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Newspaper Page TextA. ; i . ; ' .... V I" k 'V -.l i -THE OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL, PORTIAN D, - 6 ATURDAT CEYENIKG, " PKBRTJARY' 28 1905. fx AmSTW&SmB&XlNMM iSEBAEL AND OTHER SPORTS Or Tffi PlATEfiS Short Sketches of the ' Portland Browns Records of the Men Who Are to Represent This City on the Diamond. The Portland Brown are now at San Jon engaged In preliminary practice. The boys had a rather rough trip to Ban Franclaco, being delayed en route for almoat 20 hours by a caved-ln tun nel. On the first practice Vlgneux put them through light work, taking especial care that they would not do too much labor and become stiff. The fine weather at the Oarden City acted as a tonic for the men and every one expressed the highest pralae for California aeiignt ful climate. The Han Joseans have treated the team with their most warm hospitality, which ic proverbial. The Journal will publish the latest doings of the Browns from day to day. In addition today The Journal pub lishes the records of members of the teum. Philip Hadeau. Phil Nadeau. left fielder, was born at Springfield, Mass., 28 years ago. He stands 6 feet 8 Inches, weighs 178 pounds and made his professional debut with the Springfield team In 181)5. He was a member of the Brocktons. the champions of the New England League l87-8, hatting at a 350 clip during these years. In 1899 be became a member of the Interstate League, playing with the Newcastle. Pa., team. In 1900-01 Nadeau Joined the Cortland nine of the New York State League, again evincing his prowess as a hitter, his average reaching the 450 mark. Last year Nadeau Joined the Blnghampton nine of the New' York State League, his hit ting average reaching 327. Nadeau is one of the few batsmen that has never scored below the 32" mark. Carlos Smith. Carlos Smith, pitcher and out Holder, wub born at Brookhavcn, Miss., in 1881, und made his professional debut with the Natchez team of the Cotton league, During 1002 he started pitching, win ning 22 out of 26 games, and holds a hitting record of 38i for 85 games.' lie Is u .southpaw, batter'aml an exceptional ly fast base runner, stands 8 feet 2 In ches and weighs 176 pounds. Man ager Vlgneux. It Is suld, Intends assign ing htm to the light Held. Ike Butler. Ike Butler of Stantoa. Mlch pitcher, made his first ,uppearance on the pro fessional, diamond In 1815 at Detroit, itlch.. In the old Western League, when he had reached his 21st year. In 1896 he Joined the Seattle team of the North west League and remained with them until their disbandment, finishing season with St. Paul Western League. In 1897 he was a member of the Dubuques of the Iowa Western Association; In 1898 lie played with Burlington, but finished season with Omaha. In 1899-90 Toledo, of the Ohio' Interstate League, secured Butler's services; 1901 found him with the Shrevesport team of the Southern League, and the Bucoeedlng year he played a part of the season'wlth the lat ter team, finishing up, however, with Baltimore of the American League. But ler stands 6 feet 11 Inches and weighs 190 pounds. Grant Thatcher. Grant Thatcher, the clever pitcher, is a native of Lancaster, Pa., where he was born in 1877. His first professional ball was played In Brockton, Mass., In 1898-99 with the well-known Brocktons. J n 1890 he was with the Reading, Pa., team, and the Troy and II ion teams of the New York State.1 League secured his services 1901-02.. He stands 5 feet 10 Inches and weighs 200 in condition. Charles Shields. Charles Shields, another of the local team pitchers, is a native of Jackson, Tenn.. stands 5 feet, 10 Inches and weighs 175 pounds. He made his first professional appearance as a twirler in the Memphis nine In 1901, with whom he remained three months, finishing season With Nashvllles. Last year he was member of the Baltimore and St. Louis . teams. Jay Andrews. Jay Andrews, one of the Portland Browns' pitcher, started his professional career with the Rock Island champion team of the Western Association in 1894, when but 19 years of ago. He also filled the same position for the Des Moines nine in 1895-96-97. In 1898 he played short stop for the Cedar Rapids Club and finished season with Minneapo lis as second baseman. In 1899 he was with the Buffalo nine of the American League, with whom he remained during the 1900-01 seasons, filling the position of third base. Last season he managed the Tacoma team and covered third base effectively. Andrews 1b popular among his base ball brethren and great ball is expected at the hands of the clever Illlnoisan. George Engl. '. Oeorge Engle, another of the Browns' pitchers. Is no stranger to the local fans, having played here the last two seasons. He Is a Clncinnatlan by birth, having been born there In 1876; stands 5 feet 7 Inches and weighs 145 pounds. - He made his professional bow with Jackson, Mich., In 1890 and In 1897 joined the champion. Portland, Me., nine of the New England League. In 1897 he retired from the diamond and on re suming Joined the Portland. Or., team, remaining with them during- 1901-02 Single is looked on as one of the leaders In ball-tossing circles, and is popular wwn me -Tans." J JIMMY BRITT t ": ;.:! t- . ' v. f - " t f - , , y ' t t r ' K. ' I s -t - 'vt ' ' J "J ' y' ' Jy " V t i y. vj-jw. ! y u:-?- i ' . : ,.., ,,.,, .,-,, m mm Doings of the Athletes on the Island any BrlV'SiB;i-4ir!inclfM,? the "fliu.'ryeT" 'rgrhtwefglit whose vlc- torjr over-Frank Erne gave him a natlonul i vututlon. frltt will meet . O'Keef In this city March 9. s) HARRY FORBES DEFEATS TOKELL Champion Bantamweight Gets De cision Over. English dampioo. , (Journal Special Service.) DETROIT, Mich., teb. 2S. Harry Forbes of Chicago, the American ban tam champion, and Andy Tukell. the holder of the English title, met before a large attendance at the Calumet Club laBt iviht. Oeorge Slier rofereelng. the contestants scaling at 1 1 5 pounds. 10 pounds over the bantam, limit. From the end of the second round j there was never a doubt of the Chi cago entry winning, the muchly-touted j Englishman resorting to lVal tactics. For this he was hissed by th spectators ! and frequently warned by the referee. In the terminal 10th rou : I, Forbes' superiority was evidenced by stagger- , lug the Englishman and outfighting him ! at all points, thus securing the decls- I Ion. I JOLTS AND JABS Doings of the Men Who Are Kept Ahve by Fighling. Sir Conan Doyle Comments on the Excellent Advantage of Foot ball and Outdoor Sports. The design sslscted for the Peter Jackson memorial In Sydney. N. S. W.. was submitted, to the Brisbane commit tee by Ex-Champion. L. Foley on the occasion of. his rsevnt visit to that city, nd met with approval, but the speci fications were not ' so fortunate; they were considered Incomplete, and have been referred buck: to the author of the design, who hus bsen requested to go more Into detail, and hus promised to do HO. There's a chap in England he Just arrived there before the last mall who announces himself 'as "Jim Clarke of Australia." He- Immediately pluced himself under the Wing of " 'Tastier" Tom Cannon, and straightway threw out a challenge, to -all comers at 9Mt 101b for 50 or 100 a side. As Aus tralia doesn't know of anyone named Jim Clarke, who. Is, or was. prominent in the fighting line, the Inference is that Tom Cannon's 'protege came across j the Herring Pond from N'York. whence ; many another lJXe Australian, who wanted a fight, sprung. ! Jack ilcAuliffe. the Australian-' Mirht ! welcht boxer, IS touring IndU: profes- slonally and - has a l"t to tell -of his travels amf doings In China. Japan, ; I Juva. nml other places ;n the Kst. He ; has also been in Russia. ! Much speculation und advance tlpplnit ! has been Indulged In by the Sydney quidnuncs as- to the outcome of Oio I Creedon-McCall 'contest which was j scheduled to take place In that city the I second week In February'. McCall being the favorite at 10 to 8. 9 JACK O'KEEF E ' .'V ' '. ' j-' ' - .(, f 4 . " t six t- h t . i 1 ' , r'-J ' " A If v " V '"" 111 " '' ' 1,1 c i'ii , r mm. mil r m Club Challenger Nearing Completion, ' Jack O'Keefe of Chicago, who is matched to box Jimmy Mrltt March 9. O'Keefe has a splendid record and has never met with a reverse. He has many admirers In this city, having been In training here for the past month. Sir Thomas Will Have New'tyf' Docks Built at Gravesend ; for His Accommodation i WITH THE RUNNERS Mrfcn -Willtiiiw nf Colorado, v7io" re cently defeated "touug Peter' Jackmm (colored! in i alliumm. and lilljy ial iej. tile Colorado Spring uoxer, are to conn; together in bait ba.ii- -iij .t u near dele, a nine bet of 550 Ut pending oil the uulCuine. Amateur Strong' lan. Robert Svendson. the champion amn teur strong man of Australia. Is a na tive of Copenhagen. Denmark. In his Interesting Movements of Men and Horsrs Around the Country. BILLY LAVIGNE DISCUSSES MEN Thinks That Britt Has Hard Prop, osition in O'Keefe. Hilly Lnvlgne writes The Journal as follov.-rf from Oakland, CnJ, : . . Jut -u lew lines. I want to con Jack Munroe and his manager, ("'laric j Hail, are now at Cleveland, O. 1-ike all I tne otlitr prominent heavy weights, jiuii roe lias taken uji the wrestling BHine. I and the ins miner U iiegotluttng lor u I match wltn Tom Jenkins, to lane place tl.e latter part of jlarcli. JeiiKins has ollercd to inrow him tour times Ui one hour, and Aiuiiroe thinks it fcouj.l be an easy proposition to Miund off the ClJve liuiu wrestler tor the time limit. .Munroe expresses great satisfaction over the fact that he has cinched his boxing mutch with Tom Sliarxey. rthe Amer ican Derby were out .In largt numlers yesterday ut. Memphis, and several cred itable miles were accompllHhed. Right ful, the property of John W. Schorr. 2.2nd year. He wellin 1 ljjj. iu trIm.vii-tHi leW j :t nf Ttiree-yraV-olds In a mile is & feet 7V4 Incfles ' hlg-h. Svendson Is gallop, which was finished off with u , gratuhite tlie Portland Pastime Club on an engineer by profession, and Mrst lx-fiirlonK sprint. ' ox-romplished in n j securing such a stellar attraction 'as iook 10 weigiii-iirtiiig ana teats or "acuon unuer i :zu. mghiiui has re- o'Keefe and Britt for March 9. O'Keefo strength generally two years igo. j celved hs preparation for tlie Crescent j H looked on as a likely candidate for Bvendaon has hoisted a 210-pound bell City Derby thus far. perfectly, and hus j iici,i welo-hf -Mmmiiinnnhin I i.00e ...a.,, ii:ni.y eunmsieire .wqfk. f rroln gooa nstlc ,.rltl(.g tnnt he lB a Mr. Madden huTg" to Louisville to ! m"e -tunpion. I don'f'IWnlt Fort take complete chance of his siring there. ' ,Bn1'1 "'"".r 8,b6" He will devote the larger portion of his i 'j"' "j" thl" ,1?U PrOVe; lime to his horses in training from this I "arl, w'" ,,mve " Kf fe, ,ln, time until rvady to ship East, and will j H,KU'e aIul tnB laUer ls 1,10 klnJ of a DECLINE OF CYCLING. Five' years ago the League of American Wheelmen had a mem bership of 103.000 a regular army. In those days the "silent steeds" were as thick as mos quitoes on a summer night. A year ago thu league hnd dwindled down o 10,600. People said that the dwindling was over; that the cranks had fallen by the wayside; that those who were left were the reaK enthusiasts. Today we see the L. A. W. has 5.380 mem bers. In 1898 there were 60 cycl ing papers In the land. Now there is only one such paper. Lo! the poor biker will soon be a lonesome figure. The day of the striped shirt century meet seems to be over. "Young'' Corbett is to figure shortly in unother match in audition to his con tent with Iridic llanion, which ls slated for the 2i Ui at 'Frisco, 'the feather weight champion recently had a talk with IJenny anger, the "Tipton Slash er." Corbett agreed to tight him after his match with llanion ls decided. I Gus Ruhlln says he is tired of remain ing idie and Is looking for a right. "I i urn ready to box timer Sharkey", Corbett or Jeffries," liuhilii declaird, "and If j ! they will cover the SI.UOO which 1 post- ed recently 1 will get down to business 1 at once. A match with Corbett would J be the ambition of my career. frojn grounds to t'i,Vngtli above the head; alfco his record Includes a lift of over o0o pounds with both hnnds above the head. One hundred pounds has been mlsed by h.m with one hand above the head 25 times, and a fiu; pound bell 60 times. He has also held two weights scaling between 80 and !h) pounds with arms extendeu horizontally from the sides. Oonan Doyle's Opinion. Sir Conan Doyle, the eminent English author, recently salo: "It has been ob jected that boxing and football are rough. They are rough. But there is fl greut difference between being rough and being brutal. I prophesy it will be a bad day for the Empire when our boys give up football and boxing for ping pong ami croquet.' I make only flying trips to Hamburg Place. at Lexington. I Nearly all the prominent stables nre j represented In the Carter Handicap, the 1 earth st of the slu ing handicaps. Includ j ing James K. Keene. P. Lorillard. 1-'. V. I Hell. August ISclmont. Andrew Miller. Jdiiey Paget, John V. Schorr. U. L). Morgan, p. H. McCarren and many others. the champion, us he ls possessed of both youth and vigor. Portland boxing pro moters were lucky In securing this at traction a championship meeting." Jack MeCormlck of Philadelphia hus received an otter from the Washington Sporting Club. Philadelphia, to meet j Kid McCoy In u six-round bout this j month. MeCormlck says lie will accept : provided the club will post Ji.oOO as a i guarantee that the mill will be held. ; MeCormlck is also willing to put up j J50U as a forfeit. If McCoy does the I same. MeCormlck stipulated that Jic Coy must not wear hand bandages. can or will gainsay? In reply to a lot of old-womanish chatter, re-eliminating the "knock-out" In .boxing. Mr. Oeorge V'lze. the Australian referee of boxing, adds: "As any blow known In the science of linxlnjr may prove a knock-out.' to meet certain require ments on that point men may tin well flourish at about lo paces from each other, well out of danger; or. better still, box in blown-out Boyton suits, with a mask to match." Ben Rlgby. the Jockey that William iJukc. at one time a partner of Enoch W'ishard, Introduced to the Britishers Again, who I several years ago. has sailed for France. Harry Corbett of San Francisco writes The Journal that the California sports think so highly of Jimmy Brllt's abili ties us u boxer that they are willing to wager 10,000 he can whip "Young" Corbett. lie had considerable success In France last season, and finished well up on the list of winning jockeys. He will again wear the colors of M. Kphrussl. to whom lie was under contract lust. year. M I Kphrussl has a siring of nearly thlrtv thoroughbreds. Itlghy receives a salary of JG.OiiO besides the mount fees of $13 and $24 for losing and winning horses. 1 LATE WIRE GOSSIP Brief Notes of the Latest Happen ings in Various Parts. Billy Barcett of New York recently defeated Harry Chamberlain In twenty rounds at Liverpool, England. The girls' basketball team of Pacific University are due here tomorrow morning-. They will play a game with the St. Helens' Hall team at 10:30 a. m. ABe Attel of San Francisco and Terry McGovern of New York are "listed to box 20 rounds before the Fort Krle Ath letic Club, March 2. The weight is set ut 120 pounds at 3 o'clock. i Attel wants to match his, brother, Caesar, against Jimmy Anthony, the ! ! risco boxer, who has returned to the ring. Attel wants the weight specified at 122 pounds at 3 o'clock. Anthony's reply Is expected In a day or so. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 28. The great brood mare Vtllayette was killed by falling In a hole last night. She was by Brown Hal out of Sweepstakes, arjd was a full sister to 8tar Pointer. ! Charles Levere of Seattle writes The Journal that he is willing to meet Jim ' my Rellly of San Francisco, who recent ly defeated Kerns before the Pastime Club. PHILADELPHIA, Fel7 28. Eleven men remain in the race at Industrial Hall. Score of leaders: Cavanaugh, 4C8 miles; Dlneen, 460r"Hegeiman. 438; Dav is, 434; Click, 431. ... Fought a Draw. (Journal Special 'Service.) SPOKANE, Feb. 28. Kid Fredericks and Dick Lewis (colored), who boxed a lively 10-round draw before the Spo kane Athletic Club, February 25, may be re-matched. While the contest was declared a draw, according- to the articles of agreement It was practically a vic tory for Fredericks. Kate Fisher, a sister of Tea's Over, lam of Dick Welles, which defeated lavable, winner of last year's Futurity, is to be bred to King Eric, the sire f Dick Welles. NEW YORK, Feb.. 28. Harvard beat Yale 'last 'Night In the nrsfkame of the finals for the Intercollegiate hockey champlonshjp, by a score of . 6 to 2. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. E. E. Smathers. the Brooklyn trotting horseman, has bought McChesney for $30,000. Ho will race him in the West. PARIS, Feb. 28. A dispute has arisen between Vlgnaux. Sutton and Cure, who won the same number of games in the international championship billiard tour nament. Vlgnaux claiming- the world's championship on the ground that he made .the test averages. Sutton and Cure refuse to admit the claim, and It has been decided to refer the matter to the courts. ENID, O. T Feb. 27. Horace Martin ("The Black Pearl") a colored boxer. came near being lynched here Tuesday night for having killed Jim Jones, a Kansas negro. In a saloon quarrel. Two weeks ago "Black Pearl," who has been In the territory far some time, boxed six rounds with a local man. In 1891 Bob Fllzslnimons, at Minneapolis, knock ed out Martin In the fourth round. : Commissions on California Races Accepted at Portland Club Cafe. 130 Fifth street. - Direct wires from tracks. Want to Box Here. Billy Roche, the New York boxing promoter, writes The Journal ,as fol lows: "I. would like to arrange matches for any of the following before the Port land Pastime Club: OeorgW- McFadden, 13"5-38; Charles Sieger, 135-88; "Kid" MePartland, 135-38. Any of the fore going to meet winner of the Brltt O'Keefe contest. "Andy Walsh, 154 pounds, to meet Al Nelll. "Tommy Felti. 115-118 '. pounds, to meet Frankie Nelll of San Francisco. "Address all communications in con nection, Billy Roche. 343 St Ann's Ave nue, New York, N. Y." - f , ZZZj, j Sia" HART j ( 0 $ j m0t J. B. Ilaggln. the well-known breeder. Is the latest person to make a declara tion frem tho Brooklyn Handicap. He has withdrawn his four-year-old Water-boy. There Is another benefactor in the field. The Steeplechase Insurance Com pany is the latest concern to protect bettors on running races. Trainer Enoch Wishard, who at pres ent Is in Nashville, Tenn., training Sav able and Van Rouse, thinks the latter will be a superior three-year-old to last year's two-year-old 'champion. Savable is quoted at 10 to 1 in the American Derby, while his stable companion is lu-Jd at 29 to 1, The Alabama Stale Legislature has reported favorably a bill to legalize pool selling in that State. A limited number of day' sport is permitted by the bill. Mobile and Montgomery will each have nice meetings next winter If the measure should pass. THE LOQUACIOUS TRINITY. Every body is sick and tired listening to Jeffries the bluffer, Fltzslmmons the man who never faked, and Corbett the eminently loquarious. For the . past two months this trinity of profes sional chatterers and blatant bel lowers has been going around the country issuing faithless chal lenges and making false state ments, knowing full well that their sole object was free adver tising. This they cannot deny. Matters have reached that stage in sporting circles when the fol lowers of pugilism will no longer place the slightest credence In their sayings. Thy are like three big hungry babies bawling for something to eat. HOI FOR PAPER CHASE "Sig" Hart, Jack O'Keefe'a manager, who held the world's bantam championship for several years and considered one of the cleverest men In the ing. Sidney Paget Is at the Palace. Sah Francisco. He Is a well-known gentle man rider, owner of a big stable and a member of New York's exclusive social set. Mr. Paget has come West to visit the Raneho del Paso. J. B. Muggins' big breeding farm near Sacramento.- At recent sales of Haggln horses tn the East. Mr. Paget was a" large pur chaser and paid as high as J2 1,000 for one youngster. Me has collected, a sta ble of forty youngsters, the largest that will figure on the Eastern tracks next summer and fall. They are all of the Haggln breed and are being put Into condition by Jack Jnynes. a trainer who has a splendid re-putailon. Tho Paget stable is commonly report ed to represent an investment of J700 -000. Portland Hunt Club' Members En joying the Sport Today. When Sir Thomas Llpton bringa 8bam rock III. over here next summer for his third great effort to win the America' Cup he will probably anchor her- 1m' Uravesend Bay. The Inconvenience and loss of time due to keeping Shamrock II. anchored In the Horseshoe at Bandy' Hook were a source of vexation to the Irish sportsman, and he hopes to save several days of valuable working time by having the new challenger anchored between trial spins at a point where' quick work can fie done in changing or repairing any of her gear. The new anchorage ground ls expected' ... u- reuay long oerore June. It Is with-1 in the basin of the American Power A Construction Company, at the foot' of Hubbard street. Gravesend Beach, short distance below L'lmer Park, where the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company ' has a station. During the last two weeks a score of men with a giant steam dredge have been at work deeD- f riling ana uroaiening the channel from the bay into the basin. Within a few days another and larger dredge will be at work. It will be necessarv onlv tn dredge the channel across a broad. .d.L hollow co. . In order 10 Drovio- dl safe mooring place for the biggest yachts In the world. The company's yacht basin will be 600 feet wide and. 1,000 reet long. . Work Is Keoently Son. The work of preparing Shamrock Ilfg American racing anchorage is being done with haste and some secrecy. The Amer- lean Power & Construction Company was y organized months ago with a large capl-' tal. Janres M. Doremus of the Spragu i ' National Bank of Brooklyn Is president; A. P. Bllven is vice-president and bust- 'ness manager and a brother of ex-Sheriff iom Dunn of that city ls treasurer. Captain S. S. Hall Is general superinten dent. Wealthy, members of Ave large v yacht clubs are 'the loading stockholders- , The company owns 90 city lots, oc 3.256.000 square feet of land, at Gravea- end .Beach, and has already erected two ! three-story dwellings, each 50160 feet. 1 for building and storing steam yachts, launches, etc. Two more buildings of equal size will soOn be erected. A block of six houses ls about to be constructed, In Hubbard street. These will be OCCU- ' pled by the company's grocery, drug " store, bakery, branch postofflce, ship . chandlery, telegraph office, barber shop, etc. A hotel, restaurant and 'cafe will;' " be erected -for' the Accommodation of; yachtsmen and their friends. . - I On one pier beside the basin wilt be s,V coal pocket, ice house, naphtha supply1 tank, etc. Near by will be a power4 house. 5.0x50 fet. to supply electric In-j stallation and power for use on yachts. I The other pier beside the -basin, bast already been leased to the Brooklyn j Yacht Club, who will build a'new and handsome club house thereon, ' , 4 ' Big Dry Docks na&nsd. An important feature of the new plant ' win be the installation of three large marine railways or dry docks. These will be built by the Boston Marine Rail-? way Company, amply large enough, to nsure the safe and easy handling of th biggest yachts afloat They will be able to take care of anything from the aise of Vanderbllt's Conqueror down. '1 he Idea we have in mind," said- an i official of the company last evening, "is. o provide for all of a yachtman's wants from the moment his craft ls designated until she ls dismantled. We shall build, rig, fit out, provision and repair yachts. Our specialty will be the building and maintenance of steam and power yachts.' "An owner may leave his vesgek Witts us from the time she goes out of com'. mission until she Is to go to sea agalnj and know mat she will be kept and fitted out in the best possible way. . "If Shamrock III. comes to our care,' as we now expect, we shall save several! working days in her tuning-up trials.! One day at this period, as every yachts-, man knows, is worth a week at nji other time." r . ------;r Ingleside Racing ex Good Boat at Tacoma, TAC6mA, Feb. 28. The sport follow ers turned out In targe numbers at Ger mania Hall to witness the 20-round con test between Jack Donnelly of Chicago and Perry Queenan of Milwaukee. The contest went the limit, ending in a draw. Donnelly was far the cleverer boxer, and surprised the assemfirkl sports. Bonner and Williams Draw. VICTOR. Colo.. Feb. 28. Jack Bonner, the Summit Hill (Pa.) coal miner, and Morgan Williams of ColoiadO, jboxed a 20-round draw before a large attend ance at the Opera House, last night. The contest was a lively affair from. start to finish. The members of the Portland Hunt Club ran an open paper chase this after noon. Th- riders assembled at 3 o'clock at a point' one block south of the Thompson School, and galloped away In a body. The delightful weather was the occasion for a large turnout. .Many lady members participated In the sport. The Hunt Club will take as many out ings as possible during the next six weeks In order to train for the paper chase for the "Kerr Cup." which will be run on April 25. The "Kerr Cup" chase brings out tho entire club and an ex citing chase Is expected. Britt on His Way. Jimmy Britt, accompanied by Reno, Bates and- his brother Billy, left San Francisco last night at 8 o'clock for tliis city. Britt ls in excellent trim for his go with O'Keefe. as he has been In hard training during the post four weeks. ' Britt will arrive tomorrow morning and will be met by a large del-r egation of sports: .Britt 'a Becord. Jimmy Britt, of San Francisco, the holder of the white lightweight cham pionship title, made his, initial debut in professional fisticuffs against . George t' KId") Lavlgrie, May. 30. 1902. before an Oakland club, winning In the eighth round. On November SO, 102, at, San Francisco, Britt defeated Frank Erne In .seven rounds, and landed the 'white championship title. , - ' Soortiug sows, Tracy A Denny, 105 4th. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2 l.--Long j shots performed several stunts at Ingle-i side yesterday, the greatest , surprise being July Gyp, a 60 to 1 shot. Ths-l weather was fine and the track fast. Re suits: , f Seven furlongs, selling M. F. Tarpejrl won, Ohio Girl second. Lone Fisherman ' third; time, 1:29. ! Futurity course, selling St. Phlllip-f plna won. Florlnel II second. Sea Lionj' third; time, 1:11. Six and a half furlongs, selling Oro j sis won. Actuon second. Byronerdale third; time, 1:21. - Six furlongs, handicap Sad Sam won.'' Royal Rogue second. Double Six -thirds time, 1:1314. Seven furlongs,' Belling Julyi Gjrpi won. El Piloto second. Pupil third; time. ' 1:2814. One mile, selling Bonnie Llssak ' won. Velma Clark second. Rose of liar ' third; time, 1:42. '' 0'Kecfe's Record. Jack O'Keefe ls a native of Braid wood. 111., where he first saw daylight June 13. 1884. He stands 6 feet f Inches and weighs 128-133 pounds, . and when he first donned tho mitts boxed in the bantam division. During bis profes- . slonal career he has met the following -men: - .'..'''".. l:v Knockouts Johnny Kelry, a rounds: " . Joe Dally, 3; Jack Callahan,, : Billy ' Finticane, S; Billy Ryan, S; Clareno v Forbes, 20; Jimmy Devlne, f. Draws Harry Forbes, It rounds: Buddy Ryan, 6; BUly Gardner, : Hughe' McPadden. 6: Buddy Ryan. : - Young Mowatt, , Tommy Bntli van, 20, and number of lesser lights. , " ' '- j . O'Keefe is Under the capable manage f ment of Slg. Hart, the retired banteml champion of America. v Hart has ls! Jack Daly of Chicago tinder his roan. ageraeat,' and he Is anxious to match the latter against Tom Rellly. who recently defeated Al Nelll and Jack Fogarty.