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TT 1 TV r V T'JI J CLEVER CALIFORNIAN HAS EASY TIME WITH OHIO LAD X? VIGNAUX Hfltl Intl I JPTPfl ti rVlfl HnOflfl IS BILLIARD CHAMPION MANAGER ELY SIGNS 1904 BALL TEAM; djHORAN I X -LCXlllKJll 1-01VCIL0 IIU XJL JCLX pRp ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS RACING AND SPORTING , , JLJ FIGHTERS GOSSIP OF EVERY KIKD otbhoe-skabkby xtbxt bio go to fklxadei.fhia--dxxoh busy ,i ewglawd may stop tickets at oakxjlztd what pttob abb .' sonra. i . - , 1 ; The National Athletio club of Phila delphia is making active . preparations tor the Jack Munroe-Tom Sharkey com teat. The bout will, be- a six-round go end is to take place between February JO ' and 84, ; The principals will battle for 66 per cent of 'the gross receipts. Munroe is training under the supervision of Kid" McCoy at the. latter' New York gymnasium, and Sharkey Is getting "fit" at ' Bath Beach, L.. I. , McCoy is also making Into condition and - says that when he is satisfied with hl physical showing he will re-enter the ring and . "challenge the world." . 1 George Dixon. George Dixon is not dut of the mill yet by any means. He seems to have taken a new lease on life since he went . to England, and Is doing much to revive ring sport in the -old country. Dixon first refused an offer of 17001 to meet Cockney Cohen, and (his" surprised1 the English, sports some, as in past years, half this amount was considered a good sum for which to battle. The National .Sporting club now .says that the purses of the future will be ' worth contesting for, and that if matches are made box- rs will get their fair percentage of the : club-proflts.it ' ' 1 V'-V -y ;. Cocker Tweedie. ' . Cocker ' Tweedle, well Itnown In American ' sporting circles, ' recently ; de feated Bull Nichols In seven rounds' be fore a Sydney club. Cocker fights with the featherweights. , : Jack 11 Tin. Jack Blavin, brother of Frank Slav In, Australia's ex-heavyweight champion, recently , arrived in Yokohama, Japan, from the Klondike, and has matched to meet a Japanese wrestler. , ....... , At Oakland. ..' ". ".' '. ' At Oakland the boxing game is likely to be placed in severer restrictions than ever before. As has been heretofore re ported Mayor Olney haa decided that the fights will have to be scarce, and far between, and this has been followed by an ultimatum that the city has ruled limit on all glove contests" and that It will be- a difficult matter to secure a license for a ring battle In the future. , V. &aaky Bob. Bob FltisTimmons is in New York, and is keeping in ' good condition. He still declares that he haa not retired from active fisticuffs, and is looking for a man of his , weight to go up against '. j Jim Jeffords. Jim Jeffords hffs had some luck with the mitts since he. left' Ms native Cali fornia for the East He recently .de feated Yank Kenny of Ohio in one round, securing four -knockdowns s during ,; the two minutes and SO seconds of the go, AtteU and Goodwin. ",. 1 AM 'AtteU and Chester Goodwin, the t latter- n English boxer, are matched for IS rounds before the Tammaay. Ath letio club of Boston, February 8. v 'jitMiiy:.'Woslg. -.'r BlUtods (colored , haa Issued & challenge to Twin Sutlivan of Boston to meet him in a 20-round go before either an Eastern or Western club. . Jim Jeffries' is said to have' been or dered out of the bar of a Springfield, Mass., hotel by a barkeeper only five feet high. Jeff went his way with a grin land no back .talk.. 7 The bartender In question was not behind the' counter, but merely a caller-out for the Bartend er's union that was boycotting the- place. Jeff , Is a, member of the Boilermakers' Protective association,, and had to be a good union man In consequence, . , Carter and Choyftski. ' g The recent arrest, of. Kid. Carter and Joe Choynskl after their fight at Boston, in which1 'the former knocked out the Californlan in-the-first tround, may have some effect on the Sharkey-Munroe match. The Yosemlte club has taken ad vantage of the hitch to make prelimi nary efforts to -secure the attraction. BACTHO OUTLOOK BBIOHT. There is every reason to believe that the racing season which begins March 14 will be one of the very best in the history of the American turf. All the cracks of last season have rounded to In good shape. While the new blood is said to be up to the mark set laat year. The season of 190S showed the finest lot of thoroughbreds that has been seen on American racetracks for a generation, and from present appearances it will be beaten by 1 904. . In this connection It Is Interesting to note that the fine old campaigner Wax Taper will be In train ing again this year. Wax Taper was the McChesney of 1901. Out of 40 starts .that season he was -first IS times. In the Ave years of his turf career he started 104 times, 'was In the money 68 times, finishing first 26 times. Captain Rica thinks his long rest has cured his Ills and he can be gotten Into shape all right by the time the Memphis meet be- gins, a baud ciBotrrx sates. ' The Grand circuit has announced its ( dates for the coming season. New York City racing men are Jubilant on account of two weeks being allotted to the -metropolis for trotting and pacing under the auspices of the National Trotting association. The cities and dates are: Detroit. July U-ll. Cleveland, July 25-80. Buffalo, August !. Empire City, August 8-18. Brighton Beach, August 15-20. Keadville, August 22-27. - ' Providence, August 29 to September 8. Hartford, September 5-10. Syracuse, September 12-17. - Columbus, O., September 11-24. Cincinnati, September 2s to October 1. 'Memphis, October 17-27. , botes Btmxcs dead. ' . (Journal Special Service.) ' -Boston,- Jan. 80. J. Frank Qulnlan, the noted Marathon runner,' who helped defeat the Greeks at the first Marathon meet In Athens, 1899, is dead at his home ID Jamaica, Plain from blood poisoning, brought on by an unsuccess ful operation for quinsy. .Qulnlan was graduated from Fordham college, Har vard law school and Boston university, and had been admitted to the Boston bar. . ". .. - .' ISXMBZBB ATTESn rUBXBAX Many members ' of the Multnomah club met-at that institution thl after noon at 1:15, o'clock and attended the - funeral of P R. Boultbee,' the young bank clerk who lost his life by diving in the xwlmmlng tank and striking upon ills heart. v i : i .w. , ; . ' - ,. . ' ' f ' . ' IN THE DAYS WHEN BONES ELY BATTED The following poem, "Ely's Great Home Run," was published by a Pitts burg paper at the time Fred Ely, now manager of the Portland Browns, played In the Smoky city. The home run, the subject of the linen, Was one of -the greatest hits ever seen oii the diamond and came after two wetfe out In the ninth inning, thus tlelng the score. In the tenth Inning, Ely's team ; won out, and Ely owned Pittsburg for ever after ward: t 1 . . niy Great Boms Sua. Tradition tells of paladins who met In fearful fights, , And swung 1 their broadswords round their heads and smote tremendous smites; t Of knights who single-handed fought and laid whole armies flat) Of Richard who on Saladin victoriously sat , Great heroes these, but all their famous ' feats rolled Into one Looked feeble by comparison with Ely's "great noma run. You've "heard of Ely, : Such a ' strange anatomy he owns - . " . That people widely know him by the v x. sobriquet of "Bones." ' He's shortstop for our. Pittsburg team, - but when to rip and snort And tear things up -old "Bones" begins no powr ..can stop- him short; . And so he turned' things upside down - ' . till e'en, the shining sun Stood still and gasped astonishment at , Ely's great home run. (-.. ' ? - t . Bight Innings had been played, the ninth was drawing to a close; 1 -The score it stood at 8 to I In favor of ' our foes. ; For Boston, full of ginger and of chip- ; perness and gall, 1 Had certainly been putting up. a famous -:r game of ball.- - Two' men were out. --Our- boys, ; It seemed, were totally undone; , Such was the lay-out at the time of Ely's great home run. The crowd,1: which thought the Jig was up, was moving off the ground,-;: When click! there came, from Ely's bat - - v the sharp,- decisive sound - 7 -r-r-. Which tells of leather fiercely swiped. - ' Great Christmas I Could It be That "Bones' was doing business t Ev'ry eye was strained to see. Then from two thousand throats there came the cry -"Well done, well .' ' done!" '-!,;. ' And efry one .went crasy over Ely's ". great home run. Oh what a swipe that was! The leather if traveled hence v Away to farthest center field and landed . at the fence, While "Bones" around the bases skipped ; at locomotive speed, And landed home, a hero, and a eon- queror. Indeed. And Boston, which supposed Itself to have the battle won. ' Fell flat beneath the crushtng weight of Ely's great home run., Our own,' inspired by Ely's feat, came nobly to the fore. And in the tenth another run they added to the score. Aye,; from the Jaws of dire defeat a Tictorjr was snatched, , And poor old Boston sneaked away, un done and overmatched. Ahy boys, that was a record. Other -" feats may shine, but none,' Past or present, figures in the class with ' t Ely's great home run,' BRITT AND CORBETT TO FIGHT NEXT ' ' The next big fight In this country will take place at San Francisco be tween Young Corbett, the present holder Of the featherweight title, and Jimmy Brltt, the Pacific . coast . light weight. They will fight at about 122 or 135 pounds, as the articles stipulate that -they must weljch 110 pounds or leas at t o'clock on the day of the bat tle. , ' Measurements of Jimmy Brltt and Young Corbett, who greatly resemble each other in personal appearance and whose fighting tactics are in many re spects similar, show that Britt has no' great advantage over Corbett. Boxers' Measurements. Brltt. Corbett 5 ft 6 in. ...... Height. 6 ft. 8 In. 65 H Inches Reach 5 . Inches It inches. ...... .Neck. .....15U inches 35H inches...... Chest 88 inches 28 Inches. Waist. .82 Inches 12 Inches. ..... .Biceps 1IH Inches lOtt Inches. ...Forearm. .....11 inches 7 inches... ...... .Wrist.. 7 Inches 19U Inches... ...Thigh 22 4 Inches 13 Inches, ........ Calf..,. ....14 Inches 8 Inches .Ankle. g Inches 130 pounds...;. .Weight ISO pounds Bieasrra bobsb xv woua . (Jonrntl BpecUl Serf Ice.) St. Louis, Jan. 80. Snyder, the big gest horse In the world, and one of the most wonderful animal freaks, will be exhibited at the world's fair. The horse Is a Percheron ,. gelding .and Is owned by Charles II. Gamble and H. Williams of New York City. , He weighs 2.700 pounds. Snyder is a beautiful dark chettnut In color with not a mark on him except on his forehead. This and two one-Inch : - horns which are growing out of his temples, are his re markable features. ; The harse cannot be accounted for. The white star or pussle is in the form of the- fere quarters of a horse -or deer, showing the legs, head and horns and the curve of the neck. It has also been likened to a map of South America, A man of average height when standing - at Snyder's: bead, only reaches his nose, and when he Is groomed It Is necessary to use a step-ladder. . , T. 2C O. A. 2B2fBATS OOICPABT B. The Y. M. C. A- Indoor baseball team defeated the company B team last even ing at the association gymnasium by the soore of 15 to 14. The game only lasted seven Innings, as Is the custom when several . events take place In one evening. The state ment that the lights were turned out is denied by the members of the asso ciation. '"-."?'""''",. .-, VZirOt.Bf 02T AJTTXB TOTBJTA2CEVT. If the Pendleton Sportsmen's associa tion can raise. 8C00, says the East Ore gon ian, the city of Pendleton-wltl be en abled to have the honor of entertaining 100 odd crack shots who will gather at the twentieth annual tournament of the Northwest . Sportsmen's association, which will be held during the latter part of June. .. . , " .. :., ' . Eastern and California races by di rect wires.. We. accept commissions by phone" on abovfl races from - respon sible parties. We also receive commis sions for all leading: sporting events In eny pnrt of the world, at Portland Club, 130 Fifth street OUR OWN CYCLISTS DO WELL ABROAD AKXBIOAW BXDEBS WHO BABKBO 3TAUB Zlf TStB AWTIPODEg FOI.O m k CAirroRHXA wvmamxa BBOOBD BXOKEXV 8T TOITira UA2V JfAIGOB WXOXCBAM. . American cyclists have been In the fore at Australia and we at home have not been giving them half the attention that they deserve. . The great cycling tournament In the Antipodes is an affair that means much to the sports of a big portion of the globe, but American newspapers seem-to overlook the events with an utter disregard for the health ful, clean exercise that is afforded a man on a wheel. . '' Some months ago three unostentatious individuals with bikes left Ban Fran cisco for Sydney on - a steamer of the Ooeanio line. One was Major Taylor, colored, the other Harry Downing of San Jose and the third Ivor Iwson of Min neapolis. Taylor Is probably the most remarkable man In his class In the tt . s; - ", -vv Vf v vv , - !s,.t, ( w - - -; ' M Jr J t ys t n.- -v s i , S s " ' , 'T v 1 t .? "" if'vK,w. -- I V'"'V ff' -AS"-' -. '--' - V v- "K . -w :;'- v.! Photograph of Lou Dillon going- against the trotting record of Maud S., which she succeeded In breaking, but which the trotting association has decided still stands as the claim. That Lou Dillon's 2:05 to high-wheeled ball bearing sulky with pace maker with dirt shield front was not a record. That Maud S's 2:08 to high-wheeled plain axle sulky was a record. That no record can be made with a wind shield other than the ordinary dirt shield and dirt pacemaker. world. He must be for his salary is 810,000 per year and expenses for the Australian tour. The money Is found by the Summer Night's Amusement com pany of Sydney, who are glad of the op portunity to pay the coin that they may have with them a man who "even out does ' airships" as pife of his admirers once said. Taylor is. of course, not a major In the military sense of the word. His real name is Marshall Walter Tay lor Snd he Is a native f Louisville, Ky. There has not been. a cycling event In New Zealand that Taylor has not taken part In and thus far has "won every thing in sight" Downing and Lawson are racing at Coolgardie, Western Australia and have medals enough on their waistcoats to make them a little top-heavy. Lawson won the much-talked-of half mile event In such a smashing style from a large field as to suggest that he would have no trouble to annex whatever events he might see fit to contest Downing went down the line as a winner of the three mile race and figured In the pools at 10 to 1. Both Downing and Lawson have mads many friends In the colonies and it Is possible that they may be persuaded to remain away from home for several months more. . Bolo and lony 'Bacing. The California Polo and Pony Racing association will play exhibition games in Goldaa Gate park as soon as the prelim inary steps to perfect the program can be arranged. President Rudolph Sprock et's says that the public will be welcome at all of the plays and he also states that the Impression ' that they are not welcome at Burlingame Is Incorrect Mr. Sprockets believes that the game will become popular with the masses just as soon as they become familiar with its points. His Idea Is to popular ise the sport In California so that out siders may take enough interest In it to make offers to play there. Eastern players are anxious to come Into the Western field id Mr. flpreckVj, believes that they should be encouraged. ;. Auto Bacer Arrives. ' - . . Domlntck Lamberjack, the celebrated French automoblliat has arrived in New York with a big racing car and has been in consultation with Barney Old field who made things lively during the last automobile meet - in California, Lamberjack challenged Oldfield to a race later In the -season. Tom Cooper Is acting manager for Oldfield and has told the- Frenchman that his challenge is ac cepted and that the termswlll be ar ranged at a near date. The possibility is that the races will be agreed to in the form of a card that will Include. New York, "Chicago and Cleveland, O,. The matches will probably mean a five, 10 and 15-mile spurt .,' Swimming Becord Broken, lit is not generally known that last month a South Sea Island lad named Wlckham ' broke the world's record swimming spurt at 100 yards. The swimmer made the distance in 69& sec onds. He made 80 yards, in 25 seconds. The trial was made at Sydney. WITH BAS2CETBAXXJBB8J. ; ' Spokane, Jan. 30. Arrangements are being made for a double game of basket ball to be played In. Spokane about Feb-' ruary 8. between the Pullman beys and girls of the Y. M. C A. team and the high' school girls' teams, Owing to the fact that .the Y. M.' C. A. gymnasium will hardly he suitable, an effort wilt be made to secure a large ball for r the games. . . . .'. , HUMORIST'S VIEWS ' ON SELF DEFENSE The appended comments by the well knqwn writer, Ambrose1 Blerce, regard ing the art of self-defense, are greatly amusing, 1 and will be enjoyed by all followers and ' .admirers of .- ptlsering ethics. - Mr. Blerce says: J ' "I hav always' believed ; that : the brutes rwho engage In' man fights for money use no skill In . boxing, but in blind excitement Just strike, at random and guard themselves by instinct with" out knowing how they .do it. Never hav ing seen a 'prize fight; I have advanced this belief with a becoming modesty and a considerable deference to the superior knowledge of those who are not ashamed to confess that they have, v But now comes 'the champion of the world,' and without the least obscurity or ambiguity confirms my notion of the matter. Writ ing in the American of the Sharkey Munroe match, Mr. James Jeffries says: " " "Sharkey is not clever; In fact, he Is awkward, and this makes It all the more difficult for an opponent to Jand on him, and at the same time It makes him a dangerous antagonist, one who Is swinging dangerous rights and lefts which are to cause damage if they score.' . - ' ., "! "And ' therefore Mr, Jeffries expects Mr. Sharkey to win. - , able affirmation of the great value of awkwardness In defense and in attack; it gives a superior guard, a superior de livery. The Inference is clear. In Mr. Jeffries' opinion,' which certainly should command as great respect as anything connected with pugilism, the awkward Sharkey, other things equal, can be beaten by a man who is even more awkward than be that Is to say, by one who cannot box at all. This can did utterance by Its most successful ex ponent that 'the noble art of self defense' Is all humbug; that In a real fight he has the. ad vantage who knows least about It ought to give us eternal Immunity from reports of man lights 'by rounds' no two reports of the same round ever having the faintest likeness, one to the other. As an 'exhibition of skill' a man fight has the same Interest and value as a dog fight As a moral spectacle the dog fight Is the better, be cause free from the commercial spirit of the sge' the age In which, for our '-nr.-.-.' ' . . JEREMIAH FREEMAN Clever Young Player Signed by Manager .Ely to Play First Base. TXAJC WHO, HOT TBH. (JToanul Special Serrlee.) Spokane. Wash.. Jan. 80. The high school girls' basketball trip to . the sound will not be made this year. Af ter Manager Ed Doust had completed arrangements for games at Ellensburg, Seattle and Everett he was compelled to call them off as the local team had no hall to use for training quarters, Man ager Doust has. been working most of the school year In arranging for the sound games. It was quite, an under taking for a high school 'to take a trip like. that, but these difficulties had been overcome and the girls would have gone had It not been for the Impossibility to get the proper practice. ft. , f t IIANLON DEFEATS OHIO "KID" BROAD EA8TBBV BOXZB WAS BO HATCH I0B TKX OXiBTEB YOTTHO OALZ- , roBBXiB, Qurrrnro nr. tkb 14tr BOUHD A3PTIB ' BEIBG BADI.Y rTSHISHSX). , (Journal Special Service.) Barf Francisco, Jan. 80. Eddie Han lott of this city won a -decisive victory over Kid Broad of Cleveland, Ohio, last evening in the 14th round of what was scheduled to be a 80-round bout. Ilan lon fought an aggressive battle from the start and at the end of the 14th round proad was completely exhausted and unable to continue the fight, which was awarded to Hahlon. ' J . . i Hanlon's terrific blow, which , he landed almost at will, told visibly on his opponent, who displayed marvelous ability to stand punishment for som of the swings landed by the little Cal lfornlan were enough to put a heavier man hor de combat RACING RESULTS (Jonraal Special Service.) San Francisco, Jan. 30. Emeryville results: Six and a half . furlongs, selling Scotsman won. Mlmo second. Golden Light third; time. 1:21 H. Futurity course, selling Bay Won der won. Bell Reed second, Modder third; time, 1:11. One mile and a furlong, selling Chickadee won, Billy Moore second, Mr. Dingle third; time. 1:64 14. Six an-1 a half furlongs, handicap Irldius won. Princess Tltanla second, Futurlta third; time., 1:1914. Six furlongs Toledo won. Young Pepper second, Dick Turpln third; time, 1:13. One mile, selling Gawaine won. Ore Viva second, Frank Woods third; time, !:. - At Aaoot 2ark. .Los Angeles, Jan. 80. Ascot Park re sults: Seven furlongs, selling Olivllo won. All About second. Ping third; time, 1:2914. One mile, selling Fox Lake won, Co lumbia Girl second, Eile third; time, 1:43. One mile and a sixteenth,9 selling Rag Tag won, Montana Peeress second, Cloche d'Or third; time, 1:88 tt. Seven furlongs, selling Mil as won, Athelrose second, Phys third; time, 1:29. Five furlongs, selling Marsa won, Taxman second, Cardwelton third; time, 1:01. v One mile, selling Sir Hugh won. Bus cleuth second, Martin Brady third; time, 1:48. - - - At Bew Orleans. New Orleans, Jan; 80. Crescent City results: Seven furlongs Safe Guard won, Thorneycroft second, Russell ' Garth third; time, 1:32 4-6. Six. furlongs Mrs, Frank Foster won. Presentation second, Zyra third; time, 1:18 2-6. Mile and 70 yards Erbe won. Troc adero second, Mauser third; time, 1:61. Handicap, six and a i half furlongs Mad Mullah won,. Freakness second, Katie Powers third; time, 1:24 2-6. . Selling, mile and ' 70 yards Uranium won, Santa' Teresa second. Lady Mis take third; time, 1:52 1-6. Selling, mile, and three-sixteenths Rankin won, Arden second, Lou Woods third; time, 2:061-5. BOWXJHO TOTTBHBY. - iJosrnal SpscUl Herrice.) Spokane. Jan.' 30. Another bowling tournament Is to be started on the first of next, month at the Athletio club In this city. The rules governing it have not yet been decided upon, but the di rectors may choose the method of bowl ing necessary for the winning of the trophy. It now looks as If the monthly tournaments at the 8. A. A. C. would become a regular event during the win ter. The present series is the third inaugurated this -season, and they have been productive of good work. ' The In terest In the sport is keeping up as never before and the alleys are usually busy. The team contests for member ship to the 8. A- A. C.will soon com mence and the directors hope to raise the membership to 1,000. At the pres ent time the applications are coming la rapidly. . . WEIGHTS ALLOTED FOR BRIGHTON HANDICAP Jonnuil Special Service.) New York, Jan. 80.- For the 885,000 Brighton handicap at a mile and a quar ter, to be run in July next at Brighton Beach, weights have been allotted by W, 8. Vosberg, the official handicapper, as follows: :-. Water Boy, 129; McChesney, 128; Her mls, 126; Africander, 126; Irish Lad, 124; Dick Welles. 123; Advance Guard. 120; Major Palngerfleld, The Picket Savable, 118; Golden Maxim, Gunfire, Charles Elwood, 117; Hurstbourne, 118; Runnels, Aceful, Lord of the Vale, San ton, 115; Mlizen, 114; Whorler, 113; Per- slstence, 112; Reliable, 111; Eugenia Birch, Grand Opera, Francesco, Igniter, 110; Roehampton, , Highball, 108; High Chancellor, Injunction, River ; Pirate, 107; Hunter Iiaine, 106; Hamburg Belle, 106; Grey Friar, Captain Buckie, Broom stick, 104; Stamping Ground, Bonnlbert, 103; Pulsus, Ixtonldas, Glenwater, 102; Reservation, 101; Motitas Beaucalre, City Bank, Delhi, Onatas, 100 ? Dick Bernard, South Trimble, Stolen Mo ments, Adbell, Stalwart, Toboggan, 99; Slave, Damon, Montrcason, Ormonde's Right Proofreader, 98;, Sal vatella, Dolly Spanker, Mabon, 97; Ort Wells, Baseful, Wotan, Old Stone, rthodox, 98; Cannon Ball, Gold Saint, Palmbearer, Robin Hood, Jocund. Tippecanoe, 95; Raglan, Geeysburg, Alliance, 94; Errant, James V., 93; Lord Badge, OBtrteh, Colonsay, St. Valentine, Careless. 90; Adlos, Mo harlb, Phaon, 88; Phaser, 86. Colonel Bill was declared out of this race on the 18th inst. RIVERSIDE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS The Riverside Driving association held. Its annual meeting In the rooms of the "Rural Spirit" last evening. The fol lowing officers were elected: President L. Zimmerman. Vice-president Judge A. H. Tanner. Secretary Henry M. Tillman. Treasurer Gus Rosenblatt. Board of directors A. C. Lohmlre, Dr. Emmett Drake, Gus Rosenblatt, Judge A. H. Tanner. F. C. Hagemann. Charles H. Carey and L. Zimmerman. The board of directors are to arrange a series of racing matinees to be hfcl'd during the coming season, for which handsome trophies will be awarded the winners. The proposition of good roads and the use of oil In preserving the same was discussed, several members ex plaining the improvements now under way in various parts of the country. . It is estimated that it will take about 1,000 barrelB of oil to Improve the Riv erside drive, whloh is the finest road way out of the city, and is used by all the drivers in the city who relish a good speedway. The proposed use of pil on this road will make it one of the finest on the coast COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO HOLD TRACK MEET An Indoor track meet-will be held In the big gymnasium at Columbia uni versity the latter part of February. Invitations have been extended to all the schools In Portland and It is . expected that a large number of athletes will contest for the prises which will be offered to the winners of the different events. A banner will be given to the team that wins the largest number of points. The large "gym" will accommo date 1,600 people - besides . giving the athletes ample room In all events. An Interesting and hotly contested meet Is expected, as-the prises -will undoubt edly spur the contestants to their best efforts. Columbia athletes are training hard to earn the much-coveted C. which is held at a high standard at the uni versity. A preliminary tryout will take place Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to whlcb the publlo Is cordially Invited. No admission, will be charged. The tryout will Include all the events that go to make up a regular Indoor meet Another invitation -meet will take place sometime In March, which will include the best material of the state. Invita tions have been sent to all the large institutions of Oregon and undoubtedly some new state records will be estab lished when these athletes come to gether. SPOXABB TO BATH POLO TZAX. (Joarntl Sptclal Service.) Spokane, Wash., Jan. 30. Spokane is to have a polo team. The organisation will be ready to meet any team in this section of the country and is now mak ing arrangements to play at the world's fair at St. Louis. The team is being organized by J. I. Middles worth, who is a veteran at the business and was an officer In -the Spanish-American war. Middleaworth haa played In some of the best teams In the country and hopes to get a team together that will be able to hold its own. The plan la to or ganize a military company composed of the best horsemen in the country. This company will go to the fair- and take part in the matches there. The Spokane organization Is to give exhl bttlons of rough riding, daring feats and skill in horsemanship that will win It a place with other attractions. A big polo tournament is to be given by the fair management at St Louis and strong teams that can be Induced to Compete will be there. The series of games will be the greatest in the his tory of the country, and it is there that the Spokane team Hopes to show its worth. Arrangements are now being made to take the team to the exposition and there seems good reason to ex pect success. HOTKXHO IXXB POUTEBXS8. "There Is nothing like politeness," says Tom Loftus, "especially In address ing an umpire. In this connection I am reminded .of a game at the West Side park years ago, a close, hard-fought Sunday game. Jake 6 tense 1 made a slide for second, and Tim Hurst called him out. The next moment Stensel rushed at Hurst and never before or since did I hear such dainty parlor language. 'Say, you Irish horsethlef,' bellowed Stensel, you sawed-off lump of Idiotic perversity, 1 you miserable sneaking porch-climber, why did you call me out 7 "Why, you great big, yellow Dutch vagabond,' Hurst snarled back, T called youf .out. you white-livered poodle dog, because it siMted ms fancy to call you out Now, - get out In the field here you belong, or I'll kick you In the eye I' "And the grass was all burned Oft around their feet by. the sulphurous phraseology." BXE03T DEFEATS M'OABTHY. Salt Lake, Utah. Jan. 30. After 20 rounds of rather tame fighting Otlol Sleloff of Chicago wns awarded the fle clslon over Jerry JlcCarthy of tills city last evening. PORTLAND BROWNS FOR THIS SEASON HABAOEB EZiY XCAS OATKSBXO TO OBTHBB A BTBOZfCt COSSBXXfATXOB' 07 "STABS" TO BXPBSSEHT FOBT. . 2VABS OB THB DIAMOBU WHO THB MXB AJLB. . . Danny F. Shea, catcher,. 1 . Morris Steel man, catcher. f - John P. Thielman, pitcher. Ike B. Butler, pitcher. . Charles J. Shields, pitcher. Charles Druhot pitcher. Jerry Freeman, first base. - Ervell Beck, second base. ' 1 Ike Francis, -third base. -- Louis Castro, shortstop, Philip Nadeau, left field. Klrby J. prennan, center field. i . Walter McCreedie, right field. . With the exception of another pitcher, -the 1904 Browns are now complete.' Yes- terday Manager Ely closed "with Mor ris Steelman, the crack Eastern league ' catcher, who was with the Philadelphia National league team until Chief Zlm mer took charge of that club as man- -ager, when be was farmed to the Provi dence Eastern league team. Steelman is a flrstclass catcher and will make a valuable addition to the local club. Danny Shea la the well known local ' boy who made such an excellent reeord 1 last season. Evidently Manager Ely thinks considerable of Shea's ability, for ' he refused to trade him to Hank Harris for Ham Iberg, the crack twlrler of the : Frlscos. Thielman, Butler and Shields are the well-known pitchers of. last season's team. Druhot is a local boy of great . promise who is to be given a chance in fast company. Manager Ely has a big league star on his staff and his name will be announced later. Jerry Freeman Is the able young . player whom Manager Ely secured from " Seattle toward the close of last season. Freeman Is a young player of great . promise, who will soon be a star In - the big leagues. Ervell Beck is the hard-hitting second .. baseman of the Shreveport Southern league club. His batting airerage has always been In the neighborhood of .840, He Is a slugger of 'the Hulseman type. ' All the local fans know Ike Francis and his ability to play the difficult corner. Louis Castro la the hard-hitting short stop and utility of Connie Mack's Phila delphia Athletics. Castro was loaned to Baltimore in the Eastern league, where he batted .865 last season. Phil Nadeau Is the crack left fielder and general favorite of last year's team. . Phil was going to Brooklyn, but changed ' his mind, preferring to stay on the coast. Klrby Drcnnan is the local bojf who has made such an excellent record- with . Dugdale's Seattle team during- the past- two years. Drennan is the holder of the base-stealing record on the coast, having stolen six bases in one game. - Walter McCreedie is well known on the coast by nls great record on Pete Lohman's champion Oakland team of 1902. The "Judge," as he Is called, played with Ned Hanlon's Brooklyn and Baltimore teams laat season. His bat ting averages In those leagues were .325 with Brooklyn and ,838 with Baltimore.- In Catchers Steelman and Shea the Browns have two reliable men to de pend on behind the bat, which means half a game. . Steelman, besides his abll" lty as a catcher, is also a good sclckev, ranging around the .300 mark. ACADEMY DEFEATS T. SC. C A. The T. M. C A. Intermediates were defeated at basketball last evening by the Portland Academy team by the scorsi of 19 to 9. The teams lined up as follows: P. A. , Position. Y. M. C. A. Fenton ........ R. F. L. Masters Whittlesey f... L. G. R. Moore Black C. ............ Pugh : McLane R. G. L. ..... Davidson Flavcl ........ L. G. It . ....... Wilson BT.OBKOVTK DEFEATS BTBUBB VILXiS , (Journal 6pecUl 8errlca.) Monmouth, Jan. 80. The Norma school basketball team won a hotly-con- tested game of basketball from the Mr- Mlnnvllle college team by the score of 23 to 16, last evening. XHSOOB BASZBAJUk Companies B and F, Third infantry, O. N. G., will meet this evening In aq indoor baseball match at the armory This will be a league game, and con slderable Interest Is manifested In ths contest . PORTLAND ROT LOYAL ENOUGH "Before Portland "will ever become si great city," remarked a well known man the other day, "our citizens wilt have to show ths same degree of loyalty to the business interests as they do to the baseball, football and other sport ing aggregations that represent our city. While attending the ball games last sea son I was greatly surprised and alsoj pleased by the degree of enthusiasm dls' played by the great crowds when the lo cal team won, and also by the kind ex-. cuses offered when the team lost which, by the way, was quite often, and so I came to the conclusion that for true local loyalty the Portland people. wer hard to beat If the same spirit were shown toward the local manufacturers, the great boat and train loads of fin ished products dally unloaded In our city would be replaced by as many loads of raw material, factories would spring up on every hand and our real estate) men would be kept busy selling lots. It is the duty of every citizen- all things being equal to assist by their patronage the industries of the city In preference to there and so help to make : of Portland a great manufacturing cen ter. This city is peculiarly favored by nature for certain lines of manufact uring, one of .which is the production of cigars, the mildness of the climate being Just about right for tho economi cal handling and carrying of raw leaf, yet I venture, to say that not 20 per cent of-the -cigar consumption of turn city Is produced here, -despite the tu t that, prices being equal, the cigar pro duced here, will .compare favorably with, , those of any city in the country, least $250,000 a year In wages, alont Is . lost to Portland by the failure of th people to demand thji home nn mi f ig ured Cigar. It seem to m tlitt it would be better for Portland an l !' for all concerned. If we must "tvl t.i t, to send for clgarmakers ruiicr t'uin i r their product ami glvn thm t privi lege of spending, their money where t jr" earn It, anil thus snv t rort. iri i sum of. at least 32i(."a j-'-.viy l-i -wages alone."