THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL1, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,-SEPTEMBER 8r 1907.
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Oregon People Pretty Well
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i-XAKGE VARIETY OF
REASONS ARE GIVEN
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ADMIRERS
Of 21 Replies Received to Journal's
Qarrj 11 Favor Jimmy Brltt in
Coming Lightweight Battle and
10 Favor Joe Guns.
Just twenty-one replies were received
to the Journal'! query: Who will win
the Qans-Brltt fight In Ban Franclico
On September IT Eleven of theae who
dared to make a choice favor Brltt; ten
favor Oans. While the number of re
piles was not as great as was expected,
the twenty-one letters em body a large
and Interesting variety of reasons ss
to why this man should win and why
to other should lose. The twenty-one
Utters follow:
Qaas Is Easier Than Kelson.
Ton call a, Or. To the Si.ortlna Ed
ltor With all due respect for Gans,
it la my Impression Hint Urltt will
beat him easier than he beat Nelson at
. .tMma,. WUxila i.thtnJt tbial Uaoauaa
Srltt has had a good rest, has taken the
Mat or care or hlmseir, and In my est I
nation Is a belter man tliun ever be
for, simply because he has loot none of
HIS old-time cleverness nnd has de
veloped bis punch until It Ih nothing
snort or wonderful, aa wax plHlnly
Shown by Uie way In which he floored
the Battler at C'olma.
I think Uaoi Ih not the man he was a
few years afro. and I believe he fully
realises It, and If he would sav exactly
what he Ih keeping back. I e.. he doesn't
really believe he can bent Brllt In a
square bout. Oans had Nelson before
hisi for 42 rounds, end could not put
lilm out, but l ad to do some very fast
dodging to keep Nelson from putting a
"soother" on him.
It Is my opinion that If Urltt had been
In Oans' boots In thai fight lie would
have put Nelson out long before the
forty-Becond gong. K L. DEAKD.
(Jans to Win Any Old Way.
I'ortland. To the Sporting Editor
I've got no use lor iukiii lluler
when It C'or.en ilfcl.i down in bedrock,
but thin Joe Guns certainly takes the
rsndv when It comen to fighting. I
taw him at Gcldfleld. and he took
down the money v.n lasy as a man
xvoilld Ht' Bl candy lri.:;i a I i'i 1 I hop-j
Urltt ran stay long en i'.irli t win on I
JiOiits I!" ( Mil never h q e lo knock
the flyhtnn: demon nut In n finisa fluhl.l
will pot let "ii n ni'-tro, but I mi'M
Hve the fellow Ills lust deserts. He'Hl
the best fih:rr of the two. and If the I
light Bu- fi th" I'.r.u; :md the referee does
not rob .(' o;i ,, hits he'll score a vic
tory that i.n.' FRANK 1 1 A 1)D( i K.
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If as S'ii Boih Fight.
St. John-. Sep!. I Sporting E-litor
JfHirnal liavin:; .-ern nolo liiltt and
(juris llirH ft yri-M! tn-my times I le
lievt the natlV" smi w ill ' 1 1:" w inner,
(if lie a lietifr n:a:i louay than at any
time in hi.s career. If the (ioldflehi
flglit hurt i!.:.: !r.n man Nel.on. it
burely did inn ij Gans any good.
V. tJ. LVTTE.
Riltt in Fifteen Hounds.
SportlniT Kditor -I think Urltt will
Win lnsldt of IS rounds by n knockout.
I base my assertion on the fact that
Oans wlli not be able to make the
weight and be strong. Hfl also han a
tiad hand, having broken It in nl fight
with Nelson. Brltt will be at nls best.
Truly yours, JACK DAY.
Goldfleld Does Not Connt.
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Sporting Editor Gans ought to win,
barring a fake. Brltt's victory over
Nelson only proved that Nelson's iron
constitution was dented by Gans' ter
rific administration or nunlshmeni hi
ftolrifleld. and not Rritt's suijiiosed lm
proved condition. Gans and Ih lu faked
odm: they may do it again. Although
Oema undoubtedly has fought on the
Square since ne waived the manage
mant of Harford, It Is a ouewtion of
Who has gone back the most, Urltt or
Brttt In Twelve Rounds.
land, Sapt t. To the Sporting
Brltt to win inside or 12
I believe he Is In as good con-
tion and well trained as he ever was,
d wlli pnt up the heat rignt ne ever
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to Win in Ten Bounds.
Portland To the Sporting Editor
Hy money goes up on Gans at any old
Odds, because ha is a fighter and not a
poses'. He will beat the plumber boy
eur, as I figure It out somewhere be
tween the ninth and tenth rounds, be
sausa he Is stronger, can box better and
has whipped every man that Brltt ever
E Brttt. by the way, only got de
ns over many of them. Garni
ked them all out.
FRANK BROWN.
Oans Like a Stake Horse.
Portland Hotel, Sept. 6. -To the Sport
ing Kdltor While Brltt made a grand
showing against Nelson In their last
fight my opinion Is that Gans will win
Jn 15 rounds or less. It is Just like
starting a good selling plater against a
good stake horse. Gans has the class.
Nelson has gone back from the terrible
beatings he has received in every fight
dating back from the time he met Spider
Welch in Salt Lake. Therefore, throw
out the Brltt and Nelson fight. Yours.
FRANK EVANS.
Even Money on Native Son.
Troutdale, Or., Sept. 2 To the Sport
ing Editor I do not need the limit of
selection of words, but will say that I
will bet even money on Brltt any old
time, H. H: MORITZ.
Britt Has the Youth.
Portland.
fimn Rrltt will win. He
than Oans, fully as clever, and Judging
from their Ilgnis wun iseison Dnu can
bit as hard or harder than Gans. Nel
son never would have stood up before
Brltt for 41 rounds M Col ma as he did
befors Gans at Goldfleld.
Britt learned a valuable lesson when
NelSOn WlOCSea mm out iwo years ago,
and Us lesson very likely was suffi
ciently forcible that it will last him
through his flffht with Oans. Brltt will
plan his battle carsfully and will stick
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pretty clone to the plan. And Jimmy
has brains enough to make a good plan.
Equaling Gans In cleverness and
punching ability, Brltt's youth is alone
enough to win him the fight. It's an
old law, nnd always true. Unit youth will
bo served. Britt has I lie youth. Britt
will win. H. L. GREY.
lion Knockout in Iloth Hands.
Portland. -To the Sportiuit Kdltor-
It will he Joe Guns along 1 1 1 l-ttin
line all the way wh"ii the fightera enter
the ring at San Francisco next week. I
saw both in'n train last week. Anybody
who says the colored B.iltlmorean Is
going liak had latter make another
guess. He's there "like a duck." Noth
ing to It, In my mind, but a clean vic
tory for the champion. Talk about
chances against Urltt! Why, the colored
fighter can lea a knockout punch in each
hand. Brllt never knocked anybody but
a has-been out.
GEORGE WILMS.
Gans in a Long Fight.
Portland. To the Sporting Editor
Gans should win in a lonu fight. He Is
the premier exponent of Marquis of
Queennbury ring- tactics and a fighter
who always delivers his punch "golni?
toward" his man. Britt Is the opposite
Btyle, and needs a fighter to come to
him. He never had a punch which ho
could deliver unless he was "getting;
away. The fight will be long, be
cause Gans will not chase the Native
Son. FRANK CHRISTY.
Colored Fighter Over-Confident.
Portland, Sept. 2. Editor My opin
ion Is that Jimmy Brltt will win the
coming contest, for the simple reason
tiiat Joe Gans has too much confidence
In himself, while Brltt knows he has
a hard battle and will train verv bar. I.
T think that Brltt will show (Jans an
awful punch that Oans didn't think was
In him. Some funny things happen.
Put your money on Brltt. The sports
are betting on Gans and they never win.
J. WILLIAMS,
Hetllg Theatre.
P. S. Britt has better foot-work than
Gans; all he needs is a good punch and
he knows it.
Brltt Ha Not the Punch.
Lenta, Or., Dear Editor Oans ought
to win before the eighteenth round. Ho
has the punch with either hand. He Is
speedy and a good ring general, cool
headed, has plenty of pluck, always In
condition and able to stand punishment.
Brltt hasn't the punch to knock out
as has been shown; has not lived as a
fighter should to keep In condition.
He is a good boxer for points. Then
you have him measured, in my opinion.
An ex-trainer and exhibition sparrer,
respectively yours,
W. MCDOWELL.
Big Cinch for Gans.
Portland To the Sporting Editor
Gans will have the biggest cinch in his
fighting career when he steps Into
the ring at 'Frisco next Monday after
noon. It's desd easy money and every
thing Is all over but the shouting. Why?
Because the negro can go the pace;
because he's there with the punch,
staying qualities and gamnness. Look
for a clean knock-out about the tenth
round.
D. R. JAMES.
Gans Better at Every Point.
Dallas, Or., Sept. 2. Sporting Editor
of The Journal In regard to the fight
between Gars and Britt I think Oans
will win. Britt is a good man, but Oans
is bttttr. H wiii win, as h has dons
by clever boxing, blocking and the wal
lop, There Is no stage of the game
where Gans does not excel Brltt.
ROY SPARKS.
Brief, But for Britt.
Sporting Editor. Journal- I believe
Britt will prove an easy winner
C. C. WOODWORTII.
Britt Would Win Short Fight.
Sporting Editor of The Journal
Talking about the coining fight between
Brllt and Gans, I wish to publish it, y
thoughts with the rest. I believe that
If the fight ends before 20 rounds Britt
will he Hie winner, but If It goes pnst
that Hans will put .llmmle to deep.
Brltt is by far the cleverest, while the
colored lad can outlnst him. Yours for
sport, H. M. ASENGRAY.
(Alblna.)
Gans Has the Punch.
BATTLE WILL BE NO
FAKE, SAYS NAUGHTON
But a Genuine Struggle for the Mastery Famous Hearst
Expert Goes Into Exhaustive Discussion of Condition
of Two Lightweights and Chances for Victory.
Portland To the Sporting Editor
Gins will knock Brltt out because he's
got the punch and Jim Is only a clever
b '.er. The negro can stand the gaff
longer than James I'M ward and he can
out-box him. HENRY BRICK LEY.
Weight Too Low for Gans.
Portland. Sept. 6. Sporting Editor
I don't think Joe (Jans can make 133
pounds ringside ut ninht and be strong.
H is different fighting at night nnd
llKhilng in the afternoon. If the best
he i mi do Is Ki.'l pounds in the afternoon.
then the best he ought to do Ir 138 at
nluht. Therefore, he will have to
weaken Tilmself to make the wefght nnd
Jimmy Brllt. fighting at his natural
weight, ought to win, provided the fight
Is on the level. Yours truly,
JAi .C ALLEN.
Sees the Lust of Britt.
Jacksonville, Or., Sept. . Mr. Editor-
Seeing your uestfon In The Jour
nal. "Who will win the Gans-Brltt bat
tle'.'" and being somewhat of a sport
myself, I have snn both the contestants
fight that figure in this event. Gans
will win with nil ease. lie will also
win over Battling Nelson. Nelson
would win over Brltt. which will be the
last of Brltt in the ring.
N. E. MELTON,
Jeweler.
Kaccs at McMinnville.
(SiierlBl IHsjHitch to Tfce Journal.)
McMinnville, Sept. 7. Today's races
resulted In a scciod aealn for Henrv
Grey In the trotting race. Time, 2:22
Starlight was second. Blacksmith third.
Blacksmith, who was the favorite in
the betting, was shut out in everything
he entered. In the pacing New Moon
won with Llz4ie C. second and Lancero
third. Time, 2:16. The attendance to
day was excellent and the promoters of
tha races aro pleased with the results
of the first meet.
OEKEEAZi KOBEBT S. ZiSB
was the greatest general the world has
ever known. Ballard s Know Liniment Is
the greatest liniment. Quickly cures all
pains, it is within the reach of all. T.
H. Pointer, Hempstead, Texas, writes;
"This is to certify that Ballard's Snow
Liniment has been used In my house
hold for yeara-end has basn found to be
an excellent liniment for rheumatlo
pains. I am never without it." Sold by
all druggists.
(Pe1fle Penut Prem LeaMd Wlr.)
By W. W. Naughton.
San Francisco, Sept. 7. Monday at
the baseball grounds Joe (Jans and
Jimmy Brltt will meet In a contest for
the lightweight championship of the
world. "
That It will be a genuine struggle for
the mastery the writer firmly believes,
but at the same time I do not look for
any display of brutality. Brltt and
Gans are beyond argument the two
most talented exponents of the manly
art In the ranks of the small men of
the ring. Neither of them has ever
made a specialty of being punched, as
a glance at thetr weil-Kept features
will tell. Yon will find no flattened
nose or crimped ear about Gans or
Britt. and as neither of them is an
ingenue nt the irame it is to be as
sumed that the same good luck or good
management which has kept them face
whole In the past will exert Its influ
ence. Weltlier a Battlln Helson.
To be thoroughly frank about It, I
don't consider that either Gans or Britt
Is built for Inordinately rough weather.
In the matter of assimilation, neither
r f them is a Battling Nelson, by any
means.
Not desiring to make a forecast of
what wilh happen on that small white
platform set In a sea of human heads,
I would venture to predict that while
both men are stronar and unharmed, the
combat with padded fists will be one
of the most thrilling ever witnessed.
Everything that pertains to the carte
and tleroe of the prlzerlng game will
be brought Into play In Jhe battle for
supremacy.
But once either man becomes stung
to an extent that his faculties are im
paired and his defense weakened. I look
for a quick finish. At that, these clever
fellows may baffle each other tnor
ouphlv. So that the go may lsst the
full 20 rounds a possibility which I
do not look for. however.
Brltt Not Fighter Oans Was.
Among the non-betting element it is
felt that the men are well matched. ,
There Is no attempt to argue that the
Britt of today classes with the Gans
of several years ago. but It is felt that
time, the great leveler and handleapper,
hns finally brought Joe nnd Jimmy to
gether. Gans, to use his own words,
has been fighting half a lifetime. He
began when he was 17, and he Is now
84. , Britt la seven or eight years the
Junior or the man he is to face, and
Britt has given ample evidence that he
Is still In his prime as a ring athlete.
It Is claimed, and with some show of
Justification, that It Is a built-up Britt
that Gans will have to deal with a
Jimmy who has a stronger frame and
who speeds fiercer blows than the
Jimmy of two years ago.
Can think tha yaws bars dsalt
kindly with him. He Is a thorough be
liever In the old formula a man Is as
old as he feels and Joe savs he feels
as young as the first day he pulled an
upholstered mitten over his Knuckles.
Colored Pugilist Talks.
"Admitting, for the sake of argu
ment, that my vitality Isn't (juite what
It was," said Joe. "don't you think I've
gained In experience and continence in
such a way as to balance the shortage?
I don't think any one who knows me
will accuse me of being vain about my
rlngmunship, but when It comes to ii
case of man know thyself, you bet Jo
Gans knows his own strong points. Mv
talents are to me what a merchant's
wares are to him una I look the stock
over nnd compare it with others' stock
very often. Until some one comes along
mat can neat me at my own game I
win continue to think there are cer
tain things In which I've got it on
Brltt and every other man operating In
the light-weight class. I think I know
Just what speed to carry In a fight,
and what effect the pace and the pun
ishment Is having on my man. I rate
him just as a Jockey rales a horse.
If I find he can stand a whirlwind mill
a little better than I can, I change
my methods, but it doesn't follow be
cause I slow up that he is out of
dunger.
"My attention has frequently been
called to Brltt's body punch with the
left. It Is a punishing blow all right,
but can anyone call to mind when 1
was set back in any fight with a legiti
mate body punch? How about mv fight
with Walcott? Is Brltt to be compared
with the Barbados demon as a body
ngnier:
Believes He's Same Old Joe.
But even wrjlle discussing the whys
and wherefors ' Joe Gans bases his re
liance In himself on tho belief that he
is the same old Joe. He will not admit
that his punches are lighter or his
strength less. He says he made a care-
rui study or Brltt while the .Native Son
was worklriK his way to victory with
Battling Nelson, and that he is confi
dent that the lightweight laurel wreath
will still adorn the Gans brow when
Monday's shouting is all over.
The other man appears to be euuallv
confident. He proved himself to bis
own satisfaction in the affair with
Nelson, and Is firmly of tho belief
that he will be as victorious on the
ninth of September as he was on the
last night in August.
Jimmy is fond of recalling how he
stood the onslaughts of the doughty
Dane for several founds and tfien. When
the Battler's fighting force died away
to a whisper, went in and cut him down
round by round.
Right there Is the testimony that the
new Jummv Brltt is a stronger man
than the old. And not only stronger,
but faster. The Native Son's 'lip curls
with seorn when it is suggested that
becoming stronger often means btcom-
Ing slower. He Insists that his access
of bodily power Is not loggy strength,
but nervous, active strength.
Jimmy Remembers Goldfleld.
When Jimmy was shown that he Is
a more rugged bit of fighting machinery
than Gans. he makes comparisons along
the lines of cleverness. He reminds you
that he saw flans In that long drawn
out affair at Geldfiehl with tile Durable
Dane, and 111 Jimmy's Idea everything
that 'laps ever knew or held In reserve
Itl connection with the boxing game was
bjoughi Into requisition that September
afternoon no on the Nevnda desert.
It was at the close of that contest
that Jimmy arose from his seat with
a glint In his eves nnd yelled: "I can
lick t tie both of them."
It eerlalnly was a thorough test of
cans y ueensberry Knowledge, and It Is
k.i lil to be hard to teach old dogs new
tricks. Jimmy argues that Gans has
nntliing under cover from him In the
nature of assault and battery.
"Some one has got In lick Gans and
I think I'm the man," is a part of
Jimmy's homespun philosophy. "He Is
as clever as I am, possibly a trifle more
talented In landing blows, but he Is not
imy faster. Where I have it on him
tho most I think is in strength. For
the rest I don't figure that Mr. Gans
can put m out with a punch or a half
dozen punches, and when he Is reaching
fir some particular mark thA"t he has
picked out for himself, he will have to
leave himself open somewhere. And,
mark my words, on the all-Important
occasion that is so close at hand, I will
not overlook any openings.
As to Their Courage.
On the score that length of Rcrvice
and slightly falling vitality so far as
Gans Is concerned will equalize the
men's chances, many are wondering how
things will go If the courage of the con
testants receives a thorough trial. One
of the things claimed for Brltt by his
admirers Is that he Is game to the core,
and they believe that, other things be
ing equal, the Native Son will rise su
perior to the Baltlmorean in a display
of stoutness of heart.
Well, the question of gnmeness makes
food for argument If nothing else. To
my way of thinking It almost seems
as If there are different brands of cour
age. Take for Instance, 'fie Ketchel
Thomas fight: One man was Just seeth
ing with lighting spirit and tho other
man was coldly, stubbornly defiant
TODAY'S TRI-CITY PROGRAM.
At St. Johns Brewers vs. Apostles.
At Kelso Astoria vs. Kelso. (Doub
header;.
ihe rakes will play a non-lesgiJ
game against Eugene at Springfield.
The league race is a good one
the lop liners, now with Woodburn oi
of the running. St. Johns practically
nnd th Milliners and Tigers neck a:
nei k. the w inking of an eyelash mak
a nuicrence. ivuiao naa 6 or 8 mo
games lo play anri the Frakes 4
the j''ruken win from Astoria and tlj
Cuds, uu.J Kelso wins from Astoria at
Bt. Johns, the teams will be tied. Tl
Erakes are two games behind with bod
the trunks and . uns one being a poc
j.i r-m anftitr -vvrm-n will niTI lO I
played off and Kelso la two same b
bind with the Brewers nnd one will
the Trunks, and as they have two ope
uaifi on uieir grounus, tney will aemai
that tne games be played, thus rlvll
them i.n equal number of games On tl
sclieuuio.
Secretary II K Smith has
length secured word lrom the Sp
kune City league bearing upon the pr
posfd series of games between tl
champions of the Tri-Clty and tl
cnampions or me apokane City leagu
to be played at the close of the Trl-Clq
season. 1 he alt bnnks-Moi se team
tliut city has a cinch on tho peunai
now anu win oe selected as the team
represent Spokane. Just which teaii
the iTiikes or Kelso, will succeed
winning me i n-, uy pennant is y
unanswerable. Secretary Smith la no
arranging a scries with Secretary M
Lanum, three games to be Played
Spokane and three in Portland. Tl
matter will culminate definitely in
day or so.
Judging from the comment In tl
Kelso Journals, the fans in the llttl
buig can read the ' bund writing on tl
wall as regards their remaining In tl
'eague fir next soason. One wrlt
dopes It up thus: "Kelso does not seed
to be wanted In the Trl-Citv league f
1H08, but she will be Just as well of
as a six-team league can easily 1
formed by Kelso. Itilnler, Contrail
Chehalls, Castle Rock and KaJam
which can be operated at less expenH
man tie i ri-e it v.
How would a league composed
Portland, St. Johns, Vancouver, Wooi
bum, Salem. Albany and Eugene loo
to you? Two teaniB In I'ortland and oiJ
each In the other places. Eugene to wor
hand In hand' with Springfield, th
l ot tland teams to lepn scnt the ea:
and west sides of the river. It's a po
Elbllity.
There have been 2.1 home runs creci
lted to players in the Tri-Cltv leagu
this season. Charlie Moore of t$t. Joint
leads the bunch w ith three to his credl
Most of these long hits have been madj
on me St. Johns and v oodburn ground
Day of the Trunks. Houston of tli
Frakes nnd Chnpln of St. Johns hav
each two. Antolne and Fay of th
Frakes have ono each. Conrad and Hai
bert of the Kelso Tigers one eac
Jameson or tne Trunks one. KoDlnso
and Frye of the Brewers 'one each, KeiJ
nedy, bhea and .Morrow of the Cubs on
each, Carlson and Wroten of Astorl
one each. Lavler of Woodburn ond
Clark Moore ot St. Johns one.
Tho Woodburn Indians are praotloall
ly cisrjanuen. Manager (irover bolnl
unable to get enough of them togethe
to play n rame. It is rumored that th
Astoria team is not In much bette
shape.
Callff. the ble leacuer. who helnei
the Frakes win their last two games'
has no better record for the game
played than many of the regular Tri!
i.ity league pitchers, lie pitched 1
Innings, struck out 14 men. aava
pusses, hit 2 men and was touched u
for 13 saie hits. In fielding he had
put-outs, fi assists and 1 error. Wit
the willow he was up 5 times and T
cured 1 hit. Take, for instance, Ch
lie Moire, who pitched 12 of the
innings against the ''rakes in th
first battle, and 9 in tho last, making
'II Imiitlvu lln stt.,i..lr n,,t in n .71
gave 4 pases on balls, hit 2. and wa
touched up for 13 safe hits. At ba
he was up 9 times, made 3 nits and ;
scores. He had 2 put-outs, 6 assls
and 1 error, and there are
6 asslsty
a r iisst
dozen of the regular pltcherssr th
Iri-Clty that have duplicated or eveil
bettered this record this season, sll o"
which goes to show that the. semi-pro'
fesslonals can hold their fwn, ever
with some of those who make a pro
fession of ballplaylng.
The Introduction of a pneumatic base
bnii into me game last Monday betwoe:
the Frakes and Apostlos has caused
great deal of comment among the fans!
who aro wondering what will be don
with the game when the board of man
ngers takes the matter up. This is no
the first Instance of a "queer" bal
being discovered In a match game. Sev
erai years ago a pneumatic nan wai
discovered In a championship gam (4
netng piayea netween Mew Orleans am
Atlanta In the Cotton States league
The game was protested and the leagtnf
ornciais threw it out entirely and madil
the teams piny the Kama over. Anothe
Instance is cited In which two of the
New England league teams dallied wltH
a pneumatic nan and made sundrJ
uome runs anu scores Derore it wa
discovered.
In this case the nresldanl
. . , v. i 1 , . . . 3
And It would be a brave man who would 1 "'2 ruiea ine game out. anr
, '.. . o mv, .ho ,f me teams to play It over. It Id
problematical as to what action the1
undertake to say which was the gamer
Thomas or young Ketchel.
I have seen both Gans and Brltt In
trying fights, and have never had occa
sion to doubt the gameness of either of
them. Brltt, who is mercurial. Is ag
gressively game, where Gans Is patient
nnd methodical. There Is nothing to
choose between them In the matter of
courage. In my opinion, and If tomor
row's event should develop Into a bruis
ing battle, It will be a question or en
durance, rather than one of pluck.
May Sutton Wins Tri-State.
(t'Dlted Presi Leaned Wire.)
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 7. May Sutton
today won the finals In the trl-state
tennis tournament, taking the cup.
Miss Sutton leaves for California tomorrow.
Season's First Football Victim.
(United Pru Leased Wirt.)
Chicopee. Mass., Sept. 7. Fred Grlees.
a high school student, 14 the first foot
ball victim or me season, uurlng a
practice game today his collar bone
was broken.
Smith, who started the game for'Oak-
ImwA kl . V. . Wall .4 1 . 1 I . . L
0.1IU. 111 iiio Aural uii uii Lijr lULy Wit
bands bf th .waiting Casssy.
Tri-Cltv officials will take In the mut
ter, however, as they have set aside all
precedents in several Instances and did
i ne unexpected tning. it is the opln
Ion of these who have given the mat
ter thouKht. nowever. thnt for h in.
tice of all the mime should h thrnnH
out. declared an illegal game and the
teams ordered to play It over. From
an advertising standpoint such an ac4
rtnn wouia mean many dollars to thd
iwo U-HH13 wnen tney aid play.
There never was a nrettler erhlhlttorJ
of bunting and timelv hlttlnar than thai!
put up by the Cubs against Eugene last)
oniiuay. w,very ount ana hit was made
to count Just as planned at "Mae right!
time, and the Lane county bo-werel
Irent ffiinnalni, ffm V. nt.. - .. J
. ' ' .'' i hid bwii. ..
Campbell, the ex-Maroon star, pitcn4,
winning ball for Eugene. A
Worked X.lke a Charm.
Mr. D. N. Walker, editor of thaU
spicy journal, tne Enterprise, Louisa,
Va., says: "I ran a nail in ray foot
last week and at once applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. No Inflammation fol4
lowea: me sslve simply healed th
wound." Heals sores, hurnn and alrtn
uiBsases. uuaranteed. at Red cross
marmacy. .ft a.