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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1913)
CITE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1913. THREE AUTOS FIGHT CLOSE III LONG BUN MATTY AND MEAN HAY BE SEEN HERE BOISE TRI-STATE LEAGUE LIGHTNING INFIELDER WHO WILL BE GIVEN SECOND TRIAL IN PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE NEXT SPRING WITH PORTLAND. - sr. Davis, Oldfield and Soules Are Leading in'Los Angeles-to-Phoenix Road Race. Requests Made That ex Beaver Catcher and Famous Mound Artist Play in City. Canterbury e ACCIDENTS ARE FREQUENT Omar Taft, Driver, Goes to Hospital When Simplex No. 5 Is Wrecked JVear Santa Ana Spills Are Reported Witt Few Hurt. TUMA, Ariz., Nov. 3,-pOlin Davis. J onvmg LocomoDlle No. 4, checked first this afternoon in the night control of E74.4 miles Los Angeles to Phoenix race. Davis checked at 4:35:20 P. M. Cadillao No. 1, Charles Soules driving, arrived second at 4:40:16. with Barney Oldfield. driving Simplex No. 7, third, 29 seconds later. J. C Rice, in Simplex No. 23, was fourth into control at 4:66:15. The four leaders raced for 10 miles on the high mesa boarderingr the in ternational boundary, in plain sight of hundreds of people waiting at the Col orado River. Enveloped in dust and moke, Davis, Soules and Oldfield tore along seemingly but a, few yards apart. Davis was in reality far out in front, but Oldfield and Soules fought It hood and hood into the checking station. Oldfield's car had been on fire four times during the 868-mile dash to Yuma, and spouted flame as It thundered up to the control. If the precedents of tradition built up by five previous transdesert races hold good, Davis and his Locomobile will be first into Phoenix near noon tomorrow, but unless he improves his time considerably the two Simplexes, barring accidents, will beat him on elapsed time. Davis' elapsed time was unofficially given tonight as 10 hours 57 minutes and 40 seconds for the 368 miles from Los Angeles. Rice's Simplex, however, covered the distance In 10:40:15, while Oldfield's time was 1 minute 25 seconds better than Davis'. Six cars checked into the control be fore 6 o'clock tonight. The other 17 starters in the race were strung out between Santa Ana, 35 miles from Los Angeles, and the California state boun dary. Simplex No. 5 was wrecked near Santa Ana and Omar Toft, the driver, was reported tonight in a hospital seri ously injured. Several other cars suf fered minor accidents. One or two turned over without hurting drivers or mechanicians and were righted and continued the race. 20 WIL-Iv START IX TEXAS RXTN EI Paso to Phoenix Race Is Over 517 Miles of Desert Road. EL PASO, Tei, Nov. 3. Twenty auto mobile racers will start tomorrow morning in the first annual El Paso Phoenix road race over 517 miles of desert roads. The first car will leave El Paso at 6:40 A. M. and the others will follow at intervals of 10 minutes each. ' The cars are expected to reach Phoenix Wednesday afternoon and the average speed for the course, it is believed, will be more than 30 miles an hour. Th cars will check in at six stations along the route. BOAT IS RUMORED Syndicate Will Build $7500 Speed Craft, Says Report. Portland again will be on the motor boat racing map if the plans which Portland men are making for 1914 materialize. Portland will have a 400 or 500-horsepower racer which will cost at least J7500. Those who will finance the new racer, according to the rumor, are A. C. Att well, of the Gerllnger Motor Car Com pany, and Captain E. W. Spencer and two others, whose names have not been learned. Messrs Attwell and Spencer, accord ing to the report, have placed J2500 in the boat-building pool. Mr. Attwell is the latest recruit to the Portland ranks of motorboat enthusiasts. Mr. Spencer owns the Baby Bell and leased the Oregon Kid to send East. He later pur chased the Oregon Kid and won several races with the speedy craft. Mr. Attwell built , the Sloth, one-of the smallest speeder's. It was a pleas ure craft rather than speed boat. R. A. Cox, who managed the Oregon Kid, may be another subscriber to tho Attwell-Spencer pool. The boat. It is said, will be a 26 footer and its engine will be the most powerful ever Installed in a Western boat. The motor will be one of special build as none of the present standards has the power nor the speed which the men desire. ADIj-BIjACKS WIX, 33-0, IX MUD New Zealandcrs' Play Too Fast for California In Xo-Klck Game. BERKELEY, Cal., Nov. 3. The New Zealand All-Blacks . defeated the Uni versity of California second rugby team here today, S3 to 0, on a field four inches deep with mud. The play was never In the All-Black territory and superior work of the visitors' forwards gave them an easy victory. The ball was so heavy that kicking was virtually Impossible and the New Zealanders did not convert any of their 11 tries. W. H. Hill, who will referee the Stan. ford-California game Saturday, -officiated today. ' Checker Expert Plays Several. Jess Hansen, ther noted Middle-West checker player, contested simultane ously with several chosen players at the Portland Chess and Checker Club last night. Hanson lost to Johnson and drew with E. H. Bryant and Olsen, while he defeated Henneman, J. Wark, Gratton and EricKson. Mr. Hansen was ill on his arrival and was unable to give his scheduled exhibition at the Club-rooms. During the evening he en tertained the members of the club with demonstrations of his skill. Aitchlson Declines Honor. SALEM, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) In formation from C. B. Aitchison, member of the State Railroad Commission, that he had declined a place on the execu tive committee of the National Asso ciation of Railroad Commissioners, which has been in session in Washing ton, was received today. Mr. Aitchison declined the honor because of the dis tance between here and Washington, it being necessary that members attend all meetings. He expects to return from Washington in a few days. Prices on Knight coal will not ad- vance on the 1st. Order when you want It. Phone East 182. Aibina Fuel Co, ole ageata.-NA.dv, --') 5. BABE MINERS IN SESSION Physical Director of Y. M. C. A. in Northwest Meet. WILLIAM H. BALL SPEAKS Secretary of International Commit tee Counsels More System In Or ganizatlon Meetings to Con tinue All . Week. The first meeting of the physical In structors of the Young Men's Christian Associations In the Northwest was held yesterday at the Portland Association building, with an attendance from the leading Institutions of Oregon and Washington. The meetings will con tinue throughout the week. One of the visitors is William H. Ball, of New York, secretary of the physical department of the interna tional committee of tho Y. M. C. A. Mr. Ball was the chief speaker of the morning session and dealt with the systematizing of the physical depart ment of the organization. Simple sys tems of records and the follow-up on various methods proposed and in use were shown. A. G. Douthitt, of the Seattle associa tion, was the chief speaker of the afternoon session. He dealt with the classes for business men and methods to make the classes do the utmost towards fitting the man and keeping him fit for the brain work of the oHice and the shops. Other speakers were A. M. Grlllev, H. T. Smith and N. F. Skartvedt, of Portland, who reviewed their class work. In the evening the visitors ate sup per with the senior leaders. Mr. Ball again gave a short pithy talk. Those present yesterday were: F. D. Applegate, Walla Walla; H. Beall, Vic toria: H. T. Smith, - Portland: Alfred SPORT NEWS ARRY VARDON, the great Eng lish pro golfer, picks Chick Evans as the best golfer in Amer ica. Vardon declares there is only one other American golfer in his class, Jerry Travers. In commenting on the golf of H. Chandler Egan, of Medford, and Harry Davis, of Portland, in their recent Waverly match, Vardon delegates Mr. Davis as the better golfer. He says the Portland expert has a style that will get him more in the long run. He adds that where Mr. Davis steps into ; - -r - his shots with a dash and powerful stroke, the former Jat lonal champion 1 s Inclined to be weak. It must be said for Mr. Egan, how ever, that he hopped off a train from Southern Oregon only the day prior to the match, whereas Mr. Davis is on the course every day. "Chick" Evans. When Vardon and Ray return to Al bion's shores after matches at Denver and St. Louis, making an even 36 ex hibitions in America, they will have tucked away in their Jeans a cool $11,500 net. For each match their manager, Alex Flndlay. files away a check for J400. Flndlay is manager of John "Wana maker's wholesale department in New York City, and has managed the Eng lishmen on their tour as a sort of va cation stunt. He does not take a penny of the receipts. It was Flndlay who brought Vardon to America 13 years ago for the National open champion ship, which -Vardon won. Vardon and Ray are booked to sail from New York for the home shore on November 18. San Francisco new ball park is to be equipped with multa musola phono graphic instruments. This contraption is a cross between a phonograph, an auto horn and a ballyho guy. Batteries and changes are announced to the grandstand and bleachers and children driven into spasms. Ewing's new park, too, is within hailing distance of the cemetery. Finish-the paragraph your self. George Brooke, new football coach at Pennsylvania, has worked wonders. Last year, the Red and Blue was licked is aulclt - succession by ' Bwartimore. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm REAMS Hodges, Portland; A. G. Carlson, Ta- coma; G. S. Maxwell, Vancouver; S. N. Berthlaum, Seattle; A. G. Douthitt, Se. attle; L. E. Compton, Salem; Oascar B. Gingrich, Salem; Harry Cook, Tacoma; N. F. Skartvedt, Portland; John Hes semer. Sellwood; A. M. Grilley, Port land, and William H. Ball, New York. The programme for today follows: 0:00-9:80 Devotional service with Port, land staff. 9:30-10:30 "Gymnastic Pedagogy," Wil liam H. Ball, New York. 10:30-11:30 "Co-operation With the Other Departments of the Association's Activities,'' I. B. Rhodes, state secretary Oregon-Idaho. Noon class-EBusiness men. AH In attend, ance. Harry Cook, Tacoma. 1:15 P. M. Lunch together. "Massage for Constipation and Insomnia," Dr. C. B. Dodge, Portland. 2:0-4:O0 Visiting playgrounds. 4:13-5:45 "Intermediates," B. IT. Berth laum, Seattle. 5:45-6:80 Supper. "Two-Minute Personal Hygiene Talk, Suitable to Give Before Young Men's Class," George Maxwell, Van couver, B. C. 6:30-7:80 "Busy Men," Ralph Hodges, Portland. 7:00-7:45 "Business Boys," B. N. P 6kartvedt- Portland. 8:15-9:30 "Young Men," A. M. Grilley, H. T. Smith, Portland. TOURISTS VISIT TRAIXIXG CAMP Tesreau Defeats White Sox, 11 to 1 , on FamiUar Texas Grounds. MARLAN, Tex., Nov. 3. Tho world touring New York Nationals and Chi cago Americans found today's game in Marlln a "festive homecoming event," since players of both teams have trained here in the past. The Giants won, 11 to 1, by heavy hitting, Tes reau holding Chicago to four hits. Score? R. H. E. New York..l 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 x 11 18 3 Chicago ...00000000 1 1 4 3 Batteries Tesreau and Meyers; Benz, Faber and Daley. Vardon and Kay Stm Winning. VANCOUVER. B. C. Nov. 3. Edward Ray and Harry" Vardon, the British golf experts, easily defeated Messrs. Duthie and Blinko, Vancouver professionals, in a 36-hole match over the Shaughnessy Heights links today by 10 up and 9 to play. Vardon set a new record for a British Columbia course when he made the morning round in 68. The Van couver players were completely out classed. - Th ie population within a radius of 50 mil ristol, England, is 2.5O0.O00, and with ea of B lthln n radh or nn mi s. iM'tHKUu. POT POURRI Brown. Lafayette and Penn State. This year these four elevens have been de feated Just as handily, Penn State fall ing 17-0 Saturday. m m A check for $600 has been sent to Cy Parkin, former Oakland pitcher, who has been seriously ill for several weeks. The money was collected by Coast ball players. Ancient Sport Lord Howe intro duced the game of golf into America when he took three Btrokes to get over Bunker Hill. Time 1775. Rebecca was so extravagant at the well that she probably broke the best pitcher in the old Eastern League. Cliff Blankenshlp wants to manage a team in the Calif ornia State League next year, but Missoula refuses to give him a release. The rumored deal between Cleveland and Venice involves Dickey Bayless, Grover Land and some cash. Hogan wants Catcher Land, but McCredie may have a word in edgewise about Grove. When the Giants and Sox ran into snow in Texas an enterprising Eastern writer suggested that some newspaper sent Doc Cook along with the world's touring ball-players. We refrain from taking sides, but its a safe bet that were Cook and Perry both in the party neither would be able to discover any oaseDaii. An English newspaper ran a photo of the world's series crowd storming the Polo Grounds and labeled it: "New York Likes Polo." Doubtless a New York crowd trailing an X-ray skirt would have been captioned: "New York Likes Poultry." James neese, a young pitcner who was to have reported to Connie Mack next faprlng for a trial with the Ath letics, died at Mahoney City, Pa., the other day from typhoid fever. Mack has lost two recruits this FalL Wln fleld Swallow, a railroad employe, was killed near Philadelphia in August, a few days before he was to have Joined the champions. Friends of Biddy Bishop, well known Tacoma sporting editor, are urging- that he be brought down to referee the Coast amateur bouts at the Multnomah Club the middle of November. Biddy is, pernaps, the best posted boxing au thority In thA "NT r t t i 1X7 Act a ml i 13 AW ,rn as third man In the ring in countless uuuus. HOPE IS PINNED TO REAMS Rangy Infielder Counted On as Big Help to Pennant Winners Xiclc Williams' Team Ends Season 990 Ahead of Expenses. When the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox make their appear ance in Portland November 18, the day prior to embarkation aboard the Em press of Japan for the Orient. Christy Mathewson and Larry McLean will be the New York battery, if W. W. Mc Credie's request is gratified by C W. Comiskey. McCredie telegraphed Comiskey In the south yesterday, asking him to so arrange the battery choices as to have Matty appear here with Long Larry on the receiving end. Larry went from Portland to the big league, and Port land fans will welcome him with glad acclaim. "I realize that there is a great de mand all along the line for Matty,' said President McCredie last night, "but I believe that my request will be gratl fled. Fielder Jones also will use his influence to have Christy arpear." Portland officials received time and box office instructions from the man agers of the tour yesterday. The game here will start at 2:30 o'clock, and the prices will be tl for the grandstand and 60 cents for the bleachers. If it is a fair day McCredie estimates the crowd at close to 5000. Besides McLean several other stars will known in Portland are included on the globe-circling roster. Lefty Leverenz, drafted from Los An geles by St. Louis last year, is with the Sox; Joe Berger, also of the 1912 Angels; Weaver, of the 1911 Seals, and Kuhn. of the 1911 Portland club, are others with the White Sox. Jacques Fournier, former Portland catcher, is slated to join the party at Tacoma with a bride, so will not ap pear here. Fournier is now a first sacker. That Walter McCredie expects great things from Babe Reams, his most re cent infield acquisition, is evidenced by his remarks concerning the Boise short stop "Reams Is a big, rangy fellow, shift-ier-looklng than Harry Heilmann," de clared the Portland manager yesterday, "He is a good fielder and his batting average in the Western Tri-State only about six or seven points below that of Bobby Davis. Davis came here and picked up to .325 in the Coast League, and I believe that Reams can do the same." Reams, according to Mac, is a Santa Clara College boy. Sacramento had him a few weeks late in the Fall of 1910, and then released him to Happy Hogan. Venice farmed Reams out to a state league club In 1911, and on the opening day of 1918 sold him to Los Angeles to fill in during Howard's re cuperation from a twisted ankle. Los Angeles kept him a few weeks and then released him, and he signea with Aberdeen. When the Washington State League discontinued, Reams land ed at Boise. Jfmmy Richardson, who discovered Babe at Boise, says he is the fastest infielder on slow-hit balls In the coun try. mm Leo Strait will not be a member of the Seattle Northwestern League club next year. Manager Raymond has given Leo carte blanche to go ahead and make some sort of a deal for himself in the East. The ex-Portland outfielder failed to keep in condition last Fall, and was sent home to Elmira, N. Y., nearly a month before the season closed. m With an average weekly revenue of only $900 in Portland, Nick Williams' Portland Northwestern Leaguers closed the season with a surplus. W. W. Mc Credie completed his final checking yesterday, and the credit figures show a year's profit of close to $90. The "judge" has not decided whether to spend the proceeds like a profligate on a trip around the world or whether to invest in a new suit of clothes. "Nick Williams ran into bad weather here in Portland and his daily average attendance was only 400 fans," re marked President McCredie, as he screwed his head around to a news paper clipping telling of the Coast League opposition to the dual system in Portland. "It was the poorest season, so far as Portland is concerned, that the North western League has ever had. Nick drew well on the road, and the $1950 secured in the drafts for Heilmann and Maya pulled us out of a bad hole." SWISS ROADS LIMIT HATS Women's Headgear Measuring 20, Inches Penalized on Train. GENEVA. Nov. 8 (Special.) "Hats arrested here." is one of the signs that should be displayed at Swiss railroad depots Just now. Under a. new regula tion adopted by the companies, no hat measuring more than 20 inches in diameter will be allowed on a train nnmiminmimimimum VyHETHER YOU pay one dollar or eight dollars for a ichmom CLOSED CEOTCH NION SUIT Patented October 8th. 1912 you'll find one standard ' of finish. There's no "skimp" to the lower priced numbers. -The difference in the cost is the difference in fabrics. ' Whether you choose the clean combed cottons, or the luxurious silk and wool numbers, the values -will surprise you. At At better shops from tltott Mover Clothing Co Distributers, Portland. Front in. Back 2 in. unless it is properly boxed ancl con signed to the baggage van. Each official on the Federal Rail road trains is provided with a tape measure, and any hat suspiciously larpre is promptly measured. If it- ex ceeds the regulation limit, it is charged for at an extra rate. The first persons to suffer under this new rule were two American wom en who recently arrived at Basle. They were wearing hats measuring nearly 30 Inches across, and, of course, the official tape was applied. They were Informed that the hats would have to pay a "fine," and furthermore, the of fending headgear would have to be consigned to the baggage van, unless they wished to take another train in going on to Geneva. They decided to lose their train rather than be sub jected to the indignity. Imported Champagnes 3 JKrv-u T ii ybntaiiiz AVE THE BAND - U From U 2 for 25c 10c straight 3 for 25c Clear Havana Cigars Tampa, Fla. Our 'Offer 100 bands box of 12 12Uc cigars, value $1,50 210 bands box of 25 120 cigars, value $3.12 420 bands box of 50 1214c cigars, value $6.25 Value of Each Band 114c . Although this offer is extraordinary, and involves tremendous ex pense, we want every smoker to try BII REV clear Havana cigars. We rely on MI RBY quality to hold your patronage. Mi Rey Bands Redeemable at All Dealers This offer expires midnight, December 31st, '13. BLTJMAUEB - DRUG CO., Distributors, Portland Dealers These bands must be in onr office not later than Jannary 5th, 1914. 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