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Jeffries.
'- Bob Fituimoaa recently Issued a chal
lenge to box any man In tha- world, bar
flng- only Champion Jeffries. He does
aot state in his challenge whether it Is
also open to Kid McCoy, who Is now In
England. Should, however, - the latter
' come together a. Chicago club U willing;
to offer liberal inducements. Fltaslm
mona, since his acquiring property at
Bath Beash. N, T., has Induced the
Brooklyn Bapid Transit Company to give
its patrons much better service.. He has
an excellent piece of property there, and
it la a very profitable one.' Fltsalmraons
, experienced a (Teat deal of opposition to
prevent him buying; the property there,
but It was only by getting a friend to
buy it for, htm. and then to transfer it to
him that he acquired the title. Billy
Madden, the, well-known flstie promoter,
U also located on Long Island, and has
started a physical culture school at
Pyker Heights, and. has already, nearly
too applicants for his school. - ...
"Kid" McFadden of Ban Francisco and
V Jockey" Bennett met la a SO-reund son
test before the Pastime Athletio Club of
Sacramento, Dec 17. tha contest going
the limit. .McFadden, who failed to weigh
in at the specified limit US. pounds was
given the award. McFadden now wants
to meet Toby Irwin, who recently de
feated Jack Clifford.
- According I o the Chicago sporting
authorities. Bob Fltzslmmons is the only
.heayywelght. Mayor Harrison will permit
to box In that city. Tattersall's Club
having offered a purse of $7,000, or to per
cent of the gross receipts,' for a contest
between Qui Ruhlln and the lanky Cpr
nlshman. McQovern and Broad drew an
$18,000 house when they met in a six
reund bout there, the seating capacity
Of Tattersall's 8,000 being taxed to iU
fullest capacity.
-.Walter Campbell of Chicago, who
trained and seconded Perry Queenan of
Seattle for" many of his contests. Is due
here, in a few days. He so writes The
Journal, and wants an engagement with
a prominent welterweight.
Tommy Ryan, now of Kansas City, has
side-stepped out of his match with Phlla
. delphla Jack O'Brien, having failed to
cover the latter's $1,000 forfeit now In the
bands of Al 8ml th of New Tork for a
match" with him for th middleweight
championship.
"Kid" McCoy, who Is now In England,
recently declined a meeting with George
Gardner before the Fort Erie (N. Y.)
CuHv The elusive "Kid" writes: "The
purse offered $2,500 is not large-enough.
I-will not meet Gardner -unless $5,000 Is
offered."
jack Jeffries, brother to Jim, the heavy
weight champion, has Issued a challenge
to Jack Johnson, the colored boxer of
Los Angeles, who recently defeated Fred
Russell. - 3 '
Peter Maher, nothing daunted by his
recent defeat by Kid Carter, Is to box
Sotri ("Jabben") Carey six rounds at
hlladaiphla within the next two weeks.
, Jem : Palmer, England's heavyweight
champion. Is to engage In a novel con
test at Paris within three weeks' time.
Palmer will undertake to stop M. Charle
mont, the French champion, at "La Sav
ate," the French style of boxing. Palm
er permits Charlemont to use hflS feet,
whereas Palmer will only depend on the
English style. The affair Is for eight
rounds. . -
Champion Jeffries says he expects to
! -in New- Tork at an early date and
that be may make a match or two with
some of the heavyweights who have been
anxious to meet him.. In a letter to FredH
Block, the Gotham sportsman, the cham
pion writes; - "I am in better health than
I have been in years and it feeling counts
for anything t ought to hold the title for
years. 1 anyaoxious to visit New Tork
and look xv my old frienda - As to my
match with Jim Corbett. I cannot say.
Up to date I have not agreed to box him."
Joe 'Gbddard,. the Australian heavy
weight boxer, .- who - was . recently shot
ia the head by a. constable tn an election
riot In Camden, N. J., has so far recov
ered from th effects of his wound that
ha has been removed from the Camden
County (N. J.) Insane Asylum, and Is
now being held under $1,100 on a charge
made by Constable Robert - Washington
on a charge of assault and battery, Obd
dard's friends SO far have been unable
to secure ball - tor - the ax-AustralUfa
champion," who gave the lata Peter Jack
son th fight of his life,- ;. v .- v
-WORTHY FOE
Falls to Kaock: Oat Jack Monroe
In Four Rotmds.
f Champion James Jeffries received the
greatest surprise of his pugilistic career
on Saturday , night when h failed to
knock out Jack Munroe. the Butte miner,
in four rounda :: Mtlhroe posted $2S0 that
he could stand four rounds in the ring
with Jeffries, without recelvfflg a knock
out. The big feHow Immediately grasped
at the offer, -thinking ha could. easUy de
stroy Munroe, but th husky miner easily
sidestepped him. beside Jabbing him sev
eral hard punches.' once forcing, Jeffries
to his knees . Now Jeffries la sore very
sore. He does not seem to care for the
quarter of a thousand dollar, that we
dropped, but he is ill at ease, to think
that In th first' time In his career a de
cision has been rendered against him.
Jeffries said that If the fight had gone
on round more he could have knocked
Munroe out. ' The champion questions the
decision of th umpire, and claims that
his action was unwarranted.
Now that Jeffrie has been stopped.
"Lanky1.' Bob will do som shivering In
his spotted skin, since .he made a bet
that he eouW knock Juunroe out inside
of four rounds. -
Munroe is a hard, heavy fighter, full of
grit and speed, .and will undoubtedly make,
things decidedly fnteresting for the fight
ers who are roaming about the country
seeking the destruction of men and the
replenishment of their treasuries.
Manager Clark Ball will meet Munroe
today and endeavor to arrange a go be
tween Fltssimmohs and Munroe, to take
place next week. Several millionaires
of Butte have offered a wager of $1,000
that no man in the Northwest, barring
Jeffries and Fttsslmmons, can stand
against Munroe 10 rounds. This was an
nounced late last night.
RUHLIN AND FITZSIMMONS.
Billy Madden' efforts to bring about
a struggle between Que Ruhlln and Botr
Fltsslmmona aeems to ..have stirred up
the fistic clubs throughout the country to
bid for th prospective mill. Ever sine
th encounter was first broached, M&d
den has received a number of offers, the J
latest coming from a ciud in : Chicago.
BMly got word to give a purse of $7,000
or 50 per cent of the gat receipts for a
six-round ; bout between Ruhlin and
"Lanky Bob, th same to be held som
time In February. This la $4,000 more
than the Perm Art Club' Of Philadelphia
Is willing to give. It la estimated that
the receipts of such a battle would not
be less than $80,000. for; Chicago just
now Is an xeelleni stamping ground for
glove contests.-. Madden wired his ac
ceptance, and the only thing necessary
now to clinch things Is for Fits to-accept.
The offer has been mailed to him
and he may be heard from any day.
' It la understood that there will be no
objection by . the authorities to this mill,
as both pugilists sr wall liked in the
Windy City. It is said that the mayor
Is in favor of the bout, and will grant a
permit In case It Is ratified. "
SaaorsCUiniHiva
assssweg? y
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Requirements at WesttPpfnt; Are
Unfair ,to Annapolis
PljjsktnHcn. ; '
At the next meeting of th representa
tives of the football teams of West Point
and Annapolis eligibility rule will be dis
cussed. The fact that th regulation
admit students to West Point who ar
two years older than those -who xan.en
ter Annapolis has caused a, gwod deal of
discussion at Annapolis,-and an effort
will be made at the meeting to fram
rules which shall be as stringent as
those at the big colleges, wher the. one
year residence and the four years' playing
rules are enforced. Annapolis students
declare that If thtwo academies had
the same rules as Harvard and Tale.
Daly, Torney, Bunker and Graves would
not hav played on th West Point team,
while none of their team would come
under such a rule if adopted. A base
ball gam has already bean arranged
between the two Institutions, and before
the football gam for next year Is de
cided upon the effort will be mad to es
tablish eligibility rules.- Tha baseball
teams have won on gam each, and tha
football teams four each, so It is thought
to bs a proper time to make th new
rules.
BTATUB OF MEMBERS.
The cadets at the two Institutions hav
not, however, taken Into consideration
the effect of such rules upon the War
and Navy Departments, and before they
take any radical steps tSey would better
find out the feeling m regard to th
matches. In the first place, the question
of bona fide students at tha colleges ha
been the most' Important n tn decid
ing the status of members of the various
teams. This question cannot com up
at either West Point or . Annapolis, as
entrance examinations do not go by fa
vor, no matter how good an athlete a
candidate may be. Every man at th
two Institutions is there on his merits,
and football, baseball and other sports
are recreations which must be Indulged
in only when there Is nothing lsd to do,
and they are not allowed to Interfere
with drill or studies. Those' who tak
part In the sports have to do so when'
the time fits, and no concessions of any
kind are made to- athletes. If eligibility
rules are made for the games between
the two Institutions other than the only
one possible that each member of the
team shall be a cadet ther will be
trouble at all times, and It any squab
ble ensufs over a game the Departments
might take the best means of settling
it forbidding the games. West Point and
Annapolis have nothing to gain or lose
In, their recreatory sports, and the cadets
Would better let .rules ,,apne jaj,far. a,
eligibility la i concerned.
FACOLTT MEETING.
At a recent meeting of th faculty of
the Montana 8tafe Agricultural College
held at Boseroan, final steps were taken
to Join the Northwest Intercollegiate As
sociation. The report was made that
nearly all the nine Institutions repre
sented at the conference at Spokane last
October had Joined." - The new league be
gins operations January 1. - ' v 4
Btagg has announced his intention of
giving his football men Winter work. He
figures that the team's. prospects are very
rosy, and he wants to keep the men in th
best of shape all the year round.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. H.-Th
17th Infantry and the- All-Stars, of Port
land, played the best game of football
seen pn the grounds tnts season nere yes
yfmjm . u.vvtu,
Flanigan and Butler were the star" play-
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GOVERNOR WILL - '
STOP THE FIGHT
Terry HcGovern and Young Cor
.bctt Cannot Battle at Detroit.
" Latest developments In the efforts of
.Young Corbett and Terry McQovern to
get on a fight will give those who hav
been out after the mtil with the axe ever
since it waa first announced another op
portunity to touch it up and do a little
ta.k about there' being something doing.
There is no doubt that the fighter knew
before they awarded th fight to Detroit
that they would meet with the opposition
of Governor Bliss if they attempted to
pull off the mill -.there, and It cannot be
understood why they went ahead with
their plans when sure of such strong op
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GOVERNOR-WILL INTERFERE.
Several . Detroit' newspapers published
an interview wtth Governor Bliss In which
he said that he Would stop the fight at
leaat $4 hours before the fight was award
ad to Detroit .Th men will be accused
of hunting up battlegrounds where they
are sur that -th officials will Interfere
and make the fight Impossible. Th
effect of . awarding- the fight to Detroit
Is the same as It has been in all other
parts of the eountry-that place la
closed to1 all fighters. The mere an
nouncement that th fight was going to
be held In Baltimore had the effect of
stopping the 'gam down there, and
hereafter only 10-round bouts, will be al
lowed. It is probable that In Michigan
fights of all kinds will be stopped,
LAW IS, SEVERE.
The efforts, of these youngsters to get
on a fight is doing more Injury to the
gam than several men killed In. th
ring- would' hav done. The law In
Michigan Is so strict on the question of
lighting.' that ' It -cannot be conceived
how the fighters ever got it Into their
heads to go there,' According to the law,
prise fighting ia a feluny punishable by
five years imprisonment and a fine of
$2,000.
Not many ef th i Differs would take
a chance with a game of that klnd. If
the fight is pulled off In the state and
the fighters escape, they can be pursued
all over the country like criminals and
brought back, to Michigan to face the
charges against thee. The law provldea
that the men who have anything to do
with arranging the fight are as guilty aa
the principals, and , the newspapera are
not allowed to mention the mill. The
law goes even beyond this and hoida all
spectators guilty of breaking the law. and
they are subject to 'fines and imprison
ment. With such a law in force it seems
as though the fighters and the promoters
must- have been joking when they met
and formally awarded the fight to De
troit. There does not seem to be the re
motest possibility of-pulling off the nht.
and the best thing the youngsters can
do is drop it entirely, for s while at lesst.
Sam Harris, manager for . Terry McQov
ern. seems to be willing, as he has not
been, heard from, .through the papers for
a long time. Corbett whipped McQovern
once In a decisive fashion, and is the un
disputed -chamirtoirt,' s there 'is " no rea
son, why he shpuld. fight MaQovvrn agvm.
There are plenty of other good men In his
class In the country he has not whipped
yet. and the belt thing he can do Is go
about and hunt them up and drag off the
coin while he is in a position to do it.
Commissions on California Races
Accepted at Portland Club Cafe, ISO Fifth
street. Direct wires from tracks. .
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Time, Portland to Chicago, via O. R. v
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Tha popular O. R. AN. "Chicago-Portland
Special," leaving Portland every
morning at 9 o'clock, makes the trip to
Chicago in 70 hoars. You can sava a
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Prominent 'Frisco Busi
ness Han in Portland
Speaks of the Severe Cold ia New
YorkPraises the Lewis
and Clark Fair.
I. Lemer, Pacific Coast representative
of the H. E. Claflln Company of New
York. is a guest at the Portland for a
few .da ye, en -route to bis jOma In "San
Francisco from a three months' trip to
New York. Inl an interview with a Jour
nal representative, Mr. Lemer said:
' BUFFERING FROM COLD.
"I am Indeed glad to get back to the
Pacific Coast, as the cold In Newt York
and other large cities In the Kiast is al
most unbearable, especially since ther
is such a scarcity In coal, which is the
main fuel used.
"While in New York this trip It has
been my unpleasant lot to witness sevnrai
deaths from hunger and cold among the
worklngclasses. W living out here on
th Pacjifto Coast can have no idea of the
great ' amount of suffering In the East
from cold among the rich and poor alike,
on account of the lack of fuel caused
by the recent ooal strikes.
TRADE CONDITIONS.
"As to trade conditions, they have
never been aa good. In New York, as they
are at the present time, tn fact, the
present trade conditions ail over th
country, hav - never been--surpassed. I
see very favorable, conditions right lwre
In your city. It has grown wonderfully
In the past year and I am pleased, to say
that your city Will, without doubt, prove
to be one of the main ports In the coun
try In a very short time."
Asked about the Lewis and Clark Fair,
Mr. Lerner replied:
"To be frank with you, I don't know
much about it. You hear nothing about
it in the Blast, and very little of It In
California. I should like to se the ex
position a success, and in my opinion it
seems that there must be more advertis
ing done to insure success. There Is
very little. If any, advertising matter re
garding tho Lewis and Clark FrIt, In th
East, and tha same conditions prevail
In California.
MORE) ADVERTISING.
"I think your fair is a, very credltabl
undertaking, and will no doubt prove an
unparalleled success, but you must ad-
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Send all the advertising matter you can
to the various large cities of the East,
Middle West and Pacific Coast. Never
fear of getting too much publicity. You
can't get too much. The Lewis and Clark
Fair ought to b a success and will be
a succesa."
COULDN'T BE BRIBED
Football Manager Eshleman
- - tempts Crooked Deal. :
At-
Carl D. Eshlenflih, football manager of
the University of Washington, has been"
suspended from that Institution for a P
riod wf one year,' for an' alleged attempt
to extort money from Big Bill Allen of
Pullman, Wash.
Allen claims that he received an offer
from. Eshleman to aot aa coadh of th
Unlverelty of Washington, providing he
would share the salary with him. Allen Is
reported as having besoms incensed at
the attempt made to bribe him, and for
warded the letter to th faculty at Seattle.
At a meeting of the committee it was de
cided to suspend Eahlimatu
WINNINGS AT INQXEBIDE. "
SAJi FRANCISCO, Dec. 2t.-The first a
days of the meeting at Ingleslde ending
Saturday, the new California Jockey Club
distributed $96,854 in stakes and purses.
Twenty-eight owners have won over 11.000,
While 22 others have over t&OO to their
credit. W. B. Jennings & Co. hav been
In the lead for some time, but it waa ma
terially increased through th victory of
Krishna In the Futurity Stak Saturday.
Their total' winning now ar tl6U2s..
Green Morris la next with S6.0US. whllw .
Burns and Waterhous. ar third with,
14,425. The other owners who hav won ,
over 12,000 are: , , I
James Coffey, $4,250; W. H. Ketcheman.
$3,760; Charles Boots, $3,683; W. O. Mc
Donough. $3,446-; V. Gilbert, t3,sfflS: W. Mo
Grane. $2,265; C. Llnd Co... $2.US.
The features of what promises to be a
week afcceltent. oktg-to tfc -Christmas-1--
Handicap, with $2,500 added, to be rua
Thursday. It will be a mile and a quarter
event, and the list of eligibles includes
Homestead. Cunard, Articulate, Vesuvian.
Nones. Corrlgan, Hermencla, The Frettef
and Searcher. - , ""; s
EXHIBITS COWING M. '
Exhibits Intended for the Japanes
National Exhibition ar being sent to
the Upper Alaska dock at th foot of .
Flanders street. Among th exhibits will
be a case of Oregon Reisllng wine, sent
by A Rueter of Forest Grove. This
will be the only one of Its kind. - Mr.
Rueter haa received a ailver medal for .
hla win at Buffalo and a gold medal at
Charleston, and does not expect to com
away empty-handed from Japan. , ) ;
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