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JAXVAKY 21, 1903.
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Sari Francisco's Star to
Battle Again "
f 'Young" Corbett and Benny Tan
7 . ger Have Been Matched tor
. a 20-RoundGo.
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CHESS ON THE OCEAN.
i sTh la teat form of Improved v
'sport wu recently illustrated on '
ocean steamers In the shape of a
chess match by wireless tele-.;
graph. The two vessels, the Phil-
delphla and . Lucanla, got into
communication , last Friday and
a challenge .was hastily trans
mitted by the Lucanla, 'Chess
players oii the Philadelphia ac
cepted and a game was soon In
progress. - Mnves were flashed
to and fro and the greatest inter
est prevailed. The players were
surrounded by the passengers and
, as the members of the Lucanla's
team won the game, cheer after
cheer resounded for Marconi and
his Invention.
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(Journal Special Service.) '
OAKLAND. Jan. II. Jimmy Britt of
San FranclSco and "Kid" Parker of Den
ver will meet before the Reliance Club
of this city In the early part of' Feb
ruary. The contest will be of IS rounds
duration, winner to take aU, the tiUe
'of lightweight champion of the Pacifle
Coast being Involved. During Brltt's
brief theatrical engagement In San Jose
an incident came to light' wherein Britt
evinced the true spirit of chivalry. A
burly, local ruffian Insulted two ladies
of the company during Brltt's absence
ana then waited. on the management as
to staying the specified four rounds with
the San Franelsctr favorite. When the
embryo candidate for flstlo honors dqnned
the gloves with Britt. the- latter lost
no time with the candidate for flstlo
honors, knocking him out In the first
round. ,
Soldier" Tom Wilson. Fltsslmmons'
ex-sparring partner, 'having . received
his discharge from the army, proposes to
enter the lists against any of Cali
fornia's heavyweights. -,".:
Sam Mcyey (colored) the Southern
California boxer, and 'TCld'r Carter will
be the attraction at the Oakland, Cal.,
Reliance Club middle of February. Fif
teen rounds will be the distance.
Jimmy Kelly, the trainer and manager
of Andrew Tokell, the English bantam
fistic champion, who is now in this coun
try, says that during his recent visit to
England he- talked with George Hacken
sehmldt, the Rttaafanr wrestler. "He is
certainly a wonder," said Kelly yester
day, "and when he comes here he will
make -a big hit. He told me that he
would visit New Tork some time next
mrttliH TTa la tht hMt.flAVAlAnaif a tV 1 cl
Ip-the world. In my opinion. Although
mot a clever wrestler, he keeps on wln-
... . u . tr. -Jt . LI.
1 1 1 1 ft juBi iua iwuia. no ucLVtvia Ills men
by sheer strength. Any time he secures
a hammer lock on you you've either got
to go down or suffer a broken arm. Tho
women wrestlers in London are all the
rage."
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; - Kew Tork.1 Jan. If Chess, enthusiasts are striving hard to effect a aeries of matches between Plllsbury. the-Am-erlcan.
champion. and.Laaker. the world famous European expert., to definitely decide who is the master. At present
there are several difficulties in the way of the contest but it Is believed that these can be removed. The above authen
tic snapshot posed while both celebrities were in New Tork. is the only photograph in the world showing the two
great chess champions seated at' one table in an individual came, .
BfllW
was only to row h Titus did. It wss
not until the last minute that the cham
pion entered, and Demourelle. not know
lng anything about it did not have time
to get ready for the race. That was the
day Scholes beat Titus. Ten Eyck says
J he believes Demourelle will beat Titus,
NO AGREEMENT
Northwest League Mag
nate Talks Baseball,
Says That His Team Is Here to
- Stay and Wifl Give Port
land Fine Baseball. ,
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NEW YORK A-C
ANNUAL REPORT
Splendid Showing Made by Goth
am's Great Athletic Clab.
.: George Gardner has deposited 00 In
Boston to bind a match with Jack
O'Brien or Tommy Ryan at 162 pounds
for six rounds, middleweight champion
ship of the world. However, the cor
rect weight is loi pounds.
Two more fighters who retired from
the ring, some time ego have decided, to
re-enter it. The. men are Oscar Gardner,
the "Omaha Kid," Who has already
fought 637 battles, and Sammy Kelly, the
crack featherweight boxer, who has Just
returned from England, where he had
his collar bone broken In a fight with
Will Curley, the English boxer. .
"Toung Peter Jackson" knows "Jack
Munroe, the Butte miner who made it so
hot for Champion Jeffries in an exhlbi
tlon bout on December 9). Jackson said
recently: "I became . acquainted with
Munroe . about three years ago, when he
was training 'Jack' O'Brien to box me at
San Francisco. Munroe was an amatedr
at- that time and was a good, strong,
husky fellow, with little science. He was
'a football -player and was attending
school.- Before that time I had seen him
knock out a man before the Olympic Club
In an amateur tournament - He won the
amateur heavyweight championship that
zilgbU-'HIs bouts showed only rough-ad-tumble
work, but they were all short and
In his favor. Nobody could stand before
him. r - a
VAfter, he had helped O'Brien train he
' boxed Hank' Grlffln 20 rounds and lost.
That was at Watson vllle, 1 do. not re
gard Munroe's practical' defeat of Jeff
ries as a 'fluke,' but always. did delleve
that Munroe would make a top-notch
fighter. He is young yet, for ' h cannot
be over 24 years of age. I would not be
afraid to meet him, and will probably get
a tnajtch with, him when he comes East.",
jjan McLeoa says he is ready -to wee
tie Tom Jenkins again. The Buffaloatli
lete declares he will take on KisTecent
adversary as, soon as he fulfill several
engagements which he has contracted.
Regarding his future plans, SIoLeod has
mis. ,to say: .My engagements on the
mat will keep, me busy for at least two
months. " 1 have agreed .to tackle Prof.
MJ. Dwyer,, George Bothner, Jim Parr
and Ed Atherten." X
Bout Has Been Arranged,
(Journal Special Service.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 21-The offer of the
tosemlte Club of San, Francisco for a
tO-rouhd contest between Benny Tanger
tnd Toung Corbett has been accepted by
John Herts, Corbctt's representative, who
las posted $1,000 and declared that, he
n-9uld allow Corbett to make all condi--
Hons or me mavn.. xne weight is set
it 130, pounds at ringside. : A side bet of
12,500 Is offered. v l
The. annual report of the New Tork
Athletic Club was mailed to the members
last week and every man who went to
the olab house to cast a vote for the
Ingoing and unopposed . board of officers
had a' pretty clear idea of the splendid
work performed by last year's adminis
tration under President John R. Van
Wormer. This report shows that , the
financial affairs of the organization are
conducted on an irreproachable plan.
In the main sheet are Included reports
of the board of governors, treasurer,
athletics committee and captain.
The reports shew that the year just
past has been a prosperous one.': The
gross cash receipts were $686,682.80, and
net receipts, $347,664.64. Against this
the total expenditures of the city house
and T ravers Island amounted to $208,-
118.1$, exclusive of furnishings in both
places, leaving a profit of $58,536.86. In
this connection 10 per cent, $18,061.10,
of the amount of furnishings, was
charged off on account of depreciation.
From initiation fees the receipts were
61,160, and this deducted from $53,636.-
leave $7,386.36, an excess showing
that the club could be satisfactorily con
ducted on the amount of annual dues
and receipts and Insures a surplus avail
able In future for the reduction of debt.
On New Tear's Day last the total mem-,
berehlp was 4,200 6 honorary, 471 life.
.039 resident, B90 non-resident, 39 army
and navy, . and 55 juniors. This leaves!
vacancy'of $41 residents and 110 non
residents. Should these be filled during
the ensuing year and there is every
7 K","'- that they will there may be
expected an excess of receipts over ex-
l'ituiiurelr of $70,00O.- ' ,
WON FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
A very interesting report Is that -of
Capt Charles 11 Sherrill, and it shows
that the club's athletes won five metro
politan A. A. U. championships, seven
Canadian championships, nine senior and
three junior A. A. U. national champion
ships,, six cycling championships, -one lnvj
door swimming championship and two
bowling- championships. The points won
during tha season by the athletes cal
culated On a basis of 6 for first3 for
second and 1 for third, are as follows:
M. L. Hurley, 802; W. W. Swan, 177;
T. BUlington. 169; A. T. Sarohy. 109; P.
J. Walsh, $2; H. P. McDonald. 70: F. A.
Wenck, 69i Le Roy See,69: C. Ruberi,
46;; T. E. Kltchlng. Jr.rXS: A. Grant 40;
A. L. Newton, 36: F. m. Sears. 36: O. C.
Wood, 13; D. S. Horbn, 31; Otto Wahle,
30; R. Sheldon, 25F. Rtckert. 26; A. O.
Anderson. 25; E. H. Adams, 26; H. A.
Sedley, Jr., 22; H. P. Smith, 21; I. K.
Baxter, 20; William Maync, 20; W. R.,
Orthweln, 2; A. A. Jackson, 19; C. Beo
croft. 1;H. M. V. Connelly, 16; SS.
Jones. 1; F. R, Moulton. 15; J. FPet
efs, 16R, H. Hatfield, 13; B. Llmm,
11; 6: Gv. Bothner, 11; H. -Welsfng. 10;
P. II Pilgrim, 9: W. E. Dickey. 9; L.
E J. Feuerbeck. 9; Ray C. JCwry, 9; J.
Miller, 8; J. R. Andersen, 8H. "B. !&r-
ren. 8; J 8. BpraKer, ; Xi. v eising, ;
G. C. Relmer, -6. Thoeer with 6 are: C.
Kllngelhoirer,, J. T. Arnold, T. M. Clute,
CV W-BooilvJ -M.vBreen R. T, Lyons,
E. Martin, Jr., L. a Legren, J H. Bell
H. E. Toussalnt. J. 3. Singer, Dr. G. M.
Hammond. E. W Wenck, J H. Tracy, P.
A. Elmore. KB. Johnson, C. Chadwlcki
R. Cochran,W. G Wood, F. Martin. O.
Smith, D.G. Smyth, P. H. . McMeeKin,
Jr and W. T. Heintz. Three points each
were made by E. C. Perry and G. P.
Servls; T. G., Beck made -5, and T.
Eschevtrrla and C. Van Cleaf 1 each.
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FOR PROPRIETY'S SAKE.
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There is a small war la prog
ress at the High School at Berke
ley, Cal., all on account of the
selfishness of the' staid pedagogues-
who. compose the learned
faculty at that - cultured insti
tution of learning! The ' facts,
as far as can be ascertained, do
not warrant In the slightest- de
gree, the position assumed by the
professors. The story of the
strife runneth; The girls' bas
ketball team has been practicing
daily for their coming contest
with the Alameda High School
team. In accordance wlths the
wishes of the male members of
the faculty the girls went through
their athletic prercgrinatlons with
in sight of their tutors, appreci
ating the interest that their in
structors were manifesting in
them and the sport which they
represented. The field, upon
which they worked was so small
that they could not handle them
selves in the manner prescribed
by hygienic authorities, although
the faculty was willing. The
captain of the team soon found,
a new field a short distance from
the school, where there was suffi
cient room for .work, but It
lacked the hiding Influences of a
fence to shield them from the
gazexf the curious. At once the
male portion of the faculty ob
jected strenuously, arguing that
it was wrong to practice where
they could' be observed by the
passing throng, and suggested by
delicate hint, under the gtifise of
a command, that the faculty
would consider it a favor If the
girls would return to their for
mer play ground, adding that by
doing- so they could be properly
watched and coached by the mem
bers of the governing board of
the school, and thereby escape
the severe censure that accompa
nies the execution of an act that
is not in accord with the idea of
propriety. The girls were wise
enough to, fathom the little game
of their superiors, and haye
placed themselves on record as '
paying that they will not accede
to the requests of the "old . fos
sils," if they are dismissed from
the service. MeanwhljA the bas
ketball contingent merrily con
tinue their athletic stunts.
BOSTOirSLOW
IN ATHLETES
GOOD STORIES
OF OTHER DAYS
Baseball Yarns Jhat Real! Stars
of the Diamond.
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terest in Sports Has Deteriorated
in the Hub. :
r CommlsstoA -an' "Caftforala Races .
accepted at Portland Club Cafe. 139 Fifth
street Direct wire from tracks.
Football Jottings.
A bill to prevent football -at-any of the
public educational institutions of the
state has!'been prepared for introduction
in - the ' lo.wer, heuae- of ;the Nebrask
Legislature at an early date. The argu
ment in favor of the htn is that rqot-
ball is a menace to life, limb and health
and that it is not necessarily the bet
amusement' for developing the mind of
the student along the lines fitting him
to follow the ordinary pursuits of lif.
The authorship of the bill Is credited
to Representativev A B. Cunningham,
who Is outspoken in his condemnation of
the game. The bll la likely to meet
with strong opposition!
It has been announced "at New Haven
that Walter Camp, Tale's athletlo ad
visor for many years and who was -recently
chosen as athletlo member of the
Tale University Council, -would very
likely sever his" connection with the
Tale athletics, at least in an active
capacity. The reason given for the-
probable retirement of Mr. Camp -from
active r interest in athletics is that he
Is likely to be chosen in a few days as
president "ef the' New Haven Clock Com.-:
pany, in place of the late Samuel- A.
Galpla. , v .. . '.....- , .
a ;"v v -;v ' . ' "
The rise and fall of Boston In the
athletic world" is the topic of conversa
tion -in the lairs of the runners and
jumpers In that city. They are bemoan
ing ihe deterioration of the Hub as the
centra 6f athletic activity, and point
with sorrow to the fact that" although
several years ago Boston was ahead of
New Tork la this respect, ibe. is now a
mere selling plater.
One solution of the problem which
confronts the athletes seems to be that
there are now few contests In which
the runners, the-Jumpers and the weight-
throwers can heartily enter. A meef
onco a weeK was a fixture a few years
ago, but last summer there were per
haps half a dozen; and ' the ' biggest of
tnem ror professionals. .
AMATflttTBS UPHELD.
In times past the professional! was
subordinated to the amateur. Every
Season the Boston Athletic Association
held a dozen cross-country meetu. The
runners now consider themselves fortu
nate ii. iney get two a season. "Jne
tendency on the part of mpny , athletes
to go after the money and thOyprlxes
rather than' the records is alsoblamed
for much of the lessening In ne inter
est of the more desirable competitors.
Boston in years past has had cham
pions of which she might well have been
proud. She is not now overburdened!
with them. Wefers and "Tom" Burke
contributed to the fame of tha eity be
fore her decline, as did Bernard Do
herty, ,,the policeman athlete; Duffy.
Frank Kanaly, the champion long-distance
runner; Lucas, the potato-racer,
and Ellery FL Clark- were sons of Bos
ton who carried her colors triumphantly
through the coudtry. James B. -Con
nolly, the authoe, once was a champion,
with John: H. Clausen In the, running
hopr step and Jump, disputing with little
Bloss for the title. . .
Athletic Boston Innka With rlnnin nnnn
the long list of her former champions.
and pussies its head to find any reason
able . cause .v for , the remarkable drop
taken by the athletlo fraternity , in the
matter of Boston supremacy. , "
Now that the chill of winter Is In the
house and the marrow of fandom and
southern diamonds are covered with
stiuw or bidden from view with the rub
bish of the earth scattered far and near
by the stirring blasts of Boreas about
the only comfort left fanatics. Is to sit
by the winter fire and ponder over the
outlook for the campaign looming
ahead, ' ,
There Is also comfort ev'fTy now and
then to turn back the leaves of Father
Time and ponder on seasons that have
slid down thes abyss into the region of
rorgetruiness.
There are many Incidents that come up
In balldom's fancies that are out of the
run of routine life Jn a country village
to say the least.
GOOD ONE ON KELLT.
There are few who don't remember
Kelly, the burly, red-faced, husky-voiced
manipulator who came clone to getting
his countenance shoved back into his
jaws last fall by a howling mob of
woozy fanatics who opined the bis. New
England umpire was Strictly on the
hog. .
This same KellyWas a good umpire
all right, out he was also a grafter of
purest ray serene.
In this connection Mike Finn tells a
good story cm Kelly which happened in
1891. whiWr he wast touring the circuit
of the New York State League. Kelly
and Finn's team were traveling across
one at the lnkea when the umpire
planned out a coup de grace which would
save him stenmer fare and thus add to
his store of worldly goods.
"O, say, Molke. nald Kelly, "you 'and
the "team come put me under this
steamer berth and hut the door. .Then.
you see, when the conductor comes
r around to collict fares and opens the
door, he won't see Kelly,'. never a bit."
,.e took to his scheme on the Jump,"
remarked Finn. "Kel's a big guy and It
took us SO minutes to Jam him under
the narrow seat and then he had his
feet In his fare and was crammed up like
a round soil 1 hall of fat. It was a fierce
position for a man tp be In long. Vv'e
then went out. locked the daor and put
the conductor next Well, in about SO
minutes you could hear old Kelly grunt
ing and twlR-.iiR. He was. burled under
so far you couldn't hear his voice good,
but from the muffled roar you could tell
he was In bad. sure. Nobody paid any
attention for about 10 minutes until the
most frantic rough house on record be
gnn to get under way. We went in and
after n few minutes pried him out with
"a crowbar and a few 'bats. ;' Kelly was
r,blue In the face and so 'cramped he
couldn't walk for an hour and the sorest
man In the business. We fixed him then,
but he didn't do a thing to us in the
next serjes."
"But the funniest part In the whole
things- concluded Finn,; "was that he
didn't grumble so much over being
locked up as. bad :i he did losing that 2
steamer fare, lie had to pay."
All Dogs Have Their Day.
(Journal Special Service.) .
PROVIDENCK. K. ,1., Jan, 21, The
aristocracy of tlx-' aanlne kingdom re
on view in Infantry Hall today on the
occasion of the opening, of the fifth an
nual show of tin- Rhode Island Kennel
Club. The Providence exhibition Is the
first of the bit; bench shows of the
year, and nlwavH attracts -exhibits of a
high class,. This year the entries are
more than usually numerous and -Include
priste-wlnning dogs from many of
the most famous kennels of this coun
try and Canada. Prominent among the
exhibits this year are the - prise bulls
from the Enrlington kennels, famous
4ogs of. various breeds from the Long
Lonsdowne kennels of Philadelphia, the
beagles owned by A. Henry-Hlgglns and
a number of fox terriers, bulls and Rus
sian Wolf hounds belonging to Mrs. Rich
ard Harding Davis. William C. Rocke
fellers Is also umong . the exhibitors.
Judging of the eShlblts commenced
today iwid wIM continue until the show
comes to a close next Saturday nighT."
THE LAST OF MERCER.
Winnie Mercer, the once great
baseball pltoher. Is now dead and'
burled, Probably the last men.
tlon of his name occurred last
8unday in San Francisco, when
tha All-American and National
Baseball Teams played a game,
the proceeds of which were for
warded to his grlef-strlcken
mother. t this contest were
many who played with Mercer,
and several thousand who had
often witnessed and applauded
bis peerless work. There was
great applause for the living, a
vagrant thought, perhaps a tear,
for the dead. How soon the great
est pass from dally memory!
fascball Magnates Adjourn Witfc"
oat Settling Difficulty. " V
fee
President L'ucag b 'lTie Pacific North
west Baseball League arrived In thli
city early this morning. Mr. Lucas
comes Jjere in the Interest of the Port-
ianu team, which is represented In his
league, -and to assist Manager Jack
Grim In .the fitting and equipping' of his
aggregation. In speaking of the pros
pects mat await the Northwest team in
Portland. Mr. Lucas said: -
"We were here with our team before
the newcomers and we intend to stay.
We will nof run away. As soon ss the
weather permits work will 'be started on
our new ball park. Already, an archi
tect has prepared plans for the crand-
stand and bleachers, and but little time
will be consumed in their completion.
So far as players are concerned, we have
had no trouble In getting ail that we
wanted. We Intend giving the Portland
people an excellent- article of baseball,
and expect a fair share of patronage. I
am not worrying about the opposition.
nor do I care for, the silly reports that
have', gone out recently concerning our
"u iiueiiiious. we are nere to re
main, and remain we will. All that we
ask la for fair play."
p. E. Dugdale, the Seattle baseball
magnate and J. J. McCloskey of the
Butte team, accompanied President
Lucas to this city.
Mr. McCloskey,' when-Interviewed by a
representative of The Journal. Irt regard
to tne outlooK,, future movements etc..
said:
"We are here to look the local field
over, completing membership of teams.
and other incidental matters connected
with the coming season, ngt to Indulge
tn any personalities. We much prefer
the latter course at all times, and have
In the past adopted such procedure. We
came here to render any assistance
necessary to Mr. Grim, the manager of
the local team, in straightening out af
fairs, and anticipate a successful season.
I will probably remain In the city for a
few weeks, ere returning to Butte."
Mr. Dugdale assured The Journal's
representative that the statements pub
lished in regard to members of the Seat
tle nine abdicating and joining a rival
league. Were not borne out by the facts
In the case. "All the members of the
Seattle team will stand by their con
tracts' continued Mr. Dugdale. "and we
anticipate a series of unparalleled suc
cesses, gate and otherwise, the coming
Reason, for the Pacific Northwest
League."
"' ' (Journal Special Service.)
CINCINNATI, Jan. 21. The meeting of
the National Baseball . League held in
this city Monday adjourned without
having reached any definite conclusion
on the territorial" question, the league
falling to accept the . proposed peace
agreement. Even If there had been no
injunction Issued in anticipation of rati
ncation, U Is doubtful whether the re
sult would have been different. Presl
dent I'ulllam held a conference with the
Eastern and Western representatives and
had before him un opinion from Attor
neys Ou teal t and Foraker as. to what
could be done while the injunction was
over them, and it. was on the advice of
counsel that the league went Into com
mittee of the whole to discuss tne situa
tion, rather than to take any decisive
action. During the evening recess resi
dent ueunsel in Philadelphia was en
gaged by wire for the hearing of the in
junction rases on Wednesday, and tins
was accepted as Indicating that Mr.
Brush had not yielded to persuasion to
drop the cases.
The night session was devoted to con
sldering the joint peace agreement sec
tion and the vote stood six to two on
all of the first sections. The New Tork
and Brooklyn clubs said they were not
opposed to these sections, except that
they were interwoven in a compact to
which they were opposed, as a whole.
President PuIHam and Dreyfuss of Pitts
burg are the only ones who wtll go to
PhWedclphla to attend the injunction
hearing In court tomorrow.
Game and Fish Clubs Meet.
(Journal Special Service.)
OTTAWA. Ont.. Jan. 21. The North
American Fish and Game Protective As
sociation began its annual meeting here
tolav and will continue In session
through the rest jpfthe week. As Its
name implles7 the "purpose of the asso
ciation is to promote legislative ana
other steps looking to the better pro
tection of fish and game. Delegates are
In attendance from ail over Canada and
from parts of the United States between
Maine and Illinois. ' -
Gansr Busy Week.
Joe Guns, the colored lightweight, who
Is now recognised as the best man in
that division, after several weeks of Idle
ness, got busy again last ' week. He
fought Charley Sieger, formerly "Toung"
Corbeti's partner. In Boston, and al
though Gone clearly utpolnted his man.
It was called a draw. From Boston, Gans
went to New Britain. Conn., where he
chased Ous Gardner around the ring un
til the referee and spectators became
tired of looking at the spectacle. The
contest, or foot race, was stopped, and
Oans awarded the decision. Sieger, Gans"
first opponent, is regarded a a tough
customer, but that's about au tnat can
be said for him. He Is hard to knocK
out, but Is not In the same class wrtn
a mau of Gans- caliber. Gus (Gardner
should know by this time jtfca5 has
m business with Gans. Wt had better
take heed before he gets hurt.
THE GREAT
TRIUMVIRATE
Some Interesting Items Concern
. In? the Three Oreat Pianos
Which Constitute Our '
::"r Leaders."";".'. V ,
CLAIMS ANDREWS
IS NO THIEF
Kid McCoy evidently Intends to fight.
s gut n,, despite his repeated assertions
that he intended to retire from the ring.
McCoy's manager has posted a-eheeli in
New York representing $2,600 as a for
feit. The money was accompanied with.
a challenge especially aameu i t
Munroe. McCoy says If Munroe side
steps then Jeffries or Fltsslmmons will
do.
George Dixon has evidently caught oil
In earnest in England, on saturuay
Jimmy Kelly received a letter from Dix
on to the effect that the former feather
weight champion has arranged a num
ber of engagements at the music halls
and in the ring. Kelly declares that Dix
on la well thought of In Kngland and can
make plenty of money If he takes care
of himself.
Con O'Leary, the man with the terrible
uppercut, has been matched to meet Ar
tie Holmes before the Milwaukee Ath
letic Ciub, January 30. Holmes is train
ing at Barnlckel's gymnasium, and
OXeary Is working out at Paddy Dor-
rell's nlace. Con says he would like to
meet Young Mahoney of Sheboygan after
h disposes of Holmes.
The American fighting colony In Eng
land has been augmented by the addi
tion of Patsy Corrlgan, the San Fran
cisco middleweight. Corrlgan has been
In London about two weeks, and In that
time he has figured In one bout, which
he won In handy fashion, Corrlgan ,has
Issued a challenge to meet any middle
weight. England. ltm
Letter Received Ti i ; Morning Ex-
p'aining Relations With Garrett.
In refutation of the statement made
by President Iuca. to the effect that
Jay Andrews, former third baseman and
manager of the Tacoma team,, was a
thief, the following letter was received
this morning from Mr. Andrews explan
atory of his connection with W. V. Gar
rett, of the Spokane Club: ts
"Mr. I.ucas' statement that I am In
debted In any way to. the Spokane Club
Is absolutely untrue. At the commence
ment of the season, I received from W.
V. Garrett. Its owner, $400. Before I
signed with Portland. I sent by regis
tered letter to him at Spokane the sum
named, less $314, which amount I In
curred ss legitimate expenses on my trip
to California In signing up a team for
Spokane."
- ' Fast Going at Oakland.
(Journal Special Service.)'
OAKLAND. Jan. 21. Jockey Burns
received a splendid ovation for his clever
ride on Kenilworth yesterday, winning
Volumes of Intensely interesting lnfof. 5
matlon could be written concerning the
three great America pianos and the re ;
markable personality of the men whit
nave made them famous; of the early
struggles of the elder Chlckerlngs,
which, however, never prevented their
producing a faultless piano at all times,'
of the painstaking, patient muslcianr
who created the Weber piano; of the ,
dauntless W. W. Kimball, who Is still -1
vlng and who In Id years, has estab- ,
lislied Buch a reputation and popularity
for his pianos that he Is now the pro
prietor f what is conceded to be the . '
-largest piano factory three time over,
in the world. ... .'
Then the mode of construction of
these pianos the Immense cost of the f
fine materials required, the laborious '
gathering them together
j-methods of seasoning and shaping them.
w V'" 'rs army or smiled workmen
employed, etc. '
A knowledge of these remarkable and
Interesting facts would create in the
minds of the public, almost a reverence
for the noble instruments and banish all
wonder that we are able to make the
following remarkable though very frag
mentary statements concerning our ,
leaders:
THE CHICKEiyNa. BOSTON
The unblemished career of 80 years of '
uninterrupted ptano-maklng by this com
pany has recently culminated In the pro
duction of. Instruments so perfect In
tone, of such exquisite proportions and
so marvellously rich and artistic tn dec
orations as to create a sensation among .
musicians and artists throughout the :
country. We wish to mention espec
ially the NEW CHICKERING QUART- '.
ER GRANDS, the smallest and daintiest
grand ever made, which possesses a par
ticularly fine tone combined with a vol
ume heretofore found only In grand
pianos of much greater slxe. lThey are
exceedingly neat, compact, "shapely and
elegant instruments, of a very appro
priate else for evi a small parlon, An
other Chlckerlng which Is receiving
muchnoUce of late from the presses al
most gorgeous one. recently finished for
tlife palatial home of Charles E. Schwab,
the great steel magnate.
The Chlckerlng piano is one of which
the Immortal Frans Llsst said:
"It is very agreeable to me to add my -name
to the concert of praise of which.
rour pianos are the object. To be Just
must declare them perfect, superlative
ly perfect."
It was perfect in Llstt's day. It la
better today than ever before. -
THE WEBER. NEW YORK J
This piano is appearing this year with
a great- number of the world's greatest
musicians. It Is indorsed and "used ex-. -clusively
this season, as it was hereto- :
fore, bv the entire Metro Dolltan Grand
Opera Company,' which is composed of ,'
the greatest singer and musicians in
the world: Miss Julia Geyer. the noted .
planlste, and the new celebrated violin- '
1st Koclan, also Invariably use the ;
Weber piano. The distinguished French 1
nlaniate. Madam Roser-Mlclos. whose -
debut at the Waldorf-Astoria, February
S, is anticipated with intense Interest
throughout the musical world or New -Tork.
will use the Weber.. Madam
Louie Kirkby Lunn, the gifted English
contralto, now creating a furore wher-
ever she appears in America, speaks in
glowing terms of the sympathetic tone
quality of the' Weber. It Is indorsed -also
by Eames, Calve. Alvares, Pol
Plancon Ternlna, Jean De Resske. Kdou
ard De Resske, Companari, De Vers and
numerous other celebrated-musicians.
THE KIMBALL, CHICAOO
This great Chicago piano has so- exact
ly responded to the popular want,-as',
well as to the demands of the great sr-
tlBts, that in the extremely short period
of 15 years 100,000 Klmballs have been
made and sold. Tha Kimball meets ex
actly the requirements of the singer,
furnishing the sympathetic, sustaining
tone quality so much sought. In the studio
of America's- great singer, the peerless
Lilian Nordica, in the Paris home of .
Emma Eames Story and at Craig-y-no
Castle in Wales, the Kimball piano is in
daily use. as weU as by auch celebrated '
musicians and composer as. Llebling, J.
Philip Sousa, Mario Acona, Max Alvary
and hundreds of others. In fact every
name ot prominence In the entire- mu
sical world of Christendom, might be ,
added to the list of Kimball users and
lndorsers, if space permitted.
Visit our salesrooms, and examine
these superb instruments critically and
you will buy no other. ' - Ellers Piano . "
House, SSI Washington street. Other
large stores at San Francisco, Spokane j
and Sacramento.
the Six furlopgs handicap. Track fast
weather cloudy. Results:' ' -
Futurity course.- - selling Evander -'-!
won, Jim Gore II second, mainoorouga.
third; time, 1:11. -'-if
Mile and a furlong, selling Sleeping
Child won, St. Server second, Bonny, ,
Llssak third; time, 1:64 3-5. ,
One mile, selling Lena won, , BIP 1'
Hampton second, Rosarle third; time,
1:41 K
Six furlongs, handicap Kenilworth t
won. Money Muss second, Hyuvia .xaiDoi
third; time, 1113.
One mile and an eighth, selling- Katie
Walcott won; tTUruda second, ' Kitty
Kelly third; time. 1:5414.
Seven furlongs, selling Epicure won .
Relna second, Clausua - third; time, .
1:27. I -...-'
Corbett and McGovern,
(Journal Special Service.)
NEW YORK. Jaiu.'tl. Toung Corbett
and Terry McGovern have how under
consideration an offer from the Scltuate
Athletic Club of Scltuate. .R. I., as to
their. meeting under its auspices in a
20-round contest, the title . of feather
weight championship of the world being
at issue. A purse of $10,000 has been
offered, but McGovern and Corbett have
asRed for percentage terms. .The club's
answer, is expected before next Satur
day. ,'&.'" . ;
Iportlne news. Tffcsy Denny, 108 4th.
Defeat Will Please Them.
If j? J. Titus, the oarsman, Is ever
beaten In a single scull race, nothing
could be done which w"l be ever more
pleasing to the menvbers of the Young
Men's Gymnastic Club, of New Orleans,
which first brought the champion Into
prominence. The club has long been
trying to get a man to beat him. Its
members claim that, after .sending Tit
us all over the country -t-take part in
regattas, he threw them down. That is
the reason for their avowed determina
tion to get even. In Ferdinand Demour
elle the club believes It has the man who I
will lower Titus' colors this year, and
if the champion takes part In- races De
mourelle will be on hand to row against
him. The club's new champion is train
ing hard under the eye of James Ten
Eyck, the old champion oarsman, in
preparation for the coming season, and
it Is said that If he meets Titus he will
sWely defeat him.
Demourelle was sent to the National
Regatta two years ago to row, but fell
111 a day before the race and had ta i
withdraw. Tltus worx Then .last year l
he was sent to the Harlem Regatta, but i
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