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, THE OREGON SUNDAY .'JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MdRNlfr 0. APRIL 19, 1903.
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PUMICE LOOKS
BEST OF BEAVERS
McCredie's Little Indian
Titcher Buffaloes Batters
With fizzling Curves.
WALSH SHOWS PLENTY
OF CLASS THAT WINS
Frail Catcher Haa It on Madden and
TChalea When It Comet" to Ttg
gto NeUon's VaccOatlng Meth
od May Crab Flghtta Game,
v Br Will J. lattry.
Ban Francieoo, April 18. Although
Hi Portland team tot away with only
It-wo out of ten games In tb first series
-with tho Baa . Francisco , aggregation,
the Beavers loft this city for Los An
geles with larg wads of tho admlra
Jtioa and xspot of tho local fana as
hrell aa the playora who opposed utem,
fcrha flaaboa of spd which Portland
showed at tlmoa at onoo demonstrsted
fthat tho team la thoro when It strikes
ilia raJL Everybody waa wiUlng to
f admit that tho Seal war lueky In gat
i tine a war with so man games, eve
' daily against a band of sluggers who
ere always aangerous.
Of all tho bw onoa -that MeCrsdie
has sprung on tho Ban Franclaco pub
llo thla Urn a. Pinnance, tho Indian, looks
tho beet. After that fan fa pitched
last Saturday , afternoon against uio
Seals he waa to tod ail tho candy by
very on who aaw him work. The way
he twisted that bail around 'th rack
f every hard hitter on the local line-
px waa awful for th admirer or tne
Zi
ome ' team to stick around and look
upon, and th steadiness Uiftt re ais
XHayed all th way through mad th
toultltude alt up and take notice. .
Tbe redakln haa th moat peculiar line
"of bender that any man haa thrown
from a box In thla city for a long time.
Th curves aeem to approach in a
threatening sort of manner and then
they break harly at the plat. A
Pinnae tosae vry on of them with
? Tactically th aam motion, none cf
he, local batters ever could get Jerry
to his system. :, 4
The Tans ox mis city are noueriu u
Crack Players of Portland Beavers In Action on California Diamond
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VAHCOUVERCREIV
AFTER PORTLAND
Canadian Oarsmen Practic
ing Faithfully to Beat
Champions in July, :
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Pall for Montha-Coch Da
Murphy rkhednied to Reach PorW
land Daring Preawnt Weak.
wranaltnr eomea to an and verr ouickly.
Th war that BaUllne- Nelson has
bn sidestepping arounT and signing
up lately has given th fans that
dlxsr ferlina-. Several days ago th'j
Durable Pan affiled his slgnatur to
set of articles and aareed to tak on
Jo Gane before Jack Uleaaon's club in
a 10-round bout on May 16, fleet week.
Oleason waa elated over th match ha
had mad and waa about to at ready
for th bJa- booat whan the Dana for
sook htm and agreed to box (Jans before
Coffroth'a club at about the same date.
There waa war In both camps lor a
couple of days. Then one night, when
nobody wan looking, Oleason took Nel
son to one sld aud threw an awful
lln of talk Into him. Bat fell for th
tuff and once aaraln he alamed witn
aieason. this time depositing a oheck
for $2,600 with John T. Clark, the well
nown local sporting man ana on oi
niMinn'i hartlcAra.
Gleason was happy again, put nis oy
noura, wnen
lasted lust four hours, when Nelson
McCredle for keeping Uttl . Bassey so switched for th third time and again
low down in th batting ' list The flocked to the Cof froth camp, agree
Heaver left fielder haa hit th Dan iiKMng to take a chance against ttoer l li
the, nroverblal fiend in practically every I hols in a e5-round contest at Colma
game he played her. He only misaedliom time about -the middle of May.
one game without tearing off a safe! What the finish, will be nobody seem
smash. Moat or his nua wore wmety to know, though many tninK mai u vm
ones and brought runs over the plate, eventually crab th f latitlng game.
McCredl ; says that he will keep When Gleason got busy and began 10
Bassey right where he Is. He figures inquire about Nelson's forfeit he dls
that he need a good, strong sticker covered to his dismay, that the check
down on the bottom of th column an was drawn on on of those sandbanks
be seems to be delighted with the way and that there waa no chance to colleot
his present lineup Is working. Hs has on It or to hold his man. Gleason has
shifted Cooney down to elxth place threatened to bring suit and to enow
and boosted himself. Danzig and John- Nelson up, but the chanoes are that
eon up a notch each. Thla change he realises he cannot gain anything by
worked like a charm, for the day it was attempting a legal action. He is very
made, th Beavers waded In and gav acre, however, for he realises that he
the Seals their initial trimming. I was slipped the bunk.
McCredle did not take either Harmon I , .. .
r Bloomf leld to Loa Angeles with the packy McParland's ' decisive victory
team, anere is ay eiwry p' "lover Jlmmv Brltt has made him a greax
Z11 1 card in San Francisoo and he can there-
t a big match here most any
wants to go after it. The peo
be the rau guy. bo lar o nas noi jer though, his victory over James Ed
shown anything, whll Harmon has QI w. "naihinlr tn hra of.
shown a lot of class. . . ju.t as soon as th trained eyes of
; Harmon naa been receiving nis nara 1 v ....w . ,mnn ih
Jock . Jolts ltiy Twlc during the plumber they all agreed that he
aerlea with th Seals he was sent In I tn ,a itt th hunk
wuen luBBKiuv km " 1 youngster from cnicago. Ana wnen
occasion ne maa monaers out or xne jjmmy started In, even his most staunch
opposing batsmen. On Sunday morn- aamlrr, wer wminK to say good
Ing.. when th Beavers had a nice lead , h, or they saw at a glance that
over tne w v" w M Chance,
a-nt a notion Into his head that Harmon I ii.kt
t lilcalv.to be walloned and he lm-1 1 i. . ,ut.- -.i Johns.
mediately chased him and. put Groom to do th Un mo ra.0aiy as BrlU went I Oregon City Alblna
work. Groom did not ao any Deuer .,,-u . ahnrf tim& The Rritt-ihat cy.
work than th youngster, but be came t0ok the count In six rounds last 'Sal- At Salem East 81d
in inr Mil lm n miutaunn ana vuvi imi-iH..H A..AAM un an -r -
inun'iiou iv " I cuse for the Brut wno rougni xnose o
'rr t.w".V" v. .a ..,., memorable rounds against Hauling rjei-
- In both the games he played against j than three years befors. The
Ran VVanelaco. Catcher Wslsh die-1 t., ....x n nn
played barrels of claw. He got no If" ended In nothing save a wild swing and
than five hits out of nine trios to thLkr ....u,,. nt.Arir hih marl
rounds that one of the yeung men
ehortly be slipped a aet of getaway pa-1 forr
per, ' If either one of them gets ihtime .
run, It looka as though Bloomfleld will Dia .,.m
GOSSIP OF TRI-
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CITY LEAGUERS
Attendance at the Opening
Games Falls Below That
of Last Season.
Games scheduled for today:
At Vaughn Street West Side vs. Val
ance, for th one, great uver.
.ill. ot. juuim rvuuuuuin vo. Dl.
vs. Oregon
vs. Salem.
Umpires assigned
Alex Cheyne.
pan ana tnree or wim u8iii. r.,u h,m fnmou, in the palmy days, was
in. In .Pegging . Walsh "eemed to have conSplcuouB by its absence. In fact.
It on either Madden or Whalen, for notlBrltt.. Ditiable efforts caused many of
for todav:
At Salem Alex Cheyne.
At Vaughn Street Steve SalnDolis.
At uregon tJity ifld KanKin.
At St. Johns W. J. Burnslde.
It Is too .early in the season to draw
PACKY IS OFFERED RICH
SUM TO MEET JOE GANS
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Great Lightweight Fighter Will Get Princely Sum to
Meet Negro Champion in California But Mc
Farland Says Guess Again.
a. Real atnlo a base on him. though sev
eral of them tried to turn the trick to
their aorrow- The only trouble with
Walsh Is that he Is a very frail little
line upon the attendance, yet the
Brltt's pitiable efforts caused many of opening games. In the four cities should
. . . . . .l . I h vol n attaH m 1 a iro tak than nnv
to leave
his old-time admirers
arena.
The fight proved a heavy petting
roposltloh. with McFarland a atrong
th I have netted a larger gate than thoy
aio. -oriiana in me iwo games arew
a 1,10 gate, Oregon City 600, St. Johns
tax.
of 8,260 paid admissions, fort
wuw u "i j " propoiltioJ, with McFarland a atrong
fellow and mav not be able to stand thil rn s l ..,t .ir .v.. mj. 1 to
rouch roina-. if. however, he can man-1 t. i. .nm.t,ir. niralland furnished over half the attend'
eg to weather th storm behind the 60 000 wag bet on th event in thlsJance for the two days.' Oregon City
pfate the little fellow wUl prove a. jewel 0ltV. for Tom Corbet " aione handled and Woodburn were both a disappoint-
t vcxvuiioa- . . t mnri xnun xu.ui o. it. iMmi' BfnranarB. i wvw awwue
Beall;ln? that base-runrMnglost that the local fight fans would have geen shown for the two opening dates.
Of a catcher.
most of th games for him.
started
5S2?i fallen for Brltt again after all th Papa later n th season these two
recentlv. I iuwub wm viva ub u u -
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S oraciICO acnoui iur inure! un-1 MmP, k miAa MnlT
nera laet weeK. vry - morning n MoFarland la a very wis and a very prising.
aim u. .wo f i well hnnniert tou'
tmM hia muu out io me Dan roni .n i . u. v.-. a.
and put each ana every one at lnra back to Chicago after cleaning uo some- "tat season th opening games ran:
ovoc ti liimna oh the bases. All th .rr iiti ,Snn V-lL i-l.JK.- tcl V.nhn afreet, t 800: Woodburn. 809:
oatcbers had their turn behind the bat 8 000 he bet on himself. Now he will St. Johns. 76; Kelso, 627 and Astoria,
na yi -wuijipiiia: "i auu lu stick around Chicago and pick up some " maaing h whu oi t.tvs. xne uo-
kuiuiu ;. i o '"-imkv itifiMv riBTntinar ouanera in ihnrt crum in an.iiaiiua umy uvi ueeu
t roved ! th work or the Beavers lm-1 K.tti hi reaJie. that ha la a nni I caused this year by the early openln
men eel y, so Mao aays h will keep the Kara anil ran coma back aa-aJn anil mi In April. That there is much lnteres
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a Dig CUTS. I LSKOll ill mv uuui. ui ui. inmuq is
t-Vio eisrht xnaf rnffrnti anmathimr I manifest In th comments mad b
Th local fight layout Is In another llke tz.sol, for he had to give McFar- the thosands of fana in PortUnd an
cfxl ' tana-la and Avon the nmmliKri " . 'r' . '.rr.. f z I ..ii.. ...
Unly Jb.uuu was taaen inn at tne gate, iirora jjmyora yuaiuuus on -
i. n -,. ..t ... ..... MKi Pltv .Aamti anjf tha llttla Itama Im f Ii.
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present appearances n itok. as tnougn lected ftt any fight Of class pulled off columns of western sporting pages. All
the local- prompters are going to declare at th. colma arena. Indlcatlona point to a much more suc
cessful season tnan mat just passed.
r ncnlnst Jim Coffroth. who nulls
all bis fights off on the other side of
the county line. Tney may get away
with their ptay. out tne cnances are mat
tho game will b knocked. If not put out
of commission entirely, unless the
, ' Standing of Clubs.
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i:ulfs r.f Games yesterday.
r(','n.t, 1: 'Lob Anirelea. '. . . ;
-risTm-r . t-w rTr i i p ii lln
rUliLLAlS D riAlHilta . Now that th playing season Is fair-
, , , , i iy opanea oecreiary tn. b emun is a
(SDeciM Disnitch to Th Journal.) lagers Keep tn secretary posted as to
Spokane. Wash.. April 18. Charley the algnlng-up and releasing of play-
Moore's sensational fielding around see-1 era. He in turn tries to keep the man
ond base and Van Buren'a work In cen-lagers posted aa to what is being don
tor field hfiDtd Aberdeen win tne open oy ra oiner manager so xnat a cor
ing game of the Northwest league from I rct tan may he kept on the players.
Eddie Quinn s Indiana. - . I Already these rules have been violated
A strong; eale was blowlne- serosa the I and one club in particular has rotten
diamond, which made it uncomfortable I Itself Into a pretty kettle of fish oyer
the game. Jensen, the fiDokane t wirier. I
was touched f or 17 blngles. Starkells I The home managers are also required
fav seven passes. Moor made one of to furnish the secretary with a tabu
he two errors credited, to the - Black lated score of each cams nlavaA nn tha
Cats, but It waa excuaabla on account horn arounds. under tha nennJrv nt ina.
Of the hurricane, 'f ri:,-;.)' , I lng a game In th percentage columns
ana we payment 01 a rme for th bene-
Antoa Rail THiealnv v- I fit or tne leagu. These scores- ar
AUIOS BU XOeaaay. not forthcomln . nrnmnfW ..
(United Frees LhhI Win.) i I ahmilil mjiA
SeattltB. Wah Atrll 18. The Boa-1
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IVU WV-ra,.uU4U VVIIIUbVUI BB LCaiUVI DUBff I TIDII IliniIIMel VBfl Binw SB Brimt. mb .j.
mut will carry, th American and Oer-Ion account of not reporting to th man
man macaines in the New lork-to-1 in th secretary's office. ......
r hi im men acivaa me x-aciiie inaieaa I - , - ' ' -
" --""'""i' I jin i n-viiy league gave tn new
This Chang was inad at the eleventh gaU arrangement at the Vaughn-street
n nil aw n n i nil aa - ai . V n am. TaMV w n mm a ti aaann. I , K A a a aai B . . a. a
. w. k ,"" (raimH a, inm iBRi Dunaay and for
Is no Russian consul at this port to I novices, handled . tha Ma-
be procure
(United Prem Leined Wire.)
Chicago, April 18. Packy McFarland,
arriving from the coast today, left be
hind him untouched, the biggest guar-,
antee ever offered in California, and one
of the largest ever, shown to any.
fighter. $17,600 for his own end, win,
Jose or draw. In a battle with Joe Oans.
Of this immense sum, $10,000 was of
fered for the fight itself, and $7,800
for Packy's Interest In the moving pic
tures. vse as a fox, Packy declined.
"I want to go right home and see
th folks," said the lightweight "and
then I'll mix some with the boys."
"Good time? Square deal? Good
treatment? Take It from me, the fight
lovers of California are the grandest
set In th world and the fairest.
"That native son talk Is all rubbish.
They treated me with splendid hospi
tality, gave me fair play, and feasted
me when I won. Then they wanted m
to stay on th coast and fight Clans,
while Los Angeles offered me as much
money to come and box Phil Brock aa
"Battling Nelson . trailed me around.
"Battling Nelson trued me around.
asking for a fight and everybody
laughed when messages came from Ru
dolph Unhola. But I wanted to come
home. I needed a little rest and I'm
not crasy. Never mind what any one
says l said about being willing to meet
tne negro, x am no mam.
"I'm getting stronger all the time and
hitting harder in every fight. In a
year from now I ' will be better than
ever and Gans no better than he la now,
Then I will meet him and do my beat
isn't mat tne wis piay r-
Captain Craig MoMIckan at tha. Jfoci
land Rowing club baa been assured by
Manager Rasmussen of tha University
of Washington that th eelleg orw
will row la PortUnd 'during th Row
Festival. Upon Unvaen'B return t
Seattle after th Eaater vacation, th
Forest Grov man will have tha mesi
bard at work la anticipation of a stir
ring apla sgalnst tha Portland senior
over th mil and a half cours on th
tviiiemect.
Th Portland crew a working t
three time a day and thla will ha cJs.
tlnued an til th arrival of Coaoh Lart
Murphy . from California thla weak.
Murphy wLU reach th Rob City about
Wednesday or Thursday and will Im
mediately beain with th senior and
junior crews.
Captain McMlckan ia confident that
his team will agala win th ohamplon
ship on th Lak "Washington oour
on July t and 4 next. Ue know that
hs haa aom bard raoa la store but
believes there will b nothing to it
when th time some. Howvr, there
ia no overconfldenc among th local
oarsmen.
Rex Conant th famous Stanford
stroke, will pull In seat No. I, while Dr.
Loomla will again atrok th crew. Mo
Micken, who haa heretofore pulled at
No. 8, will shift to No. S. fa being th
lightest man In th quartet Art Allan
will look after th work In th bow.
Ed Gloss Is practicing daily for th
singles and hop to regain his lost
laurel. In fact, th big fellow haa
been out almost daily during th win
ter and la now la splendid health and
condition for th contest The senior
double will probably b taken car of
by Art Allen and Gloss.' if th latter
wants to go out of th scull.
Tanoonver at Work.
Word haa reached her that th sen
ior craw of the Vancouver, B, C, Row
ing club la already at work and Port
land will have to travel th course .In
record tlm to retain th ohamplon ah! p
thla year. Dlllabougbj who waa a
member of the Portland crew last year,
will remain here thla aummer and with
Ernie Hambdr. formerly captain of th
I famous Argonauts of Toronto, will row
In th senior boat Pattlson and Saw-
era will pull In the other two seats.
The crew haa been working for a
month past and will have Its first hard
test next week, when the fast four
oared combination of th University of
Washington will visit Vancouver for a
race.
Lalng, champion alngl soullar of th
Taftirin nnaat who defeated Glosa of
Famous Long Distance Bun- tzft'ttirz S&&ES
ning Event Has. Classy &mmF&ft$&Siti,m&
... . . ia rnundins? Into nice form. '
LiSt Ol i!altn.eS. j Officiate of th Vanooover ahib ar
OOniiaeni inai 111. juuivr wiauiyivupiuy
will go to Vancouver thla year. Over
in a man ara tiirnlna. out avPV vaw
WINNERS OF MARATHON RACE. nint- and It Is expected that there will
1887 J. J. McDermott. Pastlm A. C I be several more befor th trial spina
2 hours, 65 minutes, 10 seconds. are pulled off next month. Vancouver
1898-t-R. J. McDonald, Cambridgeport, will send a four oared crew to th VI 0-
G- A., 1:42:00. ' toria regatta next month.
199 l-i. J. Brignoii, vamQnagepori .
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MTN'OIiJ BALL GAMES.
n.KreE''i;f ..y1"."0 I mnt,.T,lu,ta i"a off. .however, and will
at Yokohama, Th dbawmut sails Tuea-
"' '' i ' f Or::-lntrMt witt -bf; takB:- ir" tha
players and fans In today's gam at
Bt. Johns. Th "Apostles" and theil
wooaoum -JdiueB are tn opposing
teams. Each team Is atrong and Is
trying -to retain Its plac at th head
of the parade. Anderson and Manning
will very likely be the rival t wirier
and It Is dollars to douarhnuts that
each will dish up th best he has In his
repertoire. ,
The directors, after giving President
Whltemore's schedule a trial, sudden v
ftaMflAal that thaav want. anAtha. nn.
outtlng out many Saturday games and!
double-headers. The accommodating of
ficial Is now hard at work burning mid
night oil. trying to arrange a schedule
which will be satisfactory to all. Some
of the managers were afraid to try Sat
urday ball further 'aa it was a losing
roposition, ana others wished the dou-le-headers
cut out. aa It cost them ton
much money to play them, yet, at a
nrevioua meeting, the directors unnnl.
mously adopted the president's sched
ule ana votea to continue the Saturday
games throughout the season. Verilv.
the mind of man undergoes many
changes during the Journey of the clock
nanas.
of "smoke' at that, and barring a llt-
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ing at au times.
VAKCOUVEB TEAM TO
MEET WEST P0BTLAND
Weather permitting there will be
game of baseball on th Vaughn street
grounds this afternoon between the
west Portland-and .Vancouver teams of
. 1 m 1 '-,. i . . mn i ? i m a
in iri-v.ii7 uagu xn gam wtu uo
called at S o'clock.
No game were played In any of th
towns yesteraay on account or rain.
The west side team haa new re
cruit in tne person or ciaude Bchmeer.
who will play short In place of Joe
iray. Bcnmeer is a local man who made
a great "rep" for himself in the Pa
cific , coast league several years ago.
He haa been out of the gam alnoe
then, bat la rounding Into shape and
will prove a valuabl aid to the "Millin
ers.- - -
For nicknames, we now hav th Rt
Johns "Apostles,' Albina Tourista," Ore
gon City -' "Papermakers," Vancouver
Pioneers," West Side -, -Milliners,"
Woodburtt '"Blue birds," - East Bids
"Commuters," and the Salem "Puritans.'
a . v ; ' v. .-
i Manning and Bowers, the two south
paw,, twiners for th woodburn lBU
Birds," havi mad good with a ven
geance, by taking one ram a- ch tmm
uth "Puritans. Manager Kennedy feels
eiaiou over eum( lues two men. .
Rodney Hurlhnrt went Into the game
gainst th "Milliners" ; last Sunday
he had been for three days. He bad iota
This Day In Sport Annals.'
1890 Th Players league Inaugur
ated its campaign, championship games
being played, for the first time on the
new grounds located at Boston. New
York, Buffalo and Cleveland. -
At KJ . w VnrV n,.a Ha1iw.i,a.
amateur, In a trial, cleared I feet 1
Inches In a standing high jump.
1894 At Boston ; Jo Wafcott knocked
out Tommy Tracer In sixteenth round,
1800 At ' Boston: J. J. Caffrey of
Hamilton, Ontario, won th annual
Marathon race of the Boston A- A. , t
. 1S02 At Boston; .Chester . Goodwin
and "Kid'' Goodman fought : rounds
to a draw. .-v ,.,-.
1906 At St Paul; Georg Miller, 'of
tn pirtnrn afaciiio team, rouea tne
first . perfect score ln a bowline tour
ney in tha northwest. ,..
1(07 At Boston; Tom Longboat, the
famoua Indian runner, won the Mara
thon race of th Boston A. A. i ;
, ' $20,000 for UTrastlenu i
, (Haarst. Haws by . Longest leaaed wlr. "
New ' Torlc, April 1$. Doubling? th
offer mad by an English syndicat for
a return ' match - between Champion
Frank- Gotch and George Haekensohmidt.
Tom O'Rnurka - thrs - afternoon. Offered
th pair a prise of $20,000 for a match ,
ia thla ,lty la Jun. .-' -,,-,t
' Vi.OOd conies sheet musIdcrlMe now
IUn . Graves at Col - removal sale.
Act quickly. ZZ .Washington street
n A . l-8al-ltl
1900 J. J. gaffrcy, Hamilton, Ontario,
2:89:44 1-8.
1901 J. J. Caffrcr. Hamilton, on-1 T kt.. inHi iai(tnM oi-
W A. Mellor Jr, Tonkers, New I slugged th bail hard today and eap-
xorK, 2:43:1 j j-B. I tured tne oaa. rra qi me Bines.
1903 John C. Lord en. Cambridgeport, Bn.nn.i inn th halt over th fan na
G-A.,t:41:tii-t. . .. . . I ,au t.. h..aa Ml Th. aam. Mka
'"fSVaaTO rasum. a. -,Vea"t th.end"of
a vi iv. ,aa.vw -v 1 . . . a . a.. ..ia a.
1906 Fred Lora, Mohawk A. C New to enaDie ui ama o c--i.cn VS-
1904 Michael Boring. Pastlm' A. C. 'Ah . th bases
Nw York, 1:18:04 2-6.
The earn vVa
called at the end of th eighth Inning
Score: R. H. B.
Lincoln 8 4 1
Sioux City a.. 9 It I
Batterles-Vugate, McKay end Seln-
raa; jacooaen, -uronnr ana nenry.
Tm MnlnaA. Amil 18j Des Molnaa
and ' Omaha played th fearur gam
York. 3:38:tS2-f.
1908 Timothy - Ford, Hampsblr A
A.. Cambridge, 2:48:46.
1 1907 Tom Longboat, T. M. C AH
Hamilton. Ontario, 1:24:24.
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Boston, Mass., April 18. All arrange-1
ments hav been completed ror holding g jjes Moines allowing Oma-
wii.u uuuiai. m.iuwi . uum v. fm.r . in th first lnnlnar. Rnorai
the auaolcea of the Boston Athletlo as
sociation next Monday. The annual I
patriots' day fixture her la the greateat K"" ZtMii '
tvent Of its kind In th world. It has I PVl.tIL-
. . ...a . .
Hob'enbeolt'Noehand La-
Brand; McGregor? Bomar, Hopkins.
Denver, April 18 Denver mad a
clean sweep of the series with Pueblo
by pinning an 18 to 2 tag on th Cllff-
ocore;
rh.:
... 8 9
a a
a., a V
and Zaluskyi
Dwellers this afternoon.
Pueblo
Batteries Bohannan
Galgonoa and Smith.
always been International In Its scop,
and haa numbered among its entries in
ears past the best men from th United
Itates. Canada and numerous foreign
countries. - Interest In the event this
year haa been heightened by the decision
01 m American committee 01 tne uivra-
pio games to hold the trials for the f
lma,l..a ..!. fnm tk. UantliAii nm ir
In Kna-land In connection with th an
nual Marathon of th Boston Athletlo
association.
The B. A. A. Marathon Is recognised
here and abroad as th premier annual
long 'distance footrace, and its winner
each year is hailed as nraotlcallv the
world's champion. - It has developed
many wonderful runners In th oast
and only . last year brought International
fame to Tom Longboat, the Canadian
Indian., wno estaoiisnea a new record t . -
and sine has achieved additional fm wr ;ji,.7 bK.
The B. A- A. ' Marathon course from
1
Ithaca. N. T.. April 18. Cornell de
feated New York university by a soor
of, 11 to 8 today. v
New .York, April 18, Tale defeated
the New York Athletlo baseball team
today on th polo grounds, 8 to 1.
April 18. Th
which won the
Greater , New York
last year and started - this season by
i.tn"-it ."i ?.ouVS' "JS beating Tale, won from Harvard this
trial, nn hill and down. With anffllant afternoon, 9 W 7.
level
stretohes to afford breathing
spaces. ' It is difficult enough for the
hardiest runners, and th winner will
richly deserve to be one of the Amer
ican . team in England. Th R. A. A.
management, through years of experl-
tS Juiy, -when they start for England.
Two long races would- take too much
out bf the runners, while If a shorter
run were held as a trial there would b
mauaurcinonv, mrougn rwrj 01 "Perl: 1 a great protest from prospecuve compet
ence, admirably conducts the run, and Jitowh rightfully contend that many
the greatest car la. taken of the eon- m,"'who can run from 10 to 20 miles
would be forced nut or tn running at
28 miles. . -'J,''.'- .
While in majority or tn entries ror
testants before, durln-1 and after the
lac.... -? ;
JCsthod ZS Best. i
B-r rannlnv the Olvmnlo trials In son.
nection with the Ashland to Boston race
next Monday ' th Olymplo committee
will sav th trouble and expense of
organising a separate race later In the
season, and new aspirants will be riven
an opportunity to match their ability
against old time performers who hav
competed over thla famous course for a
number of years. A separate trial race
wouia nava peen a hardship on the run-
Monday's rac are from Boston and vi
cinity, many oiner, mscuuna oi inia
country and Canada will be represented.
Fred Lors and Samuel Mellor, former
winners, will again compete. Others of
omlnenc ar - Tnomae J. Hicks ot
lnneapolls A, C., who won th Chicago
prominence
Minneapolis A. C
Marathon In, 1908; Alexander Thlbeau,
who waa aecond to Hljcks in the Chicago
event, and who also won. the St Louts
Marathon: A. G. Corey, the 100 mil
ners. The leading men hav been in I record holder; . Tom P. Morrlsaey of th
training many months for the B. A. A.
race, and now ar. atth top of their
form. I .. . - r
vA senarate run would nnceaaitat ririd
training for a much longer period, after I
which th successful men would be I
obliged t continue In strict .training I
Mercury A. C- Yonkefs. New York, who
won the -recent-J5 mil lndoor rac In,
New York City; Sidney Hatch, .who ran
seventh last year, and Strats Alexander. !
who comes from Cairo, Egypt, and who
Is credited with being a great long die- - ,
tanc runner. ... ,.vn
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