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.' r 1- i 1 - - f - , ', .. - - T - , t v ? THE . OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL PORTLAND. MONDAY JANUARY 26,. 1920. 11 Charges Against Dempsey Being Investigated . Judge Landis Likely to Head Commission 1 ' I t t i SPARRING PARTNERS IN DEMAND poy . McCormick and Captain Roper Hand Out K. 0. Ponches in Sunday's Workouts. v HJ Hon UK there any sparring partners loose In town anywhere? Two are wanted for just, one day. Boy Mrt'nrmlrk would like to have mrne knock him out between now Ittid Wednesday and t'aptstn Bob (toper m looking for unnif husky who win ho. UfcommodBtlnR enough to do the same hi'ct of kindness for him. The Boy rocked the cradle for two of em. Biinday. and the captain lullabied Mart Cutler for a home run, twice. HOT 18 SORRY 'Don't you know. I'm awful sorry," ald the Boy. "t didn't know I wan hlt Ung bo hard. Kxcue me, pleaite : it will not happen again," and then the Boy proceeded to hang one on another In- tiQcnt looking: peraon. -"Marty, I didn't know id nave to support you. and I'm off of you o far aa thfine hard onen are concerned." said Captain Bob Iloper to BIr Marty Cutler. "Don't you apologize to me, retorted Cutler, and he whanged away at Roper's Jaw. Merely whanged. Didn't hit any thin. MlHHed him a little bit. But 'twan hard enough to change the hand of tlnie. "Goln ter Ret Kmart about it, are you? You MB loai"r, i u snow you mi you can't atay up late and come In here and do your work. Out you go Jimt for the fun of It." HTARH APPEAR V Step. Kpar. Hop. Bapg! Star and conHtellations and comets and all that tuff. 'Hello, captain, how long you been here? You aho look good to me. Where have I seen you before. I'd like to spar with you sometime when I feel better." The great big army captain walked over and told Cutler that they had Just "aparred" a few rounds. "IS' that so?" said Culler. "Wonder why I wasn't here?" 1 Ana ho it went. .Sunday was one of those hard work out days that the boxers yearn for and the sparring partners want put off until pie time comes In the sweet bye and bye. , MOBOfr BARREN . No one was admitted to Oarlock's, where Ropej- was putting on the keen edge, except a few of the chosen. These were regaled to the captain's best, and outside afterward there was at least one hat, new and unworn, lliat might be paid for. He's a bear, said them and they and those. But wait a moment. Kown the street, not many blocks away, Hie Boy was knocking a few lilooks off. "Nobody barred." ' said Trainer Hick I 'usenboriy. "I'nmc on fn, the water's fine. We're talting on all comers, and the hlgger the better." Two of 'em went In, and two of 'em -were, taken out. "It's the finest place I ever saw to stay out of." said the brave ones. MAY EH PIT IP BATTI, E And then the Boy took on someone who wouldn't be too rough Tommy Hayes, the hurricane that blew up here from San Krancisco. This was the battle roval. and a well- known doctor, who ought to know as much about the flu as he does about boxers, pronounced them both able to llvev coUple of more such workouts after he had sounded their pulse, taken the depth of their hearts and found out wthat their lungs were capable of grab blnsr ud evervthlne that blows off Mount Hood. Marty Cutler Is Willing to Box Some 'Berry' Guy A ftllgbt outcropping of bad blood betweea the MrCormlek ami tbe Roper ramp. ' "Roper may kaoek me out, as he has, and MeCormlek might perform the name trlrk, bat I want to tell the whole world that Gooseberry or I)aeaberry or whatever may be the name of the gay that tralas MrCor mlrk, raa't do It now or at asj other tlm,' said Marly Teller between period! of ronnrlooHBes Muariay. "Who I thlt Bn Ren berry, or Goose berry, anyway 1" queried Marty as he woke ap between swings on the ple-ernshera from Roper's right. "Who Is hef I don't tell him to go get a rep bat jant In come up here to (iarlork'x and III drift ont of a, swoon, hate a nightmare, send him to ranary bird land while I'm smell Ing ammonia, and then eonte to In time, to work a few more ronads with Roper. Pooh! Mow these hai-beens and Beyer-wanes more p Into good company. . Yes, tell him III tie one hand behind me and never hit him with the other bnt once." LANDIS IS FAVORED FOR POST New York Yankee Owners Boost Chicago Jurist as Herr mann's Successor. NEW .ludt Wounded Soldiers Query Champion at at a? a at at as at at at at at DEMPSEY'S FUTURE IS NOW IN EX-WIFE'S HANDS tat at at mm at at at at m at May Plan to Stop Bout With Georges FOKT WORTH, Texas, Jan. K.) George Dewey, veter; 24. (I. N. veteran middle weight prizefighter, who was known as "Bob York" in the ring, died here today following an operation on his ear. He fought two weeks ago last night, knock ing out his opponent. He became 111 a few days later. His home was in Pueb lo, Colo. Philadelphia. Pa.. Jan. 26. Johnny Kilbane, featnerweight 'Champion., did little better than hold his own Saturday night In a six round no-decision bout here with Johnny Murray of New York. In the first half of the mill the New Yorker had the better of the contest, forcing the fighting most of the time, but In the last three rounds Kilbane came back strongly, hammering Murray hard In the sixth. By Jack Veloek YORK, Jan. 26. (1. X. Ri dge Kenesaw M. landis of Chi cago will beoffered the chairmanship of the national baseball commission prior to the joint meeting of the major leagues February 11, it is believed in local base ball circles today, following announce-! merit of Colonel T. L. Huston of the Yankees that the New York club will hack Judge' Iandis unless some big New York man is favored by the joint committee appointed to select a candi date. CUB BOSS 18 RTROSO Judge Landis Is the only man whose candidacy has been espoused by Any member of the lnter-league committee, William Veek of the Chicago Cubs hav ing come out strongly In his ftvor. The Chicago Jurist has received con sistent boosting from many directions and his attitude in the famous Federal league suit in Chicago, when he de clined to render a decision, won him many firm friends In organised baseball. "Baseball has come to be a pretty big business." said Colonel Huston today, "and we need a big man as chairman of 'the commission. In my own opinion, Judge Landis fills all qualifications. Should tho Joint committee name a big New York man we might feel inclined to back him for civic pride. If for noth ing else, but otherwise we are iii favor of Judge Landis If he Is nominated." Whether the Chicago Jurist would consider the chairmanship of the com mission is still a question, but he is known to be an ardent follower of base ball and if assured the united support of the two big leagues it Is believed he would accept the nomination. SAS FRANCISCO, Jan. . The department of Juotlre here Is eon darting aa Inientlgajlon of the uslaehern charges against Champjoa Jaek Demaey by his dlToreed wife. Maxlne Dempsey. This Information was given oat by an official of the deparmeat of Jnstlre. who added that no evidence had been received to warrant arreni. Jersey City. N. J. Jan. 26 I. N. S.) Young Bob Fitzsimmons will be the feature attraction of a boxing show at the Arena Athletic club here tonight when he faces Kddie West of Newark in an eight round bout. Gene Tunney. an other fast coming heavyweight, will meet Jim Monahan on the same card. Old-time boxln? fans recalled today that It Is just 29 years ago this month since old Hob Fitzsimmons met the original Jack Dempsey for the world's champion ship and knocked him out in 12 rounds. New York. Jan. 26. ( t. N. S.) Willie Lewis, internationally known pugilist, was reported to be resting; easily at St. Vincents hospital today following an attack made upon htm in a cabaret last night In which he received three bullet wounds. Lewis was attacked by two men who made their escape. His con dition Is not serious. GOOD SCORES HUNG UP IN OPENING OF TRAPSHOOTING YEAR Thirty Shooters Participate in Merchandise Tourney on Port land Gun Club Traps. New York, Jan. 26. Jack Dempsey. champion heavyweight prizefigh'er. whose non-partlclpation in the war has been criticised, is to be afforded an op portunity to defend himself before a self-constituted court of 1000 wounded American fighting men. now in United States general hospital No. 41. at Fox Hills. Staten Island. With the view of passing impartial judgment upon the answers Dempsey may make to a questionnaire containing 15 questions, the wounded soldiers and sailors, through Lieutenant Arthur Robinson, 110th Infantry, 28th division. A. E. F., have sent to the pugilist a let ter enclosing the questionnaire, the an swer to each of whose questions is to count a certain number of points. PLAN WIDE SCOPE The letter concludes: "Pending the receipt of your answers. the action, contemplated here, will be de ferred. Upon receipt of an answer which satisfactorily replies to the ques tionnaire. I shall send you the indorse ment which you seem to desire so much. "In the event that your answer is not satisfactory, an organization will be effected which will take up with the state department and the governorand legislature of each state the manner of preventing you from boxing before the public in their respective states. In ad dition to this, the governments of those countries which foight Germany will also be communicated with. Very truly, (Signed) "ARTHUR ROBINSON. "Lieutenant 110th Infantry, 28th Di vision, A. E. F." MRS. DEMPSTyH0LDS IMPORTANT LETTERS wffe of Jack Dempsey. hinges the future career of the heavyweight champion pugilist of the world. Mrs. Dempsey, so she -declares, and her claim is said to be substantiated by tangible legal documents, has proof ab solute that Jack Dempsey. who has been dubbed a "slacker" by numerous posts of the American Legion through out the country, did seek to evade mili tary service on the grounds of depend encies. Further, she avers that she herself signed Dempsey's questionnaire sub stantiating his claim for exemption, ander threats not only of bodily harm, but threats that meant far more than mere pain, shame and degradation. HAS PKOOF OF EVASION Proof of Dempsey's alleged evasion of military duty, so says his former wife, consist of not one, but numerous letters in the champion's own handwrit ing, written to her to arrange the "seal" whereby Dempsey might be enabled to ply his trade as a professional boxer without hindrance from the military au thorities. But through fear of personal injury at the hands of enemies who might be hired to take her precious letters from h tw fnrre. she will not reveal the hiding place of her alleged proofs. In her own good time, so shefays. these letters A ill be given all due publicity. But until that time no one shall see them. J. F. Giles, the justice of the peace here. Is known to have fieen Maxine nerrmsev's "proofs"' and to have put them in the form of affidavits. He re fuses to divulge their contents, but adr mit that the evidence therein con tained is "startling and conclusive." FIVE games are listed for this week in the Portland "In'terscholawttc league, the first to take place Monday ftenioon when the Jefferson high and James John high quintets meet In the Washington high school . gymnasium. Tuesday afternoon will find the Frank lin high and the High School of Com mence -basketball squads tangling while Washington high and Hill Military academy are listed for Wednesday. Columbia university and Lincoln high. 919 Oregon state champions, are billed for Thursday with Benson Tech and Jomes Joltn high winding up the week on Friday. If the coaches of the five cannot agree on a floor to stage the games, the Portland V M. A. gym nasium must be used, according to a ruling made by the directors of the league. Wells, Nev., Jan. 26. Upon the next whim of Mrs. Maxine Dempsey, divorced Kearns Makes Denial Lob Anceles. Jan. 26. (U. P.) Jack Kearns. who does the talking for Jack Dempsey, today answered published statements attributed, to Maxine Demp sey, the champion's divorced wife, chareine Dempsey is a "slacker." Kearns declared in a signed state ment that the charges are 'ridiculous and absurd," and that It is the duty of Dempsey's former wife either to prose cute Dempsey as a slacker or to re-tr-ant the statements attributed to her. Mrs. Dempsey now is at Wells, Nev. Astoria, Jan. 24. Boxing fans of As toria are manifesting much interest in the boxing smoker to be staged January '30. when Oscar Koch, well known Asto ria heavyweight, will meet Joe Bonds in a 10 round bout. This is the first event to be held under the newly formed 1xlng commission. Koch won the heavyweight title at American Lake from some of the best boxers In this section of the country. Bonds has met some of the best men in the game. Intra-Mural Meets Arranged for Aggies i Corvallis, Or., Jan. 26. Four inlra mural track and field meets as well as an Intra-mural outdoor baseball sched ule have been arranged for the students of the Oregon Agricultural college by Ralph O. Coleman, captain of the Ore gon Ajrgie track squad a couple of years ago. There is a possibility that two additional ' track meets will be planned fit order that every person at tending the institution will have an op portunity cf competing. Five of the best distance runner? In the school will bo taken to Portland to run in the 100 blocks race February 21. Oaks Buy Billy Ptirtrll Toronto. Ont. Jan. 2.. Announcement of the sale of William Purtell. third baseman of the local International league club, to the Oaklanu .uast league team was made here Sunday. Purteii lives in California. QOME exceptionally good scores were registered in the opening merchan dise trapshootlng event of the 1920 Port Is nd Qun club season Sunday, despite the steady downpour of rain. Thirty shooters participated In the event. P. V. Rex ford. W. C. Bristol and J. Blaine Troeh registered perfect scores. Rexford annexing the prize In a shoot off. E. H. Keller won second prize and Mrs. Ada Schilling won third honors. James W: Seavey and Frank Templeton also captured prizes. A number of out-of-town shooters par ticipated in the shoot. The scores : 15 A. A. Rrhwur 13 Frank TcmpWon .... 12 ('. B Proton S F. H Keller 14 W. F. Carpy 11 Charlen Fellers 10 M. E. Reid 12 A. W. Strower 11 Ada Schilling 11 J. B. Trneh 15 B. I.. Draton fl O. Joy 11 I.. Crowe 5 F. W. B E. Martel 7 A; L Zacliriiwen 11 A K. Tiownh 1'4 F. C. Hiehl. Taooma.. 12 M H. Veati-h 12 V- C. Bristol IS J C. Morris 10 J. W. Heatejr 15 M. B. Newland ..... 10 K. K. Adkins, Heppner 9 Alh. Bowker. Heppner. 9 J. B Mr4'nrdy. Mont. . 10 P. V. Beiford 14 J. A. Troeh ... . 8 Frank Van Atta 11 W. H. Knderly 9 P. J. Holohan .... 7 15 9 12 H 14 12 14 14 12 14 15 s 1 2 1 O 11 14 12 11' 14 14 1 2 13 13 12 12 10 14 12 P 8 12 20 Added T. 13 3 3S 19 15 IS 18 17 IS 13 18 19 15 12 9 1 1 15 IS 19 IS IS 15 1A IS 12 17 17 IS 17 17 12 15 3 3 4 3 10 Train Engineer Was 'Probably a Devotee of Golf Plnehurst. ?. C Jan. it. What are train schedules compared with the Importance of a healthy swat at a well placed golf hall I The answer. If you do not know. Jnst a little less than . nothing at all. Snnday Mrs. F. Metcalf heating of the Agawam Hant clnh drove a hall that landed In the middle of the rail road tracks, nicely teeing Itself apon Mime cinders. The engineer of an approaching train saw It. yanked back a lever and stopped the train. If the passengers were shaken np un duly or Jtarown from their seat Into the aisle, what was that to html Golf Is golf. The train walled nntil Mrs. Keat ing had whaled the hall a fine swipe, stepped from between the rails and bowed her thanks for the courtesy shown hy the engineer. IDAHO HOOP TEAM IS TO PLAY 'WINGED M' FIVE ON FEBRUARY 26 Stanford Reconsiders and Woulc Play Club Hoop Squad; P. N, A. Tourney in March. ( 4 ) Profef nional. Renlrop Issues Mat Oefi Spokane. Wash.. Jan. 26. Charles Ilentrop, claimant of the undisputed middleweight wrestling championship of the world, has issued a challenge to meet Ted Thye, Walt Evans or Bahama Singh in a titular match to determine the possession of the wrestling crown in the 158 pound division. Thye, Evans and Singh win compete in a two night tournament In Spokane next week and Rentrop wants to take on the. winner of the contest to a finish majch in Spokane. borhood house. Th match will start at 8 o'clock, and Louis Uallo has ar ranged a preliminary contest between the Duniway Juniors and theT. M. C. A- Juniors. Th opening clash will start at 7 :15 o'clock. The South Parkway basketball team will entertain the Cbemaws Indians oil the Y. M. C. A. floor. February 6, ac cording to contracts signed by Manager Samuel Tessler of the South Parkways. "A preliminary match will he arranged for the occasion so that Portland fans can rest assured of witnessing a night of real basket tossing. The Tualatin high will send its basket tossers to Portland Monday to meet the Duniway park contingent in the Nelgh- Sherldan, Jan. 24. The Dallas high school basketball team defeated the Sheridan high school five on the Sheri dan floor Friday night in n excittnj: game, score 17 to 12. game was billed for Columbia park; Whether or not thu contests will be played next Sunday or postponed until later in the season will be decided on at' a special meeting of the association. NKVBR In the history of harness rae Ing has there been so much Im- -portance attached to a tirand Circuit stewards' convention as the Syracuse seslon January 13. A mighty change , in present cordltlons may result. Sncrer Games PoMpoued With the fields covered with and a steady downpour In progress. games were played Sunday In the Port The Kentucky Jockey club has ap proved a $jpfM) donation to the Ken- ; tucky board of agriculture for the de water I vlopment of the thoroughbred. no Dartmouth will hold its winter car- lnnd Soccer Football association. The j nival February 12 to 14. Waverleigh Athletic club - Mount Ncott j affair was slated for Ileed college j Cleveland will hold a pocKet billiard grounds, while the Peninsula - Kerns tourney. r This is No. I in the "Know Portland and the Northwest" series, prepared by the Ladd & Tilton Bank. PORTLAND THE WORLD'S LARGEST LUMBER PRODUCING CENTER wholesale and retail dealers total one hundred and fifty-five. Portland's excellent freight and shipping facili ties, coupled with the fact that Oregon has the greatest stand of soft wood known today, and that timber cutting; in a large way has but be gun, foreshadow the immensity of the lumber industry as it will be carried on in Portland for at least fifty years. The Ladd & Tilton Bank for sixty years has stood behind all industries of the Northwest, and offers its service now in every legitimate banking way. n lyiii" 4 V-' mm IT PBSl2 8K5ltf The magnitude of the lumber trade in Portland, flkfi laf .1334 . yqfc the logical commercial center of the timber USS industry for the Northwest, is known to few ; LADD &TILTON I Persns not actually concerned in this business. DANK. I ,n 1919 the value of the forest products out- ' vraA Put in the Columbia River District, which in- feg AflJ IX! Hi I uj ii Mjf!? eludes Portland, was 3 7,225,000. This in- li5BtSSlff ff plumed lumber and box shooks, veneers, shin- IrlrBBHflWil g'es, 'spars, piling and posts. 3jkWH5 Tne "umber of firms in Portland engaged in IJTSfE . V wholesale and export lumber trade practically 2nr doubled in t9l9. there now being more than forty large dealers, while the manufacturers. B LADD & TILTON BANK ' B WS. Oldinthe . Washington f ftWM SSsw Northw..! and Third jMP Hit d-Sm , . v . - 4 ,u , ' i t ' , , - ; ' ' . - . , v , -j . ..I-r , - , v , U' ... t 1 J " ' , ,t, - - j (. r V . - ' Z, - , . A Mi Bv Karl R. tioodwln T TNI VERSIT Y OF IDAHO basketball U players will meet the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club quintet In the "Winged M" gymnasium Thursday night, February 26. according to an announce ment made by Assistant Harry Fischer. Because the annual Oregon state swimming and diving championships will be held in the club tank next Sat urday night no basketball game will be played in the club gymnasium. There is a possibility that the Dallas Amer ican Legion contingent will be brought to Portland for a Friday night contest. A letter has been dispatched to Manager Chenowith of the. former service men. An answer is expected within the next day or two. MONTANA MAT COMK The University of Montana is plan ning an invasion of Oregon before the 1919-20 basketball season is completed and the Pruins have asked for Mult nomah's open dates next month. Fischer has every reason to believe that the Portlanders will entertain the Montana delegation for one game, at least, if the contemplated trip to Oregon is taken. STANFORD TO PLAT After having notified Fischer that it would be an Impossibility to play the club in Portland this year, athletic au thorities at Stanford university have Britten north asking for a reconsidera tion. This must mean that the Call fornians are anxious to fill up their schedule while they are battling the northern members of the Pacific Coast conference. Manager Geare A. Ander son is in California at present and it is possible that he is talking things over with the athletic heads. It is known that Coach Evans does not want to meet any club tenms but A. D. Browne, di rector of physical education and for merly at Oregon Agricultural college, is desirous that Stanford assume athletic relations with the "Winged M" insti tution, particularly if a trip is made to the Pacific Northwest. SPOK THLETES from XI Philippines and China, Japan, the other Far Eastern countries are expected to compete at the seventh modern Olympiad at Antwerp. Wesleyan . (Conn.) has recognized a a college sport. golf . The New York high school games com- mittee of the Public Schools Athletic league has requested the restoration paid coaches of athletic teams there. of The New York Athletjc club boasts 6265 members, its largest in history. The University of Pennsylvania gym nasium squad will give exhibitions in various Quaker City Y. M. C. A. gym nasiums during January. The lexers and wristlers. too, will perform on the same occasions. The Murphy stable has won $785,000 in purses during the past nine years. The Boston checker tournament now in progress, will continue four weeks, the quartet of finalists being given prizes. The winner will be given a champion ship medal. The New York Shipbuilding Athletic association, connected with -the big Gloucester, N. J., ship plant, has fitted up an athletic field for employes cost ing $75,000. - The Brooklyn-to-Seagate marathon race will .be revived February 23, under tne auspices or the Fifth company, i Thirteenth coast artillery cysrps. The distance will be 20 miles. il-'Jk mm mm 1 :u'::u!ll! VA4 it Today, in the motion picture theatres of this city, begins the new Pathe serial Today you may see the begin ning of a series of startling events, all of which happen because a young girl is left a dangerous legacy by her father. 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