The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 20, 1917, Page 9

REDDIE BOGAN THRU WITH HIS HOME TOWN FOR GOOD, HE WRITES’ BY EDWARD HILL. EWIS NEWMAN, Wallace, Ida, boxing promoter who s here with Dick Wells, the Cincinnati middleweight, | en, met Sid Mitchell at the Elks’ club a short while| back, has hit on a plan to give the two best boys in the light-| weight climination contest, now on here, a real workout | Newman is staging 15-round bouts in Wallace and writes that to settle the argument as to which lightweight in these rts has best claim to the Pacific coast title, now being de ded by Eddie Pinkman, round tangle in Wallace. eID MITCHELL RECOVERS he will match the two boys for a FROM ILLNESS |the Everett boxing sage who took Ia all probability Sid Mitchell,/Seattle Frank Burns, the welter the Australian middleweight, will|Welght, to Ban Francisco, is at De the first Seattle boxer to show | hand, Freddie is very much peeved wares in Wallace, Sid was or-/t boxing as she is did in Frisco Mginally matched for a bout with | The letter follows ‘ BE Mick Wolls, but was forced to post: | San Francisco, Feb. 17 Mhene the fracas \ben the contract-|| Friend Hill Stung, knifed, > a severe case of la grippe. Jobbed. recovered,|. That {s what Frank Burns got id has now entirely Newman has promised him a/ here last night in his contest with | go with Wells, Al Sommers of Port. | Eddie Palmer for the welterweight land or Jack Torres, the Mexican |Champtonship of the Coast The} middleweight. Mitchell has gigni.|#tone wall combination had their fied his willingness to take on any |™o! on Palmer. What chance of the trio named. }did we have? FREDDIE BOGAN THRU | Burns beat Palmer a mile the WITH FRISCO jfirst two rounds, In the third he A hot letter from Freddie Bogan | got a small cut in the lip. The —- |} blood was the signal for the head of the combination to have the ref eree stop it. Burns was fighting like a demon when the referee stepped in gnd raised Palmer's hand. It wus the worst deal ever pulled off tn any city in the coun try. I am thru with this city.) jafter having been born and raised here, That is, as far as boxing | goes. The same night Charlie Ecan ot Everett beat Jack Clark because he is one of the regulars here, this | es his home. Insuring Titles to Land a more Ed, I am too sore to write much. |I only wish you had been here to |see what came off, then you could luse your own Judgment. | FREDDIN BOGAN. |THINK FREDDIE LITTLE | |TOO ROUGH | From our place tn the easy chair, | jmany miles from the battle front, | ms are inelined to believe that Fred:| die was a bit excited when he wrote | ‘the above missive. Perhaps Fred: | die’s protege was entitled to more! than he got, but it hardly seems| likely that events occurred just as! Bogan has chronicled them. The! former Everett citizen wrote the letter while his anger was at a red-| hot heat, following the seconding of | two losers in one night. If things are as Freddie says, however, tt is! high time that Bogan and his two] mitt slingers packed up their clean collar and beat it for more fertile! Necessitates thorough and more omprehensive ¢xam- pation of the title than tan be made from an abstract. Our attorneys have before them not only every record contained in the abstract, but also a vast amount of val- uable title data collect- neat a aes J ‘ A Vv ed during the past [ito patmer ‘thirty years without “Boxing in better form than he| has yet displayed in @ local ring,| hich we would not, || Bddie Palmer, the colored middie | . weight, had an easy time winning | in many cases, offer } over Seattle’ Frankie Burns.” is the| way the San Franciseo Bulletin title insurance. chronicles its version of the meleo, | The sume paper, however, states lthat Charlie Egan was entitled to} the verdict over Jack Clark, which| was given against him. Egan was jgiven the first three rounds by a large margin Considering the small premium charged it is obvious that the exam- . . ~ On the same card Joe Benja ination must be SO [inin, the Spokane. featherweight.| complete as to prac- }|trimmed Harry Pelsinger. Both boys have been seen in action in tically eliminate risk. | Seattle. | CHICAGO BALL CLUB LEAVES TONIGHT Washington | FOR COST Title Insurance Company CHICAGO, Feb. 20,—The Cubs, 28 strong, will ride the de luxe special tonight for Pasadena, Cal., starting on the most pretentious {training trip ever undertaken by a |Chicago team. | Conferences yesterday succeeded in landing signed contracts from all ‘but two holdouts. Jimmy Archer veteran catche fused the terms offered by Weeghmn a,but it Is be- Heved he will sign today | Vaughn, not signed, s wired he | will board the train at Kansas City Sixty non-combataants, including No Abstract Required. Weeghman, his family, Wm. Walker 1 ; LP NLESS. and other stockholders, will ride | the special. The Cubs. are due at D EN i |the rendezvous Sunday, visiting va tous historic places en route. | Thursday they will see Santa Fe; |Friday they will “do” the Grand | Canyon. |Tom Gibbons Lands | N. Y. Bout at Last NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Tom Gib- |bons, less famous brother of Mike, jran to earth a New York match | order to introduce our new whalebone) plate, which is * ‘Vghtest and strongest plate knowR, | yesterday, when the Broadway - foes not cover the roof = | Sporting club agreed to put him on : mouth; you can bite corn March 25. His opponent is not cob; guaranteed 15 years. named, but it is probable “Knock- Gold crown ..... 3.00 | ont” Pr rown 1 will be se lected, 815 set of teeth (whalebone) $8.00) $10 sot of teeth .. +++ 85.00 > Bridge work, per tooth, gold $3.00) Val abate Loser White crowns . $3.00 In Gotham Fracas! 1 Gold fillings ld soeapaet A Bilver fillings NEW YORK, Feb, 20.—Dutch” Platina fillings - Brandt, New York bantam, defeated Benny McCoy of Baltimore in ten 5 : an fore Syeratts Pras yeare, | Bonny Jamaica Kid outpointed and get teeth same day. Exam-| V4) Sontag of Seattle, in ten rounds tion and advice fr Johnny Salvatore defeated Young jes of Our Plate | Giover in ten rounds. MAY HAVE ONE Goon | THING TO ITS CREDIT bill Most of our present potronage is mended by our early custom- sew hose work te still giving good ‘Ask our customers who action ‘oming ve tested our work our office, be sure you ght place Bring this ad with you. the he legislature passe | OHI Cut -Rate jaivorcing the osteopathic board| . m the state medical board, it Dentists (fii nave ‘dono one good thing,” | sald Dr. J. 8. MeBride, city. health-| 207 UNIVERSITY 9T. or, today. : Os geste Frascr-Paterses Ca, had Big Tim| | Kagplant—Piorida, per th . STAR—TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 1917, JON OLN Io OUT AFTER AMERICAN PAGE 9 f) A Two Leading Northwestern Lightweights Have Chance to Box 15 Rounds MAT TITLE Says Stecher’s r’s Sdlasors| Hold Didn’t Hurt Him at All Followers of the wrestling game are king themselves “Who Is this fellow, Olin, who | made Joe Stecher quit in Mas | sachusetts!" The news that Olin had forced | Stecher to quit the mat came as a| great surprise, Stecher has been hailed as the greatest wrestler in| the world, the only man who was capable of assuming the title of American champion at tho retire ment of Frank Gotch | His powerful scissors hold had disposed of all comers except’ the elusive Strangler Lewis, whom he wrestled a four-hour draw in Omaha and practically every wrest in the country was regarded as set-up” for th obraskan. Thep came the news that Stecher quit cold in match with Olin, He left had broken his breakable scissors. Olin is a Finn | Helsingtors and {ts 30 years old A tanner by trade, Olin early be came the most dangerous wrestler among his fellows and a the ring after Olin supposedly un: | | He was born in| became #0 proficient that in 1912 he was chosen to represent Finland in the} Olympic games It was at Stockholm that Olin showed that he was a true sports man T eliminations had cen tered down to a threecormered} fight between Olin, George Saarela, another Finn, and 8. M. Jensen, a Dane, the latter two betng drawn | for the semi-final match, tho win-| ner to wrestle Olin for the championship. The two men wrestled for four hours when Jensen gave __up. Saarela was so exhausted ' NEW YORK YANKEES, NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—With all the cracks puttied and the broken legs good as ever, the Yankees will get away to son @ year ago. If anything, layout for 1917 surpasses that of the preceding annum. another flying start in their Walter Pipp, home run king of | bis hunt for a pennant. The first the American league, is a more fin Yankee squad will leave New ished ball player than @ year ago, York Saturday for Macon, and and he will land the first basing the balance of the team will follow a week later, The Yanks deteriorated from a pennant possibility last season to a hospital squad that had a hard time staying in the first division, This job without any opposition Maisel at Second Fritz Maisel is being gre a shot at second base, and he ts expected to outshine Joe Gedeon year everything will be patched up extent that Joe will drift back to and ready when training starts AA classification, Roger Peckin Donovan has just as fine a look- paugh, a splendid fielder and an ex ing squad of players to start thia'¢ nt hitter when Danton are needed, LOOKS LIKE CHIP MAY FIGHT DARCY; O’SULLIVAN A FOX BY H.C. HAMILTON United Prees Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Feb. 20—Tim O'Sullivan, late manager of Les Darcy, pulled a brand new one today in his battle for part of the money Darcy expecta to get for fighting in this coun- try. He hae a signed state. ment from Grant Hugh Brown, “will & be held as scheduled was not stated, but O'Sullivan’s plan Is to force both Darcy and Brown to live up to the agr ment. The Darcy-McCoy bout Is ex. tremely up in the air. Until Commissioner Dwyer of the boxing commission makes a de- cision regarding the legality of a verbal contract between the the Madison Square Garden manager of a pugilist and a fight director, to the effect matchmaker of a club, it will th if Al McCoy is not avi ay there. able for Darcy on March 5, the Grant Hugh Brown ie fearful date shall be given to George that Dwyer will decide that Chip. Whether thie means the bout McCoy and Darcy should carry out the agreement. {MARKET REPORT) Green vegetables continue firm] ,Zieode -- + 626 @ 6.60 under the increasing demand cane There is a brisk movement every on roe oo New where, Beans are also hitting the | Pineapie A 5g MI higher spots under the increased demand Jonathan semané Atayman Wineeap Pretees ru Vegetables VEBETABLES | Artichokes—Per doz. eH | Recta Per wack } Kew Sproute— Per ib Cabb: Per 1b, New flat Duteh Carrote—Per sack « Caulifiower—Par erate— Crate, 2 dox. | Spring Chickens | Dacke—Fat Colery—Per Cra Good site, dow... Corn Haske—Per Ib. . Dressed +. Gasieie~ noy, 68 to Garile, Cal, new, per 1. radish—Local, per Ib, co—Por ol hothor *y Butter— : b | Native Washington creamery, cube. .29 ., *| Native Washington creamery, brick :40 Btorage, cub a Storage, bricks 6 Eage—Select ran Spanish, per case” Bolling. Green, per doz. Wisssasin twine Young America dried. Jobranka, at 1 Country May and Grain (Prices pad wholesaler) i Alfalfa Me Hubbard 26.00@27.00 21,0029 00 44.00@ 45.00 47 00@ 48.0 48.0004 00@ 43.00 + 65,00@ 70,00 70.00@ 76,00 65,00@70,00 Yakima Locals ..++ Tastorn Washington ferateh Fi ‘horts pressed Wheat ‘ Wheat Hay men | About 200 |Knights of Pythias of Jered in their hall at First ave. and One or two lessons. | pike st, Monday night for the an Private halls. Open Day|yual Pythian reunion, Dr. K, Wel and evening. don Young was the principal speak 1523 Fourth Ave.—Main 3911 er. He dwelt on the history of the “You Get More for Your Money” lodge. year as those who Ya the sea-}will be stationed again in the short|dream about the | field. the flivver of « year ago, to such an! . | boys, Made Famed Nebraska Wrestler Walk Out of Ring that he would have chance with Olin, had no but the match was scheduled to take place immediately. When Olin | understood h countryman’s condition he refused to wrestle him and lost the! match by ce chas-catch-can style and in bis | Am and the referee gave the match to | Olin | Olin is now will win him | plonship. | The strange StecherOlin match after matches which the wrestling cham thing about was that Olin declared the scissors hold was not painful He says the half nelson Stecher | uses with his selssors is harder to lwtand than the body pressur Other wrestlers who have felt the scissors declare that it is too pain | ful to r t | Benny Chavez Is | Again Slipped K. O.} | SALT LAKE, Feb. Benny |Chavez was again knocked out in the first round, this time by Young Azevedo of San Francisco. “WITH BROKEN LEGS |HEALED UP, LEAVE TO TRAIN SATURDAY With a year of ex- perience together tucked away, and At third base Home Run Frank|with the confidence of young | Baker, the pride of Maryland, has|baseball club behind them, this) » cinched, 1 ribs to interfere with his| w {work. He will report with the sec-| Two of the greatest southpaws— 1 squad. While bis hitting last|/young ones—in the game, are on ar Was not up to marks in former|the Yankee payroll in the persons . this tx attributed to the in-|of George Mogridge and Nick Cul » received when he crashed |lop. Mogridge is not @ youngster into the grandstand at Polojin the truest sense of the word, grounds and broke up a few ribs. |having been in the majors seve Angel Aragon, utility at third|times before. He never flashed his base last year, Paddy Bauman, who|real capability, however, also filled in a few crevices, and|landed with the Yankees, and he Charley Mullen, star of the utility | suddenly has blossomed into a truly will be on hand to get ready|great hurler, Cullop suffered an for any emergen Donovan has|injury to his knee last year that promised a complete second defense for this year’s efforts. written that he is ready for duty Al Walters, sensational young! just as soon as bis salary demands leatcher, will be the mainstay of the|are met. catching staff again this year, and| Rob Shawkey, Slim jhe will have lots of assistance from | Fisher, Urban hocker, Al Russel) exander and Lesiie Nunamaker./and Ray Caldwell—it is hoped—will This is one of the brightest spots|make up the balance of the regular of the Donovan clan. hurling staff. Enough to drive any As outfielders there will be Lee|world’s champions to drink if in- ith little trouble. | brok Love, Ray | ste agee, Hughie High, Tim Hendryx| juries don't smash up the club and Frank Gilhooley. Hendryx, by |again the way, gave promise last year of} Bill Plerey and Dan Tipple, two/ |making some of the others step|splendid prospects, will be given |some to retain their places thoro trials ged this year, in ad- » McGraw, Speaking Lipo all their good taste, Fatimas would not be a sensible smoke if they weren’t comfortable. In other words, Fatimas would not be sensible if they ever bothered your throat or tongue; or if they didn’t leave you feeling all right even after smoking more than usual. Fatima Cigarettes never fault. Olin wrestled {n the Graceo-| }Roman style until he came to | America in 1912. For four years |he has n studying the American rican matches has never been defeated. | Last December he was matched | with Stecher in Springfield, Stech Jer got his scissors hold twice and | Olin broke it and at one time had Stecher's shoulders on the mat} momentarily | Stecher arose and left the hall) the! and there are no/rtaff should blaze the way this year) until he} line |Jaid him up for a while, but he has/ unaiinn sensibly— 'N. W. LEAGUE TEAMS BEGIN TO SHAPE UP | FOR SPRING WORK There is no doubting but that | pro ro circles. He is looked upon ai Nick Williams will have anoth- | the be nt pitcher in the state outside er atrong club at Spokane again | of the Northwestern league this on. According to re- | ports from California, it will be- | Herb Hester, Great Falls hoove other Northwestern skipper, is another boss who is | league magnates to hustie some going to have a real baseball | if they do not intend to let Nick | team this year. Hester has 4 | make a runaway race of it this given the gate to nearly all of | season, as he did fast year. last season's players and is Oscar Harstad and Ginnis, members of last y George Mc signing up a bunch of likely. ar looking tossers. nant-winning Indians, have beer turned back to William the Joe McGinnity, Butte manager, Portland club, and arou them! seems to be the slowest Northwest ‘i: | Nick ja building his squad for the ern league boss to begin molding Ff coming gonfalon chase. his team for the coming campaign. 7 At present it appears the {ams will have one of the stror teams ever gathered in a | western league training camp. Seattle should not be over- looked in the rush, Dug has some mighty classy baseball flesh going to try for a place on the local squad this year. Russ Hall i# running Williams a close second when it comes to sign ing up new talent. Hall will have! Bob Brown has his equad prac many new on bie club this|tleally ready for the opening of the year, His latest addition is Louis | sprir ning season Katula, the deaf and dumb pitcher| - Sullivan, the former White d to catch for Seattle, a drawing card around jof the Washington School for Billy Deaf and Dumb, at Vancouver. Sox star, sign Katula made quite a name for|should prov j himself the past two years in semi-'the circuit PORTLAND HOCKEY |; TEAM TACKLES CANUCKS } FIREMEN TO MAKE | MERRY AT ARENA | ial i There will be something do- PORTLAND, Feb. 20.—"Once |) ing every minute tonight at the more to the breach, dear friends,”|} Arena when the Firemen’s band } ” cried Capt. “Moose” Johnson, of the|} St#9es, its benefit ice carnival. } 1a A hockey game between two women’s teams is only a part or the fun scheduled. Portland hockey club, and his fol- lowers got ready for a last mad [dash from the cellar An hour's skating by specta- This mad dash will take place at'} tors will start the festivities, the lee Hippodrome here tonight. ) The band will be on hand, | However, a man called Patrick, and |his squad of puck pursuers from — Vancouver, B. C., occupy the breach WELL WELL PHILLIE at present, and it looks as if there| will be a fight | Portland trimmed Vancouver in| STAR MAY JOIN }its last local app |Johnson’s crew h ance. In fact been going great guns on the home ice lately. Port-| land {s within half a game of leav-| ing the basement, while Vancouver Di eee: still has a chance of crewding Se-/ has made Grover Cleveland Alexaa ttle away from the pennant. ie ve gt : ae sie ae 2 re This will be Vancouver's farewell | 16 Aleck land the $15,000 salary appearance here this season. want, regardless of whether he a Jaccep' 8 | | Pickens has devised a scheme |Johnny Dundee Giv en | whereby 8 cirous be seul Chance to Come Back | week for 25 weeks. He will do a | freak baseball stunt inside the tent, | NEW YORK. Feb. 20—Johnny|@nd later will exhibit his prowess Dundee's campaign to re-establish |DY defending the circus’ offer to himself as a leading contender for|®'¥¢ $50 to anyone who can make |the lghtwolght title will begin here|® base hit off him. rep tomorrow night, when he meets| devised an arrangeme Frankie Callahan, a local boy, in a | Spposed to indicate territory marke |ten-round bout, at the Broadway |ing @ base hit. Sporting club, Brooklyn. The offer was wired to Alexan- | ptainlonale |der, but no reply has been received jso far. |Sailor Kirke Wins eer se I rer George Chip Victor n Denver Contest Over Greek Fightenl DENVER, Feb. Kirke of San Francisco won the de| YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Feb. 20.— {cision over Joe (“Wop”) Flynn of|George Chip put in a sensational Denver, {ii a fiercely fonght 20-/evening here last night, when be round bout. Kirke’s drives to the| whipped George (“K.-O.") Brown. body had the “woy bad way|The bell ed the Greek in the times. twelfth THE CIRCUS CHICAGO, Feb. 20.—Bi! Pickens | disturb. They can’t. The milder tobaccos in their Turkish blend are in such perfect balance with the richer, fuller-flavored leaves as to off-set entirely all of that uncomfortable “oily heaviness” found in so many other cigarettes. You'll realize this with our first package of nal The Original Turkish Blend 20 fer 15*