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    BASKET SHOOTERS IN
CENTER OF ATHLETICS
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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' FEBRUARY , 6, 1910.
HAL CHASE TELLS HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL
IJr Sportsman.
. ' Basketball now occupies the center of
i the stage, and from now unm iu eariy
part of March the big collegiate games
. will follow In rapid succession and tha
hopes baaed on ruontha or prattles wju
tbe realised or shattered. Basketball la
unique In one particular, and that la,
while being a. game win. empnaaises
moat thoroughly tho value of team play,
It requires at-tha same time that each
'i player be a highly skilled specialist.
- In football It 1 possible towlft with
one ,or two weak membera on the team,
but In basketball,' If ttiere be a alngrle
flaw or a weak member there la llttlt
hope for aucceas. Of all gumes played
by our American youth, baaketball holds
the palm for . speed, strenuous, aggres
sive, fighting speed. The teams must
be trained to go for 20 minutes without
a letup, for to falter la to lose In the
great Indoor game. , v . ; -
It Is surprlalng that a game as young
as baaketball la could find welcome
place In the lives of American sports
men. When- James Nalmth nailed a
couple of peach baaketa to the warfl of
, the old gymnasium at the Springfield
training school, and taking a rubber
football urged hla fellow students to
take a try at the new game he had In
vented, none of the group who were In
at the birth of baaketball, realised what
' aa Immenae place it would fill In the
athletlo life of our people, j
Thousands Flay It.
This was in 1193 and since that day
thousanda and thousands of American
boya and girls have benefited and
gained in physical strength by playing
tne game. While basketball permits
of marvelous individual skill and da
mands superb- teamwork. It 'has tbe
added value of being enjoyed by the
novice as well as by the expert. It
would be hard to estimate the nurn
ber of people who play basketball in
a single season, ' but aa every small
town and ' every' high school, college
and preparatory school are represented
by teama, the total number must be
enormous. ' I '
There are several sets of rules In
vogue. The A. A. U. rules have been
adopted by the athletic . cluba and Y.
M. C. A. of the country, and are played
by many secondary schoola. Then -we
have the girls' rules a aet compiled
for tho benefit of feminine players who
might find the men's game somewhat
strenuous and physically harmful. Then
there Is the professional sef of rules
and in the New England atatea and
Pennsylvania especially, the profes
sional game haa a big winter follow
ing. This game Is played In a court
that Is entirely enclosed by a net and
for thla reason is known as the cage
game.
The set of rules that is most satis
factory to college men Is the collegiate
code, and as this set of rules Is ar
ranged by representatives of the lead
ing universities and colleges of the
country, they have found general ac
ceptance among the educational instlr
tutlons.
Oune Knob raster.
The game as played by the collegians
Is much faster than the game aa
played by the athletic clubs and Y. M.
C. A. This Is largely due to the fact
that greater freedom is allowed In
dribbling and there are not so niaiiy
technicalities fhat aro penalised by the
calling of foul , This year, wfth:the
. -, if'1 i 1 1
organization of the Northwest Confer
eno lfasketball league, a great intereat
has- boen stimulated In tha splendid
indoor game. Thus far, Washington
State leads- the 'league with' a clean
record, but there are many chances for'
upsets, as the sesson haa Just started.
The league standing at present la as
follows
College
W, 8. C
O. A. C.
Whitman
taauo . ...
" b .Won;
. , ; 1
4 . t r
......... 1
0
Lost
o
"''
i
p. a
1000
.800
L .600
.000
Washington and Oregon are not mem
bers of the basketball leugae. but they
aro both playing the game and getting
the sport on a good basis in their re
spectlve Institutions. - The University
of Oregon has been handicapped by lack
of facilities, but with tha new gymnas
ium that Is Just about completed, their
basketball 'team will be prepared ti
meet opponents on the home floor at
Eugene. - ' , -
Washington's Good gplrit
A same lias llreadv been arranged
with Washington State College, and the
University inert will doubtless meet th
Collegians at Corvallla sometime luter
In the season. The University of wash
Ington basketball men are deserving of
considerable credit for. tha sportsman
like way In which they have taken up
tne game. They did not receive the sup
port of tha athletls association and
therefore the members of the team as
sumed all responsibility and have fin
anced their own) season to date.
They roust have a first class team as
tbe scores thst they hav piled up
against teams along , Puget .Bound and
In . British Columbia Indicate superior
elms. They will Journey Into Oregon,
early In March, meeting both the Ore
gon Agricultural college and the Unl
verslty of Oregon. Next Friday and
Saturday. O, A. C. meets W. 8. C. is
two games at Corvallla and these con
testa promise to be the best of the year
aa the. two great Institutions are anx
lous to take and maintain a place at the
top of the league. W. 8. C. has a strong
team ss was evidenced In their victory
over Idaho, but O. A. C. players are
bound to retain the championship
laurels that they won last year.
Cross-Conn trv Bon. (
On February 23 the cross-country
teams of the university of Oregon and
O. A. C. WUI meet at Kugene In a four
mile race. Five men will run for each
team. This Is a splendid arrangement.
and should have been dune years aao.
As n matter of fact, the northwcil is
big enough and Important enough, ath
letically, to have each year a big open
cross-country run In which all of thu
distance men representing the various
colleges would bo privileged to compete.
Long-distance running will never
amount to much unless cross-country
racing Is fostered. Occasionally, a good
man may be developed, but tho averago
will always remain low unless there Is
greater participation In tho distances.
There is no reason why we should not
have high-class performers In the half,
mile ar.d two-mile runs.
As It Is now. tho performances In
these events are uniformly mediocre,
and It is only rarely that a man dem
onstrates exceptional ability in these
distances. Let us have mom cross
country running, and the whole north
west will gain additional prestige of thf
distance flyers that we develop.
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Photographs of Hal Chase, the famous first basemau of th New York Americans, In action.
ENGUSH MADE
CAfiLATEST HERE
Name of Machine Is "Noiseless
Napier," Which Is Mighty
Powerful.
"The Noiseless Napier.", the first
Kuglish and the second foreign car to
lie represented by an agency in Port
land, was placed In tho 'hands of th,?
Van Matre-lndy Automobile, company
yesterday. James W. Van Matre ntul
C C Indy compose tho firm, with
headquarters at B03 Alder street. They
have been in automobile repair busi
ness for some, little time, but only re
cently entered the field as agents.
The Napier car Is manufactured In
London. England, and Is one of the
most powerful cars manufactured. ' The
engine Is guaranteed to make M horse
power, but In reality can mike close
to j 60 horsepower. The company
builds cars which can carry from to
two to 25 persons. They are the most
successful of English' machines.
The "Noiseless Napier," as the car Is
termed in KngJand, , has made Its
but. In Portland most auspiciously. The
firm lias already contracted to deliver
a car to R. L. Bewely of 761 East Yam
hill street. If is to be a ft horseoower
six cylinder car, with a 134 Inch wheel
base and a 36 by four and one half
men tire. The cylinders are cast In
pairs and are five and a half bore by- four
, Inches stroke. . The machine, has three
speeds forward and one rev.erse and has
a Napier .ayncranlsed battery and coil
and magneto. ,;.;v
The Napior cars are all equipped with
a new wheel in-tise 'In England now.
known as the Itudge-Whltworth patent
detachable wire wheeL The manufact
urers guarantee that the wheel can bo
changed in 10. seconds. It carries the
regulation pneiynatic tire, and upon in
jury to either wheel or tire, a change
can be made. . . '
Hjr Hal Chase.
(First baseman of the New York Ameri
cans and Hcknowlcdgod 'tu be one of
the greatest ball players who ever
pulled on a spiked shoe.)
The first base position offers belter
prospects in baseball today than any
other. Fewer real experts are playing
'the Initial sack than any other position
on the diamond. In tho old davs hitting
ability was tha first essential of suc
cess. First basemen generally ' were big
men. They were selected solely as tar
gets for the rest of the infleldors. They
covered llttje ground. , Todav, It Js dif
ferent. ' 'A -first basemnrt Is "not only
expected to get all sorts of throws, but
to cover as much ground as the rest of
10, won: Darelngton, second; Alder I the Infield. UnlesB he can hold up this I
liuliii, third. Time 1:13 3-5. end he Is practically useless..
Mile ana 70 yarae. inreo-year-oius j nnve played every position on tne
and upward, selling Keep Moving, 13' Infield and outfield, I broke Into the
to 10, won: Sink 8prlnk, second; Buck-game as a college pitcher. First base,
thorn, third. Time. 1:46. . however, is my specialty. It was a
Five and half furlongs, three-year-signed me when I first entered profes-
olds and upward, purse John H. Bhee- sional ball. I studied the position from
han, even; Bellwether, second.
PUBLIC PICKS HORSES
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
Tampa Results.
' First race, five furlongs Plo Pico,
7 to 10. won; Claiborne, second; Anna
Donahue, third. Time, 1:04 !4.
Second race, five and a half fur
longs Jack Dennerlln, 3 to 1. won;
Ceasar, second ; Morpeth, third. Time,
1:11.
Third race, seven furlongs Ncbulo
sus, 7 to 6, won; Okenlte, second; Judge
8aufley, third. Time. 1:32 4-5.
Fourth race. 1 mile and 70 yards
Kercheval. 7 to 10, won; Autumn Girl,
second; Bannock Bob, third. Time,
1:612-6.-
Fifth race, five furlongs Clolsteress,
3 to 1, won; Lottie Parr, second; Lucul
lus, third. Time, 1:03 4-.C.
Sixth race, six furlongs Punky, 6
to i, won; Dry Dollar, second; Clyjnslc,
third. Time. 1:71 H-
Jacksonville Results.
First race", five and a half furlongs-
Isabel Casso, -2 to T. won; Ryestraw,
second; Lady Stalwart, third. Time,
:41 1-5. ,
Second race, one mile Smug, 12 to
1, won; FullfUl, second; Fair Louise,
time. Timo, 1:412-5.
Third race, six furlongs Jack Atkln,
won; Magazine, second; John Griffon,
third. Time, 1:12 2-5.
Fourth race, mile and a quarter
Pulka, 8 to 1, won; Old Honesty, sec
ond Sotcmla, third. Time. 2:06 2-5.
Fifth rsce, six furlongs Dr. Barkley
won; Top Note,. second; Campeon, third.
Time, 1:12 4-6.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth
High Rank, 6 to l. won; Paradise Queen,
second; John Carroll, third. Time,
1:46.
yeafr-olds and upward, selling -Adena.
4 to J, won: Mollis Montrose, second;
Round and Round, third,': Time 1:11 2-6,
Three and one 'half furlongs, two-year-olds,
purse Frank Ruhstaller, 7
to 10, won; Indora, second; Grcnida,
third. Time 1:42 2-5.
Futurity . course, three-year-olds '-. and
upward, selling Marburg. 3 to 1. won:
Madeline Musgrave, ,- second; Father
Stafford, third. Time 1:11 1-6.
Six furlongs. seHing ftosslare, 9 to
E. HENRY WEMME GOES
. SOUTH FOR HEALTH
President E. Henry. Wemme, of tho
I'ortiand Automobile club, has been or
dered by .'his physician -to leave Port
land for six weeks at least, and to for
got all His business troubles. Managing
of the Overlook Land company, of which
no us president' and of the Portland
Automobile club have proved too great
a strain on; Mr.-; Wemme, an h"wiH
leave for the south-this morning.
in his trip Mr. Wemme will Include
New Orleans, New - York, Philadelphia,
ban Francisco and Log Angeles. He
will be in New Orleans-during the
Mardi Gras and expects to be able to
rorget an bis trouble at that time. He
will be gone until just before the timo
ror. tne annual meeting of the Portland
Automobile ' club, the first week In
April. ;
$1000 Wresiiitfflateli!;
t ' 142 Lbs.9 RInasIde
EDDIE O'CONNELL vs. M. MATSUDA
- Welterweight Champion. " ' Japan;jiu Jitsu Champion.
, MERRILL'S HALL, THURSDAY,' FEB. 10th
. " TWO RED HOT: PRELIMINARIES
V ' Tickets on sale at Shiller's, Cadwell's and Multnomah Club. '.'
Reserved .Seats, $1.50. . General Admission, $1.00. , - 1
every angle. What I have learned I am
glad to tell to others. It may help
some unknown boy up the rocky road of
success. There is nothing so absolutely
necessary as beginning properly.
Should Have I.ong Beach.
A first baseman should be possessed
of better than average reach. He has
to handle wide as well as perfect throws.'
He must be agile. He must be accurate
In throwing and as accurate in timing
and receiving throws. And he must pos
sess thst activity and nlmbleness that
win protect him from collision with
base runners.
Whether or not the most Important,
the first baseman Is but one part of a
machine. Kach player must, of course,
thoroughly understand his fellow. It Is
for this reason that secret, simple sig
nals, known only to the club using them,
are used. Every man must know ex
actly the sort of ball the pitcher will
deliver the outfielder so that ho may
"plant" himself at the nearest spot to
which a. fly is likely to fall. ;the in-
flelder so that he may shift his position
to Intercept a ground ball or liner. Cal
culations will at times go awry. . But
the fact that every expected play calls
forth Btrategy helps to cope with the
unexpected.
JVo Bet Playing Xnles.
There are no set rules for playing
any position. ' No two plys happen ex
actly the same way. Right hand bat
ters have a tendency to hit toward left
field and vice versa, but there are so
many exceptions as almost to disprove
the rule, , .
The first baseman's duties are many
He' is ost responsible, for an opponent
reaching his station. . Until he gets to
first a player Is harmless. ' In addition
the first baseman must lend every aid In
accurate throwing, relaying and- backing
up or throws to others Also he must
be alert , to.connlve . with the battery in
catching a runner off his base, for It
Is easier' to do . this -at first than, any
other base.
As the great majority of outs happen
at first base, the guardian of this pillow
must be a' finished fielder.- The first
baseman is often . exposed to danger.
To a left handed, first baseman the dan
ger is naturally greater. A throw to
the Inside of the bag, that Is, between
the base and the runnersnaturally
draws the fielder into the danger cone.
A right-handed fielder; with his glove on
the left hand, can reach out and pluck
the ball from, off the runner - without
endangering his own, safety. Harry
Davis, of the Athletics, at bis best, was
perhaps the most skilled at this trick.
Still, if he but remember that' touching
any part of the bag with the least nor.
tion of the foot Is as good as planting
himself In the middle, any first sacker
may soon learn to protect himself. To
do this it is necessary to be able' to shift
to either root quickly.' f
v Throw Znsld .Bag,
A throw to : the" inside of the ban
I generally play by keeping- my right
toe on the sack and toy body as far out
In foul territory; as' possible, 1 use
left foot for an outside throw. One
must always 1 figure quickly on a posi
tion best suited for protection In case
of collision. - - . , , ,
The territory covered depends .on a
fielder's speed to a great extent. But
speed must be backed by ability to slse
up a , situation quickly and correctly.
For instance, it Is the player who gets
away to the right pliace at the , crack
of the bat that shines. For a aldw man
I play deepest. These. are some men Jn
the "American league for whom Jt can go
out Almost to right-field without danger.
Many times I have been Joshed, by the
bleachers for this. In foreign cities they
accuse mo at times of grand sUnd play.
But you must remember that the deepest
you play the more chance you have to
get a ball hit In your direction. llay
as deeply as possible at all times; but
not too deeply to prevent getting to
your station for any sort of a throw In
case some ono else handles tho ball.
Somehow the fielding end of It came
natural to ino. I rlti not hsvo much
trouble In gauging throws. But no two
Inflelders throw the same way.
Southpaw Better ntted.
I believe a left-handed first baseman
Is better fitted for the position than
a right bander. He uses thu left hand
for throwing. This makes a snap' throw
to second or third much easier. He
naturally faces these bags. The right
hander has to turn round, losing valu
able time. As to throwing to the plate,
there is no advantage at either ntyle.
I believe the time will come when a
right handed first baseman will bo al
most as rare as a left handed third
baseman now Is. Fred Tennry was the
pioneer southpaw first sacker. He orig
inated the sacrifice killing plsy. That
IS. on a bunt to him he tried for tho
man that was to.be advanced. I did
the same thing before I heard of Tenney.
It was as natural for me to do It as
to" play for the plate with the bases full
and none out For a right hander the
play is more difficult. He loses too
much time in turning after batting tho
ball.
It takes good tools to do good work,
That is why one should stick to the glove
tnat gives him best results. I use
rather small glove, with very little nad
ding, for I have found It much easier to
handle ground balls with. My advice Is
never to use a new glove in real nlav
oerore it is tnoroughly broken In.
It never pays to become cureless. No
one knows this better than myself, for
it is one of my worst faults. The ma
Jority of my errors crop out pn the
easiest chances. Often I feel so sure of
a play that appears easy that I make It
before the hall arrives. There is no
play so easy as to be ft dead certainty
A ground ball or throw will bound
differently to you almost every day. A
baked diamond Is naturally lively. A
muddy, wet Infield Is dead. On the first
a ball will bounce, like rubber. On
theiatterlt will stop or hug the ground
ever stum preliminary , practice. A
player cannot too well know tho peculi
arities of the ground which ho covers.
Now. ss to a few tricks that will help
a nrst Daseman arter he bas mastered
his position. For a left hander the
sacrifice bunt killer Is about the most
important. . . Never attempt It unless you
are sure every team mate knows your
purpose. Dash at the- start of the pitch.
The player will Instuntlv tip his hand,
If he intends to cross you. If he tries
to hit It out. stop short. That will give
you a better ehnnee to go over to either
side of a grounder.
S&ap Throw Used.
A snap throw to second or third fol
lowing a play at first, will often get a
man running ahead of the. hatter. As
first Is the only base which It Is pos
sible, to overrun, a player on a clone
sprint will often be unable to pull up
short at second or third. Kspcclally Is
this true When hrf finds he Is not draw.
Ing.the throw. n thjs :iuw, he does not
have to sllfii -This Impetus carries him
aeroNS the sack If he has to huKtle to
get this sim Ion. A second haHeman or
shortstop who covers con often put tho
ball on hlm before he can get hack.
This is a dangerous plsy to attempt,
except with the most wideawake
helpers. If the man who. covers second
gets the throw no hurm. Is done, whether
or not the play Is successful. But If he
falls to connect, It is almost as disastrous
as a base hit. 1 remember one game In
Which I threw threq times at the out
field because no one was on hand to
take the throw. It Is naturally an
emergency piny, which must be pulled
so quickly that the first baseman has
to depend on the Intelligence of his
fellows to put It through. There Is no
chance for secret signals In this one.
A right hander can work the trick
equally well on a proper throw from the
second baseman.
' - By W. W. Naughton. '
. San Francisco, Feb. ft. Jim Corbett
will nut have It that Jeffries "out-
boxed"' him or proved the, "cleverer" in
their last contest In San Francisco.
In a recently published article Jim at
tempts to pull to pieces my articles in
favor of Jeffries on the occasion re
ferred to, and as Is his wont when
dealing with adverse critics, tries t
quench me In the most gentlemanly
manner possible.
There is one thing I can ssy for Cor
bett. It hss been my privilege at vari
ous ttmes during tha last quarter of a
century anyhow since 188t to criticise
Jim not always harshly by any means
and I cannot recall that my bluntness
ever brought me a scowl from the fel
low I saddled with-' the fighting nick
name of "Pompadour Jim."
Corbett Beady to Admit.
He was always pleased to meet end
converse with; always ready to" admit
that a sporting editor hsd a right to an
honest expression of opinion, no matter
how unpleasant reading it might make.
But argument Is argumejit, and here's
at you, Jim.
In dissecting my views he says:
"No. I'll tell you what gave this
porting writer an Idea that Jeffries
outboxed me in that San Francisco,
fight, in the second round of that con
tent Jeffries caught me with a hard
left swing In the short ribs, that
knocked all the strength out of me, and
consequently robbed me of mv speed."
Jim Says a lot.
That will do for the present Jim
says a whole lot more, but It Is too long
to quote, and I don't wish to garble it.
I think I can muku my point from the
extract above given.
Corbett was trained to the minute for
that fight. He gave himself Bpvelal
preparation, in fact, and hoped by tho
use of crowbars, giant dumbbells and
other weighty apparatus to be ablo to
gather slome of the Jeffries strength on
to the Corbett cleverness, and thus make
a combination that couldn't be neat.
He had all the confidence that came
from the knowledge that the world con-
Idered him a paragon of pugilistic sci
ence. He had the self-reliance that
came from having stood off Peter Jack
son, admittedly Australia's premier
heavyweight. He had the further self
reliance that came, to him from tho fact
that "he had made a monkey" of Jef
fries for over 20 rounds at Conty Island.
Bow It All Happened.
He started out on this second fight
clear brained, stout lunged. Umber mus
cled and nlmblo footed. He began to
fiddle and feint, to bewilder and tangle
the giant In front of him; yet to take
his own words for It. Jeffries U t nil
hla plans .and knocked all his know l
edge, confidence and experience Into
cocked hat "with a hard left hand swing
In the short ribs" t,iat. knocked all ti
strength out of him And robbed him of
his speed.
Isn't that being outboxed? I think v
And what does being outboxad man.
anyhow?. Isn't it the .winner who out
swims or outruns the other man or oth
er men? Of course It Is. ".
A little further along JUn says: "Now
I'm simply using this explanation ("
show my readers that Jeffries Is not a
rlover boxer." .
W&at Xa OKvsrattsT
All right Jim, but pray what consti
tutes cleverness? Can any kind of show
ing or performance that falls of Its ob
ject be considered clever?
When an army general, noted for Ills
brilliant maneuvers, plana what he con
siders will be a series of baffling move
ments on a battlefield, and Is lej Into a
trap anfl smashed to a pulp by tbe op
posing general, which is tha clever man?
Supposing even that Oeneral Number
One, had led the bther general a merry
dance for hours, but was finally cor
nered and conquered Isn't the conquer
ing general the cleverer? I think so.
Somewhere else Jim says: . ' '
"Even Jeffries himself lsys no claim
to exceptional ability as a boxer. ,
Jeff Has Mil.
Don t you believe anything of that
kind. A statement of that character, In
fact, suggests a lack of knowledge or
human nature. There was never a man.
or woman, cither, who excelled in any.
department of endeavor who did not!
consider himself or herself master of all
the side lines In the connection. I
Jeffries docs consider himself a hlgh-f
ly finished boxer, or at least he dll
when he relinquished the game. He not
only aaked me prior to his fight with
Corbett to watch if he did not outbox
the former champion, but he Inquirer:
of me after the affair If I did not, think '
he had mado good' in his ante-contest j
bosst. j
In the old days, Jeffries not only!
wished to be looked upon as an cxpo-j
ncnt of clever rlngmanshlp, but he wa?
consumed with tho desire to look dapper
and willowy In action. One time ho un-,
dertook to reduce the slse of his legs so
that they might resemble the underpin
ning of a clever boxer, rather than the
massive Mupiorts pf a thick, bodied
strong man.
It was a great relief to Billy Pelaney
when the champion decided it couldn't
he done, for the veteran trainer was
8frald that Jeff would affect his
Htrength oy tho drastic methods of re
duction employed. f
HERE'S A MASCOT WHO
CAN SKIN A BILLIKIN
No more mascots for the New York
American league team. Frank Farrell.
owner of the club, received this letter
this week:
"Dear mister Fartil I am a mascot
put of a Job and want to hook up for
the eumlng seeson. I wild like to be
with the New Yorks. though If you
don't want me I may go with the
Plruts I am an all round mascot and
can put It over a bllliken 40 ways from
the Jack. If you want good luck for
the seHons hire me. Alt I want Is elgh
teen dollurs a week and traveling ex
penses." The last mascot the Yankee
had was two years ago, when he kept
the team In hot water all the time.
Farrell was kept busy keeping the boys
out of Jail through the prank of tho
mascot. It Is pafe to say this "all
round mascot" will not get a berth.
on a punching bag Fcarl Casey hns all
the maestros In the country backed off
the boards. Casey punches a bag with
all the abandon of a virtuoso. ' He gcN
In the highnotes an the low notes mvl
all that, lie s a versatile . fellow Is
Casey. " , .
BOXING SMOKERS
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CALENDAR OF SPORT
, FOR THE WEEK
Mondaytart of six day bicycle
race in First regiment armory, Newark.
N. J., Padl Moore vs. Johnny Daly, 10
rounds, in New York. Annual tourna
ment ofth' 22 Calibre Rifle Leairne
of, the United States begins ' in Pitts
burg. Second annual nnped' cbaH Ho
races at Perth. Ontario.
Tuesday Sam Langford vs. .Tim
Flynn at Los Angeles: Art Edmunds
vs. Ernie Sunberg at-Wlnnlne. for
featherweight wrestling, championship.
Wednesday 'Annual bonsplel of Man
itoba Curl! ng associa tion opens 1 n " Wi n-
nlpeg. ; Opening of Ice '; race meeting
of Dufferin Driving club at.' Toronto.
New England indoor Ice 'skating cham
pionships at , Boston. ; Annual St. Val
entine: golf tournament. starts at Pine
hurst, N. C. Opening of mnnual show
of Westminster; Kennel club in New
York. .' ' . f r -'.
"Thursday-Annual s schedule meeting
of 1 New England league of baseball
clubs at Boston. ; Eddie, O'Connell vs.
M. Matsuda; Japanese, at Portland, for
welterwetgbt - wrestling - championship.
Fridays-Annual tournament of Inter
national - Bowling association opens in
St. Paul. Annual tournament of North
western Whist association opens "in
Minneapolis. . Racquet championship
tournament for gold ' racquet starts at
Tuxedo Park, N. Y.
Saturday Eastern amateur outdoor
skating championship at Tiewburg. N.
Y. Snowshoe and skating champion
ships of Montreal Amateur Athletic
association. Bkl tournament at Still
water, Minn. . South Atlantic indoor
atletic championships . at Baltimore.
Annual indoor invitation' meet of the
Boston Athletio . association, Indoor
meet of the Richmond College Athletic
associat ion; Richmond, Va. - - - -'
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like one of the best breadwinners among
the tiny fellows. He Is little, past 20
years old and has the constitution of
a polar bear.
Haft Punching Artist.
When It comes to playing grand opera
Will Ui t Adolph's (Joat. ,
It's a sane bet that one Battling Nel
son will kid the life out of. another
Adolph Wolgast In the ring on the af
ternoon of February 22. Just as he fill
the other night at a tryst Jo thj-esh out
the final Arrangements about the shlti
bet. They say Ad cried sot angry did
he become.. Well, these felWs that lo
the weeping stunt are Just Tmade to or
der for JJelson and he'll crush Wolcsst
Just ss easily as he did Dick Hyland.
That cold, calculating Danish noodle
of his' has the goat of alt' of them.
.Good Word for Brother Dan.,
Will J. Slattery, the Journal's Stn
Francisco fight critic, thinks very high
ly of Dan Sullivan. Now that there is
a dearth or iiign class miuaioweignts,
Slattery thinks an enterprising maiia-;
gef could shove Dan' to the top notch
class In very short order. f
When Brother Charley Graduates.
Jack Johnson's brother. Charley, will
graduate from college as an under
taker on July 1. Do you see anything
significant in this Information? ; I do.
A Most Remarkable
ALEl
Of Men's and Boys' Clothing
at Less Than Cost
The best selected line of Men's and Boys' Clothes in Port
Jand you'll find at this store. Ourt. stock is treble what it
should be. Enlisting your aid to relieve this condition by
price-cutting that will surpass any clothing sale of the sea
son that's what we're doing-now. You may have seen
other stores quoting prices as low, but it's quality that counts
Men's Suits and Overcoats
$15 SUITS OR OVERCOATS AT, . . . $11.75
$20 SUITS OR OVERCOATS, AT . . .... $14.35
$25 SUITS OR OVERCOATS AT, ... ,$18.75
$30 SUITS OR OVERCOATS AT. .$22.50
$35 and $40 SUITS OR OVERCOATS at $25.00
Boys' Fine Suits-l to lYrs.
These suits are just the kind for the- live, active, Tucking kid.
They're the durable but stjll handsome suits that wear and
make him look like a young, gentleman. The fabrics arc
plain serges, fancy cassimeres; thibcts, cheviots and tweeds.
$ 5.00 SUITS NOW ONLY $3.75
$ 6.50 SUITS NOW ONLY..;,. .$1.50
$ 7.50 SUITS NOW "ONLYl: . .$5.00
$ 8.00 SUITS NOW ONLY.';. .$5.75
$10.00 SUITS NOW .ONLY.;, w . .$7.00
Grant Phegley, Manager ' , Outfitters to Men and Boys ' Seven!h snd Sfztk Struts
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