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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, , TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1911. SWRTING Ell NEWS FROM TRACK FIELD DIAMOND WOULD PITCH ON PACIFIC COAST Bantamweight Goes Out of His Cubs Play to Greatest Number Exact Line Depends on Wash ington-Jefferson Game ; : Next Thursday. . ; Naps Offer Southpaw Contrac for $3000; McCredie Mixed on Trains. . . ' Lightweight Champion Helps : ! Condition by Two Weeks' . Mountairf Roughing. t , Class to Get Gotham : ,? Fights... of Fans; Nationals Lead Americans. 13 ALL SECTIONS ffiW CSMIL IS CHICAGO BANNER FIGHTING BIG MEN BASEBALL 101 DIi(5Sattle GREGG AND SOMERS eiiii! oil aio VVOLGAST IH GREAT SHAPE FOR BATTLE New. Tork exchanges to,, hand carry - an account of Jimmy CirroU'i first bout In th east with a lighlwolght named Toung Brown. Though Carroll It but a good slued bantam ; the New York scribes seem to have the Idea that he Is a lightweight, young Brown la a legitimate lightweight and Carroll had to give away a lot of weight to him. Here's what one of the : New York papery had to Bay of the Brown-Carroll . combat: V & -t' ';?-.: . i-i. . . .';. "Jimmy Carroll, the California light weight who , arrived here a short time ago In the rear of a widely heralded reputation, did not create a favorable Impression-with the local fight, fans in his Initial bout with Young Brown, an east side boy. at the Fordon A. C The local youngster earned the decslon and earned It by a comfortable margin, "In the opening round Carroll , nar rowly escaped a knockout when he col lided with a hard left swing to the Jaw that put him down for a count of sever:. Thereafter the' native son had a healthy respect for Brown's punches and assumed the defensive,' which he maintained throughout nearly all suc ceeding rounds. . "The bout was a good one and full of action. Brown repeatedly winged In Jolting left hooks and Jabs, but. they lacked steam,' and while they staggered Carroll several times he was unable to make, the victory a knockout one. In the fifth round 'Brown led for the stomach with a right, and when Car roll dropped his guard crossed a left to the Jaw. The blow dazed the Call fornian, but he hung on and managed to. weather the round. "Carroll gained strength is the bout progressed, and toward the end did not hesitate to stand toe to toe and swap punches. Brown, however, had plied up a big lead, and at the finish there was no question as to the decision." BARNEY OLDFIELD MAY , DRIVE IN VANDERBILT Vv.-vH :vv :.'v;v , ; a-: , --,. i i '- -.vV--v' . V;':,iu. 'Y' rv' (United Press leased Wire. I Savannah, Ga., Nov. 21. It was an nounced here today that Barney Old field may take part in the Vanderbilt cup race next year, the American auto mobile classic. It is said he will drive a car In the race if the automobile as sociation decides to reinstate him. This is regarded as probable.- . As a result of yesterday's accident, which cost the life of Driver McNay, Maxwell,' mechanician "of "thowrecked car. Is still in a critical condition, and Dawson, driver of nnt of thA ran vhlrh was ditched In order, to avoid a colli-1 Hon with McNay's wreck, probably will be unable to start In Monday's rare be cause of his injuries. T ALLEN ELECTED BASKETBALL LEADER Bert Allen was elected, captain of the Multnomah club basketball team for the second time at a- meeting of the players last evening. .Allen knows the basket game from beginning to end. as he has. played it lor over eight years. The Winged "M" five will play prac tice games with outside teams and in : this manner keep the men in condition until the new clubhouse is opened. ABE'ATTELL KNOCKS ' CORNERS OFF JONES (United Press Leased Wire.) . New York, Nov. Jl. The champion ship aspirations of Willie Jones, the Brooklyn featherweight, are crushed to- aay as a result or his decisive defeat in a 10-round'bout here last night by Abe At tell. To Jones belongs the oredlt of making the champion extend himself. The Brooklyn lad realized the hopeless ness of boxing with "Poxy Abie" and from the start fought a rushing, swing ing fight. The result was that Attell was several times stung opt Of his usual apathy in the ring. .Jones was hit from every known angle, some of which the Brooklyn did not even know existed. Rose City Eleven Wants Game. ,. The Rom City Park football eleven would like to arrange a game with a fast amateur football team. For game telephone C-2367. Prepare costume now for masquerade on skates, ,,. Oaks ,,. rink, Thanksgiving night- - . e Smoke Queen Quality tobacco, the labels. See 167 3rd. Save Pinr.o rents S3 mo. ?7C Wash. St. it Always r.aJs h A; SANTAELLA THE HART "CIGAR CO, The Chicago Cubs played to more peo ple in the National league than any ether elub and even bettered the mark set by the Philadelphia Americans, who Jed the American league In attendance during the past season. The Cubs played before 972,308 peo ple and the Giants, who were second In the list, played before 935,601 fans. The St Louis team played to 720.060 base ball people during; the season, Cincinnati was , the., poorest drawlner cara. in me .National league. Even the Boston team, which finished in the rear end of the race, drew better than Garry Herrmann's 'team -v- "',v,V,v - Ih ihe American league the Ath letics entertained - (18.100 , people and the New York Yankees were second in the list : The Cleveland club drew bet ter than It did in the 1910 season, on account or playing Sunday baseball. Washington' was the poorest drawlna- card of the American league. .,, The crowds each team played before and the total attendance of the two leagues for the 1911 season Is as fol lows: National, Leajrue. American. League. . 618.100 602,410 ' 602,180 498.720 480.070 460,000 420,720 380.080 Chicaaro' 972.808 Phlla'phia 935,602 New York ; 18,140Chicago .. 690,460 Boston ... 690,070 Detroit ... 68a,120Cleveland 720,060 St Louis. 701.420Wash'ton . New York Phlla'phia Brooklyn , Pittsburg . Cincinnati St. Louis. Boston ... Total ....6,808,178 Total ..$.982,850 W. R. Armour has sold his holdings In the Toledo Mudhens and has retired from the baseball business. It is ru mored that President Somers of the Naps bought the A. : A. -club, o.ut the Nap president denies the rumor. . ' Will Setly, an' old time umpire of San Francisco. is plannlnr to brlnar Chinese baseketball team to this country next season to play games with the college nine of the United Statin. The team which 8etley will bring won me cnampionsnip of the PhiliDnlnea and defeated the Waseda university. The Cleveland Napa will have the two leading third basemen of the Amer ican association fighting for third base next season along with Neal Ball and Terry Turner. ; Bronkle and fitansburg are the two association lnfielders. Dolly Gray will not be with the Washington team next year, according to me latest report Gray will likely go to the Rochester club of the Eastern league. in a trade. ;t Ted Sullivan, the veteran manaser and. scout, Is willing to organise a new league in western Canada and place a team in Winnipeg if the Canadian fans will help in the good work. ;; OIa Oleson, Nap shortstop In the summer, oui at present a man of lels- ure, baa discovered a method for lm proving the batting eye. Rather, an- other party has discovered the system and Ole Intends to give it a trial, says a uieveiana paper. Joe Mitchell and Bertie Way, Cleve land's leading golf professionals, and Ralph . Worthlngton, . one of our fair city's strongest devotees, and Olson, engaged in a fanning fracas yesterday, the result of which was the statement by Worthlngton that golf is an Invalu able cure for weak batting eyes. - "Tell you there's nothing like It," said Worthlngton, "for developing ac curacy of sight; You know it's only natural that a person's accuracy of sight should be Improved by practice in following the course of a golf ball. Practice in anything tends to bring perfection. ' . . "The ball player trains his arms, legs and body, but doesn't train his eye. Now I feel so sure that practice at golf will increase a man's ability In watching the " course of a ball from pttoher to catcher that I will make a little bet , "Now, Mr. Olson, If you will come out to my club when you are in the city and play golf, and if you don't show improvement in your hitting as, a result, -1; will furnish a nice large spread." i "It's a bargain," Ole popped out "CHIEF" MEYERS DOES A VAUDEVILLE STUNT (United Pre Leased Wire.) San Diego. Cal.. Nov. . 21. "Chief" Jack Meyers, catcher of the- New York Giants, who entered vaudeville last fall with Christy Mathewson, appeared at a local theatre last night in a akit called -me Ban oame." Meyers, who is a btg favorite here, got a rousing recep tion from the fans that packed the bouse, and in response made the short' est speech on record. Meyers will ap pear in Los Angeles and Ban Francisco this winter. , ": Evans Accepts Challenge. Bobby Evans, the local lightweight scrapper, has accepted the challenge is sued oy rug Lewis, the Oregon City lightweight, and is ready to meet him at any time. Evans' manager, A. C Ardlss, can oe xouna at bbo sixth street Reliable" Y CA, Tampa, Ftcu DIS,' PORTLAND ' -' f ' ' - Ay .-j :: jT-i- v'"W" ' ' ' . l j fif'H' , ,,: .;, :' V "?'' A'' 1 - Mordecal "Brown of the Chicago Cubs, who says he Is anxious to pitch for a Pacific coast league team. Brown would be a big drawing card " , If he could be secured. TEffl SELECTED TO L All-Star Interscholastio Team Will Practice for Game December 5. The all-star interscholastio soccer team, which will meet' the fast Aus tralian eleven on Multnomah field, De cember 6, wag selected at a meeting held at the Multnomah club yesterday afternoon. -'... Those who attended the meeting were Managers Goodwin of Llnoold, Mackie of Portland academy and Bach of Co lumbia university. Chsppelle Browne of the Portland Football association acted as chairman of the meeting. Three players for the all-star team were chosen from the fast Columbia university team and two players were selected from each of the Lincoln, Jef ferson and Washington High schools and the Portland academy. The team will likely practice Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The team selected to meet the Australians is as follows:'"-.' .f ., , . Gorrecsky, Columbia, goal. Carmody, Columbia, right fullback. Browne. Washington, left fullback. Goodwin, Llnooln, right halfback. Sanford, P. A., osnter halfback. Coe, P. A., left halfback. Davis, Columbia, outside right " Blbee, Jefferson, outside left. n ' Gordon, Washington, inside right ' Maguls, Jefferson, inside left . Tuerck, Lincoln, center. College Chairman; Succeeds Everett Brown; Records Are Given Standing.. , New Tork, Nov. $1. Oustavus T. Kir by was elected president of the Ama teur Athletic Union of the United States over George F. Pauling, president of the Middle Atlantic associations Kirby re ceived 2$ votes and Paulina- received bUt SlX. ' J;.' I-,;1'.,'.;.. Kirby was chalrnian of the executive committee ,of the intercollegiate A. A. A. Kirby will succeed Everett Brown of Chicago a president Of the A. A. U. ... ine roiiowing vice presidents wero elected: A J.-LIU. Boston: Dr. B. M. Hopkins, Baltimore; George James, San Francisco; J. J. O'Connor, St. Louis. Tne ail round championship for the 1911 season was awaided to F, ' o. Thompson of Princeton, who 'had 709 points to his credit J. W. Donahue of Los Angeles waa given second Place and E. Schoblnger of Chicago was awarded ! third -place. --v"-. The record of 4 minutes 1$ seconds ! made. by jr. P.' Jones of the Cornell j university In a track meet held at Cam- I bridge. . Mass.,-for a mile run.. -was al- ! lowed. Conneffs record Of 4:15 2-6 was made In 1896. Matt McOrath was allowed his record Of throwing the hammer 40 feet Inches. i i Oaks rink well conducted and Is poo. Ular With t;ie better classes . Piaro rcnls 3 mo. 875 Wash, at mh m MY PRESIDENT OWTEUI! UNI ... 'i ssssiBWsaMBjBBSaMhMaM W. WILLAMETTE WILL MEET AGGIE BUNCH Postponed Game to Be PlayerJ Tomorrow Afternoon on Corvallis -Field. - Willamette University, Salem, Or., Nov. 21. Coach Sweetland's Willamette football huskies will. leave tomorrow morning for Corvallla, Or., where they will battle with Coach Dolar's 0. ,A. C. team. Coach Sweetland ii not looking for a Htwts Hats Am As Btltlmtt i ...... frUWflfSS P&lhlfl pattmot $Mou Btlllmor CtofAefJ ' S(hhtt Viltlmon Chthts Sthhu Balllmort wtlllmttt f1 Billlmei Willi men i yaolhtsA filawes 0V "li!l HaH Hart 1 eOPYRIGHTEIX Bl saiwssmos.&rc'Qi $1.00 Tina Uqthes Hats hats il.00j Fourth The Lincoln High - school football eleven will likely meet the Hill Military team on - Muimomah Held December 2, This was practically settled at a con ference held yesterday afternoon. -.ii The Lincoln players promised to meet the Hill boys If thev defeated thA Wanh. ington school, but now want to post pone tne game until after the Wash' Ington-J ef f erson- tiontest bn Multnomah neid next Thursday. That game will decide' whether or not Lincoln must play the Jefferson team-azaln for tha cnampiooahlp. y-.v -. .- - '...w . Coach Binehart of the Lincoln team does not want to "run any risks of in Jurlng his Star players In the Hill game ana men meet the Jefferson eleven, it necessary, with a weak team- v If Jefferson defeats the Washington team, Lincoln ana jerrereon will prob ably -play on Multnomah field Decem ber 1 and on December 9 Llnooln will tackle the Hill team. Otherwise' the game- win oe played December S. The Jefferson and ; Washington Hiah scnooi root bail elevens will meet Thurs day , afternoon at J; 15 o'clock. Both teams began tapering off practice yea terday afternoon.-' o, t .... - . ; Coach- Earl of the Washington team has two full squads out and la training tne players on several new plays which will do need in the game Thursday af ternoon. ' . - ' Coach Smith of Jefferson . Is confi dent that his men will make a better showing against the Washington team than, they did against the Lincoln eleven, -"'-:':?.' ' Reports from the Jefferson field lndl cat that, the Jefferson -team has im proved its style of play a good deal and will be ready for a hard, rushing game Thursday afternoon. v a-..-, 'v victory over the O. A. C players, but expects to give them a hard game... The team has not played a game for nearly month -and is m line shape, as the boys have been working hard to get In condition. ; v : The Willamette team will be weakened by the loss of Westley, their star tackle, because of a broken shoulder re ceived in a game with the .Vancouver soldiers. Billy Booth, the star quarterback of the varsity team, will be unable to play on account of , the death of hla mother and his place will .be filled, by Homan, who has recovered from Injuries re ceived in the Willamette-Multnomah game, played over a month ogo. UG IN' JAIL WANTS : TO WED FAIR MAIDEN Marsbfleld, Ore., Nov. Jl. Although confined in the county Jail, Jess Day: who won some prominence as a local prize fighter- wants to be married ' to Miss 'Lillian Dean,. The sheriff, how-, ever, will not permit the wedding to' take place without an order, from the court. Day is serving a term In the county Jail awaiting the action of the grand Jury on a charge of raising a disturbance ' and destroying- property. Day figured in a number of prise fights In this county and also fought some at Astoria and Portland. He waa quite successful in the -prise ring, . Christmas . Rates to the Old Country Passengers intending to reach the old country in time for Christmas should make early reservations. Canadian Pa clfio steamer service the best Ticket office 141 Third street .- Mokerav nd Aider Strtts y, ClOthlUg ; Vic i if" I 35S' distil 3 - Translated Into figures, the difference existing between Venn Uregg, the sen satlonal ' southpaw and the .Cleveland Americans is 12000. . Vean's contract unsigned ' is reposing In one of the pigeon holes In President Somera desk In : Cleveland. In the meantime ihe kingpin gunner Is telling hla friends In Portland of his hunting trip to the Rogue river with never a. thought of the unsigned instrument that binds him to the Naps for another year. Gregg wants $5000 for his services next year. . He knows be had a great year In , the American . league and he also knows that he is a drawing card. Vean has a reputation for getting pretty nearly what he goes after. In 1910 he neia out entirely from the JNaps and instead played With the Beavers. Last year he finally compromised with the big show club on 12100 after belna of fered $1800 and holding out for $200. Somers added- $900 to Vean's contract when he offered it to him at the dose of the Amerioan league season. Gregg rerusen to sign it He wants $5000 and saya there, will be no compromise this Ryan. Steen and Pecklnnauah have not Deen tendered their contracts this year. It is likely that they WUl-call for $1800. Just as those of the nrecedlnsr Beavers. Very likely there will be some more noming out. Buddy : Ryan will want" mora than $1800, and so will Bill Steen. They can earn 'more than that In the Coast league. ; v.: . ' xao oot left. " According to the best renorta Walter Mcurecue departed last nlaht on hla eastern trip., Walter had mad aU ar rangements to go east over tha northern rout and his ticket and accommodations were arranged ror him by one of the ticket agents. All Walter had to iln was to go to the depot and get on the train. He accordingly showed up at the Union depot half an hour ahead of tlmn and waited for the call of his ' train. Two minutes before the scheduled hour of departure he anxiously Inquired of the train crier when the gates would be open for his train. ; No such train leaves this denot tersely responded that individual sud denly Walter remembered that his train started rrom tha North Bank depot at 11th and Hoyt and as trains like time and the tide wait for no man, Mao was left behind. He got out last night, ac cording, to report , , . . M.C. A. The noon business men's claaa of tha T. M. C. A. will Inaugurate a member ship campaign at a meeting to be held tonight at. the association building.-' supper will De served at :15 and Dr. House will deliver an address . touching on all sides of the life of a business man. - :'r - :. - After tha supper plans for 'the cam paign will be outlined, W. A. Chlldea and J. C Inglis have been elected cap tains of the teams. The two cantaina will select: their teams from the nreli present tonight The campaign will -start Thursday morning and end Saturday nlgh,t " " , 9 11 " ii. ; Christmas present free for Qu-aen Quality tobacco labels, 167 trd. Piano rents $8 mo. $75 Wash. t e-. BUSINESS MEN START CAMPAIGN Perfection in Every, Detail of Fashion. Fit and Finish Characterizes Schloss Baltimore Clothes - .While they are undoubtedly the best Clothes made "in America, yet they cost no more than the ordinary. ''.', Suits Overcoats --Raincoats $15 to $40 CO. Grant Phegley, Manager (United Press teased Wire.) ' , Los 'Angeles, Nov. SI. Brown as a berry and sound in muscle and.wind. Ad Wolgast, lightweight champion of Ihe world, today announced that about six . days more of ' hard training would let him out for his Thanksgiving day bout with Freddie Welsh. . Welsh, however. will' train about three times as long as Wolgast for the contest . - When Wolgast arrived from the east soma days ago it was plainly apparent that he was in splendid condition and. could have fought within a Week. The week Wolgast i, spent roughing It at Wheoler-s Springs has put him on edge, and If necessary be could enter the ring tomorrow and give a good account of himself. '-"v , . Welsh also Is in fine condition.'. His stay at -Venice with daily dips in' the Pacific has worked wonders for-him, ' but he will continue tha grind up to tha day of the battle. , , v:-: jy m ,i' BALDWIN AND MANDOT : WILL BE REMATCHED rUnlted Press Leased Wlra.l Memphis. Tenn.. Nov. 31. Arrange ments are being made today to rematch Mattr Baldwin and Joe Mandot for bout here within two weeks. New Or r- leans is also angling for a to-round bout between the pair. .Last night Baldwin Is said by tha fans to have tha better of every round In his fight with Mandot In an eight, round contest here, which was, however, called a draw. They be lieve Baldwin could put tha local boy away In a longer fight. " . ' r Hal Chose Wm Resign. ' ttJnlUd Press teassd Wire.) New tork, Nov. $1. Hal Chase, tha manager of tha New Tork American league team and premier first baseman of tha big brush, will resign his Job this evening, providing President Frank Farrell of tha Highlanders agrees to pay him the same salary to continue on first , bas. ; It is thought Farrell wui agree to dO thlS. ' --' '; s::- . IMPERIAL fc Extra America's . : Popular Dry Most Champagn it- RIclu At An First Class ' ' Restaurants, Hotela : an4 Chiba Delidoas I n 1 riavor 7 - and Exqnlaita Bouquet AJKATA SS08U Distributors. 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