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43VSWICI I .rww J , SPORTING GOSSIP-,'1. AND GENERAL NEWS ; i : 7-V ' ". . V-""" V. :;Vy'. , ' V ..V '. 7 ':"''.,''.).''.'' ! ..,', ' ' i ' f.f ' ' '. ..'.V",y . .-; on Dei ily Journal. SECOND 5ECTI0N VOL. II. NO. 10. PORTLAND, OREGON SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ATHIi,ETI CS Edited By JOHN A. HORAN SPORTING win fiFTTIHfi RIKY VILMIIIU UUJI Captain Payne Training Track Team Outlook for Baseball and Outdoor Sports Never Brighter in the History of n Institution. (Journal Special Service.) IWIVERSITT OP OREGON, EU GENE. March 2. The tracK men are getting down io hard work now under the supervision of Captain Payne. About 26 candidate appear at the track every afternoon and this number will be con siderably increased within the next week, aa many of the old men have not turned out aa yet for regular work. An eager crowd of itudenta gathers around the track every evening, carefully sizing up the new men. and the consensus of opin ion Is that a bunch of speedy men will be developed this season. Trainer Ray will arrive some time the early part of next month and he will iind a hearty reception awaiting him. From present appearances the team this year will be strong In the sprints and runs, but will be weak In the field events. Henderson has done the best work thus far with the weights, but he has not been ablo to equal the dis tance which Morrison of Albany has been putting the shot. 3few Feature. Manager Earl has Introduced a new feature In the meets this year for the university athletes. This Is the SO yard dash. It has been several years since the state university has been In a meet in which this event was contested, so it Is not known exactly what the sprinters will be able to do In It. The short dash was placed on the list of events in ac cordance with the wish of some of the smaller colleges of the state with which the university will contest. The McMlnnvllle College will be In eluded In the list of competitors this year. The varsity team will make a trip down the Valley, meeting the Agrlcul tural College, Willamette 1'nlversity, the McMlnnvllle College and Pacific Univer sity, while the meet with Albany College will be held here. zrw Athletic yield. After much deliberation and discus Ion the question of a new athletic field Is practically settled Klncaid field will be leased for either Ave or ten years and the track, football and baseball fields will be Immediately graded. Is very doubtful, though, if the new track can be gotten in shape for this spring. It is not probable that the university will put out a baseball team until after the close of the track season, as there is not enough men to properly support both branches of sport. Captain Murphy of the baseball team Is doing track work nd has promise of developing Into peedy distance runner. The golf club which was organised ome time ago has rented a house near the grounds and will proceed to put It In repair for usage. The club is In vsry flourishing condition, having a large membership. . JACK O'BRIEN I : ', ru ? u ,y -it m M-y '3;yi; ':' 1 v;.';.3-,V5.,N 7' "' J i i'f ' 1 BASEBALL ROTES jottings of the Players Who Are Liked by the Fans. 3T Andrews, the popular third bass man of the Portland Browns, Is a gradu ated physician and (should any of his team mates meet with an accident his services will be of .great assistance. Andrews may hang out his shingle here In Portland when he tires of playing baa. Con Harlon and Clauda Schmeer of the Browns are natives of Portland. This fact has stimulated a great amount of Interest among tha National game ad mirer or this Coast. Max Muller has signed with Butte. red Weed is In New Orleans, clay' a: witn tne uieveiancm. under tha sun. rruuoq oi me great isapoieon iajoia. Billy Hurley Is said, to have JumDed Parke Wilson to Charley Relliya "Lucas" team. How about Dugdale'a claim to Hurley? Ike Butler In the opinion of noma of the San Jose "fans." Is one of the best pitchers they have ever seen. Charles Shield has also Impressed them favorably. Oeorge Engle and .Joe Kostal, the two Pitchers of the Browns who were on last eaaonts team, are holding their own with the other twlrlers. Manager Vig neaux is delighted with the work of all hi men. George Engle has qule a large number of admirers among the fair sex of San Jose. Ed Van Bur en, the tall center fielder of the Portland Browns, has Impressed the Ban Jose "fans" by the easy, graceful manner In which he goes after every thing that comes In his territory. Van is an excellent player and the Portland fans know what he can do. Charles Shaffer, the successor of 4 Chiles, Is one of the most valuable men OB the Portland team. He Is a first-class baseman and a good hitter, while on the ooach line he has few equals and no superiors. Grant Thatcher has been doing fine work so far and will undoubtedly be one of the best pitchers In the league. He was toe star of the New jork State Loasue laat season, havlnjr slaved on tha Illon team. . , . Commissions on California Bsose ' Accanta4 at Portland Club Cafe, ISO Fifth street. Direct wires from tracks, - i 1 - ' f . tt-fn IH-ii !Jt:yM A.i Ai-.-S . . mmmm mmm mm ; Matekad to Tight Bob rttailmmons for the Middleweight Cham pionship of the World la June. SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRAILA Paragraphs of Interest Concerning Athletes of Far Off Island. That well-known and popular sporting bonlface of Oxford street, Mr. Andy Flanagan, says that Australian Tom Tracey, who has as rood a right as anyone else to the welterweight cham pionship of America, is agreeable to accept the National- Sporting Club s offer of a 260 purse and his fare out, and will come Sydneywards directly he hears definitely from Mr. Brennan. A match between Tommy Tracey and George Johns would draw the biggest crowd ever seen at a fight In Sydney of late years. Dan Creedon, the well-known Austral ian-American boxer, who was listed to box Bill McCall for the heavyweight championship in Sydney, February 28, was reported as being a favorite in the betting. V' '15(0 SPORTS 1 Large Wagers on Mc-Govern-Corbett Bout Harry Corb:tt Thinks That Terri riblc Terry Will Eater Ring a Favorite. I York sporOtng man, has sent flo.000 to place on Corbett at odds of io to 8. The two pugilists are- training hard and faithfully and will have little trouble In meeting the required weight. Corbett Is at Sheehan's Tavern at the Ocean Beach and Terry Is at Croll's Gardens In Alameda. With McOovern Is Joe Kane of Brook lyn, who will meet the VI Kid In a preliminary, and Joe Angeli, the ama teur lightweight champion of the Coast. Charley Mayhood baa charge of his training and will send hi man in the ring In the best of condition. Terry is well under the 127 pounds agreed upon and looks good. . He shows up strong and fast In his boxing bouts during the afternoon hours In the gymnasium. He works wh a vim and perspires freely. The champion, Corbett. has Harry TuthiUl and Tim McGrath to look after him, with Moxey Kane, the soldier pugilist, who holds the title of cham pion of tho Philippines, to withstand his hatd blows during sparring bouts In the gym. He will enter the ring In better shape than he was with Eddie Hanlon. He will also be several pounds lighter. Corbett does more road work than any fighter who has trained on the Coast. He Is off for a spin of 10 miles on the road In the morning and in the afternoon also takes a long Jaunt. Tighter' Measurements. Dr. Ben Apple, the club physician, ex amined the fighters yesterday and took their measurements. They follow: Corbett. McOovern. R ft. 3 In height 8 ft S In. 85 In reach 65 1-2 In. 15 1-4 In neck l; 1-2 In. ZH In chest 34 In. 11 1-2 in bleeps: 13 In. 19 In. forearm 11 1-4 in. 30 In waist 29 3-4 In. JO In thigh 22 In. 12 In calf 14 in. Joe Humphreys, the New Tork sport ing man. who came to the Coast with McOovern, says that Corbett should have been made a favorite from the Jump li! the betting. He has the better head, better punch and (rood hands and furthermore has a declaim over Terry. Joe also soys that a,' champion who has once met defeat ha never been able' to regain his lost laurels. He points to Erne, after Gans beat him. TMxon after McGovei-n beat him. Pedlar Palmer af ter Hsrry Forbes beat him. Jim Corbett efter Fltz beat him, and Kitz ufter JcfTrlPS beat him. There are several special trains from Denver. Corbetfs home, and all the nearby towns coming to see the battle. wrVh will be a great one. The local sports look for a short, sweet contest. Sharkey la Training. .Tom Sharkey, who has been matched Io fight Jfick Munroe In Butte. Mont., lias decided to come to California to train for the contest. Which tnk.-s place In July. He has - authorized his old trainer. Tim McGrath, to find suitabla Quarters for him. Al Krtli's Xand. Al Nellt has had hts.vhknd rebroken nnd Bet and will be unable to do any thing for a month or so. He 1ms been asked to train Jimmy BKtt for his con test with Willie Fitzgerald and will ac cept, providing his hand will permit him to don a glove. Al Is very anxious to get another fight with Tommy Rellly In Portlnnd. The latter has agreed to give ham another chance at 158 pounds ring side and Nelll has accepted. The weight Is a bit heavy for him. Tommy Bsllly Busy. Tommy Rellly Is training at Marys vllle for his contest with Jim Tremble at that place on March 28. He will leave for Portland Immediately after the contest to llnlsfi work for 'Kid" Carter. The latter will start North In a few days. They agreed to box at 163 pounds at 4 o'clock and this will make Carter work a bit to make the weight. I DHOW W Defeat Meyer's Team in Good Fashions Short History of the Base Ball Sit uation, Wherein McCoskcy and Chiles Are Interested (Journal Special Service.) SAN JOSE. March 21. At Cyclers' Park yesterday afternoon the Portland Browns met the crack amateur team, Meyer Brothers, defeating them by a score of 8 to 8. The weather was ail that oould be desired, the grounds being very fast. Butler, Shields and Kostal covered the plate for the Browns, two hits being made off each. The following la the score by innings: 1 2 I 4 6 7 8 .62000010 0 8 .22001020 07 .0 0003000 08 .0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 16 Butler, Shields and KENNEL CLUB'S ANNUAL SHOW Large Number of Entries and Prizes for the Event. Portland Hits Meyer Bros Hits . , ....... Innings pitched off Shields. 2; off Arthur Smyth, the veteran amateur cyclist who has reaoneo nrs forty-seventh yea, has been outting down ama teur records In Sydney, having covered a mile In 1:94 on a grass track. BUI Doherty, the ex-champion heavy weight of Australia, now In Melbourne, has Issued a sweeping defl to all men In his division. Doherty denies the printed statement that he la to visit America, (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-The contest between Toung Corbett and Ter ry McGovem is less than two weeks off and the llsllc fraternity have begun placing bets. The odds are now at evens but it Is thought by Harry Cor bett, who handles all the long bets, that the ex -champion will enter the ring a favorite. John Consldlne, the New Pog Notes. The Pastime Athletic Club of this Hty Is In receipt of letters from the follow ing boxers as to boxing under the club's auspices: Toby Irvln, the 'Frisco feath erweight; Rube Ferns, the Kansas wel terweight, and Jack Johnson, the colored heavyweight who scored victories over George Gardner and Denver Ed. Martin. Kostal, three each Hits Off Butler, Kostal. 2. Two-base hits Andrews. Base on balls Off Shields, 1. Struck out By Butler, 4; by Shields, 5; by Emerson, 1. Hit by pitcher Schmeer and Chase. Wild pitch Shields. Passed bulls Harlow and Kent. Left on bases Portland, 6; Mayer Bros, 8. Time of game One hour and 20 min utes. The Chiles Incident. The fans of the entire Northwest are justly Indignant at the recent action of John J. McCloskey and President Lucas In their desperate attempt to disrupt the Pacific Coast League through the agency of Pierce Chiles, the player who whs dismissed in diHgrace from the Portland baseball team. The fact that Chiles had the audacity to follow the Portland team to San Jose, and by offer and bribe attempt to secure several of the players for the Northwest League ts an evidence of the desperate methed that McCloHkey, Lucas and company will resort to when hard pressed for a re spectable standing. There Is no plainer truth than this: The Portlund baseball team of the Pa cific Coast League Is here to stay. Some of the stockholders were Interested in the old Portland Club. They did not leave the Northwest League for any reason other than that they desired to travel In better company. They could not endure the schemes, intrigues and plots of the Northwest League. Realiz ing that the future of the national game in this city depended upon a radical change, a move was made to the Coast League. Oreat Wrongs Bone. Persons familiar with baseball history in the Northwest are aware of the gross wrongs done both players and public In days gone by. As for redress, there was none. A change had to come if baseball was to exist on the coast and the Portland baseball club Intends furnishing the pat rons with the best article of ball that money can procure. As regards the public, they are sick The fourth annual bench show of the Portland Kennel Club will be held In the Exposition Building of this city on April li to 18, inclusive. The aVent, from present appearances, will eclipse all previous efforts of the club. Inter eat In the affair Is manifested, through out the entire Northwest and California, and representatives of; the various ken nel clubs of the Pacifl'o Coast have sig nified their Intention to attend, swelling the representation to large numbers. There will be over' 400 dogs entered. There are 87 special prices given this year by admirers of the dogs and friends of the club and they are both sostly In make and attractive In design. Dogs from Victoria, Seattle, San Fran cisco, Pendleton and many other cities and towns wJll be entered. The bench show committee, composed of W. B. Fechheimer. W. N. Davis and F. H. Fleming, have made arrangements for tne show snd will have direct super vision. Superintendent Fleming, who had charge of the building and care of the dogs lost year, has been re-engaged for the event this year. Those giving special prises are: F. V. Holman, W. Goldman, Peaslee Bros. Co., Portland Cocker Kennels, O. HnMkemper, . Honeyman Hardware Co., Woodard, Clarke & Co.. terra cotta figure entitled "The Guardsmaa"; H. T. Hudson, A. and C. Feldenhelmer, J. C. Alnsworth, Santosh Gun Club. F. T, llerrlll, Butterfield Bros., Frank Mann, Portland Hotel Co., F. A. Spencer, Mrs. W. B. Fechheimer. C. K. Harley, Dr. B. F. Tucker, Blumauer-Frank Drug Co., H. Beal, B. B. Rich, Ellers Piano House, Walter Burrell, Edward New begln, Bank Cafe, Grand Junction Ex change, W. O. Vanschuyver, W. O. Scott, San Francisco Kennel Club, C. D. Nairn, four silver medals; Charles Cook. Schiller Cigar Co., Meier & Frank Co., Oregon Dally Journal, East Ore gontan. 5 111 1 Local Baseball Situation Becomes Brisk. Unusual Activity Displayed the FansTeam Will Train in California outlook at present for peace and a first class baseball team is the brightest. Under the capable and efficient presi dency and management of J. P. Mar shall and Samuel Vigneaux, backed and supported as they are by the directors and stockholders of the new club, the Portland Browns will begin the season under the most auspicious circum stances. As for the Chlles-McCloskey Incident, barren- as It was of tangible re sults, let it pass from public view. Let the name of Chiles be dropped from the roster of clean baseball and let those who are responsible fa his presence In the company or even the community of gentlemen, be censured as their con duct deserves, their audacity warrants. RACING NEWS Results of the Races at Oakland and New Orleans. terel In the first race. The weather was and tired listening to bickerings in baset fine and the. track fast. Slddons is a ball. As soon as a season closes a fight begins and Is carried into the next year. Everybody ts weary of this strife. The Joe Coster and Frank Moore battled at Brisbane recently for the lightweight championship of Queensland, Bill Hef fernan, who met Tommy Ryan to Amer ica, refereelng. Coster shewed to great advantage and 'was awarded the decis ion In the terminal twentieth round. "Soldier Jack Thompson and Jim Richardson were scheduled to box 20 rounds February 14 for the Australian middleweight championship before the National Bportlng Club of Sydney. Boxing hat taken an upward turn In the Western Australian gold fields, at Kalgoorlle, large punes being the rule. Peter Murphy, who recently defeated Billy Williams there for the gold fields championship, has been matched to box Jack McQoveYn, the ex-llghtwelght champion, - "Major" Taylor, the- American col ored cyclist, recently rode a mile In 50. He was paoed by Beaucnamp. Morgan, Wllksch, Cameron and Farley. Even at this great pace Taylor had a bit up his sleeve, as he Jumped the last 180 yards In :11. The American, how ever, in the International (scratch) mile event at Melbourne was defeated by a wheel by Gv R. Morgan In 2:4. "Yankee' Savage, the California boxer. after years of absence has returned to Sydney from San Francisco. At Newcastle,- N. 8. W.. Paddy King and Lyn Truscott recently boxed a 20 round draw for the featherweight cham pionship. Jim Scanlan of Pittsburg, Pa., the clever miaaieweignt, reiereea. The letters latest victory was over Heckenberg In nine rounds before . the Sydney National Sporting Club. Full events. description of Mew Orleans all snorting and California races received by direct wire from the tracks. New Tork telegraph tips posted. Commissions received on all sporting vents. First betting New Orleans, 11:40 a. m. First betting California races, 1:44 Sporting news, Tracy Jk Denny, 101 4 th. "HELP!" a e. . a sj mi a SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Tester day's card at Oakland track proved one of the most Interesting of the season. In the six-furlong handicap. Sad Sam opened up a gap on his field, but tired when the stretch was reached. Princess Titan la looked like a winner until the last sixteenth, when the llghtwelghted Dainty came with a rush and beat her out. Fossil, the favorite, gained a nose victory over Clausus In the last race Blue Miracle, a 20-to-l shot, beat Dot- journal Special Service.) HELENA, Mont., March XL The prln- clpal event of the week In eporWng clr- -cles was the Herrer-Clifford fight at Butte, which the Mexican lad won handily in nine rounds. Very , little money changed hands on the result. however, as Herrera has made an lm presslon through his several fights la Montana that he Is Infallible. All of the members of the) Ketone; ' baseball club have been fumes bed transportation and advance money and are expected to arrive here by Monday ' or Tuesday. Manager Fhuinery declines to furnish the names of his players for publication until they arrive. On Wednesday the team will start for Ventura, Cal., where they will spend three weeks "warming up," prepamtorfi to the opening at Los Angeles on April 14. ,( The club is in good shape financially. About 82.500 has been subscribed, and as only 83,000 will be required to carry the club through the season, there oaa be . no doubt aa to the remainder. Jn fact, a millionaire cattleman an nounced, through a representative at the club meeting last night, that If ther . was any deficiency at the end of the season he would meet it personally If , necessary. It la highly Improbable, however, that he will be called upon to do so. People Like Baseball. Baseball In Helena fas an entirely dif ferent proposition than is usually the case. In other words, the club Is main talned not as a profit-making scheme, but solely for the love of the sport. Jt cost thu cltlxens of Helena something like 83,000 to have baseball last year. That Is, subscriptions to the amount of 83,900 were collected and only 8900 re turned to them at the end of the season. This year the people are Just as en- . thuslastlc, although the expanding of the league by taking In San Francisco and Los Angeles will inaJce It a more expensive proposition. The people like : the game and are willing to pay to see the sport, although the war on the Coast is not relished by the mouiv talneers. F tannery developed a star last year in tall Jimmy Wftggs who broke the ' world's record by pitching 43 Innings without a run being made off his) de livery. He opines that be will have Just another man this season In Arthur Putt- mann of Cincinnati, who stands feet 4. He is a southpaw, and Judging from . HnruaranmR nasi r n A mavsvtm aa u it ' player. But time alone will teILj What Hart Says Published by arrangement with T. A. Porgaa "T, doubtful starter In the Thornton stakes ui xour mues tomorrow. xiesuiiB: Six and a half furlongs, selling Blue Miracle won. Dotterel second, Hudson third; time. 1:22. Four furlongs, purse Whoa Bill won, Celebrant second. Sir Appleby third; time, :49H. Six furlongs, selling CUvoso won. Judge Voorhees second, lncins, third; time, 1:1. One mile and SO yards, . selling Sam Fullen won. Position second, Sweet Tooth third; time, 1:44. Six furlongs, handicap Dainty won. Princess, Tltania second. Beau Ormonde third; time, 1:14K. One mile, selling! Fossil won, Clausus second. Action third; time, 1:41. At Vew Orleans NEW ORLEANS. March 21. Crescent race results yesterday: Seven furlongs Safeguard won. Whangdoodle second. Bummer II third; time. 1:34 1-6. One mile and an eighth, selling1 Henry of Franstamar won. Limelight second, Joe Doughty third; time, 2:01 3-6. Five and a half furlongs Silver Fringe won, Miriam W. second. Versi fier third; time, 1:13 3-6. One mile, handicap Malster won, Mauser second, De Resake third; time, 1:46. One mile and an eighth KUca Dillon won. Ruby Ray second. Compass third; time, 2:08 3-6. - Six furlongs Aratoma won, Tom KIngsley ' second, Bengal third; time, 1:18. Intercollegiate Whist. NEW TORK, March 21. At the rooms of the Knickerbocker Whist Club the first intercollegiate whist championship Is being contested today. The prise is a handsome silver trophy offered by the National Whist Association. The com peting teams represent Tale, Princeton, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania and several of the other large universities. Hunt Club Enjoying Sport The -Portland Hunt Club, .members turned out in full force this afternoon for the "Point to Point" s race. The race was scheduled for 3:30 o'clock and was not finished at the hour of going to press. The delightful. weather., at tracted the ladles, who were aa enthusi astic aa -the gentlemen znepibers. The start was made at West avenue and Bandy Row - - James 'At Hart, president of the Chi cago National League team, a maa who knows as much about - the business as any one In It, said at Los Angeles that the Pacific Coast people are tho people who would carry his coin were he to endeavor to pick the winner of this tight He says a mistaken Idea prevails - that the National Association of Minor Leagues is obliged to help the Lucas League with money and players If called '' upon. Hart says If any of the dubs la the association call for assistance It will -be granted, provided the other clubs feel so disposed, but It Is not obligatory either to put up money or send players to the relief of the club asking for help. , "It's Just as if you asked me to let you have 81,000," said he. can do SO', or not Just as I may feaL Z am not . obliged to do so, and can use- xay wa ' pleasure la giving; up." " -.Sr.; Sportsmen Meet. It Is expected that the coming see , alon of the Sportsmen's Association at Pendleton will the the largest slnoe the organisation was ' effected. All the phases of the disposition of ; the fish which will come from the Gov- ernment hatcheries will, be discussed, ; The apportionment will probably be out down to about 360,000 for Umatilla. County. AMATEUR BASEBALL Managers or captains of ama teur baseball teams of Portland and vicinity are Invited to use the sporting columns of Tha Journal for the publication at formation of teams or clubs, challenges, results of games played and any other amateur baseball news of interest. dress all communications to Sporting Editor, The Journal, Portland. Ore. Schiller's Ball Tarn. "Schiller's" baseball team of thuroity, has recently organised and selected the following players for the coming season: Gains, catcher; Keller, pitcher and left field; Qolns, pitcher and left Beld; Motl, first base; Case, second base; Miller, third base; Myers, short stop and field captain; Van Northwlck. center fleidt . Zander, right field. B. 11 Mott, manager. First and Alder streets. , g Browns Play Saajose . - The Portland Browns on tomorrow meet the San Jose team. On Tub lay they are scheduled to play StatLfAri at the Stanford ' University , grwuuCs, 4 route to Baa Fraacisoo.