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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
WOIgdSt'S friends Did Not
Sack Him in Nelson fi0ht

dillac.
With the spring of 1908, however, the
governor slamed the lid on fighting
in Milwaukee. owing to the Papke-
Kelly championship, which was stop
ped at the demand of the Y. M. c. A.
management. This sent Wolgast on
the road and in New York, April 6,
1908. he fought his no-decision battle
with Owen Moran. After the boxing
lid was clamped down here, Wolgast
went first to his old home in Cadillac
ley, and the whole town turned out to
see the lad work. After a drawn bat
tie with Danny Goodman, August 26,
at Racine, Wolgast went to Los Ange-
les, where his recent fighting is known
to all fight fans. He was east in 1909
knocking out Tommy Langdon at
Philadelphia June 5, knocking out
Tommy Peppers at Kansas City few
days later, then going a no-decision
battle with Tommy O'Toole at Phila-
delphia a week later A month
later came his no. decision fight
with Battling Nelson at Los Angeles,
and then came east for a nO-decision
battle, with Tommy Murphy at Fits
burg, September /, and a draw with
Matty Baldwin at Boston, September
7.
With all the interest with which
Wolgast's rise has been watched in
Milwaukee, he had few to support him
with their money when he met Nell
son.
Milwaukee knew of old that Nelson
WIS almost as impregnable to knock
out as Joe Grim, and while consider
able money was staked that Wolgast
would stay 20 rounds, few expected
him to win.
A man won't bet on a friend when his
judgment is that the other man will
win, and so while Milwaukee was wild
with joy at the Wolgast victory, there
was not enough money won on the re-
suit to cause a notable dearth in the
city's fiZz water supply.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
LYNCH ANNOUNCES CONTRACTS
President Lynch Makes Announcement
Concerning Different Players.


NEW YORK, Mar. 7.-President
Lynch of the National league annunc-
ed the following contracts and releases
tonight:
Contracts: With Boston - Fred
Lake. With Brooklyn-William Ber-
gen, William A. Burch, Jr., Jake Dau-
bert, A. c. Downey, S. S. Fletcher
John E. Hummel, T. J. Jordan, Elmer
E. Knetzer, Thomas Mcmillan, G.. n
Rucker, w. d. Scanlon and Fred w
Ulrich.
With Chicago-James P Archer, Nor
decai brown, Clyde Ceist, Fred Kron,
Tony Smith and c. F. Willis.
With Cincinnati-FredL L. Beebe, Roy
Castleton, Arthur Fromme, and Frank
Roth.
With New York-W. S. Collins, ]. J
Murray, A. l.. Raymond, J. B. Sey
mour. w. T. Temple. Jake Weimer and
Ed. Williams.
With Philadelphia. H. Moren
Louis Straub, Jr, Frank Sparks.
With Pittsburgh. J. Abbaticchio
Charles B. Adams, Chester M. Brandon
Edward Bridges, Robert Byrne, Harry
r. CamnitZ, Ralph Cutting, Willis
Humphreys, Thomas w. Leach, Mich
olas Maddox, John B. Miller, Eugene
Moore, Pat F. O'Connor, Charles Phil
lippe, William d. Powell, Raymond S
Sharpe, George Gibson 1910-1D; G.
L. Webb, ]. Owen Wilson.
Releases: BY Cincinnati to New
York, National league, William A. Tor
rey.
By Pittsburg to ST. Louis National
league, V. G. Willis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
TEN MS
STING
RACING
BOXING

water. and those opposite elements do
not work we'll together. Jeffries is
mostly fire tempered by earth. and the
resistance is very strong. one to the
other, without any injury one to the
other. In summing the two men
Prof. Cordray says that Johnson is a
natural athlete and is much quicker
than Jeffries, for he has the fiery ma
ture of Aries. tempered by the watery
element of Pisces, the fishes. and this
is where he gets the quick action from.
Jeffries' elements are Aries, fire. tenn
pered by earth from the sign Taurus.
the bull. This is where Jeffries gets his
arm strength, as Taurus is the sign
which rules or governs the shoulders
and arms. They are both natures Of
Aries. the lamb and Mercury being in
that sign at their birth, and Uranus
was also in Leo. Their basic natures.
temperaments and dispositions are
pretty much alike, but Johnson for ac-
Says johnson Is "YelIow."
Prof. Cordray says that the combina-
ton of fire and water in Johnson's ma
tural makeup indicates that he lacks
gameness, or. in other words, that he
possesses a yellow streak" He also
predicts that Johnson is approaching
a financial crisis. while Jeffries will
continue to increase his wealth. The
professor has never seen either man
and he declares that the signs show
that there is something the matter with
Johnsons feet. When told that he was
fiatfooted he remarked that that ex-
plains it. He does not think that John
son will be able to stand the punish
hent that Jeffries will give him, while
Jeff will not be hurt by Johnsons
blows.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Opportunity is What Makes
Our Prize Ring Champions

long? Lack of opportunity, that IS all.
And it's usually enough, too.
1t isn't always a mans color that
keeps him in meal ticket company.
Young Corbett was white, but he was
a prize pork and beaner until Santa
Claus slipped a chance into his stock
ing. Young Corbett was cracking
good preliminary ffghter-when he
cared to fight-but If it had not been
for the chance to meet Terry MCCOY
ern, Billy would now be down and out
in Denver, instead of in New York.
You see. it's made a difference of about
1000 miles to him.
1t is quite possible that joey Cans
might still be the lightweight cham
pion of the world. but for his making
one match which seemed to him very
much to the tapioca. On the night wher
Jimmy Britt annoyed Bat Nelson's
beefsteak for 90 rounds, Joe sat at the
ringside and whooped in his great GRIEF.
because he had not been the one to
write "F'inis" at the end of Bats ring
record.
"O-o-o-h. If 1 only had you in the
ring tonight" yelled Joe. What Ia
do to you
Later Joe made match with Nelson.
It seemed like soft money after what
Britt had done to the Dane. In Ia
rounds Bat stepped in close and 1olted
the famous mulatto to the floor, anu
there was new champion of the world
After Bats wretched showing against
Britt, Cans had a perfect right to re-
fuse to meet him. but he gave Bat the
chance and the Durable One made the
most of it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

NEW YORK, March 8.-With the
opening of horse racing only a short
way off owners of thoroughbreds are
now on the scout for good riding ma
terial. In fact, the dearth OF first
class horse pilots is causing the own
ers of thoroughbreds in this country
worry. Some years ago
there was a wealth of riding mater
iaI. the large salaries commanded by
many pigskin artists acting as an in
centive to make many youngsters take
ND this method Of making a liVel-
hood but racing has been practically
dead in several states and the smail
salaries being offered have caused
big falling off in the apprentices. AT
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Signs of Zodiac on
JeffrieS and Johnson

Now comes Prof. c.. L. Cordray. a
scientific astrologer, and advises the
sports fans of the country to bet their
money on Jeffries, declaring that all OF
the signs of the heavens return him
champion. The professor says Jeffries
viii win. but he is doubtful of the fight
taking place, because both men are of
practically the same basic nature.
The professor has made an approx
mate delineation of the physical DOW
ers OF endurance as regards fighting
ability of the two pugilists He says
that Jeffries was born on Thursday,
April Is, 1875. At that time the planets
OF our solar system were poised in the
signs of Zodiac as follows The sun
was in the 25th degree of Aries. the
moon in the 10Th degree of Leo Uranus
in the 18th degree of Aquiras, Jupiter
in the eth degree of Lora, Mars in
the 2Sth degree of Sagittary, the bow
man; Venus in the 14th degree of
Pisces; Mercury in the second desru.
of Aries, and the sign Taurus was arts
ing at the time.
This position of the planets certainly
gives Jeffries plenty of physical
strength and combativeness to night
anyone to finish. for on the day of his
birth the laws of nature were in his
favor, for Aries, Leo and Sagittary are
the three powerful fighting signs of the
heavens, and with the sun, moon, Mars,
Uranus and Mercury all about equal
ly divided among these signs, and that
fighting sign, Taurus, the
bull, arising and sending his influence
over mother earth at the time of his
birth, gives Jeffries Herculean strength
in his shoulders, neck and arms.
The professor also says that every
time the wise ones think that the
retired champion cannot come back,
because he has been out of the ring so
long, they are sadly mistaken, and that
he will fool them completely.
Jack Johnson's Horoscope
Jack Johnson was born on Sunday,
March 81, 1873. At that time the sun
was in the 10th degree of Aries, the
moon in the 14th degree of Pisces, the
fish; Uranus in the 25th degree of Leo,
Saturn in the 25th degree of Pisces,
Jupiter in the second degree of Aquar-
las, Mars in the seventh degree of
Gemini, Venus in the first degree of
Pisces, Mercury in the 21st degree of
Aries. These We're the positions of the
planets at the time of JohnsOn's birth.
1t will be seen that the sun and Mer-
curry were in the sign Aries at the birth
of both men, and Uranus in Leo was
the same sign, but the sign Aries is a
fire sign, while the sign Pisces is one
of the water signs The moon. the les
ser light OF the heavens, was in the
Pisces with the planet Saturn and We
nus at the time of JohnsoNs birth, and
this is not very good for prize fighter.
An analysis of the elements of the
material beings of these two men show
that Johnson is composed of fire and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
II 7 7VE AILWc AZ 11IJT7 QD0DTTAI1 I10TI y M.%
i A1TI NEWO UF LII O1OHllVU WOhLU HISS

Many a man of quality has remained
in the hungry division through no lack
of ability. For dark and shining ex-
ample, see Langford, page 13S. in the
record boOk-away back out of sight.
Suppose it had been Langford whom
Burns picked while he was selecting
dark meat? Langford would be the
heavyweight champion of the world
and Jack Johnson would be going
around with his hat in his hand say
ing, Mister. won't you please give me
a lii fight?"
If you don't believe that match
Burns and Langford and see what hap
pens to "Tawmy."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
iBy e. L. Van LoanD

NEW YORK, March S.-Opportunity
may not always make the man, but if
YOU want a good safe bet, put a small
blue stack on the proposition thar OPP
portunity makes the prize fighter
champion
You don't believe it. Ell? You think
that an ace is always an ace. no mat
Ter where it lies in the deck. Very
true. old horse, but it takes some shut
ling to get that ace to the top where
You can turn it over.
1t takes more than 40 horsepower
"allop on an iron jaw to make cham
plon Of the world and with these tools
alone few men have ever been able to
tear their way through to A title. Write
mat in your old brown hat.
Let's step down and look
That Great HuIking Black.
rive years ago a big, tall darkey
Was fighting around the country. oe
vas a better fighter then he is today.
because he had had sufficient expert
Fnee IN the ring. and he was 1--WE years
'~F'her away from the hairline. where
man begins to stop going forward
"''u prepares to take the backtrack.
MS fellow was fast. he was clever
ana he could hit some when the spirit
moved him-which wasn't very often,
Is true-but in those days he was
regarded as a sort of a major general
the Pork and Beans brigade. At the
FeSeht time, no better as a fighter and
Nsioly not quite as good this same
'''Ah Is the heavyweight champion of
The world Now what kent him pam
0ilg the pugilistic Rialto for so
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

Steve" was just as dangerous then
as he is now. Fate cut the cards
brought him to the top of the deck and
10, nice red ace!
Work to Crowd to Front.
l might go on multiplying incidents
and examples. 1t takes a great deal
of scheming, some wire pulling, a lot of
plugging in newspapers and some gilt
edged luck to jockey a good fighter to
the front of the bunch when the class
Is crowded. A fighter cannot make
-or himself a reputation better than
hat of the men whom he has whipped
md that's another prize ring axiom
hat you can go away and bet on.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

The annual baseball season is now
at hand Within the next week or 10
days Is major league clubs will have
their players batting the ball, running
the bases, working to take of super
fluous weight and otherwise undoing
the crimes against good condition that
have been brought on by a winter of
idleness. In fact, many bali tossers
have been hard at work for the past
few weeks. Any one that thinks this
early training of the baseball players
is child's play should visit the camps
Of the big league clubs. The players
go to work in the morning, like the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Corbett Looked Easy.

Everybody thought that Jim Corbett
was a chesty sort of sapling to ask
for a fight with the great and only
yours truly always on thelevel' John
make that match. There was no great
popular clamor for meeting with Cor
bett. Everybody in the east was too
busy asking where this fellow Corbett
tended bar. John might have said:
Run away, little boy, and sell your
papers," and 80 per cent of the sporting
men would have applauded his action.
But that winner-t take all of the purse
thing sounded good to John and he gave
the young man a chance. That chance
made a new champion and dumped
the greatest pugilistic idol the country
has ever known.
Jim Jeffries hadn't really placed him.
self in line for the championship by
his battles with Rubin, Tom Sharkey
Peter Jackson and other spirits of
great ones gone before. New York got
one look at him and cried, Take him
away"
Jeff an Outsider.
He was such an outsider in the bet
ting that strong men wept because they
could not find anyone to take their 3
to l on Fitz.
Just little more raw meat" said
F'itz cheerfully.
And then he woke up to find that the
big, rough boy from California had
cashed In his opportunity for a cham
pionship. If a champion hadn't fought
him. JEFF might be pork and beaner
today Think 1t over.
How long was Stanley Ketchel ram
bling around the western country,
half-killing dubs? Nobody ever heard
his name until near-champion needed
pocket money and agreed to fight an
unknown. venture to state that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
PLAYERS ARE DELAYED
Portland Coast League Team Handi-
caped Bv Lack of Men.

SANTA MARIA. Cal. March T.
The Portland baseball team which Is
in practice here is still without the
ten players who left the east some
days ago to join the squad in the
trial work. Netzel. Ort and Olsen are
among the tardy ones. Practice has
been impossible in the morning for
the past few days, owing to the heavy
fog.
1t was announced today that doc"
Cornell, secretary and trainer for the
team, will be in the camp of James j.
Jeffries when the fighter goes into
training
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

average business man, and the way
they are put through their PAGES sends
them all home at night footsore, weary
and ready for bed soon after supper.
The men start for the ball park after
breakfast, and besides the games play
ed with picked teams they practice
running and throwing and batting.
Worlds champion batsmen are unable
to hit the curves of the bush leaguers,
star catchers have not arms enough
to throw the ball to second base, fleet
outfielders hobbIe and limp at the
protest of suffering muscles, and Won
derful pitchers fall so far short OF
having their midsummer effectiveness
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Emeryviile Races Good.

OAKLAND, Cal. Mar. Perfect
weather favored the racing at Emery
willie today and the sport was inter-
esting. Favorites Jared badly in sew
eral events. Arasee outclassed the
field in the fourth and won easily from
likely Dieudonne and Indictment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
Ieaders Are Unchanoed.

DETROIT, Mich, March THE
leaders were unchanged today in the
10th annual tournament of the Ameri-
can Bowling congress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08

that they are pounded not only by
their own comrades, but by any minor
league club that happens to be in the
district of the tour. This early train
ing is costly. Some money is taken in
at the gate by the exhibition games
that are played en- route. but it is safe
to say that the big clubs spend every
year about $1500O0 on the spring
training trips. Illustration No. l shows
members of the New York National
team practicing throwing and batting
at Marlin Springs, Tex; No. 2, players
scrambling for ball; No. 3, pushban,
a favorite training sport of many ball
tOsSerS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-08
JUNO"

present there are about seven jockeys
worthy of mention-Powers, Butwell.
Garner. Dugan, Nicol, Shilling and Ar
chibald. Considering that at least IL
first class riders are needed here to
make good and consistent racing, the
number is too limited. Garner has
been riding in grand form at the win
ter tracks and will no doubt command
large salary from one of the big
owners here. Powers. the leading
jockey of 1909 has signed to ride for
Phil Chinn, the western turfman. AS
the latter has announced that he will
sell his stable and sail for France, 1t
is more than likely that Powers will
accompany him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
BONNY CL.ABBER.

Bonny clabber is an old time dish that
is worthy of revival, and is good at
any meal. Allow good unskimmed milk
to sour without disturbing 1t. After
about the second day. dish 1t out In
spoonfuls and serve with sugar and
nutmeg busted over It,
Nothing could be more delicious
than Devonshire cream served either
on berries or on the breakfast cereal.
Scald rich new milk. at least two
quarts, put In a cool place for the
cream to rise. The next day remove
the cream and serve oil fruit or cereal.
Fruit omelets make pleasant
change Cor breakfast dish. The fruit
may be added to the omelet and
cooked In It or served around 1t as a
sauce.
For hygienic reasons 1t is well to
have days throughout the summer
when a meal may be omitted entirely
or serve something very simple.
A favorite breakfast is composed of
rolls torn open and toasted In the
oven, then lightly buttered. to be
served with coffee and cold cereal
in which some fresh fruit was stirred
while hot. this to be eaten with cream.
For another breakfast try whole to-
matoes that have been peeled the day
before and placed on ice. season with
salt. pepper and little sugar and eat
with thick cream and toasted bread.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15

The veil for summer is the airiest
of creations, falling about the brim of
hats and over faces and floating free
to the summer winds. Dots, set on,
have been shown less favor than lace
patterns on a net ground or large
meshed nets with figures woven in.
Those wells which are not of the
floating kind are of the latter variety
and are worn with widebrimmed hats
and drawn to the back and under the
collar. 1t requires some care to pin
and adjust them correctly. and getting
under them Is a matter that consumes
time. They are very neat In appear
ance. however. and very becoming.
Hence their wearers are willing to put
In the necessary time to adjust and re-
adjust them.
The lace wells show light pattern
having scroll border and butterflies,
birds or even tiny chanticlers woven
In. The heavy figures proved too un-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15

Mr.. William A. Radforu will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for the readers of
this paper On account Of his wide expe-
rience as Editor Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave-, Chicago. ILL.,. and only en-
close two-cent stamp for reply.
Some general observations on home
building will not be out of place for
the benefit of the intending builder
before describing the plan shown In
this connection. The longfelt want
for an artistically expressed and con-
veniently arranged small house Is be-
ing filed. The man with $4,000 to
$4,000 which he wants to put into a
house can now have a cottage which
will, in design and plan, express his
individuality. And 1t is true that the
house should reflect the taste of its
owner or occupant. Home builders
have come to realize that a house
should possess individuality without
being freakish. The hammer and saw
square box of house, or the fright
full creation with caves extending out
barely six inches, never sells, let alone
being a place for a habitation. Archi-
tects as rule are putting forth their
best efforts in the line of designing
houses that will be artistic and beau
tiful to look upon. The architect re-
allies that, first OF all, the plan must
be arranged to meet the needs of the
family. The court Of last resort in
the planning Of house should not be
the architect, should not be the man
OF the house. The final dictum must
be given and is given In most cases,
by the wife and mother. And pro-
vided what she wants is within the
bounds of architectural limits, let her
have it, for she is there the whole
livelong day and ought to have the
last say, as she will anyway. Anoth-
er thing, the design will be influenced
by the site the building is to occu-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-15
WEDDING REFRESHMENTS.

A sunrise marriage. followed by n
porch breakfast is particularly adapt
ed to a small company. For this early
breakfast, simple Arcadian fare Is the
most appropriate. Fresh berries on
the stem, brook trout or fried chick
en- with water crcss and creamed po-
tatoes. wafiles or baking powder bis
cult with honey, and coffee fragrant
and rich with thick country cream.
will make collation. satisfying to
any.
II a wedding takes place at noon,
a wedding breakfast follows. A cere-
mony at four o'clock Is followed by a
buffet luncheon, which need be no
more elaborate than an afternoon tea
and still be in good taste. For more
formal entertainment the guests are
seated.
A Wedding Cake Novelty.
II the bride is as fortunate as the
one at recent wedding, she may have
a composite wedding cake. The
brides cake contained beside its usual
ingredients. small portions of the
wedding cake of the brides parents
her sisters and brothers, as well as
the silver and golden wedding cakes
of the grand parents.
In the wedding cake which the
bride cuts there is often hidden a
ring, thimble, a dime and raisin
These are wrapped in parafiine paper
The one receiving the ring is properly
supposed to be the next bride. the
/ thimble foretells spinsterhood, the
dime wealth, In prospect. and the raj
sin an unannounced engagement.
Aside from the brides cake. which
may be either white or black frui
cake everything is small and made Sc
| that 1t can be handled without soilinl
fingers or gloves. Usually the cakes
are made In sheets, then iced and Gu
in squares. triangles or cubes. These
may ne decorated with candied cher
ries, rose leaves or violets.
While most brides prefer to cut thei
own wedding cake as a pretty toucl
of sentiment, the fashion OF distrit
uting small slices Of the cake, daintil
boxed, is a prevailing one.