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7;-- w.m'bii,.l.m-jj..u .--i. ,.. - -7--. 11 'V-1 J ' --1 u-t '. Jjif Jw.j--iiiii,.niui -xi-.-- -r-'-'-' ,.T.r;rJ .., , -- ,. . . .,...., ;: r ; ' ' r - j - : - - CARTOONIST tad shows HOW JIMMY lr '.-..' : ',7-. ' -;'-.-f i . T tSrf . ' ' '.- - 3: sb. Js. . - . '... --,- :::mmmmmh wmmmmm gridiron heroes 1711IIE MAY COfJE TO FIGDT BRITT ' ,;.f English Jabez May B Induced to -tTackle California's Fa- : - .vorits Son,: NELSON AND CORBETT IMEETTJEXTTVIONTH Fight. Managers Looking t Ahead With Great Wisdom : for Good Bouts. V (8prUt IHwtek "to Tb Joiiratl.) " . '- 'f in rtmnchico, Jan., l. .Tber" arc ; two malchu In the air that aeam pratty . ' wall aanurad. Th f lrat :la between Touna; Corbatt and BMtllnv Nelson, and tha other la batwaen Jimmy Brltt and . Jabas j Wl J t a. Corbett . baa already started in ' to train for his encounter with Battling Nelson, ' which Is slated .' ta ha pulled off In February. Quite a '- '.large number of fight fans think that , the Denvertte la getting In shape to . meet Brltt, but tha local lad has his aya on easier and mora lucrative game. ' Jimmy Brltt and his manager, Jimmy - Cof froth, see cjuite a wad of the long .- green in . pulling : off -an International lightweight championship bout between ' tha Olympic club boxer and Jabes White. he pride -e-JijHand ..Whether It la ' pulled off on this aide of theirs or In the club rooms of tha -National : reporting club of London remains to be , -seen, although tha money consideration may be big enough bait to entire the Englishman away from his native shores I to box Jimmy on his own solL . Both j i Biltt Wnd hts manager eewatdee ths iing lisb fighter an easier 'proposition than the hard-hitting es-champlon, and after disposing of the latter, if Corbett la ' aucreesfal : In - hts - fight with the ag- ; gieaaUe Dane, there will be another big pot of money . in a return matoa-wlth - Corbett. , And even "lf-tha- pudgy little lad from Denver shouid-agatll'meet da- feat at the iiandr of the Dane, . Jimmy " woUlil toir able to draw aJmost jls large a hoaeV-ey giving the Battling chap a return' fight hvora - preeent appear- neea the-only, boys-In the ring today who are evenly matehed nm to be the "Tea there-eight tir llglitwelglit airlslens. and -although the Ban Franciaeo public .tiaa had a aurfelt of - lightweight and featherweight championship battles, a return bout between Corbett and Nelson, an International encounter between .Jimmy "Brltt aivOabes White, and the ' taatrhtng of the winners of these twd yAghta ghould be sble to attract .tremen- ' doua audiences. ' ' V. After -John son and liart get t "Trough their little ' tete-a-tet at. the end of ' January. Lha attention of the sporting fraternity will be direoud . toward the February card, which- will undoubtedly tw Corbett rar Nelson. The exchem- nnnnn vrzii P0IG0C3I w . w a- . lMy M . apota . oa the !. aorf la ' the saoqra. alrera. faHlne Sr., rm4 Mlm, em tarrk. mm aoa't tt si bjlooo forno-i - tn te ! BROWN, I Arrk at . rtllxtrlphla. Pee., tar KROWS'I MXXiD Cl.lB. It 00 aar taaltl4. kats aaa sMa. Bnl4 ta Port la ad ealf kg PraaS Mae, linmam) Metal raaraMtr. y . j' . ( i . . ) ' " Vlillil: i ON BATTLEflELO plon will have two montha In which to train, and he feels Quite confident that he will be able to put the Daoe on the earpef for the necessary 10 seconds, when ha has reached the acme of perfec tion, aa - far as hts condition Is con cerned. . The Denver pugilist Is anxious for-a-return-matchwU-Brltt,-aiMl.he ia working bard to that end. Me knows better than anyone else thst if he Is again floored by jthe Dane his drawing powers wilt- be so dlm.lnlHhedih.at : he wllF-ltave to hie' himself aaat "of the rookies to engtLge In. the six-round bouts around Philadelphia and Boston.- On the other hand, if ha la succesaful, and wins from Nelson, he -will have no trou ble In filling tha pavilion with the win ner of the proposed Brltt-White fight The- Denrertte" haw hbi Ttrtare at- stake in hts coming bout in Kebruary, nd he should certainly be fit to fight for the proverbial kingdom when the gong clangs after Billy Jordan -cries "Lt er to." ' ' . . ... ' If White can be prevailed upon to take tha trip arro.;the.pond to, nght Brltt the chances are that-the match, will be pulled ott -tn March or AprlL Aa the race track people will be here at that time recdrd-breaklng bouse should be on band to see the-two lightweights battle for the-legitimate lightweight title. While Onht holds the title, he la unable to - make the weight, and aa Jimmy .Brltt - la practically :-the cham plon of America, and White Is con sldered the best boy they have In Great Britain, the victor will be hailed aa tna champion of the world. On . paper It looks pretty easy money for Brltt, aa White haa done nothing that would war rant him lowering the, colors of tha Olympic club's idol. fj. '. THIS FELLOW NEVER -" -; LOST A STREET FIGHT elub la continually receiving applica tions" from aspiring pugilists for matches, says -the Bulletin. It Is the same In the theatrical world and In the racing realm.. Where there la big money to be made, ' be It fighting, acting or riding hsraaa, many will be found, who only want a chance to display their ability, or," oftener. Inability, . Having been Identified with the ring for a long time. Alec Qreggalns Is bexelged by fighters, . young and old, -'wanting matches. Aleo. received a letter (from one - ma a ryesterdsy- who la- certainly a humorist,-but be. probably; is obliv ious to the fact. The' following Is an exact copy of , tha letterhtjrroteafef - r , Ban Jose. CelT," Dee, 1 a Aleck Oreggatns, Desr-fllr , I -would luce to get In your minor I boxing ah' Ing to fight any new beglner at 1(0 pounds and if there la no new beglner at that, weLglit, I will fight the next one to the new beglner-at It pounda I have a pretty good record for an amateur. I never, loat a street fight yet. And something bsttrhRn this is my little boxing match with Sidney L. Rob erts, you ' must know hlnti for he be longed to your club. - lie rUlmed to be a good one at. the game. .- Well we put on the gloves a five mlnlta round tni my mother told him to knocks me out so I- woulden think of prlseflghting anymore. Bo we went at It hard as we could. He knocked me down with a wallop under the' mouth that mad A the blood come, but It did not delay me and In return he got a straight left to th nose and. a right swing to the ear that-made the blood come from the ear and nose and I ruahed hlnv across the floor. '. H never hit me on the body onse In five mlnlta.' ' ' - I think I ought to make a good show ing with the amateur at lift pounds If 1 don't g,t stage frightened. My age Is II. Please -tell Q What I would gt'' . , - - . ...... fc- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, MONDAY if I win ore loos. ,Tlease let me know aa soon aa you can. Z wish you a Happy New Tear, ' - i' . -. i t Tours respectful, : - '"' '. - - -; -:- HBNRT - HEI8BR. - CUE MEN WHO WILL ;a SHOOT THIS WEEK The- schedule for -this . week's, billiard tournament at tha Multnomah .club la as follower ,-- ' ' -Januarw-'-"" p.nKTl-aiislng-Sttrat-v. W. H. Wyman 1:10. p. m.. W. B. Sir eater va, B. D. Btgler January 4. I p. m., P. E.' Brlgham va. W, B. Fechhelmer; 8:lv p.- m.i'VTS. Feohheimervs. Ouy HolmanJanuary I. 4 BnL, E, Ford va. H.E. Reed; 1;8 p. m.. W, Johnson va H. B. Reed, January , p. m., R. P. Knight vs. Merle Ross; 1:10 p. m., R. P. Knight vs. J. R. Rogers. : . TorrroBS vrnou mrnAmm.' ; - HHSeattle fcaa aent quite delegatton-of admirers who are to root for the Se attle boys In tholr struggle with Mult nomah this afternoon. Among tha prom inent " Beattleltes here to witness the game are C. W. Meldrum. Cityt Con troller John Rlpllnger, R., V. Welty, It C. McDonald, C. 1 Unplnr. C A. Mc Cabe, D. U Oliver, H. K. Dent J. C. A Word. A. D. Walker. J. D. Walker, 8. Davis. F. JR. -Walker, O. W.-Mertena and Wrm Robertson, accompanied by Mrm. Robertson.. ."-; r''H..? A atuai tafsraaoe. ',: From the New Tork ,Tlrraph. "How long have you been the hus band of the defendant T" . ' ' 'Twenty-four years." --r - - "Eh T She ust testified that her age la but. 28. How do you explain thlar - "We-we married young, your tumor." AGED EUGCI p -HS SflOWBACK Mystery Surrounds Case as In jured Person Not Known to -? ; '.' Have Any Enemies. . ADDITIONAL SCHOOL " HOUSE TO BE BUILT Lane County Pioneer Dies at His Home Near Elmtra, West A - Cl" l:JL of.Thl - City. ULtZi: ; ' (gpeetai Dlapateh e Vd Joore.l.) . Eugena, Or., Jan. t.-W. M. Goodman, an old man who .resides alone on the Willamette river, bank In 'the eastern part of-'JGugene(waa shot and aerioBaly wounded fly an unknown person Sunday about noon, . . , ' Ooodraan was out In his garden when Suddenly he fait a sharp pain In his back and heard tha report of a rifle. Ha. soon lost consciousness snd fell to the - ground. His neighbors .aaw his nllaht and -ran to hla assistance. A physician waa called, and It waa found that a bullet of arnallrf-allbre had entered the man'a back to the riant of the spinal column and lodged eomewhere in hla abdomen. Tlie injured man aays b couldnot I '".... ..''.' Great Throng Wlir Witness Struggle- Betweeni Seattle and Multnomah. ..... . CHANCES IN FAVOR Z 'il trr--"OF tOCAtrEUEVEN Seattle .Money, Is Scarce While' Locaf Backers Are Loaded : 1 .'I yrm Qotn..-I They are off at Multnomah field. At 8:80 .this afternoon, the great struggle between the giants of Multnomah ..and Seattle, started their struggle for. su nremacv. i Tha Seattle men arrived Tea- I tarda yand are brlmralng " ' i i fidence, while the local teaja are saying little but thinking a great del .' No match In recent yeara haa attraotedrthe attention of today's, and. It. ia an asured fsct that every - Inchjof ground will be Ditteriy contestea. From the standpoint of strength and speed both teama - are farywell matched, although Multnomah haa aa apparent advantagein taking man for man. Seattle bases her chances of winning on the ability of Dr. Roller to penetrate M. A. A. C. a Una. In the game In Be at tie on the 17th of last month R waa through Dr. Roller's great line bucking prowesa that gave the Puget sounders the victory.- Thai local-club men claim they can stop the (great doctor this time sad if such a thing can be accompllahed tha Multnomah colors .will' triumph once again, v On offense and defense Multnomah wilt be very strong. Th fact the strongest In her history. The club line from end to end presents strength, apeed and ex perlence, while th.e back Held la probably the fastest and heavleat trio that Mult nomah could Bend against an opponent. At quarter Murphytwlll preside and give the algnala. Taking- a fair- view -of the 'outcome. considering too that Seattle waa a victor a short time-ago, the chancea for Mult nomah, winning by three touchdowna are tell from which direction the shot cama but it is .thought thst someone across the river wss shooting ' st -birds, but tbs bullet found sn Innocent target. It Is ' not ' thought that an ' attempt waa made upon the old man'a life, aa ha la -HaoffeMlve-And haa "--'- , . Vew. Publlo School Building-. At' the annual meeting of the .board of dlrectora of the Eugene publlo schools an additional school houae of four-rooms was ordered built before the opening of the next school year. A Jot waa ordered purchased at a coat of 8800. In Fair mount. Iir the eastsrn part of the city, upon which to erect the building. ' This building, which will be the fifth in the c'ty. Is necessitated by the rapid growth In. population. ' A H the buildings are now -crowded.' and recently It became necessary to fit up a room In the base men t " b fTh eTtTgn"TlcTio-r-To-Ti cwiroinT-s-date an overflow from the first grade 'of the several building. The t)fard fixed the tax levy of the tlatrlct for tha ensuing -year at seven muis. -;,: '- V- - aTew.Brlok Balldlaf. .1 Cf A new-two-atory-brick block. 18x180 feet In dimensions. lis soonto be bullf st the corner of West Eighth -and Olive streets by IL Gordon, a local furniture dealer. .The buUdlng will coat between $10,000 and $11,000. ..... - . - . ' ; ' Death of 9. a. SXisa. . ' 1. B.'Hlse, an sged pioneer "or Lane county, died at hla home near Elmlra, It miles west ot Eugene, Friday. He L wss wen known ' and - leaves a large family--,.' ' :. .- -.. . ,. . Orlp OoMB.. - . l.aiaMve Siiae--Qnlnlee, ' the wwtit-wtde rnta en s'lp renaadr. reavT the -raaae. Call for i he full name an1 hftk for tha alsnature of : W. Ilrore. ,2-V. ...... , . '.Preferred Block Oaaaed ooaa. .' "j. "Jtllsnr twla'.Bs Brand. . - ... '. , ". . . . - .. EVENING, JANUARY a. BRITT' BATTERED HIS WAY TO i THE TOP. very good.-At thia time It Is almost Impossible to see how the visitors can atop tha attack .of tha loealaT - i- , . - .ltayeetertgy-BTid this mornlnf tha Seattle contingent was being 4n ereaaed by-additions -from the sound city, arid at noon today there waa a great , profusion of Seattle rooters , and colora, ' - - , Tha betting so far haa not been ao heavy aa would be expected, considering that, Seattle . holds a -victory ovec Mult nomah. ' BfjatUe money waa scarce this morning, so much so that but few wa gers were recorded. - The Seattle men want - odds, while local backers do not feel Ilka giving tham.-M.;A. A. C men have plenty of money to be wagered at evene. and if . better odda cannotbe got. the locals "wllf be"wnnhr0Tairir,tOt and Is to 7. '"-. , - At the klckoff today the teama lined up ae folowB: '"" 4 . -. Seattle. ' -. , Poaltlon. Multnomah. ' Pullen, 180. ......I. a r., '.,. Btott. 168 Blgrlat, , 16.M..Lt. r. ...... Pratt, 186 Wella,.-190...-..l. B.TiJ.Mi.Beeley, 188 Bra ckett Tt ... j , c . . .7. . . . . Kellar, 198 McDonaloV;?3.9(-kWrr. g. 1. ...... Ross 117 Turner,-100. ...r. t l.......,8toW, 1ft Van Hoven berg, 10. ... .r. a 1, ..;. . Jordan," 13S Christy, 141...".. r.q......Murphyt 14S fiunioon. i ,o .f. n.. r... . . .noran, xuo Nawmvap 17a h-lLXiOnerganr-l 74 Roller, J00.........f........Dolph, 17f Referee, Mr. Blehop-jimplre, Count Villa; linesman, . Mr. Herdman; time keeper, Mr. Fechh,elmer. ' ' Broken lots In Underwear and Furtiishings Heavy Blue or Gray Woof-ribbed UNDERWEAR, tfi.vu aiuc-icaiaiii Heavy Wool, Fleece-lined, fifty gannents? $1.00 yalue Clearance Price rl-Pive Hundred MEN'S $2.50 value-He4eardnce ' '' $1.50 vues; including lucitts $1.00 values, including, MonarcSs. . 75c ahdi$r Values assoiedGblf Shifts 80c - SAME RELATIVE PRIciB REDUCTIONS ON EVERY LINE 1 .-4 I , -- 811-87 THIRD STREET Only EliVClaa i;CX . ' ' ' : : . . . ... . Tim mb .... !' tAV,Pl ON :" ; Jut. .rtMRB. rv . t TO f A RlCrlH'r SPORTS Yale's Veteran-Urges That the ; uamo d ivepx rureijf. . ,' - Football. ' . v- "7 -: v I': ' DMMT briDriitir " r win , bynnuuiu ,: ' : RUNNING IN PUNTS Reason WhfEnsAdmeTWanted , Safety ta Make a Sure Catch. . -.A . ' ' (Jeoraal, Special BerrleM ' Chicago, Jan.- I. Walter Camp of Tale discussed footbair ni" many phai with . Chicago writers . of - sport .'and Everts Wrenn.' who entertained the party sTluncheon, at tha University elub the other day, - '. - - ' "Keep the game one of football. Insist on team work - aa against - individual and yet aatlaf y the critics. Whose call is for more open play." - Thja waa practically - th - problem given by . Camp as the oneconfronting the rules committee annually. It ex plains to' many football critics tha dread the eesternera have bad for years for admitting westerners tothe rulea com mlttee - and -really Intimates what- a conoesslon was made When Coach Stagg waa accepted. Th compliment to Stagg can only be appreciated by thoaa thor oughiy:undfstandini8tha riiov78r i game" the easterners have. . ., ' -- - A technical question of interest ' to actual players regarding the handling f punta came up. 7 While tt la - clear to coachea. It la not always sfl. to follow ers nf tha aaina whv certain tactlca of tea are followed.. Camp belhves. JtheiwrtoMoo powerful. loo mucn Qiroger in enaeavoring to gei tha fancy; game-of having a fullback -take a punt oa the run. ...Th compact of an end and a-running fullback la terrible. .' While coaches call for the run It haa been Camp'a experience in gamea that the fullback, to be Wafe. takee tha ball ' stand log - stl H when poaalbte.oT with the slight-shift necessary to allow for the wind, play or. slight mis Judg mentof where it la to fall. V". . - Cam recently- atated that in ; the 9 V short shrift here.nowz- NOTE THESE ... v.. . ; r - v - PRICES f .........7 , v. HTSi "soft and f stife;, . Price. 1 ,t MEN'S; FANCY SHIRTS (STIFF BOSOMS) i .... . . ' Clothing Store korth of the Clumber of 4.iv'---11 (- f Trlai OREAT A- RtCrHr HOOK. ' w,j. . m -v - - gamea-ha' instructed -Rockwell to-let , punts drop to the ground. This wi : , dona ' for two" reasons. , One: la that" Rockwell, while being a broad shoul- ' dared youth of 180. is not -of a thick- bodied, rugged form.- ' Camp ' did not-f -want the damage done htm that would follow an attempted run-back of a punt.' v 'Again, In a game where It took 1 or 8tt minutes' hard . work for Tale ta ' score, it waa deemed safe not to allow any-slip to occur - that would, let a -fumble and a quiok rua aven'-ap tha . ' score for th other. slda.. , ... Hoytr ths Tale' "Back aent te -assist -Rockwell In handling punta,' was told to, take the short punta Ths Tsla schema was that' Rockkwell, being be- -hind Hoyt, in eaaa of a fumble, could prevent an opponent scoring. - The eaa. erners .figured that a .man like Rook- wellbeing called UP0a.: to handle It , punts-would not be regarded as a "dead one" If ho happened to drop -one ot ' -theee. .' ., ; .- V - The west haa never taken thia View of the play. ' Invariably tha backs are told to catch, the ball on tha fly and work It back, the loose man tnterf erlng for the eaTcher. . - - - -Camp believes' the fullback ta suffU - elently protected now. Everts Wrena. trrged a rule which would . permit an' umpire to penalise a team which waa loafing under plea of injuries dearly aa sumed for the occasion. .. .... .. , - Regarding the suggaeVidn that, in stead of the 10-yard distance In three or four downs, six. yards or seven yarda be utilised In three downs, the eaatesn on thought li would' not be as Effective In the publlo mind aa the 10-yard scheme. , . ' .. . Camp thoroughly favors the 1901 rules, whloh, . ha believes.' ' permitted more light men oa a team than any ether ayatem used ..In. the t laat five yeara Th. great . . qry eonservatlve thinkers have against the game-4a that " ' It has driven the light man to the, wood a ' axcpt -JcoaBlonally.T -Ther' la " deep- rooted-in Camp mind the -ldea that -more men back of the line -to mask -: th ball will ahootrtha runner out to ward the end and give tna publlo tha open play It likes to see.- Under tb present rule he believes the ends are Hat told, too, of Tale's game against lh. TndUn, wrV, n XX.' rna ui. .n-.k. ing uorneju, aaea nis xnmoua anin piaya. When Tale saw tha shift coming the line simply- hopped -two-me over and tha -Indian offense ran against a stone wait It la a characterlstlo feature of Indian play, aocorrttng to Camp, tuat-they can not adapt themselves to clroumstancea; '. and when they found two men over there, atopped . them they -Jthooght- Uia coach had not told them-enough, - : ',T l tr..e-V - 7AI Garment w 50c Garment : -$1.85 a, .. l tiitittti ' J it k . $1.15 . a-:-e - v r 75c .w . ' ' : " ix -BeJtWiwfl 5trk and, Oak . Commerce i -1 -J:- f ' "vv-.