THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. l'JOS.
PDRTLftND WANTS
LARGER LEAGUE
Fans Favor Admission of Se
attle, Tacoma and Spo
kane to Circuit.
TIRE OF CALIFORNIA RULE
I n less Southern Moguls Show More
Consideration, This City May
Take Hurdles and Join
Northwest Clubs.
BT TT. J. FETRAIX.
That the best interest of Portland
demands the Pacific Coast League
either to expand to take in Seattle,
Tacoma and possibly Spokane, or. for
Portland to cast off the California
yoke and affiliate with a Northwest
ern league, seems to be the prevailing
opinion of very nearly every enthusi
astic patron of the Vaughn-street
grounds, when pressed for an opinion
on tho subject.
This view of the matter had not
been seriously considered by the fans
until the Pacific Coast League an
nounced its Intention of expanding,
but made no definite promises of plac
ing teams in Seattle or Tacoma. In
fact, the only hope held out to the
anxious Portland fans is that the
Toast League will depend upon the ac
tion of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues, which
Is to be asked to designate Seattle as
Pacific Coast League territory.
Portland's Natural Rivals.
What do the fans of Portland care
whether the National Association be
lieves Seattle belongs to this league
or not? Seattle and Portland are rival
towns in all business relations, and,
therefore, should be represented in the
same baseball league, whether it be a
greater Pacific Coast League or merely
a Northwest league. It has been six
years since the Pacific Coast League
was first organised, and tfurlng that
entire period this city has steadfastly
supported the league and remained
loyal despite many drawbacks. With
this knowledge the Portland fans have
rome to the belief that this city is en
titled to more than a passing word in
the formation of the league for next
season.
J. Cal Ewing, who made himself
more or less obnoxious while on a re
cent visit to Portland, is coming here
again, and will probably endeavor to
jolly the fans along with his usual
brand of salve, but It may take a much
larger portion than J. Cal Introduced
on his last visit to this city to stave
off the cry for an all -Pacific Coast
league. Judge W. W. McCredie Is an
enthusiastic devotee of an all-Pacific
Coast league, and the only reason his
preference has not led to such an or
ganization before Is that the California
magnates were so badly crippled by
the earthquake that their pocketbooks
would not warrant a determined as
sault upon Dugdale's stronghold
Seattle.
New League Would Pay.
Conditions are different now. With
only a four-club league, -the coasters
have done excellently financially.
Therefore, there is absolutely no rea
son for them to dodge the issue now
presented to them, and they should
come out flat-footed, demand recogni
tion of Seattle. Tacoma and even Spo
kane, as Pacific Coast League territory,
and prepare immediately to place
teams In those towns next year.
If the National commission chooses
to uphold the glaring fraud perpe
trated by Dugdale. Lucas and Russ
Hall two years ago, let tt do so. for
any organization that would sanction
such a steal, is not worthy of consid
eration. Once upon a time the Pacific
Coast League flourished as a so-called
outlaw league. The game is much
more popular now than it was then,
and such an organization would prove
all the more profitable.
Organized baseball Is all right as
long as it furnishes protection to its
players and clubs, but when any ques
tion arises over the legality of such a
deal as the desertion of the Pacific
Coast League for the Northwestern by
Russ Hall in the Spring of 190T. there
does not seem to be much protection.
Plan, It All One Way.
Portland is essentially a Northwest
ern city. It Is even more strongly
allied in a business, commercial and
social way with the Pacific Northwest
than it is with the Pacific Coast. If
California elects to affiliate with Seat
tle. Tacoma and Bpokane. In addition
to Portland, all well and good. But,
if Portland Is to be the tall of a five
club California kite, the limit of in
justice toward this city seems to have
been reached. Los Angeles is plan
ning to enjoy continuous baseball, and
for that purpose is casting about be
tween San Pedro, Venice. Pasadena
and sevtral other small burgs for the
required location to be represented by
the second Angel team. Sacramento,
a town that never saw the day it
could equal Aberdeen from a baseball
paring standpoint. Is figured upon to
grace the Pacific Coast League circuit.
This would give California five towns,
two of which would enjoy continuous
baseball, while up here In Portland we
would be required to pay the freight.
Such an arrangement may look good
to J. Cal Ewing et al., but here In
Portland it assumes an aspect not at
all pleasing.
As examples of the sentiment in
this city toward the proposed increase
of the league, the following are a few
of the opinions of the Portland fans:
What Loral Fans Say.
Phil Metsjhan Tee. I believe Port
land's Interests are in common with
those of Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane,
and those towns should be represented
with us in baseball. The California
towns are good towns, but so are those
of the Northwest, and there Is no rea
son that I can discern why the latter
should not be affiliated.
C E. Hickman The Pacific Coast
League should branch out and take in
Seattle. Tacoma and either Spokane or
Vancouver. B. C. Four clubs consti
tute too small a league to be very
popular, and to have five clubs in
California and only one in the North
is In the nature of an injustice.
Dr. James C. Zan I have always
favored the retention of Seattle In this
league, and If the Pacific Coast League
is to branch out next season. It should
comprise Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane,
as well as Portland. Take It from
every possible viewpoint Portland's
Interests He unquestionably with the
towns of the Northwest as opposed to
those of California,
Would Pay Financially. .
W. P. Swope I am heartily In favor of
Northwest League,' out IX the Califor
nia teams are agreeable to take In Seat
tle and Tacoma in addition 10 ron.anu,
such a league would meet with my In
dorsement. Taking it from a money
making standpoint, a league comprising
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Spokane,
Aberdeen and Vancouver, B. C, would
be much more proritaoie.
va nitrM Thn Northwest League for
mine. We have nothing in common with
California, and why should we not be af
filiated with the places with which wo
have mercantile relations? We have been
the tall to the California kite long
enough, and a change would not work
any harm.
George Ryan Our business relations ae
tnand that Portland become affiliated
virh a laatnia whether It b an all-Pa-
cific Coast League, or a Northwest
Lsague, which win comprise teams m
Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane. We are
, ,Ka Vnrihvaat a nH that ftlonP IS ftf-
gument enough In favor of the reorgani
zation of the league.
Edgar E. Frank Portland is a part of
. i . Vnpthweit nnri Shuttle. TaCO-
ma and Spokane are our natural rivals
in business, ana in my opinion, sjiuum
be in baseball, as well as in other sports.
I most certainly favor the taking into
the Coast League of the other North
western cities, or the affiliation of Port
land with the Northwest League.
Public Should Be Considered.
F. T. Chadbourne Portland's natural
Interests and resources are identical with
those of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane,
and for this reason it seems to me that
these towns should also be affiliated with
Portland in baseball. As to the merits
of an All-Pacific Coast League, or a
Northwest League. I believe that should
be settled by the promoters of the game
here. They should have sagacity enough
to determine the trend of the public
mind, and as they are out to please the
public. It is their business to decide the
matter.
George Cadwell The cities of the North
west should be represented in the same
baseball league. Competition Is the life
of trade, and. while we are competing
with Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane in a
business wav. we should also compete In
baseball. Portland and Seattle are rivals
in a commercial way. and whenever a
Seattle baseball team has visited Port
land In the past, it seemed to me that the
two clubs fought harder than any of the
others. The Pacific Coast League must
either branch out. or yortland may take
a hurdle to her natural territory.
Leo Peterson The editorial In The Ore
gonlan the other day voiced the attitude
of the Portland baseball fans better than
any one else could describe It. We are
most assuredly in the Northwest. Our
Interests are with this section. We have
nothing in common with California, and
for my part I would favor allowing Cali
fornia to take care of herself.
Demand Class A Bill.
Joseph F. Rellly The Northwest circuit
has always proven an excellent league
from the attendance point of view, and
while the California cities add some to
the classing of the league, as next be
low the major leagues, there Is no rea
son why we should not demand the same
rating If we go Into the Northwest
League. Something will have to be done
very shortly towards Increasing the cir
cuit of the Pacific Coast League, and the
fans of Portland do not wish to be the
only Northern club In a league with five
clubs In the South
"Nick" Whitehead Portland is natur
ally adapted to a Northwest circuit, but
I should be pleased at the retention of
the California end. providing that Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane, are added to the
present Coast League circuit. It is but
logical that Portland should be the rival
of Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane in base
ball Just as It Is In business relations.
John F. O'Connor Portland cannot af
ford to leave the Pacific Coast League
with Class A ball, and enter the North
west League with Its cheaper quality of
baseball. I would be tn favor of such a
circuit providing that we retained Class
A and that Dugdale and the others would
live up to its requirements, but Dug
never did and never will pay good money
for ballplayers, and t.iat will prove a
hitch tn the negotiations for Portland's
affiliation with the Northwest League.
NEW FOOTBALL RULES DUT
CHANGES RELATE TO USE OF
FORWARD PASS.
Open Play, Which Was So Success
ful Last Year, Will Again Be
Feature of Great Game.
Spalding's Official Football Guide for
1908 is out. This is the recognized author
ity on the great college game which is
edited annually by Walter Camp, who Is
probably the best posted man on inter
collegiate football in America today. The
changes in the rules this year deal prin
cipally wtth regulating the new style of
open play incident to the use of the for
ward pass.
The rule regarding that particular play
was altered to the extent that when the
forward pass is legally touched only the
man of the passer's side who thus first
legally touches it shall be entitled to re
cover the ball until it has been touched
by an opponent. Also, if a forward pass
Is thus legally touched, fumbled and
touched by another player of the passer's
side before the ball has touched an oppo
nent, the oval shall go to the opponents
on the side where it was first legally
touched.
Spalding's guide also states in regard to
this play that while the oall is in the air
for a forward pass players of the defen
sive side may not use their hands or arms
on opponents, except to push them out of
the way In order to get the ball them
selves. Players of he side making the
pass who are eligible to receive the pass
may use the hands and arms, as in casa
of players going down the field under a
kick. Neither side may. however, hold or
tackle an opponent who has not the ball.
In case a forward pass is Illegally touched
outside of these provisions the penalty
shall be that the ball go to the opponents
at the spot from which the pass was
made.
Instead of having 10-mlnute Intermis
sion between halves. It has been deter
mined to extend the time to 15 minutes.
The teams are to be notified three min
utes before the expiration of the time.
If one of the elevens does not appear on
the field five minutes afterward the ball
will be put In play as first down by the
offended side on the offending side's
80-yard line.
Another change is that If a ball on a
forward pass or a kicked ball, except try
at goal, strike the uprights or cross bars,
the ball shall be considered as having
crossed the goal line. In' case of the ball
accidentally striking an official, the play
shall be gone through again.
The rule regarding hurdling and rough
ness has been changed to read "Loss of
15 yards, point to be gained and number
of downs to remain unchanged."
A field Judge has been made timekeeper
and with the umpire has jurisdiction over
the ruling of a batted ball, which has
been altered to read that the penalty for
batting the ball forward is made loss of
it to the offending side.
In regard to all penalties for fouls tt
has been determined that they may be
declined by the offended side, except pen
alties under the forward pass. This,
however, in case where the disqualifica
tion does not save the player from being
put out of the game.
Chafin Plans Grand Tour.
CHICAGO. Aug. 11. E. W. Chafin,
candidate for the Presidency on the
Prohibition ticket, announces that he
has decided to tour every state In the
Union and make speeches In aid of the
Prohibition cause.
IS
IS SENTTO BENCH
Gives Angels Too Many Passes
and Throws Away
Game.
HITS DELMAS WITH BALL
Bassey Aids Opposition Score by Jug
gling Ball, but Redeems Himself
by Scoring Rose Makes His
Debut With Seals.
PACIFIC COAST league.
Testerdaj-'s Results.
Oakland 5. San Francisco 1. J
Standing of the Clubs.
CLUBS.
r
T I 1 I
Los Angeles . .
Portland
San Francisco
Oakland
iio:22!aai e.v .s"
18 i24 14; 51 .519
jlo 29; i2 SIM . 4KS
.21il3il6i 5( .427
Lost 149 26216Ti23i;
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) McCredie tried out his . new
bushers. Graney and Rose, against
the champions today and, while both
pitched shut-out ball, Graney lost his
game by wildness in the third and
fourth innings and was thrown on the
bench after the fourth. . Each kid al
lowed one single, but Graney had
about .as much control as a jack
rabbit. In the third inning, he soaked Del
mas with the ball. Hogan fouled out,
and Gray walked. Both advanced on
Bernards infield out and scored on
Oakes single over third," which Bassey
juggled. He opened the fourth with a
pass to Wheeler and Smith sacrificed.
Wheeler went to third on Ellis' out
at first, and scored on a wild pitch.
This was too much for McCredie, who
walked about forty-nine "miles back
and forth across right held, while
these runs were being handed In.
In the first McCredie singled. Raf
tery doubled and Johrrson singled and
this scored one run. In the fourth
Bassey singled and ran to second on
Whaling's out. Hogan tried to catch
Bassey off second, but made a wild
throw. Bassey went to third on this
and scored when Oakes made a fierce
heave of the ball to third.
Rose is a new busher from a Den
ver amateur team and arrived hero
yesterday. He is the goods.
The score:
, LOS ANGELES.
AB. R. H. PO. A.' E.
Bernard. 2b 3 O 0 0 3 0
Oakes. cf 0 12 11
Dillon, lb n 0 I 0 2
Wheeler, rf 3 1 0 1 0 0
Smith. 3b 1 0 10 3 0
Ellts, If 3 9 0 0 0 0
Delmas, 0 1 0 2 5 O
Hogan. C 2 0 0 8 0 2
Gray, p 2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 22 8 2 2T 13 8
PORTLAND.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Casey. 2b 4 0 1 2 3 0
McCredie, rf S 1 1 0 0 0
Raftery. cf 2 0 110 0
Johnson. 3b 3 0 1 t 0 0
Cooney. as 4 O 0 2 3 0
Danilg. lb 4 0 1 12 1 0
Bassey. IX 3 1 1 3 1 1
Whalen, o 4 0 0 8 1 0
Graney. i 2 0 0 2 0
Rose, n 1 0 0 O 2 0
Madden, 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 24 13 1
Batted for Rose In ninth.
SCORE BT INNINGS.
Los Anftelea 0 021 0000 3
Hits 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Portland 1 0 0 1 00 0 0 0 2
Hits 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
SUMMARY.
Two-base hits. Raftery. Casey, Oakes:
sacrifice hits. Smith. Bass, Hoftan; bases on
balls, oft Graney 6. Gray 4. Rose 1; stolen
bases. Bernard. Casey: struck out, by
Graney 2. Gray 8, Rose 2; double play,
Bassey to Cooney; wild pitch, Graney; hit
by pitcher, Delmas; time, 1 hour 50 minutes;
umpire. O'Connell.
OAKLAND WINS BY BIG MARGIN
Slaughters Seals, Only Allowing
Them Two Hits.
OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 11. Oakland
won today from San Francisco by a
score of 6 to 1. Batteries Christian
and Slattery; Willis and La Longe.
OAKLAND.
A B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Van Haltren, cf 3 2 1 4 0 0
Cook, it 3 -0 1 2 0 0
Heltmuller. rf 3 1 I' 1 0
Kaftan, lb 2 1 0 6 0 0
HOftan. 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0
Slattery. c :4 0 1 7 O 0
Anderson, 2b 4 0 0 2 0 0
Houston, ss 4 1 2 4 1 0
Christian, p 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 30 5 8 27 6 0
SAN FRANCISCO.
A B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Mohler. 2b 2 0 0 6 1 O
HUdebrand. If 2 0 1 2 1 0
Zelder. ss 3 0 0 4 8 2
Melchlor, rf 4 0 0 8 0 0
Williams, lb 4 O 0 8 0 0
Beck, cf 4 O 1 0 0 0
La Longe. o 4 0 0 3 7 0
Curtis, 3b 3 0 O 1 2 1
Willis, p 8 1 0 0 1 0
Total 29 1 2 27 10 8
SCORE BT INNINGS.
Oakland 2 00001 200 5
Hits 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 8
Ban Francisco.o 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Hits 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
SUMMARY.
Sacrifice hits Cook. EaRan. Zelder. Helt
muller. First base on balls Off Christian
IS; off Willis 3. Struck mt By Christian
7- by Willis 4. Double plays Hildebratid
to La Longe to Mohler. Zelder to Williams.
Time 1:45. Umpire Ferine.
Angels Buy Two New Players.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 11. The Los
Angeles Baseball Club announces that it
has purchased Second Baseman Howard
and Catcher Mike Simon from the Cedar
Rapids Club in the "Three I" League.
The men will report here about Septem
ber SO.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
Seattle 5; Butte 2.
SEATTLE, Wash., . Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) Seattle worked a new pitcher
named Seaton today and the support
given him was brilliant There was
more fancy fielding than in any other
three games this season, McKune be
ing tne star performer. Seaton, who
is only a youngster, pitched a nice
name and Butte's two runs came one
in the fourth on a couple of errors
and the other in the seventh on Cart
wrljrhfs two-bagger, after Claflln had
been hit In the ribs. Seattle got one
in the first on a hit by pitcher and
GRANEY
WD
Frisk's two-bagger. In the seventh
Seaton was safe on Hlckey's wild
throw and both Cahill and Rowan"beat
put bunts. Claflln hit Bennett and
forced in a run and Lussl scored two
more with a fine single. Orlet singled
and brought Bennet home. Lussl tried
to score on the hit, but went out, end
ing the inning. Score:
R. H. E.
Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 9 3
Butte 00010010 02 3 1
Batteries Seaton and Fortler; Claf
lln and Bender. Umpire Frary.
Spokane 7 ; Vancouver 5.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.)
ti . t .. a,, anlt Rail Rnerle. nf the
X I1B liiwatia fea.c I . '
Vancouver team, the hardest walloping
he has received una ocaovn i-jaj
carried away the game; score, Spokane 7,
ir e tlnlm Kl find " the 1PH VV
nui:uuu w. 1
sluggers on their heads, but walked men
in the pinches men oases menui. runs.
trAnAn,.,.a HoA tHa isnnrA in the eighth
on an error by Hulen, two walks, and a
scratch hit by Jiunaorn tnrougn me in-
. r 1 ..... Aalilinv was fl fpntlire.
utriu. . v 1 1 . , . '
the stocky fellow getting six put-outs,
some of them circus catches. Umpire
, 1 1 1. ..
Caruthers was given a gmu iicu
. .1 . tha HiamrmH Rnnkunn
1H Kppcaicu in, . .
fans having tired of the doubtful work
done in the past two weeks.
R.H.Jri. K.n.JC.
Vancouver -.5 5 3j Spokane . ...7 11 3
Batteries Engle and Sugden; Holm and
Rogers.
NATIONAL- LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. Pet.
2 .18 .H20
59 3 .t)2
57 43 .570
62 43 .847
61 62 .46
44 55 .444
37 fiO .31
'.'.". 33 65 .337
BREAKS IT GAME
Pittsburg: .
New York .
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati .
Boston . . .
Ri-ooklyn .
Et. Louis .
Crowd of 30.000 Fans Disappointed
in New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. In the expec
tation of seeing a double-header be
tween the Chicago and the local Na
tional League teams today, over 30,000
baseball enthusiasts passed through the
gates and fully 5000 more were on the
outside when the management closed
the entrances. The stands and bleach
ers were crowded, and the overflow
Jumped over the field and formed a
fringe a dozen deep all around the
field, making ground rules necessary,
the limit of a hit Into the crowd being
two bases.
During the third inning a aquall
struck the grounds, and this was fol
lowed by a severe thunder and rain
storm. The teams played through six
innings, but In the first half of the
seventh Umpire O'Day called the game
with the score 4 to 0 in favor of Chi
cago. There was a wild scramble for shel
ter by those in the field, and on the
open stands, and although none of the
metropolitan policemen were it) evi
dence, the players of both teams ap
pealed to the people and managed to
keep them orderly until the second
game was declared off, owing to the
storm. Score:
R. H. E. R. H..E.
Chicago 4 7 0New York ..0 2 2
Batteries Pflster and Kllng; Wiltse
and Bresnahan.
Umpires Rigler and O'Day.
Brooklin 2 ; St. Louis 0.
BOSTON, Aug. 11. Luckey. Boston's
new left-hander, pitched his first game
today and shut out St. Louis, 2 to 0.
Score:
R. H. E. R. H..E.
Boston 2 7 lSt. Louis ...0 6 0
Batteries Luckey and Graham; Kar
ger and Bliss.
Umpire Emslle.
- Pittsburg 5; Philadelphia 1.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11. The last
part of today's game was played in the
rain, and play was onoe stopped for
nearly a half-hour. Score:
R. H. E. R. H..E.
Pittsburg ..5 6 OjPhll'delphta 18 2
Batteries Maddox, Gibson and
Phelps: Sparks, Moren and Dooin.
Umpires Johnstone and Klem.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. Pet.
Detroit 2 3 14
Ft. Louis 1 42 .602
Cleveland . 5 "43 "
Chicago -58 45 .ma
Philadelphia 47 51 .4S0
Boston 40 54 .4it
Washington t -30
New York . 8 68 .327
Cleveland 1-6; Philadelphia 6-4.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11. Philadelphia
won the first game, 6 to 1, and Cleve
land the second 6 to 4. The home team
had two pitchers knocked out of the
box, Plenkenberg and Berger, in the
second. Score:
First game
R. H. E. R. H..E.
Cleveland ..1 2Phll'delphia 6 11 0
Batteries Falkenberg. Llebhardt,
Foster and Clarke; Vickers and
Schreck.
Second game
R. H. E.l R. H..E.
Cleveland ..6 12 2!Phil'deIphia 4 12 2
Batteries Berger, Rhoades and
Clark; Vickers, Dygert, Plank and
Schreck.
Boston S; St. Louis 0.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11. Boston made it
three out of four from St. Louis by
winning, 3 to 0. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H..E.
St. Louis ...0 4 lBoston 3 6 1
Batteries Howell and Spencer; Cl
cotte and Carrlgan.
Chicago 6; New York 1.
CHICAGO. Aug. 11. New York pre
sented a patched-up infield today, which
went to pieces in the sixth, and Chi
cago won easily. Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Chicago ... lNew York .1 5 4
Batteries White, Walsh and Sulli
van; -Lake, Billiard and Blair.
Washington S; Detroit 2.
DETROIT. Aug. 11. Two timely hits
by Freeman drove In three men, giving
Washington Just enough runs to win
Score Detroit 2 9 OlWashington 3 8 0
Batteries Donovan and Schmidt;
Smith and Street.
GOLD MEDALS FOR ATHLETES
American Partlcpants In Olympic
Meet to Be Honored.
NETW YORK, Aug. 11. Plans for the re
ception to be tendered the returning
Olympic athletes are nearing completion.
It has been decided to present a gold
souvenir medal to each member of the
team regardless of whether they were
winners or not. Five thousand copies of
a printed appeal to the most prominent
and influential men of the country for
funds for the celebration will be sent out
today.
The committee has arranged to have
2500 singers Hi front of the City Hall on
the day of the reception, when the entire
number will sing the National anthem as
each athlete receives his gold souvenir
medal.
President Roosevelt bas been Invited to
SAVED
A HALF
BY COMING A HUNDRED MILES
TO BUY HER PIANO AT THE
GREAT DOLLAR-A-WEEK
SALE.
Eilers Piano House Selling One Hun
dred at the Lowest Known Cost
About Half Regular Prices, Which
Have Always Been Considerably
Less Than Equal Values Could Be
Obtained Elsewhere.
Yesterdav we had our Monday s big
record of seventeen sales to break and
while we cannot say at this writing
that we actually broke the record, we
are close to it. and may even exceed
seventeen by late closing time.
The country is now responding, as
nearly half our sales today go out of
the city and no wonder, when you
take Into consideration a customer
can well afford to come several hun
dred miles on the saving they make
here, and still have considerably over
a hundred dollars of their piano money
left besides securing the instrument
of their choice on our extremely lib
eral terms of payment. One lady came
over a hundred miles yesterday and
found the bargain here waiting which
she had been looking for saved
nearly J150 on the trip.
You've got to trust the man who
sells you a piano, and that means, nat
urally, that one should buy his piano
from those he can trust.
In buving here, no matter what your
purchase may be if you pay cash or
"A Dollar a Week" you take no
chances you run no risks we assume
all, and now during this present sale
of one hundred pianos, when such good
fortune as these lowest known cost
prices and terms of a Dollar a Week
(first cash payment $5) accompanies
the sure quality of good pianos, how
eagerly should every one buy and
thev are buying to such an extent
that the hundred will soon be sold,
hence this warning. Do not wait.
Come today if possible the forenoon
is best, before the crowds get here.
Prices are now J128, 1147, $152, J175,
$194, $218 and $256. having been re
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be present and hand each athlete the
souvenir and has been appointed honorary
chairman of . the reception committee
which will number 1000. Governor Hughes
has also been invited as well as all state
officers.
Many bands have volunteered their
services. It is possible that the United
States marines at the Brooklyn Navy
yard will participate in the parade.
A dispatch from Lockport, N. Y., states
that the Tuscarora Indians are anxious
to give a monster reception to Mount
Pleasant, one of the Olympic athletes.
Will Meet Oregon Athletes.
George W. McMillan, president of
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club,
and R. L. Ringer were chosen last
night as the delegates to go to New
York and meet Forrest C. Smlthson,
Alfred C. Gilbert and Dan J. Kelly,
and escort them across the continent
to Portland. President McMillan an
nounced last night that he doubted
whether he would be able to accept
the .appointment, and it may be neces
sary for the selection of another dele
gate to take his place.
Championship Meet In New York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 11. The track and
field championship meet of the Athletic
Amateur Union for 1908 has been
awarded to the New York Athletic Club
for September 18 and 19. Entries will
close with the chairman of the cham
pionship committee, New York,- on Au
gust 29.
Tennl9 Teams to Meet.
LONDON, Aug. 11. The British Lawn
Tennis Association has agreed to the
American suggestion to play the pre
liminary round for the Dwight F. Davis
lawn tennis challenge cup contest in
America. This will be for the purpose of
deciding whether American or England
players go to Australia to meet the hold
ers of the title M. J. Ritchie and J. C.
Harte. The English team will sail for New
York at the end of this month.
When Pitcher Makes Balk.
KELSO. Wash., Aug. 11. (To the
Sporting Editor.) Will you kindly de
cide the following plays in baseball
in tomorrow's paper:
1. Does a batter go to first when
the pitcher makes a balk?
2. Runners on second and third
bases when pitcher makes balk. Does
runner score from third?
Answers: No to number one; yes to
number two.
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HIE RACERS AT MICTION
KUSTER - ERWIX STRING TO BE
SOLD AT LIVESTOCK SHOW.
Cream of Famous Stables, Includ
ing "Guideless Pater" College
Maid, Will Go Vnder Hammer.
The cream of the Kuster-Erwiri racing
string from Laramie and Denver, which
Is now in training for the North Pacific
circuit, will be among the high-class
performers to go under the hammer dur
ing the combination sale here in connec
tion with the Country Club meet next
month. F. C. Erwin. of the owning firm
who Is now In the Northwest handling
these horses, has listed thein with the
Country Club and" Livestock Associa
tion management.
In the stable Is the famous "guideless
pacer." College Maid, who more than
made good In her exhibition at Hllls
boro a week or so ago. equaling hor
world's record of 2:09H in that style.
This wonderful mare will appear In ex
hibitions during the races here, whether
she is sold or not.
Another splendid performer in this
string is Johnny K with a record of
2:16!4- He won the 2:15 trot at Hlllsboro
week before last, hands down, and has
stepped a mile In 2:12.
Others of the string are Estabelle.
2:lGVi. who won second money In the
free-for-all pace at Hlllsboro and has
never been beaten In a matinee race.
Nellie Bishop. 2:194. and Katherine Kim
mel. 2.W4.. with a try-out mark of 2:17,
are also listed for the sale.
More than 35 out of the limit of 50
head of horses, including brood mares,
race horses and youngsters, have already
been entered, and this week will proba
bly see the list completed, although the
entries do not close until September 5.
Several of the Gordon Clydesdales and
the Chappelle standard breds are in
cluded, while in the cattle divisions will
be found a goodly selection of Short
horns. Herefords, Aberdeen Angus and
others. Any of these classes would be
regarded as star features . at any live
stock pale.
The Country Club penple have been
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notified by the secretaries of the Belltng
ham, Everett and Seattle meets in the
North Pacific circuit that the late clos
ing events for which entries closed yester
day will present an attractive array of
speeders, there being well-tilled lists in
each event. These include 2:14, 2:20. 2:'J1.
2:35 and free-for-all paces: 2:15. 2:1X, 2:40
and free-for-all trots; two-year-old and
tliree-year-old trot or pace for unmarked
contestants, events practically uniform
with the card of late closing events of
fered here.
The regular weekly meeting of the
board of directors of the Country Club
and Livestock Association, postponed
from Monday, will be held this afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The transportation, building
and concession situation will be the prin
cipal matters considered.
FERN" L, 3-YEAR-OLD WOXDER
Easily Defeats Center Shot as She
lias Other Ponies at Meadows.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) When she beat Center Shot to
day by three lengths. Fern L. disposed
of the last pretending sprinter at Tho
Meadows. This wonderfully Improved
filly hns now benten thein all t dis
tances ranging from 5 to 6 furlongs
and holds the world's record for the
five and a half furlongs distance.
In California last Winter she would
have been a thousand to one in sti' li
fields as she has beaten here. Shu
now rules an odds-on favorite when
ever she starts. Tills three-year-old
is the marvel in horseflesh of the past
decade on the Pacific Coast.
Results:
Five nnd s hnlf furlonKB Shirley nos
more won. Royal yueen second, BUe Grif
fon third; time, 1 :7 1-1.
Five furlnnKs Aehleve won. Golden Ori
ole eeconil. I.lntowell third; time, 0:.i4-ii.
Six furlonK". the Fraternal Order of
KuKlea hanilkap Kern 1.. , Center Shot
second, Uvpsv KlnK third; time, 1:11 4 ."i.
Mile anil 70 yards Sea l.ail won. I'rts
tiKe second. Ripper third: time. 1:44 1-3.
MUe Convent Kell won. Iiarelngton sec
ond. Triumphant third; time, i::lS4-5.
Sloeum AVlns Tennis Match.
SOUTHAMPTON, L. I., Aug. 11. Near
ly all the preliminary matches of the
men's tennis singles were completed to
day. In the second round the ex-National
champion. H. W. Sloeum. defeated the
voting Princeton piayer, D. Mather, in
straiBht sets. William J. Clothier took
his match by default.