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The evening world., 1911-12-02
Wards Name Will Doubtless
Get Ban Johnson Into
the Mixup Again.
BY BOZEAfAN BULCER.

+ ule rumOr grows large enough WIN
In ten days the National League
meeting, which begins here on Dec.
II, Is to be the storm centre of one OF
the most bitter fights since the days OF
the inter-league war. The trouble,
which Is somewhat expected. will start
the moment an effort is made to propose
the name Of John N. Ward as president
OF the National League to succeed Tom
Lynch, VINO has held down the job for
two years.
II the friends OF Mr.. Ward insist IN
presenting dis name. Ban johnson.
president Of the American League. will
draw his sword and step into the fight.
1t will then be up to the National
League to decide whether II is able to
run It's own affairs or whether 1t will
have to be dictated to by Ban Johnson.
1t will be remembered that Ward vas
the candidate for National League
president against John Heydler when
Lynch was selected as IA compromise
candidate. At that time Mr.. Johnson
issued a statement In which he said
that he would not sit on the National
Commission II Ward were "A member.
Notwithstanding the fact that Johnson
later left town and sent word back
that he wanted to get out OF the way
so as not to cause the National League
embarrassment. It is generally believed
that his statement IN regard to Ward
is what caused the latter not to be
elected.
A few months after this famous cleo
ton Ward brought suit against Johnson
for libel and won a judgment In the
United States Circuit Court. Despite
the fact that Johnson disclalmed the
authorship of a newspaper article TO
which his name was signed. and which
attacked Ward, the jury gave a verdict
In favor OF the old player.
That vindication of Ward stu rankles
In Johnson's breast, n It is believed
II Wards name should again be pro-
posed for the presidency the American
League president win fight him to the
last ditch.
II this fight should break out It Will
make the ticket Investigation look like
a playthins.
The friends of Ton lynch declare,
however. that he will be reelected with
out opposition. They say that his ad-
ministration entities him to another
term.
Mr.. Ward says that he Is not seeking
The evening world., 1911-12-02
High School Boys
in X Country Run

The high school c~ross-country cham
pionship run will take place this after
noon over the Celtic Park course.
Twelve schools are entered and the
run promises to be as close as II was
last year. when Manual Training High
won with ~ points and the Hight
School OF Commerce and Morris High
tied for second with % points each.
Because Of winning the Columbia In.
t~erscholastic c~ross-country run n few
weeks ago. Morris High Of the Bronx
In the favorite. Commerce has a strong
team. and will endeavor to get their
third leg on the trophy as win Manual,
who also has won the run twice.
sWeriins OF Commerce and Kennedy
OF Norris will make a strong bid for
Individual hOnnrs.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
EDITED BY
ROBERT EDGREN.
Autos HroadS;
Horse Commands Higher
Price Than Euer Before

few horses selling at more h O.ooe
the real average per horse was q very
substantial one. Consequently the stoeos
mont OF the promoters " the sale Wee
IA good market. a good deman ana
good prices" From Canada camel Tho
biggest remand ever sent down from
the Dominion. breeders and trainers In
that country investing more vi e5O,0uo
at the sale
There was also a fair demand from
foreign countries. while all parts OF the
United states were represented by buy
ers. The scene In the Garden arena was
one to give the impression that an of-
ficlal horsemen's convention wa m
progress, for practically every Hight har-
ness fan OF prominence In the country
was present. Except IN the case Of the
Canadians. II was practically impossfble
TO determine the biggest individual buy
ers, as many bought through agents.
The top price bid at the sale was
81 900. for which Cobb Bros. OF Wells
vile. ". Y, acquired full ownership Of
the famous champion trotting stallion.
Mainsheet, in which they previously
shared ownership with Al Thomas. No
other horse brought a price within thou
SANDS OF this.
With the exception OF n few chill
dren's ponies. all OF the horses offered
were Hight harness performers with
marks, many OF which are already en-
tered In next seasons futurities. lne
vicinity Of the a%uctioning stand was
crowded at all times and the stepping of
the horses offered as they were shown
about the arena was watched with h
greatest interest.
1t was generally conceded that the
most beautiful animal offered was the
w~ell-known Ed Custer. This handsome
chestnut stallion. the sire of sixteen
other horses at the sale. went to Lima,
Ohio. the property OF Steiner Bros,
who acquired him for $500.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
MANY MORE ENTRIES FOR
INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Several more entries were received
yesterday for the Indoor National
Championships. which will be held in
Madison Square Garden next month.
While most OF them were from local
athletes three were from out of town
champions.
They were Lewis Tewanina. the Car
Isle Indian distance runner; Billy
Hayes. the :o--ac- auarter-miie national
champion OF Philadelphia. and George
Goulding, the champion walker OF To-
ronto. Canada.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

the Job OF president OF the National
League. At the same time II Wards
friends urge his election 1t Is not be-
lievsd that he will throw cold water on
the scheme.
While Charley Doom Is making q vail
ant effort to get released from the Phil
adelphia National League Club the
League Is having It's best laugh of the
year at the expense OF Horace Fogel.
AS a rule Fogel spells things by talk
ing too much, especially about things
that he does not understand. and II can
be- understood why the baseball world
stood aghast for three days when the
president OF the Phill!es positively re-
fused to be quoted. But this couldn't
last forever and Horace finally broke
the chains that bound him and pulled
another bone" In answer to a tele-
gram from Dooin as to the chancos OF
his being released from Philadelphia so
that he could purchase the Rustlers and
run thai team. MIR. Fogel replied AZ fol-
lows:
Charles Doom.
Detroit. Mich:
Even II we consented. how could
you get out OF our league? You
couldn't get other seven clubs to
waive or any one OF them. Any
way. no chance to buy that club. as
i understand Russell left a will in
which designated who shall get his
stock. VIII write.
HORACE FoGEL."
What's the matter. Horace. don't you
know that the Rustlers are in the Ma
tionai League? II not. II would be In
teresting to know Just where this
learned president of the Phillles thinks
the Boston club Is located.
Mr.. Fogel declares most emphatically
that Doom is to manage the Phlllies
next season. Charley says he does
know that such Is a fact. More than
that added DOOM. III / manage the
Phiilies It will have to be at a figure
decidedly In advance OF what ! received
last season.
IL may be surprising to fans to know
that Dooin's contract with the Philliea
as manager does not extend over an
| other season. OF course. he can be
held under a players contract but T.
Is optional with him as to whether he
Is the manager. II Fogei does not care
to advance his managers salary then
Il would be easy enough for Doom to
resign as manager and drop back in
the ranks as catcher at the same figure
that he Is being paid as manager.
1t IL generally believed that the Phil
lies are to be a strong contender for
the pennant next season and II Is there
fore. all-important that Doom be kept
in charge OF the club, lie has been a
great success as "A manager so far and
II 10 due 10 his efforts that the manage
ment has made considerable money for
the first time In many years,
An event OF the greatest impor-
lance for the big league meetings Is the
ella bOrate Inner 70 be given by he cham
plon Philadelphia Athletics TO the Base
ball Writer'S Association. That Is the o.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

smothers an opponents leads with
wonderful dexterity. II he has any
fault at all. 1t Is a habit Of dancing too
much and throwing himself of his
balance with an unnecessary side step
movement.
Gibbons says he has made q study Of
boxing. At first he tried to copy the
style Of Jim Corbett. nut lately has
adopted, McFarland's methods. Talking
rather modestly. he a to-day that he
has tried TO perfect himself at hitting
and getting away.
II don't like to get hit and will avoid
punishment as much as possible" he
said. Anybody who Hikes punishment
IL foolish. Nv taken some beatings:
for instance. Jimmy Clabby handed It
to me good and plenty when I was
starting out. but I won't take any more
II I can help II.
Gibbons was asked what in his opil-
ion Is the most effective blow in the
ring.
"The left lab" he promptly answered,
and then he told why. Tt 10 bewilder-
ing. bothersome and makes II hard for
the receiver to think fast. 1t also serves
better h a anything else TO bring AN
opponent to the proper position for the
Knockout"
HIS RING TACTICS AND oRioi-
NAL IDEAS OF DEFENSE.
In the old days It was considered the
real thing for fighters to watch each
others Q intently in determining
what an opponent contemplated. Abe
Attell changed this idea somewhat by
, watching his opponents hands and
then trying to beat him to the leads.
Gibbons says he does neither. He sur
veys his man generally, n nine times
ont OF ten can tell instinctively Just
what to expect from the other fellow.
with Lewis ! seemed to think with
him. said Gibbons. and read his mo-
tons. At close quarters I watch q
mans feet and knees. BY watching
the movements of the lower part Of the
body I can tell by the way he bal
ances and braces himself Just what he
is going to try next. Maybe It's in
%stinct."
Gibbons Is a model young man. He
leads a clean life, has never drunk nor
smoked and Is Il conscientious church
member. All his earnings 20 home.
IIe was married less than two years
ago and Is the father OF an eight
months-old daughter.
In addition to a mother and father,
Gibbons has an older brother. two older
sisters, a younger brother and a sixteen
year-old sister. Ills older brother. now
thirty-seven, was the champion profess
sional wrestler OF the Northwest. and
his kid brother has plgulistic ambitions
! the same as Mike. This fellow Is only
nineteen, says Mike. weighs 1856 pounds
now and Is growing every day. lie has
had just two fights. both in Minneap polls,
and won them with quick knockouts.
Mike thinks him the real thing In White
Hopes. and says hell be a heavyweight
in another year.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

admires boxing as a sport. but he too
was afraid I might get hurt. So now
whenever I send word home that I've
won / always have to put in a word or
two about not being hurt.
WATCHING HIM BEAT LEWIS A
TREAT FOR THE FANS.
1t was a treat to sit back in a box
seat at Billy Gibson's Fairmont A. c.
last Tuesday night and watch Gibbons
In action. He was as light on his feet
as a toe dancer. in and out. this side and
that, feinting Lewis into knots with HE
hands. his head and his feet. A grace
full sid step took him out of range Of
Lewis's best punches with Ease that
exasperated the Partisan Idol;"
straight lefts of Lew.s's. that always
have been known for their precision, he
avoided with a careless movement Of
the head to either side. a trick at which
the original Critic was a master. Glib
bons seemed TO know just what Willie
was going to do before Willie himself
did.
Gibbons leans the left side of his
chin down on his breast bone. SUCCESS
tive of a mar with a stiff neck. In
this way he protects one side Of his
Jaw and dc ponds on his open glove on
his left hand to block punches for the
right side. The clever. strategic Lewis
found this defense hard to penetrate.
As a puncher the Westerner is a
combination of the latest thing In pugil-
istic circles, but there is an unmistaka-
BILE evidence OF the old timers styles In
certain Of his movements. For in
stance. IL has that old trick Of rub
bling at MS nose with the thumb Of his
right glove. Dan Creedon used the
same stun with great effect. An oppo.
nent. thinking to catch Gibbons of his
guard at this particular second. Is
likely to have his rush checked with
the s~tingingest kind Of a left jab or a
short right hook that carries curtains
with It.
Gibbons has a particularly fine left
hand punch. 1t isn't simply the tantal-
izer that most lighters intend II. 1t Is
as stiff as n poker and, landed squarely,
will put the average opponent on his
back.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
Unknown TWo Weeks Ago, Gibbons
Now Ranks With MurveLs of the Rin0

St. Paul welterweight is only twenty-three
years old.
Has been boxing only three years.
Has a brother a champion wrestler and
another a coming White Hope.
He had to deceive his parents in taking up
fighting as a trade.
Was a sheet iron and metal worker before
he became a Y. N. c. A. boxing in
structor.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

Says left jab is most effective punch a
fighter can use.
He never looks at an opponents eyes dur
ing a boxing contest.
Can tell instinctively opponents inten-
tions by watching movements of his legs.
He follows styles of Jim Corbett and
Packey Mcfarland.
Avoids punishment and says nobody likes
il.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
No Action Taken
in DOrlOn;S Case
PaStime A.. C.. Runner Seeks to
Have Requirement of Run
ming Unattached Lifted.
LTHoUGH It was generally Q,

A THOUGH It was generally OK
~ pected that the Registration
4 4 Committee of the Metropolitan
District of the Amateur Athletic Union
at its meeting held at the Irsh-Amer1-
can A. c., would take some action In
the case Of IHroy Dorlon. the great
runner who is forced to run unattached
for a year. nothing was done. After
listening to the evidence produced by
the Pastime A. C. and Dorlon, the com
mittee decided to take the matter up at
its next meeting. Dorlon had been ex-
PEELED by the Pastime A.. C. and forced
to run unattached for failing to run in
the clubs colors at six different meets.
Dorlon placed his case before the reg
istratlon committee and asked that the
embargo be lifted.
The election Of officers a the Atlantic Yacht
Club for the ensuing year will take place at tbs
annual meeting OF the club which. VIII be held NJ
the Waldorf. Astoria, on the evening Of Dec. II.
nOlnced by. the Nominating Committee, OF which
Ernest r. Malcolm IL. chairman; For Commodore,
j. Stuart B~lackton. for Vice Commodore. william
q. Taylor. for itsar Gommodore. Arthur W, Teels
for Trustees. Charles u. Ludwig, William II. Barn
ard. j.. W.. Copmalni for Secretary, .Edward. !
Graft; for TMaslrer r; y: Hart for AleHRsrhiI
The evening world., 1911-12-02
COMBINATION OF ALL STARS
AND THEN SOME.

This town ravcd about lem Driscoll.
the wonderful little Welshman; Packey
Mcfarland. too. was handed the palm
and we all know o our " Abe At
tell stands In the estimation OF the
pugilistlc know-it-alls. Well. this chap
Gibbons Is a combination Of all three.
with n .tHe bit OF Jack Dempsey
thrown in for good measure. Gibbons
has the footwork Of Drlscoll. the exc
cution of Mcfarland, the judgment of
At,ell and an unl!;ai,ed store OF knowl-
edge to draw from after that. This
seems THE LIMIT Of praise to accord
new nstic star. and may be pro-
mum led snap judgment. II 1t is. the
writer and several experts with whom
he has discussed Gibbons have erred
badly.
tGIbbons has been boxing only three
Years and Is now twenty-three years
Did He Is tall for his weight. There IS
nothing about his physique suggesting
abnormal strength. His sienderness Is
the first thing that strikes one. HIS
legs are small and so Is his waist
There Is no broadening or the body
above the waist, which would Siye the
impression that he isn't a terrific punch
~, The effectiveness of his blows Is
probably accounted for by his scientific
method Of delivery and the fact that he
.,,es no strength in unnecessary
leads.
took M boxing Just three years ago at
tho ST. Pau Y. NJ. c. A, AT the ume
he was n sheet and metal worker and
earned % a day He boxed In the gym
naslum every night and soon developer
such remarkable cleverness that he be-
came the boxing instructor OF the insti-
N,tion. II wasn't long after this before
he took up the professional game.
nAp TROUBLE KEEPING NEWS
OF FIGHTING FROM PARENTS.
Fer a long time Gibbons's parents
had no idea he was in the fighting busi-
nsss, His mother and father were very
much opposed to anything like that and
preferred to see Mike on a cable rooi
vorking at his trade. As Mike SAID
to-day, 1t was hard TO keep the news
OF his new profession from the old lady
At home. All mention of his ring doinss
we're clipped nut of the family news
paper before 1t reached her. She oft,u
asked why the paper was cut up anc
was always satisfied with some cooked
up reason. 49,
Finally II became necessary for Mix
10 take frequent trips out OF town FOL
. agh,s. To his mother he made light o.
these excursions. They were simply
friendly boxing exhibitions. he'd ex'
Main, but Mrs. Gibbons was Away
fearful that Mike would get hurt.
''Nany a time l stayed away longe
than was absolutely necessary" sat
Nike. rather than go back with
.bsutsed face or a black eye. Ny fathe
The evening world., 1911-12-02
HAS UNLIMITED COLLECTION OF
BLOWS AND VARIED STYLE.

The st. Paul boy. however. doesn't
specialize in lefts.' lie has a collection
of right crosses. half arm punches n
hooks that seemed unlimited against
Willie Lewis. He punches very short
with his right. Thu blow is cleanly de-
livered and sent In to the chin IN a
sort of half arm hook fashion. is most
effective. At close quarters. Gibbons
uses short, choppy body punches and
The evening world., 1911-12-02

Philadelphia was victorious again over Boston
IN the National Bilhari Leagues three-cushinn
tournament. the score berg so to As, Meyer
winning from Ammiden. Mayer had q high nun
Of 4 aud an average OF ~, Ammiden bad 4 hial
run Of 3 and an average Of IL.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
BY VINCENT
o in this section Of

y UNKNOWN in this section OF the
sporting world two weeks ago,
Mike Gibbons, the st. Paul
welterweight. to-day occupies a COW
eted place among the fstic marvels
Of the age. This %youngster, coming
a long way out Of the West entirely
unannounced. without a blare Of
trumpets, has taken the boxing en-
thusiasts Of the big city by storm.
He Ia about the classiest fighter
that has ever hit the big trail, and
right now great things are predicted
for him. Gibbons has had just two
chances In New York. In each he dc.
livered the pugilistic merchandise.
He beat n OF the best veterans OF
The ring in Willie Lewis without half
trying. lie did more. He made Willie
look like o beginner.
Previous to this Gibbons put a crlmp
In the aspirations Of hat young conner.
Billy sherman. with a four-round
knock oh.. Sherman had been going
like a champion himself. was young.
full OF vigcr and ambitious. but he was
q Joke in the hands of the 80. Paul
marvel. Terry McGovern used to say,
It L. harder to beat a good conner than
q champion who Is going. but sherman
and Lewis looked pretty much alike IN
front OF Gibbons.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
Tom Lynch Entitled to An
other Term, Say His Ma
tional League Supporters.

fetal name for the affair. but II Will he
really the annual celebration of winning
the worlds championship. and every
man in the United States prominent. In
baseball affairs will he on hand. Two
years ago the Pittsburgh club CAV the
baseball dinner OF them all.
Last year the Athletics gave no dinner
to celebrate their victory over the Cubs.
and To- make up for what appeared
like an oversight Frank Farrell gave a
dinner on "A smaller scale at the Hotel
Wolcott. 1t was some dinner. too. This
time the Athletics propose to make up
for everything In the past and put over
he biggest affair that the sporting world
has ever seen. That Philadelphia crowd
never does things by halves.
An important matter to come up at
the annual league meeting IL the adop-
ton of rules 50 as to simplify the re-
cordlng OF pitchers averages. 1t has
been "A difficult matter to satisfy all
in the scoring OF victories
and defeats. Heretofore II has been
left In the judgment OF the scorer to "A
large extent. To obvlate this as much
possible. an attempt win be made
to fix IA definite rule which Will decide
what pitcher gets credit for "A game In
the event that more than one are used.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
March 2, Cornell at Hanover.

At a meeting Of the Military Hockey League in
the 81. Nichols Skating. INK erransemenis were
made for a championship tournament Of teyen
games, a cup TO he awarded 10 the winner. Five
Representatives attended the meeting.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

T. Jones: Kenneth Lord; FOL, Negotiating Commit
Dillenback. W. Hunt Hall; non.yacht owners,
Charles y. I4ndley. Chairman; Max Grundtr and
Walter II. Sykes jr.
At Maurice Days Academy Mark Muldauf won
his second game in the Class Il national cham.
pionshlp 49, billiard tournament. winning from
j. NJ. ). Millotte ID Brooklyn by a score u 800 10
l9l in fifty -four innings.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

The basketball schedule Of Dartmouth Cniysr-
Ety IL as follows
bee. 10, Columbia at Hanover.
Jan, u, Yale a. Hanover; 10. Princeton at
PRINCETON; II, Colgate at Hamilton; IS. Cornell
Feb. 3. rennsyl1ania at Hanover; :, Pennsyl.
wanna Al Philadelphia: =, Columbia AZ Ntw
YORK. 10. Massachusetts Technical at Hanoyey:
IL, Williams at Hanover 10, Princeton at New
York; 20. Yale at New Haven; -. Williams at
March 2, Cornell al Hanover.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

An event of the greatest impor-
for the big league meetings Is the
Ella borate dinner 70 be- given by he cham
plon Philadelphia Athletics TO the Base
ball Writer'S Association. That rs the o.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
War Is Brewing Now in Baseball
Over Election of Next President

the Job Of president OF the National
League, At the same time II Wards
friends urge his election It is not be-
lievsd that he will throw cold water on
the scheme.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-30
MAY PUT ON
ANOTHER
STEAMER
TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED TO
SUCH AN EXTENT ON THE VIII.
LAMETTE THAT ANOTHER BOAT
is ALMOST A NECESSITY.

An increase of 20 per cent in the
way freight between here and Port
land has caused the Oregon City
Transportation company to consider
the advisibility of putting on another
steamer between here and the City of
Roses, and it may do so in a short
time.
Heretofore the company has been
able to handle the freight with two
boats but the great increase has
made this lately difficult task and
the services of another has been
needed on occasions. Should the
present freight traffic continue, the
company will no doubt have to put
on another steamer. The increase is
attributed to the fact that within the
last year there has been a flood of
settlers to the land lying along the
Willamette.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-30
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received by the county
clerk of Pork county,. Oregon, at his
office in Dallas, for making cuts and
fills, estimated amount of work, about
1900 cubic yards up to 10 o'clock
a. m. of April first, 1911, and that
said bids will be opened by the coun-
ty court at the hour of 10 a. m. Of
said day The court reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Specifications will be on file on and
after March 23rd 1911, in the office
of the county clerk Certified check
for per cent of the amount Of the
bid will be required BY order Of
the court this 10th day of March,
1911. z. NJ. SMITH,
County Clerk
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