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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

PITTSBURG, Jan. 27.-Already
ranging with the foremost in all 9TH
er branches of sport, Pittsburg is now
gaining a place of prominence in the
indoor running world by arranging a
series of meetings of famous runner
champions. The first of these to be
held is between Tom Longboat, the ia
famous Indian, and Percy Smallwood,
one of the worlds best middle dis
lance runners. The pair are to race
- miles at the Exposition rink tonight
There is no question that Longboat
and Smallwood are the greatest run
ners of the age at both middle and
long distances, and their meeting here
will settle a long standing dispute as
to individual superiority. In a pre-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
May Get Game Soon.

1t now looks very much as though
the Pendleton- Walla Wa,la bowling
team would meet Spokane on the Spo-
kane alleys for 500 side bet The
Spokanites have accepted the chal-
lenge and it now remains for Walla
Walla and Pendleton to get together
and form a team. probably three play
ers from each team will be chosen.
Rivalry between Wa'la Walla and
Pendleton is at fever heat, as the SER
les of five matches now stand even.
each having won two and one more
match to play. Walla Walla will play
return game at Pendleton in the
near future but the date has not yet
been decided. When Walla Walla does
invade the camp of the Oregonians
team to go to the Falls city will
be picked. A new bowling team has
been organized in Wa Ia Walla and
they have already hurled their chal-
lenges into the teeth of all processing
to twist the spheroid down the alleys.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
DEATH TOLL TAKES
MANY FROM SPORTS

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Death has
thinned the ranks of distinguished
figures in the world of sport to an I'M
usual extent in the year just closed
In nearly all branches of professional
and amateur sports it has invaded
high places, but the baseball world
particularly has suffered heavy loss
es The National league suffer the
loss of it's president, Harry Pulliam,
and of the owners Of three of the
eight clubs comprising the circuit
The club owners who died during the
year were Frank de Haas Robinson
of ST. Louis, George Dewey of Boston,
and Israel Durham, who was credited
with being the chief owner of the
Philadelphia club.
Among others whose names were
prominently associated with baseball
were John C1arkson, who was one of
the greatest pitchers in the history of
the game; Frank G. Selee, for II
years manager of the Boston Nation
ais; Charles H. Cushman, one of the
organizers of the western league and
for several years manager of the Mil
Waukee club; Herman Long, whose
career as a player covered many years
in the major leagues; DR.. Maurice
Powers, catcher for the Philadelphia
American league team; Harry Loo
head. who had played in big and lit
tie leagues; John V. B. Hatfield of
New York, one of the stars of a gen.
Grafton ago; Edward F. Leahy, once a
well known catcher with the Phila-
delphia club; Charles r. (''King")
Pittenger a former American league
pitcher; George Speer, a former cat
cher in Western league and American
association clubs; Albert L. Moore, a
fast New England league player of
a decade ago; Frank Kornick. a Wis
consin-Irinois league player; Thomas
Coates of the Oshkosh team of the
Wisconsin Illinois league; Charles
Pickney, second baseman of the Day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

ton team in the Central league; Willis
Hogg, pitcher on the Louisville AM
erican association club Charles Dex-
ter, first baseman for the New Or
leans Southern league team; J. F.
Coane. a veteran Chicago player of
the eos; George F. ("Foghorn')
Miller, who had playe- n Pittspurg
ST, Louis and other cities; P. J. Quinn
who promoted the first baseball
team ever taken out of Chicago; Maui
rice P. Dainty of Rochester, an old
time minor league umpire, and Corne-
Illus ]. M sGinley, a former minor lea
que player and for years an umpire in
the Three-I and Western leagues
The mortality among turfmen and
others identified with racing has also
been great. Included in the list are
Tim Murnin, one of the best known
racing men in America; Joel Fealer, a
noted breeder of Mount Sterling, KY;
George M. Webb of Philadelphia, a
we'll known trainer; Kirby Snow,
known in turf circles throughout the
south; w. r. Letcher, secretary of
the Kentucky Racing association
Colonel r. w. Simmons of New Or
leans, for many years a presiding
judge; w. H. Sims, president of the
International Fair association of San
Antonio; Clarence Mcdowell of Bal
timore, who had presided at many me-
tropolitan tracks; Frank Cusack, one
of the best known turf writer's on the
Pacific coast, and William Hayward
and j. B. Wood, both of whom We're
noted Jockeys.
During the year death removed
from the world of pugilism such we'll
known figures as Willus Britt of San
FRANCISCO, who had managed Battling
Nelson, Stanley Ketchel and other no.
ted fighters; Eddie Conley, the old
time lightweight pugilist of Cambridge,
Mass; Patsy O'Hara, another old
time fighter who hailed from New En-
Observation-Disclosures
Continued on Page Four)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
Defends American Invasion.

While sporting writer's on our side OF
the Atlantic are generally deplor1ng rre
invasion of American methods in
sport, now comes Gene Corri to defend
them CORR has made close study of
boxing, both here and abroad.
When Tommy Ryan fought Gunner
Moir at the National Sporting club for
the championship of the world it was
Gene CORR Y no was selected to refe-
rec the match His enthusiasm for box
ing is shared by all the members of his
family At the time of Tommy Burns
visit there was no greater admirers
of the Canadian than Mr. Corri's two
youngest boys, aged 6 and 7, respective
ly. Nothing would do for them but to
have a pair of boxing gloves each,
similar to those used by the champion,
and Mr. CORR accordingly had some
diminutive pairs specially made to the
coveted pattern.
After Walshs victory over Johnny
Summers at the National Sporting
club, when they fought for the light
weight championship of England. CORR
had some interesting observations to
make in regard to the superiority of
American methods. l cannot say that
I think this will improve boxing
certainly not from the spectacular point
of view. There was something very
fine in seeing two men in splendid con-
dition standing up to one another in
the ring. Now the tendency is for them
to be clinched the whole time. 1t must
be so where there is mitigating, which
leads to clinching. 1t will lead also to
the referee having to be in ehring
throughout the fight. With our ole
methods he could see very well from
outside the ropes, but now it is almost
impossible to follow the mems move
ments from outside
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
BY James w. Morrison.


Nearly all the ex-heavyweight
champions, the former fight promot-
ers and managers and many of the
more prominent sporting writer's of
the country have publicly given ex-
preston as to their opinion of the
proposed Jeffries- Johnson fight.
Opinions from such an array of
talent is we'll worthy of consideration,
but it's also worthy of note that the
opinion of these men, men that ought
to be good judges, differ in the ex-
IRENE.
It's the difference in opinion that
and I may therefore be excused for
thrusting my opinion on the suffering
public
What seems to be the important
question, the question the sporting
world is conjuring with, whether Jeff
can "come back" appears to be sup
erfluous to me.
Without dwelling upon that point,
I'll simply dismiss it by saying that
any 10-year- old boy ought to know
that if Jeffries cannot regain some of
his former physical condition, John
son will make short work of him.
When Jeff returned from a trip
abroad after months of preparation in
an endeavor to ascertain for himself
whether he could sufficiently condi-
ton himself to withstand a fight with
Johnson and announced to the world
upon arrival in New York that he was
ready to sign up, I was satisfied that
Jeff believed himself equal to the task
and 1 am willing to take chances on
the big fellows Judgment.
He ought to know better than any
one else.
Have you ever considered the humi-
liation and anguish Jeff will suffer for
years to come by defeat? Do you be-
lieve that the losers end of the purse
would sufficiently compensate Jeff to
make the attempt, if he did not feel
sure of his physical condition? The
big fellows pride would prevent him
taking the chance were he not salts
fled of his ability
After all that has been said about
Jeff's inability to come back, causes
me to say that in my opinion he don't
have to get within so per cent of his
former condition to beat Johnson, and
1 am not undertaking the colored man
at that.
Much space has been devoted tC
Jeffries and doubt expressed as to the
probability of his condition on the
day of the fight, but very little has
been said about Johnson. Who is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
Big Fight is a OinCh for
Jeff, Says Jim Morrison

Johnson? Why, he beat Tommy Burns
and Stanley Ketchel.
These two victories seem to have
overshadowed everything else John
son ever did, and right here is where
the public is allowing these victories
to blind their judgment.
Burns and Ketchel are both good
men in the respective class, but they
were no match for Johnson, and it
was like taking candy from a child to
win a bet on Johnson against such
men as Burns and Ketchel
Johnson's ability has been magnified
by these two victories.
He has a record of beating a few
inferior men and has himself twice
been defeated by men that would not
class as second-raters compared with
Jeffries or any of the big men whom
Jeff fought and defeated.
On the contrary Jeffries has never
tasted defeat. He is yet in the prime
of life, has an exceptionally strong
constitution. All the stories about
his dissipating are tommyrot. He has
a modest, retiring disposition, and
would much prefer to be out in the
mountains, with a rifle, hunting game,
and enjoying camp life rather than to
be feted by admiring friends in the
city and indulging in joy rides and the
fluid that goes with it.
All Jeff needs is a little rough work
to tougher up his muscles and to get
his breathing apparatus in good work.
ing order.
The scene of the battle ground is
yet in doubt but no matter where it
is the fight will be worth travelling
many mics to see. Sentiment will
make Jeff the faVorite and consider
able money will change hands on the
result.
In my opinion it's 10 to PROPOSE
ton with Jeff on the long end, and
while it's unlawful to wager money
on a prizefight, or even hold the
stakes, in the state of Washington,
yet 1 am tempted in this case to dis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
LIVE NEWS Or 1HE SFUKl1NG WORLU N%="
and to America.

Mr. French correspondent, informed
me that the American party of sports
men, headed by James Coffroth, had
plentv of diversions upon the continent.
There is a little colony of Americans In
France now consisting of Harry Rosen-
field. Dan McKetrick, Charley Hite, Jim
Pratt, August Lawson, Frank Erne,
Phil Reese, John Kelly, Fred Calhoun,
Willie Lewis and many others. Incl
dentally during Coffroth's stay there
Mrs. Lewis presented Willie with a
bouncing heir. Willie grabbed the mite
and hurried over to the American con-
sulate. When he arrived there he was
out of breath and he could only gasp:
"Hhere's-a-nnnew - Aaamerican-
cccitizen-for you.
Coffroth with Bud Fisher and Char
ley Harvey drifted over into Berlin and
Vienna and rounded up at Monte Carlo.
1t is reported on good authority that
Jim's eyes glfstened with truly FRS
can farvor when he saw the stacks of
worries with dukes and things sitting
about the jaCkpots.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
Phil Mohr DISQUALIFIED.

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 26.-Phil
Mohr won the third race at Emery
Vile today, but was disqualified and
placed second, first money going to
Sewell. Phil Mohr was heavily played
with Sewell next in demand. A six
teenth from the finish Phil Mohr car
ried Sewell into the inside fence.
Mentrv made a claim of foul and it
was promptly allowed. Dune Camp
bell, favorite for the 2-year- event,
was badly outrun. Komrisk and AID
rian of the SpreckelS stable finished
first and second.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
DdhIgren'S News
Of Sports Abroad

will be held in tie same American city
as the heavyweight battle. Mcdonald
discussed the matter with Mat Lynton,
Stanleys manager, before the sigma
was not fixed at the time of signing the
articles, and only the sum of $500
guaranteed. Sporting Life is acting as
the English stakeholder.
The Digger in addition to having his
teed, has already signed up several mu-
sic hall or vaudeville engagements for
the states In addition to this he will
receive a percentage of the receipts
from the moving pictures of the fight.
don't know how Stanley will please
American audiences, but when it comes
to fighting, he can hold up his colors
with the best of them.
For some time there have been ru-
mors that Lord Marcus Beresford
would retire from the management of
the kings stud at Sandringham.
He is at once a courtier and sports
man and inherits the wit of the Beres-
fords. The story goes that once at As
cot, a certain officer had enjoyed his
luncheon not wisely but too well. He
became noisy and the incident was not
ed by the watchful eye of his majesty,
the king He questioned Lord Marcus
as to the culprit, who gave some de-
tails and added:
He has seen service, SIR
What sort of service?" inquired King
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
leEFyC 5QNH ~

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-The coming
athletic carnival to be held under the
auspices of the Pastime A. G.. in Mad
ison Square Garden Jan. %, promises
10 be one of the greatest held in this
vicinity in some time AS nearly all
the crack athletes of the east are en-
tered, among them several worlds
champions, many new records are ex-
pected to be made. The leading event
on the program is the special match
between Harry Porter, the worlds
champion running high jumper, and
Egon Erickson, the national champion.
Porter is one of the greatest high
Jumpers the athletic world has ever
known, and up to a year and a half
ago he had things pretty near his
own way. Since then, however, he
has had to extend himself to defeat
Erickson everytime the pair have
met In many quarters the latter is
upon to defeat Porter when they
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
(By Richard Dahlgren.)

LONDON, Jan. 27-F'or the first time
in many years the three London polo
clubs did not issue complete lists of
fixtures in the first fortnight of jan
uary, the managers believing that the
opening of the season is too remote Tor
players and others to be seriously in
terested. Publication has been deferred
therefore, until the first of April. But
let ME whisper to the Americans who
are interested in polo and interested in
seeing the international cup remain
ing in America: The real cause of the
postponement Of the fixtures was the
dilemma in which the British teams
found themselves as to the provision
al challenge to the Meadowbrook team,
OF New York"
1t Will be remembered that, about
three months ago, at a time when every
other writer declared with finality that
there would be an international polo
playing in 1910, l alone chronicled to
the contrary. | lave maintained stead
NY that England and America will
clash for the worlds supremacy in this
sport in 1910, and l still maintain it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
IL szxG5 ~ za

vious meeting Smallwood managed
to nose out victory over the Indian
after desperate struggle, and as the
wonderful Welshman followed up this
feat by vanishing st. Yves his friends
naturally claimed that these achieve
ments put him in a class Of his own.
1t was at 10 miles that Percy beat
Longboat, however, and as it is gen
orally admitted that this distance was
just little too short to bring out the
best in the redskin it has been held
by the latters followers that the event
was not a fair test. When the Pitts
burg match was suggested Longboat
was quick to insist on II miles, and
Smallwood will have to run the great
est race of his career to repeat his
victory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
Joint Committee Adjourns.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 26.-The joint
schedule committee of the big major
baseball leagues concluded its work
tonight. 1t was formally announced
that both the long and short sched-
ules would be presented to the Ma
tional league meeting next month.
Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri-
can league, said that either schedule
would fit in satisfactorily with his
league.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

Mr.. George Mcdonald, acting for Tex
kleEard, the American fight promoter,
mas definitely settled up the match be-
tween Digger Stanley and Jimmy
walsh for July next That is, the
'sht will fall upon the evening before
lhe great Jeffries- johnson fight, and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

Politics have overshadowed about
everything else in England for the past
six months. AS might be supposed, the
sporting fraternity have taken a hand.
An organization known as the Sporting
league has been playing rather clev-
er part in the general fray. The sport
ing league has been supporting the
unionists, and the organizer, H p.
Shields, sent out from his headquarters
at As Pail Mall literature conservative
ly estimated in tons. Mr.. Shields ex-
planned that the league objected to the
general licensing bill which aimed to
increase taxes On public houses and
cafes. The Sporting league feared this
would drive many sporting men who
made their headquarters in clubs. cafes
and hotels to migrate to the continent
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

regard the law when it's minions are
not looking, and take all bets at pre-
vailing odds on 'Jeffries.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

Edward.
Dinner service, SIR came the
prompt reply.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27

tional Sporting club, tells me that sew
eral small wagers have been made on
the Jeffries- johnson fight by London
ers. The odds were even, although
there was some talk Of Jeffries being
made favorite. In the long run, JEFF
ish and continental betting, because Of
his trip here, which gave people
chance to look him over and size up
his condition and ability.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-27
Mcintosh to Bat.

The irrepressible Hugh Mcintosh no
sooner heard that Freddy Welsh and
Battling Nelson were to fight care they
to fight?) than, with his customary
vigor, he sent a cablegram to Welsh Of
fering him $4,000 and all expenses paid
if he would go to Australia and meet
Johnny Summers there. Mcintosh said
that the men should meet at catch
weights, and that the fight would be
held at Sydney.
About the same time the Welsh
Sports syndicate sent a cablegram TO
the United States offering for Nelson's
approval purse Of $4,000 guaranteed
if the fight should be held in Wales.
Next to the Jeffries- Johnson fight, no
bout in the world fould create more in
terest than a fight between Nelson and
Welsh Of course, there are many
hindrances Nelson insists on a forty
five round fight in America, and while
Welsh does not hesitate at going to
America, he knows he would fight to
better advantage in this country, on
account of his acclimation and would
stand a better show at twenty rounds
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-19

The "Kollege Rooms" are the
big laugh on the present Or
pheum bill. They appear in n blaze
of song and waving pennants and dis
appear amid an enthusiastic burst of
applause. The "Candy Kid" number
sung by Mr.. Varin Cor was 1t Mr.
Burr) was the one large hit. It's a
good song well sung.
Kessly's Marionettes are splen-
did demonstration of the wonders of
mechanical art. The setting is most
attractive, representing stage in
miniature with boxes and their occu-
pants who applaud and otherwise con-
duct themselves like real folks.
Chris Christopher is a yodel singer
and novelty violinist with some real
istic limitations and Miss Ruth Aura
plays the Xylophone with acclaim.
Miss Aura does "a planologue, but ow-
ing to her inability to procure n
piano, was compelled to resort to a
former metho dof entertainment.
She went on at short notice, and by
her charming and petite presence,
won her audience easily.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-19
JURORS NAMES
DRAWN MONDAY
Both Grand and Petit Jur-
ors are Selected.
NO WORK FOR GRAND JURY
Not a Criminal Case Has
Been Reported.
Next Term of Court Begins May 10.
Minnie r. Brown Files Petition for
Divorce From Ellsworth q. Brown
of AkrOn-Court News.

Grand and petit jurors for the May
term of court which convenes May 16
were drawn from the jury wheel Mon
day afternoon by Sheriff John c..
Stark. At present IL does not appear
as though there will be any necessi-
ty of calling in the grand jury for
the May term as todate there has not
been n criminal case on the docket
during the present term. Unless the
future produces some of these cases
the, session of the grand jury will be
brief.
The grand jury for the January
term Is still in session and subject
to call by the prosecutor at any time.
Prosecuting Attorney Justice deter
mined at the commencement of the
present term to hold the grand jury
subject to call at any time in order
that important cases may be con-
sidered more promptly.
The following are the grand jurors
sumoned: Edward G.. Staiger, w. Il.
Weston, II. II. Harkins, =. c.. Sells,
Frank -1pley, Charles Il. Hazen. w.
r. Cleveland, Fred. Strobel, Silas
Doyle, w. II. Johnson, L. w. Iron,
Murray Wheeler, p. +. Foreman,
Frank Poppleton and Patrick Dwyer.
The following are summoned for
the petit jury: John Kelleher, Ed
ward Hess. s. Il. Gracely, David
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-19
CAUSE OF ECZEMA EXPLAINE

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-19
LODGE NEWS

Annual inspection of the Eastern
Star was conducted in the Masonic
hall last evening.
. The ranking officer was Worthy
Matron Mrs. L. b. Jacocks, of Gin
cinnati, who was assisted by vice.
Worthy Matron Mrs. Ella b. Shearer,
of Marysville. A rigid inspection of
all departments of the lodge was held,
with flattering results. The order is
in a fourishing condition and is en-
joying a gradual growth so far as
membership is concerned. Degrees
were conferred on three candidates
after inspection.
The business of the evening ter
minated in a happy Social session
the feature of which was q delicious
luncheon.
There was an excellent attendance