THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1914.
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DISMAriTLING OF OLD
CROLL'S' GARDEN IS
I'S THEME
Thirty Years Ago It Was
Knowrf as Neptune's and
Folk Slaked Their Thirst.
FAMOUS FIGHTERS DID
' RING TRAINING THERE
Chimney Stump and Few
Spli
lintefs All That Remain ;
of Place,
. ' Br W. W. Naughton.
San Francisco, Cal, March 1. Who
has not heard of Croll'a Gardens, Ala
meda, in Us day the most popular
training; camp for pugilist within a
score of miles of San Francisco?
, The place referred to had vogue,
however before It was known as
Crolls. It was called Neptune Gar
dens SO years ago. and It was a fa
vorite Sunday lounging place for peo
ple from the San Francisco side of the
hey.
There were ekating rinks, shooting
galleries, dancing pavilions, and what
not attached to it in those years, and
not the least of its attractions was the
ice cold beer that was draarn in itelns
from a thousand kegs.
- The Alameda folks resented the Idea
of catering to San Francisco's Sunday
thirst and love of frivolity, and by a
vote, or church wardens, or something,
Neptnne Gardens was doomed.
Saved X In Time.
Down through the years the build
ings and the fountains and the statu
ary disappeared piecemeal, and Croll
took hold Just in time to save a few
tables and a garish structure, all
peaks and angles known as the Wig
wam. A few days ago a crew of carpenters
, was busy dismantling the Wigwam,
- and when the old line sports heard of
the . fact, pugilistic memories of the
long ago were revived. Why, fight
. fans of several generations have
crowded Into the Wigwam from time
to time to watch champion ringmen
prepare themselves for ring struggles
that are famous in the history of the
game.
By the same token, many of the
stars, of the boxing arena who, trained
la the Wigwam have passed to' the be
yond. Let me recall a few of the
names: Jack Dempsey, Tommy War
ren, Paddy Duffy, Peter Jackson,. Joe
Gans and Joe Dixon. I
Kyan Trained for Xavllm.
The writer was one of those who had
old recollections called by the passing
of the Wigwam. I saw Tommy Ryan
! train there for his match with Jack
: Havlin, of Boston, at the California
Athletlo club, a good quarter of a cen
tury ago.
Havlin. I remember, had trouble with
his weight. He was a protege of Tom
CRouvke. and It was necessary to keep
him In the Turkish baths for several
hours on the day of the bout. Poor
Jack had nothing left but his pluck
when he toed the scratch, and that did
not save him from a merciless prod
ding, Just as far .back in the abysm of
time I saw Paddy Duffy, of Boston
train at the Wigwam for a go .with
Tom .Meadows, of Australia, one of the
. best welters the world ever saw. ,
' Meadows was a peculiar fellow. He
, knew a boxing ring as a billiard cham
pion knows a green table but there
were oodles of things he didn't know.
He had to make weight for Duffy, and
he decided the best way to accelerate
reduction was to starve himself.
. Apple Ho Training Diet.
One day over at Joe Dleve's, where
: he trained,, he boasted that all he "had
eaten In 24 hours was an apple.
"You'll be weak," some one remarked.
"Don't you believe it, he answered.
"If I can only make the weight. I'll
lick him sure."
The apple diet' did for Meadows, who,
after a few rounds, was too feeble to
keep his arms up. Both Meadows and
Duffy are dead now. -.
I saw Mike Conley, tne Ithaca giant,
train at Crolls' for his .match with big
Joe McAullffe, and I saw Peter Jack
son train there for his bout with Jim
Jeffries. Jackson was on the down
- grade then, although he was still as
proud as Lucifer, and resented any
suggestion that he was scarcely the
Peter of old.
At settling time up at the Olympic
elub, Genevan Court, a friend of Jef
fries, grabbed Peter's hand and said:
"Peter, Jeff told roe to give you his
best, and tell you not to be downcast."
. Jackson snorted.
"You tell Jeffries to vlnd himself,"
he' retorted. "Just let him give me a
return match, and he will be the one
that will be downcast."
Corbett Bull XTp.
. ' Z saw Jim Corbett train at the old
Wigwam for his San Francisco match
with Jeffries. Jim, after hts.Maspeth
experience with .Jeffries, figured that
what he needed most or an to success
fuly cope with the "Boilermaker" was
weight and muscle.
At Crolls' he had his exercise room
fitted up like a professional strong
man's den. , There were giant lifting
bars and big weights, and. all the rest
of It. but they did not help Jim.
' The funny part of it is that, while
s Corbett was training for brawn Jef
'" fries was training for speed. At Jef
fries training quarters, when the fight
was near.' he said to the writer: "I
' want you to watch closely and tell me
honestly If I outbox Corbett."
Coming away from the ring, he
topped at the press benches and said
to me: "Well, did IT" - . .
"You certainly did." I answered.
It was at the Wigwam that Joe
.Walcott trained when they had to keep
hlnj in the boilerroom or the ferryboat
com ins across the day of the fight
- This was Tom O'Rourke's scheme for
removing a reluctant pound or weight
and saving his forfeit
Box Fltssimmons trained there for
' his match with Jeffries, and Joe Gans
trained ' there for several matches.
George Dixon, Abo AtteH, Tommy
Ryan, Tommy Traeey. Dan Creedon,
Hugo Kelly and an army of pugilists
whose names I cannot Just how recall
iso nitched camp there.
' And now all that remains of the
Wigwam are the stump of a chimney
- and a few splinters oi wooa paimea
red and green ana yeiiow.
Soccer Team to Play.
Prominent soccor i football teams, of
' Chicago . will take . part In games ! as
features of the Sportmen's . club of
' America meet at the Coliseum, from
' March 24 to 28. , ,
NAUGHTON
CHESS
' Conducted by A. O. Johnson.
Tbe reaalar monthly meeting of the Fort
tend Cbess and Checker club will be held
Monday evening:, March 2, at 8 o'clock. In the
club quarter, room 101, Waahington building
Annex. K. H. Bryant, president or the dab,
and Peter Grant, chairman of the bone com
mittee. bare. aereral Important matters to
bring before tbe .members, so a large .at
tendance Is desired. - . , , - , I
Tbe ten game chess match between C. T.
Blee and f. Wart le arousing much Inter
est Rice concedes War a tbe odds of queen's
knight, bnt plays the white pieces la ill tbe
games. ' EaA plsyer has now won a game,
so a close finish is probable. f
Postmaster Myers has won several notable
Tlctorles . over- some o the .club's strongest
players during tbe past week and states that
be considers hiniself la good toTm lot bis
Impending match with ex-Postmaatet Prota
niao. J. Tole, the crab analyst; -will (rtre short
lecture Tuesday evening on the so-called
"Evergreen. Partle," tbe masterpiece of Ad
derren, former world's champion- Xuls has
made a thorough study of this gams and will
do Justice not only to his subject, but also
to tbe pieces . la their strategical : develop
ment. . -
Cspablanca, the young Cuban wisard, bas
easily beaten down tbe opposition of Russia's
strongest players. He bad seven games agslnst
tbs best players of tbe czar and only lost
one game. - The following game, annotated
by Leaker, the world's champion, shows-tbst
Capablsnca apparently Instilled a species of
stage fright in bis opponents.
QUEJCN'S PAWN. "
White. , Blsek.
Dus-Cbotlmlrskt. ' Canablanca. , -
1. P 434 P O.4. '
2. Kt KBS v I Kt KB3
8. B B '
Too tame. White should take the Initiative
by P Be. i -.. , -v
4. P BS PxP '
And here black is to be blamed. To ex
change this pawn develops white. PK3
would V left black a slight pull In the
center.
6. PxP O KtS
6. Q-B2 Kt B3
7. Kt B3 " '
The sacrifice of the QP is sound. However,
after 7. KtxP, white must not continue with
Q R4 ch. Kt B3; 9. Kt KtS- , This
seems much stronger than It actually is. Black
would reply P K4, and then check with the
bishop ' and castle, thus escaping all danger.
The proper reply to 7. KtiP is 8. KU Kt.
QxKt; 0. P K3. Now white gets rapid
development, well worth s pawn. To begin
with, Kt Kt5 is menaced. If. therefore,
Q B4, white'checks 10. B QKt5, and after
B Q2 ploys 11. Q KtS, sttscklng the QKtP.
Thus white would, gain an advantage.
7 . . . . B Q2 4
8. P K3 R 14 "
9. R B P K3
10. B K2 B K2 '
11. Castles Castles
12. Q Kt Q R4
Black puts bis queen Into an exposed post
tion. White has now the opportunity of
continuing with Kt K5, B Q3. and of in
stituting a K side attack, but he does not
avail himself ef it, and altogether plays
without plan. He merely follows tbe drift
of the moment, which is a' symptom that his
position-Judgment is not in sympathy with
the requirements of the situation.
13. Kt 0.2 ... P QB3
Shall this indicate the lntentiou of advanc
ing P QKt4? The play of black Is not lucid,
either. -
14. Kt Kt3 Q KtS
It Is not clear what black wants. His queen
Is badly placed.! White might now hate
played B-?jCJ3, B KS, etc, with a favorable
game. Instead of (his, however, he sud
denly commits a combination that is alto
gether faulty. ;
15. Kt B5 I
The move threatens nothing serious, and
therefore, at best, would be hardly more
than useless; it Is obvious, too. that the
move is risky; but In fact it Is a blunders!
Blnck wonld even get a good gsms if he
followed the Intention of white by 15. BxKt;
18. PxB. P K4: 17. B KtS. Kt K2: 18.
BxKt; PxB, tor black would then hare s
strong center and a good attsck on the king
also. But there la a much better reply,
which wins a pawn. It la perhaps the only
merit of this colorless game that black de
tects the weak spot.
16. . . . KtxP
18. PxKt ....
KtxB. black answers, of coarse.: KtxBch.
18 .... . BxKt f
17. P QRS
The only cbsnce for white consisted In 17.
PxB. QxB; 18. P QKU. New blsck is two
pawns shead and wins easily. White, how
ever, undertakes an attack, which can only
evoke merriment.
17 ... . QxP
18. B KtS B-K2
19. OB Q s Q Kt3
20. B K5 , B 83
21. K Q3 '. Kt 0.2
22. R B3 v P B4
Now black begins to attack.
23. B B4 ;' , P J5
24. Q BS I--- R B3
25. B KtS . .i . PxKt
28. BxR B Q4 '
27. QxB -.
inia sttempt la merely farcical. White
ought to resign.
27 ... . PxQ
28. BxB PxP
29. B Q3 R B8
80. B Fvt4 P QS4
81. BxP J PxB
82. BxPch K B
84. PxP Kt B3
Resigns. Q Kt4
lr. Kmanuel Laakls. tho world's chnmnlnrv
has been clvine: s series of - simnltaneonS
exhibitions In Germany and Austria. Up to
uate ne naa won DOS, drawn 7, and lost 27.
jrrobiem ao. e By w. 1 inlay son.
BLACK.
WHITB.
White mates Jn three mores.
White men Kins: - on hia K2. anem m
QR8, knight on Q5, pawns ea Q4, KB4 and
KR3. i
Black men King en his KS and pawn on
K3. 1 . .
The names of those sendlnr - In correct
solutions to this problem will be published
two weeks from today. Please address all
chess communications to A. Q. Johnson, 894
1 irta street, roriiana, - ur.,
The solution of problem No. 62 denends
upon Kt 04 as keynote. If BxR, then
R Q7, mate.; If KxKt, then B Q7 mate
ana so on.,
Solutions to this problem were received
from P. W, Farrer (complete solution), F. 3.
Dent and; J. Vule of .Portland.
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Forty Clubs Entered Each
League and Finals Must
! Be Played March 29. ,
Two national association foot ball
competitions are drawing to , a close.
They are the United States of America
Football association series for the De
War trophy , and the Amr lean Foot
ball association challenge cup games.
Each began last October with 40 clubs
entered. A round has . been played
each month since. Each of the beaten
elevens dropped out and the winning
teams were arawn to play against
each Other on the same plan , as the
mngnsn and - Scottish competitions.
the annual feature events of Great
Britain. - : ,
Th " United States of America Is
the governing council In this country
ana aiiuutea associations . are rapid
ly being formed throughout the eoun.
try. Its series has reached the fourth
round, the scheduled ' games being:
Brooklyn- F. C. vs. :t Tonkers F. C.
(present cup holders) at Brooklvn.
, N. T.; Brooklyn Celtic vs.'' Columbia
(N. Y.) oval at Brooklyn; Peabody of
, Philadelsbi wr. . Rwdford. Mass..
SO
BASEBALL
MANAGERS
ML WATCH
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St. Louis Browns' Manager
. Puts - Ban Ion Drinks, Cig-
gies,- Draw and Cussing,-
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CONNfE MACK-IMPL(YS; ,
HONOR SYSTEM ON MEN
McGraw Not Slow to . Call
Players but O'Day Is
Lenient
Chicago; I1L, Feb. It. At the .beginning-
of bis first season as man
ager of the St. Louis Browns Branch
Rickey has set out to bullfl up a team
whose members will be models of do
portment as well as efficient players.
The new' manager shares the opinion
of others who have had experience as
baseball pilots that efficiency on the
diamond depends to a great extent
upon, the way the players spend their
time when off the field.
Rickey took charge of the Browns
too late last season to try out his
theories In team management, but he
has lost no time in putting them Into
practice this year. As the train car
rying the, Browns to Florida pulled
out of St. Louis the manager gave
the players to understand- that poker
playing was barred from that hour
until the close of the season, ' The
order came as something of a shock
to the players, especially the older
members of the team. In addition to
putting- the ban on poker Rickey has
issued an 'order prohibiting drinking,
cigarette smoking and the use of
profanity. Fqr any violation of the
blue laws the offending player" Is" to
be nicked a slice of hia salary In the
way of a fine.
Uaybe Xt Will. ;
Manager Rickey believes that the
strict enforcement of his new rules
will result in boosting the' Browns up
a notch or two In the ' pennant race.
Since entering the American league
in 180 J the 6t. Louis -team has fin
ished in the first division only twice.
In 1902 they finished in second place
and In 1908 they finished fourth.
Regularly since 19 0 8 the team ' jhas
been either in the cellar or knock
ing at, the cellar door.
A graduate- of the university of
Miohigan and later baseball coach at
the same institution. Manager Rickey
Is keen for the college ball : player
and the training methods of; the col
lege athletes. In handling the Browns
the new boss will endeavor to follow
out the same methods .he : used, in
coaching' the varsity nine. How the
big leaguer will take to the college
methods remains to be seen.
Rickey's experiment is - a reminder
of the fact that no - two managers in
the big leagues have exactly the same
way of handling their players. Con
nle Mack, manager of the : world's
champion Athletics and probably the
most successful pilot in baseball, puts
the matters of good - behavior up to
the players themselves. 'The honor;
system, as it has been termed, evi
dently has. been successful. , ;
Connie Headed -Urn. Off. '
The most serious jolt that. Mack's
system- ever received happened sev
eral years ago. Two of his most
brilliant players, . so it. is related.
started in to add a little something
to the gayety of night life in, the big
league ' cities. In a short' time the
boys were bitting nly the high spots'.
But Connie was not long in nailing
the high fliers and in a heart-to-heart
.talk Be convinced them Ithat they
were surely tossing ; themselves into
the discard as well as weakening the
team by their dissipation. The- con
vincing arguments of their manager.
which included a threat of "back to
the bushes" caused the two players
to Immediately mend their wavs and
they have since done their full share
of work In adding world's champion
ships to the glory of the Quaker City,
jimmy Collins followed Connie
Mack's system of giving his players
plenty of freedom, but in his case the
system was not so successful. As
manager of the Boston Red Sox
Jimmy developed a bunch of world
beaters in 1904. Two-years later the
same outfit finished the season in
the cellar, due it was said to the big
hearted Jimmy , giving his players too
nrucn leeway in tne matter of disci
plme.
McOraw will Swing.
John McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, has his own meth
od of handling the -team. There are
no frills or furbelows about John and
ne is not slow to call a player when
the latter manifests a disposition to
kick over the traces. He has been
known to land a healthy wallon . on
the Jaw of a bad actor for an infrac
tion of the training rules. At the
same time "no manager - In either
league 4s better liked by his players
man is Aicuraw. as the Scholar 'said
of his severe master, "He is a beast.
but a Just beast." McGraw's players
know that if they are in the right
their manager will stick up for them
even If obliged to . take off his coat
ana ngnt.
mnK truay, tne new boss of the
unicago uubs. believes in a little
more leniency than is provided for In
Jbtrancn JKicKey's "straight and nar
row path",, policy. O'Day has let it be
B.uuwri inn n aoes not ODJect to his
men drinking a little beer: after the
game, smoking cigarettes In modera
tion . and indulging in a little poker
playing of the "two-bit' . limit var
iety.
Have Telegraph Track Meet.
University of Nebraska and Drake
University athletes will compete in
a series or telegraph track 'meets,
xne unique plan of holding the con
tests at the college gymnasiums is
now being carried out. Each dav
different event will be held at each
or tne scnoois and the results com
pared by night letter dispatches.
at Philadelphia. Niagara Falls (N.
Y.) Rangers vs. winner , of Hyde Park
Blues vs. Pullmans of Chicago match.
The latter game Is to be played on
or t before iMarch 8. The winner will
play Niagara Falls at Niagara Falls.
AU the fourth round games must be
played by Sunday, March 29.
The American cup series has reached
Its semi-final ' rounds In one of the
games. The Bethlehem (Pa.) eleven
are to play the Jersey A. C. of Jersey
City on Sunday, March 15. while In the
other the two best known Philadelphia
teams, the Tacony and Hibernians of
the Pennsylvania league, are to play at
Philadelphia, Saturday March 14. The
winners of these games will battle
fo the cup. -
mm
AND COL
EGE METHOD
PORTLAND EXCELS N. W. . IN : AQUATICS
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SWIMMING IS NO LONGER DIVERSION
t at. at at t 'K at at at at . ' at-1 - at at at. at at at
SWEDEN. GIVES BESTOFi FANCY DIVERS
Art of N atation N aw Looked
v Upon as Necessity and the
?; Ranks Grow Rapidlyr;
tij Ijouls J. Balbach " V
'Swimming has "of late years" come
to occupy a--very prominent position
in the ranks of national sports. Not
very long ago the art was looked upon
merely as a diversion,' a good way- In
which to escape -the heat -of .summer;
and the ability ; to propel one's self
through the water was uotT considered
especially, . necessary. Of course, a
good swimmer was admired and evex
envied, for good swimmers were very
few. For that matter they still are,
although their number has greatly In
creased, f : .- '
People are now beginning to realise
that a knowledge-of the art of nata
tion Is extremely neoessary, that It Is
not only a pleasure but a duty. John
F. Conroy, of New York, has saved 137
lives through his ability as a swimmer,
which -clearly demonstrates the useful
ness of -the art, r Countless hundreds
of human lives ' have been saved
through this medium. Therefore.: it Is
distinctly apparent ;that we should all
learn to swim, if not tor our own ben
efit, at: least for the benefit of our fel
low -beings, .whom we may at some
time , or another be able to heln
through this knowledge.
Exceptional Teachers Well Paid.
Instructors are in great demand In
all parts of the country, but their pay
is so Inadequate that good swimmers
decline to leave the- ranks of amateur
ism to become professionals. The sal
aries are not large enough to entice
amateurs Into giving up the chances
of acquiring silver, cups and medals.
Once a person has received money for
swimming he is barred from all future
amateur contests, and professional con
tests are practically unknown. There'
fore, we see many swimmers, or rather
would-be swimmers, .who are unable to
hold their own amongst the amateurs,
receiving - positions as instructors.
They are very Incapable and Berve, only
to. show that the salary , of swimming
instructors . should be so fixed, that
good teachers might be secured. Only
the exceptionally clever teachers re
ceive big wages now.
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Wteing Installed In all the large cities
which , give, rich and poor alike; a
chance to learn the art Arreat per
centage of the American people are
now able to swim and their ranks are
increasing. : , ; ! ) v
Ancients Pond of Water.
The ancient Greeks and Romans
were very fond of bathing and many
clubs with Immense swimming tanks
attached were established by the
Romans. There was. no admission fee
and the swimmers were . surrounded
with every convenience Imaginable.
A knowledge of swimming was con
sidered absolutely essential to the edu
cation of every Roman youth. We find
that Julius Caesar excelled in the art.
as did also Marc Antony and many
other great men of the time. J
Among the moderns, however, swim-
ROSEBURG HIGH SCHOOL BASKETERS )
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Reading from left to right, tne players are, standing Wllllard Ack
ley. L. F.: James Goodman. C: Dr. FinlayJ C: Tad Jewett. F
Chester Rlebel, L. G. Sitting
ton, captain and manager; George Hammond, R. Q.
Roseburg, Or.: Feb: 28. The Rose-
burg high ' school basketball team,
which claims the champinshlp of
southern Oregon, has had a very suc
cessful season, having lost but three
of the 12 games played. The aver
age weight of the team is 145 pounds.
The games played and the scores are:
Roseburg high . school 2&, Roseburg
Athletic, club 19; Roseburg high school
(two games) 45, 35, Oakland . high
The first game of the basketball
series between the Weonas. champions
of the City league, and the club team
for the city title, will be played Wed
nesday night on the Y. M. C. A. floor
at 8 o'clock. The game will be played
under amateur athletic union rules
and will be refereed by Professor Bot
ford of Reed College. Manager Fischer
will likely start Sharp and Rossman,
forwards; .Darling, center; "nd Allen
and.Toomey, guards. McRae and Cap
tain Masters wilt be put In the line
up In the second period.
Chairman George Scharpff of the
club bowling committee, has appointed
E. N. Dennis and George W. Bates,
Jr as his assistants. Other commit
tee appointments will be made before
the meeting of the board tomorrow
night. v. - .
Eddie O'Connell and Frank Harmar
will have charge of the club, represen
tatives in the Seattle dual meet, be
cause Tommy Traeey - will be in Los
Angeles at the time handling Wil
liams, Knowlton and Miebus who will
try for coast titles. - Traeey and his
pupils " will leave for - ths south on
March 10, which will give them lots
of time to prepare for the bouts. ;
Martia Hawkins, chairman of the
track and field committee, intends to
issue in the near future the first call
for - track men. At this meeting a
captain for the 1914 season will be
named. Coan. : a. former . Michigan
MULTNOMAH CLUB NOTES
fU"-.-M I-' -;IJ
S, - - I ! .
Louis J. Bolbach. who will be one
f of the entrants ta the fancy
divingr contest of the Pacific
Northwest association In Port
land this season ,
. - ' . ' 1 j . ' - -ming
as a sport seems to have first
come into prominence In England, es
pecially :at Bath. Here originated the
game of; water polo which has recently
taken "such" a foothold In thei United
States. People' sxei becoming greatly
enthused over this game and, It is ex
pected that baseball, football and bas
ketball fans will In' a short time be
come adherents of this Interesting
aquatlo sport also. , ;
The Multnomah club and the Port
land Amateur Swimming association
have recently : organized water polo
teams and great rivalry exists be.
teen them. Besides Its regular team
Multnomah club p&a four house teams
which. are captained by Norman Rosa
Collie Wheeler. Johnny McMurray and
Ernie Spamer. ; A series of games has
Just been completed between the Mult
nomah club and ;the P, A. S. .A. In
V
Carl Black, G.; Wallace Single
school 17. 23; Cottage Grove high
school 17, 11, (two games), Roseburg
mgb. school 32, 17; Roseburg high
school 27, Independence high school
18; Roseburg high school 17, 13 (two
games), Eugene high school 22, 11;
Roseburg high school 21 28 (two
games), Dallas high school 29. 23;'
high school 33, high school alumni 32;
Corvallls high school 18, Roseburg
high school 17.
athlete, will be a member of the club
team this season. He is a broad
Jumper and a sprinter.
A. S. Frohman will play the winner
of the Osborne-Lampert match for the
novice championship of the 1 club.
Eight players have entered ; the
handicap pool tournament, which be
gins March 15. , i
.Dow Walker, superintendent, re
ceived a card during- the past week
from George W. Simony former presi
dent of the club. Simon M4t present
in Hong Kong, China.
T. M. Dunne will represent Edgar
Frank at the dinner to be given the
committee chairman ' by j President
Wilbur in the club dining' room to
morrow evening at :15 o'clock.
: V; May Form Cricket Club.
University of Toronto has , suggested
to McGlll Cricket club, also of Canada,
the formation of an . Intercollegiate
Cricket Union which is an addition to
the Toronto and Montreal. college elev
ens and one or two American colleges.
Siliko First 2:10 Trotter.
Slliko, 2:08, is the first 2:10 trot
ter of 1914. He becomes such by vlr-t
tue of his winning performance - in i
Austria some year ago, which until
last Wednesday was not officially rec-!
pgnised in this couatrx.
Best Divers May Be Seen, at
River Baths Any Saturday
or Sunday Afternoon.
which the former was victorious. An
other series of games between the two
teams is Imminent and some very ex
citing contests are expected. '
Popular la. XTort&west.
To get back to the subject. Swim
ming is becoming very popular In the
United States' as" a sport, and in the
northwest It seems especially preemi
nent. Of the cities of the 'northwest
Portland stands first in the develop
ment of the art and of the clubs which
take an' interest in the sport Multno
man club is the most advanced. . This
is due mostly to the club's instructor.
Jack Cody, who last summer swam
from Oregon City -to Portland, and who
recently claimed the professional fancy
diving championship of the world. He
practically made Norman Ross, cham
pion 100 yard swimmer of the north
west; Collie Wheeler, champion 600
yard swimmer of the northwest, and
Johnny McMurray, champion 100 yard
swimmer of Ireland, established dur
ing a visit to Europe last year.
Undoubtedly the foremost short dis
tance swimmer of, the northwest Is
Norman Ross, who won first place in
the outdoor Christmas swim. He holds
first place in every distance up to 109
yards. He has a very close competitor
in McMurray. who captured the hon
ors In the '1912 Christmas swim, and
another one in Errol Byrnes, of the
P. A. S. A. who has displayed remark
able ability as a swimmer of late.
Other aquatic devotees of local fame
ar Collie Wheeler, Ernie Spamer, Gus
Mankurtz and Lewis Thomas. Thero
are, - besides these, numerous swim
mers of lesser reputation who are be
ginning to come into' the limelight
Among these are Kiernan, ' Linda trom,
Bibee, Cole and McHale. : .-
Sweden Furnishes Best Divers.
The Swedes are the best fancy div
ers. ' - Diving is a very interesting:
branch of acquatics. To be a good diver
a- person must not only possess a nat
ural . acrobatic ability, patience and in
genuity, but also a great deal of nerve.
Landing in an awkward position on
the water may result in a sting as bad
as that of a blacksnake, for the water
is not so soft as It appears to the
casual observer. It may even cause
an internal Injury.
" The diving championship of the
northwest is at present held by Dr. J.
jorne jm. anion, tjiair xait is a very
clever aspirant to the title and will
probably secure It in the next contest,
which I believe will be held during the
coming- .nose festival. otner very
ciever rancy divers are Ted Preble,
James Fulton, Errol Byrnes, George
K.euey ana .Ernie Rosengreen.
If you are in Portland next summer,
take a trip some Saturday or Sunday
afternoon to any ' swimming place on
tne river, -mere you will see the clev
erest divers in the northwest oerform.
ing dangerous feats from ; the spring
Doara ana tne nign piatrorms.
TO
HAVE INDOOR MEETING
Seven' Events Slates for Next
Wednesday Afternoon and
Interest High. .
An indoor track meet for the mea of
Reed colleira is to h hpia in thn
I new aTVmnaslum on th. aftcrnnnn nf
Wedriesday, March 4. The men are
showing a good deal of Interest in
the meet and the signs indicate that
it will br- oner of the most success
ful affairs of that nature ever held
at Reed. ,
The announcement that the track
and athletlo field is to be Improved at
once and that a substantial appropri
ation has been made by the trus
tees for the purpose has helped to
increase Interest fn athletics.
The warm weather bas brought out
the baseball followers and although
the diamond is not yet in even fair
condition the field is being used for
practice. j
The Indoor events will be as follows:
Shot put, standing broad jump, hop
skip and jump, 20 yard dash, potato
race, high Jump, and pole: vault.
J list Hart fchadhct tc Macs
RED
COLLEGIANS
BREAKING
OF
CAUSES UNION TO M
A VOTE ON BANDAGE
Light Cotton of Three or
Four " Thicknesses Urged
for Amateur Mittmen,
THREE BOXERS HURT
IN PORTLAND BOUTS
Dunne Favors Light Wrap
ping and Also Boosts
Baltimore Meet.
The breaking of bones in the hands
of amateur boxers in various parts
of the country has caused James E.
Sullivan, secretary of the Amateur
Athletic, union, to call for a mall vote
on a light bandage question. If this
vote carries, and It is practically as
sured that it Will, all A. A. U. boxers
will be allowed to wear a light cot
ton bandage of three or four thick
r.esses.
The rule which prohibited boxers
from wealing bandages has caused
several injuries in the northwest, three
of which took place during the Pacific
coast championship meet held in Port
land last fall, .
Ernie Clark of the Los Angeles club
and winner of the coast welterweight
title in 1112, was unable to appear; in
the finals last fall against Arthur
Cronqulst of the Beaver club Of Port
land, because of a broken bone in his
right hand. Clark Jargstorff, another
Angel city club 'boxer, was unable to
do his best against Earl Miebus, be
cause he injured his right hand. W
Soules of the Vancouver, B. C, Ath
letic club, also hurt his hand, but
put up a game bout and won the coast
1Z5 pound title.
The reason lor putting a ban on
bandages in 1913 was due to the fact
that some of the boxing instructors
went to extremes in bandaging boxers'
hands, making them as hard as bricks,
Most A. A. U. officials, after a year's
experience without bandages, are in
favor of a light bandage, because box
ers are constantly injuring their hands.
T. M. Dunne, secretary of the Pa
cific Northwest association, is in favor
of light bandage. Dunne says "If this
rule is made it does not mean that
tape can be used. Tbe bandages will
always be subject to the approval of
the referee."
Dunne also is in favor of holding
the Amateur Athletio union track and
field championships in Baltimore, Md-,
during the week of September 6, when
the National Star Spangled Banner
centennial will be held. , -
Boston ring followers don't like the
looks of the proposed bout between
Sam L&ngiord and Carl Morris. .
Now it Is the Pittsburgh promoters
who have become involved in a row
among themselves and queered the
game in their town.
Abe Attell will try to show that he
is still there with the elever ring
work when he meets K. O. Mars in
Cincinnati on March 2.
Bob Moha, the Milwaukee . middle
weight, has caught on in great shape
in New York, where he is a favorite
with the boxing fans.
Mike Oibbons up and. says: If
Packey McFarland. thinks he is such
a drawing card, why isn't be willing
to meet me on a percentage -basis T"
Chicago Charlie White's ) recent de
feat at the hands of Marty McCue in
Milwaukee cost him his chance to
meet Johnny Kllbane for the cham
pionship. Before he tackles "Kid" Williams
Johnny ' Coulon will try himself , out
in a clash with Chick Hayes. Tbe bout
is scheduled for Cincinnati early in
March.
Joe Coster, the well known New
York, lightweight, has retired from
the ring.. His knockout recently at
the hands of Young McAullffe showed
Joe that it was time to hang up the
mitts.
Joe Evers,1 a brother of John, has
refused to sign with the Terr Haute
Central league club. Joe doesn't ex
peot as large a salary as bis famous
brother, but at the fcame time be
can't see tbe Terre Haute figures. ,
BONES
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FORWARD
POSITIONS f
A
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Have, Not Been eff Same -Cal
iber as Players in. Inter-
.scholastic Lat. Season. , fc
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WASHINGTON dUARDS:.; :
OUTCLASS LL OTHERS
Clerin. of Lincoln Is .Unani
mous Choici to Play
at., Center.
- AH-Sta tntersoholastlo Teams.
First team. Pos. 1 Second team.
Iiarson. Col, . .F.. j. ..Waldron. Lin.
Caesar, JUn ;.F.. a , . .Roth. Wash. '
jierin, i,in. . . . j .C., g. . Mulrhead, Col.
Gorman. Wash. . 1 . k Rnhiirtn.xiTt t i
Knouff. Wash. . . G . . i. . . . . Phelan.' Col!
Naming the forward players ha the
hardest task in eeleltlng an all-star
lnterscnolastio league basketball quin
tet for the 1913-1914 Season. Although .
three teams, Washlnt'onv Lincoln and
Columbia, will be tlej for first place.
v-j"s vi. mo iisi-ieuoQ games
will have no bearlnj: on the team
selected from those tfeho played during
tne season. fr
The forwards thlsseason have not
been so classy as tfysy have been in
the past, none of ttsem showing any
great amount' of $kili in shooting
baskets. Several ff the players
showed excellent form in a couple of
games, but their- work has net been
consistent throughout the . entire
season. - - j, S
Larson of Columbia, one of Calll
crate's hardest woriera. andy Caeser
of the Lincoln i tearn appear- to . be
the most consistent flayers. , Roth of
Washington, ' had he played alf the
games of the season -would undoubt
edly have been nariSed.- on the first
team. Waldron of 'Lincoln is a pretty
good basket shooter but be has not
had enough experien to make a good
forward,
Are 7acingmtnre. f
Schmltt of Columila- and TourteJ ?
lotto of Washington! played fair ball '
throughout the season and will likely -be
contenders for 6ie all-star posl-
tlons next winter, v if one of the Port- V
land Academy or IfU Military Aca
demy players showed! enough class to
be mentioned for arty of the all-star
team positions. ; Cooler of Jefferson
played a mediocre fame throughout
the season.. a s ;
Clerin of Lincoln j the unanimous
choice for center. . Jjfe has tbe brains -and
playing ability Necessary, to make'
a good center man. 4uring the season
he has been the mainstay of the Lin-
coin team. As a fee thrower, none
of the players of pies league 'is 'his -equal.
. Mulrhead "ofe Columbia- ranks ,
second ' and Bonney t the Jefferson'
team ranks third, lionney was shift
ed,, from the center position to a i.forAr
the season and . deerfes boioorabre
mention for the wwk he has , done.
He is a harfl. worker and a ; clean 1
player.- j .u a f ' .-- :
. No two guards. i' thol'Wiie are
the equal of Gormai and " knouff of
the Washington tefm. These two -players
cover their territory in great
shape. K ,
Knouff is the briit- running guard1
in the league and. as had great
deal of experience, ii Phelan of Col
umbia is a hard woker. Schlldnecht i
of Lincoln is another good guard, but '
he is not so cleans a player as he'
might be. Timmerfnan of the Hill
Academy played an Excellent game at
guard before he waf . injured.
The games this season have not
been so good- on tiie whole as they
were during the ljl2 season. The
rule which prevented the center man
from catching the bill in the toss-up
slowed the game Up;' just a trifle, bat
made the contests njueh cleaner. : -
DIBBLE CETS READY ;
FOR DIAMOND SCULLS
Robert Dibble of the Don Rowing
club, Toronto, . Amej-lcan and Cana
dian ametetir single culler, is already
training in the St. Jmes gymnasium.
Toronto, in preparation for his trip to
England, where he.lli try to lift the
Diamond Sculls, emblematic of . the
world's title at thi Royal English
Regatta July I to next, . William
Albany may act -as 'drainer of Dibble
when he goes to Ptjapey for his pre
liminary work-outs..? Dibble will be
the first Don oarsQjen to .. compete
abroad. . '-
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