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Newspaper Page Text' ". i " . .J .-.A -f, ,-...-.7,.' , ! " ""; V " THE ; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, lS:3. v- '. Naughton Discusses the Anti-Boxing Law Croker's Career iri Old England Racing News From the Tracks - Baseball Gossip. Page of rSs Lack of Interest In Portland's Yachting F cilities ' Montreal Has a Strong Boy Prod igy -r B,oom in 'Cowling .on Local Alleys. fataf-ast-ag Sport . Ins Chat Eteaky. -J. A. KCXAN Journal's, - . ... U , ; ; . , ; , ,- ,,..,. - . . . 1,1 . I I . II .1 . . ' l. I IJ. I I .HI II I I , j, I I III! ill 1 . HI, I ,11 in I I I, ,. , , ,, , ,, 1 IIADCDTflil 5 LETTER ON BOXING GAME j ; Ralston Anti-BoxingBill Threat- ' v ns Fistic Exhibitions In ' J :;i.-Califomia.l:A.-v?vV'"" ' ; .CRITTS irTfi 0HU RRY t i ; ;:V totaice;on A MATCH Well-Known Expert . Discusses t the Knights of the Arena in . ::s:-;V:H Great Style.: 2;.' " -. (Sy W. W, -ht-s-toa.) . , . ' , Special Vitsmtck trl m4 Wlr t Ik foarMl) : ; San Frknchicd, Janu tl. With th Kl- aton ntl-ma,ullnK measure' casting t . wenaetn: twdow athwart th pugilistic j . aoeiMk tha.San Pranolkco promotera are 1 1 timid about vn'oldlnc their plana for the I ... future. - Tho flhtra themselves are aoarcely ao circumspect. Tba air la vl v brant with challenges, and out. of the I wrangling nd recrimination provoked ' by proeaalonal Jealousies, and dlsttp- pointed ambitions we get a glimmer of ' " ) within tba next few months. Provided. ' always, of course, that- Senator Ralston doea not succeed In having Queenaberry j pastimes placed on the list of prohibited . sports. As It was In 104, ao It will be In JJ05. The lightweights will hold the , center of the atakaTb foremost men ' mf-thta claaa ara here in San Francisco - -'-now,-andother Itlnrtafc oqually-proml--i ; ( nent ara expected. They may not all be ' bona-f Ida llgbtwelghta, but we will refer 1 to them as such for aweet courtesy i sake. Those on band at present are Oans, Nelaoa, Toung' Corbett and Brltt. " Tile native son i very much of a. mark for the other three, but he la bearing up . bravely. Nelson haa poated'15,000. of . which amount he will bet $1,900 that he " -can atop- BrtUln-4t- rouDdThe bal ance he la content to let go aa. wager 'that he wilt be returned whether Brltt . agree totaeet him la a 10-round .match. : . ... Ootbatt Wants Brltt. " Tonng Corbett announces that lie la A-wlllIng to box Brltt for aide bet of SS.eet ani allow the winner to take down air thj'purae-money. . Herford, who- is ' here with Cans, hasnl flaunted, his bank roll, but he saya he wlH be prepared, to bet dollar for dollar If Jimmy will only sign on with Uans at a couple of pounda advance on the rornver weignt notcn. - To all of ths Brltt repllea"Really, ' this to a bad time to be indulging In talk of au Inflammatory character.'-. I think that any boxer who haa the good of the . game at heart ahould try to harness his Impulses until the legislature hag passed ; upon the Ralston bill." 1 - , ' - "7- "To : anyoner0i:rknmT'yOttnrTMr, Brltt and' little Speech would Suggeat extreme urbanenesa . But scratch the "native son and you. will find be .Is a - -scraper- like- the reet.- Some- orie-- man-) . aged tOrlni a-plnpofnt Jn tfntac with his cutlole day or two ago, and he loos ; " ened up thoroughly, ' . ' "1 think Battling Kelson has hi full complement of gaU." said Brltt. ft de- llllealfid hlmand Ialao beatTounor , " ' bet U. There wis never any question as i - to either -man's condition. Now it ap '! ' ,peara to m that most people oonalder 'X Young Corbett was. in no shape at. all I -when Kelson got away with him. ( They j are matched again. I understand, and I , Corbett la making a deutrmlned effort to , put himself In good, condition. Let Nel " son show the world that Me Is Corbett's master when Corbetyis in proper fight f lng trim before he beglna clamoring for -la return date with me. Nelson Is no 4 more to me thanany otoer man tJtave 1 . defeated, -and 1 don't bellevr In going ,; ' , back over my tracks as long as there is , . ', new materialIn sight" . , . " ' Brttt anxlons to Meet White. ' f ' " It is no secret that the "new material" l ', which possessed the moat fascination I ' - for Brttt at present 1s one Jabes White, j ofr Birmingham.. England. Jimmy ts ; hugging the delusion ; that there is - a i - , popular demand tot an International con i teat with White and himself as prlncl j ' pais. There lan't. - -. J ' English" sporttn"rltrsar always ', noted for their national pride. During the past year-they have perked them- selves oh lha possession of JeokBowker, 1 - -the midget bruiser, and Pretty Polly, the . . famous racing mare. To Jabes White ' ' they have referred re gretrully as "a nice lad." who boxed well yeara ago, but svaa never meant 'for a rough-grained fighter It - has been -my-prlirliege to peruse some personal letters from London, and from them I gatnered that White would. prove a disappointment if sent against some of our second-rate . men. In the' light of what White's own countrymen say about him, it .would be manifestly absurd to pit him against Brltt It would be an. International.: tussle. Of course,- hut unless White's fighting c ' qualifications are being: belittled for ul j. '. : tertnr motives. . it would not eomi to Be .numbered amotig the memorable strtiir p " r "glea of the roped arena. ' . . In' any cas. Jimmy. Britt Js In no Iiurry to get hack Into harness; Out of t the Jaba and bolts he hfta given and reJ ; reived he has gathered a competence. and if the bottomrwas to drop out or (. sluggerdom tomorrow Jimmy .would lay v his hand on , his heart and murmur: , ' "Thank the stora. I have mine." ; He has recently purchaaed a stark of flats which cost blm $3 0.000 and he Ik ' ' still looking around for bargains In r l realty.':- -: . , ;' . . , If there are among the legislators at i present gathered to Sacramento any who : . , . Intend t oppose. Ralnton's' bill on the' plea that modern ptiglllsm does not mike for all that is pernicious and degrading ' they should send for Jimmy Brltt sad msrk him "Exhibit -.' 1 Oorbett-mTslsoa Bont Is IText y- It looked a, few days sgo as If there ., was no certainty about the Nelaon-Cor-, bett contest next month, but ..now It la -practically settles) tnet-th awn-wHf -bar JfeforfL..thy'payaajanay-, Athletle lnh, Nelaort feels that his challenge to Brltt will not bear .fruit - for quite awhile. It Indeed, he 1 in a position to' demand recognition when he gets through with Corbett. and he haa told his new mana ger ts arrange tba detail of the Febru ary engagement' With Brltt temporar ily out of the ring, the contest I on of the beat cards, In algbV and the- belief ..that lha winner. WU1 be jnatchaiT. with Brltt before many months have passed will sdd interest to the affair. . . Kaatem snorting critics are steadfast In the commendation of Willi Iwla. ti New Tot lightweight who is anxious to try ronrluaions with Jimmy Brltt for the rhamptonshlp. .One acribe says that .Lewis hits like Corbett and resembli-s Brltt In th matter of clever foot-work. so that h Is twlr blessed ao far aa Important ring qualifications ar eon- DISW ON f THE GAME MAN The Historical Novel Has Pro duced a Host of Valiant " , Personages. ' SPORTSMAN'S COMMENT . IU---ON ' BRAVERY; OF MAN Jim Brown .pf ; Texas , Was - the Gamest Man in Turf :CirclesT: H-'-' Game men? said th pessimistic one. a he motioned .to Ben to decorate, the board. . "Oh, yea, there wer lots of m. Jucknh Qiant KUler, for Instance, and Don tjulxote and Btave Brodle, not to mention Dicky Davis'.' hero that ' could look sideways at Hannibal's army- and make them run a foot race. - Then look at th regiment of valiant onea that the historical novel gave us. Why, my ion, If you ara looking' for gam men, take -any current number of "Mints to leTHoWeTrTTeTBOottTirarm th achievements of aa cheerful a gang of pirates a, ever scuttled a ship. "It lsn'l glyen to every one. to realise what a truly true gam man la A fel low may be., courageoua In tha ordinary aense, but give him hli choice between going against certain reath and avold tnr It ud I balleva that, am man. nut .of every 1,000, will choqar th latter - alter - natlye, if the ueta js put to them inl cold. blood. - " , .'' . 'i . ' . A I Have I ever met a game man? Yes, Indeed.' I'.ve met that had an Imag inary list of tombstones., thatvould reach from here to Texas, but when a show-down "loomed" on th horlsoa got so nervous, that they couldn't V hit' the ground -with-their hat - Then, too, . I've met gam men that didn't have' pre agent, and wer tha real .-Old blue-hen breed."- ' - "Jim Brown of Texas waa the gamest man I ver saw." resumed the. man thatpreir as most an clubs In th country. didn't believe in thing aftej h bad pre- mpted another "foot and raiment", "It waa. back in the early '80s at Chi cago. - Hanklns and Condon were run ning the' Garfield Park track, and Corri gan had Hawthorn.. Th gam waa ao good that neither party wanted any op position. They didn't lov each other better, than a mule kicked. 'anyway,and don't to this day. Of course, this meant war,, and it was carried on With all-th -advantages.' Finally tba mayor of Chi cago took a hand and decided to Wipe Garfield off th map. It-waa announced that the track-would be raided by the polr;cnd- that- tyerybody-wottid-be-ar-rested. 1 ; : - j :' t - ' "Jlra Brown, of Fort Wnth Tex., had a string of horses racing there. He had been-sheriff down hia way, and had mad . record In tba Una Of duty Ha was : down town- when th news came that the track was-to be raided, and ex p reused himself freely, saying that in racing horses h waa not engaged In any unlawful 'act, and that-b did not pro pose to submit to arrest t .-.-r . "You know bow that old wireless tel egraphy gets to -work, r Welt,' It wasn't many' hours until . It ' Vras whispered round-that when th police raided Oar fleld Park they wer going to ' "get' Jim Brown. 1 think Jim Brown knew this and this latUr 1 not entirely conjecture on my part, , either. . Next arternoon m tho hurry-up.. agooa in Chicago 'drove through th 'main entrance at Garfield Park, Everybody that th police could lay hand on was arrested man, women and children, i They lust took em aa they ' came. '" Brown .waa down at his stable near -the back.' gate.. ..When th trouble commenced ha , "might . hav slipped off quietly and . avoided trousJe, but h wasn't built that way. "About a dosen bluecoats cam down towards Brown's stable. H waa sitting on th roof.' When h saw them coming he walked down to th corner, where there wis a ladderriut just before . he reached it one of the policemen fired a shot Urown. drew hi gun and handed It to a;colored man that stood on the ground. Then he climbed down th lad der as cootty-as if there wasn't a police man In o-mllea. When he reached the ground ho took hit gun sgaln from JJxe msn that held It, and, without turning his bead, passed out'tnrougn tho gate and on to the open prairie. As Brown turned the corner every blueeoat opened fire simultaneously ; snd rushed in a body after him. ',."""!" " . " . "But Jim Brown wasn't running. He evidently waa minded to settle his dif ferences "outside the track, so he stood on the open prairie and wslted. "To those about It waa quit clear that Brown bad already been hit,- Even aa he stood Jae swayed slightly, but it did not disturb his aim. for the first blueeoat through the gate went down In a heap like a rabbit, and ss the next foremost un ran toward him, ehootrng',as hf came. Brown waited until he was within a - few yards, and, staggering like- a drunken man, so week, that he had to hold his pistol in both hands, shot his assailant through the. head. Then Jim Brown of Texas, having made his boast good thathe would not submit to arrest, fell over on the bufaflo grass add. was dead Before any one reached him.' . - "yea, I've seen gam men, my eon, but most of 'em wer outside thr'cover of a book and unaccompanied by a promoter of publicity." . i ccrned. His most recent achievement wai the knocking out of Martin Canole In' nine rounds. ' . ' . , Lewis "Kas a Oood Beeotd.. . Among Lewis' victims wss Bob Rus sell, an English lightweight Ruaeetl la said to have knocked out Jabes White In three rounds, but the best Russell could do with Lewis was to atay five founds.-ILtheZ pugilistic atmosphere come to Ban Francisco to try his luck. "What will tomorrow bring Is the duet Joe Oans and Al Herford are sing ing Juet at present They are still In this city and srs pussled to know what the -future ' contains In the line of matches. They feel, ss Indeed th ma Jorlty of sport, feel, that It I aseless to -engage In further talk with Jimmy Gardner unless - Gardner putt In an ap pearanfe In Han Franclsoo... There are those who are supposed to know that Jimmy would ss soon think of tackling Jeffrlf as Oans. there ts little, prospect f luring-hhn-to thfk dty-nntlt-lt is definitely announced that Oans Is back In Baltimore.' Oranilest display of fin scenery tot seen -Portland at the comer of Third and Alder streeta On exhibition from I is the morning till at night . BASEBALL GOSSIP ' F03 LOCAL FANS Local Management Wants Sug gestions From the Fans on ; - Color of Road Uniforms. .:V t M'CREEDIE'S TEAM Iv, IS ALMOST COMPLETE Prospects Excellent for a Splen- did Showing on the Part - of the New Club; ' ';--'.r ' -t,''iV' What color shall th local, baseball team adopt for the ,nw road uniforms? Is tha question that Is pusxllng th man agement of th Portland. Baseball club. Manager WcCreedle had practically 'de cided that blue was th most serviceable and looks th neatest,: but several sug gestions offered him Caused him to hesi tate, and now It Is up to th fans to nam th color which will b acceptable tQ them.,' , . '.' :; '., Tha new team that is being selected DyTWnagerTyfoCree slderabl . commendation from baseball authorities ' In tha i other Cosst league towns, The acquisitions of Doyle and Ats ara- especially- praised, and Indeed the . big -outfielder seems -to- b about to give th fans a tem th Ilk of which has been their, earnest' wish' for several lyear - Tha Infield -specially promises welL for la Doyle, '. Ats and Schlafiy tha big- fallow ha secured a trio that wui be red hot favorites bere, In the' ess of Schlafiy, matters hav. not yet been def initely settled as to whether lie Will wesr a -Portland nnlf orm - or- nbt. irTh San. Francisco papers stated that the hitch In the .deal -was caused by Iberg, the- Portland pitcher offered in exchange, balking at th salary- Lohman offered. Speaking of salaries reminds tts of th fart that every team in- th league, aa Hav cut' their salary, lists, considerably for the coming season..-.. Seattle haS-ctrt Shield's salary- to - some - extent. - but Charlie accepts ' it aa matter of course. and does not make any threat of Kick ing '. over . the trace. ' Jay Hughes is said to eomplam of th cut, but has been ahown where it Jwas neceasary by tha management oi . me . oiwasa v origaae. Hughea has written a friend In this city In. which he states that, he is trying to be exchanged or bought by the Portland dub. .: Jay wants to play In this city, as he haseea with Saattl X.ot.jtw! tyears and wants a change. - j ' . If McCreedl secures Hughesha.wlTI have a crack "pitching staff, for with Thielman, Butler, Jones' and Bt Vraln. with, th possibility of securing the vet eran as well as a coupl of others h haa under' his hat, Portland will be wall represented In- pitching -talent'" The po sition or third base will undoubtedly b fWvered by Loul Runkle, who, now that tha Paclfla National league la disrupted, will .bo- able, to accept-Pftrtland'S offer. The local players whdwere -Ori tha last California trip say that Runkle played a phenomenal game at third during 'the tim Danny Shay covered short for But ler's team. Runkle is reported , to be I seriously ill at Hut horn In Minneapolis, although this has not. been authorita tively-, connrmeow . : - - In .the outfield the manager will play right i as . before announced. Juat - who will cover second is' Speculation to a certain extent for Van Buren claims that he has not formed, aa agreement, with McCreedl as ..yet,- for ' th terms of fered ' him . ar not satisfactory. Ift field is also, an uncertainty. Several names are mentioned but no definite an-: nouacement -is made. Among the play ers mentioned for that position ar Jack Drennen, Eddl Householder and Harry Spencer. It seems likely that Househol der may be the man McCreedle,haa se cured. for an exchange-aayTTh&l he has been sold to a Paciflo Coast league club by Columbus wbr h played last sea son. - , . . . - - A deal Is also said to be on with Seat tle whera Drennen may figure In a trade for Hughea Rus Hall is known to be lanxlous to secure the local outfielder and aome deal may be mad and it la to be hoped that we get as good a man as Hughes in exchange for the crack out fielder. " ; - . RACING RESULTS ON ; CALIFORNIA TRACKS tlipeetal Dlspatek by Leased Wife to Tb learaal) Emeryville, Jan. 21. Results at Oak land track: ;. - - -- : , . .. First rac; fiv furlong, pur 400 Yellowstone (Darls.'.4 to 1. won: Edu cate second. Doublet third. Time, 1:04 U, Second race, 314 furlongs, purse 1100 Achellna (Bell), t 1, won; F. W. Barr second, I'm Joe third. Tim, 0:444. ' Third race, seven furlongs, purse 1400 Halnault (DavlsX. T to 10, won; RedC. rxurse second, The rretter third. Time, 1:31.. . -. ... - i .. Fourth race, on mile, the Llssak han dicap, purs $a,0 added Elliott (Ala- rle). 7 to 2, won: Claude second: W. R. Condon-third. Time. 1:44 H: - - f Fifth race, 114 miles, parse. $400 Fly ing Torpedo (Barrett), S to I, won; Btll lcho second. Barrack third,- Tim, 1:11. - Sixth race.-one mil and 100 yards. purse ttOO Sea Air (Knapp), 12 to . won; Yada second, Ara third. - Tim. 1:61 ... .. .. i .'" -( At toa Amgal' ' .' ' Los Angeles, Jan. 21.uResults at As cot park; ... - .f "" . First race, alx furlong, selling Th Gadfly (Lynch)," toi 1, won: Whit Time, Stone second,'- Manors third. Hecond race, t',4 furlongs, purss 1400 Descuento (Trubel), I to 10, won; Keha- lan second,. Edgecrlff " third. Time, I:074.- . ' ,'. -.-' Third race. 1H miles, the Inglewood hurdl handicap, pars f 1,200' added Nltrsto-(Fulks. t to 6. won; Mllaa sec ond. Orafter third. Time, 1:61 H. Fourth rac. alx furlongs, pure $400 Edlnborough ' (Fuller). 12-to l, won; Vrro- Baate-.-seeond,- Funny- Bid third. lime, i:it, , Ernett Gamble Recital Co. v WlU glv a musical recital Tuesday evening In the Y. M. C. A, auditorium. Ths company Is composed of Mr. Frank Gamble, basso; Mr. Edwin Bhonest. pianist, and Miss Verna Page, violinist; all artist. Already the seats are nearly, all' sold. Reserved seats, locents. , cro::cabeer Ifl OLD iU Former Tammany Leader Fared No Worse Than Other . V v. v . Americans. ' "- ''' L ''-' '' '-J". ' " CURRENT GOSSIP :: ON SPORTING, EVENTS Tales ; of rHow Dame Fortune Sometimes : Calls -Upon a: ' Mart More Than Once. . Richard Croker lasted s," long tlmeln England, but eventually he received hia conge - a - most otner- Americans nave dona Talk about fair play and then think of what they said of Lon Myers, of Ten Kyck, of Soholes and nearly every amateur w ever sent over there capaDie of beating them. While Croker raced in hard luck they tolerated him but when it looked .'as. If he. had tha best youngsters of th .'year- hy decided thattha- leader - of -Tammany. '-was - undeslrabla This, however. Is no mora than is coming to a man who socks amiiation witnjnii sacred clrda of genteel burglara ' - . . Th California field trials are over and by. all . accounts - nothing .- sensational transpired. Down Bakerafleld way there see ma to be' a lack of competition too much at a aamn. It baa always been a, hard matter, for California field 'trial men to pull together.. -If on eoterl ar in control th other, won't start, th re sult belnt that Interest Is at low .abb. A regular seal of points for the work done is about th only thing that will re habilitate field trial In th far west In fact ther Is. nj' especial. reason why this should not be enforceo verywhere. Frank Bklnnerha' signed Jockey Da vis for th balanCofthCallfornia sea son. ' " . j I". " , . - Johnnls 1 Reif has struck a winning gait In Franc.. H is as much of an idol an Tod. Sloan was in the height of his popularity.-But the Parisians ar flckla Their turf haroe ar llk the president of- a : women' club llabl to b bowled over at.any ttroel . v " - l .. - '. ene Leigh, by the way. Is doing well on the other side. Last season the sta ble winnings .were over IS 00.000, all of which carries ns- back -to tha-atre'nuous and primitive days - of . Outtenburgh, when old Rambler was Oene's main de pendence.. Leigh' has had -many an up and. down In tha racing game. He is a direct contradiction of the old saw that fortune only knocks onea at -any Wane door. Th old, lady 'has called on Gen many a time, and nnt lnfreouenty. whan be rnoat needed her assistance, - .. V 'With th exception of Johnnie Camp bell, who la now also training lri" France, Leigh -possibly srent broke more times than, any-other American .turfman that corralled Important '. money, Campbell started . out wtthAlehbalt .- th , pacer, made: a fortun and lost It lit asso ciated himself then -.with the Hanklns confederacy tuanaged the beat string of h"nt pmhnb'r "f ff"ri "n""fJ" the weat--made another fortun and handed It back to the man, on th block. Then! Mayor. Nolan of Albany, placed him at the head of th Bevcrwyck stabl--In tb string was a narrow-chested, leggy bajr colt calleoS-CasUway IL .All throifgh th winter and - early -. spring Campbell "gay -him ..a regular -old trpttlng horse preparation. In tb future books for the Brooklyn handicap they laid, 60 to 1 against thia colt's chances. On. th da V of the xace he waa quoted at 2S.tol, and all the tim th Campbell coteri.wra.-mltljrrplaolng their jnoney.- .-,:.-:..i--, -- . ;V......... "Come up- In th stand and 111 show you the funniest hora 'race-you ever saw," said CampbelUto a friend asth horses - filed - out; tf the paddock, and when. Caldwell, dropped Jils. flag Cast away, -th despised, v with Bunn crouch ing along- hia neck, took tb track and fairly swam home through the sea of mud. -". - - ;,. "Wasn't that th : funniest rac you ever saw 7" asked Campbell, as the winner's number "went up. -"H&m much did I win? Can't say exactly; 180.000 or $70,000 I guess, but "say, wasn't that tha & d'st funniest hors rac you ver sawf'-v.- .. :. s. - I Ji. few days afterwards Campbell and th lata Byron McClelland met at West chester, and . started . shooting ' craps. When the dinner bell rang McClelland aid, "John, I've got to go." ' ' 'How much" money havo yon about you altogether, Byron T": asked Camp bell. "About 1 1 7.000 t guess. John." "Well." retorted the little trainer, "I'll hoot you for the roll.". - : - r "Don't care If I do John." . drawled the Kentucklan and hardly had - he spoken ' when th die rolled -out of Campbel l's hand- with two aces showing UDDermost. .. . Campbell next became" associated with Millionaire -Walcott, of tho Chlcsgo elevated. They won the big' handicap again with Diablo.' Onea. more 'Camp bell had a king's ransom at ' his dis posal, and one more he tossed it away. Then h trained Ogden for Marcus Daly, took him to New York and with little Doe , Tubervill ' In th ' saddle carried off th rich futurity aUk worth about KS.D00, ' but. two years afterwards he wss sgaln financially embarrassed. Now h 1st training In France, and by alt ac counts rolling up another bank account Yea1 verily, th tales of the turf shatter many ancient and honorable maxims. ' Dave Barry has gon back to San Francisco, having given over all hope of doing anything In th fighting lin her. , Barry will probably go to Hono lulu, where h has many admirer. While her h trained faithfully and mad a most -favorable met Mm. ' lie not what tha late Harry-Weldon would call' a "looking; glass flghter.T . - Barry tells me that Tonny Murnana th celebrated announce; of Ban . Fran cisco, and probably tho best trainer of a greyhound that ever led a dog to ellpa, haa left the coming game and gone to learn hlp-bulldlng. Tha sport could 111 afford to lose this little sportsman. H knew th game thoroughly and his hon esty warnmquesttonad. " ..... . .. . - Grant Scott of this, city became owner last. week of a -months-old . Boston that bids fair to b considerable of a dog. He ha a good head, plenty of neck snd compactly built throughout At first hs manifested some tendency to "elbow out" In front but h wss weak from th long trip and Is straightening tip vry day. Unless I ant very much mlsUken' thin little chap will be heard from. when they hand out those pretty rtoDons mat w ar au arier,. j -Kennel matters generally, are - much th asm as they war last Week. . It will be Imposslbls to form any opinion until th committee appointed by the W. K. C confer with tha advisory board Of the A. K. C It la to be hoped, how ever, that all differences will be settled and. th hatchet burled for all time. The coming show her is bound to bring out a flrst-claaa entry, f her will possibly be purchaaed in the next three months wore good dogs than wer over owned at on tim before la this city. That la, of course. If reports b true. It 1 to b hoped that such Is tha case. Good healthy competition is the life of sponsor anything also. ,..-- -,-'' David Graham -Phillips' In a recent magasine article has been roasting rac ing.. In aV effuaton equally ponderous h is remonstrated with by Billy Eugene Lewis.- Of course It Is. not for common people to criticise either of these emi nent authorities on the "Sport of Kings," but as an evidence of good faith they might furnish us with a certain panacea for heveaor a sur .cur . forbog spavin,-. ... .-. ...,-.., From Chicago comes the news that Pat Bheedy's heritage from the notorious Adam Worth of London it he painting of a Madonnq by Murluo i ha been pur chased by John Condotx th blind proprietor of the Harlem racetrack. For several ween me piotura . naa been on exhlbltmh at Moulton's art galleries. The price -Is said . to ' approximate - 1 11.000. J,: PirpAtlt Mftr3n is said- tt have n been a bidder for: tho Murlllo.vWhlch Is believed to be nearly too years old, and is supposed to hava been stolen from a Mexican , convent . years ago. It found its 'way to Worth, who died, leav ing the treasure to Bheedy, "for services rendered." ; ,f. As aa lmpressarlo OflW onea" your . Unci Patrick Is . a garden filled with rar-axatlcs. :.:... i .. ,.. . . A BUSY WEEK AMONG THE BOWLERS Up Some Splendid v ;.i--'AV: Scores. -The' past week was i busy one on th T'ortlan4 bowling alleys.' Th league games wer all close and exciting. Many good scores wer pat up by. all-th teame,- Th Ail SUrs ar at th top In th league, th Pin Knights second, r- Gambf inns -.-rthlrd,-- Bankers fourth andth Oolf Leaf fifth. The All Stars have high series and also high single game. - " ''.-. ' , Kd Capen has the high ln,dlvlduar av erage ao f sr.' ,. . - Mueir imorest: is -vetnr flurpiaytd'ln tha league games and the aoorea WUI Improve from now ot u r ' -The Jadles are tak'ar a pronounced Interest in" the game of ten pins. Many ladlesVlslted the alleys during tha pat Mr. Taylor who has been absent from tha city for soma time, called at the alleya yesterday, afternoon. .. There was ft trio match on th alleys last evening between, . Taylor,- Lam'ond 'and McMen oroy on one . side.' against -Ball. CJossat and Kneys on tha- other. - Taylor's sld . cam . out victorious. - -- Taylor's coaching was the feature of th match. Many good scores' wer rolled.- Taylor, Ball and McMenomy cam through) with a coupl Of gamer well: over th double century i mark.- Tha' atandlng of tho lea rue teams toflate Is sa follows: v M '.'.. - ;i HlgltyHlgli Per-T :'; i v . Gam. Series, rentage. All Stars 068 : 2.557 583 1-3 Pin Knights ..... S74 2,483 '- 565 &- Oambrlnua 10 '- 3,44 Bankera ........ 2 -2,630 - 444 ' Gold Leaf 321 2.3 I - 338 1-3 Individual averages, to dat ar as follows:-. . ;'; ;: : - ".""""r-' ' -'-'.''"7" ' T. 'Games ' Aver-" -y:T.."Z 1 Mv '-r-' ;-Kolled.: ages. Canen 184 7-0 McMenomy............... 3 . 11 2- Krus - -, J 70 M Row .. 172 . Hanson ................ .12 171 1-3 Bchonenback ............ 16W i Knevs 13 . 166 3- Bail, 1661-3 Busan -;.. " 1661-3 Dale . ........ ......... 9 Hague .................. 12 Lamond . . . . . . ... .. 12 Armitag ................ ' 9 Hysmlth .......... ...... 3 F. Cloaaet 6 Hoffman ,. 0 . 161 3-9 J61H 160 1-4 ,160 1-t 1K0 1-3 158 & -4 ' 163 1-3 168 1-13 153 157 t-3 - 164 6-0 , 154 8-1 : 164 4-6 .153 - 1611-1 140 . 142 7-1 ,1416-6 Boulanger Oalllard . . . . . . . ... . , ... . Williams ............... Cane .,....,..,... Christian , Van Horn .......... jones .............. nenner .,.,,.,.,... r;. ciosset ... ... ....... .. Bourk . . . ... . . . ... . . . Oliphant . . . . ., .. . . ...... Hlnnekamp Vlelrla .....1... .......... 141 1-3 188 1-9 12K4- Rons i i. .... 9 t. T V.. 9nmA ,1- ein tnf.l nf I 701 In three games on' ths alley Thurs day evening. .His scores were, 233r 26 and 202.' - - -' - " '- The next leagu match will tak plac Monday evening. - ' " '""! V LACK OF INTEREST IN V BOATING FACILITIES ": The current Issue . of , th Pacific Sportsmsn contains the followrffk on th boating facilities , of this city and the lack of Interest taken In this branch of the sport her: '- ' - Portland has. very little doing In th ?ray of marina news. There ar very ew launches In use on ths Columbia snd Wlliamett rivers and builders, seem to'taks no Interest In this class of work, which Is very Strang, considering the splendid- cruising waters adlacent to Portland. ' A good launch could ' travel fraternity there as 1t Is on Puget sound. There are very few - gasoline enginee handled In Portland and -nobody seems to taks much Intereat In power boat building. Bom enterprising man could ingrs si at it t m nir si bta gitti go into that territory and work up a splendid trsd tn both boats and engine If ha only went at it right to stimulate an Interest In this class of outdoor sport The cruising water, is ther and certainly Portland -must hav as many men as any other city haa smong her cltlsens who could enjoy this kind of pleasure if It were mad plain to them that it could be, bad thera.ss wall aa elsewhere. . '. j . Ther Is only on boat-builder, that makea any pretention at building gasoline-boats in that locality. This ts O. P. Graham, who builds soma few pleaa ore . boats and also fishing snd other vessels carrying gasoUn engine' . r. .. 1 2 . 3 13 .lOfiMAL OAS A STW DOY Young Arthur Bourret Is & Mar- ;yel. Who lsa Rival of ; s: v , V Sandowe .1 , ,1 8.YEAR-0L0.U0Y : : V., who lifts A Horse M arvelous Feats Performed by Youngster Who-Welghs 09 Pounds.';:--, "Montreal has a- physicaltnarvel .In th person of jArthur-BourreW '."who . In soma recent, exhibitions-has. performed som marvelous feats of strengths, v H Is only 1$ years of ag. and1 weights bnt lot pounds, and many of his feats ar on a par with thoa of Sandow.. H waa working in a qarry and aom of bis feats In lifting heavy rock reached th ear of Petr Vallee, th wall-known sportsman of Montreal, who took him in hand and for ths pat -yeer has coaehed him : Tn sdTehnrid'welghf TlfUhg. .. . . Bourret's measurements ara- not for midable, as tha following, tabl will In dicate; ' -....:; '.'' Height ............ ......4 feet I Inches Weight ,10 pounds Chest contracted .... ,...,4 T Inches Chsst normal ."..... ....... .3 inohes Chest, expanded V'-. iij-!7 Inches . . . ' - . r , ,.u IN OCX l..,,,..,..t.,.,.l mwiiw- Walst , ...... .17 Inches Thigh ,,.f...... .12 . Inches Calf ..... 1! inches Wrist 4,, .., - Inches Forearm 1114 Inches Bleeps, normal ...........12 Inches Bleeps, arm doubled. ........14 Inches Among Bourret s feats of strength ar th following!, ,-".,..-:,.V-;.jv..t .c - - Putting up with on hand at arm s length, above head. 21H pound; th record, Is -27114 pounds, and Is held by Louis Cyr. .':..- f ' ;- '" .. Back lift' with platform, allowing it men to stand on aame, making a total of 4.400 pounds.; ! : . : 7 ' r"-: " Lifting with both hands abovs head at same time, left hand, 73 pounds; Tight hand.' 105 pounda Putting up barbellboth hands above bead, ,217 pounda ..: .-i i - i - Holding out at right angisa from ooay at tba aame time, left hand. 3 pounds; right hand, .67 pounda, . - . , - ' Lifting two men In., human dumbell style above head., average 321 pounda Allowing two acrobat to perform on human trapexe on bn each eftd of same, whU h hpidshem In. th. center of. the Allowing- six or eight men to stand on platform placed on hia chest' while Jis Is on "all fours." average weight, 4 400 to 800 pounds. - ;.;.:-.. :. ;.,... .'. Ploclngbimself on .elevated pedastal. he - lifts - any - ordinary- horsa- weighing about 1,000 or 1,200 pounds. ? '"; : As nis nama would indicate, Hotirret Is . a French-Canadian by, blrth" Hia parents are -underslsed, and neither poasesses unusual strength.. Their other clilldren sra. not- remarkable , for Uilr physical 'development, but Arthur 1 has slways 'been more powerful.-than boys of his own age. 1 .:, ' t. Hs started to work early In life and manual labor - and the studied exercises of thet-paat year have made his muscles hard aa lron. - , ., - Vallee, who thinks ha has a world-' beater In. thin- youngster, is willing to match him against any . on of bis year or weight In th world. -? ' - h - as Latest New York Hat added to our "Roberts" ; 1 -r; ; &ti&y. ' v''.' Brown, kettle, finish; ; adjustable to any : shape, . you put it 1 1 - 85-87 Third St;t TUOniy Wf h-aM CkrUnrnj Store r - mmm ; Yt rr j III I P V" cleamhceT: v v A ALL READY FOal . FIi'JAL CONTESTS Jhe Pellmlnary Carries In Mult- - nomah's Billiard Tourney Finished, Last Week,. i:.: 4". FOUR CLASS WINNERS L V v TO PLAY FOR TROPHY. ' s--r.-r- Zellar, Barton, Banks and Rog :t er Prove 'Victorious In v -'-r ' Class Contests. : v " - Th preliminary games In the four .. ' ; classes pf.tho Multnomah club handicap .' .'-:, billiard - tournament ara, finished. "Th highest average,. 3.80, wa mad by Mr, 1 Btreeter. Messrs. Zellor, Barton, Bank f- and-Rogers, having won. their classes, will contest for' th first prise, a gold , medal donated by th.e club, and a eu ' . presented by the Brunswick. Bait-Col- " lender company." --:"-:"r."l: ','"''"- V- The final result In each class waa aa lass. - .. ,:. . Tronrrlifctr- W. Zeller 4 - 0 W. B. 8trotr . .......8 f; : X Lanalng Btout ............ ...kl ' - a W. W. Wyman .. . I B. D. Blgler .1 8 . .Won." Lost. j. b. nanon Ouy Hoi man : P. E. Brigham W. B. Fechelmer f ..... . r - - rtTntm Vi"ifI -.-v 2 - B. W. Blackstone ,r...O Third Class. Won. Lost. S. L. Banks ................. .4 A. -XL Kerrigan '. ............ .2 W; Johnson ....,.. 1 F - SL-- Ford a . 'iVars-i-m-i-ia- 1 H. lu. Reed 0 3 Fourth Class. - .' ; Won'.!- Lost X R. Hogers.. . . ... .-..-. ..'4 ... 0.- Merle Ross' .2 -'y J.C. Muehe 2 2 R.- P. Knight ..;.-........ 1 0 - - 2 O. L. Spencer ,t. ... .0 ' 2 : Monday evening at 8 p. m. Zeller and Barton, will play. Tuesday evening Banks and Rogers, and the winners -of these two matches will play off for first and - second on Wednesday at 8 p. m. .r".;' .5 The handicap for tha final ramea 'will ""' be: Zeller 100. Barton 46,v Banks 65, . Rogers 60. - The entrlea f or tha omlng;: ir - pool tournament: wui close Saturday t. is p. m. - v.-- r-r - : Tzaams bbfba uauxm. - " (Joornat Special Servlea.) 'f fiah-m. Or Jan. 21. Th Tiger basket ball Jeam of th Portlan4I-.M. C , A.. ... carried off first honors-in a hotly, oosj tested game at Kalept Friday night., .In , Ihe f Jrst Jialf Balom plarnly had the ad. -vantage, but th Tigers, by fast work, gained, the ryctory;-,-I-inup: ;--..m. 1, ,.' ' Tlgem rr -t - .', SaHem High. - Masters .forward , t . i . . -Allen Moore ...... ..forward... ....Moorea Merritt ... .,i.,oentr. ........ Rhodes Harrison --.v Ti,-, . guard. s-Wlnatanle Purh-Swarts .... guard... '..' H. Moorea ; ' ':rr""-J BaflelsBt Omr.'' : .i ;.', A- gentleman from Kentucky "lacently v, told a story of an old darky down ,south;-ri -who-wss Informed thai If ha wer bitten .' " -by a snake and drank a quart of whisky, -the snak Would die and ha would go uir . . . '. Scathed- , - --, -v . r . ; "Dar's Tonljr on . trouble -"bout dat -S -. cure." the old man aald. ''I knows whar dere's plenty snakes, but what's I gwlnr, , ter git do whlskyr I. ' ' - far as 'VJ you like , No matter who ' I. you) are, there's nothing we can't do. v. to'lielp you CheapeiS: The greatest oppor; tunity; you will ever have is . ; n6w-during . Bet. Stark and Oak North of tba CbaJsuW of Commtrc . 1.