THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,-PORT LAND, SUNDAY MORNING, : JULY 8, V 1917.'
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SEVERALiVIAJOR STARS
CARPENTERS' COMING :
Sportsmen of Nortkwest to Assist Widow of Late Judge Denny
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Provided Oregon and United States Witli Greatest Game Bird
HARVARD HALFBACK
. JOINS MARINE CORPS
AROUSES INTEREST IN
. EVERY SENSE OF WORD
Keith Neville Was Chief Ex
' ecutive of Sportsmen's As-
sociation for Two Years.
DF OLD FATHER TIME
Hinchman, Ames, Vaughn;
The late Judge O. N. Denny, who at bis own expense, of several thousand . dollars, sent the first ringnecked pheasants to the United
States, on the upper right. In the center is the nude and female species of the rlngnecked pheasant, and on the upper left . is
Mrs. Gertrude J. Denny, widow of Judge Denny and whom the Otegon sportsmen are assisting. Below is the home of Mrs. Denny,
which the sportsmen are trying to save for her.
Jess Willard May Retire With
Toney, Meyers and Herzog
out Defending the Heavy
weight Championship, .
MAPJY BOUTS ARE IN SIGHT
Playing Great Ball.
IS ARDENT TRAPSHOOTER
ARE EXCEPTION TO RULE
Santera, Anglers aad Trpma Aid la
Electing Him to Xlfh Offlu; Bub
seousat Policy Prove. Estimate.
Oome-Saoks of Oravath sad
Faskert
Buck Win Be Passed to Title Holds"
If r ranchman Campaigns la XX.
8. SZas Plenty of Speed.
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rhilU.es Semarkable Tomer
to be Downed.
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GOVERNOR
A TRUE SPORTSMAN IN
STILL BLOCKING BLOWS
FOLLOWERS OF BOXING
. By George L. Carter, SerTftury Nebraiika
' - It pays to be a good, clean sports
man. It pay to ba a member of a live
gun club.
, It pays to have your club affiliated
with tbe State Sportsmen" associa
tion. r ' It pay to be connected with a good,
- 'dean sport, especially a aport that
. on enjoys.
Sara Xs the Answer
The answer is Keith Neville, gov
ernor of Nebraska. Governor Neville
- Is a sportsman of the highest type, a
' member pt a real, live gun club, and
I was president of the Nebraska State
Sportsmen's association for two terms.
His reputation for honesty in sport,
and his connections with the cleanest
of sports, landeil him in the governor's
Chair.
Governor Neville Is best known as
a trapshooter, -but he Is also known
as a hunter, fisherman and naturalist.
H shot through the recent trapshoot-
Ing tournament of the Nebraska State
. Sportsmen's association and broke 448
' targets. He was captain of the first
quad, and fired at and broke the first
target In the shoot.
A Seal Sportsman
When announcement was made that
Keith Neville wanted to be governor
of Nebraska every pportsman of the
state responded. Keith Neville was
known to them. He had hunted and
fished the lakes and streams of Ne
r: braska; and he landed the largest
tarpon of the St. Petersburg Tarpon
club at Passagrille Fla. The tar
' ' pon weighed 162 pounds. Although
not a big game hunter, he has studied
big game in their natural haunts and
' fished in the north lakes and mountain
streams.
Governor Neville was president of
the Buffalo Bill Gun club of North
Platte. Neb., and followed this by tak
ing up the reins on the State Sports
man's association. The Buffalo Bill
Gun club was and is a great club
la Nebraska. The late Colonel William
T. Cody (Buffalo Bill) was a charter
- member. In Nebraska It la considered
nearly as much of an honor to be
' - president of the State Sportsmen's as
sociation as governor of the state.
Sis Supporters Wars Many
1 Bo when Keith Neville, ' capable,
clean and energetic, came forth as a
candidal for the governorship ha had
' many supporter.
Thar were some hurdles to lump,
' and at first their height seemed etu
j : pendous. Some of the wise ones said:
. "Ha Is too' young and Is not enough of
a politician." Others said that he
' wasn't an orator and could not win.
Sportsmen gave answer that Neville
managed bis own affairs and they
were willing to trust him with the
governorship at II years. They added
, that a business man wonla make a
' better governor than a politician, and
then proceeded to make good.
Stood by Sis Fledges
, Another obstacle in the way was
the fact that Nebraska was to vote on
prohibition. There wasn't any ques
tion about how the state would vote
' on this question. . Keith Neville, a
' total abstainer, announced that he
thought It better to license the traf
flo than to try to prohibit, and that
he would vote his conviction. But he
eld say In his campaign that If the
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By George Berts
Sportsmen of . the northwest, hunt
ers and anglers alike, are fast respond
ing to the call of Dr. E. C. McFarland.
president of the Oregon Sportsmen's
league, to assist Mrs. Gertrude J. Den
ny, widow of the late Judge O. N.
Denny, who was consul general of the
United States to China years ago and
who was the father of the ring necked
China, pheasant shooting in the-United
States.
The fact that Mrs. Denny was
weighted down with a $10,000 debt and
was about to lose her home was called
to the attention of the Sportsmen's
league recently and the officers of that
organization are conducting a cam
paign to raise money to lift the mort
gage and otherwise aid Mrs. Denny
with her burden.
Chwe Sport to Thousands
Little has been known of wtiat
Judge Denny has done for the wild
game shooters of the, country. With
out assistance or financial aid. Judge
Denny, because of his love for the
Oregon country. Its true sportsman
ship and Its wild game life, took It
upon himself to propagate Chin
pheasants In Oregon. He also quietly
made an attempt to furnish California
with this great game bird during the
time he was In China, but Father Time
put a stop to his plan by calling
Mayor Redding of'.San Francisco, who
w&s a great personal friend of Judge
Denny.
The ring necked pheasant was not
the only game bird Judge Denny sent
to Oregon. Just prior to his coming
home, as the resnilt of broken health,
he shipped some golden, copper and
silver pheasants bo this country, and
while these birds were not so prolific
as the ring necked pheasants there are
still a large number of them In Ore
gon, especially around Protection
Island, where they wore liberated.
First Shipment la 1881
The first shipment of ring necked
pheasants was made In 1881. but ow
ing to Inadequate transportation fa
cilities most of these birds - were
killed. They were shipped US Victoria.
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Ri- I "ftr 1
B, C, In chicken coops and while
being conveyed to Portland on a train
bcame frightened and trampled each
other to death' Not disheartened at
failure on his first attempt to intro
duce the species. Judge Denny had a
Wg cape, somewhat on tho style of a
piano box, constructed In which the
birds were put while bejng transported
to the boat. He had a Large room con
structed between the decks of the ves
"sel In order that the birds might have
some freedom. The floor was covered
with sand and charcoal and each day
sacks of the food on which they
thrived were put Into this quarter.
The birds reached Portland safe and
sound and in splendid condition, be
ing taken in charge by H. J. Morgan,
who Immediately notified Judge
Denny's brother, who was living In
Albany at that time. The birds were
taken to ' Peterson's butte after theiT
arrival here and the farmers In that
neighborhood scattered sacks and
sacks of wheat over the eotmlrjstde
so that the birds would be able to
find plenty te eat. It did not take
them long to multiply and the act of
the legislature, which wms In session
at the time the birds arrived. In put
ting & closed season on the pheasants
until 1892 gave th birds opportunity
to propagate.
Succeeded AXto Century of
Efforts to Introduce pheasants Into
the United States were tried for near
ly a oentury before Judge Denny took
it upon himself to transplant them.
Pheasant . stocking has suceoeded In
about 10 states. Including California.
New York, New Jersoy, Virginia, and
Massachusetts, while other states have
failed In their efforts to Introduce
pheasants. Indiana. Illinois, Missouri
and Oklahoma, It la said, have ex
pended over a million dollars In un
successful attempts te Introduce
pheasants.
At the tints the lae Mayor Redding
of San Francisco was In of floe. Judge
Denny made arrangements to ship
pheasants to California. Mayor Red
ding had secured the consent of tbe
Spring Valley Water company to turn
4be birds out on their property and
every preparation was made to receive
them, but when the ship carrying the
birds arrived at San Francisco the
funeral of Mayor Reeding was being
held, and Into the grave want the se
cret of the Denny-Redding attempt to
stock California with this great bird.
Redding had told no one about the
birds and as they were not claimed, the
sailors of th ship disposed of them.
many being sold on the markets, thus
robbing California of Judge Denny's
present.
Chinese Prise Birds
Mrs. Denny declared that the Chi
nese people prize the pheasants very
highly. They do not kill them, but
sDcu-e them and If tbey catoh some
that are not full grown they turn
them loose as they consider It a loss
to sell a half grown bird. The pheas
ants are sold in the markets In the
same manner that live chickens are
sold In this country.'
Tbe Golden, Copper and silver pheas
ants were shipped to the Portland Rod
and Gun club officials In the early
part of the '80s. The rod club men
turned the birds lose on Protection
Island and paid a man a salary to
look after them. When the secretary
of the club absconded with the funds.
there was no money' to carry on the
propagation of these beautiful btrds
in Oregon and while they are not so
game as the ring necked pheasants
they are prettier.
Sportsmen desiring to contribute to
this fund to assist the widow of the
man who did so tnOch for the sport In
this state are requested to send their
contributions) to Dr. El C McFarland
In the Morgan building.
Tie desire for contributions for the
Denny testimonial Is not eonflned to
Oregon sportsmen aJone but to those
from Washington and other states of
the Union, where the pheasants have
been Introduced. The Oregon Sports
men s league officials are civleg much
of their time to the laudatory purpose
for which the fund Is beta raised and
It Is hoped the response wila be gen
erous in Keeping with tbe best tradi
tions of the great army of sportsmen.
A. TJ. MEETING
he would use every effort to have
passed an effective prohibition law.
There were some who didn't believe
Neville. They didn't know him. Ne
braska sportsmen knew that Neville
was a man of his word, and they cam
paigned as. Individuals, elubs and as
sociations for his election. He was
elected and tha prohibition amendment
was also carried.
A Real Ooverno
In his message to the legislature
Governor Neville recommended a law
la conformity with the amendment,
and when the legislature faltered, and
It appeared as If they were to adjourn
without- passing such a law. Governor
Neville sent another message Inform
ing we legislators that If they ad
PROBABLY HELD
DURING AUGUST
Date Set Ahead In Order to
Avoid Working of New
Draft Law,
New Tork, July T. The annual
championship games of the Amateur
Athletlo union. Instead of being held
during the first weeks of September
si a iartA 11 4 Vi r ma nrftKo HI v mr 1 f.
Journed without passing a prohibition be fought out this year along about
" "Z """iU inrawiiaisiy reconvene the middle of August. The fact that
w v Pc"io purpose. I Uncle Stun will be busy making his
Iebraska now has a strict prohlbl- first selections for an army to whip
w. fhA normona at thj. tlma K nut nni
vajrs w e a gooa. clean sports- athletes usually are doing things Is
the reason. Three fourths of the most
prominent men m both divisions of the
Union are eligible to the draft and
they are expected to respond promptly
to th call. Holding a meet In that
event would be like a world's series
with the rival umpires from each
league doing all the playing as well
as the talking.
The east still Is favored for the
location of the games. It doesnt seem
at all probable that St. Louis will rally
Orack Hurdler of
Missouri Honored
Ve stern Athletic Timber Best
Archie Hahn Back m Oregon
'Bob Simpson, the crack hurdler of
the. University of Missouri track team,
who baa graduated after establishing
many records, has also been awardad
the college scholarship plaque, given land decide to hold the games regard
to the "M" man making the highest less of war conditions. Chicago and
average m scholarship. Simpson's Philadelphia both are eager to pull of
name wOl be the first engraved on the contests and other cities are
the trophy. It Is of mahogany, silver bidding.
and bronse, and Is a miniature of one ' Agitation for the continuation of
( which hangs in Rothwell gymnasium sports In spite of the war is having
aad which in future years will have Its effect In the A. A. U. The decision
engraved upon It each June the "M"
man ranking highest In scholarship.
"V
. Lars en to Enter F-W. Meet
, . Clinton Larsen may compete In the
running high Jump competition at the
N-plOn.Mp.to.be held at Fresno, CL. ""hl ST. ,.5
to give medals Instead of the proposed
certificates may be expected at any
time. Interest, It has been found, is
just as keen now as at any time. War
Is detracting nothing from the popular
ity of the knights of the Cinder path.
it nas Deen aeciaea to give only oer-
the belief that the war would claim
so many men a real . championship
event would not be patriotic. Just the
opposite nas oeen louna to be the case.
The certainty with which various col
lege official, have expressed them
selves, added to, the declaration nf
President Wilson ihat he favored the
continuation ox games are having, their
effect. Sport, are going to be upheld
If It is at all possible. The tentative
decision w noia iu national rames
A Hew Yorker, at wide erpartanaa, mas writ- I earlier this year 1. only one Indication
Tobacco Habit
EasilyO
Forest Grove, Or., July T. Archie
Hahn, world famous athlete and head
track coach at Brown university,
Providenoe, R L, la in Oregon for the
summer and with his wife Is visiting
his mother, Mrs. S. F. Abernethy, of
this city.
ArchSe Hahn Is like Billy Sunday
which statement Is not Intended te
convey the idea that the pulpiteer in
dulges in athletics while preaching,
inasmuch as gymnastics and athletics
are not one and the same thing; neith
er Is the comparison thrown out as a
sly suggestion that Archie rip. up the
sinning athlete "from hell to break
fast and back again," a la Billy Bun
day. Not that.,
But both gentlemen are similar In
that they consider the effete east
good to garner in, but after the gar
nering season is over hie themselves
to Oregon to recruit up for the next
garnering season. Hahn did not come
to Oregon to relax, because fishing
and hunting bring better results. With
his wife he is planning to spend part
of the- summer In the Coos Bay coun
try.
Coached at Pacific
Several years ago Hahn came from
the University of Michigan to Paclfio
university, where he turned out some
stellar athletes. Then later he .was
at Whitman college, Walla Walla, for
four years, where he was both track
and football mentor.
Brown university plastered brown
pigment all over Tale and Harvard
last fall in football fracas and In
honor of the affair Archie Hahn Is
wearing a little gold football dangling
to bis watch chain with the scores
Inscribed thereon in letter, of light
Brown IX. Harvard 0; Brown SI, Tale
Hahn is one of the four football
coaches at Brown. After walloping
Tale and Harvard, Brown In turn wms
trimmed on a muddy field by Colgate.
But In spite of that, Archie has not
lost his respect for Colgate's shaving
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a book teiHsg bow tk tobacee or snorf of the direction the eastern fan's mind
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da. 3T. Station a N yi, STVui Football, It has been stated by an
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alt his book xCres ea reqeert. I authority. Is going- to have lets of un-
Tse beam fcanrew wonojerfin after a I P0" Mfors time eomee for the
paeo eravsqr oooqaerea. ceimnosa. tras-1 rezeree to Start action.
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nwq u wuirw w ' ww sua i taw imm -
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Amateur Athletic union . mombun
lohafiioti I wm bo roquired to record their last
SO, perrormances on - the entry
RUTff S WALLOP
AT UMPIRE MAT
MEAN PENNANT
New Tork, July 7. (T N. 8.)
When a ball player coraence. to bat
over SO In Old (Father Time's league
H 1. the general belief that be has
seen his best days.
The rolling years take the youthful
snap and ginger out of the arms an-1
legs of the average player past SO
year! of age, and he turns Into tht
path which leads him back to the
minors or to retirement.
Bvit there are exception, to every
rule and in the major leagues today
there 1. a sprinkling of players well
past the S 0-year mark who are still
blocking Old Dad Time's lusty wallops
and getting away with It. while am
bitious youngsters grow weary camp
ing on their trails, waiting for the
chance to step in and take their places.
Are Fast Age Unit
Hinchman, Ames, Vaughn, Tone7.
Chief Meyers and Buck Herzog are
among the past SO players 1n the
National league, who are still in there
winning their cakes on the diamond,
while Terry Turner, Ed die Planx.
Stanage and Jimmy Austin are Ameri
can league veterans who refuse to be
downed by, the scythe of the white
bearded old gent who turns the hand
of the clock.
But two of the most remarkable
players in many respects are Gavvy
Cravath and Doda Paskert of the
Phillies, both outfielders, and botn
apparently good, for a few more sea
sons In the big show. Cravath has
been the biggest surprise of th two
because he has managed a coraebask
after he was labelled, wrapped and
shipped to the minors, and expected to
stay there for good and all. Few fans
or writers expected to see Oavvy back
In the big show this year after he was
headed for the minor, last fall. But
he's back, and he is Just as highly re
spected by the pitchers as ever before.
3Bs Wl oa ose
Though Oawy. legs are not capable
of doing the work they ones did. his
murderous bat Is still on the Job and
his batting eye U Just as keen as ever.
Pat Moran would be glad to s
faster and snappier fielder holding
down right garden, but Pat cannot see
hi. way clear to sacrifice Cravath
hitting ability for a younger pair of
leg. and a much weaker bludgeon.
Cravath started out the season or 1917
at a terrific dip. and up to the firs
of June he was hitting better than
.SSt. Cravath has fooled em, that
all. s
In Zode Paskert the Phillies havo
another veteran. Dode Is now playln
his seventh season as a member
the Phils, and he bids fair to be seen
In a Phllv uniform for several more
seasons If his playing this year can b
taken as an Indication of Just now
-fast" he is going back.
Sfaskerl Is a Wonder
Paskert. unlike most ball players
past J5 be will be i in August has
not lost his youthful springiness and
ljror of his legs. He is still as fast
and sure on his underpinning as many
of the younger players who come up,
and although he is not the hitter that
Cravath is, he can still sting the apple
for a season's average around .X75.
He bit ,27 last season, and so far
this year be has been hitting betwean
.J60 and 70 with his hitting being
done In streaks. Like all the veterans,
Paskert may be expected te brush up
his batting with hot weather here
to stay.
Where can. you find two grand old
ets and both Outfielders who havo
anything on Cravath and Paskert.
can't be dona
cream, for he says they were a square
bunch of lad. and about the cleanest
player. In the east which is as It
nouia pe, Misi osocea by s soap
manufacturer.
Fred Pollard, the colored lad from
Chicago, who was picked by critics as
the all American half, and who
glommed the plum In the ISO and SSO
hurdles at the intercollegiate track
meet In Boston when Brown won sec
ond place with 14 competing New
England colleges. Is about the otJy
first team football man that a HI
report for duty next fall, as prao
tlcay all the others have entered
some form of military or naval serv
ice for Uncle Sam. And all but about
three or four of the bright lights on
the cinder path have answered the
call.
Win Beport la Fan
However. Coach Hahn has been or
dered to report for duty In the fall, as
Brown Intends to maintain athletics
during the war. The coaching staff
may be cut down to two, says Hahn.
He has a capital offer from one of
the large schools of the east but has
decided to stay at Providence.
That the University of Oregon team,
which put Pennsylvania to sleep at
Pasadena, could amply hold Its own
with any eastern aggregation, is
Hahn's opinion. However, he believe.
rue tnoroughnes. of the coachiag
done in eastern prep school, make, it
easier to turn out winning teams, as
the men already know the game and
the development of the machine
come, easier. But he thinks the tim
ber of the western athlete best. And
Hahn 'worked long In the west before
going to the Atlantic seaboard.
In 1906 Hahn went with the Amer
ican athlete, to Athens for. the Olym
pic rrwet and there he captured the
60 and 800 meter dashes. H
holds the world's record In the 60 and
it yarn oasn. Ana at the big meet In
soston a lew weeks ago he proved
inai ne couia come. Deck.
Suspension Kept Him From
Working in Games Red
Sox Lost
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Eddie Mali an, one of the greatest
football backs ever yarned oat at
Harvard, who Is now wearing tle
uniform of a U. S. marine. Eddie,
who has chased the pigskin over
the eastern"gridiron, will start
south soon to begin the training
which he hopes will ultimately
give him a chance to pnrrae his
chasing tactics on the Germans.
Bfahan has followed the lead of
several other Harvard athletes in
Gowdy Will Always
Be Loved by Fans
There is no teTTing how eostly the
suspension of Babe Ruth may be fig
ured by the Red Box by the time the
race for the American league pennant
comes to an end.
When Ruth lost his temper.' In Bos
ton and bounced hi. fist on the dome
of Brick Owens he was the season's
leading pitcher. He had shown more
effectiveness than any other pitcher
In the two big leagues and had done
more work on the mound.
But his suspension kept him from
pitching a number of games that the
Red Box lost and might hav won
while he was on the bench. Had he
been eligible to take hi. turn, it is
reasonable to say that be could have
kept right on stepping at the samo
sensational pace without Interrup
tion. The real oost of Ruth's sus
pension. If the Red Sox do not win
the pennant, can be figured much bet
ter when the season ends.
Suppose Boston should finish In
second place, nosed out of the cham
pionship by one to four games. In
sucn a case uoston scribes and Bos
ton i ana would naturally look back
to Kutns suspension and wonder how
many games he could have won while
ne was decorating the Ions: timber.
The case of Ruth and his suspension
offers same food for thought, espe
cially in jHJBien,
blank in filing It out to compete in
their favorite events In future meets
of the organisation, according to a rule
?uwt adopted. In ths past the ath
letes were only asked to state their
throe last performances, Suspension
will bo Imposed on every athlete who
Alls to fill out him application prop
erly.
Wear Sneakers tn Sprint
' In the recent Far Bastern athletto
games held 'In "ToMo the sprinters
were largely equipped with mors or
less modern track pomps,' although
some of . them went to the starting
post w oaring "sneakers." Tho dis
tance runners were Invariably
equipped with soft footgear. Borne of
them ran barefooted and others seem
ingly wore heavy socks.
Spencer Takes Bike Title
Twenty-year-old Arthur Spencer of
Toronto will probably succeed Frank
Kramer as sprint champion, a title
which Kramer has held for 1 years.
a aw meyue riaer nas so for
shown marked, superiority in the raoee
being decided is Newark.
Flanagin Stable to
Campaign in South
For the next two er three month.
Joe Flanagin and hi. .table of boxer.
will show their ware, to the Lo. An
g'eles and San Francisco ring1 goers.
Flanagin nas added a new feather
weight in the person of Freddie Lowe,
who, he thinks, wul bo abl to show
to advantage in the California four
round game. The other two will be
Weldon Wing, northwest feather
weight champion, and Muff Bronsoa,
who hopes to do a "comeback stunt
In about a month against Chet Keff
and -Capelli In Los Angeles. Muff
thinks he 1. not ready to start again
for some little time -following his
defeat at the hands of Peter Kltchle.
. Tbey will leave Portland next Tues
day nighty - ,-,.-.' .. .
Henry (Hank) Gowdy, the long, lean
backstopper of the Boaton Braves, set
an example for the ball players by
being the first major leaguer to enlist.
He left his club during Its last visit
to Brooklyn and hiked to O-eorgla to
Join his Ohio regiment, which Is being
whipped into shape for the trenches In
Erance.
Going "over the top to face German
machine guns in France has no fears
for the rugged Gowdy. He saya there
should be no such thing as fear when
a man's country is calling him, and be
fore so many woeks have passed wa
may hear of Hank cutting down a few
Bosch ea with well meant bayonet
thrusts, InsteadXof throwing out run
ners at second.
Gowdy may never return to the big
league, for the fortunes of war are
uncertain, but he will always be re
membered as the hero of tho HI 4
world"s series and the first major
league ball player to enlist under the
Stars and Stripes.
By Jack Velock
New Tork, July 7. (I. N. S.) The
announcement that Georges Carpentler
plans to appear In this country before
the summer fades away has stirred up
new Interest in tho boxing game.
ino lamous Frenchman, an Idol ln
his mother country because of his
prowess in the ring and his reckless
daring as a member of the French
flying corps, will be received with ac
claim if his plans do not so awrv.
He will be accorded the greatest re
ception ever given a boxer In the
world's history, and it Is a certainty
that his presence on American soil
would bo the greatest stimulus ths
game could possibly be given.
Willard Tapopalar
Jeas Willard's long vacation a. a
circus performer has put a damper on
me neavyweaght division. Ho 1. no
longer popular with the people, and
the crop of heavies who are after hi.
crown will probably die of dry rot If
they wait for him to defend hi. sky
piece.
That Willard may retire without
fighting another battle Is the growing
belief in boxing circles, and If he
would only announce his retirement
tho undefeated heavyweight cham
pion the game would look up.
Preach SZero Past
If Carpentler campaigns In the
United States, giving exhibitions of
flying and engaging in ring contests,
the buck win b passed directly to
Willard. He will be expected to fight
or admit that he Is through, and there
is nothing that Carpentler would like .
better than to get the big cowboy Into
the ring.
Carpentier-s chances against Wil
lard havo been aired from time to
time. Tho general belief is that he
lacks the weight and slse to oops with
tho giant Kanaan. But ho doesn't
lack the speed, the science or the
punching power, according to latest
reports, and there la little doubt that
Willard Is fast degenerating Into a
man with the flahblness that years of
idleness bringa on.
not ia Good Shape
That he will never oe able to train
down to the fine condition he was in
when he beat Ja'. k Johnson Is a cinch,
and Carpentler. weather-beaten and
hard as nails, fast, aggressive and cap
able of "punching as hard as any man
of his size in tho world, would have a
good chance.
There ar plenty of opponents for
Carpentler on this side of the Atlantic
Ho will find Morris, Moran, Cof
fey. Welnert, Dillon, Ievlasky and
jaiske among tha boxers who will
clamor for a bout with him, and with
two or three battles against battlers
of this class under his belt, he would
be ready for the big fellow.
Athletics Luring
Fans Back to Park
Altboarh the Athletic have no
TvrnsTMct of figuring In the scramble
for the American league pennant this
season, they are coming back into
favor at Philadelphia because of the
fact that Connie Mac nas taugnt
them something ef the maomitaoie
spirit of the old Athletics, who car
ried off throe world's championships.
The Athletics were never known as
"fighters" In the sense tnai is gen
erally taken. But they used 'to be
fighters In the matter er plugging
until the last man was out. Today tho
Mackroen are showing signs that in
dicate the club has this brand of fight- j
lng spirit. They are down in the race,
and tbey have been forced to take the
brunt of unfavorable publicity all
around their league, but they haven't
quit fighting for every game.
The fans oi fniiaaeipoia. woo as
serted the Athletics of lilt so com
pletely that one game drew but IS In
paid admissions, have begun to appre
ciate the new team beoause of Its plug
ging spirit. For the first time In three
year, the Shlbes, partners of Connie,
are w earing optimistic smiles.
Cobb and Alexander
Cost Little Money
If yon were a baseball manager,
which pair of players would you
rather have Ty Cobb and Orover Al
exander, or Trie Speaker and Bddie
Collins?
Maybe it's a hard question to an
swer, hut any tlmd you had to shell out
tbe dough for player, with the liberal
hand that the Chicago and Cleveland
dubs did for Collins aad Speaker you
wound think a long time. (
8peaker cost the Cleveland crab hi
the neighborhood of $55,000, the big-
rest sum ever paid for a ball playex
Collin, was; sold to Comlskey for a
cash tram said ts have been 60,900.
The Great Alex cost the Phi In
lust S750 and Ty Cooo was picked u.9
by Detroit for the same amount of
money. Looks like Cobb and Alex are
the pair carrying the greatest vale
with them, yot they cost only one-
tenth as much 'as the present "owners
of CoHlns and Speaker paid out to
secure a title to their services.
McGraw's Temper Is
Drain on Finances
Because of a National league role
which prohibits club owner, from pay
ing tbe salary of a player under sus
pension, the wallop John McOraw took
at Bill Byron In Cincinnati leeently
was a mighty costly one for the Giant
leader.
A scribe has it figured that., with
his fine of $500. McGraw is out Just
$3185.68 as a result of letting his
temper get away with his better judg
ment. The amount, with the fine In
cluded, represents the pro rata salary
for tho period of suspension.
- To Defend Checker Title - ,
vNewell W. Banks ef Detroit, -eheek
ar champiosv is ready to defend his
tltls against all eomerst, . ' 4 -
Connie Mack Picks
Up Star Collegian x
Frank French, University of Maine .
senior, is now a member of Connie
Mack's. Athletics. French Is to get S "
trial in tho Mackian outfield and from
all reports It appears that the foxy
Cornelius McG-Hllcuddy has picked up
another collegiate phenom.
French Is a star In many branches
of sports, having participated In track
and field athletics, baseball, basket
ball and football at his alma mater.
He is considered the greatest all
around athlete, turned out by the Uni
versity of Maine In years, and when It
Is remembered that he has been de
veloped by no leas a personage than
Monty Cross, whe recommended him
to Mack, there Is reason to give" him
the benefit of the doubt and say that
he looks like & real find.
French Is tho third University of
Maine man to he signed by Connie
Mack, for Otis La wry and H. Rows
both claim Maine as their mother
sohooL If the new member of the
Mackm-sn has the makings, Mack will
bring them out and make a star of
him, for there Is no manager In base
baa who can do more with college
men than Connie Mack. When it
comes to that Jie la la a class dis
tinctly by his lonesome.
Jean Devore 1. playing left field for
ths Joplin team of the Western league,
which hasennant aspirations.
Sa 11.
The Game Season It Open
Hundreds of featheries birds are
being- shot. Oil up your gun. Hop
on the car and hie yourself out to
the nearest gun club. - Qajr picac
are plentiful. They're flying hrLz
Match your eye and aim asirist
these speedy targets dm slip out of
fuiwight In less than three seconds.
You'll get your share of excite
ment, fun and valuable czperierica.
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