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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1915. JOHNNY E TO GHASTLY ERROR MADE 1 ATHLETIC: HARBINGER OF THE BASEBALL SEASON FOR PORTLAND FANS TEAM PLAYS HIGH CLASS BASKETBALL TAKE NO CHANCES IN BY ORGANIZED RANKS IN CONTINUING FIGHT Federals Have Satisfied the Fans, Says Eastern Critic, That They'll Stick It Out. CLUB WILL HOLD 2D SMOKER NEXT FRIDAY Jack King Will Referee and This Means That Boxers Must Hustle Along. JJI Featherweight Champion Re fuses to Meet Bantam at 122 Pounds, Ringside, 8 P. M. IS BEST HE'LL DO ROOM ENOUGH FOR THREE ARMORY CLUB NAMES MEN Abe Attell Xs Also Making- Lift Miser able for Title Holder Eatu Want to Be 80x1117 Center. Committee's Selections Will Xeoelvs Gold Belts from Association' Xeaton Smoker March 4. ' Outlawe Are Entitled to Player They Save Grabbed from Major m Spoils of War. KILBAN IMPERII I ' ' 1 ' - , GO WITH LAMS ' ft i Ti ' 1 1 r -"'"''' ; 'a& I i' ws v -ih r - ? I By Ilingside. - New York. Feb. 20. Johnny KU bane, champion featherweight of this planet, absolutely refuses to be Invei gled into a match With Johnny "Kid'' Williams, who domineers the bantam weight -iivislon of this universe.: At least, the-Kilbane Johnny will have .nothing to' do with the Williams John ny until the latter Johnny makes a number of concession in the matter of weight, Hize of puise and place where the contest should be conducted. For a while the rrullible enthusiasts of Philadelphia were led to believe that the two champions would at last condescend to mix matters foi their edification. Announcement was made that the forfeits had been posted, the date decided upon and the poundage ' settled. Wednesday evening, Febru- I ary 24, was designated as the all Important day. Now it is all off. The reason ad- j vanced for the indefinite postpone- , ment of the battle is that Kilbane re- ' fuses to agree to 12 pounds at ring-' ' side, the weight Williams demanded, i It'is -said that Kilbane was ready to make the featherweight limit at 8 j o'clock on tile evening of the battle, but Williams would hear nothing of it. ' Williams, however, had another ex- i I Sanation. The bantam boss is firm In nis conviction that Kilbane fears blin. and for that reason alone does 1 not anticipate with delight a meeting with him. Thinks Kilbane Airald. Here is -Williams' end of the contro- i Verey : ! "I am quite certain that Kilbane do-s not care for any part of my game. I have reason enough lo believe so af ter the manner in which tie treated the negotiations for our proposed match. "First, Kilbane balked at the weight. aaying that he was perfectly satisfied : with the 13250 offered for his end. He I said, however, tliat he would waive the j weight question that is, would agree to weigh in at 122 pounds ringside if i the ante were raised to J60UJ. Here I his bluff was called, for the club pro- ) moter, at the instigation of my man- : ager, consented to give Kilbane that euni if he would accept the match at the featherweight limit at ringside. "Thai was the last we heard of Kil bane. Instead of grabbing the $5Vu) for a six round bout he is going about the country fighting second raters at 11000 or less, per man. i "It is not for ua to say whether Kilbane can make 122 pounds ringside. But it does seem queer that he should refuse such a big sum for so short ' a bout it he can make the weiAht, the j only hindrance lo the consummation of : the match. I -""If I thought Kilbane could mak.; -'the featherweight limit, the divisio i ; in which he Is champion, 1 would not a uiittiiiiJiuii, i w uuiu fi l ,lu olf,lyannour,c ears to meet me in thu hesitate a mo lng that he fe i ling I can see no other reason whv he should spurn $5000 for IS minute of boxing." Abe Attell With Axe. And here we have another notable personage picking on Mr. Kilbane. We have reference to Abraham Attell, who a few years ago flaunted the featherweight championship; the same Abie. Attell this Kilbane person won - his title from. The name of Attell at firfct appears Inappropriate in a boxing discussion these modern days, but Abie will have nis say, and list to it: "I have not been before the uubiic 4 of late as much as in former veais. 1 out . i nave not oeen Idling away my tirrie, 1 am still in active training; ' training for one more bout with tne man who deprived me of the champion ship Johnny Kilbane. "You cannot convince me that I m not Kllbane's master. I beat him j once before, in Kansas City. That - was before we met for the champion ship. : 1 think I am entitled to a re turn battle; 1 would like to get an- t other chance at fny old title. With that goal in view, I am still going through the training grind. This ought to prove that 1 am sincere In my desire to engage in another bout. 1 do. not care to take on anybody else; Kilbane is the man 1 want." Havana Is Ambitions. Havana is. making a strenuous bid u pecome tne boxing center of the . , , , ... . . . Zl n l )t V. BbOUt Vv,the Wrong way, and the Pent up enthusiasm of , Keis a cnance i tn, mtshlish lilf o v, . Mecca """""- 1 For "their opening bout down there a week ago' the islanders put on Young Ahearn and Villi l.wU-ih.m I cautious boxer, and Lewis, who 'saw I his Uest days many years ago ! Little did thu . Havana nrnmn i know that Aheain and Lewis were j under the same management, and that ..a "fake" was being perpetrated. This 1 makes the second "frame-up" Lewis ;'has engaged in within "the short time ! .of a year. j Several months ago, Dan Morgan, j seeking some publicity for his self- I proclaimed champion, Al McCoy, se- i -cured Ua;: McKetrick' consent to let tpoor Willie Lewis "tackle" the cham- plon." It was an unadulterated "set- j up, ana Lewis graciously took the ! count in the tixth round. But Willie is willing to be impli cated in these matches, as long as he is compensated for acting his part, as .people will go to see him perform his act. .. 9500,000 for New York Autos. . In January, New York automobile ' ft ir Tl JT f i. :-wo.or ,icenses netted th tt;.l.-. Moore May uo to CURED HIS RUPTURE I was badly raptured while lifting a "trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that quickly aJid I completely cured me. Years have passed nd the rupture has never returned, al though 1 am doing hard work as a car- f (enter. There was no operation no pst tiie. no trouble. I have nothing jto sell,-, but will give full information .about how jou may find a complete icure. without operation, if you write ta hne, Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter. 296 A jMarcellus avenue, Manasquan. N. J ; Better cut out this notice and how it ';to-any others who are ruptured you may save a life or at least stop the ; misery of rupture and the . worry and danger of an operation. CAdv.) Examining a consignment of bats mr inemt'ers of the Portland Coast league champions received by Archer & Wiggins. On the lefc is Gus Fisher, champion batsman of the Pacific Coast league, ad miring an a3h of his own peculiar type. The other Beaver in the picture is Walter McCredie, champion manager of the Pacific Coast league. RUPERT EXPECTS HIS TEAM TO BE IN RACE FOR CITY BALL TITLE Veteran Manager Hopes to r Develop a uouple ot Young Twirlers. "If I can develop good right handed twirler. my team will be right up In the race for the championship of tlle Portland City Baseball league.' said Manager Red Rupert of the West Side Monarchs yesterday. "I have my old stand-by 'Lefty' Goddard for a starter, but T want a good right handed heaver. Oswald, a slx footer who tips the beam at 190 pounds, looks very promising. He is a youngster yet. but has plenty or speed. Murphy, the North Portland twirler, who is 6 feet" 3 inches tall, also looks good, and if I am able to get a winner out of either of thes'.' boys watch out for my team. Then I will have Colly Druhot the old Pacific Coast and Union association pitcher. to fall back on in case my youngster fails to live up to expectations. Dru hot will be used in the outfield most of the time. "Hyronimous. who pitched for the Columbia team last season, is after a tryout and 1 have asked him to report when nay squad starts training, which will be within the next three weeks. "For the infield, I have Fred Mc Keen, Porter Yett, Wallace Childers, who captained the Walla Walla team U l lite V coin II t-wiaic if,ic "--- season, and Harvey Newall. the old Trl-City leaguer. I am trying to get of the Western Tri-State league last - , j . i. . i iwamea .Mascoi in me o." fall, and he looked good to me. He ! !s very fast andT.1 t,hink Uh ,t,he if the veteran Druhot. Newall and , Childers. that I could develop him into a Kreat infielder. "Benny Briggs. who played the Pendleton team last season with and Murray, who managed the Chehalis. team of the Washington State league a couple of seasons ago, are mine. "John Shea and Bleeg will do the receiving. I will play one of these catchers in the outfield during a part of the season." ' Manager Grayson of the Piedmont Maroons of the city league, placed the order for the suit's for his team with a local sporting goods house last week. All records for Uniforms for local semi-pro teams were backed off the boards, as Grayson paid 1262.80 for 12 'unies." Maroon, trimmed with white, will be the color and every new fangled idea will be used to make the suits ' the beat obtainable. Southern League I Charley Moore, the Portland boy 1 who was recently released by Manager Frank Dillon of the Los Angeles team of the Pacific Coast league, is dick ering for a' position with the Chatta nooga club of the Southern league. A couple of seasons ago he tried out with the Chicago Cubs. Moore is not through as a ball yet and a shift to the southern part of the country might do him good. According to reports from Los An geles, Manager Dillon will release in fielder Bill Page before the opening of the training season. Catcher Hoff man, who was recalled from the Vic toria team of the Nortnwestem league, will likely be returned to the Bees. COACH SHOCKLEY NAMES OREGON'S (jBAFPLING men King Only Eugene Man Who Has Had Experience in Game, I'niversity of Oregon, Eugene, Or., Feb. 20. After three days of tryouta wrestling Coach Ed Schockley today announced the University of Oregon wrestling team which will meet the Oregon Agricultural college grapplera in Corvaliis Saturday, February 27. The men are: Harry H. Hargreave, Milwaukie, Or., 115; Grant Schaffner of Eugene or "Coxy" Barnett of Wasco, Or., 125; Clinton J. Griffin, Oregon City, 135; Ellwyn Rutherford, Eugene, 145; Dal M. King, Myrtle Point, 158. Ellwyn Rutherford was elected cap tain by hia teammates witn tne exception or iving. none or i the Oregon team has had any experi ence in wrestling. King has been in one conference meet, that in Portland last year. Coach Shockley said today that he expected hia team to put up a good fight but that h pect to win. didn't ex- . "From what I have heard Arbuthnot has a good team over there." said Coach Shockley. "I believe they are more experienced than we. I look for King to throw his man and possi bly Rutherford and Griffin.' Big Leaguers Start Training This Week New York, Feb. 20. The coming week will see practically every major and A. A. league club in the country start the annual migration toward the land of mud baths and stiffened mus cles. A great many, despite the frowns of league officials, have already sent a contingent consisting mostly of bat tery men, southward for a few pre liminary boilings-out before joining the main squad. CHESS CHAMPION TO PLAY HERE TUESDAY Frank Marshall, America's foremost chess master, who will entertain Portlanders with simultaneous exhibition against local clubmen. tjTr jwW, s"j II - net? ' ut ' NEW YORK FIGHT FANS BACKING J. JOHNSON TO RETAIN HIS TITLE Odds Are Ranging From Ten to Six to Four to One on the Big Cinder, By Barry Farris. New Tork, Feb. 20. New York's betting fraternity is picking Jack Johnson at odds to successfully de fend his title against Jess Willard. ex-Kansas cowboy. A tour of the Broadway bettlnsr renters tonight showed that the black man Is a I ravorite at odds ranging from ten t rt six to four to one. hew large amounts at the latter figure have been posted, however. Johnson's backers were inclined to hedge tonight, however, after the re port that the eriant netrro was in nmir physical condition and had done little training on his voyage from South America. Five thousand dollars had been up at a Broadway buffet at odds of two to one. on Johnson for a week without any takers. Soon after , the story of the officers of the High I land Harris, the ship on which John j son sailed from Buenos Aires to the j Barbadoes, about Johnson being in poor shape, were published, this money was withdrawn. Many Freak Bete. A great many freak bets are being posted. One that went up today two hundred dollars to one hundred dol lars was that the bout would not go the limit. Another at even money was that Johnson would not be knocked out. Several bets have been made that the bout would be over in side of 20 rounds. Interest in the bout has been in creased greatly since the announce ment that Johnson had landed at Tampico and would be permitted, by the Carranzistas, to go to Juarez. In dications are that several Gotham fans will attend the fight. W. Ritchie Will Give Welsh Extra Money Chicago, Feb. 20. Willie Ritchie made the suggested $2."., 000 purse for a Welsh-Ritchie fight of 20 rounds at Denver look closer tonight when he announced that he would put up the extra $10,000 himself. "If Welsh really wants S25.000 for beating me." said Ritchie today, I'll see that he gets It. The Denver club has offered $15,000. If he beats me. I'll give him $10,000 more. I'll put the $10,000 up any time. If Welsh really means business It's now up to him to come through and sign up. The only stipulation I shall make is that if he doesn't beat me, he doesn't get the extra $10, 000." Young Giants Start. Marlin, Texas, Feb. 20. The o3seball season was officially declared open here tonight with the arrival of Scout Dick Kinsella and a squad of young battery candidates. Watering will constitute the menu for tomorrow and on Monday the Giant squad will hit the grit hard. Yankees in Hot Springs. Hot Springs, Ark.. Feb. 20 Joe Kelly In charge of the Yankee squad ron eased up on his groaning charges today and the players dragged them selves over the long hills at a alower pace than Joe has heretofore let them take. Caldwell has already taken off 10 pounds. By Frank G. Menke. New York, Feb. 20. An analysis of the baseball situation at present con vinces that organized baseball made a ghastly error when it elected, after the close of the 1914 season, to con tinue the warfare on the Feds. The Feds, by going through the 1914 season. satisfied practically everyone but those organized magnates that they were In the baseball business to stay. They convinced the skeptics that they had unlimited bankrolls and ; that they would use them to get ball players of the first grade. The fact that many of the Federal league club owners built concrete stadiums and signed men to three year contracts that were absolutely binding upon them, should have acted as a "tip off of the sticking around purposes, of the Feds, even before the 1914 season opened. But the organ ized magnates were blind. Organized baseball was perfectly justified in fighting the Feds when they first showed their teeth last win ter. The Feds threatened to bust up the monopoly that the American and National lea'gties had in the major league baseball world. To fight to protect its Interests was the proper thing to do. And that's what organ- ! izer baseball did. It's the wise man. though arid only the wise man who knows when he's beaten who knows I Golfing, swimming, diving, running, when to quit. J Jumping, walking and dancing will be on Organized baseball wasn't wise It 1 tn program of the members of the didn't know when to quit. It had its Multnomah Amateur Athletic club, the chance at the close of the 1914 season ! Waverly Country club, the Portland to call things quits and Bave itself Golf 5:Iub and the Ma-zamas, who do from further lammlngs. But It re' Parted from the North Bank depot yes fused the chance and things have I terday afternoon on a special train for come to a sorry state for organized Yt??ar J KVih" ' iB. baseball since clubmen and women aboard the special. I The golfers will stop at Gearhart, Coet Only Pride. where, on Sunday and Monday, they To make peace with the Feds at the ! 'w111 indulge in the royal and ancient close of the 1914 season would have , Same. It is expected that there will be cost organized baseball little else than a wallop on its pride. It would have been something of an admission on the part of organized baseball that the Feds had forced recognition, but that would be an admission only of a fact that the public knows now. The public loves a winner but it also loves a game loser. Had organized baseball allied itself . -.u i i . u i i with the federal league at the close ' rif 1 11 J cooon 1, Hifru,UT.I ' things would be now. How much bet ter for all the magnates and for all the leagues big and little. That trust suit never would have been filed. The International league and Amerl- i can association magnates wouldn't bo in a panic as to the 1915 outlook and baseball, instead of being in a aisordered condition, would be buck to normal and facing general prosperity The organized folks wouldn't have had to concede muh to make peace. All the Feds wanted was major league recognition. There is room for a third big league. The schedules in' Brook. ; lyn could have been arranged so that ; the Brookfeds and the Dodgers ! wouldrft clash. The Feds might have j teen willing to quit St. Louis and i move on to Detroit, Cincinnati or I Cleveland, where there Is only unu ! major league club at present, i Room in Chicago for Three. There 1 is room in Chicago for three ?ue clubs. The city is diviaeu big leag into sections, and In each of the sec- vwioie wie mai uuu oie luraia, miss McKJnsie. Mr. McKinsle, there is a big enough population to ! Mr. djd Mrs. Zimmerman. Mr. and Mrs support the club located In that sec- j Louisson, Mr. and Mrs. Rothchild, Mr. tlon. and Mrs. Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. Hol- The Baltimore situation could have I brook, Mrs. May, Mr. and Mrs. Snow, ben adjusted as it has been adjusted i Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sampson. the transfer of the International j Some of the Multnomah club mem league franchise to Richmond, Va. The bers who made the trip are: Mrs. Buffalo International league franchise i Grace Kadderly, Mrs. E. M. Blackmar, could have been transferred to Syra cuse, N. Y., or some other big town in the east. The Feds could have been permitted to keep the players they had grabbed from organized baseball. That would have constituted their spoils of war. Settling the baseball war at the end of ,fhe 1914 season after the Feds had convinced all but the most biased that ; they were a permanent proposition j wouldn't have been such a complicated job, would it? Organized baseball, had It formed ; an alliance with the Feds, would have : drawn into its select circle a bunch ! UL UICI1 WHO wuuiu liny C UU1IQ LIJCXI1 honor as associates. Gilmore Zs Fighter. James Gilmore, president of the 1 eds. Is a hustler, a fighter and a good man to be tied up with. IheiZePh-ers at Sunnyside school at 8 Ward brothers, who own the Brooklyn j Feds, have made their millions by fair) and honoraDle dealings, waiter Mullen, one of the principal backers of the Buffalo Feds, is a clean cut type of business man, who has made a reputa tion for honesty and industry- Judxe Harry S. Goldman and Carroll Raioin, officers of the Baltimore Federals, have enviable reputations. Ed Gwin- i ner, president of the Pittsburg Fed- i erals, Is a genius in a business way. ; He's square, honest and he's game. t Charley Weeghman. owner of the ; Chicago Feds, is one of the highest types of sportsmen that ever was cm- : nected with baseball. Ten years ao i he was poor; today he is rich. He . made his money in the restaurant busi- I ness and he made it honestly. Otto 1 Etifel. owner of the St. Louis Fed. made mOBt of his money in the brewery t business, as did Jacob Ruppert, owner ; of the Yankees through close appllca- j tloTi tn bimtnM and hv aouare deal- i lnf; w , ,, , ' 1 ep, when you think it all over, it : looks as If organized baseball made a monumental blunder when It refused to come to terms with the Feds after the Feds had firmly convinced even ' .. . .. .. . . . tne Kcpncs tnat xney were n tne, off icials--Professor Heater, referee baseball business to stay whether it , Professor Levisee. scorer- Professor was to be peace or a continuance of f Lanslnger, timer, the war. ; " -7 - Club Soceer Team Wins. Feds Invade Newark. j The Jefferson high school soccer Chicago. Feb. 20. President Gilmore eleven held the strong Multnomah club of the Federals today acknowledged team of the Portland Soccer Football for the first time that Newark will : asspcUtion to a 3 to 1 score yester b in the league, this coming season. jday afternoon on the "winged M" field. The Federal president asserts that The scholastic players deserve credit Kansas City has no chance of making i f or the wonderful defensive game that a fight against th. transfer of the they played. Federal , league franchise from that city to the east. University of Kansas football teanVs games netted $8290 profit last year. The Gresnam High School basketball quintet, . wnicn has won eight of ten games played this season. The players, from left to right, are, back row R. Stauley, manager and forward; Principal J. E. Stubbs, coach; Kesterson, sub. Front row Chldo, guard; W. Stanley, sub; Captain H. Stanley, center; C. Brown, guard, and W. Metzger, forward. - FULL SPORT PROGRAM IS ORDER FOR THRE DAYS AT THE SEASIDE Four Different Organizations Send 150 Members on Washington's Birthday. some very good scores made in the many rounds that are to be played. The "W'inged-M" club members staged their annual dip in the Pacific last night, after enjoying two hours of dancing. After the dip into the ocean, the party splashed water in the Nata torium for a couple of hours. There will be special swimming, div- V """" Ju7'" t" day. Professor Jack Cody has ar a " A f - ' The Mazamas will hike from Seaside to Tillamook. A majority of the club members who went to Seaside and Gearhart will re turn to Portland tomorrow night. The Golfing1 Contlnfeiit. Among some of the local golfing en thusiasts who will make the trip are: j Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sawyer, J. R. Straight Henry H. Pearce, A. E. Ehrhorn, Agnes Caulfield, R. Wilhelm, Ruth Sipe, Miriam Sinclair Mrs. W. 1L T. Green, C. C. Sturtz, C. H. King, It U Keats, William A. Pettygrove, . J. M. Angus, ! Lr. It C. Mulholland, Kenneth S. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Ayer, Miss Ayer, Dr. J. Ij. Manion, Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cooke, Calvin Hellig, Mrs. Barrett, R. C F. Astbury, Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Colt, R. R. Warriner, Gerald Eastham, M. H. Hartwell. It Sooysmith, F. A. li'Artt.ir I." IT tOiitnuv At . A C j j. a. 'i.mj . uu .VAIO. i Sol Blumauer, Mrs. Hazel Litt, Graham ! Glass Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Knowles, ; Mr and MrS- Graham Glass, Mr. and . Mrs. J. E. Wiley. E. W. Mersereau, Miss Mrs. C. A. Kay, Mrs. J. J. Plttineer. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith, Harry Fischer, Mrs. Fred Snow, Mrs. L. M. Schwartz, Hal Rasch, J. Lee Thompson, ! Mrs. A. E. Von der Werth. Clair Tait, j Art Allen, Louis Balbach. Norman ' Ross, Mr. and Mrs. M. Barrie Mackay and oward Mackay Spalding's bastetball bookings for the week of February 21, are: Monday Stilettos vs. GoldendaI Wash., at Goldendale at 8 n m Tuesday Holmes Business College vs. C. B. B. C. at Christian Brothers college gym at 8 p. m. Friday Sunnyside Climber. r riaa :sorth Pacific Dental College vs. Baracas Club, at Oregon City at 8 p. m. Saturday C. B. B. C. Jrs. vs Holy Grail at Peninsula Park at 8 p m Hillsboro, Or., Feb. 20 Th i i hIKa school junior basketball quintet "eieaiea tne lib-pound quintet of the ?lshp Scott Academy this afternoon ? tne core of 40 to 1 1. The Academy bos Btartel the scoring, but the high schoolers came back strong during the remainder of the first period. The ore ai he end of tn f'rst half was 7 to ' ,n favor of the high school L?' Emmons and Tinker, who entered ,tne academy this week, were tried out ,n ",e econa nair and played good gmes- Mann and Leon Allen T . v . . ocals. pojL"t8 etween them. scoring 31 1 llK '"eups. T C A Pos. . R. F. . . L. F . . .c. . - R. O. Enarlish Noble Jarvis, Capt Stier H. H. S. Jrs. W. Mann Allen . J. Mann, t'abi Meek Abbott . L. c 1 . . Long for English 5u?I"ul'on UrT,"T and Kmmons for Xnh t The feminist movement has struck the horses. The mares -will have the center of the trotting stage .when the curtain lifts at Cleveland In July. . - BASKETBALL H' " i, LOCAL DIAMOND -WTT.L BE FINEST IN THE LEAGUE Groundtender Is Picking Out Stray Weeds by Hand to Beautify Lawn, Portland will have one of the finest diamonds of any baseball club in these T'nited States, when the Portland and Venice clubs of the Pacific Coaat league open here April 13 for the first game of the season. Walter McCredie has given it his official survey and pronounced the "turtleback" diamond one of the beat that haa ever been aeen in any ball park. Groundkeeper Ed Krentlehr has spent most of the winter in removing the surface of the diamond and filling in the low places and smoothing it off. He took the action of the dirt by the forelock, as It were. He raised -the diamond up six inches higher than he surveyed for the permanent work, and then rolled it until it became firm. This action lowered the height to ;th4 point he desired and the surface' is now as near perfect aa Ingenuity can make it. Ed has not undertaken to remove any wayward weeds that might have scampered over into the tract set aside for the diamond. He Is doing this work by hand, and when Bill Leard shows up in these parts he won't have any more alibis for booting me uau. Trouble Brewing in Major Hockey Circles Trouble is brewing between the two major hockey leagues the Pacific Coast Hockey league and the National Hockey association, according to word received yesterday from British Co lumbia. A dispatch from Ottawa to Vancouver, B. C. states that if the Ottawa team, which is leading the N. H. A., wins the championship it will not be able -to make the trip to the coast. The Ottawans also want the coast champions to come east, but according to President Frank Patrick,- the east ern title winners will come west or there will be no series between the two leagues. If Ottawa fails to come to the coast the agreement between the two leagues will be broken again and then the coasters will likely Induce more eastern players to Jump. There is a possibility of an all star team of the N. H. A. coming to the coast in event of Ottawa's failure. Home Missionary Conditions Topic Rv. E. S. ICartln, District Superin tendent of American Snndajr School Union, Speaker. Sell wood. Or., Feb. If). Rev. K. R. Martin, district superintendent of the Amerinan Sunday Bchool union for Ore gon, Washington and Idaho, will de liver a lecture on "Home Missionary Conditions in the Rural Northwest," illustrated with lantern slides, tomor row evening at Sellwood Methodist church. Rev. A. R. McLean, pastor,, will preach at this church tomorrow morning. Robert H. Hughes, editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, delivered" a stereopticon lecture on "The Making of a Book" at this church last Kunday evening. The Ladies' Aid society of the Sell wood Baptist church held its regular monthly business and social meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. B. Roberts, 461 Bidwell ave nue. A letter was read from Rev. J. K. kLearn, former pastor of the church, thanking the society for the Christmas box sent him at the church orphan asylum at Kodiak, Alaska. Rev. F. H. Hayes, pastor, will preach tomorrow morning. Rev. Mr. Waltz, pastor of the Baker City Baptist church, will occupy the pulpit. Deliyers Lecture on Delinquent Children Porfeseor William Proctor of Paclflo University Talk at St. Johns Program Za Excellent. St. Johns, Or., Feb. 20. Professor William M. Proctor of Padfto uni versity delivered a lecture on "The Treatment of Delinquent and Depen dent Children." illustrated with -flan-tern slides, at a well attended Joint meeting of the North School Parent Teacher association and the Central East Schools Parent-Teacher associa tion last night in the James John High school auditorium. Mrs, J. M. Shaw presided. The following program, a ranged by the program committee f the two associations, was rendered: Selec tion, high school mixed" ehorua; vocal solo. Mrs. L. K. Coovert; selection. Teaf-hers' Glee club; vocal sole. Miss Joana Jamn; reading-. Mrs. - J. Bower, and selection, M1sa Hortense Ingalls. t A lock has been Invented to hold a door open any distance desired as Well as to fasten It wben closed. . -. A return match betwe'en Jack Wag", ner and Valley Trambetua WlU.be the feature of the second smoker of the Imperial Amateur Athletic club, which will be staged next Friday night In ttlA Arllin Hall C.tn.l n n Anl, ........ 'IIVIIU IU1U CT fc I CC I. There is a great deal of rivalry be tween these two boxers and a great bout is expected. - Wagner was given the decision over Trambetus In their first meeting aftor four rounds of mixing, although Tram-( betus beat the former Armory boxer' in the first three rounds. Manager Charley Jost announced' yesterday that the program will con-' sist of six and possibly seven events. The second main event will be between Dave Wheeler, the Kenfon welter weight, and Flanigan of the Spokane club. Flanigan is nald to be a good mixer. Hary Mahoney, the former Colum bus club boxer, is matched to meet Parslow of the Multnomah club. Pars low is improving' right along and should put up a good battle against Mahoney. Farmer Burns, the light heavyweight, is to meet Maholen. .who is a pupil of Prof. Flint, a new comer in the local boxing field. ,; Abie Gordon will meet Kid Brenen of South Portland and Bud Btven will be matched with Charley Rooney, another unattached boxer. The boys who will appear in the seventh bout have not beti selected as yet. -; Jack King, the organizer of the club, will referee he bouts in Friday's thtoker and promises that the boys will not be given any chance to Stall. The boxing champions . of tha Ar mory Amateur Athletic association were selected at a meeting of the ath letic committee last week. The title holders of the various classes are: - 160 pound class Al. B.ommert, Eighth company. 145 pound class Parley Parslow, Battery A. 135 pound class Jack Allen, Com pany F. 125 pound class Shea. Company B. 116 pound class Druscoll, Com pany D. These boxers will be awarded' a handsome gold belt, which they must defend at every inter-company meet, members of the guard who desire to meet the title holder must place their challenge with the athletic committee. Amnnff artinA nt tha nthr hniitri 111 the guard, who are anxious to meet the belt holders, are Kepplnger and Ooda of Company C ln-the 150 pound Xlass; Boatright, Oscar Carlson and Harry Hansen In the 145 pound class; Fleschlnger in the 136 pound cla.s; Owens and Schmock in the 125 pound class, and Weeks and Gardner in the 116 pound class. There is a great deal of interest in the boxing events by the members of the various companies, each trying to develop a mitt sllnger.who will be able to win the championship. There are 700 men In the Oregon National Guard. Sergeant Dunns of Company L will act as trainer ot the boxers. ;l Kenton Club to Box. A seven bout smoker,- at- which some of the best talent In the city will appear, will be staged under the auspices of the Kenton Athletic club on Thursday night, March 4, accord ing to an announcement made yester rinv T'omnlete details of the Affair will be arranged at a meeting of the club officials to be held today. Dave Wheeles, the crack Welter weight boxer, who fought under the colors of the Woodlawn Amateur Ath letic club during the season of 1913 1914, will appear in the main event. His opponent has not been selected as yet. Yost Kchnieer, the tough lightweight, will also be matched against some light or welterweight. Joe Salter, a middleweight of the stockyard district. Is scheduled . to make his initial appearance In the Kenton show. The complete card will be.' gn- nouncea auring me comiug ween- ik Is planned to have the card made up a week in advance no that the boxers win have plenty of time to train for the events. - Washington YVins From 'Skeet' Bigbee I'niversity of Oregon, Eugene", Or., Feb. 20. The University of Washing ton basketball team defeated "Sket" Bigbee ana four other Oregon players here tonight, 27 to 19. The game, especially the second half, until the accumulation of personal fouls on Boylen and Morton, caused an easement In Oregon's defense, was the fastest exhibition of the .Indoor game seen here .for several years. "Skeet" Bigbee was the Oregon team. The midget forward mads alk of Oregon's 19, with 13 out of 15 con verted Washington fouls, and three field baskets. MJoroPilos Simple Home Bemedy Easily Applied Gives Quick Eelief-and Coits . Nothing to Try. Before and After tbe Fs-rt TriaL Pyramid Pile Remedy gives quick, relief, stops Itching, bleeding or pre trtidlnsr piles, hemorrhoids and sll ren tal troubles, in the privacy of your own home. 60c a box at all. druggists. A single box often cures.- Tt itm. File for trial with booklet, mailed free, n plain wrapper, on request to Pyra mid DrugZo, 619 Pyramid Bldg Mar 1 .u i ml" intra nufemwt