East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-04
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SPoRToG RAPHS
Hockey.

before the public almost for the first
time as a regularly adopted game
added to the menu of sports furnish
ed by the big colleges Of the country.
Colleges of the middle west are ca
gerly adopting it. :.
Two Canadian Hockey teams the
Regimentals at Halifax and Xavier
College, will visit Boston shortly for
games with amateur sevens of that
city. The Regimental team is COM
posed of British Army officers sta
toned at Halifax.
The hockey season Is we'll under
way at Dartmouth. Seven veterans
are obtainable but members of last
years freshmen are pushing them
out The varsity is lining up as fol-
lows: Captain, Eton s. Eaton; Wells
and Strucklin, forwards; Luhman,
coverpoint; Patten, point, and Morris,
goal.
Boxing.
Herring may come and sardines
may go, but Oscar Battling Nelson
goes on forever. The Dane is now
thinking Of playing a condensed ver-
want him to play Hamlet because his
name is the Melancholy Dane-re-
Gently given.
Knockout Browns hand has not
mended as rapidly as expected and
accordingly his bout with Tommy
Murphy, slated for the Empire club,
New York, on January s, has been
put back.
Johnny Falter is a fighter and a
fighters manager. Johnny took his
pen in hand to say that he wants to
fight anybody at 116 pounds and has
cousin he wants to match with some
of the 95 pound fellows.
Big Jerry, who is known as George
Ronklyn, has dug up a new white
hope" with a head of red hair Jerry
is some judge of a fighter, and his
lately found wonder will have to be
regarded seriously. The fellow is
Frank Moran, who calls Pitsburg his
home. Moran is but twenty-threS
years old and stands six feet He
weighs 1856 pounds and looks the
fighter. And he really is high type
Of boxer, being intelligent and well
Versed IN everything.
Paeky Mcfarland is going back to
New York next week and will stay
there for couple of months and try
to remove some lightweight aspir-
ants from his path. He'll get plenty
Of work to do. Packy hopes to
meet Abe Attell some day
Tommy Houck is Pennsylvania
IN to ha a.. hah hA,,
is to boast of the prowess of the pres
ent crop of German fighters Tommy
however, always begins the list with
Tommy Houck.
Lew" Powell is on the trail of
"One Round" Hogan. Powell has
worked well at Johnson's road house,
and says that he will settle Hogan
on the coast His recent bout with
Jack" Goodman helped fit him for
the fray.
Football.
The Haverford college eleven,
Haverford, Pa, is winding up a west
ern holiday tour.
Andy Brown. who played for the
Philadelphia Hibernians last year, is
now member of the Glasgow Ran
gers A team, in Scotland. Andy be-
came famous when he scored the WIN
ming goal when the Hibernians de-
feated the Pilgrims last season.
The Oak Park high school eleven
of Chicago, is on the longest football
trip ever taken by preparatory
school aggregation. The boys have
gone as far west as Washington, and
have been trying TO establish a rec
ord for games played as well as for
distance travelled. They leave Port
land, Ore, for home tomorrow.
Baseball.
Although the Chicago White Sox
finished last season low in percent
age, there are many persons who fig
ure that they will be a factor in next
years race. After the trade with
Boston had strengthened their infield
they played some remarkable ball,
and all their new players got expert
ence which will undoubtedly be of
great value to them this year.
Shortstops seem to be signing long
contracts. First the Yankees got
Jack Knights signature to a contract
NdHlhS loT tnTee years service, anu
now the Phillies have signed Mike
Doolan for the same length of time.
Tom Daily is again an employe Of
an American league club. Charles
Somers. vice-president of the league
and head of the Cleveland club, has
engaged the former infielder as
scout for the Maps Associated with
Daily will be Bobby Gilks and Sam
Kennedy
Bugs" Raymond is a wonder for
| training in winter and taking on
| weight in summer. Hard work agrees
with him but baseball does not. Every
| spring he shows up as 1.-THE as a gray
| hound because he works at his trade
as stereotyper during the winter. He
| Is in fine condition now.
! Billy Gilbert, who Is to manage the
Erie team of the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania league is hustling for players.
| "Gi" has already rounded up the
nucleus Of good team. Among
those corralled by Gilbert is Catcher
Murray of Baltimore
| Fans can not seem to get over
John e. Bruce's blarney. Bruce re-
Gently stated that in 700 cases heard
by the national commission, the play
ers told the absolute truth in all but
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