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Vj. THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, U PORTLAND,'" SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY : 24; ,.:190$. : 2 J JlI U VJ r rv : rv ri r y r i f l . ' 1 . . 1 1 I a " -- I ... I I.I I . I I lB .. . .- k : ( ,J5 .mm . 1 -. IL... 15 M W. . .. T HITLESS WONDERS TO BE BEAVER TITLE? mANAGERtoACHASTHREE.300tENm SIGHT ' Will th McCredie corp ot 1909 be jtha 'hltlfta wondera? 'payroll hitting abovo, .800 and nearly lack on tha ban.; thn Coaat and th NorthwPtitern leaua teama look very . much Ilka hltlesa wonderg. Even at that the two fluba "will makr atronger 'bids for tha respecuva pennama in 11 . uir Portland craw haa ever made, i When the records were assembled for the regulara of 190, the remarkable situation of but three mea among 18 fitting; within the coveted realm waa -revealed. Manager- McCredle logically ' explalna the matter by pointing out that the pitchers now have the batter--on :thelt hip. In very few leag-ue In the Entire country were batsmen above .800. The "foul etrlke" rule, the "apltball" and other pltchtnj aids have reduced the averages greatly, tinlees aomethlnj 1 3one to restore the balance. Manager Mac thinks, there will not be 60 men in the. country batting above .300 in a year or mo. , ! , The McCredles are not at all alarmed over the absence of prlae hlttera. They ifeel that clever, fielding, i good base Ttinnlng and knowledg;e of inside baae feall will more than make up -for the Lbsence of th swatters. " MoC re die's hitters range all the way from .187, which is the standing- of lit tle Phil Cooney, to .Si 6, the figure made Tttr Jimmy Shlnn In the outlaw Califor nia league last aeason. Half the pitch era In the outlaw crowd were as good jta can be found In the country, while the remainder were but fair examples of the pitching; art.- However,. Manager Mao thinks that Jimmy Is the aroodi as at hitter and will probably play him reg ularly in the coast club outfield, i If - McCredle follows out this plan, from the peraonnel of the present Coast club crew, he will have but one .300 fritter is uniform. However, there may be something in store as a result of the frig league trades, that .the. ans are totally unaware of. The two players due from Boston may turn out to be more Dansigs In the hitting line. If they should there Is no necessity' for uneasiness on the part of the Portland fans. '.. .. : Mao Xrtaa-a for lsljur. Should McCredle be successful - in lending; Rising, he will have A couple of men hitting In the .100 class In his coast garden. Rising hit .308 last sea son and would be a valuable, man to round out the batting- order. - Mao la f lulling hard enough to bust a. gallus n order to get Rising and an announce ment of bis signing will be the signal for redfire from all the roof gardens. ' Garibaldi, the little Italian, who left the outlaws when the monthly pay check was handed out with palpitating fin-ers,-wlll be sent into the Northwestern league in order to round out Casey's pastoral triumvirate. This distribution of the 400 trio will undoubtedly meet with the approval of the fans. Bhlnn was considered the most versa tile players in the California league last season, notwithstanding; the presence of - O. AB. Murray, c.,.108 ST ; Beaumont, c ,114 448 Fournler, .,., 4 114 Mullen, lb U.11S 451 Kennedy, lb.. 74 S7T Preen, 2b. 117 409 Casey, 2b 174 Cll 'Olson, ss 140 S07 Cooney, ss..,.l(3 653 Johnson, 3b... 187 656 Rising, of.... 121 45 Passey, of. ...185 609 Ryan, of.... .165 628 Whiteman. of. 18 9 509 fihinn. of. ...105 877 Ort. of 129 473 McCredle, of.. 137 46S Garibaldi, of.. 50 17S R. 34 r H. SH. SB. 2B. SB. HR. 97 111 2 121 it ,S 1! 5 1 2 1 , . .. ... .. li 10 1 2 -14 7 .. 80 ... 88 102 17 3 8 138 23 20 18 6 3 129 28 68 19 5 3 122 48 45 15 5 6 184 87 88 34 17 10 143 25 60 27 6 3 150 88 88 20 8 4 16S 85 85 19 7 0 138 26 48 17 6 6 1191 .. 63 124 28 32 14 7 1 114 24 14 11 .. .. 63 .. 19 27 Shlnn played both at second and third A J AX PUTS BOOTS TO A ? New Torkj Jan. 22. David Wa.eb.tel of. this city, an Importer of fowls from ther states, . received In a crate re cently, a huge Shanghai rooster. Wach tel's friend, Aaron Bernstein, keeps game chickens. ' An Idea popped into the head of Wachtel. He cut off the Shanghai's spats, painted the rooster a dark brownish red with water color and bronsed Its feathers with powder. Then he wrote to Bernstein. - An answer came. Sure. Bernstein would give the bird a chance, even If he hadn't a reputation; and so. yes terday afternoon, Wachtel arrived in the Bronx with a couple of friends In a taxlcab and In a crate on the front seat aV monster "gamecock" called AJax. i Why go Into harrowing particulars? When Bernstein saw the Shanghai he gasped and when the fighting bird he loosed to make his acquaintance got a peek at Ajax be ran like a commuter ?oing down Warren street ' -. By rounds there were only two the battle follows: . ' t Round 1 AJajc walked . up to Bern stein's best and kicked him In the face. The astonished victim opened his mouth as though he had the pip and kept it open. Ajax looked astonished, but gave his antagonist a vicious pick, 1n the chest. J lme. ; . ' . - i Kound Z Ajax xicaea me uroni pei in he thorax twice ana one in me gizuru. The gamecock sank to his knees. Ajax tnen sat on mm ana pwcuoa. x am ooiu steln entry squawked and rolled up, re-, fusing to take the count ; "I'll give you 31 or him." said Bern stein. TBe rrer was promptly .-craned. "Keep him out of the wet." said Wachtel, r,lt s bai for his feathers." DICKSON NAMES HIS VANCOUVER LINEUP ' -- mmaumKmmmmrmmmmmmm ' (Special Dbsatek ts The JoaraaL) 1 Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 23. Manager pickson ef the Vancouver baseball club ef tha Northwestern league, today an nounced tliUt he had completed his line Hp Tor tlio coming season and - la now ready to- enter the fhjht. However, ha in still waltlrg to hear from the Atlanta 'Hib regarding Joe Sugden'a release and k-crc'.n(5 to recent advices from that rtiib, the deal will probably go through. Ha hss given np all hooves of effecting , tie jnircliaae o Arbogaa fa release from 8c. I'L - lt-.lion's team follows: Catchers, F'inrter., Btaniev, Clareee . Brooks; turners, ! Partdock. Oeorire Bnge, Vvarren Hnll. William Oell. Ed Krlcknon! 3. p. Ciliigan, Fmnklln and etandndce; firm rs-, IOii - Nnrrtvke: a,.nnH Wlillam Qiiialpy; third bw oie 8ny fer c-r Vi till-Smith;- short. tcharn- ""'! en iH-ia. uene Mhon: cenier 1 'cr i-svis; right Iiel4, Ed Flan- fan. ' GAME GHAuPIOri ' ; ' . : "',)) ''A '' f Hal. Chase, Blankerishtp, Morlartyand (other biff league star. He .lai In th runs scored and In addition stole more bases than any other man .in the league, 63. Rising, led- Ms league In Stolen oases. The lnf ieldera of both dubs have class enough to hold their positions and then some. MoCredle nald yesterday that he would probably have to change Ms plans with relation to bio cat eta era. - He now figures on having- Beaumont and Mur ray in Joaet uniforms, banking on the backstop turned back to him by Boston to do the bulk of the catching- for the Northwestern club. - This "receiver will be assisted by Willie Fournler, the man who traveled over the northwestern cir cuit last season. The laxity of Tay lor, the- owner of the Boston Americans in givlri'g MoCredle a line m what might oe turnea oacK, is ine cause 01 this al teration.-,-; -. f-5. ...... .j, . Stafon will nrobe.blV ba the first mn who lands on third base for the North western club, but whether he has class enouan to remain ts problematical. Mc Credi likes the boy. and will give him every opportunity to make' good. With the exception, of the , first catcher for the . nor'westers . both team's are com plete so far as the reaulara am mn. cerned. Lewlston. Idaho, unon which tha Mc Credles looked as a most inviting! spot to train, has a big rival looming up in Goldendale. a town in the judge's ball wick. Goldendale Is strong for the training camp and has made the judge a flattering Inducement for a sight of the Beavers. Whether or not the switch will be made can be decided according to the weather, for the Northwestern teanwwlH not report until the last of March. ;. As Goldendale has taken the form of a rival, ao has Paso Robles In Califor nia. Paso Robles has been' mirhtv anx(o.ua to get the Beavers for Olelr spring training, and wnen tnev heard Mac intended returning to Santa nir. bara they redoubled. their efforts. - There la every likelihood that Mac and his cohorts will cavort ground the Paso Robles diamond. Two Qames With Chicago. When the Chicago- White Sox and the Beavers had their little argument In Santa Barbara, there weren't enough fans out to pay the expenses of hiring the ground keeper. Mac sees a fairly good piece of money In Paso Robins and will propably drop the mitten on Santa uaroara s aoorstep. . Chicago has written for a couple of games wun m cure-die's team, and Mac is willing. No definite date haa been maitlaft Tk.tr will 'h.M ..... - - 1 - - -- .it ....... vui coupie of days for Mac and arrange their scnnauie inrougn southern California to suit his wishes. The table indicating the Individual strength of the men on McCredle's pay roll as taken from the 190 rocnrAa 1. as follows. In the case of the California players the extra base hits were not compiled as records: Pa, A. E. A v. 699 120 27 .964 491 180 12 .9gl 166 44 9 .949 600 50 26 .962 644 17 12 .979 816 805 31 .962 860 495 41 .963 320 426 67 .929 336 677 79 .920 188 277 35 .930 232 19 13 .961 284 17 28 .915 163 22 7 .964 801 S3 IS - .957 118 144 26 .910 145 18 .964 135 11 T .964 72 5 12 .86$ .270 .257 .228 .257 .289 .249 .226 .255 .250 .249 .271 .816 .263 .245 80S base during 1908 season HANSOfi'S ANTI-RACE TRACK BILL HELD UP (SpecUl PUpatch to The Jonrnal.) Olympla. Wash., Jan. 23 Hanson's anti-racetrack gambling, bill will take a M IP An T19 a aH h ... j 1 i i.if.n .i , "f UJ" action enoiirh to fnra t Vi a Kill ax- . 9 " , . a ' 1 win 1 ne com- mittee ahead of time. The committea nas rerused to consider It before Wednesday, at which time It Is expected the local option bill will have been p".C(!;,The nous I" vor of Han so" blV. "d It Is likely to be passed witn minor amendments, and It -will probably get to the senate in 10 days. But Hanson Is nervous and wants It to go through both -houses In hi.--.. .11? '' force of the state are fighting Jlanson si bill-as hard as they r -jUtvI ".J - '" vfiuoa mil. ana In addition the neepl who are Inter ested in many of the racetracks of the state are. represented to see if the bill cannot be amended to death Hsnson's bill If -passed and approved by J.h". vernor will effectually kill all kinds of gamblin at racetracks and . , Santa Anita Results. Los Angeles, Jan. 23. Results at San ta Anita: Seven furlongs Rleta won. Pert ond. Miss 3?aoml third. Time, 1:28 3-6 Three furlorigs-T'lying Squirrel won. jnewiiivu vnvuuf unwi inira. Time, :35 4-5. ' . Five and a half furlongs King James won, Halket Second, Hasty Agnes third. lime, ; eeven ruriongs nestigoucne won. Magaslne . second. Maltble third. Time t:z -e. - . - One mile and an eighth-First Peep won, J. C Clem eiecond. Bucket Bri gade third. Time. 1:66 4-6. ' Six furlonss Mark Anthony IT won. is. w.. tsun secona, uruio tnira. Time, ; 'Flnlsheg at Emeryville. . Emeryville, Cat.. -Jan. 23. -Results: Six furlongs Mattie Mack won. Con fessor second, . Wilmore . third. Time, 1:18 2-6. ; " Three and on nair runoogs Fire won. Rexon Second- Kammona .third. Time :44 2-5. , - - - Six furlongs Tom Shaw won, J. H. Sheehan second. Miss Delanev third. Time III 4-C ..'-..... - .- -.. ; One mile High prlvats won, Fire stone second, Dorants third. Tlma 1:46 S-6.- .' - - . One mile and 79 yards Ketchmike won, Estella C. second. Colonel White third. Time. 1:61 8-6. Futurity course Roseben won. Rose Queen second. Berenfull third. . Time, 1 :12 J-5. . .- . . . .. r . - - . --..- -- - ""pedal Dental arleea. . - "Very special prices made by the Wise Dental Co. tint). See. page ad. In to-, day a Journal. . ,. , . v - " ;'- ".- :,' v- . t -1 1 I' -r-'!--!! I Jl . -N T' 1lT-1lri.lr I ;.. I I .p.! I.I f I I I'll I 1 ) ' ' I t WH HI! ,) . I, ' .1 lllliaa.IHII.il SJ.I' J an" ' I I T I ; i - - " ?--'r-:T-' -r--:r: - ' j FRANK RILEY BECAME FAMOUS - IN A NIGHT : Riley's .-Splendid Frank, Riley, of. Tacoraa. who. Is to wrestle Eddie ; Q'Cotmell t the Expo sition! "rink- on January 29, formerly lived 1 'Watertown. S. D. , una evening; while engaged In a game F "billiards, a husky stranger, who hod been a spectator, ftttamnted to butt - Into - the : game. upon being refused he became abusive, and an in sulting remark to. Riley precipitated a fight. Bystanders Interfered before any damage was done. Someone suggested that the two belligerent ones go to the gymnasium and settle their -difficulty with the srloves. After reach inn- . the clubrOoms the stranger demurred, say ing mat ne couia wrestle, but Knew nothing about using the gloves. Af fairs had gone too far for either to ANNUAL NATIONAL GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY Portland will get the next national wrestling championships, If the efforts of President Edgar Frank of the Pacific Northwest association of the Amateur Athletic, union avail anything. Frank is making a strenuous effort to brlnar the Karnes to Portland and .Is being backed up by some of the east erners. The wrentline chamnionahlDs have never been held in a western town and this is a point in favor of the Rose City. Frank has written several letters to the wrestling committee and expects a reply within the next few days. If tha chamnlnnshlns hava not ulrendv been awarded he thinks the union will see the justice of Portland's request for the event In the eastern games the entry list is always small, due to the fact that the same champions compete year af ter year. If the games were brought to Portland tne entry list would be very much larger from the fact that more grapplers would enter the list Another point In favor of holding the events here Is the low railroad rate "M. SELBY" SHOWS FROGEATERS SOMETHING ABOUT BOXING GAME (Resrst Newt by Lonxeit Leased Wtre.l Paris. Jan. 23. A bull In a china shop could not have done more damage than Kid McCoy accomplished In the aristocratic athletic club of the Paris Circle Hoche. at No. 22 Rue Daru. the other day.- Prince Gregotre Ghlka In vited McCoy to visit tne club ana mingle with the titled nobility a bit He was Introduced under his real name of Norman Selby. and his personality as the noted pugilist was purposely concealed by Prince Ghlka. who pre sented him to a great array of titled Seople. such as the Due d'Elchlngen. the larquls Robedt de. Flers des Duxes, who have . kept, the Circle Hoche the most exclusive club of its kind in France. McCoV- emed to enjoy the fun of posing as- an - American amateur in terested. In sports, "and proceeded to do a few stunts' with the -punching bag. which -were watched with amaaemeiit b number oi the French nobility. After playing with . it- awhile McCoy gave the bag, one of his famous cork screw, punches that broke its fastening and sent it creashlrtg through the win dow, Tha Freqoh exercising apparatus did not sefp? mad 1oT American, use. FAMOUS OLD SKATER ' DEAl); ACTIVE AT 92 ;:,j -.,. .- t .-; ; .. ' Newcastle. Del.. Jan. -38-43olonel J. Henry 1 Rogers, : who died at hie home here yesterday morning, was one of tbe best known residents of this-section of Delaware. He. was 93 1 years old, and often said that his longevity was due to his love for outdoor sports. In 1904 Colonel Rogers learned that Abram Oppenhelmer of Philadelprla claimed' to be the champion octogen arian skater .of the world. The colonel took the first train and Issued a chal lenge to the Philadelphia skater. A meeting was arranged and the two men agreed to compete on January 18. There waa much Interest In the match. The park authorities gave per mission to hold the contest and on tin day set Colonel Rogers appeared and buckled on his skates. HU rival Mr Oppenhelmer. was absent The colonel said a few things, gave a demonstration of his agility, and want back to Dela ware. ' " ' V.'- First Easy Bet of ltM9. ''"New Tork. A horie owner In the Waldorf cafe at 13:01 a. m., an nounced to the merry party at his table: "I am going to wis the first easy money f the year. I've planned this out ever since Hughes was elected. Til bet a hondred I can drink wine out of that bottle without having the cork uohaked tha waiter " who had just started making motions with a bottle of champagne. One of the party, after a minute's reflection, an nounced : . - . -i "You re on for a hundred." The easy money man poured from his-half emptied glass enough -of the bubbling liquid to fill the "thief the glass cone im the fresh bottle, which he took from" the waiter's hands snd upturend. , Then he drank it out of the bottom of the bottle. - The bet was paid. . - - Back Development. welch, so It was decided they should wrestle. It was late at night, the mat-had been locked up apd the man in charge had gone home. After choosing sec onds and a referee from among the crowd, the two thoroughly Incensed men sailed into each Other without even the formality of -a handshake. The stranger was at 'least 80 pounds heavier and exhibited a fair ' knowledge of the game. Up and down the hall they struggled, first one and then the other down on the hard floor. Every time an elbow or shoulder came In con tact with the floor, a piece of skin turned up missing. At the end of 20 minutes both men were badly bruised and nearly winded. Riley gathered his fast waning strength and in a general which will be In force to the northwest during the A-T-P. fair at Seattle. A number of the college students want to come west to look over the country the coming spring, and this will glvo tlem a splendid opportunity. Instruc tor O'Connell, who has trained both the Yale and the Cornell university wrest ling teams, feels sure that ' they will come to the coast to take part In thn meeting. It is expected that the Nw York. Irish-American. Chicago and Den ver Athletic clubs will also send repre sentatives. Should there he any failure In his efforts to land the national champion ships for Portland, Frank will get a chance to meet some of the best men In the east. . Representative members of the Multnomah club, who were so elated over Edgar's decisive defeat of Johnny Haley of Chicago, have stated that they will bring any featherweight champion to Portland. The one man In mind just now as a future opponent is George Dole of Yale nnlverslty, one of O'Connell's old pu pils. Dole is a wonder. Twice he has won the national championship medal for every machine that McCoy tried broke under the test of his strength. The French aristorracy stood about in open-mouthed wonder. Finally "M. Selby" was presented to Monsieur Moues, "Professor de Boxe," as he is called, who remarked upon meeting him: "You resemble Monsieur McCoy, the American, very much." "Yes," the Kid replied, "so I've been told." McCoy prepared himself and got Into the ring with M. Moues. Not want ing to hurt the Frenchman, he merely protected himself against his wild on slaughts, but M. Moues had the unfor tunate habit of always involuntarily running up against McCoy's fiat He didn't seem able to resist the attrac tion. When the bout was ended, amid the r applause of the crowd, McCoy s identity was revealed as the one time cham pion. M. Moues - tried to smile as he took McCoy's hand. and said In his French fashion: "Ah, monsieur. I'm enchanted. You have done "me great honor." and he wiped the blood from his battered face with a handkerchief. PROTEST AGAINST EXTENDING , THE OPEN SEASON-FOR DUCKS A determined effort is to be made In both the house and the senate by tbe Audubon society and many Interested sportsmen, to have an alteration made in the. bill which provides for the codify ing of the game laws. In that section which relates to the open season for' ducks. As It stands at present the sea son Is from September 1 to February 1, and In the bill as it Is to be presented to the legislature this season Is ex tended to March 1. This, It Is felt by many Interested, Is a great mistake. Rather than lengthen ing the season, it should be .shortened, to give the ducks a chance to recuper ate after the drains of the winter sea son. "The best class of sportsmen are op posed to this section," said William L. Flnley yesterday. "The season should be made shorter Instead ef longer, for many reasons. In the first place, the ducks have large broods and In the fall the young birds are fat and good to eat Later, food becomes scarce and after .January 1 the flesh of the dock deteriorates. The birds are lean and the meat is dark; thsy art really not lit. for food. . . "Another point Is this: After the birds nave survived the fall hunting season and after food is scarce they should -have the right to survive. These birds, If they do weather the winter, have in them the best blood ef the race and are the birds that l we want to have remain and breed. . If these ere killed off or the shooting Is permitted to drive the birds out they will go else where to breed and In the following fall we -shall, have few birds. Spring , . - . . - - - - Tacoma Grappler's Fighting . Face; mlxup secures - a chancery and hip lock, throwing ht opponent with ter rific force; after T.he referee - had de clared a fall, the stranger had to be carried from the floor, he had landed sauarely on his back and hlps Later It was learned tnat he- was Tom Morris, of Omaha, a well known heavy weight, who had been In town trying in secure a matcn wun a local wres tler. . - Kiley suddenly found himself an ol ject of attention among the wrestling fraternity and began to receive chal lenges from wrestlers of his own weight. From that time on he has been mixed up in the wrestling- game,- but he declared that he took more gruelling punishment during those 20 minutes on me pare rioor man ne ever nas since. COME HERE In the featherweight class , and last July defeated the best amateurs of his weight n 'the world In the Olympic games in London. Dole' Is the only man who has ever defeated Frank; at his own weight..- A couple of years ago when Ed went east to the - national championships, he wa unlucky enough to draw lots with Dole ; Dole was un able to throw the Portland boy during the progress of the bouts, being award. - ea tne maicn on aggressiveness. 11 a a Frank been pitted against .one of the easier fellows, so that ne might have accustomed himself to his surround ings, he would have stood a better chance or winning.. Dole won the cham pionship. Slnpe then Dole has grown Into the 130 pound division. However, . Frank is willing to con cede the national champion five or eight pounds and wrestle him In a straight match. The .defeat still rankles In his heart and he proposes to wipe It out If ever the chance is offered. From present indications the opportunity may be afforded before the winter Is over, provided the championships do not come to Portland.- FOXY JIMMY SMELLS RAT IN COM) ST0EAGE (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Jan. 23. The finish of the boxing game of the Pacific coast Is almost In sight These doleful tidings were borne to the fight fans of this city today by "Jimmy" Coffroth, fight pro moter, after a visit- to Sacramento, where the assembly is in session. De spite the fact that no anti-fight bills have yet been introduced; Coffroth says he learned that several are belngheld "in cold storage" and will be Introduced before adjournment "The same people who are pushing the Otis anti-track. . gambling, bill." said Coffroth. "are back of the proposed fight killing measures. , "iz iooks as it tne tranters or these bills are waiting to see how the anti racetrack bills come .out. before they make a move," he added. "Some of the bills are for rwlnlnar out the ram en tirely, while others would . merely limit me numotr oi rou nas: - . Guardsmen ' to Play. " The Mggeet Indoor baseball came of me winter win ne piayeq at tne Armory next Thursday evening-when company B and company-C, O. N.;0, will line up. Neither- team has lost a game so far and a great deal. of Interest surrounds the coming game. The winner will be directly in. line for the Armory Cham plonship. , ' ,' '" ' ' - ' shooting is the shortest road to bird extermination, - v .-. i. . ; . "Oregon was- formerly one of ' the great breeding places for ducks, but re peated failure, to protect the birds has resulted almost In tUeir extermination, untit now the number of birds breeding here is only a small r -percentage of those that formerly made their home in the great Oregon. lake country." -' Mr. Flnley. says- that the opposition to this section of the game bill will be backed by .all the better class of sports men . who are eager to see "the game birds given proper protection. D0RANDO WANTS OPEN FIELD IN MARATHONS - . -.. H: " (Catted Pnea Leased Wire.) "'. 1 Chicago. Jan. 23. tJorando Pietrl, who defeated Albert E. Corey of this city. In hollow fashion when they ran over the Marathon distance last night does) not want to meet Johnny Hayes in-another match raeo. He said this evening, how ever, that he would readily agree to meet Hayes In- an open race, tbe field to Include Longboat and other Marathon stars. In that sort of race the Italian thinks he would have a better chance to secure glory snd coin. Dorando says there la too much risk of disappointing the spectators In a two man race, as, when one or the other is forced to milt the race is ever and the interest killed. , - . ' - The Japanese government plans to Introduce a bill In the coming dift pro viding for a national monopoly tin med icines. . ............ JEFF! IS GRADUALLY l .,: .; v-v.-l V. . .. . ,,. - -. iGOMING COAST LEAGUE PREPARED -FOR BIG FIGHT By .Will J. - Slattfry..." - San Francisco,- Jan. 23. There 14 no doubt la the "minds of 'any of the knowing sports that big, Jim. Jef (rles will fight - Jack Johnson - and ; sooner than most, of, the casual observers ex pect, at that Even though-the great retired champion Is' keeping his own counsel and refusing to come through with a direct statement. It Is not taken as significant- that ha intends to keep his -promise of - four- years ago; - and quit the ring forever, , ' -' The entire pugillstlb world has cone mad over the big fellow everybody is mining or mm ana mm aione. J ci ine other stars of the ring have simply sunk into the depths. There la no body to pay any more attention- to them. It la all? Jeff. 'He is followed - by vast crowds on -'"the .--streets - wherever- he goes, he is halted On the street corner , gaxed-at- Intently -in cafesj- In-fact, - he attracts as much attention as any cir cus parade -that -ever; made lta way .up Market street. , . . , f - e "I'll never fight again unless I know that I -can get into the same condition 4s I . was .when .1 .quit the game four years ago.". Is the way Jeff puts It r'I would -not -think of going .'all ths way to Australia to fight. What's the use? There's just as much money here, that 1s -if I want to go and get it It's awful to think that a big coon 18 cham pion of the world. Maybe I'll see my way clear, to. go and get him yet ; This don't mean, that I am going to . fight Maybe I won't". . ; ' . Kvervbodv is urslner the blar fellow on. 'AU his friends are telling him that he. should get in and crush the-burly negro, just for the honor of the -white race -lr notning more.- -mis t-iuiavaiii nagging and spurring is evidently hay-ins- lta effect on Jeff and in the long run it is bound to cause him to come out and thrown down the gauntlet . , (Inn thine Is certain: - He can tret into condition- If be chooses to de so. Though out of the game for more than four years,"-Jeff ft -as-fast .as-ever-on-his feet. He weighs about 260 pounds and as he has often fought at 240 he will not be compelled- to tan on.eucn a vast amount of weight considering that he is sttch a wonderfully massive man. Three months in the -mountains, follow ing the kind sof life that, h always loved -so-; well, would certainly fit Jef fries for the .most gruelling of battles. And in the meantime, the. boxing work which he Is doing dally is.helpfng out a lot- t -v "i-v '".-... -J-tTiy W ',"'" ; S.m' T.ano-rord in still . C StlcffThK around, unable to connect with an op ponent who is willing to take a chance at his game. The truth Is that (Sam is sort Of Daiancmg in mioair. im . jyu good for the cheap fighters and the ftih v-adA lads scoff at him 'because of his color, and will have noming o An ith him T.nneford and his man- r. Jo woodman, nave orierea w take on no less than three second rate h..mlirhla In one nlttht. but even this failed to bring them anything, so Sam is growing very impatient The National ciuo oi uimran n "M", uously endeavoring to secure Langford and Johnson for May z. me queen birthday, on the other side or tne wa Hut tHim far the manaaement has not oome through with a guarantee nor any expense money, so the Boston shine : - . . . .. 1 . . V. n 1.1. . . n 1 will not consent 10 mm wi" , . fiT ha la . aura tnat ine oruiBncia .wiu 4 w.,lli Hla whfla- 1- a r,,1 in the meantime, the Jeffries business has hurt Langford's chances. t win lib an assured fact that Jeff and Johnson will furnish the next International - ntayiwuiiiii. i- i i inhnann atiralv will take a . , thm .nut ratlrad heawwelarht sooner than he would at Langford. for the reason tnat ji wouiu ro . i. -m m,,w mnnev for him. This queer combination of circumstances adds to the hard luck tale of Langford. who was never in such need of a match as he is right now. The 'best card that the local promo te tn Arrpr tne- tans ior mis month is a 20 roiind set-to between the old rival lightweights, Dick Hylnnd and Lew Powell which will be banked ;up Hv a 10 round affair in which Olll Cornet, a rising young middleweight, and Terry Mustaln, the heavyweight will complete, and also a six round af fair to be named later. Powell and Hyland have fought sev eral draws and therefore nobody is yery much interested in their .next meeting From Indications. It will not pull more than about 32500 at the gate, If . It does this much. Both the boys appar ently had bright futures when they entered the professional field, but she class to carry them along was lacking, and the best they ever did was to fig ure as second raters or main event bUFrom" the present outlook, the local fight magnates will find it extremely difficult to pick up matches during the coming year. Jim Coffroth seems to have the strings on all the stars and unless the threatened ruaade against him in San Mateo county Is carried through, he looks to be the whole big noise In the promoting game, having first call on Jeffries, Johnson, Lang ford, Ketchel and Nelson. - - e . Wlllus Brltt, the champion pirate of the prlxe ring, will not be content till he adds another champion to his string and thus makes himself the Greatest manager of them all. The man that Brltt had his eye on now Is none other than Jeffries and If the big feUpw con sents to come back and right, Brltt is going to maka an awful bit to land hlBrltt Is back from his recent pillag ing expedition in which he managed to Induce Ketchel to forsake Joe O Connor an hia fortune with him. Ha rhas all sorts of wlerd plans in view,. but none oi mrai ni cn yet He says Ketchel will do no more fighting until he has finished up with his numerous theatrical engagements In the east Then, says Brltt Ketch w 111 fight any of them. , All the fans would like very much to see hint put up his dukes against Langford. but the chances ire that they will have to wait a long U -Sure' tha't"- fellow Jeffries' li'oln to fight again."said Brltt upon his ar rival: "He win have to fight. Vou can't ret away from this. And hell need a manage?, too. I wlshM had him. Why. rd mike half a million dollars for him within the next year and thl la no kid. He'd murder that big buff If he ever gets him Into the ring. It wouTd be tne greatest fight that the world has ever known and there's a bar rel of mosey In It for the fighters and tha managers and the promoters, too." Nobody will be St all startled If Willie does grab the big fellow He has shown the wTiole world that he Is a great little man to take bold of a fighter and get him a lot of money within a very short space of time, lie can get. away with most-every ring deal that he under takes and do it- so - gracefully that everybody seems, to be with him. . In the event of his grabbing Jeffries, his cup of joy would be filled to overflow : TO - AN .END ing and he would become, next to Jeff, the greatest, figure .in the modern ring- . Battling Nelson is expected here with in the next couple of weeks and everybody- looks 'for - him to issue - a few challenges to the various lightweights who have, lately been clamoring for his scalp. Just now, Bat Is busy making little of Freddie Welch, the British lightweight champion, and it is barely possible that a match between the pair will be made here soon. . ; The recent poor. showing of Packey McFarland against Dick Hyland' In the south caused Packey's stock to slump several points and now he Is not con sidered ; such a-i serious contender for Nelson's title. He will have to , show more class than that if he-ever hopes to get a chance at the champion. .'- -''.y'v.VJ-'.H-,-1.;--''.--;..e.. e--.v" manaTgers of the outlaw -California State league have completed all their Plans for , the coming baseball war with the coast . league and when -the first of April rolls around, the bitter fight will be on-and front-present Indications, -one pf the organizations figures to drop a ldfof .money before the season-lie half completed.. ...... 1 - s- .-, ;.- The alleged Mute. that, the outlaws were regarding the . 'leasing- of , a ball Bark- in thin rllu 'kttsint. a reality the other day, when they closed the -deal--for- old Recreation park,, at Eighth and" Harrison streets, the soene of many a great baseball battle before the recent disaster. The ontlavi . ar compelled to put up a bond of no less than 38000 Jn casiv In -order to-f secure the choice. - site and - their rental will reach the fat flgars of 3760 a nTflmth, Just twice the amount that Hank. Har ris and his followers paid for the place before the fire. How- the outlaws- can Stand this expense and still make money nobody is able to figure' out but as thev are going ahead-with their plans,- they evidently know .where they stand.. - v . . The money ' waa .all furnished Z by Stockton ' capitalists, - whom Cy; More ing. head of the Stockton team and thn leading factor In the league, - induced to join In the tight with organised base ball. Moerlng and his retainers claim that they have raised more than lU.O. OOO to carry on the war, but whether or-not this statement, is true" remains to be seen, At .all events, they will need every single cent of it before the battle is won or lost ' -- ', . President - 10wtTii nt th -nnat taa uriiiKH .uiu-K tne gooa news tnat Dot n the -American and National leagues will ihd National leagues will . rilling to ,do alt In their l the organisation ih ) itn Iha outlaw a ,Ewlng-de- j pre will- be no scarcity f pe .reauy- ana wii struaale with the flarea .that- tbrt-A .- of players. If Johnson and Pulllam have anything to say about it- Money will no also forthcoming, declares ; Ewlng. but. he adds that the Coast league has plenty of. its own backing and that it will not be compelled to accept the proffered aid of the heads o the two major leagues. It" is the general belief among the fans that the league which gives them the best ball In -this city will pull the crowds and make the money. From the present outlook, the outlaws have as good If not a better chance than the coasters here. The champion Stockton team, which will be transferred to San Francisco, Is far and away a better ag gregation than last year's Seal equal and unless Manager Danny Long gets a much more competent bunch together, he will have a hard time making good with the fans. . ' a fter securing the .release of. Blug Slattery from the Oakland club, Man ager Dan Long of the Seals Immediate ly wired the champion hitter a, fat of fer to play with him during the coming season. Slattery replied that he. prob ably would decide within the next few days and gave Long to understand that he liked, the Idea of joining the San Francisco team. Slattery was not sat isfied with his Oakland berth last year and this Is why he left before the Sea son was out and latr decided to play Independent ball around his hometown, Boston, this year. - - '' ' ' ' Claude Berry, ths popular tittle Seal catcher Is captain of a ball team, town marshal and leading sport in the-Imperial valley, a rich spots In Old Mexi co, just a few miles-over the San Diego county line. Berry writes that he spent a great winter and made some money for himself. He has a fat offer to stick over for another season and man age the ball team, hut the game Is a bit too slow for the Real backstop and he will, be on the job when the , club starts Its training within the next few weeks. e e e All the state league magnates-are now breaking their necks to Induce Hal Chase to remain an outlaw, but it looks as though they have lost out Chase has applied for reinstatement, but has been asked to be traded or sold to some other club 'than the New York High landers. The great first baseman now regrets that he ever Jumped to the out law league and adds that he will re main in the fold for the balance of his ball playing days. The San Jose team has offered Chase something like 36000 to remain an outlaw and the Stockton management haa even gone stronger, but to no effect. PITY THE WOES OF , THE MOTORCYCLIST New York, Jan. 13. Arthur Hule,: life guard at the Lone Hill Beach Life- saving station, near Sayvllle, Long Is land, grew weary of tramping endless miles of sand, so he bought a motorcy cle. While some pf his comrades looked on, enviously, at first, Hulse mounted the motorcycle for a trial run. The course was on the mam iana to the edse of the. bay. Hulse started slowly and gradually Increased- sneed. Faster went' tbe motorcycle, headed for the bay. Hulse found that to save his life, or anybody s, he-could not stoo th machine.. While the cycle was whlxxlni sbout a mile a minute the aasoline Ig nited and set fire to Hulse's pants. Tha next Instant Hulse and the motorcycle plunged Into the bay. It might have been worse, although -Hulse cannot walk now If he wants to. His comrades in turn are taking his beach patrol. This Date in Sport Annals, i 1384 At Boston. George La Blanche and George Smith fought six rounds to a draw. 1891 At Cedar Rapids. Tom Connor (three falls) defeated Farmer - Rurn In catch as catch can wrestling contest.. 106 Joseph O'Brien elected president of the American Association .of Base ball clubs. - . 1306 At Ormond Beach; Fla.. Hemerv of France drove his J0O " horsepower auto five miles In 3 minutes 34 seconds. 1307 At Ormond Bosch. Fla., K. Blakeley won 100 mile automobile race for Minneapolis cup. i ,- . t '