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THE ; OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17. 1919.
John B. Booze Talking: "I Can Lick Any One Guy But Not a While lotion"
:- We've a many a I"S 4mm ana Jack fall
whan may maant aamctrilng, hut notltlne pleaaaa
tha M paekathoe mora than lha fall of Lard Egg.
"Nat tonal Lsau Zimmerman's Aim. an
avanlne haddllna, wtitch toad ona to tiapa that
Hal na to a hatter shooter than- a batw-unnar.
AGREEMENT SCRAP
OF PAPER; MINORS
WILL TROT SINGLE
Except for-Agreements on Ter ritorial Rights and Player Con
tracts, Big and Little Organizations Are Parfed for First Time
. Since 1903; Three-Man Commission to Continue for Period.
"6 . . va f.
By Jack Veiock
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. (I. N. S.) The national agreement
the compact which lias been the backbone of organized
- baseball since VM'.i, is but a scrap of paper.
" Henceforth the minor leagues will go it alone, independent of
.the majors, except for certain agreements as to territorial rights
"and the respecting of player contracts.
'-"The minors have won their fight for independence and they are
satisfied.
" The "grace" with which the majors consented to part company
with their little brothers came as a big surprise, but it is evident
today that. the major leaguers believe the new system is well worth
trying out. There is no indication that a baseball war will follow
v the severance of relations.
The ballplayer who comfs ui" to
the major leagues In thp future mil
. ' f ome over the direct puroha.se
route. No more players will be
rtraftrd. from the little feiluw and
the minor league magnates will en-
' Joy the privilege of keeping their
ball club intact if they ne fit.
Won't Hold Tli em Hack
It 1h not the Intention of the minor
leaguer to hold deserving players
back, however. King-leaders among
them claim that conditions" will Ikj
adjusted which wilt be crfectly fair
, to the player.
For the time beinp. the minors
will work with the majors as in the
past. But their loaders are busy
today lining up plana for strength
ening their organization. The 'minor
league today will continue to be
known as the National association.
fj Things Pointed to Split
- ' .Had lhe major leagues tak?n occa
". nidn t6 fight the demands of the
minors, there would have been a
KpHt-up Just the same. Joe Tinker
of the Columbus olub, and Al Tier
,ney, chairman of tlie minor league
committee, said the minors were
: ready to pull away and wanted their
freedom. They claim that 50 per
cent of the minor league club own
ecu were ready to quit unless they
nun won their battle.
j,'. The national commission, which
hag so long conducted the affairs
of the majors, is going to continue
in power, and it is considered doubt
ful whether or not there will be a
Dingle change In Its personnel. Han
. Johnson won a victory in his fight
for the continuance of the three
man tribunal, and it looks today as
'. though August Herrmann will con
; tinue In power. Herrmann will re
:. main as chairman indefinitely,
though committees will be appointed
to select a new candidate.
May Kick Salary lp
The storm of unfavorable eom
ment which followed the action of
the National league In setting a
. Balary limit of $11,000 a month for
Y the 1319 ceason is expected to bring
: about a change in plans. It is be
lieved that the ruling will be re
scinded. .
Manager John McOraw of the
- ' Giants says the rule will never
stand.
"Personally, I can't "see the al-
; ary limit for a minute." said Mc
' ' u Oraw today. 'In ray estimation, it
" will never be put in force."
- The American league will hold its
'. annual schedule meeting at the
j Biltmore. today.
j " day ahead of his Portland bout with
J Johnny t'ashill.
j ? And, finally. Kvans opened a yel
j low envelope containing a wire from
-- Phil Glossman, asking him to ar
j, , range half a dozen bouts in the
I . . Northwest with Lou Tendler. the
j I Philadelphia crack, who is conslder
J . ed Benny Leonard's chief lightweight
' opponent. Tendler wants two bouts
: In Portland, if possible. Kvans will
talk it over with Salt and Shanklin
when he goes to Seattle Sunday.
Harvard Star Is
Finally Listed
Killed in July
Bostoa, Man, Jan. IT. (I. If. 8.)
Missing stare last July, Lleaten
ant George McKlalork, star back
on the Harvard football team of
1911.1d, and well "know a athlete Is
bow officially reported an having
been killed In action. His home
was In Lake Forest, 111.
During the midst of terrific fight
ing he was dispatched on a danger
ous mission from which he failed
to return.
PLAYING in "big league" form, IraC
Thomas defeated i-.. C. Archer 25
to 21. in one f the best three-cushion
games ever sSaced here, at the Rialto
Parlors Thursday night. Thomas sei
a new high record for tournaments
when he ran seven three-cushion shots
in a row. The best previous run was
six billiards. Not content with dis
tinguishing himself with a high run
of seven billiards, Thomas also ran up
four runs of three. He completed
game in 52 innings.
Four other matches were played
Thursday, resulting as follows: Class
A : Joe Davidson defeated T. M. "Dad"
Howland. 30 to 17; class B: J. J.
O'Brien defeated A. Welch. 25 to 13 ;
class C : P. Brown defeated K. M.
Hutton, 20 to 14, and J. Unger defeated
F. Setrit, 20 to 11 billiards.
Davidson ran game in 68 innings
against Howland. The latter is a 35
point man in class A, but did not put
up his usual strong game Thursday
night.
"Brown scored a high run of 5 in his
match with Hutton and ran the 20
billiards in 58 innings. Unger went
him a few better in his match with
F. Setrit. making the 20 billiards in
53 innings. Setrit scored high run of
three. All of the games were excep
tionally fast.
RING BODY
DELAYS IN
SUPPORT
Boxing Commission Unable to
Agree on Whether to Indorse
Private Promoter or Charity.
Tod- Weds, Which
Means Tod' Buys
Fodder for 2 Now
University of Oregon, Eugene, Janu
ary 18. Harold "B'od" Slaison, star
third baseman of the Oregon nine two
years ago. and well known in other
branches of varsity sportdom. will not
return to Oregon's diamond this year
because of the fact that he was mar
ried Wednesday, to Miss Zoe Cornett.
a freshman 'at the university last year.
"Fod" was a Junior last year, leav
ing school in the spring to enlist. He
has since received his commission in
aviation and has been flying In this
country for several months. He and
Mrs. Maison are in Eugene visiting
now on their way to California, where
he has accepted a position.
Mrs. Maison's home is at Prineville.
The marriage occurred- at the groom's
home in Portland, and comes as a sur
prise to their many university friends.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt for the third
successive year heads the women's
lawn tennis players' ranking list.
By It. A. C
Rural
uhich was to have been sponsored by
the loxing commission, allowing 10
roiinrV bouts in Oregon, with a referee's
decision, and with the clubs in the hands
of private promoters, will not go
through.
It appears that there is a split in
the ranks of the commission over that
bill and the .indorsement of the so
called McFarland bill, which would
eliminate the private promoter, put the
conduct of boxing in the hands of a
city commission, as at present in Port
land, and give the net receipts to
charity.
Charity Idea Woald Appeal
V With the proper men at the head of
Much a commission in any city of the
ttate that desires boxing, the charity
idea will appeal to the fans.
4 One feature of the charity measure
from the standpoint of the fan, is the
lack of competition, which is the life
of the game. Each private promoter
tries to outdo his rival, and even though
he loses money on the show, the fans
get the benefit.
However,; an efficient matchmaker
under tin; ' MrKarla :d bill, might i.t-ep
interest at the highest pitch in provid
ing cards of increasing interest. The
fans themselves are the barometer and
any charity outside of the patriotic
one of helping the returned soldier, will
hardly be benefited unless the fan is
given a run for his money. As long as
high class talent is provided the fan
will go to the boxing matches, even
though the net receipts go to provide
new rings for the beezers of the resi
dents of Borneo.
Commission Delays Support
The commission at its Thursday night
meeting decided to let the matter rest
until Dr. Oellert, who is leaving for
California, could have a talk with Sec
retary Walter Honeyman, who iinow
in San Francisco, following which the
commission will take a definite stand
to get behind the private promoter Dill
or the charity boxing measure.
It is understood that some of the old
time promoters, who spent their money
and put the game on its feet here, only
to see the boxing commission take it
over and apply the net receipts to the
Oregon soldiers' and sailors' fund, are
ready to lend their support to the char
ily bill, on the ground that they would
be crowded out, anyhow, if the bill
ready for presentation in the senate
from Multnomah county passed and
placed the promoting in the hands of
two clubs. There has been a certain
amount of suspicion that the two clubs
would be divided among members of the
present boxing commission, who would
like to embark in the boxing game be
hind camouflaged clubs. However, this
is hard to verify, for the boxing com
missioners say that somebody is jealous
of their success and is causing the ru
mors to float on the morning breeze.
Rangers Win Glasgow Cup
The Ranger's soccer team of Glasgow.
Scotland, have for the thirteenth time
captured the Glasgow cup.
PORTLAND BOXERS
IN GREAT DEMAND
THROUGHOUT LAND
Manager Bobby Evans Has Received Call for His Stable to Bat
tle in Alberta, Great Southwes t and. the Prosperous North
west; Lew Tendler Asks for Dates in Portland. -
By R. A. Cronin
THE facets on "Diamond Bob" Evans' joolery sprinkled blue,
red, orange and green! shafts of light all over the Evans'
physiog Thursday and completely camouflaged the spaghet
ti as it untangled itself deftlike from the Evans fork and disap
peared behind the Evans ivory at Leighton's Athletic club.
Evans was about the city exhibiting1 a pawf ul of letters and
telegrams with ramifications covering an eccentric ellipse en
compassing Philadelphia, Edmonton, Portland and Brownsville
(not the Oregon town but a burg in Texas).
All of which leads the ubiquitous Evans to think that ''his
fame as a manager of boxers and matchmaker has spread like
the flu to the remote corners of the north temperate zone. Prob
ably the only reason Evans has not heard from Timbuctoo or
Raratonga is that the mails are from three weeks to six months
in arrears, somewhat after the fashion of coal bills and laundry
obligations.-
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The most remarkable thing about
the whole business is that Evans
hasn't a champion in his stable, yet
by the ebullient (accent on the bull)
line of talk that he poured forth
the promoters fell head over heels
In their efforts to sign up the stabl ,
including the currycomb, halters,
mange cure and hypodermic needle.
Caruso Dan Listens
In- the first place the omnipresent
young Evans got the ear of Dan
Salt of Seattle, and when Dan hung
up the receiver Kid Herman had re
placed Harry Anderson as the op
ponent January 21 in Seattle of
Johnny McCarthy, Muff Bronson
had been signed to joust with Chet
Neff or Frankie Tucker, and Billy
Ryan to cavort with Bud Kidley.
Then the proximous Kvans opened
a telegram from Dick Turpin, the
Brownsville promoter, and read
where the long horn wanted the serv
ices of Billy Mascott in two 10
lound contests, one with Johnny
Coulon, former bantam champion,
and now boxing instructor at the
cantonment there ; the other with
Bobby Burns, the southern bantam.
It will be no new thing for Mascott
to crawl into a ring with Coulon,
as he met JoJinny twice here a
couple of winters ago in the old
four-round trail. Burns will be a
stranger.
Two Wanted In North
Shifting from the warmth of the
South to the chill of the North, we
find that Evans has lined up bouts
for Tillle Kid Herman and Muff
Bronson with Kid Scaler's clubs in
Calgary. . There will be three whirls
for the Mexican, four rounds at Cal
gary, 10 rounds with a middleweight
named Ross at Edmonton and a
scrap at Lethbridge.
For Bronson, the biggest chance
of the year is available, a bout with
Clonie Tait, lightweight champion of
Canada. This will be in line with
Muff's intention of visiting his home
at Winnipeg in the near future.
Bronson was at the ticket office
yesterday preparing to purchase two
for San Francisco, one for the bet
ter half, when Evans chanced to
drop in to send a ticket to San Jose
to Herman and talked Muff out of
his intention.
Shanklin After Fair
On top of all this Evans has been
in communication with George
Shanklin, the Tacoma promoter, who
is figuring on using "a d-uet of the
Evans" performers for his card the
first week in February, choosing
from Herman, Bronson and Span
ish Joe Gorman. Gorman could have
shown in Tacoma next week but
Evans didn't want to send him In a
Harry Anderson
To Box McCarthy
In North Again
Seattle, Jan. 16. (I. N. -S.) Harry
Anderson has been matched for a re
turn battle with Johnny McCarthy of
San Francisco, according to announce
ment made here today. Anderson is
anxious to prove that his draw decision
wi,th the southerner at least can be re
peated and perhaps turned into a win
for the Seattleite.
Anderson also probably will be pitted
against Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion, in an exhibition match' when
the title holder comes here next month.
Joe Gorman of Portland is trying to
get a match here and it is expected he
will be pitted against Bobby Harper or
some other good 128 pounder.
George Sislef First
Brown Within "Ring
New York, Jan. 17. (I. N. S.) George
Sisler signed a contract for next season
yesterday, according to a statement of
Bob Quinn, business manager of the St.
Louis Browns.
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THE Jefferson high school basketball
quintet defeated the Hill Military
Academy team Thursday afternoon on
the Jefferson floor by the score of SO
to 8. The guarding of the Blue and Gold
team was excellent, the cadets convert
ing but one goal from the field. Pollard
making the basket In the second half
after he had replaced Dagg.
Smith and Coulter, two of the best
players of the Jefferson team, were
out of the game.
Burton and Froud were the high point
scorers for the winners, each making
eight points.
The line-up :
Jefferson ' Pon. ' Hill
Burton. 8 F (4) Hejrden
Kroude (8) K Ball
Andi-num (6) V PkKg
LOUDUDB , . Ki Dy
(nmm (I Berger
Steele (2) Spare (4) Pollard
Dodderidea (4) Spare. . Page
lousey ij Spare
Referee Anderson.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic club
basketball qaintet. will line-up against
the Oregon Aggies Saturday night at
Corvallis. Manager George Dewey has
beea putting his players through a
series of hard workouts in preparation
for the Aggie contest. This game will
mafk the opening of the O. A. C. season
and a hard-fought contest Is expected.
Dewey plans to take eight players to
Corvallis. return game with the Ag
gies will bf played a week from Satur
day night on the Multnomah floor.
The South Parkway basketball quin
tet is practicing for Its contest with the
"Fighting Medics" of Camp dL,ewis on
the Y. M. C. A. floor new Tuesday
night,
The Nob Hill quintet, composed of In
terscholastic league players, is desirous
of arranging a game with the South
Parkway team. Dave Wright, of the
Lincoln high school, is the manager of
the Nob Hill players.
PORTLAND MOGUL
FAVORS DRAFT BUT
BREAK SATISFIES
Judge McCredie's Record in Sending Players to Big Leagues
Shows He Never Stood in Their Wayj Coast League Could
Wreck Big Show If War Came.
MINGLING with the magnates at the
New York meetiner : Th Yankn.
Red Sox and Browns are bidding for
Bobby Roth, of Cleveland.
Ty Cobb, who arrived here to talk
terms with Hughie Jennings, says he
will play ball if Detroit meets his de
mands. He declines- to name his figure.
Ernie Shore and Dutch Leonard have
advised the Yankee management that
they are ready to talk about signing
the papers.
Won't Fly From Seattle '
W. E. Boeing of 'Seattle has wired
President Graham Gless of the Waver
ley Golf club, that he will be unable to
make his contemplated flight from Se
attle to Portland Saturday, owing to
the fact that the Seattle factory is
turning out so many seaplanes that It
is unable to give any attention to the
land planes at present. Boeing says he
will make the flight later.
Columbia university wants a stadium
for greater athletic competition.
TTHE more I thjnk about the situation brought about by the
I . split between the majors and minors, the better it looks
to me and the more I think it will help baseball all around,"
said Judge McCredie. ' " - v
"The draft has never7 found the Portland club in the position ot
opponents, for a look at our past record will show that' we ncveF
stood in the way of a baseball player ready to advance into the
majors. In fact, Portland has sent more players to the majors
since the McCredies have been in baseball than any.-other club in
the game. ' '
"Our policy was always to let 'em go where they could benefit
themselves. The elimination of the draft doesn't 'give a chance to
the ball plaver where a club owner has no interest in the player"
other than in his services, f know of one. ball plajyer of major
league caliber who for 10 years was a major league pitcher and, ,
each year a draft was put in for him, but some other player was
always lucky to be drawn. However, I believe the policy of the
last few years on the part of other club owners is to send the boys
up when they are ripe, regardless of the sale price.
"I don't think there will be a
baseball war, for it would ruin all
the minoi league clubs but the
Coast league, which is too far away
from the center of activities to be
harmed.
Coast Coald Beat Majors
"The Coast league was the only
league in the history of the game
that dictated conditions to the ma
jors when It entered organized
baseball in 1903, after going inde
pendent. The circuit with Seattle
and Portland added, la big enough'
to fight the majors and we could
afford to take 60 per cent of their
players away from, them Ifwe
wanted to go out and skirmish
for ourselves.
"The only ones we could not take
would be their high priced stars.
Sixty per cent of the players In
the majors get no mora--salary
than they do in the Coast league
and we can run a month or- two
longer out here, all of which is
attractive to. the ball player. .
Player Limit Too Large
"The 21 or 20 player limit Is all
right. The majors need have no
fear that a minor league club will
hold up with more players than
the majors, for no club can keep
up a salary roll greater than the
gate receipts. - A few angels may
be found, who will shell out the
coin, but after a year or so they
get tired. There is no danger to
the majors of j any serious trouble
in this respect, for ho minor league '
can prosper with more than 18 men
on a club. In fact, 14 would be
better. ;
"The elimination of the draft by
the majors will not prevent the
class AA leagues from drafting
players in our own association. We
can draft under ' our association
agreement all the players the ma
jors do not buy. I do not believe1
they wllr buy as many as they
drafted, most of them for the pur
pose of observation and returning
to minor clubs under optional
agreement for further development.
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