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'THE OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL, PORTLAND,, FRIDAY EVENING, ' APRIL1 17, 1914. 13 MURPHY GETS FIRST !E AT TITLE M CHAN F RISCO 1 mm Challenger Says He Has Mapped Out His Battle and It Will Give Victory. LEONARD GETS BUMPED BY BUG BUNCH BY 8 TO 2 Melchior Drives in Only. Two Runs Made by Portland Colts, CHAMPION IS CONFIDENT Xitehls Bays Cbargas of Cowardice Hti Gotten TJadar Skin and Ha Zn tanda to Bhow Tang SozatAlar. Sun Franclnco. April 17. Willie Kltohlp, champion ltahtwetnlit, will der font! hta world's title here tonight at Coffroth'a Kiglkth atreet opn air arena BKHinxt Harlem Tommy Murphy of N-w York. Both flRhtern werp pro nourx e1 to be ax fit as the grind of training rould make them, and a tot. rll liHttl wan expected by the fang. Ritchie will be an almost prohib itive favorite. The betting public la offering 10 to 4 that he will be re turned Wif winner and even money tliat Murphy doea not last 20 rounds. Clone followers of the game say tliat Rllohlo has everything that goes to make a champion. lie In game, clever, baa plenty of stamina, a corking punch ' and plenty of brain. In addition to these, he 1 young 23. Murphy has ex porlenre and brains, but Is aaid to lack a punch. Can Stand TJadar llra. Ritchie haa ahown that lie canBtand lip under fire. He took a terrific beat ing from Wolgaat for 15 rounds and hn had sufficient strength left to put Wolgaat to the mat. Joe Rivers also madfi him look like a novice tn the , early rounds of their July 4 fight, but the champion rallied and knocked out the Mexican. Neither Ritchie nor Murphy has had any trouble regarding the weight. The articles call for the men to weigh in at 13S pounds one hour before the bat tle. They have" been within striking distance of this figure for several days. "I was never more ronfident of vic tory in my life," Ritchie said today.' "I am going Into this bout with the de termination to end it as quickly as pos sible. Charges that I am afraid of Murphy have gotten under my skin and I intend to show the people of my home town that they were unwar ranted. Youth on His MIA: "I have never been in better condi tion I anl 100 per cent better than when I relieved Wolgast of his title. I a I ho have youth on my side. Tommy Murphy is on the shay side of his pro fessional career. This battle is likely to be brief." Murphy Is equally confident. "An ambition," he said, "which I have cherished for yearn is about to be realised. My one ultimate goal since I entered the ring has been to become lluhtwelght champion. I now haye the i hance. and the public may rest as sured that I will take advantage of It I was never in better condition and never more confident. I am certain of Vctory, and victory may come before . the twentieth round Is reached- I have t mapped. ut,no plan, of battle. I Wt to meet all emergencies as they ""practically every train arriving In the cltv today brought delegations or nght fan- Freddie Welsh, the Brit ish lightweight, headed quite a dela tion that came up from Los An?oeJ" n the steamer Yale. Another large delegation arrived from Keno. Promoter Coffroth predicted the re ceipts would total no.ooe Murphy X" Care Tree. The Murphy camp was ' the first astir today, the Harlem scrapper aris ing ot 7:30 o'clock and after a hearty breakfast going for a stroll. He ap . peared happy and care free and showed no algns of nervousness. Mis weight was given as 131 pounds. Murphy will mmuln at his training camp in San Rafael until o'clock this evening. He will spend the day In taamg snori walk ami nlavins cards. Ritchie slept late, not getting out of bed until after 9 o'clock. After Dre-aa- tmt ha took a. walk and called on a number of friends. He will do some more walklna- in the early part of the -afternoon and will then attend the ban Ei me. The Ritchie camp started today with a fine piece of luck. Manager Harry Foley winning a $2&00 lottery prize. It gonads X.lke Luck. "That's a good start," said Ritchie when Foley Informed him of his good luck. "One half of the combination has made a winning. o I guess it up to the other half to come through tonight." ' Betting up to 10 o'clock this morn- lng had been unusually light, only about 11000 having found its way into the commissioners' boxes. Every reserved seat' in the arena haa been sold and there is sure to be a rush for the bleachers when the $3 section la thrown open at 6 o'clock Promoter Coffroth said Murphy and Ritchie would perform before the big. gest house can vrancisco nas seen since the memorable battle between Battling Nelson and Jimmy Brltt In im. ! Seattle, Wash., April 17. Tiny Leonard had a 2 to 1 lead Into the seventh inning yesterday, but the big fellow began to wobble a bit and be fore the game was over the Seattle club had seven Tuna. Five runs were made in the eighth inning when Huhn cleared the bases with a double to left field. Portland's two runs were made in the sixth when Whltt walked and Mc Kune sacrificed. Netzel singled to center and Neta went to eeaond when Kill (lay threw to the plate to hold Whltt at third. Then Melchior singled' to ieri and two runs were in. Bonner pitched for Seattle twirled fair ball. Score: 1 SEATTLE. Seven Candidates Out for Sheriff Almost Half of Total - Samber Who Bar rtUd is OUllam County j One Wonas, BeptibUcan, Among: Them. Condon, Or.; April 17. Sixteen candi dates -for Gilliam county offices filed their petitions with County Clerk Laughrige Wednesday. Seven of them filed for the office of sheriff. Among tfle candidates there is only one wo man, Mrs. Mamie Smith Bosquet, who aspires to the treasurer's office. Those who filed ftieir petitions are: For county judge, M. Fitamauriee, Republi can; O. W. Parman, Republican, and J. D. Burns. Democrat BUDDY AND JOE SWAIN FIGHT 6 BOUNDS: DRAW One Thousand Fans Witness Go Between Vancouver and "M" Fighters. clerk. (C. N. Laughrige, Republican. For sheriff, F. E. Bennett, Republican; Seclnl to The Journal.) Raymond, . Wash.. April. 17. Joe Swain, the butcher boy, went six fast rounds to a draw with Bud Anderson of Vancouver at the Eagles Athletic For county ( ciub'8 smoker last night, which waa attended by 1000 followers of the game. This was Swain's twelfth battle. VIGILANTES TRIM AGGIES Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis. Or., April . 17. The Helena Vigi lantes downed the Oregon Aggie team in the first game of a series of three games yesterday by the score of 11 to 10. The game was full of bad plays and hard hitting. i . -Helen broke the tie by scoring three runs In the ninth Inning and the Aggie rally in the final frame waa cut short after two runs had been scored. Columbia to Play Salem. The Columbia university baseball team will play the Salem high school team this afternoon on the Columbia grounds t 3 o'clock. Bloch will play j association. Two game will ; bs first basis for Columbia In the place of J played, one on Friday, and tho second Muirhead. who is saving i all his i on Saturday. The local nlna Is expect- strength; for the indoor track and field meet tomorrow afternoon. ' Rain Stops Jap Game. 6regoa Agricultural College, Corval lis. Or., ! April IS. The baaeball game with the Keio university team waa called off in the first inning, when a heavy rain storm broke up what hope? the anxious Corvallis fans had of see ing the brown men In action. No scores were made, the three Japanese being unable to approach first. O. A. C. did not get to bat, the rain coming as the sides changed. Next in line is the Helena Union lng to show their old coach a few new tricks, .and the fans are- looking for ward to the game with great Interest. Soathern Association Results. Columbus 2. Louisville 1. Minneapolis . Kansas City I. St Psul 4. Milwaukea I. Cleveland 11. Indianapolis S. . i to be! I and Perrlne, '2b 4 AB. R. H. PO. naymond, as Killllay, rt . . Swain, rf Duddy, 3b James, lb Brown, If Huhn, c Bonner, p . . . 0 1 1 2. 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 10 0 o- 2 6 0 0 E. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals . 29 8 g 27 16 PORTLAND. rtu, , AB. R. H. PO. A. Wh'tt. If 3 1 0 6 0 McKune. 2b 3 0 1 0 3' Netzel, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 Melchior, cf 4 0 2 1 0 Gulgnl, lb 4 0 1 9 0 Reams. 2b 3 0 0 1 0 Hester ...1 0 . 0 0 0 ( oltrin, 8 3.0 2 4 6 Murray, c 2 0 1 3 3 Leonard, p 3 0 , 0 0 0 Totals 29 2 8 24 13 J Batted for Reams in ninth. ' SCORE BV INNINGS. Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 S 8' Portland 00000200 0 2 SUMMARY. Two base hits ray, McKune. Sacrifice hits James, Brown, McKune, Murray. Stolen bases Perrine. Raymond, James. Struck out py uonner 5. Leonard 3. Bases yn oa.ua urr Bonner 2, Leonard 4. Hit by pitcher Brown by Leonard. Dou ble Oplay Bonner to Raymond to lames, lime of rame One hour and 7 minutes. Umpire Shuster. Wayne Grider, Republican; Joseph most of which have been fought before Kiene. Republican; Elmer Montague, , the local club and within the past Republican, and present incumbent"; j year, and last night's showing against , Sam Lang, - Democrat; J. W. Lillie, Anderson, the classiest man he has i Democrat, and A. S. Rice, pemocrat. For county tneasurer, Fred Anderson, Republican;- Mrs., Mamie Smith-Bosquet, Republican, and Joseph Kirsch- ner, Republican. For county coroner. Dr. J. V. wilhelm. For county sur veyor, C. E. Nardln. Several ' of these candidates an nounced themselves In January, and have been campaigning In earnest since. The contest for the office of circuit Judge between D. R. Parker, present Judge, and M. D. Shanks will probably be the most hotly contested of all in this county and district. Dr. J. W. Donnelly, James Stewart and C. C. Clark are all aspiring to a repre sentative's seat in the legislature. KANSAS CITY HAS FILED SUIT FOR SUM OF $25,000 Earl Hamilton Finds Himself. Mixed Up in Law Case Over'Hurdle. yet encountered, entitles him classed as a comer. Especially is this true in view of j the fact that he gave away 15 pounds : in order to make the weight limit ot , 148 pounds and was perceptibly weak and far from his usual form. After the contest was over Ander- j son was unstinted in his praise of the local boy's ability and declined to meet him later at catch weights. Anderson put up his usual scien tific battle and was stronger at the finish - than at the beginning of the fight while his opponent was notice ably weak. Bud fouled Swain on three different occasions during the bout, but each offense was unintentional, as he had not been accustomed to break ing clean and apologized for his act in each case. Earl Bronson of Vancouver issued a challenge to the wrener of last night's fight before the fight was called: It is thought improbable that either man will meet him. First to the Bat! JIMMY DUNN Portland's Original Upstairs Glothier, is again to the front with a complete as sortment of High-Grade Ready-to-Wear Suits in the Newest Models, Fabrics and Colorings' VOIf WlKf when you buy of Jimmy taking the elevator and I UU !!Ilv-"SAVING $5.00 to $10.00 is just like winning money. scheduled 20 round fuss is San Fran cisco tonight bstwem Willie Ritchie, lightweight champion, and Harlem Tommy Murphy. Naturally, New Yorkers would like to see Tommy bring nome me nacon. out when It comes to betting on him doina- it. thv an stringing with Ritchie. Murphy is given full credit for aameness. ag gressiveness and experience, hut th majority of the fans do not think he has even an outside chance of reliev ing the champion of the title Willie Ritchie is smothered In class," said Billy Gibson. "He is there with the wallop, stamina, cleverenas and youth. He can take a punch, and don't anyone tell you that he cannot give one in return. When' that right cross of his laads flush on the Jaw. something is going to drop and stay down for quite a spell. 1 don't think Ritchie's title is In Jeopardy." Chico to Fight Again. Los Angeles. Cal.. Arii 17. San Diego fight fans will get their first glimpse of Battling Chico, the Mexi can bantamweight of Los Ana-elea. nnt frVuesday night, when he will appear at xne- ..anromia Athletic club's show against Beryl Ha.tton of Los Angeles. Ballinger With Wilson. Seattle. April 17. Judre Richard A. Ballinger, former secretary- of the in terior in President Taft's cabinet, will support President Wilson's contention for a repeal of free canal tolls In a de bate with W. T. Dovell before the Men's club of the Plymouth Congre gational church here next Tuesday night. Gotham Agog Over Scrap. New York, April 17. Little old New York town Is all amoked up over the "Bitulithic" has proven, by long years of use, that "the best is the cheapest" in street pavement, just as in any thing else. ' Oregon Humane Society mm 1 M . ... v 97 Grand A vs. jr between Concfc and . Tia. a-noaes sast 1483, B-851S. OFZH SAT AJTB xririwr Report all caaes of cruelty to this on ico. cnamoer lor small anH !"'. o Kinouiance ior sick or disabled animals at a moment's notice. Kansas City. Mo., April 17. Suit for Huhn.-Coltrin,-Mur- 25 000 damages was instituted here yesteraay against tuari tiammon, nase iall pitcher, by the Kansas City Fed eral league club. Hamilton recently jumped the St. Louis Browns and Signed a Kansas City contract. Now he has returned to the Browns. The suit holds that Hamilton is per sonally responsible for the situation. His trunk at tho Densmore hotel was attached today by federal officials. The petition alleges that Hamilton signed a Kansas City contract calling for $7000 annually, and that in anticipation of his services, $500 was advanced for railroad fare and hotel bills. Test wells will be driven by the government in several sections of the Philippines to determine whether, pe troleum exists in profitable quantities. Full Dress Hit by Student Body Argument Por and Against "Swallow tail" Praolpitatas Stormy Session at Oregon Agricultural College. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Or., April 17. Amid a storm of argument and disapproval on the part' of the men of the Oregon Agricultural college who are in favor of retaining the "swallowtail"' coat for use in for mal afairs. the student body voted the adoption of resolutions declaring against rthe wearing of the full dress. There has not been such a stormy ses sion of the student body since the ath letic relations with the University of Oregon were broken. For Salem Postoffice. Washington, April 17. Senator Chamberlain will introduce a bill pro viding for an appropriation of $60,000 for changes and additions to the Salem federal building. Journal Want Ads bring results. 1 Men's Spring Suits $14.75 $18.75 JIMMY DUNN 315-16-17 Oregonian Bldg. ELEVATOR TO 3D FLOOR SALMON FISHING There is no branch of angling which puts the tackle to such a severe test as the fishing for Spring Chinook Salmon. For five years we have supplied critical anglers with satis factory salmon tackle. Nuf ced. Backus&Worris 223 Morrison Straet. Bet lit SZh4 Manager Walter McCredie of the Beavers Whether you paid a dol lar or two-bits to see the everyone saw the same! Whether you pay the high rent, ground floor clothier $20 to $25 for your spring suit, you can get the same class of Clothes here for Fifteen! Only difference is in the selling cost I have no magnificent fix tures, no velvet carpets, no "fancy" expenses of any kind. I came from Missouri, too! See you tomorrow! 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