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IN JEFF'S CORNER WILL BE-?
Splits Difference on Money Of
fer With Highlanders
Bushers Holding Out.
Ote Johnson will rrpnrt t 1 li r New
, Tork Americans on a compromise salary,
according to Information tlppe, off by
a friend of the KIiirkihk Svvfde. and lio
jrlll leave for the training- (amp in thu
eouth late this week or early next week.
Ota was offered $'00(1 a year hv the
Hlnrhlanders, having been pun hased for
14000 from Manager Met'redlo. Ote de
murred at ?:'(ino for six months' work.
"I'm worth $25011 or I'm not worth a
cent," Said Johnson, and refused to sljrn
the contract sent him. When he re
turned It. Ute made H notation that he
would consider $2500.
Manager Stalling sent word that he
couldn't give $2500. but was willing to
split the difference. Ote thought the
matter over and concluded that $22oi
wu good for his first summer's work
in the big league. Hp. sent word to
; Stalllngs that he would go south to the
training camp next week.
j (Ircfig Is Holding Out,
"Rtibe" Gregg, the Spokane pitcher
Unloaded on the Cleveland club for a
pMce said to be $5000, is holding out
for more money from the Naps. Gregg,
who Is a southpaw that had his first
professional experience last year, says
; he has been offered $250 a month, that
he can make $200 a month in a bush
league or $8 a day plastering, and fur
ther that he will not report until ho
has been offered $4no a month. His
transportation from Cleveland la at his
' home in Clarkston, Wash.
Hud PernoII, Ditto.
i Bud Pemoll, who used to whiz m
.over the plate from the south side for
Portland, and who was sold by Abeer
deeji to the Detroit Americans for $4000,
. wants more money. Heine hasn't given
, out what he was offered, but it is prob
ably all he is worth to the Tigers. Some
or inese rig league managers ought ti
get a copy of Christy Mathewson's first
contract, which called for $70 a month,
ana mall it out with their contracts to
blossoming twlrlers.
Hyatt's Hard Job.
Ham Hyatt, who went from Van
cpuver to 1he Pittsburg champions. Is
kicking on the pinch hitting Job that
Manager Clarke has laid out for him
Ham thinks he has the hardest Job in
the baseball business. The official aver
ages show that Ham took part In 49
games last year, but an asterisk calls
attention to a footnote which reads
"Was substitute batsman In 40 games'
He admits it looks like soft money, but
contends that they don't have cushions
on the bench these days.
One on Kd Kennedy.
Some hardhearted person perpetrated
a cruel Joke on Kd Kennedy. Kennedy,
Joshlngly, remarked to an Interrogator
that ne was going 1o St. Joe this year,
that being the first town that came to
hla tongue. It got in the papers and
Kd haa had to do a lot of explaining.
He doesn't know yet wtiere he 1s going.
Packed Up for Camp.
Several enthusiastic fans Intend to ac
company the baseball party t-outh to
Santa Marie tomorrow night. Every
body Is packed up ready for the word
from the big manager. Mac gave all
the suits an airing Saturday and packed
the big trunk Saturday night.
When Charles Ilode, the Cars.
Charley Ryan, who bats ..too In th
theatrical press agent league, is about
aa enthusiastic a ball fan as HIHy
Pangle, who has a .fi average in the
"Rooting Circuit." But they tell a good
Btory en Charley when he bade farewell
to the tall uncut and entrained for
Portlard. Charley had never ridden on
a street car before, hut he hail read
about them in the Paisley Bugle. Tie
wae as tickled ns the kid with the red
top boots over th" tri.li.'y :r,. his Hrrt
delight was a trip to Mount Tabor.
"cij u l: .ni ii i'p.v- o eriT ror
a ride, but wasn't sure ab,,t It. W'h r.
the conductor first came mound Charles
pungled up his nicke! Tp.o er stopp.-d
half a dozen times on the way out nd
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ijt iwiiuui.i'ir went lero-uMi the ca
Wlln tils, tares, pleijse." Kverv
lie passed Charlie the hitter iuk
nickel. "It cist me 35 er.ts b f te
there and. as I wjsu't walking
legged under the w. ight of ( . r.-ioiJS
metal in my po. ket. I concluded it vn
cheaper -to walk back ami I did. but I'm
going to collect that 30 cints sometime."
Hy C K. Van Ix)an.
New York,, Keh 19. Who Is going to
handle'' Jim Jeffries In the big fight?
The sports ar beginning to ask this
(mention because the 'handling' may
have" an important bearing on the result.
Competent advice has helped many a
fighter to win his battle bad advice
has nominated many a loser.
N.arly all the great managers of
fighters, from Hilly Madden down to
Hilly Nolan, have been men of quick
wit and keen perceptive powers. Nearly
every one of them lias been competent
to direct the course of a buttle and
give advice to the man who was doing
the fighting. The man who fights can
not see cvervthiim: the fellow In the
corner. If he has had the requisite
amount of experience, follows the trend
of battle closely and knows what ought
to be done, whether he can get his prin
cipal to do It or not.
Sam Can Count Money.
Samuel Bergor is known as Jeff's
"pugilistic representative,'" yet it docs
not seem likely that Samuel will be In
Jim's corner In an advisory capacity.
S.ini can count money as well as any
young man of his years; be can also
figure Interest and discount: he can
string a newspaper man sometimes and
get away with it, but Sammy as chief
second to o champion? Not with a tel
escope. Sam Is a trifle too tempera
mental for the part. Ji-ff won't want to
hear anything about the honor of the
"Caw-cash-ln race'' next July the
Fourth.
Sammy's own fighting career does not
fit him to shine as an adviser of cham
pions. His name may still be found In
some of the old record books, for there
was a time when Sam Bcrger was re
garded as the coming heavyweight.
Something delayed him He won sev
eral amateur championships, but he lost
out at last to Billy Rodenbnch, who was
so short and dumpy that he had to
Jump up Into the air In order to land
on Samuel's classic features.
In 1906 they tried to make a real
champ out of Sammy. It was Just after
the big fire, and many a Calif urn Ian had
to make a Jump to the far east and
grab something quick. Sam Berger was
matched with Jack O'Brien In Philadel
phia, anfl Jack has since made some in
teresting dlsclousres regarding that san
guinary encounter. Jack says that h
rehearsed the bout with Berger, blow
for blow. In the barn attached to the
llagan residence.
"You needn't worry, Sam," said Jack.
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LITTLE FIGHTERS
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the world. I won't hurt
Tie didn't er much.
Then Sam fought AI Kaufman, and it
was hard t (ill whh h was the worst
fighter until the tenth round, when
Kaufmnn slipped over one wild poke and
down went Sammy with a terrific
crash.
Berfjar Ii Barred.
This. then. Is the extent of Sammy's
career as a fighter, and to the casual
Observer it would seem that he Is barred
from the hurilcd consul tat ions In tha
ring on the afternoon of Julv 4, 1910.
Who is It going to be?
Very possibly It will be Jim Corbett.
Just because Jeffries twice whipped
Corbett Is no reason why Jim should
not be able to give Jeff some advice
which will heln him asralnst the black
man. It might as well be admitted 34
right now that at the game of analyzing 39b
another man's style and devising ways
of blocking the fighting plan of an op
ponent, no cleverer man than Jim Cor
bett ever stepped Inside the ropes. Jim
was the great clrcumventer He met
several men who could have dronned
him with a single blow, but Jim Cor
bett had studied out every move of his
opponent before he went Into the ring,
and that dangerous wallop might as
well have been left In the dressing room
along with the Plemels and the street
shoes They nrver got a chance to use
it on Corbett until he met his Waterloo
at Carson City.
Corbett foxy General.
It Is told of Corbett that before he
fought Jackson he seasoned his fore
arms for weeks, knowing that he would
be forced to block Jackson's body blows
If he hoped to win. For weeks Corhett's
trainers fralled away at his forearms,
bruising them to the bone. On the
night of the fight, Corhett's arms, from
wrist to elbow, were solid as teak and
.lust about as hard, and he stopped
Jackson's smashing deltvery without
wincing.
Corbett Is still the pre-eminent the
orist of the fighting game. His advice
would be worth having, and Corbett Is
capable of mapping out a simple style
of battle, easy to follow, elemental in
Its execution, which ought to over
match any thinking which will be done
in Johnson's corner.
m BATTLE
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Swimmers Will .Meet Iitter.
The swimming tournament of
Multnomah clut and the Y. M. c
has been postponed from Februaty
to March 2.
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World's Championship.
Returns cf the NYison-W olgast 15
round boxing contest win be given at
Martin Lwnny's saloon. Third nnd Jef
ferson, stieet, 2 o'clock Tue.ilay after
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San Francisco, l-'eb. 2 1.- Hoth being
below the required weight of 133 pounds
Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast are
resting the day before the battle and
until they are called into the ring they
will do nothing more than Is necessary
to keep their muscles from stiffening
Wolgast went out for a long walk this
morning and upon his return he an
nounced that he was through. Nelson
also took, a walk and this afternoon
pluyed a game of handball.
Late today Wolgast will go to Point
Richmond and remain In one of the
hotels until fight time. Nelson "will
spend the night at the Hultan baths,
leaving there at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning and board a launch which
will convey him to Point Richmond. Im
mediately after the battle, win or lose,
he will board the overland limited, as
he has a number of theatrical engage
ments to fill In the middle west.
Kelson Enthusiastic
Nelson (enthusiastic over the show
ing he made at Recreation Park yes
terday as compared w ith Wolgast s. The j
Dane believes that he convinced the
spectators that he Is the better boy and
declares that if Wolgast does not show
any better In the ring tomorrow than
he did against Jeff Perry yesterday,
the battle will not last long.
Wolgast's remarkable show of con
fidence seems to grow stronger as the
hour of battle approaches. That he Is
in great shape there can be no denying
and he Is most positive in his assertion
that he is in condition to go as long
and fast a route as Nelson or any other
lightweight can set.
Advanoe Sale Heavy.
The advance sale continues to be
heavy. Between $11,000 and $12,000
was In the box when the sale was re
sumed today and before nightfall It 1s
expected that the $18,000 mark will
have been reached. The majority of the
tickets sold were the higher priced ones,
and with the lower priced reserved seats
and 6000 two dollar bleacher scats re
maining. Promoter Hester now is fig
uring on a $35,000 pate.
The betting remains unchanged, but
with the appearance of more Wolgast
money the odds are expected to go frotn
10 to R to 10 to 7. Evpn money Is of
fered that Wolgast will stay 25 rounds.
The fight is scheduled to start at
2:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Ml eves in tile
howling world are centered on Detroit,
where the tenth International tourna
ment of the American Howling congress
will lie held from February 2i to March
15 Fiom pre;-ent Indications the tour
nament prou.is, h to be one of the most
oiecessfiil ever conducted hy that asso
ciation, and It is estimated that 400
teams from all over the Fnlted States
and Canada will participate, of course,
the majority of the teams will come
from the middle west, as the eastern
teams will save their material for th
National Howling association tourna
ment to he held u Baltimore. April 9
to 30, the latter organisation being a
strlctlv eastern one. and Including the
teams of eastern Canada.
The Detroit program Is an Interesting
one and Includes five men teams, two
men teams. and Individual contests,
which will be liehi Iii Wayne Garden,
where H new- alleys have l.rn laid for
tue toinuHiiient proper, and six alleys
for pra t ice ga mes.
Much Money Is Spent.
The enormous amount of money ex
pended In tills undertaking, and the
g-eat crow ds which w 111 undoubtedly he
present throughout the tournament, Is
a slight Indiiation of t lie amount of In
terest that Is being taken all over the
country In this greatest of Indoor sports.
In every ilty in the country--and even
In the smaller towns -thc public alleys
are crowded nightly, and in some of the
more popular resorts In New York It Is
Impossible to bowl unless you engage
alleys weeks ahead. Fortunes have been
made by .sharp proprietors, who have
((inverted their billiard rooms Into
howling alleys, recognizing the greater
popularity of this more strenuous sport.
Women as well as men have become
howling enthusiasts, and In Greater New
York, as well as In other cities, there
are many ladles' teams.
What has caused this astonishing re
vival of an old time sport Is a question
that Is likely to be asked. In answer
to this. I would say that a greater part
of the credit is due to the Fnlted
Howling clubs of New Tork, an organi
zation which dates back to 1885, and
which Includes in its membership some
of the greatest individual bowlers and
bowling teams In the country.
Anciout History of Bowling-.
To go back Into the ancient history
of bowling. New York can claim the
introduction of the game Into America.
It was brought over by the early Dutch
settlers of Manhattan, who played what
was then known us ninepins The pins
were placed on a diamond shaped bed
and bowled down with stones. No alleys
existed at this time, and the game was
purely an outdoor one, but so popular
did It become, that one of the most
historical spots In New York, located
In the heart of the financial district,
bears the nunie of Howling Green, owing
to the fact that three burghers leased
this spot for a period of 11 years and
here It was that o-.ir sturdy Dutch an
cestors were wont to play at their fa
vorite game, while they watched an oc
casional vessel came up the bay.
Because of the enactment of a law
abolishing the game of ninepins, the
tenplin game was adopted. Later on
bowling gradually became subject to
certain rubs, and finally the game of
Unpins, with three balls lo a game, be
came the established game, being purely
an American Innovation.
Games Popular in 1840.
As early as 1S40 bowling was very
popular In the east, especially in New
York, and It was at this time that It
was played Indoors for the first time.
With the westward progress of civiliza
tion the popularity of the game began
to spread. It was not subject to any
established rules, however, and there
were r.o restrictions retarding the length
of alleys, the size of balls and pins. etc.
This chaotic condition of affairs existed
until 1875, when a large number of east
ern bowlers got together and adopted a
set of rules and regulations. In the
west, however, they still plaved In the.
same "go as you please" fashion.
In 18S5 Henry Feldman, a prominent
New York bowler, conceived the Idea of
uniting all the bowling clubs of New
York under the head of one organiza
tion, and called a meeting of the leading
figures in bowling affairs of the 'city.
This resulted In the organization of the
Fnlted Bowling clubs of the east side,
which was changed three years later
to the I'nited Bowling clubs of New
York.
A number of tournaments were held
from lime to time under their auspices,
and In 1892, In response to an Invita
tion from the I'nited Bowling clubs of
Germany, they made a trip to that
country.
Held Great Tournament,
It was In July, 1Dio, that a groat
International tournament was held in
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Little California Bantam Is in
Great Shape for Coming
Boxing Exhibition.
FAMOUS ENGLISH FIGHTER NOW ON COAST
CALIFORNIA SEES
JEFF IMPROVEMENT
Big Fighter Shows Old Friends
He's Hundred Per Cent Bet
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Johnny Kline:, the former backstop of the Cubs, who will he In the
game again this year. President Murphy of Chicago Interceded
with the national coruminfiion for Kling's return to the organized
fold. The Chicago fans Insist that Johnny shall play no place else
but Chicago
San Francisco, Feb. 21. Public
ion here todav seemed to have (t
James J. Jeffries Is in 100 per
better condition than he was when he
appeared at a local theatre a year ago.
wnen ne imgan ins tour.
A good sized crowd watched the bigj
boilermaker at Jack Gleuson's show at I
Recreation park yesterday. Jeffries j
hopped ttie rope as nimbly as of old.
and the way he danced around for 10
minutes of fast shadow boxing filled his
admirers with glee.
The hlg fellow boxed three rounds
with Sam Berger. He showed that his
theatrical tour at least has polished
him off a bit in the more showy side of
the ring art. but wise fans hinted that
Jeffries and Berger have done the stunt
together so many times that each ap
parently knew what lead was coming
nuext. However, his work made an ex
cellent Impression upon the crowd.
Nelson and Wolgast. who fight for
the lightweight title at Point Richmond
tomorrow, each boxed several rounds
at the park. Owen Moran .and Harlem
Tommy Murphy, who will fight late
this month, also appeared.
Students In this country' "f the new
universal language, idn. say It is easier
to ma,ster than any of its competitors.
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who is now in California for the
fight.
Jimmy Carroll, the clever little Cali
fornia bantam who meets Johnny
Coulon In n 10 round exhibition here
In th" middle uf March, arrived In
Portland last night and will get into
shape for Ills coming, engagement.
Jimmy came down from Hoqulam whero
he has been with a theatrical company.
"I realize that I havo a chance of
a lifetime In being pitted against
Johnny Coulon, who Is generally ac
cepted as the bantam champion. I can
make 115 pounds ringside for Coulon
witn case. 1 will have plenty of work
from now until then and expect to be
iti the best condition of my life. I
have never cone In for boxing as I
should, looking on my trade of elec
trician as the means of my livelihood.
In fuel I have never worked over a
week for any of mv bouts and th
California critics are of the belief that
I would be champion If I gave over all
my time to boxing.
"I have never met anybody who could
outbox me. The fans here saw what I
did against At tell when It came to box
ing, and Monte Is considered a very
clever boxer.
I understand that t oulon is an
usually clever boxer. Maybe he
he better than I. If he is then
crowd will see a good exhibition."
Jimmy's lace Is ruddy. In fact
friends never h.-iw him looking healthi
er. When lie was here last his saf
fron tinted face was the cause of mum
worry. That hue has given way to a
healthy brownness tinged with red.
Jimmy's brother, Joe. will eonie north
from Salinas, to train with him and
will probably be seen in the second
main event. Joe Carroll is one of Ho"
cleverest lightweights In toe south and
none of tnetii is willing to mix things
with him.
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Fnlon 11111, N. J.. under the auspices
of this organization. Bowlers from all
over the world gathered at this meet,
and besides the tenpin championships,
there were contests for the duck and
cnndlepin championships, cocked hat
and other games. This great meet was
rcafly responsible for the enormous in
terest now taki n In bowling throughout
the country. Here, for the first tunc,
allevs were laid side by side, and the
proprietors of many dance and billiard
halls, quickly recognized the enormous
financial possibilities of this scheme.
With the establishment of these alleys,
howling became more popular than ever
until now It Is regarded as the "King
of Indoor Sports."
The break between the eastern and
western bowlers started In 1901, when
the first tournament of the American
Bowling congress Was hold in Chicago.
The eastern contestants entered a pro
test, claiming taht some of the western
bowlers used "loaded" balls, thereby in
creasing the weight of the balls above
thut called for In the rules, which
ranges from 16 to 20 pounds. No open
break occurred, however, until 1902,
when the eastern delegates withdrew
from the congress, which was being held
in Buffalo.
Cemented Again.
The following year they sent a half
hearted delegation to Indianapolis, and
this state of affairs continued until
190G, when some representative bowlers
In the east gathered in New York and
launched the National Bowling associa
tion. The first meeting was held in
September, 1906, and the first tourna
ment was held in Atlantic City for two
weeks beginning March 25, 1907, and
proved highly successful. The 1908
tournament was held in Rochester, and
in 1909 New York secured the prize and
a monster tournament was held In Madi
son Square Garden.
The slight differences which exist be
tween these two representative bodiep,
however, have not injured the growth of
the sport to any extent, as it possesses
too high a commercial value, but it Is
hoped that even this trouble wtll soon
be settled, and a meet aryanged, where
bowling teams from every section will
be represented.
WashouRal Piles Hig Score.
In a basketball contest plaved at
Washougal Saturday the Washougal
Athletic club team defeated the Stev
enson Athletic team by a score of 52
to 2. I.yle Ho-ford, forward on the
Washougal team securing 26 points.
Saturday, February 26. the Washougal
team will meet the Albina Athletic
club team at Washougal.
Mt. Artfrel Defeats Columbia.
Mt. Angel, Or.. Feb. 21. In a one
sided basketball game Saturday ' the
crack Mt. Angel college team slaugh-'
tered Columbia, tin- score being '39 t.o
15. At no time did Columbia show itself
to be in the collegians' class. The game
was a fair sample of clean sport and
nvjthing occurred to mar the pleasant
features of the game.
Owen Moran. the British lightweight
inii oose of challenging the winker if the Xelson-Wolgast
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