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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
JEFFRIES SAYS
INDIFFERENCE
BEAT SQUIRES
BY JAMES ]. JEFFRTEs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 5.-The
outcome OF the fight certainly surprised
ne. expected 70 see longer battle,
and hardly expected to see the go
end in the first round.
must say that Burns is a much bet
ter fighter than he gets credit for being.
He has done all that has been asked of
him so Tar. and Is a greatly improved
boxer San Francisco Judged him by his
appearance here long ago, and mis- fights
down south have been overlooked by the
followers OF the game up here.
II does not follow that Squires is not
q good man because Burns beat him
There are lots OF men VINO would be
easy for Squires, but against a man who
has studied the game as thoroughly as
Tommy has In the last two years, the
Australian showed M very poorly.
Squires showed no ring generalship. due
TO the fact that he never had been IN a
long night
In his other battles he was a winner
and an easy one at that, and when he
needed to use some headwork to help
hir1 out he suffered from his inexperi-
ence in this line.
The referees job in yesterdays fight
was a sinecure. as there was no ques-
ton TO arise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
Talk of Burns
Fighting Jeff Is
4 WEAKNESS
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

One of the first sights to greet the
eyes of sporting editors of afternoon
papers this morning was a telegraphed
bleat from San. Francisco to the effect
that Tommy Burns would like to fight
Jim Jeffries.
May this never come to passl
Had Squires been the victor instead
of being a lemon, there might have
been some slight reason for Jeffries
meeting him, but there Is absolutely
none for Jeffries even considering a
match with Burns, and If such a bout
is ever arranged il will be the greatest
piece of sure-thing, get-it-quick business
should be enough to close the boxing
game forever on the Coast.
Should Never Be Matched.
Burns is light heavyweight, and
despite his easy time with False
Alarm" Squires yesterday, never will
be considered a real classy man. even
in the light-heavy ranks. In the days
when puSilsm was going good and
there were giants in the squared circle
Burns would never have been considered
at all for a big match, and ii was in
those days that Jeffries won his undis-
puted title as champion pugilist of the
world from men Of undoubted merit
To match a man of Burns undoubted
inferior caliber with Jeffries would re-
suit in either one of two things: Either
Jeffries would beat him almost as easily
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
MELODY STOPS
DONOVAN IN SEVENTH

NEW YORK. July 5--HOney Melody,
the weIterweight champion, successfully
defended his title against Jim Donovan,
a local fighter Of prominence, at the
Brown A A. c. last night
The Boston boy won in the seventh
round. the referee stopping the battle 70
save the New Yorker from a knockout
At no stage OF the fighting did Dono-
van have a look-in, and in the second
round he was hoored three times Be
ginning with the third round. Jim
opened a bit, but the rushing tactics Of
the champion were too much for him.
and. beginning with the sixth round. he
began TO weaken Donovan was game,
but simply outclassed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
THAT ONE ROUND

Round one-They came together
quickly and Squires forced Burns
around. Tommy backed away and
finally clinched. Both tried TO punch
and failed. Burns felled Squires with
a right to the jaw. Squires arose
Immediately and went in. scoring on
the body with the right. They
clinched and worked across the moor
Squires landed right on the body and
left on ear. Burns landed another
right on the head and followed with
another, knocking Squires down
again. Squires rose and was knocked
down again squires tookshe count.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
By EDWARD H. HAMILTON.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July Sold
/ againl We had 10 go clear TO Australia
! TO find one man that was worse than
! the Jeffries- Monroe fiasco. but we are
an industrious and persistent people,
! and this time we picked the limit
/ Experts who saw Bill Sduires IN MS
FfraIning thought he was 'Jes TOOL
in" II did not seem possible that
! champion of Australia could be 50 SLOW
/ and awkward-or champion or way
Back Center for that matter Ihey
Efhoueht he must be holding out some
! thing and affecting a waywardness like
TOConnor had TO do in his rowing Wnen
/ he was getting ready TO scoop up the
money OF Henry Peterson's packers.
/ They made Up their wise minds that
Squlres was plotting for cleanup.
Fought Like He Trained.
| So the odds of the betting men
were on the slow, old farm wagon from
| Australia Nobody ever gave Burns any
divine right to be a worlds champion.
| in fact, ne was lined up as good deal
/ OF q mutt who had numbered along
up TO the top Of the second raters. so
the money went piling on the stranger
on the theory he must be wonder
whenever he could get out OF his own
But he was not taking" or "stalling''
or Stimulating at all Bill SQuires, OF
Australia was Just the same in tie ring
as ne WIS III Ills AIdAAlAAAn NhtlA ~ . a
strong, slow, willing oaf, and Burns
Z hardly knew what had happened when
he put this antipodean unchapeen down
and out in two minutes of nghting and
without having a blow landed on MIN
that would have damaged a consump-
tive.
on the pugilistic tombstone OF the
rough diamond Of Australia will be
the Inscription usually given the anna
teur baby: If I was 10 be soon done
for. wonder what I was begun for?'
Jeff Could Beat Both.
Jeffries. looming in the ring. with a
swollen jaw from an liberated tooth,
was one Of the ugliest-looking Reubens
ever seen by man; but he very probably
could whip both Burns and Squires in
the same ring at the same time without
training. liberated tooth, and all He
could certainly put either away with his
right hand tied to his suspenders.
II can be said right here. however,
that Squires and his hacker took their
medicine ike men. 1t must be an awful
dose to come so far just TO make two
minute farce. But there was never a
he was easily beaten by a better man,
and his hacker kissed his thousands
good-by with a philosophical smile and
the remark that boxing had deteriorated
in Autralia. SO there was something 70
redeem the fiasco, after all
On the Level, All Right.
One chap. often gOuged at the game
asked me. obviously:
WAS IL a fake2''
"Of course il was not. II they had
been putting over another of those ras'
cally affairs that have been so numer.
Gus. they certainly would have played
long enough to make the moving pic
lures good attraction. for there's
where the promoters make big money
Jimmy Coffroth told me he'd be ashamed
TO say how fast the stuff came in from
the Britt-Nelson pictures. So it was no
a fake-and there's a little consolation
in that"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
MORNING GAME.

Runs - Wheeler. Thompson, Mcdonald,
Quantrelle, Clark 90, Broome, Kerper, Cole
man ca. Clements. Turner C2l, stecker 90.
Roundtree. and Barry. Earned runs-Ninth.
2: First. 4. Left on bases-Ninth. Il; First.
IL. First base on balIs-On Balser. 2; or
Barry. s: Of Litchheld, /. Innings pitched
BY Barry. 9: by Litchleld. 2 Kits made
on BaIser. 8; of Barry. Z: OF Litchheld, l.
Struck out-By Balser. 2; by Garry. 4. BY
Litchfield. 2 Two-base hits-Wheeler, Clark
(2), Kerper. Coleman, Turner. and Motif.
Sacrifice hits-Clark Harmon. and Turner
~. Stolen bases-Wheeler %. Thompson.
Harmon. Harris o. and Mont Double play
-Roundtree TO Clements Wild pitches
Barry. /, IItchheld, ! Passed ball-Kerper.
Cmpire-Mr. Hoffman. Time OF game
hours. Attendance-I.500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
Fine Hindsight.
.SOUIRES GAME
AFTER LOSING

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-Tommy
Burns, still in his ring toys, entered
Squires' dressing room, and he pushed
his way through the crowd and
tapped squires on the shoulder. ex-
tending his hand.
well, Tommy. old boy" said the
Australian, you swung on me. and
I got 1t. I got a good. fair licking.
You're the best man, and you won.
feel all right and satisfied"
You'll get somebody else, Squires."
replied Burns. "as l got you, and
you can start again. but not with
me-"
mo, I am satisfied" answered
Squires. "and I'll go home, now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
Oldfield
Arrested
for Fake

PORTLAND. Ore, July Enlarged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses by conducting a fake auto
mobile speed contest, Barney Old
field. the famous automobile racer.
was placed under arrest yesterday.
The complaint was made by a local
paper. which asserts that yesterdays
contests in this city were not
legitimate.
Oldheld's business manager. T. a.
Morse. is being sought by the police.
IN its Issue last night the paper as
serts that Oldheid and his manager
used the name OF a local automobile
club for the purpose OF gaining
prestige without the sanction OF the
club. and that the promoters Of The
race meet offered a card OF races
when they knew none Of the entries
listed intended to participate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
q - - CURES
800 BLOOD POISON

other disease thorough cleansing of the blood
than in Contagious Blood Poison The particle of
will multiply the thoroughly
the blood that of the body will be exempt ravages
powerful disease Usually the first little
in itself but soon the blood becomes contaminated that
the mouth and throat ucate glands in the SWELL
brows copper cood appear frequently
and ulcers break the flesh to humate the sufferer
Contagious Blood Poison by purifying the
the disease the by going down into the circulation neutral
and forcing out particle OF the and making this fluid
fresh and The Improvement
the patient under the influence of
of the disease blood
completely restored to health particle poison
future outbreaks after S. S. has purgd purified the blood Book
the home treatment of this disease and any medical advice desired
free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
FIRST METHODIST WINS
TWO GAMES FROM NINTH

First and Ninth, Of the East Washing
ton Sunday School League. met IN two
games at Thirteenth and D streets yes
terday and First was the victor IN both
contests. Scores. to s and to :.
The frst game went eleven innings.
First winning on a base on balls TO
Harris. stolen base. and a single BY
Mofltt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
SOUIRES CHAMPION LEMON
FOR HEAVYWEIGHT HONOR
EVER SENT TO AMERICA
Strong Slow Willing Oaf"--Totaly Lacking in Science
With No Headwotk---Proves Snap for Tommy Burns
In One Round---Is Game Loser.

as Burns beat Squires. or Burns would
win because Jeffries had found II phys
and was, therefore, not properly quail
fed 10 defend the title which Burns
would claim. In neither case would the
battle be worth anything In fstic an
nails, and IL would probably be uninter-
esting as an exhibition.
Squires Selected and Squelched.
Squires was dug Up by Bill Naughton
and other Coast fight fans who wanted
10 see action IN the heavyweight di
vision. For months they flooded the
papers with tiresome stories saying JEFF
fries would re-enter the ring. and then
promptly issued denials OF what they
wrote the day before. Squires was Sc
lected and squelched as a means Of
forcing the champion into the arena.
and It might, be hoped that they would
keep quiet for awhile. but. as a mat
ter of fact, we are likely 20 be deluged
with "Jeffries will and "Jeffries WON'T
stories by people trying TO get IN on the
ground floor. ike the third-term boom
ers. In fact, there IS humorous SIM
ilarity between the two movements.
The sudden eclipse Of Squires shows
how little faith can be placed in yarns
from the training camps OF pugilists.
His boosters were issuing glowing re-
ports Of his cleverness and strength and
we were told he was the real goods.
After he was so decisively beaten the
same boosters united in one loud wall
20 the effect that he was mutt and
never did have anything warrantlng
hrst-ciass engagement.
The Times Gave Good Tip.
Fight writer's at a distance had alb
solutely nothing to go on. as they had
not seen Sduires and his record was
Of no value in this country. Also, most
OF US have aad enough. experience 70
appreciate the weight training camp
yarns have in forecastIng TIE result Of
fight
The only clear statement was that Of
Joe Thomas. the weller middleweight
fighter who trained with Squires. He
said that Squires would be oltboxed
and outfought by Burns for the first six
or seven rounds. This was at variance
with all previous reports. and seems
to have slipped through while the press
agents slept. 1t was figured in The
Times that II SquireS did have the skill
10 beat Burns in seven rounds he would
not have sufficiently greater strength 10
wear him down in more than seven, and
the opinion expressed that on Tnomas'
statement Burns looked like a good
bet This proved exactly correct
Fine Hindsight.
Its remarkable that none OF the
critics noticed before the fight that
Squires was so dead slow, and that
when he rushed he went in with arms
wide open and leaving his jaw exposed.
Those are points a blind man can see
through his smoked glasses but none
Of the experts on the coast got wise
until they saw the Australian taking
| the count.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

stood up before Tommy Burns. and was
knocked OCT in less than a minutes
fighting. Burns retreated around the
ring before Squires, and cltnched and
laughed as the Australian tried TO pin
him in a corner. When they worked TO
the center again Burns drew Squires
fire, and then went at him with
snappy right on the left temple that
dropped him.
Sguires Did Land.
Squires' eyes were blinking, ana he
was clearly ratified when he arose.
There was a lump between the ear and
eye. He went at Burns in a rather
shaky manner, and forced him across
the platform, getting in a couple Of
body punches and a lefthander on the
a cucumber, but Squires was still suf-
fering from the effects of the knock
down.
Burns watched his chance. and land
ed another snappy blow. and SGuires
went TO the boards again He got up
and reeled around. ducking from mag
mary blows and trying 10 clinch with
an imaginary opponent
Burns Measures Distance.
Burns cooIly measured him, and sent
him down and out from hard right
handler on the point Of the chin. Squires
rested on his back. nis head slightly
raised from the mat and his eyelids
trembling He was dead 70 his sur
rOundings until the time had elapsed
and Jeffries had proclaimed Burns the
winner.
Along with the victory and the s.. 900
guarantee, Burns takes the SO 600 side
bet which was handed to Jeffries in the
form of a check by the writer before
the battle began. 1t was probably the
shortest heavyweight championship
fight on record The actual time OF
fighting was about half a minute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

G. A. C....-...........1 o 0 o Is
First base by errors-C. A c., ?; St
Stephens, 3 Left on bases-C. A c., s.:
St Stephens g. First base on bans-OH
Clark o. I: or Waller. ? Struck Out-By
Clark, 3. BY Waller. Z. Three-base hit
King. Two-base hits-Hook. Mccormick.
Sacrifice hits-Lay. ?. Stolen bases-Taylor.
Heinrich. Kerr. Clark Kraft, Bradley. Dou-
bic plays-Babson u Smith 70 Sabins. lay
Tor 70 Smith. Umpire-Parsons. Time OF
game hour and IS minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
BARNEY oLDFIELD, WHO WAS @PINCHED"
COLUMBIA ATHLETICS
LOSE TO ST. STEPHENS

St Stephens Institute hit Red Waller
hard in the last three innings and de-
feated Columbia Athletic Club at Ma
tionai Park yesterday by 10 8.
The batting OF Bradley and the field
4ng Of Taylor we're the features.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
Naughton Tells
Hon Australian
Met His Defeat
By W. W. NAUGHToN.

CoLMA RINGsIDE. Cal. July g.
Bill Squires, of Australia. proved the
biggest failure as a championship can
didate that ever entered the ring here
yesterday afternoon.
He had literally no defense when ne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
AFTERNOON GAME.

Totals n SPA Is Al Totals rs I q II 5
sNone out when winning run was scored.
4Battsd for Quigiey in ninth.
Ninth .................O 80 0 4 o.
First .................. 0 SIS
Runs-Connor. Evans C2). Moreland CD.
Qusntrelle (2). Coleman. Roundtree 90. Tur-
ner o. Robertson. johnson. Harris. Earned
runs-Ninth, 8: First, l. First base on errors
Ninth. s; First 5. Left on bases-Ninth. 3;
First, 4. First base on balis-On Thompson.
A. off Quigley. 3. Hits-on Thompson. Z;
or Quigley. 5. Struck out-By Thompson. 8;
by Quigley, 4. Three-base hit-Turner. Two
base hits-Moreland. Turner. Stecker 90,
Harris. Double play-Moreland to Quantrelle
Hit by pitcher-By Thompson. Quigley
Passed balls-Robertson 90. Moreiand. I'm
pire-Mr. Hoffman. Time Of game hour
and 50 minutes. Estimated attendance. 1.50o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
LAUREL BEATS RFPWYN-

from Berwyn at Laurel yesterday by
20 s.
The score: R.H.E
Berwyn-.... 0 Go 5 3
Batteries-Berwyn. McGregor. Brown
sSd Mowatt; Laurel, Kinney snd Full
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
Today's Cameo
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Afternoon games
Chicago. 2. Cincinnati. 0.
Philadelphia 2. Boston. /
New York. s. Brooklyn. J
Pittsburg. 6: ST. Louis. Z
Morning games
Chicago, 5: Cincinnati. l.
Philadelphia, 5: Boston. 4
Brooklyn. 1. New York. O
Pittsburg. 4; St. Louis. o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Afternoon games.

Afternoon games.
Boston. Z; Washington, 0.
New York. I; Philadelphia, g.
Philadelphia 3 New York, J.
Chicago. Z: Cleveland, !
Detroit. Z; 81. Louis. s.
Morning games
Boston, 3; Washington. I.
Chicago. 3, Cleveland e.
Detroit, 9: ST. Louis. 4
Ioday's Cameo
Philadelphia al Detroit
New York at Cleveland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
MAY Q IN HISTORY.

1502-Columbus sailed on his
fourth voyage to the New World.
1645-Montrose defeated the Cow
enanters at battle of Auldean.
1671-Col. Thomas Blood made
daring attempt to steal the Crown
Jewels from the tower of London.
179f-Walter Cotton, who made
the first public announcement of the
discovery of gold in California, born
In Rutland, VT. Died January 22.
1851.
1763-The Indian chief Pontiac
be gan his blockade of Detroit.
17S1-The Spaniards captured
Pensacola, Florida, from the British.
1S43-Hugh S. Legare of South
Carolina became secretary of state.
1553-First transatlantic steamer
arrived at Quebec.
1S64-Sheridan's famous raid
commenced.
1s94-Several villages destroyed
and 1900 lives lost by earthquake
in Venezuela.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09

few years ago to mention the objec-
tionable features of the liquor busi-
ness meant to get black eye or to
be ostracised from all business and
social circles, now people openly de-
clare for local option and the alarming
fact is hinted that on straight vote
of all her citizens today the state of
Washington might go dry"
The folly of the thing is realized.
The uselessness of the saloon in soci-
ETY. is recognized. The idea of selling
stuff to befuddle the mind and weak
en- the character of men has struck
home hard. The cost of drunkenness
has awakened the nation everywhere.
Before the people are aware they will
have taken radical steps which few
years ago would have been looked up
on as revolutionary.
It all goes to show how delusions
take root and grow, and how after
these delusions do their deadly work,
the people suddenly awake to the fact
that they are nothing but delusions,
and that it is not difficult to be rid
of them, once men set their heads to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
earnest?

They say these are rather dull days.
Let us see: A horse show last Satur-
day, baseball excursion to Walla
walla Sunday, district convention of
the woodmen of the World on We'd
nesday circus on Thursday Port
land business mems excursion Friday.
another baseball game next Sunday.
A new depot needed, a new theater
needed, plans under way for charter
changes authorizing 100000 worth
of Improvements, the biggest gradual
ing class ever turned out by Pendle-
ton now finishing the high school
course, plans for a $4,000 dormltory
being made, wool coming in by the
wagon load, a 5000, ,00o-bushel wheat
crop growing, Pilot Rock railroad be-
ing built, improvements being made
to two large business houses on Main
street, $4,000 acres of arid land being
brought under irrigation-why, II
seems there is plenty doing. Let us
stay close together and all push for
Pendeton and Umatilla county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
WHY NOT THE GOVERNMENT?

Why does not congress appropriate
sufficient money and name a commits
sion to find the north pole?
Why should such an important SCI
entific question be ignored by all the
civilized governments, while II Is be-
ing Investigated by struggling private
interests? Why should the school
children of the country be asked to
contribute, a penny at time, to a
fund for the discovery of the north
pole?
There may be no return in dollars
and cents from the discovery. There
may be no revenue derived from the
knowledge that the real magnetic
center of the earth is a barren waste
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
THE SPIRIT OF CHANGE.

The Spirit of Change is working
overtime in the United States now.
Conservative people who resented any
interference with their ancient and re-
spected principles few years ago, are
now on the front row in the Agitator's
pews. Political prejudices, religious
opinions which a few years ago were
too sacred to be even discussed, are
now reAt asunder by the iconoclasts
who are thinking new thoughts and
doing new things.
Nowhere in the social or economic
world is the Spirit of Change so active
as in the sentiment on the liquor or
prohibition question. Two-thirds Of
the area of the southern states is now
under prohibition. The local option
idea has permeated the entire coun-
try.
In Washington and oregon the same
busy sentiment is at work. Where a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
DRAMATIC INDECENoY.

Prosecuting attorneys of Seattle and
walla walla have declared that Mrs.
warren's Profession" in which Rose
Coughlan is leading lady, shall not be
presented from the stage in either of
these cities, because of the indecen-
cies and vulgar suggestions in the
drama.
1t seems strange that the public
will patronize thing which is recog-
nized as being indecent. All men and
women of mature years are more or
less familiar with the real immorali-
ties of society which they resent. Why
should they wish to see a mimicry
of this immortality on the stage? In
life they would shun the reality, scorr
those at whom the finger of accusa'
ton is pointed, and yet really respec'
table people tolerate the most mex
cusable suggestions on the stage.
There is neither wit, humor, elevat
ing tendency nor genuine amusement
in indecency. People will listen t.
silly rot from the stage, at which the!
would be insulted on the street or II
their homes.
It is disgusting to think that 1t Il
necessary for the authorities to pre-
want tho production NJ an indecen
play. There should be sufficient con
demnation in the healthful public sen
plays out of business.