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THE BEST MS y v 1 : :, :'l if T 7 Upper TOW IB ft plC OI lormer CQampiUDi, xam lower row arw mc yreueuv cuauiyiuua, ju iub upper row, iroiu sii iu risui, are. rajreinvifui, i luiwj umij, uauvauixirjui, cui go vuuui ic.fcuiiiisiivt -w "Young Corbett"; lightweight, Joe Gans; welterweight, Joe Walcott; light-middle, Jack Dempsey; middleweight, Bob Fittsimmons; light-heary, Joe Choynski; heavyweight, Jim Jeffries, Lower row. from left to right: Paperweight, Johnny Couion' bantamweight. Young O'Leary; featherweight, Abe Attel; heavy-feather, Jem Driscoll; lightweight, Battling Nelson; welterweight. Jack Blackburn; light-middle, Jimmy Gardner; middleweight, Stanley Ketchel; light-heavy, 8am Langford; , heavyweight. Jack Johnson. GAME PRESERVATION DREAM OF SPORTSMEN NORTHWEST COUNTRY'S GREATEST FIELD 8U1 Wnpttch to Th Jourml.) ' Olympla, Wafshrt Feb. It. Ihe bt hunting grounds In the United Btatsa re to be found in Wanhinyton, Oregon and Idaho. Thl is a broad statement, but it is amply Verified by proof, and when considered fully needs no proof. The country mentioned is the home of the elk, the deer, the mountain sheep, , the bear and the numerous wild animals which feed upon fame laro and smalL Mere abound the pralrl chicken, the , pheisant, the arouse, the quail, the ; hen and other upland birds, whlon irladden the heart and fill the bag of dance is found. Geese, d'icks and snipe of (Teat variety ere to be sound in many sections and the shooting; Is splendid where the ravages of the pot hunter . have been checked BW law or publlo sentiment. Naturally the people who reside in this favored section of the country have overlooked the importance of the true sport of shooting, and have turned to . the commercial aide in most cases, at least until within the past few years, when organizations have been formed in all parts of the northwest for tho trotecuon and piopsaatlon of came. Rod and gun clubs hava been forme.l in every city of any size, with view to roarkmannhip, hut primarily to pro tect the game already in the country j-nd to assist in propagating; new speciss of birds. No influence in recent rears has been more potent in the Interest of game than liivi these voluntary organisa tions, and large sums of money have been contributed by members for the purpose of propagating game in the districts nere natural conciiiicna wouiu warrant the effort Plcnetr H anted (or rood. . - It Is but natural that the oldtlmer , In this country would look upon game ss his legitimate prey. When the white man first carried his Lunlen in the -ifl4 '; Oregon country his 'sustenance was scant and he had to "rustle" for most : tf the food he securcu. Under the law rt fnllnwinr the channel of least re slstanca he naturally took up the trusty , eld muzsleloadlng shotgun or rifle and. with the faithful family dog, made de tours to the adjacent wilds In search rf mMt for himself and his family. Whether bird, fish or animal, he cared v.n itttr Aid he differentiate be tween aport Sn its most magnified form and the mete taking of food supplier:. He had no time for moralizing, he never dreamed of a shortage of anything in the virgin forests of the new country. The rjioneer was a sturdy, ruKgcil character. His habits of life were not those cf refinement, .his surrounaings were plaia and sometimes almost. un bearable. Still he could not go else-m-K,- Ha has! rame heva to make his home. Following in tlie footsteps of bis father, the young msn who first tame to majority in xne nonow, nau many f the western .characteristic of : his parent. Ha was a hunter for .the ' provisions gathered from the chase, he was not a sporxBmsn. ma ruu fun war worth about so many dollars tacit year as providers for the family larder, and as such ha prided hlmseif . n the destruction Tif wrougni wnu them. . . . , , ' Nor are the pioneer and his manly sons to be charged with tha wanton - destruction of game without charting 4a proper part of tha loss to ths wild animals wnicn nava peen muiw i ttaey surveyed most of tha time. As a destroyer of game birds the crying plowman, who In coltlvatlna; his land turns tha nests of quail, prairie chlckons and ether game birds under sU inches rf soil and frightens the mother bird from his field. Tha eoyota loves eggs and will make about as much effort te sectira a dinner of tha luxuries as will an epicure to make a meal of fro )ega Searching tha grasslands, tha hillsides, the summerf allow, ths grain fields, tha coyote will scent a bird's neet for rods, and ones he finds it will sever stop tntll tha entire meal Is devoured and the laat fragment of tha habitation rooted out In the pat half eentury the coyote has dona moro to destroy game birds which nest on the laxd than any other influence in . - the west. - Xeito-actioa of SO. V la tha mountains of Idaho and of southera Oregon elk have abounded In orovs. as a mater of fact they still sund In large numbers, but only In t i.-TiofKi parts of the tnacceairtb'e i ,r'. n,. hunter h flrlvtn them k nil back, in censtanily dfwrena- .umtts. until tuey are like the lmliu c, (o mn aao. hunted by erviKviiv d loved by nooe. Te f""" of the eVlt w&a largely tvi..R-t about br tl-V V,,.nt.r wV, t ' urlvtn to the woooa by vbe duraand CHAMPIONS OE 1 .1 . - for tusks for watch charms and em blems created by tha organization cf the Protective Order of Elks. Heart less men, thoughtless of the damago to da aone ana me uvea to do sacri ficed, conoeived the unions emblem and at once demanded it of Jewelers. dians returning; to tha hills, slaughter ing tha elk, extracting the tusk and leavina the carcasses to decay In the forests. The harvest waa profitable and wnite men soon took up tn went, max lng large sums of money in short sea sons ana also enjoying life in tue mountainous regions. Soon the order for whose advertising the elk were be ing slaughtered recognized the wrong , oe ic aata rfo tne credit 01 tne men in terested and the slaughter of elk was stopped. No more are tusks bought as souvenirs by the "best people on earth." Perhaps the Idaho mountains were hunted more fully than those of any other section. At one time two hunters came down from the Lolo trail district with 400 tusks taken from elk but re cently slaughtered, the fresh blood be ing naraiy ary upon some or tne bits cf ivory. Indians have been known to l.avn pockets full of tusks at frequent intervals ana they were purcnasea on sight at fancy prices by jewelers. On the San Juan islands, a favorite breeding place for deer, the carcasses of 46 animals have been found within a distance of two mllos !n a etr gle-olay. The skins ana antlers alone were talon by the heartless hunters. The Islands are frequented in the breeding season ay remaie aeer on account or tne lew wild animals there to destroy the fawns. Females will swim from the mainland across miles of water to find security for their prospective younir. As soon as tha fawns are old enough to swim, back to tha mainland the mother and offspring go. Even in the Ulands the pot hunter flourishes, not being content to destroy the beautiful animals in tha wilds of tho remote forests. Disposition to Propagate. With the more Intelligent view of the game "problem which has been encour aged by the organization of gun clubs and by sportsmen who shoot and fish for true sport's sake, has come tho disposition not only to care for game, but to propagate birds, animals and fish which will tend to keep the repu tation of the northwest at the top as a hunter's paradise. First crme the effort to introduce "Bob White" quail In the northwest. Thousands of these pretty game blrrls were Imported from Kansas snd Mis souri, and given freedom In the fields of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.; The largest shipment known was made to western WaahlngVn nd consisted of 250 pairs of the birds many years ago. From these birds It Is estimated that nearly 100,000 quail now flourven tn the country west of. the Cascades. Other shipments were made to eastern Washington, to Idaho and to Oregon. Ths result is that tho country is well stocked with "Bob Whites'' and with proper protection the future hunting or tne normwesi win iw iraiuicu ur bag" of these prime game birds. Chinese pheasants have been import-d to regions wheie timber is plentiful, but in many sections the results have been unsatisfactory. Tne mras s.re deli cate and slow to become aecllmateJ. Tha ' Timntlft condition in the north west are net tha best for their propaga tion hut thousands of them have been allowed to develop in sections of Oregon and in parts or wasntogrpn. trrnrfu to nreserve and propagate brook and mountain trout the cpeckled beauties whosa capture Is the rarest of rare sport ara oeirtg aepi up ra mnmm nf the mountainous districts, but the slaughter la heavy acn season, urns fish thrives only in swift water, an J its hablta max it a airucuit uuie xei- low to favor in any way. tie is nara to propagate and also hard to catch, but the delusive fly in the hands of a man who understands him la sure to be his death warrant. Yet. . with the fishing that Is annually done in mountain streams the catchtr.g of trout continues to be one of tha most appreciated of sports. . . . : trinfent tVaws Demanded.. . It la but proper that the legislature of Washington, Oregor. and Idaho snouia Da just-now nsaa over neeis in the making of laws for the protection and .propagation of game. ' In all thrae states game mus nave oeen introduced to change the open season to a more favorable time each ; year and to. in every case, shorten it. Rigid laws are being planned and the machinery will be provided for their enforcement. Witn stringent regulation for It years the northwest will again become" Drnllftn in gam animals, birds and fishes and ' THE PRIZE RING AND THE PRESENT HOLDERS OP THE VARIOUS TITLES S' 'f.r.l. .A - i it i tha future generation ' Will find ' tilts country what the pioneer found It Ihe hunter's paradise. Northwestern states have laws cover ing tha game question, but in most canes there haa cot been the proper effort to enforce them. While tamo wardens are aa common as measles, their pay Is low and none of them can afford to give time to tha business for which they ware chosen. Mora good has been dona by gun clubs than by gams wardens, because regulations as strict as the state laws are agreed to by every man who Joins one of the or- ganizations, and a special effort la made y the members to prosecute offenders who ara nonmembers. Ample appropriations ara being asked of the respective states this winter to provide game wardens and forest rangers with salaries that will Justify them in hunting down tha game hog. In seeing that ha pays tha full penalty for unlawful slaughter and that th laws of tha various states are rcapectol In this a-etlon tha legislaturea will have tha undivided support of the good peo nta nf their commonwealth and will also savs to tha future generational the cleanest sport Known to man. EJ 8P0KTS OF ALL SORTS "Tonne Corbett" has signed to hot Johnny Marto before the end of this month. W. A. Jones of Jacksonville. Fla.. has been elected president of the South At lanta league. Jersey City has released Joa Bean. Joe st present is coaching at Marlst college In Georgia. Curt Walsand will manage the Johns town team in the Tri-8tate league dur ing tha coming season. Larrr Conley. the South Boston mid dleweight fighter, has been appointed boxing Instructor at Cornell. Msn Hirer Btallings of New York says he will keep "Happy Jack" Chesbro with the Hlghlanaers next season. Pitcher Bill Dlneen of ths St Louis Browns says that lxm Crlger is the greatest catcher in the country, who s the greatest pitcher. Bill? Daniel Sullivan, a younger brother of the famous twins, Mike and Jack, has begun his fighting career as an amateur in .boston. Duke Farrell. the old time Boston catcher, will try to get back in the game again aa manager of some minor league team. Manager Mack of the Philadelphia Americans has released Manusch to the Montgomery club of the Southern league. The Chicago team of the American league would like to secure the services of Cox. the former star pitcher of the University or tieorgla. Bill McKlnnon. the middleweight from Roxbury, Mass.. John L. Sullivan's old home, is coming to the front at a fast clip., . . Pitcher Chanelle of the Boston Na tlonals is deeply chagrined. President Dovey has found that It is against the rules to send advance money. Honus Wagner has got the goat of all Pittsburg again this year by declaring that he positively Is through with the game rorever, Plans are under way for a new base ball league, tha circuit to comprise vnni-vfli. RrlatoL Johnson City and Cleveland, Tenn., and Ashevllle and Salisbury In North Carolina, What's ths matter with placing a canvass over tha polo grounds this sum mer? Under the "big top" could ba seen n,,r TtAvmnnd. '"Rube" Marauardt nri Arils LathAm In the three rings and Mike Donlin in the concert. , Thl Date In Sport Annals, iti at New Tork. Jack Dempsey won from Jim Fell in two rounds. ltd r-anta.ln William Cottrilt a itA turfman, died at Mobile. Ala. ist At Boston, a. R. Fearing, ama teur, cleared feet ttt leches in a run ning high jump. -.r, 18M At Bt. Paut John 8. Johhsdn won three mils skating race for cham pionship of Minnesota. ' - - - Jackson" knocked . out "Philadelphia Jack- O'Brien in thirteenth rouna. 1901-At Philadelphia, Joe Walcott knocked out Jimmy Handler In second round. . . -. 190 At Milwaukee, winiam tsarron rolled a perfect acore of J00.. 1907 At Glena Falls. N. Y- Wildwave made a world's record by pacing- mils on Ice In 1:14. ius At Milwaukee Ad WoTgasl de feated Harry Baker In Ji rounds, aj . " -'K V.A..",'. A?"t - - . 'Jit. INTERESTING FACTS IN ART OF SELF-DEFENSE BOXING OLDER THAN lptUl Dispatch to The loeraal-t Mew York. Feb. 11. Just at present tha American publlo is having the re markable experience of seeing the al most defunct and rapidly perishing sport of professional boxing receive more attention in tho columns of the newsoaDers that it had in the days. 20 years ago, when it flourished most luxuriantly. This sudden stimulus to tha game and the great expenditure pf rimers' ink is due to the ract inai ack Johnson. American negro from Galveston, Texas, on December 26, 101, won the practloal world's heavyweight championship from Noah Brusso, better known as Tommy Burns, st ' Sydney, Australia, In 14 rounds, before a crowd estimated at 80.000, and which con tributed something Ilka $150,000 In gate receipts. While the fight broke all records for attendance and profits, it was not wonaerrui ariair from tne standpoint of boxing and the Interest it aroused waa due to the fact that a negro has now become the "champion of all cha'm plons," a title that John U Sullivan fives himself in his press agent s el usions. Tha clean cut victory of the negro, the fact that ho Is, with the pos sible exception of the retired champion, James J. Jeffries of Los Angeles, rec ognized as the best fist fighter living. has given boxing a new lease on life in tms country, ureal Britain ana Tne English colonies. There Is little dan ger of the sport being finally sup pressed until a white man again wins the title, and this feeling is not con fined to the United States. That Johnson and Burns should have drawn such an enormous attendance and attracted 1 150,000 to the box office Is not surprising when it is remem bered that 185,000 people were at the track when Carbine won the Melbourne cup in the nineties. Boxing has flour ished in Australia and New Zealand for TUTORS OLD ELI Ed Walsh, the Chicago pitcher, chosen baseball coach for Yale. - f III y.i -a n i I If III U? ill ib; in L J I !, . f ' ! - ' f WRITTEN HISTORY many years. Young Grlffo, an Aus tralian, was probably tha cleverest de fensive boxer that ever lived, and it Is said that when he fought Joe Gans to a draw In 1897 his defensive was so wonderfully skillful that tha future lightweight champion of the world shed tears from sheer exasperation over his inability to land a-damaglng blow. JkJX Bnclaa Sees dams. Boxing Is general In England at the present time, but tha large arenas and ?pectators numbering tens of thousands or a 'Ingle combat are almost un known, Tha great fights are held in ths National Sporting club near Covent Garden, London. That Is a real elub. with Turkish baths, dining room, read ing room and a closely scrutinized membership list. When a bout is held there an- outsider has to gain admis sion through a member, ail the spec tators are in evening clothes and the commercial feature is entirely absent, for only a member can, buy a drink. The arena Is not very large and probably would not seat 1500 people. Purses ranging from $200 to $5000 are the rule. There is a big fight once or twice a month but unimportant battles are fre quent. Most of the other clubs In Eng land are small 'enterprises, with small purses and small admlssjon fees from an American standpoint and the talent shown In their rings Is mostly of a very small caliber. One peculiarity of the National Sport ing club Is that Instead of a large num ber of preliminary bouts, limited to four or six or eight rounds, as In this country. It will have tha first fight 20 rounds, ths second 15, and the third, last and most important, 10 rounds. This always amazed Americans, who are accustomed to seeing the laat fight scheduled to be the longest. . . Paris has recently become enthuslas tlo over the boxing game and any American who sees two Frenohmen In the ring in the Bowling club, where the big fights are held, will galnheer ing and amusing memories that time will never efface. A large proportion of tha spectators at the delightful French prize fights are women, and there Is little chance of their being horrified hy the sight of blood. Women ushers, who charge you for a program and then do not hesitate to come around later and ask you for a ftp on general principles, ara another of tho curiosities of Paris' pugilistic contests alllran an Inspiration. ' John L. Sullivan did mora to revive general public interest In fighting than any other man. . J1s wonderful career in RnocKing out an comers in xour rounds as he toured the country In-' spired thousands of boys with a desire to use their fists. While ha battled his way to the too by using bare knuckles, tha fact that Sullivan agreed to meet James J. Corbett to a finish under Marauis of Queensbury rules at New Orleans on June 28. 1592. practi cally killed the London prise ring rules ana Dare knuckle prise iignting. ine London code also allowed tripping and everything else short of the use of a hatchet on an opponent. Under Mar quis of Queensbury rules It Is "consid ered bad form to use gloves weighing less than five ounces. , But, despite, the great ' boost given the game bv Sullivan, public- boxing has been legislated out of existence in many states and is barely alive in eth ers. Nevada alone permits absolutely finish fights. The California laar com pels the fights to be limited to a def inite number of rounds, but does not specify the-number, hence 45 round engagements are scheduled there, which f radically means to a. finish. .Under he Maryland law tha same might be done, but. it Is not likely that a pro moter WOuld care to take the chances. Followers of tha nrlse ring -in the United States have often wondered how the different weights for boxers orig inated. Under tha old rulings the ban tam weight limit was 112 pounds, tne feather weight lit' pounds, tha light weight -181 -pounds and tha middle weight 158 pounds. ' Later Innovations were 141 pounds for -a welter weight limit and the Ught heavyweight limit Indefinitely fixed around 170 pounds. Aa the civilized world counts in deci mals these days. It" might hava been supposed that the figures would hava been lis, 1Z5, ,lo&,- etc. - -ins .explana tion la that the olfl championship classes were based on English ''stones." and in the tight little Island they are still figured on tnat oasis, a. Dan tam" waa originally an 8-atoue man, a "feather" waa a -stone man, a "light weight" was a tVi-tone man and a middleweight was an . ll-stohe-4 -pound man. .. . BoxUf Before Writtea yKlstory. . - Boxing as a studied specialty with acknowledged contenders for a cham pionship crown, s far older xthan is' known to most patrons of tha sport In tha Mahabaratta, one of ths earliest of the Hindu poems, which records tra ditions of the time when the first northern Invaders reached India and Imposed their overlordship upon ths native Dravidlana, away back Into the dim ages before written history, box ing and wrestling are frequently men ttoned. In the poem's relation of the adventures of tha five Favndavaa It Is stated that they were . taught boxing by a professional teacher, and numer ous Instances sre cited of how Bhima, mightiest of tha brother, demolished opponents with one blow of his fist. In the deepest layers of the) excavations at Knossos, in tha island of Crete re vealing a period when tha Egyptian pharoahs ware in their prima and the children of Israel were atill engaged in the profitless task of making bricks without straw have bean found cups and wall paintings on which ara de picted men in the attitude of profes sional boxers. Some of tha most valu able relics of tha . Etruscan race, who preceded the Roman In Italy and have left an undecipherable language, are also vases and other objects on which are shown men who war undoubtedly professional boxers "squaring off" at each other or "taking tha count." Members of tha prehistoric race whose remains , have been found so abundantly at Halstadt, Austria, and whose origin is a mystery to historians and snthronologlsts. were fond of box ing, ss is shown by the ornamentation oi tneir vases sna urns similar in mis respect to that of the Etruaoans and of Knossos. That boxing and wrestling were features of the Olympic gam Is well known, but Bhima. preceded the Greek champions by centuries, and this Is also probably true of those whose prowess is depicted on the .vases of the Etruscans, of Knossos and of Halstadt Career Always Htormy. Boxing as a publlo entertainment .had an exceedingly slow, growth snd has always had a stormy career. It came before tha modern public, not because it was a well understood ' institution which the British mind Instinctively craved, but as an added attraction to contests with swords and single sticks, which ware exceedingly popular at the beginning of tha eighteenth century. Tom Flgg, who died in 17S4, and who la in the record books as tha first champion of England, paid little atten tion to tha prize ring and was In reality tha greatest professional swordsman of his day. George Taylor, who sucoeeded Flgg, was also mora of a duelist than a pugilist. Jack Broughton. pet of the Duke of Cumberland, who lost 150,000 on him in one fight, wrote tha London prize ring piles and was tha man who Invented the padded boxing glove, or "muffler," aa it Is known In these daya. He made boxing a fashionable pastime and used ths "mufflers" when Instructing , his pupils in the art of hit and get away. Broughton is of interest at ths pres ent dav while the-discussion is raging about tha possibility of James J. Jef fries getting into fighting- condition again. Ha held tha championship al most without dispute for about 10 years, and was than, taunted Into a match 1 with Slack the Butcher. He could not get Into proper shape, and was beaten in ii minutes. . Ripples. It looks like a ease of 'possum-eatls. The mora unnecessary noise a man makes with his opinion, the less weight it bss. . ' v" ' , . "Check yomr fat, says an advertiser of nostrums. At tha door? Soud bones are said to ba a luxury at Bellefontalne, Ohio. One oyster in soup out (here would .probably make a noise like a whale, 1 - v The Washington man whe -crossed the ice-Jammed Columbia, .river. . clad in. a necktie and a pair of sox, makes Wash ington's crossing : tha Delewere seem like a Sunday school picnic,. ,. A "cool,, polite" burglar has made an other rich haul. It pays to ba cool and polite. .; . . ' i . . : "Making Saints Out of Sinners" Is tha title cf a recent editorial. That's easy enough. Make sinners sick and they'll be saints of their own volition. - - ii ' ' "i 1 v- , . The life of a silver dollar In constant circulation is only four or five years. WRESTLING ' -;.' 'XZXT TKTO8I1AT' WIGHT 1 n 'T JOEN BERG M.!p r vs. ED. OTOMEIL . zxposxtzost mrzrx. , , f Admission. II;' ' reserved Beats, JJl.60. Tickets at Cidwell's and Schiller's,. Skating suspended for one night only. va- i. hi' A ' '- -' ' I PORTLAND DAFFY Hackenschmidt - O'Connell Match Classiest Affair Offered Local Fans. Never has a wrestling match aroused so much interest In Portland as that be tween Eddie O'Connell, tha Multnomah club instructor and welterweight cham pion of tha world, and John Berg, who won tha light heavyweight champion ship of Europe under ihe title of "Young Hackenschmidt. whioh will be pulled off in Exposition rink next Thursday night." Lovers of classy grappling ara anticipating it with much greater pleas ure than any of O'Connell's other matches for the reason that both men re the acme of the art in their respect ive divisions. O'Connell has trained mora faithfully for this match than for any of his previous affairs. He realises that In Berg ha Is opposing one of tha best men in America and it will tax all of his skill to keep the bigger fellow from tumbling him four times tn an hour. There are five men in the country who will worry O'Connell in a four fall match, and Hackenschmidt Is one of them. - The others are Champion Frank Sotch.' Amerlcus, Fred Been and.Charley lsen. ' Xack Sotwa as Dollar. Hackentchmldt's injured ankle has mended nicely and he will be as sound as a dollar when he goes on the mat against the local wonder. Hack wilt have to be at his best Thursday night to down the Yale graduate. O'Connell Is traveling at his fastest right now. That hp can handle a man of Hack's weight Is shown by the way he slammed around Joe La Salle, who weighed 184 pounds when the pair met aome weeks ago, Whether he will be able to get behind Hackenschmidt and make him pound the mat will not be known until yne two face each other. Hackenschmidt has been around Port land for the past two mohths snd has made many friends during that period who like his chances s gainst O'Connell under the handicap arrangement. He has been training at the Y. M. C. A. and large crowds have watched htm work out with his trainers. He Is uhr usually fast for a man of his weight, but he doe not seem to hava the speed of his 'lighter opponent O'Connell r attest la Game. ? It is extremely doubtful if there is as fast a man in the world as O'Connell. tDmDiiiwi . Willi v vyuiinru iip;nt.niliK- like work on the mat is his great knowl edge of the frame. With due respect to Hackensohm(dt. it is hardly likely that lie knows' as much of wrestling tricks as O'ConnelL. . " . ".-'.. Justiwho will be Sie preliminary lias not yet been decided. There are a dozen classy preliminary men in Portland right now. most of whom have drifted in since the game has been under way. Every one of them has been mighty eager to get on in front of a Portland audience. Since Strang-ler Smith refused to meet Con .Albright, the Rochester phenom. who agreed to' throw Smith twice In- an hour, there has. been some "talk x of matching "Kid" Parker with Albright, who cwill give the Slavonian tumbler the same handicap. Albright is anxious to show the Portland people that he la a match for'-O'Connell apd has con sented to go no as a preliminary man Just to show the Portland people that tie is all the candy. Albright Is the man wtoo wrestled O'Connell two hours snd 10 minutes .to a no-fall , draw In Rochester last July. Parker says he doesn't believe that 'Albright can throw him twice in an hour, and there you -have the gossip, v , ; i y ; Crowd Probably Xargest. 'Arrangements have been made to handle the largest crowd of tha season. O'Connell threw Riley with such ridicu lous ease that the fans don't care to see him monkey longer with any of tha coast challengers, who would probably not be able to make any better of a allowing. They want to see him lined up against a man who can give 'him a tussle, and Hackenschmidt seems to be the one they want From present Indi cations it appears that all records for attendance at wrestling matches - here will be broker! Thursday night. There was a large demand for ring side seats aa soon as they were placed on sale at the two Schiller cigar stores and Cad well's cigar store." - A rush was made for choice locations around ' the mat, ana oy tne evening or tne event v the lower house will be pretty well sold . out. it seems. . . - f The St Paul club has signed Jack' Flynn, the old Holy Cross-player. . Oil CORING BOUT 4