The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 21, 1920, Image 55

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, j PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNTNTJ, .NOVEMBER 21, 1920. Great Heavyweight Contest Is Roped Arena Made Boxers Shift Views Boxing More . Lucrative to Mee han, W o u I d - B e Vaudeville Star, and Boy McCprmick. By Bob rrriLLiE meehan almost took to vy " the vaudeville stage Instead of the roped arena, and Boy tleCor mick Almost answered the call of the ministry instead of the punching bag. Willie found he could make more money hitting people than he could by singing to them, and Mc Cormick discovered that punching an opponent was more lucrative than punching the devil. "' V- Who will win when these two meet at Milwaukie the night of November 24 the sidetracked vaudevunan or uie derailed ukr ctlot? The man who can answer this question right, can feather his nest for many a day. for there are lots of fans who are anxious to wager anything from doughnuts to dollars one way or anothesr BOY has followers Some are favoring McCormick be eause he has boxed to splendid ad van tare here on four occasions, and in consequence the dopesters are familiar with what he can and may do. There at-n others who like Meehan because he has what is almost an unjust ad vantage in weight some 25 or 80 pounds. , However. McCormick has fought men as big as Meehan. some times bigger, and he has yet to come out on the loser's end. On the other hand, there are Median's two victories over the redoubtable and almost un beatable Jack Dempsey to cause worry and speculation among: the Boy's ad mirers. Is Meehan as rood as he was when he lambasted Dempsey? Some bsv he li Many others say he Is not Whether or not Meehan has improved or gone back, it Is certain that Mc Cormick is a better boxer and a harder and surer hitter than he was when he fought here a year ago. WILLIE MAKES BOAST Meehan' has boasted that he will knock McCormick out McCormick never Jrags himself, and he doesrj't like Meehan's attitude. The chances are that that boast will make McCormick fijtht with more fury than he ever did before. He has never been knocked out and he doesn't believe that Meehan or any other man can put him to sleep In 10 rounds. Apart from the . probability of the bout being a scorching Affair from a pugilistic standpoint, there is the cer tainty that it will be one of the great est "kidding" matches ever staged on or off the boards.- McCormick tantal ised Frank Farmer into impotent rage when Ihey fought here last New Tear's day. Farmer would hit McCormick (lush on the nose or smack in the stom ach with that long, powerful right and the Boy. would only grunt 'and smile back : , : 'That was a good one, Frank. Come on, now, let's do a little fighting. You don't seem to be abje to hit hard, Frank. What ail's your blooming fist? Take that one." and the Boy would sink One of his maulers into Frank's bread basket and Frank would begin to look pensive and lonesome. That is the McCormick as Portland fans have known him in the past a piece of fighting machinery that seems imnervious to punishment while at the same time being able to inflict sleep or drowsiness on any opponent Can Willie Meehan dent the mighty sinews that give McCormick a cheat almost as thick as it is wide? A phonograph record and a motion picture machine would both find plenty of work In following the McCormick- Meehan fight for phat Willie is cer tainly going to add his acrobatic stunts and interminable chatter to verbal role assumed by the flaming-headed Irish man. Meehan is Just as apt to warbla a song to the crowd when he is hurt worst as he is to take the count. Mee han likes to sing and is proud of his mockine-bird-like Qualities, an he is too. vain of his sweet tones to let a big fight crowd escape without luUabying to them. . ' . HOBNOBBED WITH DOTG McCormlck's ring repartee has grown considerable since his last appearance here, for he has gathered unto himself a . choice lot of Yankee slang words ? something he didn't have when he was here before in addition to possessing all the latest verbal niceties from Pic cadilly. . While in London the Boy hob nobbed with Mary Plckford and Doug. Fairbanks! and one of his most valued souvenirs is a picture of himself and Doug posin? loke twins. When he stopped. In New York, Jack Dempsey, the champion of all champions, and 'Benny Leonard, another champion, and Georges Carpentier, still another cham pion, -were his playmates and compan ions. As a result of this nabobbing with the great and the near great, the goodnatured Irishman has taken unto himself a metropolitan air that would grace a confirmed globe trotter. Talc Has New Boathouse Yale will construct a new boathouse on its Housatonic ' river course above Derby, Conn. It will be the Blues home course. It is an Ideal stretch of water . and has a railroad .on one side of the bank and a fine automobile road on the other which aids spectators "in following races. 1 Some Boast Trenton," N. J.. boasts one of the fin est halls in the country exclusive for basketball! It has a seating capacity of nearly 3000. Trenton is a member of the Kastern ' league of professional clubs, with teams in Camden, ,N. . J. : Newark, N. J. ; Philadelphia and Read ing. Pa. ' t Wm. L. Mfghson 0 Aorth Broadway, at Daris ' Pnone Bdwy. Hi , t j,5. iii dTMMiiri iihii ji i Tib mi ia ! - 11 limn mill I I nil m 1 E m HEAVIES IN SHAPE FO MILWAUKIE CONTESTS -'W 1 I x ' ' , l ? ' 1 " , V J i I ' t '"" I 1 ) 1 Vf r77 J t , ry A J ' fa I 111 "fc' " i ttv"'3 1 I - V I X? I ' ' -vr J 1 I iJfc 1 V I. f 4i : ' I' 'Jt ! As ) 'S'? -''' -r i t:. - r-X (If . i , - V No boxing boot staged : In years has created as much interest as has the .McCormick-Meehan contest; scheduled to be held in Mllwauklo Wednesday night. In the center is Boy McCormick, holder of the Lord longdate .belt.! Willie Meehftn is shown in ring togs on the left and on the tight in a full dress. Robinson's Retention Is Popular - - jBy Jack Vefock ( Inter mtional New Serrica Sports Editor.) TVTEW YORK,j Nov. . 20. Wllhert Robinson is stitched np with the Brooklyn, Dodgers for : three more years. I j- ; The Jolly Baltimore butcher-baseball manager who piloted the Dodg ers to two National league cham pionships in four years has proven himself such a valuable asset to Charles Hercules Ebbets that the worthy squire offered him his first long-time contract as a manager and will pay him J15.000 a year to boss the Dodgers. J I - KODoys signing with Brooklyn put a crusher on the persistent report that he would become manager of the Yankees. It was thought that the New York Americans, who are able to pay bigger salaries than the Brooklyn because of their ability to get it back at the gate in greater gobs, would succeed in wean ing Robby away from Flatbush. Un doubtedly he was sounded out on the proposition and, though i he was under reserve, it was thought that in case he received a tempting offer President Eb bets would not stand in his way unless ha felt like meeting it Evidently Robby was offered a fine plum by somebody, for a three year contract at 115,000 is not to be sneezed at Of all the successful i major league managers; who j have galloped off with pennants in the last few years your Uncle Wilbert takes rank as the most popular. He his a way about htm that wins him friends wherever he. goes, and though, like everyone, else, he makes his mistakes, his- Jolly good nature makes it easy to forgiv him errors. For this very reason, n$ doubt, Robby gets less panning from the "critics" than any other manager In the game. There is a characteristic about Robin son that makH him doubly valuable as a manager, lie not only knows ball players and baseball, but he has the faculty of making a mediocre player be lieve he is a! world beater, and has brought out thi best there Is in some of his men in a remarkably short length of time. On top of this he is one of the greatest Judges of pitchers the game has ever known and he knows how to handle them, the defeat of the Dodgers In the recent world's series notwithstanding. Now that Robby Is tied up for three years with the Robins it appears that Miller Huggins will continue as boss of the Yankees, for Robinson has been the only man mentioned as a probable suc cessor to the midget manager. Want Lost Laurels Cornell university has 140 candidates trying to gain; places on the wrestling squad. Previous to losing to Penn State two years - ago Cornell held the Eastern Intercollegiate title for seven years. . - . Billings, Mont., Star Sets Goal Kicking Record George O'Donsell, tackle of the BiUlags, Moat, aJgk; school team, yesterday set what is bellevea to be a world's recora for high school play by kicking li eoasecatlTt goals, ex tending his ! string of goals after tonehdowas t 80 saeeessfa! attempts. Billings defeated Pawsoa eoaaty high 1& to . j An effort will be made te natch tae Billings, elevea with the Everett team for the high school champion, ship of the West, It was stated after the game. - j,.. - urger, the Latest Alibi in Ring Contests St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 20, (I. X. S.) A new and startling method of a PEise fighter to "jinx" his opponent has been reveaJed by Harry Kabak off, St Loots lightweight . Kabakoff hat offered the following explanation of the good showing "Kid" Bandy made against him la a fight a year agot "I was dragged," said Kabakoff. "Some Sooth SIders did it and it wasn't anything they pot in my tea, either. I didn't realize what It was until several days after the fight, when one of the birds in on the lay told me. It wasn't any use kicking then and this Is the first time I have spilled the beans. "Before the fight one of the Sooth Side friends of Bandy boupht two pounds of . llmburger and had Bandy's seconds, wearing gas masks, give Bandy a, 'rub down with the cheese. Bandy did n't take his bath robe off until the bell rang, then he ran at me, got me In an awful clinch and held me on til I lost my breath and my knees nagged. I didn't re member much after that, but they tell me ' I fonght Inntlnctlrely and lasted the eight rounds." NORTHWEST MAN IS GIVEN PLACE ON A. T. C. B0AED fTtHE election of Elmer E. Shaner of Pittsburg. Pa., to the presidency bf the American Trapshooting ' association meets with the hearty approval of the trapshooters of the United States and Canada. Shaner for 26 years was manager of the American Trapshooting association, and in his late years was also secretary. It : was Shaner who put the "trap" in trapshooting, and was through his ever lasting sticktoltiveness that trapshoot ing is where it is today. BULES WERE LAW Shaner is beloved by thousands of the trapshooters who participate in the tournaments of the United States and Canada. The new president during his long term as manager made some ene mies, too, but any person who does anything will make enemies. The only ones who do not have enemies or who do not get knocked are those who never do anything. The rules of the old In terstate Trapshooting' association were law to Shaner and every shooter had to do what the rules stipulated. Those who did not observe them suffered, and they are the people who worked up a dislike for the man who put trapshooting on its feet And it Is these shooters who have realized their mistake since Shaner dropped out, KSOWS SHOOTING GA9IB What the" trapshooting organisation should have done when Shaner resigned as manager was to have eleed him to the presidency, fie could have continued in the sport then with a full knowledge of what was going on. His return to office will have a beneficial bearing on trapshooting, even though he will not be as active as in the old daya No one in the country can handle . an import ant shooting tournament, with the ease that Shaner can. others can, an A do. run shoots, but when Shaner is on hand the machinery Is well greased. Thomas A. Marshall will act as vice president of the association, T. S. Davis treasurer and Stony McLinn secretary manager. The executive committee of the American Trapshooting association Is made up of F. G.Drew, chairman; E. R. Galvin, J. Leonard Clark. T. H. Keller and C W. Hymer. The five rep resentatives of the amateurs are S. S. Footer. Mason City. Iowa, chairman ; Jay . Clark. Worcester. Mass. ; M. D. Hart. Richmond, Va.t F. D. Stoop, Kal ispelL , Mont ; Dan Bray, Columbus, Neb. Limb in m Can Play Soccer The Erie A. A. soccer team, which achieved the remarkable feat of elimin ating the famous cup holders, Bethlehem Steel company soccer team, from the National Cup series by four goals to three In their second round game, is one of the best in the East. It includes George Tie tie, goalkeeper; Al Blakey, halfback, and Davie Brown, members of the All American team, which 'turned Swedn last summer. ! Buicks Dodges Overlands Terms Broadway at the Milwaukie Arena Veterans to Play Kerns Team Today Portland Soccer Football Stasdlsrs W. I T. Pts. Canadian Vets 10 17 Kerns 10 S 6 Peninsula 1 1 2 4 Clan Macleay 1 12 4 Multnomah Guard .... 1 2 1 I Standifers 0 3 11 'IUU2 first crucial gme of the 1920- Football association is slated for this afternoon, when the Canadian Vet erans meet the Kerns eleven on the Reed college campus. Neither aggregation has been defeated and the Vets are heading the circuit with seven points, by two points. But one goal scored against Goalkeeper Tauscher of Kerns and the squad Is out to keep up the good work against the Vets. On the other hand the Vets have won three contests and tied a fourth. WILKETSOK 18 STAB A. H. Wilkinson, is the man that the Kerns team fears most, for the star ath lete can boot them from any angle. It may be that he will be on the forward line against Kerns or at left fullback. In either ' position he is a tower of strength and at present leads the in dividual scoring list of the. P. S. F. A, The Peninsula and Multnomah Guard teams are billed to appear against each other on the Columbia Park gridiron this afternoon and at the same time the Stand If er Shipbuilding corporation rep resentatives will try to break into the win column at the expense of the Clay Macleay delegation on the Franklin high grounds. All games will start promptly at 2 o clock, rain or shine. OFFENSIVE IS 8TB02TG Play In the first four contests of the campaign would Indicate that Kerns has a strong defense and that the Vets possess the strongest offense. This com bination in the same game today should bring out some mighty good soccer as well as spectacular work on the part of both sides. The Veterans had scored total of 19 goals as against 8 for the opponents, while Kerns has scored twice in four games and have held the opposi tion to one lone marker. Peninsula . has registered 11 goals as against the same number for the other teams, while Manager Bragg's Mult nomah Guard have counted nine goals against 11 for the opponents. The Clan Macleay team has six for and six against in the scoring record, while the Standi fers have made five goals against 15 for the opposition. Next Sunday's schedule calls for Ca nadian Vets meeting Multnomah Guard on the Columbia Park' grounds. Clan Macleay versus Fenlnsula at Franklin bowl and Kerns versus Standifer on the Vancouver Barracks gridiron. Brooklyn Dodgers Sign Modesto Short Modesto, CaL. Nov. 20. TJ. P.) Wal ter Keeley, sensational shortstop for the Modesto Reds, and now at St. Marys college, Oakland, has signed a contract with the 'Brooklyn league club for the 1921 season. Keeley is but 19 years of Cadillacs Maxwells Chevrolets Willys-Knights Fords, Etc. to -No Brokerage DSMOBIL Couch Open Sundays Evenings li H. WILKINSON of 1 1 II i- the- Canadian Vets' hoc. I a m m i - cer football team is P. II o t? a i J : . date. i : i fi ( V. . r i -nil- - age and is considered the most polished fielding ehortstop ever developed in this section of California. He was signed for Manager . Wilbert Robinson of the Dodgers by Walter Schmidt, catcher for the Pittsburg Pirates, whose home is in Modesto and who recommended him to Robinson. Detroit, Sacramento and Portland were also after Keeley. Half Million Dollars This season f or the first time the stakes and purses in the Grand Circuit passes the $500,000 mark. Since the or ganization of the association In 1873 over $15,000,000 has been distributed. Marmons EGO, Broadway 2270 Wednesday Evening Age Is Ring Factor K t t 6 H Begin to Slip at 30 By Tad YORK, Nov. 20. There was 11 QUlt' aulte some talk about heavyweights and their ages at Jack Doyle's billiard Joint last night. Some of the gang Insisted that Jack Dempsey right now is better than he will be a year from cow. One guy insisted that at 28 a heavyweight champion was sitting pretty. 'He figured that they start to go back at 27 or 28 and blow their laurels when they pass SO. : The fellow had figures, too. He showed that no heavyweight champion ever lost under the agtaof SO. The list follows: John I. Sullivan at the age of S4 was knocked out by Jim Corbett.,. Jim Corbett was past 30 when he was knocked out by Fitsslmmona FiUsimmons was S7 when he kissed the canvas at Coney Island and Jim Jef fries was made champion. Jim Jeffries was 35 when Jack John son put the skids under,him at Reno. Jack Johnson was 37 when he played the dying gladiator to Jese WlUard at Havana, Cuba. jess wiuard claims be was 33 years of age when Dempsey dropped him at Toledo. Thirty seems to be the dangerous age. DEIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS IS . ON AT MULTNOMAH TTOPING to establish a waiting list In the senior membership, the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club has start ed Its annual drive. jNo great effort is being made to secure members for other classes, as waiting lists are in vogue In practically all of .them. The club directors recently adopted a resolution teliminating the non-payment of Initiation fee clause in the applica tion of former soldiers, sailors and ma rines. The resolution will take effect at the close of this year, which means that all soldiers, sailors and marines de siring to join the club under the "bar pain day" clause must do so before the first of January.! This year's drive Is being conducted on a different scale than those staged in the past several years, each senior being asked to enroll a new member in stead of the plan of having teams solicit members. i JOURNAL'S AUTO DIRECTORY li T Jordan Sixes SIXES BROADWAY AT EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRING (SsStumaMD fAll mates of? batteries chaietf or repairecTv Vrhone Broadwas 546 Wiggins Company., Inc. Formerly Archer & Wiggins DIST&IBUT0H8 OF AUTOMOTIVE Park and Storage Batterie ELECTRIC SERVICE AUTO X0. Ff-M from Itulnwn Sulphathxi an auarantMd for KMmni Ntomln. B0RG AND BECK CLUTCH PARTS SALES AND SERVICE David Hodes Co. Ill North Broadway St. EDISON STORAGE BATTERIES Reliable Auto Yashing AND POLISHING WORKS 17TH AND ALDER STS. ! PHONE BROADWAY 2296, Bagskaw or Henderson To Coach'W ELMER HENDERSON of the tml- and Enoch Bagshaw of the Everett, Wash., high school are" mentioned in rumors current in Northwest foot ball circles as successor to Leonard Allison, coacn oi ins university -oi wean in eton team. Washington's complete failure in the Pacific coast Intercollegiate conference this season, it Is said, has resulted' in the move to secure a new coach. The Washington students are still mourning the loss of Gil Dobie and there is much, sentiment in favor of ; one of Doble's former stars to take over the command of the football squad. ! WANT EX-DOBIE MAX Wayne Sutton and Tony Savage, boflk former Washington ends, who have been successful in coaching, are being boosted for the post by. those who favor the Dobie style of pity. Other" factions favor Bagshaw and Henderson. Henderson has made a remarkabls record at the University Southern Cali fornia, and at present his 1920 team is among those being considered for the 1921 Pasadena contest. Last year his team suffered but one defeat, losing to the California Bears by a margin of on point, 14 to 13. Henderson has many supporters in Seattle. Before going to O. S. C, hs turned out some very strong teams at the Broadway high school. MADE GREAT B.ECOBD Bagshaws record at Everett. Wash, is unsurpassed in scholastic records. For the past 10 years he has turned out unbeatable elevens, and during that. time has piled up an exceptionally high point total. One reason for the success en joyed by Bagley is the fact that be has been unable to secure good players for his team a The Sun-Dodgers' racord this season is the poorestever made by a Washing ton team. Allison's men did not score a single point in any of the three con ference games it played, its lone victory of the season being against the Whitman, college aggregation, which latter trimmed the University of Montana team that beat Washington by a score of It to 14. Washington lost to Oregon, Stanford and O. A. C la the coast conference. Mitchell, Lewis & Stayer Co. Broadway and Everett Phone Broadway 4765 Mitchell, Lewis & jStaver Co. STATE DISTRIBUTORS EVERETT StorageiWieri Service Station OnPa?k Street bdveenCcudiifi? H.M.NISBET.M . EQUIPMENT Couch Sts. All makes ! of batteries r charged and repaired. Parts and repairs for all makes of electrical .js terns. fgf.tl Oak SL, Xeaf West Park X,. J). Johnson, Ugr. Broad wax I HI . WeUer Motor Co. Successors to United Motors Co. Oregon Distributors - Wathinstoi at Fifteenth St Phono Broadway" 2658 4 AUTOMOBILE GEARS parts and Accessories at REDUCED PRICES ENGINES.A SPECIALTY Gibson Storage Battery Co. 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