THE TIMES
WILL PORTLAND WIN
THE OPENING GAME?
NOT S IN C E 1900 H A S A B E A V E R
C A R R IE D O F F F IR S T G A M E
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S in ce th e L a s t I n te rn a tio n a l M eet.
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A few sh o rt w eeks ago i t seem ed lik e
an ago rem ained to elap se b e fo re th e
b aseb all season would a g a in be upon’
G re a t as w ere th e O lym pic gam es a t
us, b u t a t th is w ritin g it is m erely a London in 1908, f a r su rp a ssin g a n y
m a te r of a few d ay s b e fo re th e um pires th in g th e w orld had seen in th e a th le tic
u n d er th e g u id in g hand o f P re sid e n t line, th e b a ttle o f th e ch am p io n s in
Baum will send th e six clubs o f th e S tockholm in .July p rom ises to over
shadow them com pletely. G a th e re d a t
P acific C oast L eag u e aw a y on the 1912 S tockholm w’ill be a g a la x y o f s ta rs to
jo u rn e y to th e cham pionship in th e fight fo r th e a th le tic honors o f th e ir r e
lo n g est stre tc h o f an y league in organ sp e c tiv e c o u n trie s t h a t prom ises to be
th e g r e a te s t in th e h is to ry o f a th le tic s.
ized baseball
T he huge sta d iu m , m ore th a n 1000
W ith a c tio n in real e a rn e s t a b o u t to
f e t lo n g a n d 700 f e e t w ide, b u ilt to
s ta r t, th e fa n s n a tu ra lly a re sp e cu lat accom m odate a crow d o f 75,000 per
in g ovor th e e v e n tu a l outcom e o f th e sons, in w hich th e g am es w ill be held,
in sig n ifican ce in e v e ry
com ing race.
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Main Office and Warehouse
T he H ellenic sta d iu m , ly in g u n d er a
th ird p e n n a n t? H as the shrew d Me s k y o f d eep est azu re, th e blue A ttic a n
C redie rep laced such fam ous p lay ers h ills a s a b a c k g ro u n d , p re se n te d a p ic
PARK AND DAVIS STS., PORTLAND
as P e c k in b a u g h , S teen, K u h n , S eato n tu r e w hich could n o t a n y w h e re be d u
an d th e M ig h ty R y a n ! H u n d red s o f p lic a te d .
@ by G len n L. S a x to n .
E v e ry c o n te s t in th e 1912 gam es will
sim ila r q u estio n s are w arb led d a ily
Telephones: Main 6980, A 3322
b e w o rth g o in g m iles to see. S p o rt f o l
P E R S P E C T IV E V IE W -F R O M A P H O T O G R A P H .
a b o u t th e “ sm oke em p o riu m s,“ w here lo w ers in th is c o u n try a re b em o an in g
th e fe stiv e bug d e lig h ts to c o n g re g a te th e tu r n o f th e w heel th a t p re v e n ts
to a ir his view s. H e also sp e cu lates th em from se ein g A m e ric a 's b ra w n y
brood o f red-blooded sons v an q u ish th e
on a n o th e r question. W ill P o rtla n d
flow er of th e w o r ld 's a th le te s in th e
finally b re a k th e hoodoo an d w in th e g r e a t gam es.
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first g arn et
M a n y a S lip.
N o t since W innie F re n ch p itch ed
Phone or Write
T h e re is m an y a slip 't w i x t th e cup
P o rtla n d in to a v ic to ry o v er th e F res a n d th e lip, how ever, a n d to th o se who
no team on th e o pening d ay o f th e h a v e b een w a tc h in g th e trem en d o u s in
1900 season h as a club w earin g a P o r t te r e s t t h a t h as b een show n in a th le tic s
lan d u n ifo rm m ade a successful g e t in th e d iffe re n t c o u n trie s since th e re
aw ay on o p en in g day. In 1907, 1908, v iv a l o f th e gam es in 1906, w ith th e r e
1909, 1910 a n d 1911 did M c C red ie's s u lta n t im p ro v e m e n t, it looks a s if th e
h u sk y w ario rs go dow n to d e f e a t b e m eet w ill n o t be so m uch o f a c a k e
fo re th e C a lifo rn ia riv a ls on th e first w alk fo r A m erica as w ere th e 1908
day o f th e season. F o r five co n secu tiv e gam es. T he S w edish c lim a te m u st be
seasons th e B e av ers h av e gone on th e ta k e n in to c o n sid e ra tio n , an d o th e r c o n
field t h a t m om entous d a y each y e a r and d itio n s w hich m ay u p se t th e b e st-la id
cam e off d e fe a te d . On tw o o f th ese oc p la n s m ust n o t be overlooked.
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SECOND FLOO R PLA N .
F IK.ST F L O O R F L A N .
less th e y w ere d efeats.
S tockholm . Tho a th le te s w ho w ill r e p
OF PORTLAND
W e h a v e th is p la n m a d e u p a s a n old N ew E n g la n d co lo n ial. E n g lis h h a lf
re se n t o th e r n a tio n s a re accu sto m ed to
F i r s t G am e N o C rite rio n .
tim b e r, S p a n ish m issio n a n d G eo rg ia co lo n ial, b e s id e s C r a f ts m a n , a s sh o w n
W in in g th e first gam e is n o t alw ay s th e c lim a te an d th e y w ill n ot h a v e to above. T h e size o f t h e h o u se is tw e n ty -s ix f e e t w id e a n d tw e n ty - e ig h t fe e t
a sign o f good fo rtu n e , fo r th e A ngels m ak e long jo u rn e y s to re a c h th e b a ttle d e e p u n d e r th e m a in p a r t. T h e re is a su n room o n th e sid e w h ic h Is te n fe e t
scorod o v er P o rtla n d la s t y e a r y e t fin g ro u n d . On th e o th e r hand, once ag ain
six In c h e s w ide, th u s m a k in g a f r o n ta g e o f th irty - s ix f e e t six in ch es. N eces
ished la s t in th e long race. H o w ever, th e A m erican s w ill be fo rce d to m ak e s a rily th is c a lls f o r a t le a s t a fo rty -fiv e o r fifty fo o t lo t, o r o n e w id e r s till is
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a g a in to th e tim e honored hope o f see w hich w ill be a n y th in g b u t e n c o u ra g p lu m b in g . $3.800.
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a t 1.000 on th e d ay fo llo w in g tho p la y t h a t ou r a th le te s a lw a y s are a t a d is
ond s to ry e ig h t f e e t in th e cle a r. F i r s t s to ry Is fin ish ed th r o u g h o u t In b irch
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a n d b irch floors in firs t a n d se c o n d sto ries. R ed o ak o r G eo rg ia p in e co u ld be
is r ife on th is q u estio n a t th e p re se n t Som e of th e b e s t m en in th e U n ite d
u se d If d e s ire d . T h e se co n d s to r y Is fin ish ed In p in e to p a in t, w ith b irc h to
S ta to s m ay n ot bo ab le to m ake th e
w ritin g in P o rtla n d .
s ta in m a h o g a n y c o lo r to g iv e th e old co lo n ial In te rio r finish f o r th e c h a m b e rs.
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w as n o tic e a b le in th e outcom e o f th e w hile th o sea v o y ag e is a p t to affect
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u p to d a te d e s ig n s o f c o tta g e s , b u n g a lo w s a n d re sid e n c e s c o s tin g fro m $1,000
lan d team w as picked to w in b y th e pete.
to $0.000.
H a v e B een L o n g Ones.
wise ones, f o r i t w as g e n e ra lly b eliev ed
A t all p rev io u s m e e tin g s in w hich our
th a t tho A ngels w ere w eak, a n d so thoy
w o u ld fill m a n y v o lu m es. T o d a y fro m
grand jury, because their evi
ARTIFICIAL CAMPHOR.
p ro v ed, e x c e p t on o p en in g d ay . T h a t a th le te s h a v e m et th e B rito n s in th e
a d e te rm in e d q u a n tity o f tu r p e n tin e FAIR PROGRESS BEING MADE
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charge of first degree murder
i t m ig h t h a v e been a P o rtla n d v ic to ry ch an ce s h a v e b een long ones a t th e M sn Doss In T w o Weeks W h a t N a tu re w e ig h t o f p u r e c a m p h o r. T h e su c cess
Ta k e s T w o Years to Do.
fo r scovoral th in g s, w hich is alw a y s th e best.
he and Eugene afterwards charged in the indict
o f th e e x p e r im e n ts w a s first k n o w n shooting, that
W ho, u n le s s he be a c h e m is t, w o uld w h e n th e o d o r o f c a m p h o r Iss u e d frim Huber were sent out of the city ment. One Batruba was also got
case in an y re v e rsa l in an a th le tic com M iko M u rp h y , th e v e te ra n tr a in e r o f
Y ale a n d P e n n s y lv a n ia a th le tic team s, su p p o se th a t th e r e e x is ts a n y th in g In
p etitio n .
s e t c o m b in a tio n s.
to Vancouver and later to Seat ten out of the way. Appealed tc
h as been en g ag ed to c o n d itio n th e men co m m o n b e tw e e n tb e c a m p h o r o f th e
T o d a y m an ca n m a n u f a c tu re In th e tie and Tacoma, by District Busi by both sides to censure the op'
1911 O pener R ecalled.
who w ill be se lected , a n d in th is w ork o rie n t a n d tb e tu r p e n tin e o b ta in e d
la b o ra to ry In fifteen d a y s a n a m o u n t ness Agent Taylor of the Ma posing attorneys, Judge Gatens
H o w ever, on tho occasion o f th e he will be a s siste d a b ly b y K een e F i t z fro m th e p in e tr e e in th e O ccident?
o f c a m p h o r w h ich It ta k e s a tr e e tw o
chinists’ Union. It was evident has occupied a trying position
o p en in g o f th e 1911 race on M arch 28, p a tr ic k , c o n d itio n e r o f P rin c e to n team s, T h e tw o s u b s ta n c e s b a r e n o su p e rfi
y e a r s to p r o d m - e .- H a r p e r ’s W eek ly .
1911, a t L o s A ngeles, Tom S e ato n had an d A n d y M ack, w ho looks a f t e r Y ale cial re se m b la n c e , th e ir v ery o d o rs be
that this was done so that they but he has been eminently just
sh u t th e L os A ngeles team o u t fo r six a th le te s . O th e r well know n tr a in e rs in g d iffe re n t, y et. c h e m ic a lly co n sid
should not appear before the and fair.
in n ig s, w hile P o rtla n d scored a run in also will v o lu n te e r th e ir serv ices, w hile ered . th e r e Is v e ry little d iffe re n c e be
t h a t in n in g w hich loom ed lik e a cinch tr a c k coaches w ill flock to th e a id o f tw e e n th e m . T u rp e n tin e is com posed
v icto ry . I n th e se v en th S e ato n w e a k th e a th le te s from all sections.
o f te n a to m s o f c a rb o n co m b in ed w ith
ened an d allow ed tw o A ngelic aces.
A lth o u g h ou r ra n k s w ill be d ep leted six te e n a to m s o f h y d ro g e n , an d c a m
T hen cam e th e p la y w hich m ig h t h ave b y th e loss o f v e te r a n s w ho w ere fa c
p h o r h a s tb e sa m e c o m p o n e n ts, w ith
won th e gam e fo r P o rtla n d . M a n ag er to rs in th e A th e n s an d L ondon gam es, th e a d d itio n o f o n e a to m o f o x ygen.
M cC redie decided to b a t in place of so m an y a th le te s h a v e been deevloped
T h e b e s t n a tu r a l c a m p b o r co m es
S eato n , and figured t h a t if he could tie in th e la s t tw o y e a rs who h a v e re g is fro m F o rm o s a , a n d tb e o u tb re a k o f
th e A ngels, he would send Bill S eato n te re d
re c o rd -b re a k in g
p e rfo rm a n c e s th e I tu s s la n -J a p a n e s e w a r a d v a n c e d
in to do th e p itc h in g fo r th e final th a t i t only is re a so n a b le to b eliev e th e p ric e to su c h a n e x te n t t h a t tb e
in n in g s a g a in s t Los A ngeles. B ig M ac t h a t th e 1912 team w ill be e v e ry b it as c h e m is ts o f th e w o rld w e re ca lle d u p o n
led off w ith a bingle, an d he im m e d ia te s tro n g as fo rm er a g g re g a tio n s,
to c o n tr iv e a s u b s titu te .
T h ey soon
ly took him self out of th e gam e an d
A m e ric a ’s success in th e O lym pic d ecid ed t h a t it w ould be m o re p ractlca-
su b s titu te d I rv in g (lough as b ase run g am es h as b een d u e to unselfishness on a b le to m a k e a n a rtific ia l cam p b o r.
tier.
M ac figured th a t (lough w as a th e p a r t o f its a th le te s . W o rk in g f o r a K n o w in g tu r p e n tin e to be th e s u b
f a s te r m an th a n
h im self a n d would com m on cause, th e m en h a v e gone in to s ta n c e m o st n e a rly a llie d to It In ch em
h av e a ch an ce a t g e ttin g a ro u n d w i t k races a n d h a v e c a rrie d o ut in stru c tio n s ical s tr u c tu r e , a se rie s o f e x p e rim e n ts
such good h i tte r as R odgers, C h a ir o th e le tte r.
on a v e ry la rg e sc a le w a s beg u n . A
b o u rn e and R apps, ns w ell a s R yan and
d e ta ile d h isto ry o f th e s e e x p e rim e n ts
K ru eg er follow ing. T he ta ll le a d e r ’s
p lan s m ig h t h av e c a rrie d o ut O. K.,
b u t fo r G o u g h ’s b eing cau g h t n a p p in g ]
off first base an d sniffed by a quick toss
V an co u v e r, W ash., M a rch 22.— (Spe-
fro m th e c a tc h e r to Dillon, C het ( ’had r i a l .) — F re d W. ltro o k e r, speed seere-
b o u rn e w h s tho th ird m a n a t b a t in tho t a r y o f th e C lark e C o u n ty F a ir A ssocia
in n in g , an d ho w as tossed o ut a t homo tio n , h a s an n o u n ced t h e ra c e s a n d p u rses
p la to tr y in g to score from second on fo r th e race m eet to be held a t th e f a ir
a safo h it, an d tho n a tu ra l figuring of g ro u n d s S e p te m b e r 9-14.
tho gam e would h av e placed G ough No.
September 9.
Purse.
acro ss tho p an w ith tho ty in g ru n had
1. 3 :0 0 tr o t fo r C la rk e C ounty
he p la y e d b aseball.
horses ...........................................$100
SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES
F o u r fu rlo n g s, d ash , f o r C lark e
H enderson L ogical M an.
C o u n ty h o r s e s ............................ 50
New Single Dog Escapem ent
/
R e g re ts o v er th e past are useless, so
Q u a rte r m ile d ash fo r po n ies
New Colum n Selector (Model 10)
le t us sp e cu late on tho com ing opener.
u n d e r 14 h a n d s ......................... 30 j
New Built-in Decimal T abulator (Model 11)
B onny H enderson is th e m ost logical so
September 10.
New Two-Color Dial
Let us sh o w you w ith w hat
lectio n as tho first d ay tw irlc r, fo r ho
New Back Space Key
2:30 p a c e .................................... 300
w as q u ite successful a g a in st th e Los
New V ariable Line S pacing Lock
F iv e fu rlo n g s, d a s h ....................... 100 genius and scien tific accu racy a
New Shift Lock
A ngelos team last season, an d should
S even fu rlo n g s, w e ig h t fo r ag e 100 n ew principal has b een applied
New P aper Feed
ag a in prove so th is season, fo r it is n ot
September 11.
to m a k e th e K ryptok len ses per
a p p a re n t w here th e A ngels h a v e w axed
2:25 tr o t, e a rly clo sin g s ta k e s .
500
an y stro n g e r in th e new m a te ria l picked
2:20 p a c e ................................ 300
| fect in visib le bifocal«
Baggage & Omnibus
Transfer Co.
General Transfering and Storage
Government Standard
P ow ders C om pany
And Have an Expert Explain Our
Money Maker
The
New Models 10 and 11
Rem! ngton
Vancouvcr to have Races
do more than supply every demand;
anticipate every demand of every
of the writing machine.
KRYPTOK
INVISIBLE BI-FOCAL
lip .
One mile r u n ...................... 100
H enderson is s ta rtin g off w ell th is y e a r
September 12.
fo r he is a t th e tr a in in g cam p o f a
2:12 pace, e a rly clo sin g s ta k e . 500
first class team fo r th e first tim e in six
2:18 trot .................................... 300
y e a rs, and will th e re fo re bo in shape ¡12. 1 1 4 milk ru n , I n t e r s t a t e D erb y 150
to s t a r t th e stru g g le. L ast y e a r he w as
September 13.
h a n d ic a p p e d a t th e s ta r t by his case 13. 2:28 trot .........
300
b e fo re th e N a tio n a l Com m ission b ein g I 14. F o u r fu rlo n g s, d a s h ..................... 100
so m e w h at clouded and perm ission to i 15. S ix fu rlo n g ., d a s h ......................... 100
p la y h a v in g been refu sed him fo r some [
September 14.
w eek s a f t e r th e ra c e w as on. T h at he
I. 2:13 trot ..................................... 300
is still a good p itc h e r goes w ith o u t s a y
2:08 p a c e ............................ 300
in g . H e h as now helped land tw o pen
. F iv e e ig h t
m ile d ash f o r non-
n a n ts f o r C o rtla n d (1900 an d 1911),
winner. .................................... 100
a n d th e f a n s are pulling for him to
B e la ; Race.
la n d a th ird . B enny has his fa u lts, but
F iv e dava, com m encing T u esd ay , S ep
so h a v e all th e rest of us, so let us te m b e r 10, tw o m ile , each d ay , c h a n g in g
f o rg e t h is a n d b o .t him to a successful h o r.ee e v e ry h a lf m ile, fo u r h o rse , al
y e a r a n d a b e r th in th e b ig le a g u e ,
w hich he m ig h t h a v e had y e a r , ago,
a n d w h ich is s til w ith in his g ra sp a .
h e is c o m p a ra tiv e ly young,
w.
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