THD OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
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hotel tor a week don't think him es
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A Woman's Voice Routed a Burglar, Proving the Feminist Movement Is Gaining Aria
Oar Mate senators, baring thowa pa-
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McCredie Says He's Trying to
Purchase Duo From Lone
Star State for Club.
A GENTLEMAN or two from Texas
may be in Portland forfcthe summer,
If plana of W. Hennery McCredie-. wide
awake manager of the Portland Beavers,
materialize. Mr. McCredie haa spread
. tbe veil of censorship over their Identity,
but he says they are a pretty good pair
"of ballplayers.
McCredie, according to news filtering
from Detroit, has been offered an out
fielder named Walker. He batted lesa
than .tOO with Detroit, but pounded the
pill for .370 the year before with Sprlng
, field. In the Central league. There Is
quite a difference between the Central
league and the American league ; but
o, too, is there quite a difference in
the experience of young Walker. He
probably learned something Bitting on
the bench at Detroit.
, President Navln of the Detroit club
' has wired that he is attempting to se
oure waivers on a number of players to
be turned over to Portland, and as soon
as te other major league clubs give the
names the once over and put them, they
will be sent out this way.
." Walter McCredie owns a .dog, a Bos
ten terrier.- The last Boston terrier Jte
-owned was named Captain, and he mas
cotted the Beavers into pennants In 1913
, and 1914. McCredie Fays he has had no
luck since Captain died, and he hopes the
new purp, 'which, was given him by a
Ixs Angeles man, will be just as good a
l kahuna a bis predecessor. He will join
bis new possession wieri the Beavers
open the season in Los Angeles.
'.' He can make $7 a day In the shipyards
and cop off something like $15 or $25 a
Sunday for pitching around the bay. Is
the statement of Henry Lay, pitchor,
who doesn't like the contract Judge Mc
Credie sent him. He returned it. un
signed. Also with Mr. Lay's letter came
one from Bill Daniels, who has immense
financial ideas. The former Buckaroo
was clever enough to steal more bases
than any man In the Pacific Interna-
tional last year, and he thinks that
, ought to be enough to open McCredie's
yes to his value. His contract was not
Hancocked.
Dick Cox, catcher tor the Buckaroos,
writes to tefl McCredie that he's mar
ried now and wants to know where th!
training camp is to be located. He said
nothing about the contract Bent him and
the judge is wondering whether he is
satisfied.
. Also, Beef Hennes&y takes pen In hand
to- inform the judge that ie has un
earthed another Guisto, and wants to
know what the Judge thinks. He offered
the hoy to Bill Rodgers at Sacramento,
but Bill already had Art Griggs, so he
la trying to place the phendm elsewhere.
Tames Brewster, the tobacconist, of Se
attle, who presidents for the new Seattle
club, paid a business visit to Judge Mc
Credie Thursday. Bills brow had a
worried appearaneer -
WUaerald With? Seals
i Sat Prandsce, Fet.' tt(T. "N. s.)-i-Out
fielder Justin Fitsgerald, former
member of the Philadelphia National
league club, wiu play with the San Fran
1 Cisco club throughout the 1919 season.
Announcement to this effect was made
here today by Manager Charles Graham
of the Reals, who says that he closed a
deal with the Phillies yesterday for Fitz
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NEW YOBK, Feb. Sl (I. 3f. 8.)
Intimate acaaalntanres of Tex
Rickard are of the oplaloa today that
if tbe proposed prizefight law allow
lng Ce-roand flghtf la Nevada Is
pasted, the Wlllard-Sempsey fight
will be sebedaled for Reno. Klekard
would prefer a site la one of tbe
Middle Weitera states. It Is said, bat
bis saecess wltb tke Jeffries Johnson
flgbt la Nevada aad tbe friendliness
of tbat state toward boxlag is likely
to carry beary laflaeaee.
OREGON WINNER
OVER W. S. C. FIVE
BY BIG MARGIN
Lemon-Yellow Team Practically
Sure of Trip to California for
Championship Series.
Washington State College, Pullman,
Wash.. Feb. 21. The University of Ore
gon team played rings around the Wash
ington State college quintet, in last
night's basketball contest anrwere re
turned wfnners by the Bcore of 41 to 57.
The victory practically places the Lemon
Yellow team in the finals of the Pacific
Coast Intercollegiate - conference, which
will be played in California,- March 6. 7
and 8.
Eddie Durno, the brilliant forward of
tfie Oregon team, was the star of the
contest. He registered 35 of the points
made by his team and the Washington
State men were unable to check him. He
threw baskets from all angles.
The guarding of the Oregon team was
very effective. The Pullman players
were completely outclassed in all depart
ments of the game.
Oregon has two games remaining on
its Pacific Coast conference schedule,
both of . them being on their floor
against the Oregon Aggies. Washing
ton State has two games against Vie
University of Washington.
Washington State, it is expected, will
win both games from their rivals, while
Oregon is again expected to trim the
O A. C.
Oregon will play the University of
Idaho tonight.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.)
Followers of racing in New York
will enjoy 41 days of the sport, accord
ing to" the calendar just issued by the
Jockey club. The season here will open
May 15 at Jamaica and will close Octo
ber 25 at Kmpire City. There will be
10 race meets in all.
Gailach , Gip Winnnig Dog ,
New York. Feb. .21. (L N. S.)GAi
lach Gip. a little wire-haired fox terrier,
owned by Major Herbert Hughes of De
troit, is today the sensation ot". the an
nual dog show at Madison Square Oar
den. Major Hughes' "unknown" entry
was adjudged the best fox terrier In tie
ehow.
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HUNT CLUB
PAPER RUN
SATURDAY
Washington's Birthday Chase
Promises to Have Largest Entry
List of Race Season.
THE annual Washington's birthday
open paper chase for men will be
run Saturday afternoon, February 22.
It Is -one of the four feature events of
the year for the clubmen and promises
to be very closely contested, as the entry
list is the largest of any meet held dur
ing the season.
Many of the club's riders, famous for
their ability In other days, are back
from the service and will participate In
tbe classic
The hares will be Mqj. Irene B." Arm
strong and President R. W. Wilbur.
They have selected a fine course and
their trail of paper will lead the riders
through numerous paths and blinds and
over well placed and spOrty jumps. The
winner will be awarded the McDougall
trophy.
A large number of spectators are
planning to follow the chase, as the start
and finish will be accessible by auto
mobile. Afterwards the clubhouse will
be the scene of the usual informal gath
ering. The list of entries to date is as fol
lows: Dr. J. N. Coghlan. Natt Mc
Dougall. Ambrose M. Cronin. Charles H.
Leadbetter, James Nicol, Harry M. Ker
ron. Major Fred W. Leadbetter. Lieu
tenant Howard C. Charlton. Lieutenant
George Stanley, Lieutenant L. D. Winters,
Lieutenant Oliver Huston. Walter A.
Gruetter. William A. Healey, Ralph H.
Jenkins. William Sanderson, Claude V.
Bowman, Fred C. Livingston, Harold A.
Mayer, Arthur M. Churchill, Dr. George
S. Whiteside, Fred A. Martin and Cass
A. Campbell.
The chase will be under the direction
of N. McDougall.
Spud Butterwitch
Leads Bonerenders
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvalhs,
Feb. 21. Just prior to their departure
for their wrestling match with the Uni
versity of Washington, members of the
varsity wrestlin g squad unanimously
elected V. F. ("Spud") Buttervitch. star
Aggie wrestler and the only letter man
to be on the team this season, as cap
tain of the 1919 squad. Buttervitch,
who comes from Fairbanks, Alaska, Is
a member of the junior class and promi
nent in activities about the compus.
Miller Outlasts
Mike in Wrestling
Los Angeles, Feb. 21. (U. P.) Walter
Miller today continued to wear the mid
dleweight wrestling crown. Mike Yokel
tried to uncrown him before the Los
Angeles Athletic club last night. He
won the first fall In an hour and 19 min
utes. Then MUler pinned Yokel to the
mat for two straight falls In 4 and 21
minutes, respectively.
Peterson Js President
Henry C. Peterson of the Ariel B. C.
San Francisco, former champion single
sculler, has been elected president of the
Pacific Association of Amateur Oars
men. & Co.
Gasco Bldg.
Fifth and Alder
CHARLEY HOLLOCHER, star shortstop' of the Chicago
Cubs, and Jim Vaughn, star pitcher, who, with' Leslie
Mann, have declared that they will retire from baseball
before they will accept the terms offered them by Manager.
President Fred Mitchell. Vaughn and Mann are veterans of
major league play. The winter holdout'stunt might be expected
of them, but the report that Hollocher, 'who played his first
season with the Cubs last year, had joined the holdouts sprung
a surprise on the fans.
A, X ' f
On the Portland alleys:
City League
ST. NICHOLAS CAFETERIA
lit. 2d. Sd. Tot.
Are.
ITT
19T
190
164
181
102
Gilroy ITT ITT
Lnitu 20T 200 183 90
tAnstejr 222 15 162 669
Monson 155 171 165 401
Franklin 1 7J U3 172 B44
Absentee 1&5 171 ... 326
Totals 918 920 859 2G9T
WALKOVER BOOT SHOP
1st. 2d. 3d. Tot.
Aw.
JOT
183
174
198
171
Absentee 159
WUkinon 180
raaejr 169
Kldon 21 1
Kate 159
171
lit
193
176
185
170 500
199 550
171 523
206 593
170 614
ToUla 86S 896 816 2680
Nicholas cafeteria, won two game.
HADLET SILVER-TAILORS
lrt. 2d. 3d. Tot. Aw.
Tie Horen 183 191 225 699 200
MelTin 1 9 1S5 152 48 162
Absentee 169 159 152 480 160
Kreba 178 189 167 534 178
Blair 198 159 180 537 179
ToUU 897 8G3 876 2636
COLUMBIA SHIPBUILDING COUP.
1st. 2d. Sd. Tot. At.
Flanacan 173 174 179 528 176
Bell 200 190 202 60t 200
flrtop 183 183 204 570 190
Kinraid 192 203 145 54 0 180
Kon 159 160 201 520 173
.Total 909 919 931 2759
Columbia Shipbuilding Corporation won three
games.
PORTLAND ALLEYS
lt. 2d. 3d. Tot. At.
Ooodwin 197 199 192 68 8 195
Sett 148 194 160 502 167
R. V. Jones. 180 190 223 693 198
Kalk 190 202 173 6H5 18H
Wood 180 204 180 564 lhS
Totals 85 989 928 2812
HENRY BUILDING BARBER SHOP
lat. 2d. 3d. Tot. Are.
Home .
. . 205
. . 190
. . 215
. . 15
, . 160
190
181
170
211
221
191
195
184
177"
179
586
5C6
675
558
660
195
189
102
1M4
187
Jnlmnon
Mernck
Hanson
Kruse . .
Totala 985 979 926 2840'
Portland Alleja won two games.
On the Oregon alleys:
Liberty League
PACIFIC PAPER CO. NO. 2
lrt. 2d. 3d. Tot.
At.
138
140
149
169
172
8titcs 1 54
Tidd 163
Lambert 141
MrKWain 146
Klinker 210
no
131
136
197
131
160
126
169
165
174
413
420
446
508
515
Totals 804 694 794 2292
OREGON COLTS
1st
Falcon 139
2d. 3d. Tot,
122 153 414
105 175 383
144 143.472
163 189 541
172 165 488
Ae.
138
128
157
180
163
Willis 103
Tollefnon 185
Vetibnrg 189
Bitter 151
Totals . . 767 707 823 2299
Oregon Colts won two games.
Pacific Grain and Sunnxekie will bowl a
dunbleheader next weck
Multnomah Club House League
The MnHnomah Club Honse league rolled
the reeular scheduled camea Thursday .nicht n
the club alleys. Some new players appeared
and satisfactory ecre were made. Henry Knight,
alter a eaa start in tue. nni game, rouea 218
In the final.' McKay was high aTerage man with
187. This, week the-teams bear titles in lies
of numbers. Scores:
NONPAREILS
1st. 2nd. 3rd. Tot., Are.
Wfflard 189 167 198 555 185
Howard ....... 138 ... 172 310 166
Warner .. 89 185 ... C74 137
Arnold 148.146 150 444 148
Hoffmark 166 178 148 492 164
Schermerhorn 144 110 . 294 127
Totals
778 770
LIBERTY
778 y
3rd. ' Tot As.
Int. 2nd.
Winters ......
Montgomery .
Ltndquist
Knight. 3. H.
Bruce ......
140
146
135
116
194
157
166 463 154
14T
122
164
158
166 44
141 898
218 498
179 631
149
132
163
177
Totals
. 731 748 860
HOT SHOTS
1st. 2nd. 3rd.
Tot.
611
618
456
400
533
Are.
170
173
152
138
174
ReWh "I ..... .
Knight. CO..
Stone
Robinson . . . . .
Beckett
158
182
192
161
180 156
. 128 175
153
. 151 103
. 170 164
146
199
818
Totala
789 814
SCOTS
1st. 2nd. 3rd.
Tot
662
478
483
40O
328
142
Ave.
187
159
161
133
164
142
McKar
MeVeyW. H.
MeCaity . ... .
MeVey. H G. .
Skinner
Barrell
Totala
. 201
. 158
.158
194 167
144 176
145 180
. 120 128
153
159
, 169
143 ...
806 753 833
. Roy Grover Signs
Philadelphia, Feb. 21--(I. N. S.) lit
Grover of SeatUe. a second baseman,
signed a contract with the Athletics yes
terday. Robert Geary, a. ' pitcher, also
cent in bis autographed agreement.
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Juniors' Week End
Plan at Corvallis
Getting Under Way
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
Feb. 21. Plans for the annual junior
meR end, scheduled for the middle of
May. are rapidly progressing, and, ac
cording to arrangements now being com
pleted, promises to be one of the events
of the year, both as regards sporting and
social events.
Just how many athletic events will be
listed on tho program is not yet known,
owing to the fact that schedules for the
spring athletic season are not as yet
completed, but according to indications
intramural track and baseball events
between intramural -teams, between O.
A. C. freshmen and TJ. of O. froeh, and
between tio varsity squads of O. A. C.
and the University of Oregon, will be
features of the athletic program.
SAGINAW. Mich.. Feb. 21.(I, N. &)
Harry Coulon of Buffalo had all the
best of his .eight round affair with Ed
dle Ketchel here lat night. The clever
Buffalo bantam gave Ketchel 10 pounds
the best of it in weight but romped
home an easy winner.
La Salle, 111., Feb. "21. (I. X. S.)
Johnny Krtle is a real comeback today
following hisAlean-cut win over Johnny
Ritchie of Chicago in 10 fast rounds
here last night Krtle had the best of
five rounds with, the other five even.
Rock Island. 111., Feb. 21. (I. N. 8.)
Stockyards Tommy Murphy knocked
out Bob York in the third round of a
scheduled JO roundbout here last "night
Battle Creek, Mich.. Feb. 21.- (I. N.
S.) Sammy Stearns of Chicago won
from Willie Doyle of New York in their
eight round milling here last night
St Louis. Feb. 21. (I. N. R.) Frankie
Burns, New Jersey bantamweight, has
a newspaper decision over Harry Kaba
koff today, earned by snappy work dur
ing eight rounds of snappy fighting
here last night
Ran Francisco, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.)
Touted by Benny Leonard aq,a "regular
little whirlwind," Willie Jackson, the
New York lightweight, accompanied by
his manager, "Doc" Bagley, is in San
Francisco today. Jackson will meet
Frankie Farren here next Friday night
in a scheduled four-round bout.
THE Franklin high school quintet
played rings around the Hill Mili
tary academy five in Thursday's Inter
schfjfastic league contest on the Waah
ington high school, floor and won easily,
32 to 6. Harry Thomas starred for
Franklin"' with 16 points to his credit.
The Cadets scored but two points in
the first half, while Franklin ran up
a total of 18.
Lineup.
Franklin (32) Hill (6)
Fmrley (4) ...F (2) Pendleton
B. Thomas (16) F Ball
Reynolds (8) C (2) Dagg
H. Thomas 2 )...... .G D,,
Hallier (2) G Heyden
Hpare (2) Berger
Spare Austin
,. Spare. .......... .-Knight
uereree mu amyt"e.
Albany, Feb. 21. After holding Cor
vallis high to a score of 17 to 18 until
within five minutes of the close of the
game, the Albany higi basketball team
weakened and Corvallis won 24 to 17 at
a game played Wednesday night in the
Corvallis high school gymnasium. It
was Albany's first game since the lift
ing of the "flu" ban.
' FISHTN DAYS L
They're Just aroesd tke eoraer. In a
few weeks we will be gels after them.
Right bow la tbe time to pat that old rod
la shaaawe have -all the accessary
fltUags. ,
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OHIO MAN
A BOOSTER
FOR "20'S"
Prominent Shooter Thinks Time
-
Has Arrived for Smalj-Bore
Gun at Traps.
rThe writer of this article. J. M. Mark ham.
is president of the Central Ohio Tramhootera'
association and baa been identified with the
port for a number of years. He la thorough
ly acquainted with the trspshooting situation.
FORTY" years ago Ihe twelve-gauge
shotgun was unknown at the traps.
A ten-pound ten-gauge gun was believed
to be the only suitable -weapon with
which to break glass balls. ,
Some years later when a few venture
some shooters hasarded the suggestion
that the twelve-gauge gun might possi
bly be UBed with greater comfort and
pleasure they were openly regarded as
effeminate cranks, and only after a con
siderable period of insistence were the
rules amended, granting to this small
and troublesome minority a concession
of two yards, providing they were .will
ing to be so foolish and conspicuous as
to appear at the traps with this toy gun
(the twelve-gauge).
Now the Interstate Trapehootlng as
sociation rules do not permit a larger
gun.
Has Time Arrived
Has the time arrived for the introduc
tion of the twenty-gauge gun at the
traps? Will the twenty-gauge gun even
tually supplant the twelve-gauge gun as
the twelve hasaupplanted the ten?
My experience has not been sufficient
to positively reply, but I believe an
affirmative answer may be given to
both questions.
Ten years ago upon the suggestion of
that splendid gentleman and sportsman
(the terms are synonymous). Captain
A. W. du Bray, I substituted the twenty
for the twelve for upland shooting, and
I have not gone afield since" without
feeling gratitude for his sound advice.
I made the change, as the fisherman
lightens his tackle, not with the thought
of increasing the bag, but in anticipa
tion of greater enjoyment in the smaller
gun ; that its successful use might re
quire greater skill was one appeal, and
anyway (to borrow from Captain dti
Bray's argument), "Why break a but
terfly on a wheel?"
To my surprise the bag was not les
sened ; the relative absence of fatigue
and the greater rapidity of handling
more than offset the lessened charge of
powder and shot
Of course, the twenty-gauge pattern
is less dense at a given distance, but
this inequality may be ""perfectly ad
justed by distance handicap. Is it a
sound argument to say that at 16 yards'
rise a "12" in the hands of a physically
vigorous man will break more clay birds
than a "20"? The "10" has the same
superiority over the "12."
Equalized With 1!-Gangeg
Trapehootlng has a debit and a credit
side. To the former must be charged
expense and consumption of resources
(brass, copper, paper, lead, etc.), to the
latter must be credited the promotion of
health, character and pleasure, to say
nothing of the desirability of familiarity
with firearms, a recent almost . vital
necessity.
How will th adoption of the "20"
affect the debit and credit columns and
the corresponding "balance" lrt trap
shooting? The great army of trapshooters are
now equipped with, the twelve-gauge
gun, which they are constantly chang
ing and replacing; perhaps half of them
have changed to the single barrel within
the last two or three years. It is not
suggested that, the good, old "12" be
arbitrarily deposed or that it be dis
criminated against in any way, but is
there any reason why, by careful experi
ment, the distance handicap required to
exactly equalize these two guns should
not be determined and the twenty-gauge
given an equal chance with, the twelve-gauge?
It's Easy
to Explain
why my clothes values are supe
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.stored
First I conduct my business
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Second I have no expensive
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Third I buy for cash and sell
for cash get the benefit of all
discounts and have- no credit
All of this directly benefits you
when you buy my .
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Willie Meehan
Breaks Bone on
Leonard's Head
Saa Fraaclsea, Feb. tL U. 7S 8.)
Willie Meehaa Is gafferlag from a
fractsre ef eae of the satalraoaes
la his right said, and there ! a
potilbulty of alt gehedaled fear
roand boat here aezt week with Sam
Las g ford being railed off. Bleehaa
sattalaed his Isjary while boxing at
Saa Rafael yesterday with Beany
Leonard.' Willie aad tbe ehamploa
bad last boxed twe fast reaads whea
Willie swaag bit right to BesBj'g
head. Thea the baa cracked. Fight
f aas here were - divided ta - oplaloa
as te whether Heeh'an has phony
bones er whether . Leoaard, degplte
bis rlag geaeralsalp, is a boaebead.
CANUCKS FIGHT
YANKS IN ARENA
0N THE EHINE'
Americans Take All of Wrestling
and Five Out of Six Box
ing Events. : . .
With the Canadian Forces, Bonn, Jan.
21, (By Mall) (t. N. S.The best
boxers and wrestlers from the Second
Canadian division went down to Neunen
har on the Rhine to meet "selected op
ponents from the Forty-second Rainbow
division, in the big summer theatre
there. The Americans were easily win
ners in all of the half dozen wrestling
bouts and five out of six boxing con
tests. The feature boxing bout of the- event
was between Gunner Horskevltch of the
Fifth battery. C. F. A., and Gunner Mc
Carthy, of the 151st battalion. IT. 8. F.A.,
formerly .with the "Princess Pats." The
American gunner won a close decision
on points. Both men have fought sev
eral times in the ring in Canada.
Private Swabrook. 20th Canadian in
fantry battalion, won the only bout for
the visitors, over Private Dewie, of the
American engineers. Sixth Canadian of
ficer were corralled by the officers
of the Alabama Mountaineers and given
a banquet after the show.
Aggie Freshmen on
Tour of the Towns
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
Feb. 21. With the arrangements-for the
trip revised at - the last moment the
freshman basketball squad, consisting
of Captain Schroeder, McDonald, Her
man, Clough. McCain and Kinder, ac
companied by Theodore Cramer, gradu
ate manager of athletics, left yesterday
morning on tfielr three-day valley Uip.
Three contests. ' one . each -night, are
scheduled for the trip. tie first being
Played at Chemawa with the Chemawa
Indian quintet last night Early today
the team left for Portland, , where they
meet the Jefferson high squaJ,' and
from there will go to Astoria for a
game with the Astoria high school team
on Saturday evening.
New York Switches
TEree to Coasters
New York. Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) Man
ager Miller Huggins of tbe Yankees will
turn over four players to the Vernon
club of the Paclflo Coast league In ex
change for Pitcher -Jack Quinn, It was
announced today. Three of the players
to go to Vernon will be Zlnn Beck, Joe
Finneran and Sam Ross. Another player
will be selected later.
SUITS and ovima)ATs
Come up-and get a line on these values.
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RIGINAL UBSTAIRSk CLOTHIER Vi.
LEONARD IN
FIGHT WITH
W. RITCHIE
Champion and Former Champion
Will Clash Tonight Over
f Four-Round Route. "
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. (I. N. a
WlllleRltchle haa rounded into ex
cellent form for his scheduled four round
bout here tonight with Benny Ieonard, "
the lightweight champion. In the pres
ence of several local sport writers, 'Wil
lie stepped on the scales yesterday and
tipped the beam at exactly 140 pounds..
Beany probably, will enter the ring
weighing about 135 pounds. '
Leonard has worked faithfully for the
contest and is confident of his ability ,
to take the measure of the former cham
pion. He has trained himself to step a
fast four rounds and bas refused to take
seriously repeated warnings that Ritchie
packs a sleep producing wallop In Ms
right hand.
"I shall be returned the winner In
Friday's boutr -said Benny yesterday.
"And I am not underestimating WlUie'a
class. But the former champion Is on
the down grade, while. I am improving
all the time. I figure that I'm faster
and a better boxer than Ritchie and I
know that I am a harder hitter. I have
nothing to fear of the outcome."
' , Chance for Croit
The champion will have to carry the
fight to Ritchie, and this, they say, will '
give the latter a chance to slip over Ms
famous right cross.
Students of the game here also point
out that In Ritchie Leonard is meeting
a seasoned veteran, a cool, shrewd
fighter, with a sleep-producing wallop
in his right mitt,
Both fighters were resting today for
the contest and both voiced predictions
of victory. Leonard is not going to let
anybody know what he weighs except
Billy Gibson.
Was Former Sparring Partner .
"Ritchie," said Leonard, "taught me a
lot of the stuff X shall use against htm
tonight When he was a champion and
I was Just a kid around New York he
hired me as a sparring partner and
showed me how a champion wins his
fights. X will beat him, but X may have
a tough job doing it"
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VJLV.
THREE matches were played la the
annual three cushion billiard handi
cap tournament at the 111 alto billiard
parlors Thursday night.
XL J. Chapln stepped to the fore agsln
for the second time in two weeks, de
feating W. B. McAllister 30 to 24
billiard. McAllister is playing for 33
points tor a game In class A while
Chapln Is a SO point man, but he proved
the stronger last night and took Mc
Allister Into camp after a hard fought
match. McAllister held the lead to the
thirty-first Inning, when he began to
fall behind. He was noon passed by
Chapln and beaten out SO to 24 billiards.
Chapln also scored the high run of
three billiards.' . ,
L Otis Brown played two games lat
night In class C- defeating B, Wilson
20-17 and then lost-to W. K. Jiogers,
20 to . ... . V . .
, $ext Bouts In Armory
The Armory has been engaged y the
Portland boxing commission for the
next smoker, which will be held March
D. The following ahow, March 17, will
also be staged In, tha Afmory. The Hei
llg theatre cannot be secured tin til the
latter part of March.
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