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BETTING IS EVEN ON THE FLYNN-McCARTY ENCOUNTER Willie Hoppe Punches Lee Johnson Into Submission After Four Sensational Rounds at the Dreamland Pavilion - -- i V*-------.. « «. i..« « i»ii»i.«ii«n» «... i I-γ ■ . Big Nebraskan's Greenness No Bar to His Ardent Supporters Flynn's Numerous Defeats Remembered by the Dope Experts in Figuring Odds WILLIAM J. SLATTERY The next for thee to ponder over will be that 20 round affair between Jim Flynn of Pueblo and Luther McCarty of Nebraska, who hook up on Tuesday in Tom McCarey's Vernon arena. Some of the fans look upon this bout as a regular championship heavy weight contest, but that argument never will hold good unless Sam Langford is barred from the game. The betting is even money and take your pick. The wonderful size and strength of McCarty, coupled with his ability to deliver a hard punch, has offset the experience of his sturdy opponent. Flynn ought to be a natural favorite over the green youngster from the plains, but the fans do not look upon it in this light. FLYNN NEVER IN TOPNOTCH CLASS Flynn never was a great fighter, and they all seem to think he has seen his best day. Johnson toyed with him for 11 rounds here some four years ago and then mercifully knocked him out. Langford whipped him in a punch shortly after, and then consented to box him a 10 round draw in Los Angeles, which eventually led up to another match. The next time they started the Boston tar baby polished the fireman off in seven rounds , . The match with Johnson down in New Mexico last fourth of July must be thrown out. Some of them say that Johnson was a joke and others claim t 'hat he could have licked Flynn any time he wanted to put the finishing punch over, but we all know what a chance Flynn would stand against Johnso§, with the black champion anywhere near himself. JOHNSON HARDLY FIT AS COMPARISON It is not right to mention Johnson's name on any "sporting page nowadays, but it becomes necessary to cross the dead in this particular instance in order to draw a comparison. McCarty is a big, strong, rugged chap, with a punch which he Knows how to deliver. He is very ignorant of the rules of the boxing game, and his gameness is yet to be tested. If he really is willing to wade in and mix things up, and if he'will stand a punch, then put him down as having a grand chance to bowl Flynn over. The fireman rips and tears around the ring, but then he is through* He never could come through with a regular punch, and it ought to take a hard one to keep McCarty on the mat if he has the right sort of stuff in him. if McCarthy wins hexl be an idol \ victory for McCarty over Flynn would make an idol out of him. Now that "the heavy weight championship is in dispute the fans all over the world will be ready to hail a newcomer with glee in vast quantities. Flynn has been beaten so often that he never will have a chance to reign as the king of the big fellows McCarty's record is clean and he stands out. ' No matter who wins, the southern battle is bound to stimulate the game. It will bring challenges from every contender who looks anywhere near Plieible and it is bound to result in another match between big fellows In <he vervnea? future They always have a weakness for the big fellows so long as?hey are white men. This has been the rule since prize fighting started. McCartv has many admirers in this section, and he is sure to get liberal support from the local betting fraternity when he goes up against Flynn. ™I i.tw- «*ht against Miller was not a very impressive performance. Up And Down The Line With The Sports. \ The district south of Market street in San Francisco has given the pugi listic world three champions—Willie Ritchie, lightweight: Joe Thomas, wel ter weight, ancl Abe Attell. feather weight, and one American champion. Frankie Neil, bantam weight. \%hat section of any other city in the world can boast this record? Jim Corbett. the heavy weight king, is the only other champion this cits' developed who did not live 'south x>f the slot" in the good old days before the fire. Jim was a Hayes valley product and he learned the game at the Olympic club. He was a bit more high toned than the others. That old club which Alex Gregpains conducted for years in Sixth street near Folsom was the place where they used to turn out the great scrappers. At tf 11 was developed there and so were Thomas and Neil. Eddie Hanlon, who would have been a lightweight cham pion if held back for a while, also learr.ed the game in the lowly Sixth street rookery. •T only wish now that I had kept away from that racetrack and man aged a few of those lads who used to fight in my club for the price of a shave and a haircut," sighed Greggains yesterday. "My own boy was not old enough then to make a fighter of. but lie may come on yet. If I could only get another club like that old one, ] nitjrht be able to put a few more champions on the market, but the game is not what it used to be." * # * Bob Cavanaugh. the well known sportsman and golfer who gave sev eral of the Seals lessons in the Scot fish game during the spring training trip, is up from Santa Cruz for a few days. Bob is trying to persuade the powers to add golf to the list of exer cises this spring and he will be on the job as the instructor. Incidentally, the little fellow says that the new Santa Cruz links are the finest in America. He ought to know what he is talking about. SOLDIERS PUT UP FAST GAMES OF BASKET BALL Companies F and H Come to Front With Victories, Lat ter Scoring a Shutout Company F, Sixteenth infantry, de feated Company C at the Preaidio yes terday in the army and navy basket ball championship series by a score of 28 to 8. Though beaten, the Company C team put up a hard fight, the long shots for the opposition basket being one of the features of their play. Mur phy of the Company C team made sev eral long shots, his beet being more than three-quarters the length of the fleld for a successful goal. The lineups: Company C Position Company F Marx Forward. Butterfteld Forward Rausch Marpfey Center I'ohle r;uar<] Hauswertb Willie Guard., Miecki Scores: Company F—2B points from 12 field i fool*: Hiitterfield. G field goals; Ilausch, C field goal*, 8 fouls; J'ohle, 1 fool. Company C —B point* from 3 fleld gonla, 2 fouls; Loring. ,1 field goal. 1 foul: Murphy. 1 gpaL 1 fool; Willie, 1 field goal. The Company H team had an easy time shutting the Company F team out by a score of 31 to 0. The Company H qulutent outplayed the Company F men and scored rapidly in the second half. The teams:- ConJimny H Position Company V to * Forward Wads worth Itanin Forward Gilmer l>renm Ontcr Broneky * (Juard Haeel Murray i»uard MauroM For Company H team —(Jomeoliko scored 9 fipld goals: Beck, 4 fleld goals; Rankln, 1 field goal, 1 foul, and Dream 1 fleld goal. 810 CHESS TOURNEY Nirvv YORK, Dec «.—An effort is being made to arrange an American natioual cnesH toarna ujeiit, open also to foreigners, to take fbe place of the New York-Havana international cnem masters , toarnament abandoned last uiontli. It *is planned to start this tvurnUiueut January 20. It now begins to look as though we will have to depend upon Del Howard to play first base for us next season. Cal Ewing learned last night that Doc Gill, former Minneapolis first sacker. wonft come to San Francisco nor will he go back to Minneapolis. He must play in Southern California or quit the game. •* *■ * Jim Coffroth is going to have a hard job to persuade Willie Hoppe. the Butchertown lightweight, to leave the > four round ranks. The little fellow ; received $600 for boxing Lee Johnson last niglU and he will get $750 for boxing Frankie Smith on next Friday. This is a pile of money for four round contests and many champions in the east are receiving less for boxing 10 rounds. # * # Gregory Mitchell will take his "white hope," Frank Moran, down to Los An geles to see the Flynn-McCarty fight. The Pittsburger will be on hand to hurl a challenge at the winner. Moran is willing to fight Flynn or McCarty and Promoter Jim Coffroth stands ready to stage the match. Moran's record entitles him to a chance. He bested Al Palzer in the east, and since he started boxing on the coast he has made good. The betting fraternity was surprised to learn yesterday that a little snow stopped the sport at Juarez, while last season the boys kept the ponies run ning even when there was a war on the program. There is a bundle of dough tied up at Tom Corbett's as a result of the close vote in this state on the recent presidential race. The boys are anxious to know how they stand and every day Corbett is being queried when he is going to pay off and on whom. The betting commissioner says that the man who gets the majority of the electors will be declared the winner. ANOTHER POLO CONTEST TWIXT KIDS AND CUBS Kids Will Try to Butt the Other Fellows Off the Field Again Special Dispatch to The Call HILLSBOROUGH, Dec. 6.—The Kids will try conclusions again with the Cubs on the Clark field tomorrow after noon and endeavor to duplicate their performance of last Sunday by "butt ing" their crimson shirted rivals to defeat. The lineups for tomorrow and for the regular match on El Cerrito field Sunday afternoon are as follows: Second round. Cubs ts. Kids: Red—F. B. Elkins. H. C. Hastings, O. C. Pratt Jr., E. Mc- Allister. White—C. de Guigne Jr., Paul Ver dier. W. Totls Jr., G. S. Cameron. Sunday, December B—Club field: Red—H. 0. Hastinjw. «. 8. Garritt, T. A. Drlscoll, E. W. Howard. White-—F. B. Elkine, B. M. Tobtn. W. TVvis Jr.. W. S. Hobart. Cardinal Meets Thistles On Soccer Field S;>«-cral Dispatch to The Call STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Defc. 6.— The latest soccer game for the cardinal varsity before the close of the present semester ■will take place on the turf field tomorrow afternoon against the Thistle club of San Francisco. Coach Maloney ha* rearranged his lineup for the battle. Arthur Erb will be shifted from left halfback to the forward division and his place will be taken by L. H. Price. Steinhart will be seen at left fullback in place of Hilton, who was injured in the match with California. The cardinal lineup is: Newman, Pellas, A. Erb, B. Ertj, Pratt, forwards; Price, Burns, D. Cass, halfbacks; Blod gett JSteinhart, fullbacks; Butcher, goal keeper. THE SAN J3ECEMBER 7, 1912. OAKLAND TO HAVE GRAND BALL PARK Fans Across Bay Will Match Their Team Play on $150,000 Lot The baseball fans of Oakland will step Into one of the finest baseball parks in the west when the bell sounds the opening , game of the season on the other side of the bay. A deal for the leasing of the new park at Park street and San Pablo avenue was completed yesterday by the Oakland baseball as sociatlori and work on the grandstand, bleachers, clubhouse and outfield will jbe started at once so as to assure the fans of the transbay city that they will witness their first game next sea son on their new lot. The splendid plant probably will in volve the expenditure of $150,000. The grandstand will be built from the ground up and will accommodate 3,000 people. More than 7,000 will be able to pile Into the new bleachers and if it comes to a pinch they will be able to erect a new flork of extra seats there and in the grandstand. The Oakland association has been looking for its new site for many months past, but obstacles blocking the deal begran to crop up at the outset and they kept cropping up till yesterday afternoon, when it was put over. J. Cal Ewing and Frank M. Ish an nounced yesterday that contracts had already been let and that the work on the park would commence at once. Transbay contractors were given the preference and as a result the new park will be a real ftome industry one from start to finish. The playing field will comprise a space 400 by 450 feet, which will make it the largest ball park on the Pacific coast. A home run can be attained by any batter who is strong enough to hit the sphere to the fence. He will not be compelled to clear the boards as he has been compelled to before and as he will still be compelled to on the local field. And they will have a grass diamond, too. This piece of news ought to sound good to every fan who hears it. The Oaklanders have been longing for a regular greensward for ever so many years and now their dream has come true. As the transbay city boasts the champion club of the Pacific Coast league, it certainly is deserving of a real live diamond with all the trim mings. Now that they are assured of one of the finest ball parks in this section of the country, the Oakland fans prob ably will put in a bid for more games. They have been clamoring for addi tional action these three years past, but up to the present rtlme their appeals have been denied by the league di rectors. "Oakland can have more games each week if the association can show us where the money is going to come from," said Ewing last evening. "It's a cold blooded business proposition with us when the distribution of games comes up. We must figure on our ex penses and what we can take in. If the transbay club can guarantee us that it can make as good a showing over there as we can in this city, we will bust up the schedule and assign more games there." Anyhow, the acquisition of the ele gant ball field will mean that Oakland sticks stronger on the baseball map than ever before and the transbay city certainly has been a great factor in the national game during the last three years. All they needed over there was a park worthy of the team and the city. Now that this has been land ed, the rest should be easy. As a matter, of fact, -Oakland will be far ahead of San Francisco in the park line for the coming season at least. Our* new stadium will not be ready till 1914, and from the way in which things are breaking right now, it is doubtful if we will have it even then. But if we get a good ball club next season, we will be willing to wait for a while for the new park. Eastern Magnates Active Special Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Trades and sales of ball players promise to be Important features of an otherwise tame meeting !in Chicago of the American league next week. Preeident Navln and Man ager Jennings of the Detroit club are coming with a long list of men they are willing to dispose of. They are de termined to use Cobb, Stanage and Dubuc and one or two others as a nucleus for a new team in 1913. * ♦, # Jake Stahl, manager of the world's champions, aud James McAleer are said to be willing to tVade "Back" O'Brien, pitcher, despite reports to the contrary. * # * Manager Jimmy Callahan of the White Sox h> eaid to be willing to trade pitcher Jim Scott for O'Brien. Sam Crawford is another player Callahan will try to land. * * * Connie Mack I* quite willing to boy, but is Dot anxious to sell any players, though he may consent to making a trade or two. * # # Clark Griffith it coming to look on. fie neither wants to bay, sell nor trade. * * * The Cleveland.. St. Louis and New York clubs are said to be anxious to make trades. * # # President Murphy of the Cubs came back to town today and In Interviews told how sorry he was that Fielder Jooes had retired from the big league as a manager. A few days ago President Comiskey told how unfortunate it was for Prank Chance to be allowed to leaf* the game. Murphy denied his interriew was prompted by that of Comiskey. * * * Murphy called Jones a great manager, and said: "We would gladly welcome him In the National league." He denied h* tried to put through a deal to make Jones manager of the Cincinnati team in 1913. Jennings to CallaUau: "Yes, I'll trade Craw ford. Callahan to Jennings: "Who do yoo want? , .' Jennings: "Walsh." Callahan: "Good night." * * » Jack Hendrlcks, manager of tb* Denrer club of the Western league, left tonight for New ; York to attend the National league meeting. Hendrlcks went east to dispose of Pitcher Hager man to Philadelphia, if possible. Tbe club drafted the twirler, bnt the draft was not al lowed, as Beal had already been taken from Denver by Cleveland. He wants a few players, and is particularly anxious to get a first base man. He will be back to attend the American league meeting. * * * Heinle Zimmerman has lost one of the dia monds in the trig horseshoe stickpin President Murphy gare him. Murphy told Heinle if he would bat 425 next season he wouhl replace tbe loss. Zim agreed. » * * Billy McTigw, Boston National league pitcher, was married 10 days ago, but tbe wedding was kept a secret until today. ATHLETIC SCHEDULES COLUMBIA. Mo., Dec. 6.— RepresentatlTea of colleges in the Missouri valley conference went Into iwelon here today to make out complete , schedules for football, basket ball, baseball and track and field meets. The work will aot be completed before tomorrow. BASEBALL AT ATAMEPA ALAMEDA. Dec. o.—Tbe second game of toe winter series of baseball at Recreation park will be played Sunday afternoon. The contest ing teams will be tbe Alamedas and the TeJeg rajihers of San Francisco. ST. MARYS BEATS KIS3TON OAKLAND. Dec. 6.—Pt. Mary's defeated Mis sion -high school hall team this afternoon mi the college court, 24 to 10. JTie college team Wta heavier than the youngster* from acroee the bay. T'other Willie Hoppe Defeats His Man On the Billiard Table PHILADELPHIA, Dec. c.— Equaling the world* record average of 100 at 18.2 balk line blllarde, Millie Hoppe won hla match with Georsre Sloiwon here tonight by runnin* 400 point* In four In utngs. In the third Inning he had a run of 289, the blffheat that ev«r has been witnessed In this city at this style of play. Sloraon's total was 32. Summary t Hoppe, 2, 127, S«9, 2—400. At erase. 100. Sloeeon, 12, 7, 13—32. Am. age. 10 2-3. OLD BOER UNHOLZ JOINS THE COMEBACK RANKS McFarland Sure That He Will Knock Out Hated Rival, Britton Special Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, Dec. 6. —Rudy Unholz Is now styled a real comeback. He slipped into town quietly three weeks ago and began a systematic plan of fit ting himself for the -*ing. He soon found his punch remained. Thanks giving day he fought Joe Sherman of Baltimore- at Memphis. The match was at 1.35 pounds. Sherman wouldn't weigh in. He admitted weighing 142 and looked six pounds heavier. Unhola earned a draw. He put up a good fight. That made six straight ones for him. Rudy still believes he can whip Battling Nelson. - Packey McFarland is going to take a three days' rest before starting his training for the 10 round fight with Eddie Murphy of Boston in Kenosha, Wis., December 16. McFarland is cer tain he can knock out Jack Britton. They are hated rivals. McFarland will train at Nate Lewis' gymnasium. He will fight Phil Brock in Cleveland a week after the Murphy battle, and a few days later he will take on Britton. George "Knockout" Brown, the local middle weight has no fear of hoodoos and superstitions. He will take on Young Mahoney Friday, the 13th of December, at Racine, Wla., in a 10 round fight. * * * Jimmy Britt, who is now In vaude ville, predicts Willie Ritchie will hold the title for many years. Billy Papke is ready to come back to America for a meeting with Eddie MeGorty for the middle weight title. Nate Lewis, manager of Charley. White, has sent a challenge to the winner of the Drlscoll-Owen Moran 20-rouno> fight before the National Sporting club in London. # * * Bat Nelson has contrived a new style of punch. He apparently realizes hts blows lack the old force, so he drives them with a straight arm mo tion, using the weight of the body be hind them. Hβ throws himself at his opponent. Colonel R. P. Dickinson has erected a $5,00u monument over the grave of Stanley Ketchel, near Conway, Mo. Frankie White, a former sparring partner of Johnny Coulon, Is after a match with the little champion. Shots of World to Meet In This Country WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Colonel H. G. Catrow of Dayton, 0., of the Third infantry, national guard, today was chosen commissioner general for the International rifle matches to be held at Camp Perry, 0., next September In connection with the centennial celebra tion of the Perry victory on Lake Erie. The executive committee of the Na tional Rifle Association of America to day approved the program for the offi cial matches of the International union, which next year will be held for the first time in the United States. Camp Perry will witness next year the second Pan-American shoot, held for the first time last May in Buenoe Aires, Argentina. Additional matches open to the world, include the fa mous Palma trophy competition and a new Pan-American match for a two man team for a trophy offered by John W. Garrett, United States minister to Argentina, One of the most interesting contests will be for the long range individual military championship of the world, calling for 15 shots at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards. The trophy for this con test was established only a few days ago at the convention of the National Guard Association of America at Nor folk, Va. The prizes for the interna tional matches alone will amount to about $20,000. France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland. Sweden, Belgium, Canada, Peru and Argentina already have sent assurances that they will send delegates to the United States for the competitions, and it is expected that in all about 22 na tions will be represented. Formal in vitations will be sent to all nations by the state department. Bresnahan Case Will Be a Hot One Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—There is bound to be lots of things of interest happen at the annual meeting of the National league, which will open in this city on Monday next, but the most important matter to come up is Roger Bresnahan's case. Bresnahan was discharged from his job of manager of the St. Louis Cardi nals a few weeks ago despite the fact that he was under a five year contract and an agreement calling for 10 per cent of the profits. He claims that he is entitled to 540,000 from Mrs. Britton, who owns the club, as well as 10 per cent of the profits of last season's race. Roger was under a contract that called for $10,000 a year and as he only had served one year in office under this stip ulation, he feels sure that he has four year's pay coming to him. The famous former New York back* stop will c,ome to this city safeguarded by two lawyers, while the woman base ball club owner will be similarly pro tec ttsL MURRAY STANFORD TENNIS CHAMPION Brilliant Freshman, Hahn, Is Defeated by Strategy of Veteran Special Dispatch to The Call STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 6.— By playing the most consistent and brilliant match of his career, former Vareity Captain R. L. Murray defeated H. L, Hahn, the underclass tennis champion, in straight sets, 6—o, 6-—l, 6—o, in the final round of the univer sity singles championship tourney. J Murray started out with a terrific burst of speed, which seemed to bewilder the freshman to such an extent that he was unable to handle the speedy service of the veteran. Although Murray allowed Hahn to win but one of the 19 games, he was not hopelessly outclassed, as the score might indicate. His main difficulty was lack of experience, which enabled Mur ray to win points by clever strategy. By his victory over Hahn, Murray is now the champion racquet wielder of the university, having, in addition to Hahn, disposed of varsity veteran F. S. Pratt for the senior championship. Hahn beat Jones, the sophomore title holder, with ease in the minimum num ber of 12 games; score, 6—-0, C—o. The university championship inter class doubles tournament will begin to morrow on the Encina courts. Summary: K. L. Murray '13 defeated F. P. Pratt 13, 6—o, 6—3; H. L. Hahn 16 beat P. Jones '15, 6—o, 6—o; R. L. Murray de feated H. L. Hahn, 6—o, 6—l, 6—o. Championship play in the women's tennis tournament will begin the early part of next week. Today's drawings resulted as follows: I. Clark, bye; H. Thompson vs. I. Talboy; E. Parker, bye; D. Amsden vs. M. Gard; D. Murray, bye; R. Hitchcock vs. E. Ireland; A. Wells, bye; M. Lockwood vs. M. Turner; R. Hutchinson, bye; L. Brown vs. G. Sheridan; J. Waud vs. C. Cox; B. Blng ham, bye; G. Least, bye; A. Yoch vs. P. McCarthy; R. Overman,-bye. Washington School Lads Land Double Header Washington grammar school yester day won a double header in the Public Schools Athletic league championship series. The 95 pound team won over Pacific Heights by a score of 14 to 1, while in the 125 pound contest Wash ington again won, 35 tt> 4. The teams were evenly matched in the 95 pound game, but the goal throw ing of the Washington boys won out. Though Pacific Heights only scored one point on a foul, the team did consider able attacking, b-ut weakness --on the basket shots lost the contest for them. The lineup: Wns.hington Positions Pacific Jleictats Bagaruto Forward Tobias I Cascarnovo Forward SliarV ; Jacketta Center Mullirnnit : Callero Ouarrt Caffon Cadematorl Guard Withof t Scores—Washington. 14; by Bajcerato. 4 Held goals, l foul; Jacketta, 2 field goals, 1 foul. Caffon scored the ouly point for Pacific Height? on a foul throw. In the 125 pound game Washington had the better of the game, and in this grade the Heights lads again showed inability at the net. The passing and general methods of attack by Pacific Heights were good, and they kept the Washington guards busy, but their shooting, was poor, the four points registered being from foul shots. The lineup. Washington Positions Pacific Heights ManuelH Forward Radovlch Pieruehlnl. Forward Caro Tanzlilo Centir McWUUams Moechlno Guard Doe Razzano Guard Wilson Scores—Washington, &> points; by Mannelli, 7 field goals. 5 fouls; Pieruchlni, 5 field goals; Tan- Jiillo, 3 field poals. Pacific Heights, 4 points; by Radovieh, 3 fouls; Caro. 1 foul. Golf Association Will Meet January 11 Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The annual meeting of the Universal Golf associa tion will be held on Saturday evening, January 11. According to the an nouncement by Secretary Robert C. Watson, the applications for the three annual national championship tourna ments in 1913 are not numerous. There is only one applicant for the amateur championship, that being the Homewood Country club of Flossmoor, 111., which will disappoint the eastern contingent. There also is only one application for the national open championship, and that is made by the Country club ; of Brooklyn on the condition that It be held previous to June 27. It looks as if the women's national championship would go to the Phila delphia district. There are two appli cations, one from the Huntington Val ley Country club on the outskirts of Philadelphia and the other being that of the Wilmington Country club of Wilmington, Del. Philadelphia last had the woman's championship In 1909 at the Merion Cricket club. Four clubs in tbe Immediate vicinity of New York have placed their courses at the disposal of the United States Golf association for any of the three tournaments. Elk Tossers Will Lock Horns Tomorrow OAKLAND, Dec. 6.—The deciding game for the pennant in the Elks' Base ball league will be played Sunday morn ing at Freeman's park when the nines of the Oakland and Berkeley lodges will lock horns. The contest has aroused the Interest of the clubmen and a big sale g| tickets has been recorded. The proceeds of the game will be de voted to the Christmas fund of the Oak land lodge. Each te%.m will be repre sented by its best talent. Duffy Lewis will handle the indicator. The follow ing are the lineups: Oakland lodge—Catcher. Parke Wilson; pitcher, George Bletben; first base, Lou Ken nedy; second b*se, Platt: third bent. Moekiman; shortstop, Fltzelmtnoos: left field, Dunleavy; center field. Knightly: right field, Walters. Berkeley lodge—Catcher, Grimmelman; pitcher, Nelson; firet base. Boettiger; second base. Whit ham- third base, Webber; shortstop, Rmifa; left field. McCoy; center field, Hehrter; right field, Wllborn. DOLPHINS' AmntAZ. ETTH The annual hike to the beach by the members of the Dolphin SwimrolDjr and Boating club will be held on Sunday, December 29. The cleb mem bers, with their jrueate, will meet at the Baker street entrance to the panhandle at 9 o'clock and bike through the malii driveway of the park to the beach. The annual midwinter dip In the serf will then take place, after which the regu lation barbecue will be held. Butchertown Cyclone Chases Oaklander All Over the Ring King of the Four Rounders Proves That He Is The Lad to Be Sent to Front Soon Lee Johnson, the Oakland lightweight, was forced to hold, squirm, wriggle, duck and fall to avoid being knocked out in four rounds by Willie Hoppe last nisrht at Dreamland. He managed to keep on his feet most of the time, but was badly bested by the Butchertown whirlwind, whose margin of superiority was so decisive at the end of the bout that there was not a murmur when Referee Foley raised Hoppe's hand, declaring him a winner. Hoppe fought his usual whirlwind battle, and he never gave Johnson time in the weight, the difference in avoir dupois was exactly five pounds. For two rounds Johnson made a fair showing, but the whirlwind rushes of the* Butchertown cyclone were too fast for the colored boxer and he showed signs of weakness at the end of the second round. He had many friends in the crowd who cheered him on. as he was considered the under dog, but he was against a fighter who was too Johnson's cleverness and knowledge of boxing came to his rescue at times. During the third round he went to the carpet several times to avoid punish ment and a technical referee might have declared against him right there, but a verdict of that kind would not have satisfied the crowd that assembled at Dreamland last night. HOPPE STARTS TO RUSH in the opening round Hoppe tore right after his man and Johnson made a favorable impression for a short time by making Hoppe miss. He dodged and ducked and managed to avoid Hoppe's wild swings and lunges and brought applause from the crowd by his clever style of fighting. In fact, he did so well that many In the crowd believed that the colored boy was too fast for his opponent. However, Hoppe's determined style and apparently tireless effortSiwere too much for Johnson, who weakened be fore half the fight had elapsed. It was not a question who would win after the second. Hoppe was too much for Johnson and it was an even money wager wjiether he would go the four rounds. He was always on the de fensive and Hoppe found it difficult to land a decisive blow. Hoppe showed no improvement in his style. He is the same whirlwind fighter, but so far none of the boys In the four round ranks has any asset to offset his peculiar style. He is in perpetual motion from the time the, gong sounds until the finish, and clever boys seem to be as easy for him as the rugged fellows. In the opening round he forced John son around the ring. The colored boy boxed cleverly and avoided many vicious lunges. Near the end of the round Hoppe caught Johns«n with a left hand swing as ho was going back and set the Ouklander on his back. COLORKD BOY TIRES Hoppe continued his aggressive tac tics in the second and backed Johnson about the ring - , but the colored boy ducked and held his man. He was bleeding at the mouth from Hoppe"s swings and looked tired at the end of the period. The third round was a repetition of the others, with Hoppe always the ag gressor. The Oakland boy was forced to go to the canvas a few times to avoid the rushes of his opponent. To ward the end of the round Hoppe landed a hard right which had a, tell ing effect on Johnson. The fourth round was all Hoppe's, though Johnson tried hard for a knock out. He landed a couple of effective rights, but they did not seem to hurt the Butchertown fighter. He took them and waded right in. He cuffed his man in the clinches and pushed him around the ring. In fact, he -never stopped fighting at any time and wduld un doubtedly have finished his opponent in a couple of more rounds. Willie Ritchie, the new lightw-eight champion, was in Hoppe's corner, and was introduced to the crowd. The re- ception that was accorded him was one j of the best that a boxer has received in this city since the tire. He was called upon for a speech, but Willie coyly ducked from the limelight to give ad vice to Hoppe. MEEHA.\ UK ATS TABER The bout between Willie Meehan, the local newsboy, and George Taber, the Petaluma middle weight, resulted in a j whirlwind scrap,\ which went four i 'rounds, the decision going to Meehan j on points. It was a lively bout, in' which neither men ever faltered, but j kept exchanging blows all the time. In the opening round Taber landed j some hard blows, which found a rest- i ing place on Willies jaw, but they had j no apparent effect. Taber did his best j work In this period, as he landed hard j and often, but Meehan was always will- Ing to exchange wallops. The second round saw Meehan scor ing hard wallops to the stomach, which ! Taber did not seem to relish, but he ■ was game and never winced. Hβ tried A Bigger and a Better Carnival of Speed at the Second World's Championship Series of MOTORCYCLE RACES NEXT SUNDAY, Dec. 8 At the EMERYVILLE RACE TRACK Starting at 2:80 P. M. Snecial Added Attraction Darin? Aviation Exhibitions by Harvey Crawford, the Pacific Coast Bird Wonder. . General Admission 50c Including: Grandstand JOE MURPHY hard for a knockout, but Meehan took; them all and came back for more. The battering lefts and rights which. Meehan was inflicting on Taber's stom ach were slowing him up. In the thtrd round Meehan had a nice lead, and he increased his margin of points by bat tering Taber around the ring in the fourth round. The decision was hon estly earned by Meehan after a hard battle. JOE GREGGAINS MAKES GOOD Joe Greggains was a bit too clever for Johnny McCarthy, the Mission wel ter weight, and he was awarded th* battle on points. Greggains had a lead during the first three rounds, though McCarthy finished strong and landed some telling blows In the final period. Louis Reese, the Los Angeles light weight, and Paul Pollack, a local prod uct, went four rounds, the decision, going to Reese. There was plenty of action throughout the battle. Jack Carroll and Sam Slavlch boxed four rounds to a draw. Jack Vuccl nichi put Soldier Quinn to dreamland in the opening round. A right crose rocked the soldier to sleep for a count of ten. Joe Stanton outboxed Jim Llvermor* In four rounds. Willie Benn proved too clever for Dummy Thomas and was awarded the decision. Kid Romeo and Tony Freitas boxed a draw. OAKLAND WOMAN DOCTOR HELD Mrs. L. Hodges of Oakland was held by United States Commissioner Francla Krull yesterday on a charge of irreg ularities in the practice of medicine. Mrs. Hodges has , been arrested several times on similar offenses and at pres ent Is awaiting trial in Alameda coun ty. Her bond was fixed at $500. 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