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J. THE " OHEfl ON " DAILY JOTTPKAIit' IPOPTlyPt 'SviroiSl)AT: EVENING HAHCn 11, 1903. 3 omthe WORUP'S SPORTSMEN f Walcott-Lavigne Fight Several Years Ago Sporting: Men Claim That It Was Bloodiest Contest Ever ' Seen In the Ring. . " At a Broadway, New York. port!nf Hndasvoua where follow ra of pug-lliam ar wont to congregate a dlacuaalon arose tbe other night aa to what wai the beat glove oonteat ever Been In the East. y Various oplnlona were aet forth until Ji one man apoke up to the effect that by far the moat Interesting and at the sane time the bloodleat fight he ever had aaen waa the 16-round battle at Maspeth,L. I., December 2, 18H5. Immediately there waa an approving choma from the crowd, for the fight and lta exciting lncldenta were readily recalled. Lavigne waa then the undisputed light Weight champion and a wonderful two handed fighter. He had beaten hla way to the front, meeting victim after vic tim, until he waa ready to go out of hla claaa to get on a mill. Walcott. who waa under Tom O'Rourke'a management, waa about the beat welterweight In the country, but because of hla height and general build the matchmaker were aoon endeavoring to bring about a go with Lavigne. After much dinkerlng the- men agreed to fight under extraordinary condition. They were to weigh 133 pounds at O'clock In the evening, three nours before getting into the ring, and the fight waa to be limited to 16 rounda with the un- deratasdlng that "Walcott had to Knock Lavigne out inside of that limit In order to win. Walcott had to do a lot of hard road work to get down to hla weight, and when the men jumped on the scales at the appointed time they both tipped the beam at 1314. Weighed zn at 131H They weighed in at the Turkish bath rooms, corner Broome and Bowery, and according to Nick Long, Walcott, when he jumped off the scales, made a riafih for a large basketful of provender which was in the keeping of his brother. Blu fleld Walcott, and devoured sandwich after sandwich until the onlookers fairly thought the "Black Demon" would never atop. Such a wholesale destruction of food in such a brief space of time had been rarely ever chronicled in Gotham flstio circles, Walcott having literally eaten the entire collation. Three hours later they got into the Cring of the Empire Athletic Club, which iaa packed to the doora. The betting Tavored Walcott, who aa soon as the first gong rang forced the fight He be gan with fierce rushes and heavy slugging.- which the BDorts believed would boii put an end to the Saginaw lad. But in the first seven rounds Lavigne, though he waa on the defensive, held his own ao well that the big crowd cheered him again and again. Walcott never allowed The white man to rest a minute, however. and in the eighth round be landed a ter rltic smash on Lavlgne's left eye, which quickly cloaed, while another hot punch drew the blood from the Kid a mouth. Surely, the sports said, the fight waa Hearing an end, for aa Lavigne came up for the ninth round and rallied he did not show his usual speed and strength. Walcott, who Had been grinning all along aa if he had a cinch, rushed again with merciless punishment, and swinging bis right he landed such a terrific blow on the Kid's left ear that it swelled to the size of a baseball before the round ended. Aa he went to hla corner, Lavigne begged hla aeconds to lance his ear, as the pain was awful, but they did not have time. Before the 10th round was on Lavlgne'a ear waa swollen so much that it waa larger than both his fists put together. Walcott made a mark of It at once, and proceeded to rain a shower of cruel biows upon it laTigne'a Bar Broke. All of a sudden a tremendous smash broke, the ear open and a torrent of gore waa spattered over both fighters and those of the spectators around the ring. Another smash seemed to cut the whole ear off, so that it dangled on Lavlgne's neck, held by a few bloody tendons. It was such a gruesome sight that even old-timers such as Jere Dunn, Al Smith and Jimmy Kakley turned their heads away. But Lavigne, going to his chair, was relieved of the pain and turn ing to his manager, Sam Fitzpatrlck, he aid: "Patch that ear up any old way, Sam, so that I can keep the blood out of my eyes, lor I'm going to beat that coon be fore the go ends! Bo Fitapatrick put some healing prepa ration on the ear, which turned it Jet black and stopped the flow of blood for the time being. But as soon as the light weight champion got, to the center of the ring for the 11th round Walcott was after him hammer and tongs. With storm of fight-hand swings he cut the ear open again and closed up the other eye. still Lavigne, with his bulldog pluck, never faltered, even though the punishmant grew mora frightful every moment. When the 12th round ended it did not seem possible for Lavigne to stay the limit. "Throw up the sponge, Sam!" cried inrny of Lavlgne's au-iirers to Fitx- patrlck, but the latter only smiled and shook bis head. It was In the 13th round wxien Walcott was trying to trot on the nnismng touches that the lightweight, crimson from head to foot in his own blood, showed what a wonderfully game man he was. Standing resolutely up to the shower or diows which Walcott rained on hla bead and neck, Lavigne finally saw what he had been looking 'for ever since the mill began. It was an opening for the point of the Jaw and the Saginaw pugi list let go his right with the force of a pile driver. His aim was not so. accurate as it might have been, for he only, got the blow to the upper part of the Jaw. but there was force enough in the punch to send Walcott to his knees. Walcott Went Sown. The colored fighter was only down for a moment or two, but he looked so sheep ish that the crowd broke Into deafening cheers. As he got up, Walcott wore a sickly grin on his ebony features,, but this soon changed to a look of ferocity as he rushed again with all his might Lavigne met him with powerful - body blows and smashes, - so that- when the j WILL BRITT AND O'KEEFE MATCH AGAIN? jimmy Britt. and party left for Ban Franclsoo last night; They were accompanied td tha railroad depot, de spite the Inclement weather, by a legion of the olever Callfornlan's frienda y - 1 Britt. ere leaving, signified his willingness to meet Oi.f again under any condition, and Willi Britt. tha ex-champlon's brother, said In connection: ' "I will personally offer a purse of 15.000. .winner take all, for a return ' match' Britt a manager ulso offers a bond of 1500 to anybody who will indue O'Keaf to enter the list again, with ; the ex-champion on a wlnner-to-take-all-proposltion. in a 10 or 10round go, Britt to knock out his man or lose decision. . ' Slf Hart, O'Keefe's manager. Informed The Journal' representative- that h accepted Britt' terms, and added: - Til match Jack O'Kaef to box Britt at San Francisco, Portland or Fort Erie, but Oeorg filler of Chi cago must act aa referee." The winner' end In the O'Keefe-Brltt contest amounted to a llttl ever 11.180, the San Franciscan receiv ing $710." . .. Dick. Fitspatrlck and Jimmy Rellly, who boxed a ll-round draw on th tb lnst, are to meet again before the PMtlm Club. . Negotiations are now pending a to th securing of many stellar attraction by th local club, among which may be mentioned Jo Oans va Tom Tracey, Jack Johnson va. Kid Carter, and many other. FIRST PICTURE OF MOST FAMOUS MOTOR CAR IN WHOLE EUROPE a Hkk.. iV ; I Vvr.m.T jr ... -rrrrrr 731 I 1 tvL m m- m - .it. fe'' ! V eA:r--;'id t'MM 1 ft ft 4 rum bouts m PHIUDE1PIIIA Interesting Events Told by Sporting Writer Some Promising Boxers Who Will Soon Be Looking for Matches. For Strength and Durability ror base or Runnlncr For Qraceful Lines For General Excellence , NOTHINQ EXCCLLS OR EQUALS THE I U 1903 sw m -mmvm Th Ka!er' oldIer have learne d to fear the sight of the famou red war charlpt, which the Imperial Wll helm now uses In making hla tours of Inspection of his troops. The warlike Kaiser sweeps down upon the var ious sections of his troops when they least expect, him. He has great faith in the automobile for war Uses. He Intends to Inspect the next Grand Army maneuvers In his famous war chariot, here shown. 6 9 f4 round ended the crowd was well nigh in sane. Walcott went to his corner crestfallen. O'Rourka gave him encouragement and told him that he would surely win In the 14th. but aa soba as Joe came to the scratch Lavigne waif like a firebrand. He rushed headlohg into a clinch and, break ing out of IV he landed a half hook on Walcott' law.1 This negro reeled and elutched convulsively at the ropes. La vlgne waa after, him red hot then and Walcott began to hug the lightweight champion to save himself. The referee broke numerous clinches by main force, and Lavigne tried for a knockout with a fearful right for the Jaw. The blow was high, but it Jarred Walcott from head to heel. Wobbling across the ring to a cor ner, walcott was on tne verge or receiv ing his quietus when tbe gong came to his assistance. No 800 ner had he taken his corner than Walcott wanted to climb out of the rlne, O'Rourke was furious. He first expostu lated with the "Giant Killer," then threatened- him, with the result that Walcott began the 16th and last round with apparent reluctance. Laylgne, bat tered up ao that hla nearest relatives would not have recognized him came out of his corner with a gallant rush. Wal cott had rallied under fire from O'Rourke and waa again slugging away with both hand. "Kid" on Offensive. Lavigne, however, soon forced Walcott to take tha defensive, so that when the fight ended Joe was wandering aimlessly up and down Queer street. Before the decision could be announced the crowd. leaping- to ' its feet, cheered Lavigne to the echo, and when it waa officially made known that the lightweight champion had really, won there- was a scene that never has, been repeated "at a ringside. Lavigne, had both eyes closed, his left ear was hanging by a thread and his mouth was so badly swollen that he could, not eat for a week; yet he was the happiest pugilist in the world that night, for his praises were sung from the Atlantic to the raoinc. Such a terrific strain did these men undergo, however, that it was a year or more before elthor got back to his old form. If the fight had gone to a finish, Lavigne would have won to a certainty. The excuse made for Walcott was that he tbad been weakened In getting to weight and for that reason was not equal to the test. HE SELECTS BRITT. Jack Herman of the Fort Erie Club today wired Slg Hart (O'Keefe's manager) that the April date at his club ia at O'Keefe's disposal. Hart wired back as follows: "All right, any one you select, but would prefer Britt." HUNT CLUB TO RUN SATURDAY "Three Post Race" Planned for That Date. The Portland Hunt Club has planned "Three Post Race" for next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the start to be made from a point already selected on West avenue and the Bar Road. As many members of the club aa choose may take part and there Is every lndlca tlon that tbe turn-out will be large. The plan of this race is simple, and yet complicated. There is no specified course. Each racer takes whatever route he may desire, but before return ing to the starting point he must register at two other points which have been picked out by a committee in charge, but which will not be announced until the contestants assemble for the run, This makes the general course triangu lar, but no one is compelled to follow its lines closely. Splendid sport is an ticipated. "Hagan. Abrams & Kelly, Law, Real Es tate and Insurance." And tne sign, tack ed to the doors of three big offices in the Real Estate Trust Building, marked the Inception of a venture peculiarly in teresting to the sporting world the opening of a business career for one of the foremost boxers Hagan (Jack 0.'Brlen) In the modern ring, and the clear demonstration of the fact that pugilist can be a business man of brain and talent, as well as a prize ring star. O'Brien or Hagan does not propose to entirely abandon the ring. It yields him too many dollars. Mr. Hagan, at torney, will plead cases In the morning. Mr. Hagan, real estate dealer, will be guile purchasers of suburban cottages In the afternoon. Mr. Hagan, highly re spected citizen, will go home to supper. After supper Mr. O'Brien, fighter, will pack a satchel full of towels and sponges and set out for the ring, where every right swing he lands means a good re taining fee and every left hook the price of the repairs on the house out In the new addition. The following letter from a sporting writer of Philadelphia waa received to day toy Nick Long of The Journal: Have not written you for some time. Been quit busy. Boxing is good in Phlladeluhla lust at DrwsunL Mi-(Jovrn and Maynard drew 4.300 McUovern got 46 per cent or 11.936. Maynard got 11.000 guarantee. - McCoy and McCor mlck druwSil.VOO. McCov received one- third, or mi.. McCormlck 1725. The Ariel la drawing In, drawing around II 200 to a show. Bailey at the Broadway araws tne capacity every week. Hla is a popular priced club, 25 and 60 cents. Nothing higher. He never draws less than $800. The National always drawa goou crowds, mere are but four regu larly running clubs here now. The Washington SDortlnir Club. Broadway. Ariel and National. Flu and Jeffries show at the Washlnaton tonlaht. Cole Is to meet Lurry Temple at the vvasningion (iuu witnin the month. His bout with Walcott In Boston has been culled off twice by Walcott both times. uunny jjougnerty meets a good "Kid. Johnny. Whit (who. by the way. Is as wacK as tne ace or spades) at tne Ariel next Friday night. Peter Maher meets Mexican Pete Everett at the Washing ton sporting iiuo next Monday. Ev erett will win. 1 had Cole matched with Maher and Pete crawled out of match. Gus Gardner Is floundering around town. Cannot get a date at any of- the clubs. lo pot. know why. He lias a national reputation, but they don t want him 'I',,...-.. 1- A nnln.....b I. I 1 1 Tlnnny Devlne. He Is a good boy and can nine out of ten of the best men in the country. He can scale at 112 pounds or lib ringside. There ts nothing around her that can beat him. There Is a big black fellow being developed here. He Is a ccrnier. He calls himself "Black BUI." He has knocked out every man he nas rougbt save Charley Htevenson. Stevenson held him even. You remem ber Stevenson. He gave Denver Ed Martin a terrible battle at Conev Island. It was the same nlaht that Georse Cole knocked out Toney Drew and George By- ers Knocaeu out cnariey strong, it was a free "bogle" show. This "Black Bill Is only IS years of age and scales 185 pounds. He Is 6 feet 11 Inches tall. Grand specimen of muscular develop ment. New talent is scare In Philadelphia None being developed at all. I am hav ing a lot of work getting men to take Cole on. I offered to have him weigh ift at 3 o clock for Matty Matthews, Rube Ferns, Tom Cowhlg, Charley Mc- Keever or any of those fellows, but the matchmakers say these fellows do not want any of him. They offer me dates with George Gardner, Peter Maher, Joe Choynskl and the like. Pretty healthy len t ht , He has defeated all the big men be has met. but I am the least bit leary of running him against Gardner. I have accepted matches with Maher and Choynskl, if they can close with them. I sent you some pictures of Cole. See what you can do for him put there. Would like to get him a Job put there with Tracey, Nelll, Glbbs or some of those near his weight. LADIES PLAY BASKETBALL BICYCLES THIS YEAR-nMORE THAN EVER ' "The Best Wheel on Earth." I wo-speod Chainlets, Chain, Cushion Frame and Spline Pork models $25, $35, $40, $50, $60, $65 AUTOMOBILES MOTORCYCLES SUNDRIES 5 C.uuunnunUKa Fred T. Merrill Cycle Co. inc. PORTLAND, SEATTLE SPOKANE TACOMA J. M. ARTHUR & CO. MACHINERY MERCHANTS aoaara roa Oardea City Tmm Oo. w Blowers and Exhauster. Xddgarwood Manof aotarlna; Oo. Logging and Pile Driving En gines. Trnton Iron Company, Wire Rope. Bri City Iron Work, Engines and Boiler. Xn a Bodley Company, Corliss Engine. .. '-.) American XAaadrr XaoMaarr 0 Laundry Machinery. J.1 Tay a Zgaa Company, vvooa woraing uacnineryt m. v. atuns aj Company, Inserted Tooth. BoUd and. LaVK IKIXOLI KACHME. -LINK BELTINO, LACE LEATHER and a full line of Mill, Machin ist, Logging, Mining and Railway Supplies. Band Bawa. Cfea. A. Schema a Company, Oak-Tanned Leather Belting1. Boston Woven Ko. Babbes Oat, Rubber Belting and Hose, a. J. tkiiaw a Boas. Shlmer Heada BtUlwall-Blero ft Smith-Tail Oo Pump for Every Duty. 03 FIRST STREET, . PORTLAND, OREQOIV The Rickreall Team Defeats Dallas College, THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREQON. AMERICAN PLAN ""-ft- $3.00 Per Day sad Upward HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. Tbe manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A modern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H.C BOWERS, nanager. Monroe's Lost Diamonds. Fltzsimmons' Wi? Bob FlUsimmons, the ex-champion. lost his wig while In Chester, Pa,, the other night Anxious to catch the train to Philadelphia, . the Cornish man forgot to don his' wig before leaving the dress ing room in the Sixth Regiment Armory Building, where he and Jeffries tapped each other for nine minutes. Fltz missed the wig as he stood at the station waiting for the train. As he lift ed his Fedora hat the chill March wind blew over his bald head. lie called Jef fries to on side and told him on the quiet what had happened. A Chester friend wffs taken into the conference, and he was told to get the wig and Bend it to Bob s Philadelphia address on the early morning mail. 'Don't tell the newspapers," he re marked as.be boarded the train. (Journal Special Service.) NEW YORK. March 11. Jack Mun- roe, the ex-mlner, is mourning the loss of five diamond rings. They were stol en from him in Boston by his trusted valet. Jack Morris of this city, a crap shooter of the Bowery. Morris had been Munroe's valet for several weeks. The ex-mlner thought so much of him that he trusted htm with his jewelry and money while he was boxing on the stage with Tom "Jabber", Carry. Morris went broke in Boston after a few flings in the dice. He wanted to get back to New York and made Munroe stand the expense, but the ex-mlner did nqf know it. ' munroe, as usual, gay Morns nis Ave diamond rings when he went to get ready for his bout. Morris took them and slipped out of the theatre, lumped on a car and went to tl railroad -depot, where ha boarded a train for this city- Boxer in Business Venture. (Journal Special Service.) PHILADELPHIA. March 11. A new sign went up in this city today Racing at Oakland. (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO. March 11. The talent" received an unlooked-for set back yesterday when Forest King was played from CO to 1 to 10 to 1, In the fifth race at a mile and 70 yards, and won easily. The horse waa carefully prepared and S. J. Jones, his owner. and a number of others played him ex tensively. The local ring was hit hard and it is understood he was well sup ported in poolrooms throughout the country. The best contested race of the day. however, was the six and a half furlongs handicap, Deutschland the favorite, led in the stretch and looked like a winner. but Mocorito .came with a rush and beat him a nose.' Nlgrette was third, a head away. The weather was fine and the track good. Results: Six furlongs, selling Virgle D'Or won, Senora Caesar second. Jennie Hughes third; time. 1:16. Four furlongs, selling Annie Marie won. Young Pepper second, Sollta third; time, :49 Vb- Futurity course, selling Alice Carrey won, Lizzie Rice second, Naulahka third; time, 1:1114. Six and a half furlongs, handicap Mocorito won, Deutschland second, Nl grette' third; time, 1:21. Mile and 70 yards, selling Forest King won, David S. second. Silver Fizz third; time. 1:1614. One mile, selling Action won, Hora- tlus second, James F. third; time. 1:46. (Journal Special Service.) DALLAS. Ore.. March 11. The Dallas College girls' basketball team, though defeated here by the Rickreall girls' team by a score of 16 to 2, played an ex citing game, and considering the fact that it was the initial essay of the col lege team, they made an excellent show ing against the Rickreall team, which Is looked on as one of tbe best ladles' teams in the state. The individual playing of the Rick reall team was exceptionally good, and was largely the cause of victory. Misses Ballyantyne and Teats of the College team did the star playing of the evening. The line-up was as follows: Dallas. Positions. Rickreall. Hattle Teats ..Forward... Grace Burch Maude Hart ..Forward. Mrs. McDowell E. Ballyantyne. Center A. Southwick E. Hart Guard H. Southwick EL Hayes Guard Mrs. McDanlel College Players Busy. (Journal Special Service.) NEW YORK, March- 11. One month hence the collegiate baseball season will have begun In earnest, and those inter ested' In the sport are already looking forward to the first game with keen In terest. With the advent of real spring weather the candidates are leaving the cages and are turning to the open field for real practice. Reports from Har vard, Yale. Cornell, Pennsylvania and Princeton, and likewise from the numer ous smaller colleges and universities throughout the East, indicate that the Interest in the game this year Is as marked as ever and the race for the in tercollegiate championship will be fol lowed with closest attention. From the Middle West comes news of the same tenor, and the teams of Michigan, Illi nois, Chicago, Minnesota, Nebraska, Mis souri, Kansas and other large universi ties have commenced training In earnest. Daffy-Sweeney Boat. (Journal Special Service.) BOSTON, Mass.. March 11. Martin Duffy, the Chicago lightweight. and Patsy Sweeney are to furnish the star attraction at tonight's boxing show of the Criterion Athletic Club. The articles call, for a 10-round go at 138 pounds. This will be Duffy's first ring appearance in the East, and as a consequence the j result Is awaited with considerable in terest. Jn the event of success the Chl- cagoan will be matched to meet several prominent fighters in Boston and vicinity. Indian Girls Win. (Journal Special Service.) SALEM, March 11. In the Chemawa basketball court last night the Chem awa Indian Girls' team defeated the Al bany College girls by a score of 21 to 6; and the Chemawa Boys' team defeated the Albany High Schoolboys, the score being 10 to 4. The Chemawa girls have met a number of good teams this winter and have nver been defeated. Ryan and Fitzsimmons. (Journal Special Service.) HOT SPRINGS. Ark.; March 11. While boxing with Joe Gans at the gym nasium of the Whittlngton Club, Tommy Ryan fractured a bone in his right wrist. and it will be at least a month befor he will be able to begin training again. Regarding the proposed match with Fits," for a aide bet of $5,000-and th middleweight championship, Ryan said he offered to meet Fits a month ago, but the Australian was evasive, and said h would not fight for a year. "If this match Is arranged for June or July, th time of the Corbett-Jeffriea match, I wllj probably train with Corbett. I have re ceived several letters from him asking me to train him if he should be matched to fight Jeffries, and I have always found Corbett a good man to train with." Bowling and Handball. The interesting weekly; handicap bowl ing tournament at th Multnomah ClUD concluded last evening with Krouae, Green. Montgomery and Oliver the vic tors, with a score of 786. Ball, Hablg horst, Ford and Jones wer second, with 7S2. The other team were: Hudson, Rutledge, Sunnan and Hammond, 701, and Cook, Johnson, Stott and Coman. 634. The novice handball single now in progress at the Multnomah Club is arousing much interest Over 20 par ticipants have entered the tournament and a series of at least three events each evening will take place until the tourna ment is completed. New Champion Golfer. (Journal Special Service.) LOS ANGELES, March 11. The new champion golfer among professionals and amateurs of Southern- California is Willie Smith, who maintained his lead in the last rounds of the big tournament at the Country Club and beat out his brother, Alec, by four strokes. In doing so this expert of national reputation es tablished a new record for 72 boles on the local links by making the . remark ably low score of 308, an average of 77 per round, two strokes under bogey for each 18 holes and eight strokes on tbe whole better than the colonel's score. Fitzgerald and Britt. (Journal Special Service.) NEW YORK. March 11. Willie Fita- geraid, who Is matched to fight Jimmle Britt in San Francisco at 133 pounds. has left for Hot Springs, accompanied by hi manager. Billy Roche, and his handlers, Tim Callahan and George Wee den. Fitzgerald will train at the Springs in company with Kid Broad. Fitzgerald feels confident that he can beBt Britt and both he and his backer profess to be willing to bet heavily on bi chances. Portland Riding Club. BXZZ.L.. . -V "It " ' Th. best Radical anHmrttlJU ..,i.u la recommending borMtxck riding (or narvo. lung slid kindrad complaints. Partienlarly U tai mod o( axarctoa teoaflcial c tola Waal Coart, wter tbe patient can enjoy tit wu open air, inbala Nature's aaone and tsa rmla. eua ttagranca of pins. a, cedar and bamlocaV t m aace ui aar mac id era is earth wtaar bareback nu man in ureses. eoontr m riding a mora liaalta PORTLAND RIDINQ CLUB., W. Q. BROWN. Manager. S94 BlTntb. Phona, Mala 89a, ' lur and earriaga. XofMfl bought and. sold. PEACE ANTICIPATED Baseball Managers to Meet ia r-tV San Francisco. Commissions on California Sac a Accepted at Portland Club Cafe, 130 Firth street, .uireci wire xrom uacjta. Sporting nwa Tracy ft Dnny, J05 4th. (Journal Special Service.) ' ' SEATTLE. Wash.. March 11.- D.- E. Dugdale, manager of the Seattle base ball team of the Pacific Northwest League, has left for San Francisco, hav ing suddenly been called there by Pre ident Lucas of the league, who la trying " to settle his troubles with th Pacltta. Coast League, Dugdale got out of town so quickly and so quietly that no on had a chance to ask him what h was , going for. It is believed, however, that something big Is up, and before he re turns to Seattle the trouble threatening the game in tha Northwest will be ami-. cably settled. - Pacific Coast Golf. (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March U. The annual Pacific Coast golf tourna ment opened today on the Prealdfo link and Will continue during th remainder of the week. The tournament 1 to de clde the amateur championship title, now held by. Walter Fairbanks of th Lo .Angeles Country Club.- judging from the auspiciouav manner in wht-jte the play began and the promptitude of officials and players, the tournament wit be one of the most successful vr pull . cd oil by th association. . : v v--i j' V i& i i- V 'Vi. .awi, .lrifeaaMjW - v - n.j ...