be con
tenders. Penn State has been thor
oughly trounced this season and by
no team better than Pittsburg.
The Trojans of Southern Califor
nia have been a more representative
team, .though to be sure they were
defeated by the Golden Bears.
The south can have its Pasadena
classic. We are not at all envious.
We will see a far stronger team
than Penn . State when Pittsburg
arrives, and that is one of the things
that counts.
Alex Greggains used to be a prom
inent fighter in these parts. Alex
may -never have been a champion,
but he fought a lot of the good heav
ies of his day, including George La
vigne, Tom Sharkey and others. He
was counted one of the men of the
ring worth while. Then Alex passed
out of the picture as a fighter. He
reappeared as a promoter and was
in charge some years ago of the
San Francisco Athletic club. In that
line of business he not only staged
some- good fgihts before the fire,
but he developed primarily Abe At
teil and Eddie Hanlon.
Then came his entire disappear
ance in the fighting game. It is true
he has done some - handling of
fighters, but for the most part he
was a companion and guide for
Chris Buckley, the one time political
democratic boss of San Francisco. .
Buckley died a few months back
and in his will requested that
Greggains be given the sum of $5000.
Despite the fact that the estate is
not ready for complete distribution.
Judge Thomas F. Graham has given
Greggains the money.
Incidentally everyone in San Fran
cisco who knows Greggains will be
glad of the news. He is well liked
hereabouts. I doubt very much
whether Greggains has an enemy in
the city. Certainly I never heard
anyone speak otherwise than well
of him.
If that $5000 is going to help
Gerggains along the last few years
of his life the fans will be mighty
pleased to know it.
For all the talk of Ritchie com
ing back into the ring, prospects are
none too bright.
Ritchie and Tommy Simpson, the
Oakland promoter, had a conference
last week. Simpson has been charging
from 50 cents to $1.50 for his shows.
The former lightweight champion
was quite willing to work on a per
centage basis, but Insisted that the
prices.be doubled with the top $3.
Simpson couldn't see it that way.
He says it wouldn't be fair to his
patrons and that he would rather
foregoas strongman attraction.
Ritchie isn't crazy to fight un-
I less there is a lot of coin in sight.
He admits the boxing game has
CITY HIGH HAS WINNING
CHAMPION.
lost its charm for him, aside from
the. financial standpoint.
Frank Schuler seems to be out as
our leading wrestling promoter. At
least all the recent wrestling cards
have been staged at the Arcadia,
where the rival fights are held as
well.
As the story goes, the wrestlers
came to be somewhat ambitious.,
They, wanted more coin for their
efforts and so advised Schuler. He
promptly told them there' was
nothing doing.
The Arcadia man was willing to
listen. I don't know what sort of
a financial,, inducement he offered,
but they have been wrestling there
for the last few weeks and from all
indications will continue.
There ire indications under the
surface that Eddie Diggins and
Johnny Herg- who was famous in
the ring as Young Mitchell, are not
to continue long as fighter and man
ager. Some time bac"k one of the San
Francisco papers published a story
that Diggins was anxious to cut
loose from Herget, as he considered
that the percentage his manager
was receiving was too bic.
Later the same paper which, by
the way, is rot friendly toward Her
get, had another story to the effect
that Mrs, Djggins had written Her
get, asking that he release her eon
from their contract.
What came of it I don't know, but
if may be significant that at the
last four-round fight card Herget
was seconded by another chap. Toby
Irwin, the referee, and one of the
promoters told me that Herget was
s.till managing Diggins, although he
was not in his corner. However,
that is the first time Diggins has
not been directly behind his charge.
BROTHER FOLLOWS BROTHER
Ion Nichols Chosen Captain of
Bear Football Machine.
BERKELEY, Cal., Dec. 9. To the
list of brothers who have fought
their way to the toD in Pacific coas,t
inter-collegiate athletics has heen
added the names of the Nichols
brothers. Luther and Don. of the
University of California. In addi
tion to being prominent in student
affairs, they are nephews of Dr.
David P. Barrows, president of the
university.
Luther Nichols, or "Lute," as he
is generally known, formerly cap
tained the varsity track team, later
was graduate manager and now is
general manager of student affairs.
Don, one of the bet halfbacks'ever
produced at California, has just
been elected to captain the Bear
football machine.
Varsity men are telling of an
incident that occurred when Don
was elected captain at the close of
the season. It seems that Luther
had never ew;n thought of his
brother being chosen captain and
the news came as a big pleasant
surprise. When Don was chosen
Luther was very en'husiastic and
hugged his brother for several
minutes.
"Think of it. Lute said, "my little
brother Don being captain of the
greatest football team in the world
next season!"
Don is entered in the law depart
ment and on his graduation here
will go to Harvard university for
graduate study.
SIKI REFUSES TO APPEAR
Senegalese Says Hearing Might
Injure Legal Action.
PARIS, Dec. 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Battling Siki refused
to appear before the investigating
committee appointed by the French
boxing- federation which held its
first session today in an attempt to
clear up the" Carpentier-Siki frame
up charges. The Senegalese, through
his counsel, sent a letter to the com
mittee saying that inasmuch as the
federation had already taken away
from him his license and title of
champion without giving him a
hearing, thus placing him under the
necessity of suing them before the
courts, he failed to see why they
should ask to hear him now; it
might cause prejudice. to the legal
actions which would be heard by a
tribunal.
The committee will hold its next
meeting on Tuesday.
ELEVEN.
mm RECORD
ON TRACK UNUSUAL
Oregon Runner Holds Coast
Record for Mile.
VARSITY WORK IS FIRST
Distance. Man, Though Once Dis
1 couraged by Haj ward, Has .
Remarkable Career.
I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Dec. 9. (Special.) The ca
reer of Glen Walkley, veteran dis
tance man who in his last race un
der the Oregon colors finished first
in the dual cross-country meet with
the Aggies November" 18, is a long
one extending over four years and
one full of accomplishment.
While Walkley never succeeded in
beating the famous Aggie distance
man. Swan, he holds the Pacific
coast conference record in the one
mile at 4:28, established in the Pa
cific coast meet held in Eugene in
1921. Walkley broke the record of
4:28 1-5 set up by Swan at the con
ference meet in Palo Alto a year
previous. . -
During his four years of track at
Oregon Walkley won 11 first places,
five seconds, five thirds, two fourths,
two fifths, and in the Portland News
five-mile marathon, held in Port
land, Walkley finished 11th. A note
worthy fact of that marathon race
was that four Aggie runners whom
Walkley had beaten to the tape a
few weeks previous in the annual
Oregon-Aggie cross-country meet
beat him to the finish.
' Varsity Work IB First.
Walkley graduated from Eugene
high school and during his prepara
tory career never ran a race. When
he turned out for track at Oregon
Bill Hayward, veteran trainer, looked
him over and advised him to turn
his attention to other sports. But
Walkley kept on training the year
around and gradually became one of
the most-feared distance men of the
northwest.
He is now an assistant in the ge
ology department of the University
of Oregon. He ran his first race at
the Columbia university indoor meet
in Portland. He finished fifth in the
cross country in that meat, which
was, incidentally, the only cross
country meet that he ever lost.
Walkley also ran the mile in the
Columbia ' meet and finished fifth.
Swan, Coleman, Payne and Spearson,
all famous milers, beat him in. In
the Multnomah-Oregon , meet that
year Walkley finished third in the
mile. Payne and Windnagle fin
ished ahead of him. These two
were former Oregon stars. Wind
nagle had also performed for Cor
nell, where he ran the mile in 4:16
one year. While at Cornell Wind
nagle ran against Meredith, the nationally-famous
half-miler, and
forced Meredith to break a national
record to beat him.
Walkley Wins in Mile.
Walkley won his first race that
year when he finished first in the
mile against the Oregon Aggie
rooks, running the mile in 4:43. In
the fall of 1919 he started winning
cross-country races and finished
first in the meet between Oregon
and the Aggies. Incidentally, that
meet was the only one that Oregon
has won in four years.
In 1920 Walkley crossed the tape
first in the mile in the Oregon-
Washington dual meet m Seattle,
showing marked improvement in his
time, running this race in 4:35 4-5,
That day the lanky Webfooter also
ran the two-mile and finished sec
ond. He ran some great races that
year and did an unusual thing for a.
distance man, tieing for high-point
man of the season with Ken Bart
lett. In practically every meet
Walkley ran both the mile and the
two-mile races.
In the fall of 1920 Walkley ran
the cross-country race against the
Aggies at Corvallis and. though
Koepp of Oregon finished second,
the Oregon team lost the race.
1921 Runs Successful.
In the season of 1921 Walkley had
a great year, the lanky distance man
winning four first places, two of
them in all-conference meets, be
sides annexing numerous points in
the two-mile event. Thai year
Walkley won first in the mile at Se
attle in the Oregon-Washington dual
meet and third in the two-mile; first
in the mile in the Oregon Agricul
tural college meet, running that mile
in 4:29. In the Pacific coast con
ference meet in Eugene Walkley
hung up a new record and ran the
mile in 4:28, clipping a fifth of a
second from Swan's record. Last
spring Walkley' took but one first
place, that in the mile against
Washington, but he ran in both the
mile and two-mile runs in prac
tically all races.
This fall Walkley capped his track
career- at Oregon by winning first
in both the Pacific coast cross-country-
meet at Eugene and in the dual
meet with the Aggies at Corvallis.
GREAT WM DEAD
GEORGE WHkELOCK NOTED
ON TRACK FOR NERVE.
$200,000 Bet on Ttace Which Iff
Bead Heat; Crowd Goes Mad,
hat Betting Men Don't.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. George
Wheelock, for some years president
of the Metropolitan Turf association
and known to thousands as "King of
the Betting Ring," has just been
buried in Woodlawn cemetery, New
Tork.
How many millions of dollars he
handled in bets it would be diffi
cult to estimate. For several years
he was a dominant figure in the big
betting rings at Jamaica, Graves
end, Sheepshead bay, Brighton beach,
Saratoga and Belmont park race
tracks. Probably none save himself knew
just how many books in a betting
ring1 on any given day were his; or,
if not wholly his, in how many he
had a "stake."
But apart from that and his opera
tions around the ring through his
"outside men"- sometimes he would
ring in a new one unknown to those
that served him more or less regu
larly the book that George Wheel
ock made in person always was the
real "big store" of the ring.
Death of such a celebrity leader
among a horde of daring and re
sourceful gamblers calls to mind
many true stories that Were told
about Wheelock during the last de
cade of the 19th century . and the
first decade of this.
Perhaps the most famous of these
yarns was' the one in which the
late James R. Keene and his cigar
ash figured with a. very large in
dividual wager.
To the present generation Keene
was almost unknown when he joined
the ever-increasing majority about
ten years ago.
Keene possessed chilled - steel
nerves. He could win or lose a huge
wager without batting an eye.
So could the great bookmaker with
whom Keene loved to break a lance
on occasion the same George
Wheelock who was buried from his
elegant residence at 33 Park avenue,
New York.
Among the greatest of the many
remarkable race horses owned by
Keene was an English-bred colt
named Sysonby.
At beginning of its brilliant rac
ing season as a three-year-old Keene
sent this colt to tne post against &
high-class field of older horses to
race for the rich Metropolitan handi
cap of 1905. A severe test.
Keene sent word to Wheelock that
he'd like to make a swell bet.
Wheelock sent back word that be
tween them the sky was the limit.
The total wager -amounted to
$200,000.
Twelve horses lined up at the
barrier. Keene on clubhouse ve
randa lit a cigar. Wheelock, in bet
ting ring, was rounding up nis
book.
Keene removed his cigar to ex
claim with pride, "What .a colt!
Look at him!"
They . flashed past the judges
stand. The throng strained in ex
citement. A moment later up went
the rarely used sign r-
"Dead heat!"
HARMONY RULES AGAIN
(Continued From First Page.)
versus Southern California, at Low Ange
les; Pacific versus Oregon, at Eugene;
Oregon Aggies versus Willamette, at
Salem: Gonzaga versua Washington
S'tate, at Pullman; Montana versus Idaho,
at Moscow. v
rwnhpr lit Whitman versus Oregon
at Pendleton; Idaho versua Washington
Slate, at Pullman.
October 29 Oregon Aggies versus Cal
ifornia, at Berkeley; Southern California
versus Washington, at Seattle.
nc.tnhftr 27. California versus Wash
ington State, at Portland; Stanford ver
sus Southern California, at Palo Alto;
Wash ington versus College of Puget
Sound, at Tacoma; Idaho versus Oregon,
at Eugene or Moscow.
November S Washington versus Ore
gon Aggies, at Corvallis; Occidental ver
sus Southern California, at Los Angeles;
Oregon vesus Washington State at .run
man. November 10 (Armistice day) Califor
nia vs. Southern California, at Los An
geles. Stanford vs. Oregon, at Portland.
Montana vs. Washington, at Seattle.
Oregon Aggies vs. Idaho, at Boise.
November 17 Washington vs. Califor
nia, at Berkeley.
Idaho vs. Stanford, at Palo Alto.
Arizona or Nevada vs. Southern, Cali
fornia, at Los Angeles.
Washington State vs. Oregon Aggies, at
Portland.
November 24 Stanford vs. California,
at Berkeley.
Oregon Aggies vs. Oregon, at Eugene.
Washington State vs. Washington, at
Seattle.
Idaho vs. Southern California, at Los
Angeles.
December 1 Oregon vs. Washington,
at Seattle.
Everyone Fels Pretty Good.
After Stanford and Oregon ami
Washington and Washington State
and the Oregon Aggies had all made
concessions to fix up that schedule,
and California had gone to the point
of volunteering to play for the sec
ond consecutive year in Los Angeles
against Southern California, just so
the schedule might be adjusted
workably, though it was Southern
California's turn to play in Berkeley,
after all that everybody felt pretty
good. So when the conference pro
fessors met a few minutes later to
consider Stanford's withdrawal and
other things, -tne atmosphere was
right for a happy ending. Stanford
said she would like to withdraw her
letter of withdrawal and the con
ference said that would be fine and
everything was lovely.
Here are the schedules of some
of the northwest conference col
leges which their coaches arranged
while the big fellows of the coast
conference were getting adjusted:
Pacific university September 29, Ore
gon Aggies at Corvallis; October 6, Wash
ington State at Pullman ; October 13,
Oregon at Eugene ; October 20, Mount
Angel at poorest Grove; October 28, Whit
man at Forest Grove (tentative) ; Novem
ber 3. Puget Sound at Forest Grove; Nor
v ember 10, Gonzaga at Spokane; Novem
ber 23, Willamette at Salem.
Whitman college September 29, Idaho
at Moscow (tentative); October 23, Wash
ington at Seattle; October 19, Oregon at
Pdleton; October 26, Pacific at For
est Grove (tentative); November 3, Mon
tana at Missoula; November a, Vvillam
ette at Salem; November 17, Idaho at
Walla Walia; November 29, Gonzaga at
Spokane.
Willamette university September 29;
pregon at Salem; October 6, Washington
at Seattle; October 13, Oregon Aggies at
Salem; October 27,' Llnfield at Salem;
November 9, Whitman at Salem; Novem
ber 17, Puget Sound at Tacoma; Novem
ber 23, Pacific at Salem.
Gonzaga university October 13. Wash
ington State at fcpoKane; October ii.
Montana at Missoula; November 8, Mult'
nomah. at Portland; November 10, Pa
cific at Spokane; November 29, Whitman
at Spokane.
Gonzaga is not yet a northwest
conference member, but is an appli
cant on probation for a year.
Washington Schedule Largest.
Of the coast conference universi
ties, the schedule of Washington is
by far the largest. From September
29 to December 1, ten weeks, Wash
ington has not one open date. Five
of the games are against coast -conference
opponents. One of them,
Southern California, will make its
first trip north to play at Seattle.
The conference action on "trans
fer"' athletes took the form of a
rule that hereafter a student who
transfers to one conference institu
tion from another conference college
or an outside college will not be
eligible to play in any intercollegiate
sport until one entire season in that
sport has lapsed. The joker in the
ruling is the further proviso that
this period shall count as a full sea
son of intercollegiate participation
against him. That automatically
would have barred. Moe Sax, ex
Washington State quarterback, who
transferred to Oregon last fall, from
playing either next year for Oregon
or later but for the fact that the
rule was declared not retroactive
against athletes who had already
transferred. Sax had two years of
football, so but for the non-retroactive
provision this year during
which he is not allowed to compete,
would nevertheless count - against
him and cause his record to show
three years of football.
Pasadena: Game Dropped.
The conference members are all
heartily sick and tired of the Pasa
dent New Year's game situation, so
it was no surprise when they voted
unanimously never again to have
anything to do with it.
The resolution further " declared
the conference opposed in principle
to any post-season football game,
but left the track open to member
colleges wanting to play by pro
viding that such -games may be
ployed "at rare intervals," but in
dividual colleges must not accept a
game to be played under auspices
of any organization other than the
conference or members of the con
ference. This provision is a swat at the
Pasadena Tournament of Rose
committee. What it means is that
since the conference has now de
clined - to 'supervise future Ne'
Year's games individual member
colleges will not be permitted to
play games under the auspices of
the committee or any commercial
organization. The future of the
New Year's day game isn't especial
ly promising.
TDLEDO.O., CONTEST
mm
Sanction by State Associa
tion to Be Asked.
FINANCE PLAN TAKEN UP
Washington High Holds Practice
in Abeyance tntil DcHuitc
Word Is Received.
Scott hisrh school' of Tole4o. O.
claimant of the high school cham
pion8hip of the east and middle
west, has telegraphed W. D. B. Dod-
son, executive secretary of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, th&t it
i willing to play Washingtonhigh
here dn Christmas day and any other
northwestern high school which Mr.
Dodson may select a week later.
Mr. Dodson telegraphed to the
principal of Medford high school
yesterday morning offering that
school the New Year's day date and
an answer was received from the
principal stating that Medford was
both willing and anxious to meet
the easterners, but before it could
accept the challenge the school
must get the sanction of the board
of directors of the Oregon state
high school athletic association, of
which Medford is a member, the
Medford principal stated that he did
not think that there would De any
objection from the board of direc
tors, and that he felt certain, if the
game is permitted, it wi.'l draw a
crowd that will more than pay
Medford's share of the expenses.
At the same time Dr. W. A. Fen-
stermacher, coach of' Washington
high school, took up the matter of
financing Washington's end of the
expenses with Eddie Sammons, gen
eral chairman of the Community
Chest drive, offering the chest a
certain percentage of the game re
ceipts, if Mr. Sammons could get the
various civic clubs to guarantee
Scott high's expenses. Mr. Sammons
was so certain that the game would
more than pay expenses that he
said ne would take the matter up
with the various clubs of the city.
In the tneantima Washington's
players will not practice until a
definite answer has been received
from Medford. "As soon as we get
a satisfactory answer from Med
ford," said Dr. Fenstermacher yes
terday, "the Washington team will
again don uniforms and will prac
tice more earnestly than ever.
"All of the players appear in good
condition and, with Pete Brooks'
shoulder almost completely ' healed,
we will give the easterners a big
surprise. In the meantime we are
adopting the waiting policy."
...
The Franklin-Washington game,
the proceeds of which were to have
gone to the Community Chest and
which for a time seemed possible,
had to be definitely abandoned, as
two of theFranklin players. Mid
Peake and Allan East are suffer
ing with broken arms and will not
be able to play football again this
year. An X-ray examination after
the Franklin-Washington game dis
closed the broken members.
Tia Juana Racing Results.
Selections.
1. Evelyn Harrigan, Chick Barkley,
Count Boris.
2. Al Porter, July Fly, Velvet.
3. Harry D., Joe Tig. Ella Waldo.
4. Don Jose, Pueblo, Toom'beola.
5. Anna Reglna, Little Florence, Myr
tle A.
fl. Halu, Bufthorn, Captain Clover.
7. Corncutter, Honest George, Bill
Blackwell.
8. Torsida, Dora, Poacher.
Entries. ,
First race Six furlongs-, 3 years old
and up: Evelyn Harrlgan 108. Mies
Dunbar 103, Virgin 103. Choirmaster 103.
American Maid 103, Chick Barkley 107,
Red WilHam 108, I. W. Harper 112.
Count Boris 112.
Second race Six furlongs. 3 years old
and up: Jack Led! 103, Marion .Fluke
103, You Bet 103, Al Porter 107. Mldja
107, Rail Bird 108, Circulate 108. July
Fly 108, Cave Man 112. Velvet 112.
Third rafe Five furlon-gs. 3 years old
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and up: Joe Ta 103. Bookworm lOS,
DUa Wajdo 1W. Kimona 108, Yvisa JudR.
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Brrry 114, Cork 114.
Kyurtti race Five fnrlonys, S years oid
and up: Marlon Zorrain 103. Don Job
106. Tom Hoaoti lost. Little Pointer 100.
Milda 109, Pueblo 1U, Tutt 111, Toomb-
eol 114.
Fifth race furlongs, 3 years old
and up: Lenleve 106. Little Florence 10S,
MoUie Barnes 114, Myrtle. A. 114. Coca
Cola 120.
Sixth race -One mile and 70 yards. 3
years old and up: G-lenwe41 93, Buckhom
1 1 8. Captain Clover 100. Taylor Maid
102. Halu 104.
Seventh race Five furlongs. 3 years
old and up: Dr. Winifred 103. Dr. Tubba
103. Lone Pine 105, Drifting 105, Loch
Leven 106, Honest Oeorge 107, Cwm
cutter 108, BIH BlackweilJ 103. Veiled
Colleen 111. Amackaesln 113.
Eighth race 1 1-ltf mS-les. 3 Tears ofld
and up: San Hedron 104, Dora 104,
Rhvmer 104, Flreworth 104, Poacher 104.
Torsida 108, Silex II 109. Lottery US.
Weather cloudy, track heavy.
Results.
First race, 5H furlongs, 3-year-olds
and upward Count Boris, 114 (Ander
son), $10.80, $4.80. f".ti0, won; Jerry. 114
(Jotsiah), $4.80. $3.60, second; Chrome,
114 (Baker). I4.S0, third. Time 1:12.
Scratched, Alazon, Peerless One, Marion
Fluke.
Second race, BV furlongs, 3-year-olds
and upward Silk Sox, 106 (Petsoldt), .
J1.V80, 13.40, J3.40, won; It. 10 (Kalis).
J3.40. $2. SO. second: Choirmaster, 111
(Wilson). $5.20. third. Time 1.11.
Scratched, Cork.
Third race, 6 furlonirs, 3-year-olds and
upward Chief Barthel 111 (Flynn).
won; Romulus, lOT (Faster), second;
Plow Steel, 104 (Steven. third.
nit
ST. LOUIS CLUB HOPEFUL OP
1923 PENNANT.
Phil Ball, Owner, Expends Sum
Estimated Between $100,000
and $150,000 for Players.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 9. (By th
Associated Press.)-Conident as a
result of their showing In 1913, -when
they finished in second place only
one game behind the champion New
Tork Tankees their best perform
ance in 20 years the St. Louis
Browns have high hopes of winning
the American League championship
next year.
Disappointed but not disheartened
over failure to capture the flag after
a strenuously close struggle with'
the Yankees, Phil Ball, owner of the
Browns, has spent a sum estimated
at between $100,000 and $150,000 pur
chasing new players to strengthen
his team for next year's campaign.
Fifteen new players have been
purchased and ten have been re
called from minor league teams to
which thy were "farmed out," so
that when Lee Fohl. Brownio chief
tain, assembles his squaa for spring
training he will find an unusually
large number on hand.
The pitching staff, third base and
centerfield, which were considered
the weak positions and probably had
much to do in the local Americans'
inability to finish first last season,
are to receive the major portion of
Manager Fohl's attention on tho
spring training trp.
Fohl said he planned to develop
another hurler or two to assist his
''aces," Urban Shocker, righthander,
and Hubert Pruett, southpaw. The
most likely twirlers to win a regular
position on the mound brigade are
Danforth, lefthander, who has been
recalled from Tulsa of Western
league, Henry and Kraft.
Homer Ezzell, purchased from the
San Antonio club to fill the far cor
ner, and Phil Todt, recalled from Co
lumbus, and Cedrio Durst, utility
outfielder, all are expected to have
keen competition for their berths.
Fohl evidently will not make any
more changes in his team, appar
ently being satisfied to start the
1923 race with last year's regulars
in all other departments.
While declining to make any pre
dictions of the team's showing next
year. Ball and Fohl said they would
try hard to give St. Louis its first
championship in 35 years.
Duke of Leinster Sails.
LONDON", Dec. 9. The Duke of
Leinster sailed today on the steam
ship Baltic for New York to com
plete arrangements for his proposed
race across the Atlantic next year
against William Washburn Nutting,
each man to sail a 12-ton ketch
single-handed. Mr. Nutting, who is
sued the challenge for the race, is
commodore of the Cruising Club of
America.
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