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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04
Wheat SI at WalIa Walla,

Walla Walla, Wash. Feb. 2.-For
the first time in more than 20 years
wheat today sold in Walla Walla for 81
a bushel. The sale was made to the
Jones-Scott company, who said this
evening the wheat was No. milling
bluestem, and the price was paid be-
cause it was worth the amount in the
market. The lot consisted of l, 900
sacks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04
Fixes Boundary Line.

Salem-Senator Chase has introduc-
ed a bill establishing the boundary
lines of Coos and Curry counties. 1t
fixes the line in the mountainous coun-
try between the counties, there having
been much confusion over assessment
of property lying on the summit of the
ridge. The Chase bill makes the line
follow section and quarter section
lines, rendering the boundary definite.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-02-04
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0INGS

General Review of Important Hap
penings Presented in Brief and
Comprehensive Manner for Busy
Readers-National, Political, His
torical and Commercial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
JOHNSON AGREES TO
FIGHT AL KAUFMAN

X CHICAGO, July 12.-Jack John i
!. son, heavyweight champion of the !
X world, today accepted the offer !
j. of a guarantee of $4,000 to fight !
\ Al Kaufman, the big Pacific !
\ coast heavyweight. The date of j
\ battle, according to a telegram re- /
x ceived by Johnson and Immediate !
y ly answered, will be decided on I
< the night of August o. !
4 The offer comes from Sid Hester, !
4 the matchmaker of the Mission !
\ club, and he will decide the con- !
!. test in San Francisco. !
\ The affair will be twenty rounds, !
< this distance being in accordance /
X with Johnson's wishes when the !
i match was first preached to him !
\ while he was in the east. He i
\ stated then that he did not care 4
!. to box further than twenty rounds i
4 in California. !
= In addition to guaranteeing him !
I. the sum of $4,000 for his end of =
X the money, Hester agrees to let 4
\ Johnson have the privilege of TAX !
4 ing 40 per cent of the gross re- !
< ceipts should this exceed his guar =
! antee. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
PAPKF AND FLYNN
ARE BOTH Confident

% Billy Papke of Kewanee, and Jim g
% Flynn of Pueblo, Colo, are ready for e
% the ten-round bout which viii take g
(. place tomorrow night at Maud june e
9 ton. at ten rounds, and each predicts 6:
% that IL the other stands up and fights 4.
q the bout will not go the limit. g
% The middleweights have been hard =
% at work for q fortnight and both are e
e, hard nails. Papke will wind up his e
% training with light exercise Mt his Ven g
% ice quarters and will come to Los An g
% geles tomorrow afternoon. Ed fapke, g
q brother of the Illinois ThunderbOh, e
q. stands ready to wager that his brother g
&. will put out the fireman. Flynn Is g
&. equally confident of victory via the =
% sleeD route and the fans look for {.
q bloody and ferOcious rOpe-to-rope strug- g
% gle when the men shake hands. Flynn 9
% Is anxious to retrieve his showing In 6.
% his last appearance at Maud Junction, 4.
% and Papke is equally DESTROYS OF re- g
% versing the decision now held over him 6.
% by Flynn. This is a basis of a hot argu- {:
O. ment. e
o. ''If this chap will stand up and fight {.
% 1t out with me, take IL from me there g
% will be "A knockout before the tenth g
81 round, and viii be the winner. l. am (.
% in grand shape right now, and have (.
o trained mighty hard. There Is nothing e
% in but a Flynn victory this time" e
% IL am in the same grand shape was g
% when 1 met Ketchel on the 9Th of g
% July, and with my hands in good con- e
% ditIOn there won't be any question as TO g
% the verdict" says Papke FLYNN is e
% made for me to whip. and will do 1t g
% just as quickly as 1 can" e
% Flynn surely looks better than for g
% many a month. His skin Is clear and g
% hard he Is right down TO fighting trim {.
o and looks ready for the ring. Need g
% less to say, Papke is fit for a grueling g
% battle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13

and file of the bush teams of the state.
The inevitable result followed This
star team combination collapsed, ana
today the outlaws are almost desperate
Indeed so serious have matters become
that the Oakland team has endeavored
to enter into negotiations looking to-
ward the combining of the Coast and
State league teams of that city, their
absorption by the Coasters, the selec-
ton of their best men for reJuVenated
organized" aggregation, and the farm
ing out or release of the others. But In
this affair there are two parties neces-
sary to the fullfilment of such rosy
plans. one of these parties is the
Coast league, and this is where the
stumbling block is met. The directors
of the Coast league will not listen TO
any proposal of surrender of arbitration
from the State leaguers this season;
Next season, when they are prepared
to consider such matters before the
season opens and the schedule is com
pleted. there may be a chance of the
two organizations getting together, but
this year both President Ewing ana
Berry are opposed to such action, ana
are backed by their organized prethreh'
The outlaws will learn a bitter lesson
before the season ends, and 1t probably
will have it's due effect. No chance
Moreing You have spiked your own
guns by your refusal to talk basepal
sense. and by the unreasonable and IN
opportune demands of the outlaws,
whom you to a certain extent represent
"Many a thoroughbred sporting man
has gone dead broke on a pugilist," re-
marked the old time fight promoter
recently. ITO back, train, dress and
keep a high flying fighter is luxury
and costs a pot of money Few fight
ers know the value of money and many
of them would blow in the Bank of
England if they had the chance.
zone of the best known of the FOR
mer heavyweights probably squandered
more of other peoples money than he
ever made in the prize ring. 1t came
pretty easy for the big fellow when he
was champion, for he could go out any
evening and touch some admirer Tor
$500 or $1,000 without the scratch of
pen or word of explanation. In tact'
there was many an easy mark VINO
considered it an honor to stake him
to a piece of change. No wonder that
he could blow in money like drunken
sailor! He got it easy and 1t went the
same way. But it wasn't until this
man was defeated that he became alive
To the fact that he was dead broke and
without many of his former generous
friends. Then he swore off drinking,
got into the theatrical business and
saved his money,
This from an Omaha friend: 1T
now appears that James j. Jeffries
will reach the suds parlor in dear old
Los with at least 100000 he didn't
have when he set out to convince the
world of his intention to fight john
son for the championship. And yet
lot of people say pugilism requires no
brains. Apparently not but what of
the folk who lOosened up to the extent
that he secured so much easy money
for the burly boiler maker?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
ELKS AT HOLLYWOOD ARE
ENTERTAINED WITH BALL
Visitors from Kentucky Are rendered
Dance at Hotel in FoothiIl
City

HOLLYWOOD, July 12.-The Ken-
lucky Elks who are attending the re-
union in Los Angeles were entertained
at Hotel Hollywood with a grand ball.
1t was a great time for them, as It was
a sort of a state reunion for the resi-
dents of the blue Grass state"
The hotel lobby was filled with Elks
and their feminine friends. who en-
joyed a merry time until a late hour
and were given the opportunity of
meeting the society folk of this city.
The Elks who are making their
headquarters at Hotel Hollywood re-
turned to this city late this evening
from Pasadena, where they passed the
day. Tomorrow morning they will go
to Santa Monica in special cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
LOCAL CLUB SECOND
IN RIFLE CONTESTS
Seattle sharpshooters Lead in Tour
nament Shoot in Which the lnd-
Vidual Scores Were Ex4
changed

Los Angeles stood second in the big
our-cornered match Sunday between
the Los Angeles Rife and Revolver
club, Tacoma Rifle and Revolver club,
Spokane Rifle and Revolver club and
the Seattle Rife and Revolver associa-
ton. The wire from Seattle and Ia
coma gave the Seattle total as ISL and
Tacoma's as 694. Spokane scored $50
points. The local rifemen piled up ISL
points, fourteen points behind Seattle,
seven points ahead Of Spokane and
forty-three points ahead of Tacoma.
Seattle and Tacoma shot on the same
range at American lake near Tacoma,
while Spokane and Los Angeles shot on
their home ranges The failure of
Miles eyes dropped him far below his
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
BEALL LEADS LEAGUE
IN WEEKS BATTING
Angel Right Fielder Is Top Man Of
Pacific Coast Stickers for Series
Just Closed--Champions Have
High Average

Right Fielder John Beall of the An
gels sustained his reputation as the
premier batsman of the Pacific Coast
league last week, by leading the
series. He made an average of Az
for the series with the Sacramento
team, going to bat seventeen times and
getting seven hits In the week. In
the totals for team averages, Los An
geles led the league in batting, with q
grand average of .257. Portland runs
second with .244 and Oakland, the bot
tom team in the league, stands third
despite that they were pitted against
the pitchers of the San Francisco team
Los Angeles is third in the fielding
average, San Francisco being first and
Sacramento second. The details:
ANyf.u,T
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13

! ~ AN FRANCISCO and Los Angeles
look to be in a soft spot this week
~ in the arrangement of the Coast
league series. The Seals came in last
night ready to open today at vernon
grounds at the usual hour with the
Hoganites. Los Angeles goes to oak
land to play the Commuters, and thus
the two weakest teams in the league
are pitted against the two strongest.
Both the Seals and the Angels should
add to their percentage standing I'M
less an upset occurs, and 1t is only
question as to the comparative show
ing made by the weaker brothers
against the contenders. At Sacramento
the Beavers will clash with Sacra-
mento. Portland romped away with
the Vernonites, but probably will find
il a different proposition when they
| tackle the Senatorial sluggers.
Baseball babblings of ball and strikes
and other brain-wearying bits are
strictly in order. Look down the line of
the visiting brethren and behold, there
appears a sufficient number of names
known in the national game to stock the
armament with twinklers. Headed by
Garry Hermann, the hosts have arrived.
Sunday the Portland and Vernon teams
were watched by a notable gathering.
Included in the list were Pat Powers
of the Eastern league, j. c. Ewing,
president of the Coast league; Danny
Long, secretary of the Coasters, Presi-
dent Henry Berry of the Los Angeles
team, President Brooks of the Vernon
team and numerous others. While
there will be little to tell concerning
baseball possibilities as far as the
eastern magnates are concerned until
after the Elks election takes place, the
Coast league officials have been in close
| lar of
may come to light shortly.
Outlaw ball seems to be on its last
legs. There is not a particle of doubt
that several of the State league mag
mates, notably one Cy Moreing, are
anxious to be quits of the hoodoo or
ganization. outlaw ball is proving a
fizzle and, worse than that, it seems
TO be bankrupting every magnate who
takes hold of it. But the outlaw rene
gades are in for a lesson such as will
prove a distinct eye opener. To go
back into the history of affairs in the
Coast league for several months, name
ly, some time previous to the opening
of spring play and just before the
schedule committee did it's work, it will
be remembered that affairs were very
much obscured by the talk of bringing
the outlaws into the fold. There were
several meetings held to talk over mat
teTs. President Ewing and Henry
Berry had numerous conferences with
the outlaw chieftans. The matter was
threshed long and earnestly and in the
end the definite and unreasonable
attitude of the State leaguers caused
all negotiations to be called off. The
outlaws came out with loud screams of
defiance, stating that they would place
a team in Los Angeles and another in
Sacramento and wipe the Coasters off
the map. They started in to buy a
few high priced players, recruiting the
! remainder of their teams with the rank
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
BURNS TO MEET
SAM LANGFORD
FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT KING
MATCHED WITH NEGRO
LATTER'S MANAGER TELLS NEWS
OF COMING BOUT
Says He Expects to Sail for the other
Side on September 2o--Will
Fight at Catch
weights
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, July 10. - Tommy
Burns, former heavyweight champion,
and Sam Langford, colored middle
weight, have been matched to fight
twenty rounds in England the latter
part of October.
Joe Woodman, manager of Lang
ford, who arrived in town last night
from Boston, stated that the match is
clinched, he having accepted terms for
Langford.
They will fight for a big percentages
of the gross receipts at a show to be
held by Hugh Mcintosh, Australian
fight promoter and Billy Brady. Wood
man and Langford win sail for the
other side on September 20. Mcintosh,
who is manager of Burns, proposed the
match, and Woodman held out for a
certain percentage, and has now re-
ceived word that his terms have been
accepted and the match Is on. They
will battle at catch weights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
JOCKEY INJURED IN
RACE WITH CYCLIST
LEGS CAUGHT IN STIRRUPS OF
SADDLE
Horseman Dragged Ten Yards Before
Spectators Come to His Assist
anee-sShOek Averages Nine
teen Miles an Hour

Jockey John Alexander, riding for
j. p. Kramer in the six-day race
against Albert Schock at Fiesta park.
barely escaped with his life yesterday
afternoon during the first five miles of
the race, when one of his legs caught
in the stirrups OF his saddle. Alexan-
der was dragged for ten yards before
spectators came to his aid. He was
considerably shaken up and painfully
injured about the head and body by
coming in contact with the hoofs of the
animal on which he was riding. After
several hours of rest Alexander mounts
ed another horse and finished the aft
ernoon's racing.
Another minor accident happened
when horses carrying several boys
jumped over a railing and in the mix
up all of the boys were thrown to the
ground, but escaped uninjured. Albert
Schock rode for eight straight hours
on a bicycle against twenty horses be-
fore a crowd of 500 persons, doing 1877
miles and three laps, while the horses
went 1879 miles and four laps. Schock's
average up to o'clock last night was
nineteen miles an hour for the first
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13

average and pulled the team total eigh-
teen points below the average, losing to
Seattle from this cause 1t is a rare
occurrence that the old sergeant S
scores fan below a AZ average, in spite
of his 68 years. but the glaring light
Sunday brought on an aggravated case
of eye strain.
High man for Seattle scored 1873
points, the same score as that made by
Crossman of the local club. Tacoma's
high man bored out 1876, and Spokane's
high score was 1877. Seattlewon through
their run at 800 yards, the local team
shooting even with the northern clubs
up to this stage.
off on the coast among civilian clubs.
and is but the first of a series to be
arranged later.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
WANTS AMERICAN HORSES

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE efforts Of
c. x. G. Billings, whose great fortune
is founded on Chicago gas interests,
will probably result in a material de-
mand throughout Europe for American
trotting horses.
Mr. Billings, who has a great breed
ing farm in Kentucky and palatlal
stables in Chicago, Cleveland and New
York, has exhibited his wonderful string
of trotters in various parts of Europe,
and he is now at Moscow, Russia,
where he has been rendered an ovation.
The work of Lou Dillon in harness
has surprised the whole world, and the
other speedy animals which he took
abroad have made a lasting and bene-
fetal IMPRESSION.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
STATEMENTS OF THE FIGHTERS

grand shape down to weight and will give Wolgas
and my friends surprise This bout won't the limit and
will bet $1,000 against $4,000 that win by knockout Tell all
my friends string with the champion will surely be the
long end."-Battling Nelson.
Realizing this is supreme battle of my ring have
trained as never before. confident will and that
morrow morning will be lightweight champion of the
world This doesn't close decision going wade
right knockout know there lots of fans who
think talking publication when that will knock
out Battling Nelson exactly what expect to do
end before the tenth round with Wogas
on the winning end"-Ad Wolgast
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND
MARATHON HELD AT ASCOT PARK
JEFF DENIES STORY
OF HIS RETIREMENT

TORONTO, Ont, July IL.
James ]. Jeffries tonight de-
MED the statement attributed
to him that he would not fight
Johnson.
Jeffries stated that on his ar
rival in New York next week
he would post forfeit for the
fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13

has ever housed. Wolgast will be sew
eral pounds under weight, and probably
the best he will make is 127 Nelson
at 1873 will thus have six pounds the
better of the matter as far as weight
goes.
The preliminary lads all are ready
for their share of the evenings enter
tainment Aldo the Turk will sig
nalize his re-entry into a Los Angeles
ring with a bout with Billy Morris at
ten rounds in the final event of the
curtain raisers The bitter personal
feeling between the two insures a
rousing SUGGEST. Yesterday at Doyle's.
where both men are working, Aldo
and Billy got into an argument regard
ing the outcome of the fight, and the
dispute waxed bitter. Billy asked the
Turk if he wanted to be licked the day
before they met in the ring and then
the Terrible Turk went up like q
burst gas bag.
II fight you right now, or any time
you say, you big stiff" popped back
the dark-eyed subject of the sultan.
Just you get ready for the hardest
scrap you ever had"
Good Preliminaries
Consequently, the camp followers are
looking for a royal banging scrap when
these two boys get together 1t is just
a year ago the next day after their
present meeting that these two men
fought in Los Angeles, and Morris beat
the Turk. Aldo insists he will re-
verse matters.
In the second event OF the program,
a six round affair, Jimmie Erwin, well
known to local fans as a game and
clever boy, will meet Kid Cleveland,
the colored boxer who has twice fought
Curley O'Connell to a standstill. This
| bout should be a hummer all the way,
for both boys are fast mixers. In the
! opening bout Hobo Dougherty and Kid
Barnes win meet in an ordinary pro-
gram of punching, which should serve
| as a good appetizer
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEW YORK, July 12.-New York
and Pittsburg broke even in double
header today, the home team being
successful in the first game to and
being defeated in the second game 8
to 0. Scores:
First game
Pittsburg g. hits A, errors 3.
New York 8, hits g. errors 0.
Batteries-Willis and Gibson; Math-
ewson and Schlei.
Pittsburg 8, hits II, errors 1.
New York 0, hits l. errors 3.
Batteries - Camnitz and Gibson;
Marquard, Watson and Schlei. UNI
pires-O'Day and Emslie.
BROOKLYN, July 12,-Brooklyn and
Cincinnati divided today's double
header. Scores:
First game
Cincinnati II, hits 10, errors 1.
Brooklyn l, hits 8, errors 2.
Batteries-Rowan, Roth and Nc
Lean; Mcintyre, Pastorius and Bergen.
Second game
Cincinnati 4, hits 5, errors 1.
Brooklyn 5, hits Z, errors ].
Batteries-Ewing, Dubuc and Nc
Lean; Mills and Marshall. Umpire
Klein.
BOSTON, July 12-The locals won
the last game of the series from ST.
Louis. Score:
Boston 4, hits 7, errors 0.
st. Louis 3, hits IA, errors 8.
Batteries-Ferguson and Bowerman;
Sallee and Phelps. Umpire-Kane.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-Chicago
won today's game from Philadelphia.
Score:
Philadelphia 0, hits 8, errors 1.
Chicago 3, hits 5, errors 1.
Batteries-Covaleskie Corridor. Nc
CULLEN, Doom and Martell; overall
and Archer. Umpires-Johnstone and
Rigler.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
BY A. E. CUNNING

T ONIGT the Maud Junction of many critical
moment pugilc history of the United States Battling Mel
Il his title against the onslaughts of AID WOgast
1t will struggle the supreme limit of c ndeavo for the
full distance 1t will be between little
ring both fighters and simple with honors
beyond the value OF the the will receive for their
4Omnute services in the ring
When Battling ring tonight he will practically
being hand Wolgast oneaf interest in his
lightweight of the world Until the bout ends and
the highest goal in the 33Pound class will be
hung dangling between of the toughest and ngsters
in the business
Battler, the merely incident of his
True should he ose the title leaves him. but compared with the
for which WOga playing he is taking few chances VOL
has the opportunity before him of championship
This would of victory for him. not less than $4,000
would place the lightweight badge this
figure viewing from of finance and future in
Wogast if he decisvely, will drop back his
will be said of him that he out of his
division and fought the champion of the higher class Nelson
should he lose, would Immediately gain Wogas signature to
4ound struggle and of fans would play with him at
this distance.
In of the importance this the class OF the
engaged the prospects stirring is not to be
wondered that the sales have been enormous.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
PAYs seo.ooo FoR MARE

NEWMARKET, England, July 12.-
The sensational price of $50 900 was
paid today at Tattersalls for the brood
mare Flair, the property of the late
Sir Daniel Cooper. The previous record
price for brood mares was $50, 500, paid
for La Floche.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CLEVELAND, July 12.-Cleveland
made it three out of four from Wash
ington today in a five-inning game,
called on account of darkness. Score:
Cleceland 3, hits 6, errors 0.
Washington o. hits 3, errors l.
Observation-Disclosures and Easterly
Johnson and Kahoe.
ST LOUIS, July 12.-New York took
the final contest here today. Score:
New York 5, hits Z, errors 1.
st. Louis O. hits 3, errors 5.
Batteries-Lake and Kleinow; Pow
ell, Crisis and Stephens.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Boston won the
last game of the series with Chicago
this afternoon in ten innings. Score:
Boston 4, hits II, errors l.
Chicago 8, hits II, errors 1.
Batteries-Ryan, Burchell and Dom
ohue; White Smith and Sullivan.
- -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-13

meant business, but if the plan to fight
in Nevada fell through Ketchel would
consider the offer of $4,000 made by
James Coffroth to meet Langford in
San Francisco.