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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1905)
J. , IpJE MORffEffi OgEjBt0yjAy? ... T&E&D A Y, APRIL IT, .1905. GOOD AT SPRINTS Fast Time at Columbia Uni- versity Expected. BEST MEN WILL CONTEST Meet "Next Saturday Promises Some Breaking of Records by Athletes of the -Northwest Who Will Compete. . . . : - : j m The feature of next Saturday's meet at Columbia will be the fast men in the Eprints. It Is doubtful If as -large a num ber will appear in Portland again this year, except for the Lewis and Clark races. Kelly, of Columbia; Gammle, of M.A. A. C; Smithson. of Corvallis; Peter son and Fletcher. ofPacific; Pollard and Xace, of Willamette: loores and Fris sel, of the University of Oregon, pitted against each other in the 50-yard and 220-yard dashes are sure Jo make some new Coast indoor records. In the open indoor meet, two weeks ago. Kelly de feated the Corvallis man and at the same time lowered the Coast indoor record for the 220yard dash. The contest of the day will be between these two men for that distance and. as both are determined, to win. it will not be at all surprising ir the presont record is equaled or even lowered another peg. The prettiest race of the day will bo the quarter-mile run. Williams, of O. A. C, the holder of the Coast record; Mer rit, of. T. M. C. A., who has made very Rood time in this event, can be depended upon to Ehow up in good form. M. Walsh, Columbia's distance man, ran the quarter on an outside quarter-mllo track in a trifle under 55 seconds a few nights aso. At a meeting of the track squad Dan Kelly, formerly of the Baker City High School, was elected captain of the Colum cia University track team for tho year. Although only a young lad, Kelly has made some very good records, but he Is hindered from doing himself justice since he must distribute his energy among so many events. If he could give his time entirely to sprinting and leave out the rest, he would soon take rank with the best athletes in 'the country. George Meany. a new man in track work, although he played center on tho C. U. football team for two seasons, has recently been showing very good form in the quarter and half-mile. He has also been practicing with the discus and has a throw of lOi feet to his credit Manager Frank Lonergan has been kept very busy the last two weeks answering Inquiries concerning next Saturday's meet and he promises an excellent bunch of contestants. At present Corvallis, Wil lamette. Pacific. Multnomah Club and Fort Stevons have notified the manager that they will send teams. MIGHT DO AS PRIZE-FIGHTERS Spider Kelly Picks Out Lynch and Schlafly Will Back McLean. Spider Kelly; the famous prize-ring second, will not be outdone by Kid McCoy, who discovered a ballplayer in the South this Spring- who bids well to make a record as a fighter, says the San Francisco Bulletin. Kelly has a player, who Is well known to the fans of tho Pacific Coast League, that he would -willingly match with McCoy's discovery. Kelly's man is none other than Mike Lynch, Tacoma's stalwart centerflelder. "If Lynch -were a single man Td pre vail upon him to quit baseball and go to fighting," said. Kelly yesterday. "You may not know It, but I have had the gloves on with Lynch, and. if I am any Judge Mike would make a fighter. He has boxed a lot. In fact, he used to be Battling- Nelson's sparring- part ner before "he made his 'rep In Cali fornia. Mike used to spar with Bat around Chicago. "As I was going to say. Lynch can pro as fast as any big fellow I ever met. He stripes as fine as he boxes. You don't see many men who are built as well as Lynch. If Lynch were situat ed differently I'd' certainly have him challenging Jeffrie's or some other big gun." 1 But there is another baseball player in the Pacific Coast League1- who can get backing any time he desires to en ter the ring:. His name is McLean, Portland's giant catcher, and for a man of his size he is exceedingly active. At ne time McLean . taught boxjng at Harvard University, which is near his home. Hence he must know something about the science which Marquis of Queensbury's name is associated with constantly. McLean is somewhat taller thn Lynch, but he is not as stocky. Soaailng about, driven from place to place, a band of gypties reached Portland several days ap and camped on & taeaat tot tnntde the corporate Hmlte at a place on Milwaukle street. There they et Hp their tetta, staged their horae and prep&rod to enjoy the warm Oregon sunshine, when along came ranolnwtn teaak&on-ami ordered them to pick up and )av within 24 bourn. The- left; and sought aVertlng-plnce In other and lesn stringent field?. Those gypsies rove about, seeking a utace of sojourning wherever man will let them remain. Tjoy Iwve no homcn, rave their portable tents and fixture. They ato not welcome anywhere, jjjnd. the flr?t aet of the police when thews wanderers arrive .is to drive them out of the city ) Unite. The gypsies usually move over the line, but remain sufficiently near the city to ride 1ti each day. ' r j COAST STEAMSHIP SHOWS '0 S1GK3 OF HER RECENT EXrKBXEJfCE WITH FIRU. f&'C ' V COAST STEAMSHIP SHOWS '0 SIGN3 OF HER RECENT EXrKBXEJfCE WITH FIRIi. The steamship Oregon, ivhich returned here early yesterday morning, shows no signs of the Are which broke out In her hold two months ago, while ehe was on the way from Can Francisco to Portland, which, but for the prompt action of Captain Warner and his crew, would have put an end to the line ship. The steamer was thoroughly repaired at San Francisco by the Insurance people at a cost of about $23,000 and In addition to this the San Francisco & Portland Company expended $10,000 in refitting her throughout. The Oregon Is In better condition now than she was when the company chartered her. Her char ter will only extend until May 15, when she will be released and the Bt. Paul put on the route. The St. Paul is in the hands of machinists and rentiers at San Francisco, being put in condition to handle the big business that will come with the open ing of the Fair. Oil burners are being put In, which will enlarge her cargo space. 300 tons. The passenger accommodations will also be increased. McLean Is the long, rangy, loose-jointed chap, while Lynch Is the built-from-the-ground-up athlete. When "Larry" Schlafly heard that Spider Kelly thought woll of Lynch as a boxer he said: "I have a man for Lynch. I never saw Lj'nch box, but he can break ,the Portland club If he can beat McLean, who loves the sport better than he loves a good meal. I have been around fighters quite a lot, so I think I know one when I see him. If Lynch should want a little four round bout with McLean I think he can have it." WINS .BY MISS INEZ' DEATH Pacemaker Breaks Her Neck, and the Field la Cleared for Favorite. MEMPHIS. April 10. An accident which occurred at the head of the stretch when Miss Inez, the pacemaker, fell and broke her neck, and in which H. P. Phillips, her rider, had a miraculous escape from death or severe injury, had the effect of clearing the track for the fast-coming favorite. Lady Savoy, in the running of the Tennessee Oaks at Montgomery Park today, and the brown Ally of William Gerst won the race with ease. The re sults: Four furlongs Jurist won, The Saracen second. Charlatan third; time, :&0. Seven furlongs Lieutenant Rice won, - Old England second. Golden Mineral third; time, 1:30. Six furlongs Ivan "the Terrible won, John Smulski second, Flnkerton third; time. 1:14. Tennessee Oaks, 2-year-old fillies, sweep stakes, value $4780, mile Lady Savoy won. Big Lee second, Druid third; time. 1:43. Five and a. half furlongs Lady Navarre won. Gadow ' Breeze second. Rustic Lady third; time, :C6Vi. Mile and a slxteentli Uncle Charley won, R. F. Williams second, Auromaster third; time, 1:43H. KNOWING ONES ARE RICHER Favorites Take Half the Events, Chantilly, Belle and Bab Winning. , SAN" FRAX CISCO, April 10. Favorites broke even with the field and captured honors in half the events. Chantilly. picked to win the Initial race, was started for the first time and won in a canter. Sincerity Belle, the favorite in the third raoe, won by a neck from Spondoolix, af ter an exciting finish. Handled in clever style, Bab, the choice for thefourth, won by several lengths. The weather was vclear and the track fast. The summary: Three and a half furlongs Chantilly won. Legal Form second, Midrnont third; time, :42i. Six furlongs Ocyrohe won. Sterling Tow ers second. Toupee third; time. 1:14. Mile Sincerity Belle won, Spondoolix sec ond. Royal Red third; time, 1:41;. Mile and 50 yards Bab won. Golden Ivy second. Possart third; time. 1:44. Five and a half furlongs Ruby won. Neva Lee second, Peggy O'Neal "third; time. 1:07. 'GYPSIES DRIVEN Six and a half .furlongs High Chancellor won. Tocolaw second. Morlta third; time. 1:20. BURNS AND A RUNAWAY BABY Prizefighter Rescues Infant in Car riage on Street. TACOMA. Wash.. April 10. fSpccial.) Tommy Burns,' the prizefighter, res cued a little child from almost certain death this morning. Burns was returning from a ten mile run into the country when he saw a baby carriage dashjng down South Xinth street, between E and D streets. The fighter gave chase and succeeded In reaching the carriage just as It struck the curb on D street. He sprang forward and caught It. just in time to prevent tho child from being dashed to the pavement. Burns restored the baby to its frantic mother, who had been helplessly watching tho runaway carriage. He did not stop to be thanked, nor did he learn the name of the child whose life he had saved. Nadeau Must Be Paid For. CINCINNATI. April 10. The National Baseball Commission today made formal announcement that Player Na deau, of the Portland. Or., club, will be ineligible to play with any National agreement club tintil money due from him to the Brooklyn club shall have been paid. No Betting by Women. NEW YORK. April 10. Botting on horse races by women through the agency of official messengers permitted to pass through the grandstand will be stopped this season by the Jockey Club, which is said to have decided to take such action at its next meeting. Jury Holds Company to Blame. NEW YORK. April 10. The employment of incompetent men by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company was given by a Coroner's jury today as the cause of the collision in the subway on March 7. in which two persons were killed and many injured. The 'verdict censured the com pany for employing Inexperienced motor men. The accident occurred during the strike on the Interborough Company's line, an express train crashing into a loca'l which was standing at the Twenty third street station. Dominican Collectors Going to Work. WASHINGTON. April 10. Colonel A. G. Coltoii and S. E. Edwards and Warren Smith, the three Dominican customs collectors, will sail from New York. Wednesday, for Santo Domingo, where they will assume their duties at once. FROM PORTLAND CAMP ON OUTSKIRTS OF CITY AT THE CAMr OF TILE FORTUNK-TEI.IJERS. COMES AHEAD OF TIME STEAMSHIP ARAGONIA ARRIVES FROM THE ORIENT. Fair Passage This Way, but Rough Trip Out From Portland Return of Blockade-Runners' Crews. The Portland and Asiatic steamer Ara gonla arrived at Montgomery dock at an early hour yesterday morning, one day ahead of her schedule time. Captain Schuldt reports a rne run across the Pacific The steamer brought a lighter cargo than usual, amounting to only 3000 tons. The bulk of it was composed of matting, of which there were 2000 tons aboard. The remainder of the cargo con sisted of 150 tons of camphor, 50 tons of slab tin and quantities of curios, rice, peanuts, pineapple, palm-leaf fans, rattan ware, Are cracker? and Chinese groceries. The Aragonia will take out from here a cargo that will tax her carrying ca pacity, consisting of 46,000 barrels of flour and largo shipments of cotton and to bacco. The steamer began discharging her Inward cargo yesterday morning. The officers report an. unusually rough passage on the last trip ' from Portland to Yokohama. On the fourth day after leaving the Columbia River the steamer ran Into a violent gale and tremendous seas swept the deck. Four plate? on the port bow were broken as well as every light in the side ports on that quarter. None of the officers or crew were injured. CREWS ARE SENT HOME. Men From Seized Blockade-Runners .Reach Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C. April 10. The steam ship Athenian,, which arrived today from Yokohama, brought the crews of the steamships Venus. Aphrodite. VIga and Mercedes, blockade-runners, seized by the Japanese near Tsuruga Straits, while try ing to reach Vladivostok with coal from Cardiff. The seamen report the death of two men- of the crew of the Mars, also seized at Tsuruga Straits. Her crew of 39 left the vessel, which was caught in the Ice. and two were frozen to death, being, lost on the shores of Hokkaido. Their companions, searching for them, discovered their bodies on the seashore. Captain T. H. Schwaner. a successful blockade-runner, was another passenger. He fan the blockade to Vladivostok twice, the second time bringing the steamship By the police the gypsies are regarded as -public nuisances, and arc treated aa such. . The women do up the work about the tents In the early morning, and then make for .the city 'to tell fortunes. In order to, do this, ihoy have to so to the City Hall and procure licejucs. . Armed with these, they go about from house to house, seeking to . lay bare the future to dny and all who will put forth the silver. According to the-police, things ometlmes disappear In the wake of the fortune-tellers, and what tho officers have to. ay regarding the men of the aggregation Is not complimentary in the least. . . The gypsies do not ask permission when they wleh to take possession of a vacant lot: they simply stake their tents and t up camp. An effort has been made by the police to drive them froi Portland for all time, but they always return sooner pr later. -?: :$--&&f?A L'.Vw.m-Tt-YTBynJT, mm -m Casslus to Kobe and selling her to the Japanese. Sandhurst Leaves Seattle Today. ASTORIA. Or., April 10. (Special.) Captain Wood, the bar pilot, left this evening for Seattle, to bring the British steamer Sandhurst to the Columbia River. She will leave Puget Sound today and is due here Wednesday. The steamer will load hay at Portland for China. Germanicus on Fire. KOBE. Japan, April 10. The German steamer Germanicus, from Samarang. Java, for Moji Japan, and San Francisco, has arrived here on fire. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. April 10. Arrived at 7 A. M. and left up at 0 A. M. Steamer Redondo, from San Francisco. Arrived at 12:30 P. M. and left up at 3:15 P. M. Steamer Rose crans, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 3:40 P. M. American ship C. F. Sarsent. Condition of the bar at r P. M., smooth; wind northwest; weather clear. San Francisco. April 10. Arrived at 9 A. M. Steamers F. A. Kllburn and Roanoke, from Portland. Arrived Steamer Seostrlc, from v Hamburg; "British steamer Adato. from Yokohama; uteamer Del Norte, from Crescent City. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla. for Victoria: ship Standard, for Bristol Bay; ship Indiana, for Bristol Bay. Singapore, April 10. Arrived previously Chlng Wo, from Glasgow for Chemulpo and Vancouver. . Kobe. April 10. Arrived Germanius. from Samarang for San Francisco. Draft Proves Genuine and Woman Is Released . Possession of a draft on the Crocker-Woolworth Bank. of San Francisco, for $2200 saved Miss Sadie Friedman from a charge of larceny and consequent trouble ati(J expense. She was arrested by Depot Patrolman CrHddock as she stepped from a Pull man sleeper attached a Southern Pa cific train -yesterday morning. H. Shockern. of Seattle, claimed she robbed him of $65, and jewelry valued at $200. 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New York.N.Y. information that the draft was genuine. Miss Friedman was very indignant because she was deprived of her lib erty upon her arrival in Portland, and denied in the most emphatic manner that she was guilty. Instead, she as serted that she refused to have any thing to do with Shockern on the trip up from San Francisco, although he wiahed to talk with her several times. "A peculiar thing In connection with the arrest," said Miss Friedman, "is the fact that my accuser, after caus ing me to be taken into custody, im mediately left the city and could not be found. He was not held as a wit ness by the police. He has done me a great Injury, and I have no means of redress. J did not take his money or jewelry, but I think it was his inten tion to gain possession of my draft for 52200." When Miss Friedman was searched by Police Matron Simmons, at head quarters, no jewels, and but 540, aside from the draft, were found. As there was no other evidence, Chief Hunt or dered the release of Miss Friedman. As a matter of fact, however, she was ynly nominally in custody, as she was not booked, and no charge was placed against her. Shockern, who claims to have been robbed, told Captain of Police Bailey that he was sleeping in a berth oppor site that occupied by Miss Friedman, while approaching Portland yesterday morning. He said that when he awak ened he looked for his trousers, could not find them, and upon making a search, located them near the berth in which the woman slept. With this as his only evidence, if such it could be called, he caused' her arrest. Detective Day was assigned to thf case yesterday morning, and spent the day trying to obtain evidence 'against the prisoner. It was at first thought the draft she had was not genuine, but when this theory was disproved, she was released. She claims San Fran cisco as her home. She says she is touring the Northwest on a business trip. PROGRAMME TOR CONVENTION Development Society Will Discuss Important Problems at Gathering. President E. L.. Smith and Secretary Tom Richardson, of the Oregon Devel opment League, have prepared the pro gramme for the convention which meets in Portland April 26-27. Reception com mitteemen will be on hand the opening day to register delegates and furnish them with official baages or the conven tion. The sessions will be held In the Marauam Grand, as previously arranged. The following Is the programme as ar ranged: , Wednesday. April 28. Addrens of welcome. Hon. George B. Cham berlsin. Governor of Oregon; response by E. U Smith, president of the Oregon Develop ment League: report of Secretary Tom Rich ardson on work of the league. The following person will deliver addresses: H. W. Goode, president of the Lewis and Clark Exposition: J. Ft. X. Bell, Baker City; Frank I. Vawter. Medford; B. A. Worthlng ton. general manager Southern Paclflc and O. 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Port land, Iadie9 dining-room, Portland Commer cial Club; Fruit Section, Wilbur K. NeweU. DUley, chairman. Chamber of Commerce rooms; Mining Section, W. S. Newbury, Sumpter. and C. C. Beekroon. JackKxivjUe. joint chairmen, either black room or main dining-room, Commercial Club. At there sectional conventions a condensed, but comprehensive report will be. made t"r the general convention on the following day. Reception In parlors of the Portland Com mercial Club from S to 11 P. M. Thursday. April 27. The convention will be called to oroer promptly at 0 o'clock. Reports from sectional eonveatione, ia order named above. Reports of vice-presidents of tho League Address by Hon. Jefferson Myar?. president Oregon State Commission of Low Is and Clark. Ex position. Reports from alt delegations represented, it la desired that none of tho addreeeee yfeall ex. ceed l.'i minutes in length. 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