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THE OREGON ; SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLA ND, ' SUNDAY4 MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1S21.
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Twenty-Five :
Players on
- Beaver Club
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Bf Geefgs Berta-
SEVERAL Important announcements
regarding baseball plans in Portland
, for next year are expected to be made
by William H. Klepper, president of the
club, who will return here Monday.
One of the first problem to be de
etJed will be the question of a playing
field. , If the right kind of a lease can
tw secured from the Portland Railway
Light & Power company, it is likely that
the Beavers will continue to display
their playing- ability on the Vaughn
Ftreet lot, otherwise a new park will be
rurchaaed. v
v WAT BEMOBEL FIBID
' If the Vaughn Street grounds are re
tained, the entire front will be remod
e'.ed. . Klepper has plans in his mind
that will enable the fans to wind their
- way Into the grandstand and bleachers
without wasting a lot of time. Klepper
wUl also establish a ticket selling booth
' . In the e!ub;s office In the Morgan build
ing. Fans can make their reservations
. ir all games at the club's office and can
!o purchase grandstand and bleacher
f. fata there. . I
' In a message to The Journal Satur-j
dar. Klepper stated that he would be
able to announce the names of several
other new players who are coming to
- 3 crtland from major league clubs. The
" r.ds of these deals are being arranged
by Thomas Turner, scout of the Beav- I
wrs, who Is in Philadelphia. i
J-JGHT OUTFIELDERS
t- There are 23 players on the 'Beaver
"Totter at present. The roster includes
tl.ree catchers, eight pitchers, six Jnfield-
ers and eight outfielders. With the ex
ception Of two outfielders. Cox and Hale,
- the others likely will1 he sold or traded
before the opening of the season.
, Hale will likely "be retained as utility
. -man and ptnoh hitter. The two outfield
ers, whom Klepper expects to secure in
tt east, are of major league calibre.
Of the pitching staff, which finished
the 1921 season, only a couple will be
retained.- These two will likely be Elll
, tor and Coleman. Plummer and Scott
will be'-turned over for development to
some other club, and Sam will be sold
or traded.
IX FIELD UP lICAin
The Beavers have three good mound
performers In Middleton, Parks and
' Crumpler, and with, a couple more com
bing "from the east. Portland should be
pretty well fixed on the mound.
The infield problem, especially around
the keystone sack. Is still unsolved, due
to the status of the Ken worthy deal. The
Dl'ke's announcement that ho is perfect
ly willing to play under Walter Mc
Credie, may prevent his coming to Port
. land as manager. In case a deal for Ken
vcrthy cannot be arranged. It, is likely
tl.-at Klepper may make an effort to sign
tin eastern man to fill the Job, or else
- line up William Rodgers for the Job.
Rodgers has a lot of followers In Port
land and his scrappy leadership of the
Hwcramento club made a hit with the
, 1 ortland fans last tteasou.
X.IGMEY" MAT COMK
- . fvrcg will likely be retained a.i second
Vaseman a,nd the lHtroits have prom
ised the Beavers a shortstop. The
Tigers have a young player named Rtg
Jif y,' whom Cobb Is banking on to fill
llvs shortf ield hole, but -should Cobb land
a player In one of the many deals that
are m the making, Rlgney may be Bent
t'j Portland.
Here's the Beaver roster:
' Catchers Del Baker, Gus Fisher, A. V.
Jlng. -
Pitchers-phhn Middleton, Roy Crump
Jr. Vernon Parks. Kenneth Scott. W. U
1'iummer, Ruroell KUlson. Ralph Cole
man, Sam Ross.
Infielders James Poole. Marty Krug,
, . I la sen Paton, Joo Sargent, K. Burke,
J. K McNabb.
Outfielders Dick Cox. Ike Wolfer.
Walter Genin. Sammy Hale, John Emer
son. Frank Engle, Ralph Holden, John
JYcderlcks. "
Schulmerick Named
:0. II. Gridiron Gapt.
Columbia university feted its 1321 foot
ball eleven, Interscholastic champions of
Oregon, at a banquet in the university
refectory Tuesday evening. One bun
dred and fifty guests were present, in
' eluding Archbishop Christie, graduates,
members of the "C" club and Btudenta.
Rev. Thomas Burke, C. S. C, was
toaatmaster,
Wesley Schulmerlch, star left half of
the 1321 team, was chosen to succeed
JSddie Dwyer as captain of the 1922
eleven by the voe of the lettermen. and
responded with a speech emphasising
the determination of the team to annex
' the 1923 Northwest high . school title.
' Archbishop Christie concluded the even
ing with an eloquent tribute to the uni
versity. :...'.
The following members og the 1921
team were awarded letters: E. Dwyer,
... (captain); Doherty, Hill, ends; Coooer.
ftnsavage. McMullen, tackles; Hicks,
IDUgherty. Kavanaugh, Sharkey,
- guards; Savarin, center; Cudahy, Mac
- Carthy, quarters ; Schulmerlch, Johnson,
Martin, Griffin, Kenny, backs. Cheer
leaders,' Ferry and Casey.
Canadians Will Bar
I Stars From Meets
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. Amateur Athletic union of Canada
adopted - an amendment to Its rules
which will prevent any but Canadian
ctttsena from competing In future Can
adian track and field championships,
, .United States competitors have in the
past taken a prominent part in Can
adian meets, and 30 of the 57 Canadian
; tmck and field records are held by
athletes who are cltlsens of countries
Other than Canada The object of the
change Is to encuraga Canadian ath
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F. O. B. Portland
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ACCORDIKO to Dr. Strub, president
of the San Francisco baseball club.
Manager John McGraw of the. New Tork
Olants, plans to bring his squad to the
coast for the 1923 training season. The
Sals and Giants will train together, U is
said. ' . . .
Justin Fitzgerald, veteran Coast league
outfielder, will be used as a pinch hitter
by the San Francisco club next year.
Schick, who played centerfield for the
Seals last year, is likely to be sold to one
of two clubs in the American association.
The Pacific Northwest International
league and the Western Canada circuit
will be combined next yean according to
reports. -
Wes Klngdon, former Portland short
stop, is being; sought by a number of
clubs. Klngdon Is at present on the re
serve list of the New Tork Americana.
The Chicago Cubs will start West Feb
ruary 15, according to an announcement
made by Manager Kill If er. The pitchers
and catchers and a couple of recruit first
basemen will start at that time and the
remainder of the players are due to ar
rive at Catalina March 1.
Bunny Brief, former first baseman of
the Salt Lake club, may get another
wnu-i at major league ball, 4 The New
York Giants and 'the Cubs seek bis serv
ices, i
Ex-Portland
Men Hardest
To Strike Out
TjnVB National league players batted
m. in mure uian iuo runs during the
season, according to official aver
ages released by President Heydler.
Koger Mornaby. the batting king of
the league, led In this department of the
game, his biff stick sendlner 19ft rttna
across the plate. George Kelly of the
Giants was second with 122 batted-ln
runs. The other players to pass the
century mark were Ross Toung of the
Giants and Austin McHenry of the Car-
ainais, eacn being credited with 12.
Frank Frlsch. of the Giants batted In an
even 100 runs. In 1920 nn niavAr
smashed in 100 tallies.
BTEXS GOOD WXXKEB
Two former Portland nlivan raniotn
Southworth of Iha Flint nn nrovas -
Charles Hollocher, were the hardest
men to strike out. Southworth whiffed
but 13 times in 141 nirun mil HnllrwHo
fanned the same number nf tlmoa in
140 games. Raymond Powell of the
craves siruca out ine greatest number
of times, 85.
For the third consecutive year George
Bums of the NewTork Giants secured
the greatest number of passes, being
walked 80 times in 149 games. Jack
Fournier of the Cardinals and Sam
Bohne of the Cincinnati club were each
caught stealing 22 times.
The Giants batted In the greatest
number of runs, 748. with St. Louis sec-
enA with 7 1- AthllU nln i,.. .
struck out the greatest number of times,
615.
ADAMS HAS GREAT RECORD
William toak of the St. Louts Cap
dinals was the leading pitcher of the Na
tional leAgue in the point of effective
ness. The veteran. "Babe" Adams of
the Pirates and Burleiph Grimes of the
Brooklyn club arc tied for the leader
ship In games won, each having annexed
14 games and lost S.
Doak allowed. 2.S8 runs per game, lead
ing Adams by a small margjn.
Adams surely had a great year with
the Pirates. He allowed the least num
ber of bases on balls and did not make
a wild pitch or hit a batsman. He led
in the number of consecutive victories.
Pitcher North of the St. Louis club
made a record of pitching in 40 games,
acting as a relief hurler in each contest.
A tie exists for leading pitcher in shut
out games. The following eight pitchers
each pitcher three shutouts John Mor
rison. Pittsburg : Philip Douglas, New
York ; Jesse Haines, St Louis ; Clar
ence Mitchell, Brooklyn; Grover Alex
ander, Chicago ; Adolfo Luaue, Cincin
nati, and Dana Flllingim and Joe Oesch
ger, Boston.
Burleigh Grimes, Brooklyn,! led In
strikeouts, 138.' Joe Oeschger. Boston,
allowed the most bases on balls, 97.
LEW BI.CE HANDS CP GOOD
FIELDING AVERAGE IX A. L.
Lew Blue, first baseman of the Port
land Beavers -in 1919 and 1920, ranked
fourth among the regular first Backers
in the American league during the 1921
season, according to official averages.
He was tied with Wally Pipp of the
Tanks and Burns of Cleveland.
In 152 games. Blue handled 1478 put
outs, 8 assists and was charged with 1(
errors. ' Earl Sheely, ex-Salt Laker,
handled more assists than any other
first sacker, being credited with 11$.
Sheeley'a average was .988.
Roger Pecklnpaugh, whose , trade to
the Boston Red Sox created quite a setr-
sation in the majors, ranked second to
Kverett Scott, who also figured In the
deal, lnfleldlng. Peck's average was .948.
Krnie Johnson fielded .947 for the White
Sox. .. : - -'
Joe Sargent, the lnflelder, who re porta
to Portland, was used at second, third
and abort by Detroit.- He fielded .927
in 24 games at second, .923 in 23 games
at third and .904 In IS games at short
stop, .
Johnny Basaler.who went to Detroit
from Los Angeles, was fifth among the
regulars behind the bat with a mark of
.973. Three former Coast pitchers. Parks,
Sutherland and Cole had perfect field
ing averages. ',: . ' , . - . .;.
Would Force Majors
To Submit to Draft
.On Optional Deals
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m "Cap" Neale, who bosses the champion
liOulsvtUe' Colonels of the American As
sociation, spoke with wisdom and fair
ness about the uplift of the player at .the
recent big league meeting.
. "They talk about helping the player ad
vance. said Neale, "yet they hang onto
the option like grira death, t Manya the
player who Is held down by option for
four or five years, and. held, mind you,
for trading purposes only. ; i
"I think it would be equitable if a big
league club could be compelled to admit
a player" to the draft en his third trip
back to the minors under option. Then,
if some other club really wanted him and
would give him a chance to make good
he'd get it instead Of being held as a
pawn. But, no. they always talk me
down when I suggest my pet theory. I
rckou we'll get along without the draft
tboogh I am In favor of it under a bimr
draft price for Class AA players."
WILL BATTLE IN
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Alex Trambitas, Portland veltervrclgbt
In the 10-ronnd main event of the
Pasadena Laying
Plans to Keep Grid
Classic in Future
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 34. Following
the declaration of the Pacific Coast
conference to the effect that it will here
after handle and control all KaFt and
West football games played on the Pa
cific coast and will select the contest
ing teams, the Tournament of Roses
officials are prepared to launch a cam
paign that will retain the annual classic
for Pasadena,
The Tournament of Roses will not
enter into any arguments with graduate
or student body managers, but will deal
directly with the heads of the biggest
educational Institutions in America in
its efforts to preserv the classic.
A plan to create a huge scholarship
fund will be the club swung by the Pas
adena officials and will be but the
carrying out of an idea which was to
have been put in force regardless of
the action of the Pacific coast confer
ence. Briefly the plan of the Tournament of
Roses Is this:
Two representative elevens will play
each New Tear's day at Pasadena to
an estimated gata of $300,000. . Of this
amount the tournament will take $50,-
000, the actual expenses of the Tourna
ment of Roses annually.
The contesting schools will each re
ceive a like amount, leaving a purse
of $150,000. This amount will be
turned over to a committee of nation
ally known educators and will be used
to defray the expenses of worthy boys
and girls at higher institutions of
learning.
The plan, which is original with John
1. Mitchell, president of the Tournament
of Roses association, has already been
submitted - to a number of leading college
and university presidents and has met
with their hearty approval. The plan
Is national in scope and Is expected to
be approved by the heads of practically
every big school in the country.
Tournament officials are confident
that eastern universities which have
been represented in games here lfi the
past will throw much weight into the
argument In avor of the Pasadena
proposition. '
Presidents Pass
Chicago Westbound
Chicago. Dec 24. TJ. P.) Washing
ton and Jefferson football team stopped
in Chicago a few hours today, en route
for Pasadena for the 'Tournament of
Rosea battle with California January 2.
The party. one of the largest ever
taken on a transcontinental football trip,
ie scheduled to arriva on the coast next
Friday J afternoon, i ,
Several stops wiir be made irk order
for the! athletes to Umber up. .
Coach. "Greasy Neate announced all
players were in excellent trim for the
contest. - . " , :
Carpentier Cables -Season's
Greetings
New Tork, Dec, li. V'. P.) Greet
ings of the season to ail American fans
were contained In a cable received today
by . the X United Press from Francois
Descampe and Georges Carpentier.
The cable filed from Maidenhead, Eng
land, where the Frenchman is training
for his bout with George Cook, the
Australian heavyweight, read:
"To the sportsmen of America we send
our beet wishes for Christmas and the
New Tear,
(Signed) "Carpentier Descamps."
ARMORY RING MOND AT AFTERNOON
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(on the lert). and Johnny Griffith. Akron battier, who are billed to mix
Portland boxing commission tomorrow afternoon.
PEXN'S stadium will seat 50,000 when
the improvements to Franklin field
are completed in time for the football
games next fall. A start is to be made
after, the annual relay games in April.
The varsity nine may have to play Its
games on a field adjacent to the college.
Dartmouth will open its new athletic
stadium with football games in 1923.
The Football association, the English
ruling council of soccer football, has
decided that football is quite unsuitable
forVomen and should not be encouraged,
and has requested clubs under its juris
diction to refuse the use of grounds for
women's matches.
In England recently a soccer football
player miseing his train from London
to Bristol where he was to play Lieu
tenant Garland, stationed at Woolwich,
chartered an airplane and arrived at
the ground before half-time.
Coach Gilmour Dobie's contract to
Instruct Cornell football teams expires
li 1926.
West Point will start football next
year playing a double header against
Muhlenberg and Lebanon Valley teams
September 30.
Amherst bas arranged to play the
Oberlin (Ohio) football eleven on the
tatter's ground October 28 next.
Nebraska will have 18 lettermen from
this year's football squad available
next year and 10 are regulars.
Arizona May Seek
Place in Pacific
Conference in '23
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Dec. 24. (U. P.)
Although rain has fallen intermit
tently during the last few days and
cloudy weather is in prospect for Mon
day, good grounds are assured for the
Center-Arizona game.
The field is being kept fast by a num
ber of. care takers,' cany asses - having
been used, to assure dry ground.
Present weather conditions point to a
clear day Monday. The seat sale for the
game has been heavy. . !
Although Center is picked as an easy
victor, the game is regarded by football
experts as far from a "set! up.
HAS FAST BACKFJELD
Arisona has an exceptionally fast
team and although it is outweighed man
for man, the Arisona "Wild Cate". back'
field is exceptionally fast, fend is prepard
to make a quick getaway! If the breaks
favors them which may, mean some
cores against the team that 'defeated
Harvard. ! '
. Although Arizona is but little known
ra the football world, this fs not because
Of the fact that it is a defeated or third
rate team, but because it; did not have
games scheduled last year against the
strongest of the Coast teams.
Whether Arisona is taken into the Pa
cific Coast Conference or not will proba
bly depend, on. the showing ' the team
makes against the Fray in' l oJonels. " A
good showing and a fine brand of foot
ball, even though Arisona may be de
feated, as she probably I will be. will
probably assure the "Wild Cats- of ad
mission into company-of the Coast "big
leaguers" when she petitions next sea-
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CE3TTEB IS REAST
."' Center is reported, to be in fine shape
and looking forward to a smashing vic
tcry. t .. . ,
Arisona has put in much secret prac
tice and Is reported to have perfected
a number ef trick aerial attack plays.
The forward pan. with look, may prove
a formidable Weapon against Center.
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Athletic Body Is
Needed to Govern ,
Sport Activities
FRTIiAND needs an athletic com
mission to supervise the running of
independent leagues.
The many squabbles that marked the
independent baseball games of lasFum
rner. the present wrangling in the Port
land Soccer. Football association and the
hundreds of other petty incidents that
hamper the popularization of independ
ent leagues in Portland would be elimi
nated by the forming of such a com
mission, v
The suggestion Is advanced that the
commission be composed of a representa
tive of each sport. Efforts to conduct
league affairs within the leagues them
selves have proven unsatisfactory in
most instances.
With outsiders handling the affairs of
the Portland Soccer association this
year, it is likely that the Canadian Vet
erans and Cran Macleay teams would
not have withdrawn from the circuit.
The commission could draw up a gen
eral set of by-laws to govern the ques
tion of eligibility, playing schedules, dis
qualifications and compensation of of
ficials. Special rules for each branch
of sport would be necessary, but these
could be arranged satisfactorily.
The forming of a commission will no
Mqubt be met with favor and steps to
form it wiu iiKeiy oe aaen aiier uw
holiday season,
SixteenrYear-Old
Kid Signed by Seals
San Francisco, Dei. 24.-TJ. P.) The
San Francisco . Seals . have signed the
youngest player in professional baseball.
He .is Mike Gabriel, 16-year-old phe
nom of Seattle. Mike has been attend
ing school in Los Angeles.
Mike first ' attracted - the attention 'ef
George Putnam when he told Ty Cobb
where to get off.'
"He's cocky, but he's right there,- is
Putnam's verdict.
Ty wanted U nee Mike's fielder's mitt
in an emergency. ;
"Naw, I don't want anybody to spoil
this mitt," was Mike's reply to Ty.
Tou're & fresh kid for a busher, Ty
replied. '
"That's all right, ril be up there play
ing against your Detroit club in about
six years," replied Mike.
"That's a good one." replied Ty. How
do you get that way?"
"What's more, I'll be leading the Coast
league in hitting la about two years,"
was Mike's ccmeback. , ; . -
Putnam says the Seals win give Mike
a good course of sprouts, train him a
hit, pan him pretty bard, but win give
hint every opportunity to make good.
MOSMOCTH WI59 HOOP GAVE
Monmouth, Or., .Dec 14 Monmouth
high smothered Rlckreall high in a game
of basketball played here Thursday
night by a score ef Sz to x. Monmouth's
place in the Polk County league now
stands at -500. The local team has won
from Fall City and Rlckreall. and lost
to Dallas and Independence. Mon
mouth's next game la at Buena Vista on
January .
PATTERSON WIS 8 3TET TITLE
. Gerald Patterson of Australia recently
won his eighth district lawn tennis cham
pionship at New South Wales. He prom
ises tobe a real rival for Tilden next
year in the Davis club and other compe
titions, r, . s , . - -
The state of Mlchlgaan is Importing
a nerd of CO reindeer from Norway In an
attempt' to stock the timber areas of
the state with these animals, ' ,
Griffiths
Faces Hard
BoutMonday
ALEX TRAMBITAS, 'who made rapid
strides in the pugilistic world dur
ing- nis .eastern ana southern trip, docs
not think,, he will be a stepping stone
for Johnny Griffiths, the Axron welter
weight, when they equare off In the
main event of the Portland boxing card
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, in
the Armory. -
Tommy Walsh, manager of Griffith,
came out with the statement that the
match would be a stepping; stone for a
match with Jack Britton. welterweight
hcamplon. for Griffith.
MADE GOOD I1T EAST
Trambitas is a comer In the ring game.
Though he is but 50 years old, he has
prove his worth by defeating such bat
tlers s Harvey Thorpe, Johnny Tillman
and other welterweights on his Eastern
trip. .
He beat Thorpe in a 10-round bout at
St. Louis and followed this up with a
15-round victory over Young Wallace In
New Orleans. He beat. Tillman in a 12
round bout in St. Louis.- .
Alex won ten bouts on the trip, in
cluding two! in Brooklyn, against Roy
McParland and Leo Dillon, The Port
land boy is in great shape for the con
test with Griffith. He has been in train
ing continuously and .eased np in his
work Saturday so that he will be right
on edge for the bout.
Griffith worked hard Friday, follow
ing his arrival and also did a good day's
work in the gymnasium Saturday. The
fact that he has been on the train prac
tically three days is going to handicap
Griffith. He is making, the same mis
take that other Easterners have made
in coming to the WeBt by not allowing
enough time to properly condition him
self. WITCHIE OJT AGAIS ' '
Peter Mitchie, who was awarded the
decision ever Muff Bronson in their six
round setto at the Milwaukie Boxing
commission a little over a week ago, will
tangle with Mickey Hannon. a Seat'ne
lightweight, in the semi-windup. Hannon
is a newcomer ill the game, but he has
made quite a showing in the bouts he
has had. He knocked out Young O'Dowd,
whom Mitchie was scheduled to meet at
Milwaukie.
Neil. Zimmerman and Eddie Gorman
will battle in a six round event. This
should prove a snappy go.
Ivan Svanberg, who claims that he is
the middleweight champion of Sweden
will make his debut before the Portland
fans, in a four-round bout against Jack
Davis. Davis is a husky battler. It
Svenberg shows any skill he will likely
get other opportunities to show his
wares before the fistic fans.
Jack Rose and Dick Simons will tangle
in the curtain raiser. .
' Sam Langford is coming back to Port
land. He has been matched to box the
winner of the Wills-Ttate contest that will
be the head-line attraction of the Janu
ary 2 card of the Milwaukie commission.
Jbhnny Noye, St. Paul lightweight is
due to arrive In Portland this week.
Noye win likely be used in the near
future by the Milwaukie Boxing commis
sion. Danny Edwards, the popular colored
bantamweight, will invade ..the East
shortly after the new year, according to
present plans. Edwards hopes to get a
match by "Babe" Asher.
Joe Gorman. Portland battler, passed
through Portland last week enroute .to
trrants Pare to spend the ""holidays with
his wife. It Is said that Bobby Evans
Frankie Murphy and the rest of the
"diamond" stable will return to Portland
early this week. '
Honduras Seeking
Bout for Dempsey;
Opponent Problem
By Henry L. Farrell
TVTEW YORK. Dec 24. Jack Dempaey
11 is wanting a ficht an h,i h,'.
ting the nerves. The heavyweight
champion, who has been doing his stuff
on the stage out West, is fighting now
to get out from under a contract. The
heavyweight champion is on the verge
of a nervous breakdown ana has to get
away from the footlights. Jack Kearns
wired his friends today. .Which mig-ht
indicate that another bout for the
crown of the big fellow is in the mak
ing.
Other evidence points that way.
Floyd Fitzsimmons. Benton Harbor
promoter and a friend of the champion,
is going to Honduras early in January
to tell a club of millionaire sportsmen
there how much, they will have to put
up to get the next championship fight,
it was learned today. ' '
Fitzsimmons has been appointed
matchmaker of the club and has been
delegated to get Dempsey down there
in his official capacity if It. can 1m Anntt
tor a million dollars.
Fltasimraons says he can get the
champion easy enough but his problem,
Is to get another heavyweight to submit
to the operation.
There isn't much of a list to pick
from. Harry Wills, the "big colored bat
tler, is pointed out by some as the log
ical selection, but It is doubtful if any
state in the United States would sanc
tion a mixed bout lit ought to go good,
though, in Honduras or any foreign soil.
Prospects ef a heavyweight champion
ship go this winter are very remote. Tex
Rickard would be willing to put the
champion In the! ring in Madison Square
Garden -but, he can't find the very es
sential "party of the second part.
Any of the "logical contenders' would
have to be built up, and that process
lakes time. :
Work on England's
; StIdiiLm Is Started
A start has been made in the con
struction of England's greatest athletic
grounds known as the British Empire
exhibition at , Wembley. The final of
the English cup soccer competition will
be played there in future, beginning in
IS22. The million pounds Sterling neces
sary to complete the undertaking has
been promised. The ground will be oval
la shape,, with an excavated surface,
the -terraces, tiers of seats and grand
stands rising around it like an amphi
theatre. The grounds will accommodate
122.000 to 125,000.
Drake relay, races are scheduled "at
Des Moines April 22,' - .
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Fair Boxer Signed
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TVTEW YORK. Dec H. Jeanne Lamar.
I v she is want to mak the boxing with
those American featherweight prixe-flg-hteura
and also with those so chic
American prtzefighteuses, if any there
be in the ring.
Mamselle Lamar, ehc Is call on Mon
sieur Leo P, Flynn. dlrecteur of some
soixante-odd prixefighteurs, to ask that
Monsieur Flynn become her manager
and obtain some matches.:
"Ah wee, Mamselle." said Monsieur
Flynn. 'Now the way' I get it," pro
ceeded Monsieur Flynn, you deseray
to faire le boxe with.a few of these bums
around NouyeUe York, it la not? And
sockey voua a pretty hefty sock. Mam
selleT . I mean, you pitch a pretty good
wallop!" '
.Whereat there was a flash of motion,
a swish of knee-length skirt, and Mam
selle's wallop bent Monsieur Flynn 's nose
over on his ear as a friendly, but prac
tical, demonstration.
Flynn, with a stable known as the "all
nations," containing Finns, Italians,
Swedes, Jews, a Chinese, an. Indian and
two negroes, produced a contract and
signed up Mamselle Jeanne Lamar, late
of Paris, as the first and only woman
prizefighter In America.
Tuesday night there was a stampede
about Flynns office.. Every fighter in
town was applying for the Job of spar
ring partner for Mamselle Jeanne.
Carpentier Is
A Shattered
Idol at Home
By Webb Miller
P .nIt?! Vrvv Suff t'orrespondent
ARIS. Dec. -24. Georges Carpentier,
the erstwhile national idol of France
is now only a broken idol.
'This is the opinion of leading sport
ing men and sporting writers today.. In
a few short months there has been an
amazing change in public opinion re
garding Carpentier. From the position
of x the pride of the nation upon whom
all eyes were fixed, Carpentier has sud
denly dropped Into comparative obscur
ity and even ill-favor. He is "in hart"
with the public.
IS THROUGH
Seeking the reasons for th tnnp.
dinary change, and some inside dope on
carpentier s .- real condition, the1 United
Press interviewed the leading sporting
writers in Paris. Most of thm re
ferred not to be quoted, but were unani
mous in the opinion that George i vir
tually "through."
Andre Glarner, the most authoritative
sporting authority In France, who has
seen Carpentier fight many times and is
intimately! acauainted with hta vhnin
career, unqualifiedly asserts that Car
pentier s spirit is broken.
Geonre'is nerve, unlrif nriinr in.
stinct or whatever you wish to call it.
is broken," he said. "He has lost his
interest and hasn't got the 'go' any
more. .. He doesn't like it any more and
won't train efficiently. He haa to force
himself to train. -
DEFEAT TOOk BPIHIT ,
."The Demosev fieht wan th mlrn'mt.
ing point of his career. You might say
mai nis wnoie rignting lire was leading
up to thai day. His defeat took all the
ambition and spirit out of him. The
isn't anything more to look forward to.
us iiKe a college boy training all sum
mer for the "hie "football nm. Aftar
the big game especially If he lost you
can't get him interested In training for
me nosi-season games.
"His onlv interest in flphtini- nrw f
Ihe money interest. When Carpentier
went to the United States there was only
one man of his sise in the world who
could beat him. Now I belie v thr
are at least a dozen who might. The
cnange to in Ueorges himself In his
spirit. '
NOTICE 8TU5S HIM
"Shortly after I returned from Amer
ica I predicted that Georges would be
beaten the first time he an'neared aa-ainst
any fairly good man I believe it more
man ever now. 1 don't, know whether
Cook (English) boxer who is matched to
fight Georges) can do it. .Maybe Car
pentier will nerve himself, up.
"Personally I am sure that, his nhvsi-
cal condition is as good as ever. But
the thing more Important than physique
is lacking spirit. .
"During his recent Moroccan tour his
sparring partner. Battling Marco,
caught htm, one on the jaw and practi
cally put him out. He didn't fall, but It
was an awiui jolt to his confidence.
There are several reasons vh
Georges is in bad favor with the public.
no naan t tougnt .in farts since .1919.
He has been getting a lot of easy money
and keeing It, - - -
GETS -I!T BAD
"Then 'recently there was a big bene
fit given by the Friends of Sport for a
monument to the athletes killed in the
war. Carpentier promised to appear, but
never showed. The people resented that
very much. When Carpentier heard of
the 111 feeling-, he sent a check for 1000
francs. The committee curtly sent the
check back.
"The loss of popularity Is .also affect
ing Georges' spirit
"I believe that he Is liable to be
beaten by some man not nearly so good
as Carpentier is."
At present Carpentier Is at the sum
mer home' of Descamps at la Guerche,
some distance . from Paris. Reports
agree that he was seriously weakened
by three weeks of grippe.
Rifle Club Scores
Best of the Season
Scores made by Ihe ; Portland Rifle
club Friday nieiit were the highest of
the series. The matches, concluded
shooting for this year. Some time will
be required by the National Rile asso
ciation at Washington " to check over
the targets and it may be 30 days before
the winner of the matches will be an
nounced. The club has entered a team
in another series to start In February.
The scores follow:
Prone Matcn.
Phil Holmes . ..AjJ
H. F. McDonald
O. A. Nelson,. ,....,,..,.,,.
M, K. Brown. .-.,. , ... , . 09
B. F. Allerton 17
Standing Match, '
George R. Herd , PO
H. J. Crip......,'.. 89
H. F. McDonald ........ ......; S8
M. M. Page... ..i. ....... St
M. li Brown;,....., ...... S3
Big Changes
Will Be Made
InP.CTeams
rpHE activities of the presidents and
managers of the Pacific: coast
league teams during the past couple of
weeks and the number of deals that are
hanging fire mean that there wilt be
many new faces gracing the lineups In
April whey the start will be made In
the 1922 pennant race. ,
Every club in the circuit had added
several new men, and before the train
in? camp seasons opens niany more will:,
be added to the rosters of the teams.
HATE PLATERS COMIG j
Oakland J San Francisco; Los Angeles,
Seattle and Portland have players comT
ing from major clubs, while Vernon and
Salt Lakei have their wires out to
strengthen I for next year's struggle,
which, judging from the calibre of the
players being secured, is going to be
some pennant race. " .
Sacramento will probably make lees
cltanges in its nneup than 'any other club
In the circuit unless " the proposed deal
that will send Fittery and. Molwits to
tta Vernon club is consumated. Harry
Lunte, the Cleveland shortstop. Is cx
pected to Join Sacramento next spring
and he will likely replace Orr.
The Solons could use another good
pitcher or two and the' deal with Ver
non, which has a goodly supply of hurl
ers, may result In adding strength to
Pick's aggregation.
ANGELS GAIK 8TBESGTH
Los Angeles had added strength to its
Infield and outfield by the Stats deal,
provided waivers are secured on the
players; wh.om the Angels expect to
land from the Cubs. Outfielder Twombly
who can hit and run bases, will fill
Statx' shoes and he should be a sair in
the Coast league.
Deal, who will replace Xiehoof at third.
Is another player who ought to be a
star on the coast. Pitchers Ponder and
York are good minor league performers.
San Francisco has added strength to
its pitching staff. Geary, who pitched
for Seattle last year, and Coumbe. are
good hurlers and In Mitchell and Davis.
Who played in the Western league last
season, the' Seals have a couple of good
pitching prospects.
OAKS TO BE EEVAMPED
Oakland's team will have to be re
vamped as the result of the disposal of
"Hack" Miller and Ralph Plnelll and
the recalling of Guisto by Cleveland.
Jack Knight will likely hold down fim
base, with Earl Mariott of Chicago itt
second. Brubaker will play shortstop
and a new player is expected to fill the
hole vacated by Plnelll. Don Brown,
who played with Salt Lake last year,
may be used to fill Miller's shoes In the
outfield.
Del Howard has also strengthened his
pitching staff by securing Eller and
Salt Lake will have a whole raft of
new players.' The first new man added
to the Bees was Oscar Vltt, former Seal
player. Esmond, an ex-CmclnnatI ln
flelder,' has also been landed by Salt
Lake, and it would not be surprising if
Karl Sheely was shunted- back to , the"
Utah club, despite the fact that he made
a good record with the White Sox last
season.
TIGER BOSS DEALS"
Manager Esslck of Vernon has not
broken into print much this winter, but
he is working up some deals that will
add strength to the Tigers.
Manager Walter McCredle ef the Se
attle team has a number of new players
lined up and chances are .that the In
dians will be in the battle for the pen
nant next year.
Indications are that a large number
of changes will be made in the line up
of the Portland club. :
Minneapolis Short
Bought by Seattle
Manager Walter McCredle of the Seat
tle team returned home Saturday morn
ing from Seattle, where he closed up
a number of deals for the 1923 season.
Dtie latest player to be added to th
Seattle roster is Connolly, who played
shortstop for the Minneapolis club of
the American association last season.
.uruioiij- was rcorv in i, ui- uiai
O'Neill the shortstop, secured from
Washington In the Francis deal, will
be unable to join the Indians.
McCredle - Is enthusiastic over the
prospects of turning out a winning com
bination at Seattle. - ,
EVERY
REPUTATION
HAS A
REASON
THE REASON
BURBERRY
COATS HAVE
WON A RE
NOWN THAT
SPANS THE
WORLD IS.
THAT THEY
ARE THE FIN
EST COATS
MADE FOR MEN
AND WOMEN.
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