The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 03, 1907, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text12 Naughton on Pugdom Spo kane Wants Championships Baseball, Rowing, Racing News ORHOND SEES END OF Famous Auto Race Beach Wil Have No More Stirring Events. ; ' i:- .' FEW NOTED RACES WERE IN THIS YEAR'S FETE "Marriott's Serious Accident and tha General Expense of Conducting the . Event ed trp to the Practical Dreertlon of the Place. Now that Jth Ortnond JDiytonaraCe " UHI 1141 cIosKTTia chapter! with the accident of Marriott, Who has, perhaps. dona aa much as any ona els to male th Daytona eoura famoua aa one of the fastest in the world, the automo bile publlo as well as the manufacturer ' may well pause and wonder why It la that the fastest course that ever existed la being- abandoned, and why It In that -with our highly Improved machines that the time mad In the events, with , th exception of those driven In by Marriott, were slower than on any year previous to this. . . . - Compare th records of tbls aeaaon for th 1 miles at about a 1:01 (alt and the I miles tn about Jo:li; with in :ll by MacDonald and th it miles In 11.24. Race of this season were repeatedly called oft on account of th machine falling1 to male th distance, while , there was not a single foreign car of Importance In the events..MarrJott had about th only atrlotly American racing car which was entered. - ,. nana A WallwaL , What was the caus of this falling off? A review of th entlr work don at Ormond shows that th first real racing- started In 1904. Willie K. Vander bllt drove th mil which a tart led th automobll racing world in St flat Vandarbllt and Oldfleld had driven in th on mil championship which was won by Oldfleld. The rare took place at about (:ift a. tn. when tide waa low. est. There was a fog hanging low over u neacn. when the first race mat was to make Ormond famous was started. Thos at th finish saw' but on man, and that was Oldfleld i Vanderbllt was to far behind that he could not be seen In the for. And at that th ease with which th high speed big eight-cylinder Bullet turned over, waa so fast that tn th last on eighth mile Barney broke bis crank shaft and coasted across th .tap. ..?.-.., . . 8om thought that Barney was eon tent with this win and that was- his . .i,,.. - trial,, that the crank shaft breaking waa an excuse. A committee of th racing . board, however. , examined th machine and found the shaft broken. After this accident It left Vanderbllt alone with no competitor. Then he ut.M t V. 4 B.nMtlAII.1 mill In ' 1 Many thought Barney could have low ered It, , t. Wkat Was Shown. r4 Orssoed demonstrated en thing from these event, and that was that horse power and gear would be able to make mil on that cours at a rat of speed never before dreamed of, while th fact that Vanderbllt. a millionaire, held th record, encouraged other millionaires to enter the racing game on the straight away courses which did not hold th Mangers which circular track racing Held. This was th beginning of th and ef which, when combined, formed th great total of them all. Borne aald the death of Croker taught th millionaires that they were Indulging In a sport thst was likely to deny them th pleasure of Spending their millions, while others blamed It to th poor management of the meet which resulted In th expul sion of Ollett as secretary of th 'A. A. A. and complications which arose from this and other causes which forced Whipple, president of th association, To resign, and caused Temple, the (wealthy Plttaburger. who waa chair man of the racing board, to hand la lils resignation. At all events Ormond never again saw the cars of Vanderbllt, . w.ii.a. uiti.. a.Aw ah... ley, Bowden, Brokaw, Breeze. Whipple and many others. Th factories found It a very expenalv sport with but few .'returns. . Th rates of transportation, which were high, were made higher, while th expressing of th racing ears was an mormons item, th handling of them worse, with little or no accommodations tn th way of getting cars to transport th machines. The hotel, also took advantage of th driver who were 'really th cans of th enormous crowds attending ' the meets, and graft In 'a hundred manners was evident. ; The rates at the Ormond hotel were In some Instance ISO per dsy, which caused all the professional drivers to seek cheaper quarter, snd left the first class hotels to the millionaires. The garsges chsrged ouitvrwui prna lur oin, gaauiine ana repairs, as well as for storage spsce. -Thla was an expensive -drain on the -manufacturers, as well as the trans 'portatlon of their racing cars by ex press, the building of these Cars and the maintaining of the teams and mechanics, th advertising: expena and a dosen dif ferent Items. When the millionaire, withdrew It . left practically only the profewslonal drivers to make up the events, with a few of the millionaires who remain In the game. The drivers were not quick to forget the treatment that they received and th Inconven iences. Oldfleld, Webb, Burraan, Haw Jey. Klser and many others never raced at Ormond after that The fact that th manufacturers dld not like the expense and th drivers oii not urge ina matter, quickly put th entries to the bad. Th rear 1801 saw fast tlm" at the beach, but few competitor. Ilemery, Deme geot and Edge was prsctlcally the only, foreigners, while Marriott, with his steamer, was th star American attrac tion. . 1 t Oaks Rink Open Sunday. . The Wg Oaks rink win be open all lay today and a special musical pre. arrnm hns been arranged. The rink will le open at a. m. for the morning eaalnn and will not close until 11 ji. m. J t you would eeJoy a pleasant day don't fail to go to the Oaks rink. f,!,'Iwaukle Country Club. raetern snd California races Tak Tail wood and Oregoa City car at First nd AJdes. n 1 . ' RACING THE Everything in Sportdom , .1111 t r , 7 V - Model P, Mitchell Touring Car, PORTLAND T VISITS SHOW 10S J. B. Kelly of the White Steamer Is Seeking More Cars From ' . His Firm. . :-7 .. V, ' (Joarnal Special Berries.! San Francisco, Feb. I. Between the Los Angeles show' and th automobll exhibition to be held at th Coliseum In irus city next montn. tn local motor ist snd auto dealers are being kept busy. Some of th agents have been In the southern metropolis taking notes on th show there, whil other dealer are busy getting; ready for th local exhibit. On of th prominent dealers who did not draw for space at th show was Max Rosenfeldt,, manager of th Auto Livery company. We desired more spate than th committee would allow," says Rosenfeldt. "so wa decided not to draw like th others, but to tak all of the apace left over, no matter where It might be. As a result w have se cured nearly 1,000 feet, in th place of tn regular l.uoo feet allowed to th dealer at th drawing." , ' That th automobll Industry tn th stat of Oregon Is increasing rapidly s shown by th demand of the north ern agents, most of whom represent local houses, for a large number of 1A07 automobiles. According to $. B. Kelly, Oregon-repmentauv-orin Whitr Sewing Machine company, there will be a big demand" -for high-grade machines in that territory during th coming aeaaon, and th fact that most of th buyers are demanding high horse-power cars speaks well for th interest In motoring. . The roads aroundPortlaml -ara-r.autouot)lle-1 no longer a rich man's ported to be Tn good condition for tour Ing, and th number of automobiles la use In all parts of the stat la rapidly Increasing. , Several hundred ears of different makes and styles are now owned and driven by ,motor enthusiasts of Portland and no small amount of ths work dona on the roads Is du to th efforts of th motorists. Mr. Kelly, who Is at present la th city, has increased His order for 1107 White cars, the first shipment of which will leave the factory Immediately, lie will stay for th automobll show to b held at th Coliseum next month. AUTO GOSSIP Ths sever storms of the past week caused severe havoc with the automobll trade. Portland firms did but vary little business In direct sales, but continued their preparations for th handling of th spring trade, which promises to be th best In th history of autos tn this city. . e e . H. A. Burgess, representing th Btod- dard Dayton automobiles, feels very confident of the outlook for th present year, providing th firms can mak ahtp menta on time. At the recent New Tork show It waa impressed upon the careful observer that th stag has been reached where th publto I so sophisticated and th domestic product so far advanced that in very many Instances buyers were considering cars on their Intrtnslo merttsi-asmenr examine cloth, without considering whether It Is foreign or do mestic. R. Ik Keats' returned from Seattle on Thursday, where he secured orders from fh Pacific Coast Auto company for 10 Pope-Toledo, on Thomas Flyer, one Thomas Runabout and two Butcks. Mr. Keata aays that Seattle la doing a rush ing business In machines. A very deflnlt encouragement to the proposed touring Invasion of Europe next summer was given on a recent notable occasion by a speaker 'who 'In directly emphasised th virtu ther Is In sending America's best cars to com pete abroad. It occurred at th banquet in New York to the diplomatic corps of Washington, who-were guests at th opening of the Madison Square -Garden show. .The tribute was psld by the Ira porter of Flat cars, EL R. Hoi lender, who acted aa toestmaster. In calling upon George N. Pierce, chairman of the manufacturers' invitation tommlttee, th toastmaster aald there was at least ons American car known th world .over aa the rival of foreign makes, th allu sion being undoubtedly Inspired by the lonely pilgrimage of Percy Pierce to Europe last summer and the splendid showing of his American-made car and tires. ' : - e a - 1 11, Lk ' Covey Is on of th - busiest auto men In town at present. Consider ing the fact that It Is difficult to secure machines from the factories. Covey has secured many order for early delivery. With any kind of luck," says Covey, we will hav th cars delivered on time." , . v ,-. BecauM of th revised ' by-laws,' th American Automobll association, in stead of becoming un wieldly through Its Increased slxe, will hereafter he better managed than before. The representa tion of clubs and state divisions makes a big board of directors, but th powers of the board havi been vested In an executive committee, composed of men who reside within a circle of territory thst permits them to meet frequently. Th directors hereafter will meet three times a year, but the executiv commit tee will hsv monthly meetings In New lork. . . e The Model JV Mitchell car, lt-hrrse- power, with a speed of 10 miles aa hour. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU, PORTLAND, SUNDAY Sunday hurhaVs Page ot Sports 4 1 -. it t :t- rr ..w , w ' " j n-h--iaan-n iivin'-rrir'-f s1 r " 11 4v': One or the Latest la Portland. Is on ef the prettiest and most serrtce ahln r. in Twtini "Thja fir," f f. Mr. . Mitchell, ''can go up Portland heights with a load of six persons, on the high gear. The machine has s greater horsepower per. 100 pound than any of th other cars. . American makers of motor cars have at last been convinced that there I a field for trad beyond their "own bor ders. They have com to realize that if foreign makers can sell cars In this country ths tables can be turned, says the Motor Age. ., And tbey are going to turn them; they are going on a foreign Invasion such as th world has never Seen. ' " " On of th things that has mad suc cessful American manufacturers Is the fact that thee sre at all times on th lookout for markets, whether they see an immediate need for auch markets or not, and motor car manufacturers ara no exception to the rule. Europe la to se an army of Ameri cana contesting In American-made mo tor cars on Its own soil; it la to se what this country can do tn th way of manufacturing cars; It Is to see th out com of American Ingenuity, American workmanship and American salesman ship. --- - The proposed contest for American made cars Is a stupendous undertaking, but It is not too much for an American. It wlll.be the most convincing argu ment In favor of American-made goods that has ever been made, and, though extremely expensive," It '.will prove the cheapest bit of proselyting that has ever been attempted. - . Th scheme Is worthy of stndy on th part of every maker In this country. Whether he expects to find a market abrdiiaf6TrTrlTrTe6T-nrTen fit v and the benefit of th American motor car Industry for htm to lend not only his financial aid but hi moral sup port as welL - It Is much to the credit of honest and Droareasiva manufacturers that tha toy. It has passed from a plaything of tn wealthy man of leisure to an every-day necessity for business and professional men, who find their in vestment pays them large Interest of profit and pleasure. , In th aarly dav of th "horseless carriage," commonly so-called, ther was much speculation aa to the proba bility of ths perfection of low cost ma chines which would put th motor car on a level with the bicycle and eventu ally aupersed th horse entirely. Llttl did th laymen of thos days dream of th immensity of th problem confronting th few bold spirit who Invested their time, energy, brains and capital la th manufacture of power ve hicles. -. Th evolution of automobile has fol lowed the line of least resistance. It la questionable lf .th pioneers In ths business gav so much thought to th market aa to mechanical construction. Idle speculation as to futur uses gav way to sober thought and, earnest atudy of weight, efficiency, aconomy of opera tion and other power problem In other words, their first aim was me chanical perfection, ths makers realising that th extreme of economy of produc tion could not be reached during the experimental stage, so long aa improve ments were . constantly being added; while a new type of car, engine, gear. power transmission or what not wa put out each year ther could be little hop of a standard cost which should control th selling price. . Today the man of moderate means can buy a enr at almost any price he wishes to pay within reason these price Will give him a car which will atand constant usage for many seasons. A cas In point la the recent announce ment of on of th largest manufacto ries, which offers a model that repre sents their standard machine not In style one year and out the next but one which can.be purchased with the feeling that on la getting- a practical. serviceable ' car of long; life and ' en during design. EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL BEATS SALEM TEAM ' ("pedal Dlapateh to The JonraaL) Eugene. Or- Feb. I.-In a fast and well-played game of basketball In the armory her last night th Eugene high school team dereated tn rive from the Balem high achool by th scor of 22 to 18. Th teams . seemed to b very venty matched, although Eugene ex celled In basket throwing, while Balem had the best team work.. The Individual star were Keatley for Eugene and Moo res for Salem. .. This Is the second time th local five has won from Balem this year, the first game being played In Balem several weeks ago, and the scor 14 to 13. Th team lined up a follows: , Eugene. Positions. . Balem. Cockerlln ...t. Forward Farmer Kestley ... ..Forward Mclntyre liurd Center Perkins Bean , Guard M cores Burton Guard........ Bchram OREGON CUBS DEFEAT .. THE ATKINSON EAGLES In a hard-fought game between th Oregon Cub and the 'Atkinson Eagles yesterday th Cubs won by ths score of I to 1. George Slater, Albert Bishop nd Frank Nutchen played a good game for the Cubs. The line-up was Cubs. Eagles, Slater. .,,,,.. . C , plehop... p. , Nutchen.'. ....... lit. Harris. ...i.r... BB. , Mitchal . 2B. iilberg .' IB. Heny C. F- , v .Olson : .Turb ...... . .Pension , Frank .......,. Hayes Tonkle Fox ...... .Manon Ray.-i I. R. F. , Smith n r H. L. Keats' Handsome Electric Auto. inii.miiw.mil ui1i.:iminiiii.iiinii..im,Miiliiu . . - V.1 . r Artbur O. Jones, the Efficient Treas urer- of the Multnomah Club. FIELD DATES ARE TO BE T Rowing Compels Washington University to Change Several Northwest Meets. V (Special Dlapateh te At JonraaL I - University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. I. Th management of th University of Washington track team has transferred tha meets between th three stat uni versities in th northwest until May 14 and it from May 10, aa they hav a re gatta which will b pulled off on tha latter date. Moreover, they bellev that better crowds can ba drawn by a two- days' meet. Any way, it will be much easier on the teams, aa th prelimi naries hav to ba run, which put a man ont as far aa making records in th main events are concerned. . A meet ha also been arranged with Pullman to come off "here, though no date ba been arranged for. Stanford seems willing to com' north, after tha Berkeley meet, which makes tha aeaaon very bright Indeed. Th date offered Btanford la May'lf.-- v Work OolnrWell. The men are turning out well, though examinations next week are caatlng dread over the whole student body. They mrm ui unanown. Hsyward Is highly pleased with th material, and thlnka that Ihere will be som surprise among th undeveloDed men, who may beat men with reputa tion out or places. Each-insists that each candidate must get In and work hla beat, and will not allow any favorite- ism. It is that which makes him such a great trainer, and which makes him so popular with his men, many of whom would never hav entered Into track work but for his fair treatment. HIGH SCHOOL GIRL IS INJURED IN BASKETBALL (Special Dlapateh te The Jonrnal.l Salem, Jan. !.--The coeds of Wll lamett university met the renreaenta- tlvea of th Salem high achool on th university floor yesterday and won by th score of I to I. Th first part of in gam was a llttl tame, but In the second both teams plsyed with greater dash and vim. At the finish the scor stood 8 to I In favor of th university gins. . Th Willamette ' team ' was composed of the following: Coryell and Belknap, forwards; Shepard, center; Metcalf and Salomon, guard. Th high achool play ers were: Lick, snd Potile. forwards: Rudolph, center; Olrardln and Aekerman and Ostrander, guards. Frank Orannli, Willamette, was um pire, and Rhoade of the high achool wa referee. Mis Bell Aekerman, onn Of 'the blgn achool players, sustained a aerlous sprain of the ankle. - V ' Alblnas Get Busj. The Alblnas defeated th Sunny Bide Athletlo club last week, tl to 17. Albl na Is ready to play any Junior basket ball team in the state. Addrees all challenges to Harry Hoffman, manager bSnkethnll team, (2 Montana avenue. I - - . .. - 1 . .. g A Talnabl 7jssob. - "Plx years ago I lenrned k valuable lesaon," writes John Pleasant of Mag nollrt, Ind. "I then began taking Dr. King s New Mr Pills, and the longer I take them the better I find them." Thytlease everybody. Guaranteed at Red Cross Pharmacy JSe, , MOrllNG, FEBRUARY 3, :,ni v.. ksO THE y. flCJ. Wilt HOLD BIG SKlfi MEET ... . i i. , , - Portland Grammar School Lads Will Contest Tomorrow Even ing In Aquatic Events. 1 The T. M. C A.' will hold a swim ming meet tomorrow night to giv th school boys a chanc to ae what they can do In th watert Any achool In th city may enter. Th entries closed last night From the last report there are Ix teams entered.; There will be a :0 yard swim plung for dlstanc. a 0 yard swim -and a five-lap relay race. Th rules governing tn meet are: Th pupil must hav been a regular attendant at the school Tor at least four weeks, next preceding th time set for the aat'C meet, snd must maintain a passlng grad for scholarship. Each team shsll furnish Its own suits (one-piece 'Suits, or Jersey and trunks). Tht swimming events will be run eff by heata, aemt-finals and finals, or If entries are too large thos making th best time in their heats will be selected for th finals. In the rciayrc each, conteataol must touch th next boy on his team before that boy may lev th end of th tank. Failure to comply with this rule will be sufficient ground for dis qualification. . Points will be Scored, I for first. I for second, 1 for Jhlrd in each event. Th team winning th largest number of point will be th winning team. Tha meet will start promptly at I p. m. and will be run off In the order given above. : " A beautiful silver trophy cup will be given as a permanent trophy for this event to be competed for annually and to b held by th winning achool until th next annual meet. - ' Th eommitte desire to have a large ntry Hat to promote aquatic sports and to encourage th boya in clean, manly porta Tho committee: T." D. Honey man, chairman; E. C Herlow, Dr. J. R. Waatherbea, O. H. Gilbert, J. C. Clark, I M. Myers, secretary, ' ' ' Tk Entrlaei y. ShaverMalcolm ' Crocker, v Fred Arndt, Chester Davis, Robert Hewett. Willi Evana, Claudl Hughes. Hawthorne C. Graham. H. Hal, E. Pantm I. Kellogg. B. Burdlck. . Shattuck Roaeell Kurts, George Millar, Vivian Brown, Frank MInoh. Ladd Warren Jackson, Rsymond Darling. Dan Foster, Carroll Mum ford. Atkinson Albert Haller, Harry Dowllng. Willi Hutton. Willie Smith. Ockley Green M. Deady, I- Rogers, O. Smith. W. Hopkins. E. Blddle. The officers will bA Referee. E. C Harlow; judges, W. It. Murray. Robert Krohn, Frank'Kramer, J. I Anderson, DrMerrell Smith, C- Clyde Bhoonen; timers. A. M. Orllley. I. P7 Jeager, Her bert Kerrigan, C. Carroll, M. Abegg; lnstrnctora, Charles Msckis, V. Dent; scorer, F. E. Guild; clerk pf course, J. C. Clark; starter. U M. Meyer. RYAN IS RULED OFF THE LOS ANGELES TRACK John J. Ryan" of get rich quick fame haa been barred from ths Los Angeles track. Ryan was ruled off th turf by the American Turf association and th Western Jockey club om time ago for peculiar operations In ths betting ring at La ton la. Sine then he haa tried re peatedly . to secure reinstatement, but th turf authorltlos bav turned him down cold. Ryan, It will be remem bered, waa ruled off the Jockey club tracks several years ago because of anJ alleged "ringing' caa at Fort , Erie. He waa notified at the tint that if he could clear himself of the Fort Erie charges he would b restored to good standing in ths east. Ryan proceeded to round up enough tort governors in control of affairs at th Canadian track to receive a whitewashing, whereupon th Jockey club, raised ths ban,. Ryan then bought the noted weight-carrier Reliable at a sale of Whitney horses. snd with this big racer he soon cleaned up 1160,000 In wagers. After that he went west, under a cloud, it is saio, and declared that he had retired per manently from racing. . But ha loomed up again,' only to get Into his present trouble. Ryan at one time waa a part ner with T. P. Sullivan and John Con sldln In numerous theatrical enter prises, but his interests were purchased recently. In barring' him at Los An geles th Ascot Park people are almply following the custom or recognising tha rulings of the western or eastern jockey clubs. A STXTOal W TTaW - Will save nine. Bo will a bottle of nallnrd's Horehoiind Syrup always kept on hwnd save many a spell nf sicknea. A sure cure for Coughs. Colds, Bron chitis and Whooping Cough, Mrs. 8 Hot pprtngs, Ark., writes: "i geep a bottle of Ballard's Horehoiind Hyrup In mr medicine cheat, and thank mv forethought many tlmea. It has pre vented many severe spell Of Sickness." noia oy au aruggista, . , 1SC7. Edited by J. A. HO RAN J , 'I SPOKANE CLUB IS Scheduling of a Championship Boxing and Wrestling Meet Is Considered jllegal. BOARD OF GOVERNORS 7 WAS NOT CONSULTED too Many Boats of This Kind Will Ultimately Ifesult In the A. Al V. Making a SUullar Ruling to the One Governing the Olympic Club. The announcement from 'Spokane that tfiSTSpokane AthTelltfclub has scheduled th Paetho Northwest association wtst llng and boxing championships comes aa a surprise, at thla time. A surprise for th reason that a regular association championship of this kind has never tsken place iff tha northwest before. wher all th club of th territory have participated -In th on tourna ment. ' And another thing surprising Is that it Interfere very materially with th already, arranged interclub boxing and wrestling matches of the association ClUOS. - : -- Mr. Wright of the Spokan Athletic club In bl letter to Edgar Frank, chair man of the Indoor athletics at the Mult nomah club, ha no doubt announced the tournament prospectively rather than definitely, although saying In his letter that tha entry blank would be out In a few days. Still his eagerness In-try ing to a.Tange for the 'change of the Interclub schedul already announced, and contracted for at the beginning of last fall,, make it appear that they will tak place very soon. . .'. , Th Baal Sentiment. In apetktng to a member of th board of governors of th Pacific Northweat association - relative to- such champion ships being held. Mr. Frank found that no previous announcement had been made to the members of th board In this section or to the member of ' th championship commute, this commu te having control and sanctioning all championships connected with then-association; otherwise, lfUt Is Mr. Wright's intention to giv th tournament for th benefit of the Pacific Northwest asso ciation and not for the benefit of his bwri'cKBrrr'wnrDentlistvrrappareijp'' ly, so far aa th other clubs .are con cerned, for they willingly-enter all th men possible and b glad to do so. But If it ia hla Intention to giv th affair for th gain of hi club and try to Chang the dates of th Interclub con tests, ther is no doubt but that ther will b aom strenuous objection from In sthsrjfllub trf the northwest. cannot be blamed for looking at it from a financial standpoint, aa It would be quit an advantage to secure tha .cham pionships for that reason alone, but Portlanders ar quite sure that la not Mr. Wright's view of It, In th face of th other clubs to seek th champion ship for th financial gain. ' ba rsidot'a Spirit. For having Imbued th spirit of the president. otth association. who ba longs to th sams club, h Is only de slroua of taking th Initiative In estab lishing a championship that will not only do good for th sport itself and th club that is giving it, but the whol as sociation and outside club aa well, Aa a source of revenue th boxing gam la far abssd of tha other athletlo paatlmea and pay batter financially to th cluba giving th bout and which will, no doubt, bring about objection from th club themselves beoaus of tho holding; of tha wrestling afnd boxing vents by th association proper. This matter of finance la aometlmea th evil that actuatea th giving of ao many boxing and wrestling tournament by th cluba. ' Aa a matter of fact, th holding of a wrestling and boxing tour nament annually by the P. N. A. will relieve somewhat the tendency to give ao many of these match, especially when the money goes Into th associa tion's treasury, that la If th money will really go to the association and not to th club giving them. , - On the other hand. If th tournament can be scheduled without -conflicting with th dates of the Interclub contest It will revive th enthusiasm for clean soort that would be more than accept able to amateur circles and thos par ticularly ' Interested In . boxing and wrestling, and especially sine th box- Insr same has been called off in Cali fornia by th mother body of th Ama teur Athletlo union, occasioned by J. B. MacCabe, ex-president of th A. A. U-, who Investigated th so-called amateur bouts held in that stat for the last few years under th management ef the Pa- cino Amateur association or tn A. a. u. - Kay Causa Critic ism, This laat fact alone will perhapa cause som criticism from th parent body that too many boxing bouts will bring about th same state of affair if not watched very carefully. This can only b eliminated by restricting the number of tournament - given by th different cluba and th on aasociation ohampionshlp. This will prevent the club drifting Into th earn amateur Drofesslonal boxing class labeled ama teur. As th bouts Increase so do th number of aspirants who bob up from omewhere and are considered quite a flhd by the different organisations who really do not know, . tn all cases, th records of thos men who ar entered unknowingly as novices. Thes condi tions existed In California for many years. ' Tho boxing game taking auch a hold of the various club that they finally succtimbed to this over abundant enthusiasm, causing th erection of per manent circus seat In th gymnasiums In many clubs, killing th enthusiasm In . other Indoor sports and ultimately losing thei membership that belonged for th benefit of other athletlo exer cise aa well a boxing. . , ' Thla haa been lb and of many ef th best clubs - who oonftned themselves mostly to boxing, except those clubs, perhaps, that do nothing but. promote tha semi-professional matches. Even the-OlympIc club waa fast approaching that condition of too much boxing when the Investigation was made by Mr. Mac Cab and the holding of boxing tourna ments was taken from 4hem because the participants were questionable. But th situation as It now stands will tak car of Itself In the northwest If too many boxl.ig matches ar not scheduled during th fall and wlntor months. Be sides, the gam Is held down pretty clou by th local management, who I very particular as to who boxes and where they-some from.- Anetber thing, tha mixing of tha wrestling with th OFFICIOUS Berkeley" Freshmen May Not Compete Yesterday's Turf Re sults Basketball at M. A. A. C. FRESIIP ARE TO : BE i v . - University of California's Com mittee Refuses to Consider , J ' : First Year Men. MEETS WITH STANFORD MAY BE CALLED OFF Cardinal Representative Plglit Against Berkeley's Action, bnt Without Latter's Cooperation the Scheme Cannot Be Carried Out, . tBpeclal Dlapate n ' University of California, Feb. I. De spite th decision reached by th inter collegiate agreement eommitte repre senting th University of California and Stanford university at their . recent- meeting at th Palace hotel In Ran Franolsoo to th effect that freshmen of both colleges would be allowed to compete In varsity meets during; th coming year, th stand taken by tha faculty athletlo committee of the Uni versity of California will prevent th wishes of th agreement committee from being carried out." Th facultv eommitte ha decided once for alt that first-year men shall be bsrred from varsity" contests. It I understood that tha Stanford faculty hav taken an ad verse stand, but they , cannot move without California, and under theaa eon. BARRED dltlona ther Is no Drobabllltv of Inter.-- collegiate f meet being : held with. rreanmen taking actlv part ,- Th Amendment. The amendment Introduced by Call- fomla relative to tha eligibility of " freshmen to varsity teama was vigor ously - opposed end.: defeated by th Stanford contingent. r : '' Th most important matter brought up at th meeting of ths two commit tees from the universities was, however, on th question of wher th next var- lty field snd track meet la to be held. The question waa undecided, du to th different Interpretation given bv the constitutions of thV .associated student -., bodies of the two universities. California's Claims. California clalma th 'next meet by virtu oi a rule which waa drawn up ln1305Jttatlagtoat-Ahflmeet should be held alternately during th follow ing years on th California campus. ' .. Stanford, however, disputes their right. It will be necessary to search th -sr minutes of th maettna held bv th aw agreement committee two yesrs ago be fore any satisfactory agreement can be reached. Th word "annually la tha deciding point. Hereafter, according to an amend ment adopted, which IS similar to tha on now in fore at th University of Oregon, th respective president of th associated students of th two universi ties Is empowered to appoint a com mittee of three consisting of th coach,, tha captain and alumnus, as a football or whatever kind of sport is under dis cussion, rule eommitte to confer with a like committee from the other university- and-to regulate, Interpret and - publish rule! governing th contest tn . question,'. - INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZE FOR COMING SEASON Tha '. first " of tha seml-professtonaaw I teama for the coming baseball season T2rJ was organised last Sunday. Th team will be managed by Bert V. Wright, who managed th Trunkmaker organi sation th latter part of last- season, and will probably be known as th In dependents, inaamuch a Mr. Wright does not Intend to enter his team in any of th proposed city leagues. Th team consists of a combination of soma of th best men who plsyed on the Maroons. Trunkmaksra and Schiller last year,' and will us th league grounds while th Portland team la away. - Th line-up follow: Slebels snd Hurlhurt, pitchers; King snd Brock, catchers; Trowbsfdge, first base; Campbell (captain), second base; McCIellan, short stop; Brown third base; Henkle, left field; Mangold, cen ter field; Oliver, right field. SOUTH PORTLAND TEAM HAS BEEN REORGANIZED Tha South Portland's lt0 baseball team called a meeting on Friday even ing for the .purpos of reorganising under the name of C. C Cllne's "De yoBS" for ths season "of ' 1907. Tha meeting waa at S:1S p. m. and all mem bers wer present. The election of of ficers was as follows: McKlnlsy, cap tain; Earl Wood, secretary and treas urer, and C C. CUne, manager. The' suits ars to be green, with whit trim ming, last year th team played IT games and lost six, and they expect to make as good, if not a better,' showing; the coming season. - Th lineup followsrc McKlnley, fl' bas and captain; Taylor, aecond base; Bmart, shortstop; Thomas, third base; Wood, catcher; Gardner, .pitcher; Ryan, left field; Foley, right field; Da Lean, center Held; D Croat, utility. The Doctor of Alcantara. ' 1 Th "Doctor of Alcantara," to b -given at th Heillg theatre Thursday, , KeDruary 14, 107, under th direction of Professor Willis J, Peck, will be sn vent extraordinary. Professor Peck hss had a wlds experience In th oper atic field, graduating under the eagle eye of th 1st Theodore Thomaa, and ' later for eight years a member of th. Apollo club of 'Chicago, and also di recting th largest chorus choir of that city. . Professor Peck haa also directed . several large operstlo - companies ap pearing on the eastern circuit. His ex perience well qualifies htm for th work that h has undertaken here, and lovera of aood musla In Portland will ba plenaed Indeed to have a man In their midst who will tivx them a musical treat such as th "Doctor of Alcantara" promises to bs. boxing has a tendency to help' maintain a happy equilibrium. All In all, tha Pacific northwest cham pionship given annually In the wrest ling and boxing lines will prove more conclusively who are tha champion In th different classes of both games, which Is In Itself more satisfactory to all concerned.. . . - 1.