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Conservative Fans Predict
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EXPENSE OF BIO CLUBS
REACIIES TO MILLIONS
Fortune Expended to IUJlroad Fan
Alone St. Loalj Americans fend
. ritUbarf Nationals Scheduled to
Travel Longest DUtance.
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'4 Season opens April 14 ' and ,4
j 41 . closes Oetober -; National 4 4
'4 league to plar t!4 games and 4
'4 tha American league 111 games. 4
'4 Opening games to National 4
14 league- New Tort at ' FhUadel- .; 4
4 phle; Boataa at Brooklyn; Pitta- .'4
4 trar at St. Loula, and Chicago 4
'4 at Cincinnati. :- c: ",-;. 4
Opening games la tha Ameri
can league Detroit at Chicago;
St. Loula at Cleveland; Phila
delphia at New York, and Wash
ington at Boston! '
The conflicting da tea for tha
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4 entire season have been reduced
4 to la. which etnphaalaaa the
spirit of pesos between tha two
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' Kew Tort; April 11. Weather ' per
mitting tha baseball season of the two
major league will open Tuesday. ""Judg
Jtg from the attendance at the prelim
inary and practice game, the tntereat
la the national game le more widespread
than ever this year. Predictions are
freely made that thla will be basebaira
banner year. Soma of the minor, league
that were In existence last season
have disbanded, but more than enough
new organisations have sprung up to
take their place. Iq fact,, the number
of professional leagues that will oe seen
In competition this year la larger than
ever before. . . - . ; .
The 1 clubs that comprise the Ameri
ca. nd National leagues are reported
" in good shape and ready; for the. um
pire to cry "Play ball!." According to
the experts who 'have closely atudied
the clubs In bath the big leagues since
they have been in training, the race for
the championship In the respective or
ganlxatlons will be closer than it has
been for several seasons past 1
-;:;'; .expense Zs Xtaomoaa. -: j
It 1 estimated that the total expense
ef tlie two major leagues for the season I
pf 1908 will amount to more 'than'
12,000,000, including ground rent, sal-'
. ertes, training expenses and- railroad j
fare for the season. A fortune Is ex-,
pended in railroad fare alone, tin order
to fill their , scheduled championship ;
dates for , the season the clubs of the j
American league will have to travel j
95,721 miles and the" National league
aia it ifiS -miles, anaklna at the rate1
ef t cents per mile and at the average
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: THE PITTSICIAN-WBESTLER.
IT. BenJamJn Franklin Roller,
: theatre oa the night of April
Sterling Dogs
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of II men to each party, the sum of
t87.7fg.ll that will be paid to the rail
roads for transportation alone. Of this
amount tha American leaaue will con
tribute 114.477.11 . and the National
league 111,1(7.44. ;
The St. JLouls Browns are scheduled
to do more traveling thla year than any
bther elub of the American league. They
are down to journey 14.107 mllea Twice
toey are to maae ui jump jram u
Louis to Boston a distance ef 1,111
mllea The longest jump for the New
Tarlr and Chlcsro teams Of the Ameri
can league will be the" trip from New
Tha longest trip for the Philadelphlas
will be between Philadelphia and Bt.
Louis, (74 mllea and the star Jaunt of
the Washington club will be from the
Home city to bl jouis, ss mun ,
" . Plttahnrg TraTala KNi .
Of th National league teams the
Pittsburg will find traveling the most
expensive. They are elated to make
J7 trips ana win covr owimct o
4,057 miles. The Philadelphlas, on .the
other hand, will have to travel less
than 10,000 miles, the difference ba
tween the two teams Deing oue to ine
fact that the Plttsburgs will be obliged
to constantly leave home to fill Sunday
dates In Chicago and CinclnnatL
- Tha Plttsburas and the Clnclnnatls
are to make the longest jumps among
the National league ciupa, me wrooa
lyno will make fewer jumps than any
other National league team, the sched
ule calling for them to leave home only
11 times, or it less man ins ruiauur.
The big jump between Boston and Bt
fiiln will La taken during the season
by three of the National league clube
tha Bostona the Chlcagoa ana St Leula
Th. PhlladelDhia club In each league
will have the smallest amount of mile-
age. to pay., the total, for the ..season
amountlna to $1,886.40. The St Louis
club In the American league must put
up 1 5.150.51 for railroad fare, the larg
est amount for any' club la that or
ganisation. .The Plttsburgs,, heading the
list in the National-league, will pay out
15,420.58 for the season. -ut 1 ! .
Before the club treasurers can begin
to put figures on the tight side of the
ledger, something like 160,000 fans muat
paaa torougn tne turnsuiea. ji.rier mat,
as the saying la. It la aU "velvet" for
the owners of the team.
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whot meet Victor, McLaglen at th
15. Roller wilt leave Seattle for
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H'.K. PAP5T; .
ENTRIES FOR PORTLAND
Premium lists and entry blanks for
the coming; dog show were sent oat last
week and entries are coming lh to a
satisfactory manner. Greater Intereet
Is evinced ' thla year thin ' ever before,
and Inquiries from, many. Oregon cities
outside of Portland have been, received.
It is certain that Oregon, Washington,
California and British Columbia will be
well represented, and It Is probable that
several crack eastern dogs wilt also be
seen on the benches. Local doga, bow
ever, will predominate. ;,
Bntrles for the ahow close April 18,
and all must be In not later than the
evening or tnai a ay, or ir mauea to tne
club muat be postmarked not later than
April 13. Entries may be made and en
try blanks and premium lists obtained at
room 4 229 1 Lumber Exchange building
after the. middle or mis ween.
i?liih officials. renort that man hand
some cuds are 'being donated br the
club's friends, and that this year's of-
lerings in tne prise line win oe ezoep'
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The Oakland show, which opened last
Wednesday and closed last night ' was
one of the best ever given in California.
Three hundred and .twenty dogs -were
shown, and this gives the winners a
rutin of four noints for their wins.
Two Portland dogs were shown, and
won in this class, iiotn were pun ter
rlers. and there are more good bull ter
riers in California than In any other
state In the-anion. . . -
The dogs shown there were Frank
Wat kins' - fine bitch Iris, -.which won
first open and winners and special for
the best bull terrier of either sex; de
feating among others un. Eagewooa
Biciay, cn. tsiiKwooa en ah ana un.
Sllkwood Brassltf. Brooklyn Patsy and
other well known California winners, ;
iJ.i Ci Moore'a young dor Willamette
Demon, which was bred by Mr.,Watklns,
won , two seconds - and one .third, the
third being for the best heavyweight
open class, where an tne nest ones were
shown. This win stamps him as a very
(food door for his site, ss he met the
best in the west la this class. '
These flows win -be shown -at tne
Fresno. California: show this week, un
der decree S. ' Thomaa The Oakland
judge was K- M. Oldham of New Tore.
" ; San Traaolsoo Shew.
Following Fresnor the blr San Fran
cisco show takes place, with Charles
Lvndon jufleing, and It la expected that
suv oogg win oe snown, which wui ex
oeed any show ever held west of .Chi
cago..- In addition to the local dogs now
in' California, W.' B. Fechheiroer will
show his young fox terrier Multnomah
Rex, and It is ..probable that several
others will be sent down, as a win at
San Francisco Is counted to weigh more
man wini at any snow excepting New
York.''. s' . f v isv .': ;
. Following San Francisco comes Port
land. and then Seattle. Seattle expects
to have Its banner show, and pave the
way for the big coast championship ex
hibit ' which will . be held there next
?ear Muring the exposition.'' This year
he show will be held in. Dreamland
rink, and John Bradshaw of Passadene
will Judge all classes. . Seattle has fol
lowed the local club's example, and Is
making Its own benching. ..- This Is an
excellent idea, as It eaves great ex-
ata i mi i a sf 1 fM
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SHOW FLOCK TO
pense for the club and can be used
yearly for many ahows,
Portland expects' to have the.largest
show, with the exception of San Fran
cisco, held this year on the coast, and
in order to do this must have more than
120 dogs benched, which was Oakland's
number. Thla is 1 more than tha local
club has ever had, but If all the fan
ciers and dog owners work together this
can be done. --;.,. n
'-f . :' t- - Wee to nnenciera. - f
.- The directors are asklne every finan
cier to take a personal' intereet' In all
rood docs or tha breed ha particularly
fancies, and see that they- are all en
tered. If, each will do that. It will
greatly increase the entries ana interest-
for the ' show..:.'. - ,- s '
- Owing to the absence from the city
01 , Henry u. corDett, nis resignation
as a director was accepted at the last
ep'eu ai me inui
, M. t Papst was
ancy.- ;Mr. Papst
;perlenced officer
ciud meeting, ana u. m
elected to fill the vacanc:
is an efficient and exDer;
owing to b la long connection with the
San Francisco Kennel club, ' and also
to ma having acted last year for the
local olub. -:-.; -v-
Intending exhibitors are earnestly re-
? uestea .to rememDer to get tneir . en
rles In before Aorll 13. The olub will
appreciate early -entries as they are of
great benefit In the compilation of the
enow catalogue.- -. :' .::..
' - -.- ' 'Fine Bull Bpedmem.
' Oasport ' ls .fine specimen of the
English bulldog, recently purchased In
the east by 11. M. Papst His owner
confidentially expects him to take the
measure or any Duuaog on me , coast
at tne coming .snows. . v
-Bellew's' Courageous Is a nice, upstanding-Airedale
terrier "that will he
harrt to beat. Ha la owned by W. II.
Bailey of Seattle and ' was - purchased
recently by him at the New York show
from J. S, Holgate, a prominent Aire
dale breeder of En aland. Tha bis- fel
low will be exhibited, at all the coast
shows and will make it Interesting
for the best of them.
Kllburn Miss Marquess Is another
BURNS MANAGER TO ,
f - BET $5,000 ON FIGHT
(United Press Leased Wire.) , -New
Tork, April 11 Billy Neal. man
ager of Tommy Burns, the heavyweight
champion t of the world, arrived, here
yesterday from abroad with the an
nouncement tnat he wlU deposit 15,000
as a bt that Jack Johnson, the colored
heavyweight, can't stop Burns In ' 20
rounds. Neal said he had heard that
Johnson had posted a forfeit of f 1,500
that he could whip Burns, so he wanted
to go him one better by betting f 5,000
that .he. couldn't. ., M-t- p
. Ha ftv he will not match Burns with
the colored fighter unless he Ir guaran
teed 130,000 as his share of the purse,
win or lose, or unless his .man, being
Champion, Is allowed , to-- dictate the
terms. The proposition of James Cof
froth of San Francisco to offer a $25,
000 curse for the fight was rejected
as being too smalL Neal will visit
his home in Ontario, and then will go
to Denver ana voamana, vajuornia. it
la probable that if a fight Is aareed
upon It will be pulled off In Nevada. (
Portland's
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English bulldog of class. She has a
lanvthv nadlrrae and is bound to at
tract attention during the show. She
U owned by J. C. Harralcon. -
Chamnlnn Multnomah Blut Is a fox-
terrier owned by W. B. Fechheimer of
Portland. A six months' old brother
of this pretty fellow was recently
bought- by William Rutherford, the
prominent New Tork fancier, for $1,000,
Mr. Feohheimer believes his dog has the
ability to beat all comers. , -"
Teddy Mohamet la a rine young Eng
lish bulldog puppy, aired by the famous
$5,000 champion. - - Mohammet The
youngster Is owned by J. In Tetalaff,
and vwlll bo seen at the coming bench
show. The dog is well thought of lo
cally and no doubt wlU win a number of
prlsea, -.,
. Frlae-Wlanlng Terrier. - k :
Bellew's Venus Is a prtse-wlnnlng
Boston terrier, which is bound to be
highly rated by" the judges. The dog
Is owned by tha - Bellew . kennels - of
Seattle. .r: . .'
Handsome " Jim is a familiar sight
He Is a prize-winning English setter;
owned by Dr.. Alan Welch Smith of
this city. Ha has been a consistent
winner; en the bench and la a good
worker in the field. He le an excep
tionally well bred dog and an excplr
lent sire. ... v -. ..
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CONFIDENT OF
IIINJIIJIG BOUT
Wrestler McLaglen,-Who Is
to Meet pr. Roller, Has Ad
yantage in . Weight"
. (ftpedal Dispatch, te The Journal j ,
Tacoma, April 11 Victor McLaglen,
the young giant wrestler, will leave this
city for Portland Sunday night He Is
to wrestle Dr. Roller there at the
Helllg. theatre .Wednesday, night, and
McLaglen says he la going to win the
contest If It Is ' within the power of
human strength te - cto so. ." He hae
trained carefully and Is in - excellent
condition. The big fellow says he will
go on the mat weighing 111 pounds.
This will give him an advantage over
tne Seattle w rentier or tuny zo pounaa,
ae It Is almost Impossible for Roller
to weigh more than lit or 200 pounds
at tne most
Yesterday McLaglen took his custom
ary spin on the South Tacoma bicycle
iraca ana in . tne aiiernoon ne ooxea
and wrestled for mora than an - hour.
Vlo wrestled with his brother Arthur
and with Professor Moser, the wrestl
ing instructor or tne local x. m. j. a..
and when he had finished, his wprk on
the pad he toon on Lei croit lor a
whirl with 'the gloves. ,
Croft Is the amateur heavyweight
champion of the Seattle Athletlo .club
and Is pretty nifty with his mlttav He
and McLaglen mixed It In good ahape
but It was Dlaln that the amateur cham
pion was no match for McLaglen, who
Jabbed him repeatedly with his left and
hooked . him with the - right when , the
boxers came closer together,''
yesterday Dr. Roller 'phoned to
Biddy Bishop, sporting editor of the
Tacoma News, asking him If he would
consent to referee the contest between
himself and McLaglen but Bishop de
clined, saying that It would be Impos
sible for him to act Roller Is worry
ing about getting a referee who will
not stand for rough wrestling which,
he claims,-he has been given to under
stand McLaglen will employ. : -.
McTiasrlen - stated . he. would aarea to
any Portland .man who ; was familiar
with the rules, to referee the match.
He would accept Bishop, but preferred
a Portland man for the reason that, the
match la to be decided there. . - -' ...
McLaglen will complete his training
. Tnmmv Tracer's avmnaslum in
Portland.. A number of local sports will
be In Portland Wednesday night to see
the wrestling maicn. - ; ,
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Fight at San FranciscoGocs
Six Rounds arid Is Very :
' ;'" Fast.?
NATIVE 60XGA3IE, V; " :
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Chicago Boy Sonde Hie Opponent to
the Hat , Three Tunee ta Final
. Round, When . Britt Br Jnmpe
Into Rln and the Fight la Orer.
By W. W. tfaughton. ' ;'j
Bearet Mewe fey ZMgast Leased wire.) ,.:
San Francisco, April 11. Packy Mo
Fariand knocked out Jimmy Britt to six.
rounds, and while working bis way to
victory proved conclusively that, he to
the Native Bon'e master, at ' every de
sctiption of ring work.
So far m condition wae conoeraed It
was 0. test between m youngster whe
seemed to get stronger) the. further he
went,and a Jaded lightweight on whom
the fast pace told - unmistakably.
Whathae op not. however. Hrltt would
have been a match for the Chlcagoan In
hla best days Is a question that can
never be answered. , ' -
McFarland waa probably the coolest
man ever seen In a prise ring. He de
voted the first round to siting up Britt
system of milling. Jimmy, whose one
haat hat alwava was a left underswlng
for the stomach, began 'to operate wlta
his favorite assault, but Packy knew
how to protect hlmseir from tne punca
which had distressed. Britt s rivals In
Other battles. . -
The Middle Westerner's forearm was
there AS a buffer for Brltt'a wicked wal
lop or else Pack- drew In like a bend
ing lackknife and allowed Britt s glove
barely to grass his flesh. It was not
always this way, however.- Sometimes
In the excitement of the fierce whirls of
slugging with which the bout abounded
Britt got In this left swing on the mid
riff, never, however, to a way to hurt
MaFarland, although Spider Kelly,
Brttt's prlnclDal aecond, Jumped up hy
sterical and applauded whenever Britt
landed. . ' - .
Struck Opponent's Style. . - -
McFarland devoted the entire first
round to reconnolterlnr. He put In little
clips and Jolts, but they 'were merely
for drawing out mirposes. He went buck
to his corner with a aelf-aatlsf led. look
on his lace, .and when he answered the
bell for round two, the fight was on
In earnest The Chlcagoan used
straight lefts, and ss often as an open ,
tng occurred mapped hla right over the
jaw - - -.. .
When Britt. under the stress ef wearl
ness snd punishment tried to clinch.
McFarland showed himself as good an.
Inside worker ss a stand away fighter.
He pulled Britt's guard away snd
rammait in vnlteful uDoercuta. Some
times he wove his right gleva entirely
around Jimmy" e crossed forearms, using
a-loop-the-loop punch which - reddened
Britt's ears. When Britt juicened. and
fought back, Packy-; covered- himself
marvelously welL - - - --.- ,
RHtt innkMi hntf dasad as he sat In .
his corner after, the second round, and
when the ben orougnt tnem - togeiner
he was soon In dire trouble, i ,
McFarland - blocked and dodged lit
close- ouartera Then he aenthpma
tearing punches ' which tossed Britt e
head. Ale was hammered, back-into
corner-and In the following round he
waa beaten to the floor. Luckily. for
Jimmy, the finishing,, gong soundeu
while the count was In progress, ,
Sees IDs terel Best, ' - -
tit waa nraed to An or die in 'the
fifth round and he certainly fought des
perately. The other man wae self-possession
Itself and Britt's best-meant
blows were wild onea- It ; was only a
question of minutes then, and when
Britt, Sr., bounded Into the ring after
Jimmy had been sent to the mat three
Hmu in tha alxth round, everyone felt -
that the defeated man's father had done "
the right thing at tne rigni moment. ,
McFarland v fought an exceedingly
clever battle. .. He did not become flus
tered at any stage, and every punch he
sped landed cleanly and contributed to
his ultimate success. - He la a change
artist, varying hla style ( and being
highly effective no matter which man- -ner
of fighting he employs. - -
About tha nlv thlna- Britt could bo
given credit for today was pure grl. He
Judged distance badly and floundered a
irreat deal. - He took his medicine, how
ever, like a man. , , u
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The preliminary went the full Jlght
rnnnila T.aOrave belnr riven
taw uw
beating.
iision. - warty iook a woria or oeatin
but was -game.
MoFarlaad and - Britt,
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