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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY - EVENING, APRIL 1 1903. -9 NATIONALS OPEN TOMORROW Athletic Activity of the Diamond, Track and Ring EDITED BY J. A. HO RAN Errors, Hits and Umpire to Blame Both Men to Weigh 130 Pounds Ringside a ... . . . . , , , . . , i j. HIE LOST j . " ; UN! 1U1QD iBifwnii .s. Jsf5- m .. .mm CRhwD ROM BEHIMO ' . A J xDe' . V ' T E HE HfT MACK HARP QHCM ' ml. W . . Tomorrow the Portlands Will Jour ney to Oakland Where They Meet Lehman's Team. Through a combination of hits, errors and a iprlnkllng of partiality by 1'mplre Lsvy yesterday afternoon, the Brown Went down to defeat before the strong Bacramento team, the score being 6 to 3. fclnssar played a remarkably clever game At tha stick and In the Held, and was ac corded a splendid ovation by the spec tators. Andrews also played in old-time form, making two hits and several sen sational stops. Butler pitched good bail In every inning but the fourth, and were it not for that disastrous period, the result would tie in favor of the Browns. That the Browns seem to have struck their salt Is the opinion of those who bars seen them play during the past reek. Tha change In the batting order Was timely, and has worked to excellent advantage. There Is no better scheme than placing the best batters first on the batting list. Etnssar usually gets to first either by a Alt or error, and if Van Buren, Nadeau and Andrews do their duty, the chances tor a score are very bright Portland's next game will be with Oakland tomorrow at Oakland. Yeater iay's score was: SACRAMENTO. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. 5 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 6 0 0 4 10 110 4 3 .. 3 f. Doyle, c. f. McLaughlin. J, Eagaa, s. s. . Townsend, lb. Hogan, r. f. . Casey. Ib. . . Sheehan, 3 b. . . . 4 Graham, c 3 Young, p. 4 HB fVtAt0 A LARGE Hit YilTH THE. HE HfT MACK ha fi TO ?fcB IP HE. vA A5r; ' READINC HI PtHT. TR0l"N TMF A. I).' Publltbed by mugtawnt with T. A. DorD "T. YOUNO CORBETT, AS HE APPEARED ON THE STAGE AT THE REPUBLIC THEATER, SAN FRANCISCO "YotJng Corbett" made his second appearance an n nr the otlu-r afternoon at the Theatre Republic, and although ho was rattled, managed to pull through. His first appearance was In New York, after bis flurry with Terry of Hartford, und on the opening night whs supposed to chirp a'blt to the leading lady. He started to whisper, but the gods In the gallery couldn't hear it, and yelled "LOUDER LOUDER!" etc The little champion took one look at the crowd and turned to the stage manager and said, ".N'ix nix." and sneaked off. The little champion came on the next day shaking at the knees, and never spoke above 'a whisper, telling the end men about It In gestures. The only time lie came to was when he showed Minstrel Mack the fine points of boxing. Then lie talked In audible tones and really laughed .'at his opponent's distress when he stopped a hard left with the handle of his face. After the boxing act he resumed his seat, and Charley Stlne. one of the end men. began calling him Willie. That was nbout the limit. Of all names, Corbett hates Willie the worst. His face flushed, and he lifted up the fan. On the back of the fan was written his part of the show, and the audience seemed to think he was trying to hide, but that was a part of the game. Stlne Imitated Oraney in his great dis robing act, and finally got down to the black shirt to finish the fight with. After the show Corbett was half an hour getting the paint off his fane. 'T don't like this business a little bit." said he. as he rubbed away. "It only lasts a while, but never very long for me. That's one game I'll never be a champ at. I expert to go on the road In a few weeks, however, and I think I'll be a star In the new gag. Harry Pollock will manage us, and we Intend touring the Northwest first, then straight through to New York." XS Totals 34 5 10 27 PORTLAND. Zinssar, s. s 6 2 3 3 Van Buren, c. f. 3 1 1 2 Nadeau. L f. 3 0 2 4 Andrews. 3b 4 0 1 6 ' Anderson, 2b 3 0 1 2 Smith, r. f 3 o o o Shaffer, lb 3 0 0 9 liarlow, c 3 0 0 1 Butler, p 3 0 o 1 Vlgneftux 1 0 0 o NATIONALS WON Grim's Portland Team Defeats Amateurs in Two Contests. irot an s fiiiinif XDDIB HAHLOH Totals . .33 8 27 12 2 HITS AND RUNS BY INNINGS. Innings 12346789 Sacramento o 0 4 U 1 0 U 0 6 Hits 1 1032102 010 Portland 2 o 1 o o o 0 o 0 3 Hits 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 Vigneaux batted for Butler in the ninth. SUMMARY. Three-base hit Casey. Two-base hits Zinsser, McLaughlin, Graham. Stolen bases -McLaughlin 2, Sheehan 2. Sacri fice hits Hogan. Shaffer. First base on balls Young, 3; Butler. 4. Left on bases Sacramento, 7; Portland, 8. Struck out Young. 3; Butler, 1. Hit by pitched ball Nadeau. Double play Anderson to Zinssar to Snuffer. L mplre Levy. Browns' Batting Averages. The batting averages of the members Of the Portland Browns up to and In cluding yesterday's game, are as follows: Anderson. .433; Zinssar. .333; Van Buren, .291; Andrews, .286; Smith. .282; Nadeau, .172; Engle, .214; Shaffer. .191; Harlow. .181; Shields. .181; Kostal. Ill; Vlg neaux, .106; Butler, .080; Schmeer, .090; Slagle, .000. YESTERDAY'S SCORES LOS ANGELES, April 13. Oakland received Us fourth Bhut-out yesterday at the hands of Morley's swatters. Score: Innings 123456789 Los Angeles 1 0 2 0 0 1 j 5 Hits 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 9 . Oakland o 0 0 o 0 o o 0 o 0 Hits 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 8 Batteries Hall und Spies; Lee and Gorton. Seattle Drops Two. BAN FRANCISCO. April 13 Seattle lost both games to San Francisco yester ' day. Scores: MORNING GAME. ' Innings 123456789 Seattle 1 1 o n o l o u o 3 Hits 21010200 o fi ' Ban Francisco . . . 1 2 o o o o o 4 Hits 1 1 202 1 4 1 12 AFTERNOON GAME. Innings 12345 fi 789 Seattle o o o o o u u n o o Hits o l o ii 1 l u l o 4 Kan Francisco . . . " 1 2 0 2 Hits 1 1 2 (I 2 The local followers of baseball turned out In goodly numbers yesterday after- I noon at the new grounds ul Hawthorne avenue and East Eighth street to wjLf- ness the initial game. The Fidelities, a strong amateur nine, were selected to oppose the Nationals in their essay on their own grounds. 1 the latter again showing up well in team I work, the large assemblage present be- ing evidently well pleased with the ball I they witnessed. oors by Innings. Innings 123466789 Nationals 02002000 4 Fidelity 00000100 0 1 Saturday's Oama. The opening baseball game of the season drew a large attendance at the Multnomah Club Suturday. the Nationals and Multnomah Club nine meeting In Famous Gambler Lost a Large Fortune. S:ory ot His Winnings, His Great Nerve and His Coo.ness in Making Bels. iiienuiy iivairy. n, , u Tht Nationals, despite the fact that " Lt "c'y,m (Journal Special Service. I HELENA. .Mont.. April 13 "Swede Sum'' Is broke ugaln. Such Is the tn- they have had but little opportunity to practice on the green sward of late, evidenced that they are well up In team work. The Nationals looked well in their attractive uniforms, and met with a warm reception at the hands of the "fans" assembled. Boors by Inning's. Innings 1 2 3 4 D 6 7 Nationals 0013611 Multnomah 0000000 9 213 0 0 5 o 11 4 1 12 Xiucky Tod Sloan. Jockey Tod Sloan has the riding fever again, probably caught from his elder brother. Cash, who has been doing good work recently In the East, (.'ash rode Tommy Foster to victory with odds of 100 to 1 against him. Tod now writes from Paris that he will make application for licenses in France. England and America. He says he Ib In prime condi- Sprlngs, the Southern Mecca of sports. This news came us u shock to the spoi'l I Ing element of Montana, of which Ham was the acknowledged lender. Faro and . races proved his undoing, us usual. I "Swede Sum" hus been broke before, j however, and his friends assert that it , will be only a short time before he Is I in the swim again with a goodly roll. ! The caieer of Sam hs a high roller ; stands unprecedented the Northwest, j No limit was too high for him on either I side of t he game. ! That he appreciates not the Intrinsic ! value of a dollar is aptly Illustrated In i statement he made-to Senator W. A. i Clark, wh'i was lecturing Sam on the i evils of gambling. "I wouldn't give a whoop for your money. Seiiutor, unless 1 could gamble ! it." I Sam came to Montana 15 years ago n poor, unsophisticated Swede (V X ft o . f " Athletic Executive Yellowstone Wilds in Clever Boxer. Who D rawed with "Young" Corbett, Matched with Taagcr. place of prominence in the world. In cluding Sh.-inghii '-'i. 'etersbu.g. Spa, ! London and Alexandria. His losings at Hot Springs this winter I were conslderahh more than $11)0.11110. ! anJ to show that misfortunes never come Finely, the pol ,t Helena raided and dismantled his mi i,nillcently furnished : gambling house Thev seized as well He worked i several bank rolls and while be still a Butte house, his compared to what Albina Wins. a'he Albina boys met and defeated the South Portland boys by a score of 10 to 7 In an exciting game of baseball yes terday morning at Commercial and 'Beach streets. George Hoggs twirled for Albina and made a tine showing, re ceiving much! applause from the large - arowd that witnessed the game. Bokks did excellent work In batting, knocking a home run in the sixth inning. c,,s tello played second base for Albina, and did some llv.-ly sprinting after hot grounders. Henry O'Shey batted like in, 'Indian making three of the ten runs. Dan "Ward i, laved first base for Albina, and ranked high In th column. George Nlbert acted pire. The Line-up was- error as urn- Albina. V. Undine . Boggs B. Ward . . W. Costello Geo. O'Shey Babcock S s fi. Ward K F H. MeGloln . .'. . .C.F. H. O'Shey Im position. . . . . C . . r ...IB... . . .2B. . . 3ii . . S. Portland. . . . Webber . . . . Brown . Ketchner . . . . I 'often Ch.-t Shay Heck . . Bertner . . . Harvey Wrestling Challenge. Adolf Drews, the German catch-ns. Patch-can 185-pound wrestler, now in Vancouver. VVusii., writes The Journal IS follows: "f am willing to mHt n man In the heavyweight, catch-as-catch- can style, before any club In the Northwest." Drews, whsi is a pupil of the world. renowned Sahdow, holds an enviable rn- ord. A DIFFICULT JOB 'Young Corbett," who recently defeated 1 Terry McGovern for the second time and who will appear with his combina tion at the Exposition Building in this . city April 23. having offered $100 to any boxer who would stay four rounds with : him, did not have to wait long ere his cartel was accepted. "Young Ftizpat- ', rick." who recently met Jimmy Iteilly In this city, accepted the champion's ! offer and the pair will meet on the date and place mentioned. Duane and Downey. Arrangements are under way to clinch a bout between Danny Duane and Jack Downey of Brooklyn A club in Bridge port has offered a purse for the contest and Johnny Mack is drawing up a set of articles for Downey to sign. In the event of winning Downey will get a chance to meet Joe Gans. Mack also wants to match Harry Murphy against Ben Jordan, the English featherweight, now that McGoverr.'s date with the lat ter has been called off by reason of "Young" Corbett s win over the New Yorker. Full description or all sporting events. Memphis and California races received by direct wire from the tracks. New York telegraph tips posted. Commissions received for all sporting events In any part of the world. First betting Cali fornia races, 1:46 p. m. Memphis races commence Monday, March 28, first bet ting 11:46 a. m. PORTLAND CLUB,' 110 Fifth street I .or horses. He lias participated In some of the most noted card games In the Northwest. A Notable Incident. One of these Incidents is worthy of repetition. With four or live stockmen. j Sam and Brockey Pete were playing stud I poker a dozen years ago In a Helena i gambling house. Finally the stockmen ! were to the bad and the table stakes, j which amounted to about $15,000. were equally divided between Sam und Pete. I By the time the last card had been j drawn and each had $2,500 in the pot, j Pete essayed a "bluff." With calm de I liberation he pushed in his remaining $5.ooo, though neither had a pnlr in j sight His face was as calm as that of a marble statue and the spectators nil ! surmised that Pete had a pair of some sort. Sam was equal to the occasion, however, and after u moment's delibera tion shoved in his $5,000, and incidentally raked down the $15,000. It was by the i narrowest of margins, though. Both had jacks, tens, trays and deuces In sight, but Sam's eight was a notch higher than Pete's seven. He "staked" Pete with $500 to get out of town. Sum has possessed a dozen fortunes, but they came and went in the same manner. Three years ago he left Helena without a dollar. Within three years he had $300,000. He made a win ning at faro and was soon running u game of his own at Butte. His time recent games at cribbage, pinochle and can-can with Sam Martin for marvel ously high stakes are well known. Q ambling- Disposition. Twice he started for his old home lu Sweden with a competency. Intending to buy a home for his aged parents nd sisters and give them enough money that they might live In ease the rest of their lives. The. first time he lost his fortune at faro before he got out of town and on the second occasion he went broke at New Orleans playing the races, while en route, and his friends had to tele graph him enough money to return to Helena. A year ago, however, he accomplished his desire and now that his parents and sisters are provided for, he says lie cares not. On his return he visited Monte Carlo, and while he did not break the bank his presence had been noted to the Borrow of the proprietors. He has at different times gambled In every noted wealth is as iiotl.ii he had two years tlon for donning the colors again, and u laborer and Anally learned to play owns an Interest will land some sensational mounts. At I cards, t ards has been his favorite avo a recent pigeon shooting tourney In Paris 1 'tl" since, although he has a fondness the Irrepressible Tod won the first cash prize of 10,000 francs. Indoor Season Closed. CENTRALIA, Wash.. April 13. The Indoor season of the Allen gymnasium recently closed with appropriate con tests, drills and other athletic sports. During the evening Grimm was the star, winning most of the events. He won t lie high jump at & feet 2 inches. The long dive he won at 12 feet 3 Inches. Scales successfully defeated everyone for the high dive, defeating Grimm by four inches at 6 feet 2 Inches. SATURDAY'S GAMES The Portland Browim defeated Sacra mento on Sat u id: est-fought battles , made his debut in ! loped most entlms: Innings Sacramento .... " lilts . . . . , I Portland Hits - Batteries Cult' i and liarlow. in one of the hard : the seasoti. Slagle he box and was wal- -tically. The score: - 3456789 ; 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 4 10 10 11 1 10 '10 0 0 0 5 0 3 10 10 1 1 0 6 0 4 14 and Graham; Slagle SAN FRANCISi . i. April 13. Kostal. who pitched for Seattle on Saturday. won his game in K., a Portland pitcher. Innings Seattle l Hits ; San Francisco . Hits l d shape. Score: 2 3 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 2 2 10 3 Kostal is 7 8 9 0 0 34 0 0 36 0 0 03 0 1 111 Another 3hut-Out. ANGKI.KS r.rll 13. Morlev's insecutive game Sat- LOS men won the U: urday. Score: Innings Los Angeles . . . Hits Oakland . ...... Hits . . - 3 4 ii 2 1 ') 3 1 "00 a 0 0 6 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 0 4 10 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 NATIONALS TO OPEN hns.-ball team of the Pa- aUe will open the sea The Portland clfic National I son in this city tomorrow, playing with the Spokane team The game will be played at Nation.-,! Park. East Eighth street and Hawthorne avenue, and will begin promptly at 3 30 p. m. Lou Ma haffey will umpire the contest Training Hard. Al Short, the soldier-boxer, who is scheduled to box Jack Fltzpatrick 15 rounds at Vancouver, Wash., about May 9, Is getting into fine condition for the contest. The weights have been arranged on the catch-weight basis. Official Free From the Cares of Life Hero of San Juan Hill Seeks Big Game. HELENA. Mont.. April 13 After all, President Roosevelt is likely to have an opportunity to try his aim Willi "big game as the objective, during his pres ent trip through the Yellowstone Na tional park. In fact. It Is almost a cer tainty. While elk. deer, buffalo, moun tain sheep and bears are protected by the laws of the land, and which the president ns well as any other citizen Is hound to respect, mountain lions, wolves and coyotes are not within the pale of the law. and are killed by the soldiery whenever occasion offers. An unusual privilege was accorded President Roosevelt when he entered "Wonderland." In that his rifle was not "locked." That is, its triggers were not sealed so as to prevent the discharge or the gun. This Is a rule that Is in variably enforced upon the entrance of tourists to tile park. Those who emerge from the park at the point of entrance by making the trip "around the circle." are not even allowed to take their arms Inside the park, the rule npplylng to those who go out by another route. I The reason for this Is that during the summer there are so many visitors they j cannot be watched by the small scat j tered armv delegation always present, j The President will, of course, be accom panied by an escort of soldiers, and can I be watched. Hence, the exception In his case. The President will be permitted to : shoot at at least one mountain lion ' the one captured by "Buffalo" Jones. Jones about two weeks agd caught this lion in one ot his traps, bound It se ; cnrely with baling wire and carried It j on his horse to Fort Yellowstone. Daily. , the soldier have been taking this anl- mal out for a rvin over the snow. An j hour later, the dogs are taken out to rli k up the scent and run over the trail j for training purposes. Whenever the President shall signify his readiness to j go on the Hon hunt which common re- T'Tt has It that he and Mnlor Pitcher, i the commandant. Intend to take, the Hon will be set at liberty, and given thirty minutes start. Then with the dogs and the best horses to be had at Fort Yellowstone, tfie chase will begin. The lion Is of medium size and suffered no Injury hy the trap springs, so It may be taken for granted that the chief executive will he given a lively chase before landing nis game. Tne President Is bound to enjoy the sport, as he Is known to have a preference for mountain Hons. GREAT HORSE SALE Last Week's Auction in This Cily Was a Decided Success. The McCarthy horse sule, which closed Thursday afternoon, proved con clusively that there Is only one horse market in the Northwest and that Is Portland. The worst weather seen th.'s winter was encountered and yet the at tendance was large every day and bid ding was strong and spirited to the last. Last January, when a horBo sale in Portland was first contemplated. North western horsemen smiled and remarked that it would die a natural death. They would not lie convinced that Portland would pay a large price for a good horse. Now they are unanimous in claiming Portland to be the greatest horse market west of Kansas City. The sales last week proved that Portland people would pay as much for a good horse as the people of any city. J. R. Bowles, a Portland man, paid $1,160 for Mack Mack 2:1s1. and $500 for San Toy, a three-year-old without a record. Sheriff Storey paid $600 for Harry Hurst 2:23. Miss Maud Hudson bought Ben Bolt 2:18. for $460 and will use him on the road. Dr. De Witt Connell was the successful bidder on Ned Thorne 2:lHj. and Mrs. Connell is to be seen driving the champion trotter of the Pacific Northwest about town almost dally. Fred Sachem secured Nellie Coovert 2 : 2 6 i . and will probably use her on the road. Jimmy Beckeley paid $400 for Pathmark 2:1 Mj, and will race him the coming season. When these sales and many others too numerous to mention are compared with the horses purchased by horsemen from many other sections of the North west, it can easily be seen that Port land can hold her own with any city in the country when it comes to buying good horses. This sale Is only the fore runner of other good horse sales to be held in Portland In the fpfure. The sale also showed that buyers will come fur ther to buy a horse when they know that there are many of the same class to choose from. Horsemen were in attend ance from as far away as Vancouver and noise, and took away many good horses The towns about Portland are well rep resented In the list of purchasers, but Portland men bought most of the prizes or me sate. Kid Carter and Billy Woods May Be Signed for a Twenty Round Bout. (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO. April 13. A match that will excite much Interest through out the country has been arranged by Morris Levy, matchmuker and manager of the Hayes Valley Club. He has signed Eddie Hunlon of this city and Benny Yauger of Chicago to box 20 rounds during the month of June. These luds are considered the equul of th featherweight champion of the world. Young Corbett. by many followers of the game. Both have met the cham pion In draws and Yanger has one de cision over him in seven rounds. Neither of these lads have met defeat since Joining the professional ranks. The weight in this contest will be 13') pounds ringside, a weight either can do handily. Yanger has an engagement on his hands with Kid Broad in Louisville for May 2 After this bout, he will come to the Coast and begin light work for the battle with Hanlott. Abe Attell will leave for Chicago Sun day night. His manager has sent word to him that It looks as If six-round bouts will again be permitted In the windy cily. In a six-round contest there is no man in the ring that can out-box the clever Hebrew, who Is un doubtedly the cleverest little mun now before the public. "Kid" Carter and Billy Woods will in all probability be matched to box 20 rounds In Los Angeles the latter part of April. This bout would be a hot ai falr. as Woods showed in ills fight with Walcott that he is no slouch. Carter has been laying around idle and Intended to leave for the East when this contest was mentioned. He. will stay and at tempt to get on with Walcott should ha defeat Woods. Tile Kid has two decis ions over Walcott. having won over him In 6 and 19 rounds. Spider Welsh and Rufe Turner have agreed to box In Vancouver during the month of May. Both have fights on In this state and will leuve after each con test Is decided. Turner boxes Buck Stelzer at Stockton next Tuesday night and Walsh meets Louis Long at Marys ville next Week. FROM QUAKER CITY Interesting Sporting Gossip From the Town of Brotherly Love. ROD AND GUN CLUB Multnomah Members Ec joy Weekly Shoot Yesterday, Their First Defeat. At Trvlngtnn race track Saturday, the Wllllams-A venue School baseball team met their drat defent by the boys from Lower Alblnn. The Williams avenue boys put up a fair game. The umpire was not so popular an he might have been. The score was 5 to 2, with the line-up as follows: Williams. Position. C. Alhtna. F B. Anderson ...C Pnrlnk "Jim" Oaks P o. Riprs A. Nordeen 8 3..-. Flldn V. Dngllesh 1R T Wprd R. Robnett ?R W. otello M. Johnson SR O. O'Shes Jesse Platts C.F. T. McOlone W. Mnd L F R. Ward W. Gertz R.F. H. O'Shea In one month 180.000 bunches of ba nanas were shipped frtim Honduras to New Orleans and Mobile. The regular weekly shoot of the Mult nomah Rod and Gun Club was held at Irvington Park yesterday afternoon. A new system was used, which resulted in the scores not being so high as on other occasions. The scores made were: , Shot at. Broke, r ranK nowe 100 H. Ellis 100 E. Long 25 Caldwell 100 M. Abraham 100 J. Gowanlock 100 H. Eaton . . ...... 100 L. Peterson 70 W. A. Storey . 100 Remington loo A. J. Winters 100 H. D. Inman 100 C. Shaw 25 J. E. Culllson 100 H. T. Hudson 40 Robinson . . ino W. Montelth 100 N. Munger 65 H. Beal 100 Rohse 100 L. Thlban 6o J. M. Russell 50 J. Eubanks ! 25 Capt. W. J. Riley 55 Kahn T?r . .100, Hilgers 7 T. Edmunds 75 C. P. Russell 100 Born 65 Beginner 100 83 80 20 74 73 70 70 49 69 68 66 66 16 62 25 61 61 37 68 67 27 26 13 27 47 34 30 38 15 25 PC. .83 .80 .8(7 .74 .73 .70 .70 .70 .69 .68 .66 .66 .64 .62 .62 .61 .61 .68 .68 .57 .64 .52 .52 .60 .47 .45 .40 .38 .25 .26 RELIANCE STEPPED. BRISTOL, April IS. The work of stepping the cup defender Reliance was begun early this morning and took about 36 minutes. It Is about 111 feet high. The rigging Is now under way. W. D. McCarney. the Philadelphia boxing promoter, writes the Journal as follows: "The boxing game does not amount to much at present writing, that ia from the boxer's standpoint. The four clubs have all been running local men of late. Of course, an estoppel had to be called, though the club promoters reaped quits a harvest thereby for a while. "The Ruhlln-Pete Everett go proved a farcial burlesque affair, despite the press notices of the latter's press repre sentative. Mexican Pete Everett's ef forts to box were ludicrous his efforts to 'quit' painful. Ruhlin never had anything easier in his ring experience. Mexican Pete was given a financial guarantee some say, between $350 and $400. The same number of pennies would have paid him handsomely for his part of the entertainment. Ben Vlckeny, who brought him East, think ing to land him against Jeffries or Fita simmons and a make a killing Just about got out of the thing whole. He 'street ed' the Greaser the next morning. Th other day a dispatch said Pete had been arrested for beating his way on a freight train. 'Slick' In a note under the dispatch facetiously marked, 'This is the first time Pete was ever known to beat anything. He's no longer in th maiden class! "Crockey Boyle met Tim Callahan re cently at the Washington Sporting Club and got a draw. Tim Callahan met Joe Tripman at the New National Athletic Club. This bout between Tim Callahan and Jos Tlpman was a 'peach.' Tim had a shade on points but had to keep going all tha time. Tlpman cannot do much better than 136 pounds, but refuses to meet any but featherweights. He claims to be a featherweight. He Jumped into prominence by knocking Terry McGov ern down and almost out at Baltimore. He was a featherweight then and despite the fact that he has taken on 16 pounds still claims to be a featherweight. "Cole and Walcott put up a hot con test in Pittsburg recently. It was the fiercest thing I ever saw. It looked all over for Mr. Walcott In the fourth, but he cut loose a wild right swing and caught Cole. That's where the festiv ities ended. All the papers pronounced it one of the fiercest affairs ever wit nessed in that section. Fred Barrett met Joe Gans in the same hall 23u Inst. Bennett put up a grand battle, though he lost the decision. 'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien easily bested Choynski at the Philadelphia Washington Club the other night, lie sends regards to Journal. "I learned the other night that when Al -Nelll was East he was offered a date with George Cole, the clever colored welterweight, and If he bested the lat ter he was to be given another chanco with Jack O'Brien. Neilt. however, was tipped off that Cole would surely best him, and the negotiations came to an end. "I have several offers of late for George Cole's services to box prom inent men in his division. He Is willing to meet any man tn the 145-pound class, but is Invariably forced to concede weight and meet middle and heavy weights. I hope at a near date to Jour ney Paciflcward with Cola "