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. THE- MORNING tJREGOXIAN; FRFDATy ' MARCH - 26, 1 909. 13 GOMISKEY UNABLE OWNEK OF CHICAGO WHITE SOX, WHOSE MISSION TO PORTLAND IS FAILURE. TO SWERVE JONES Owner of Chicago White Sox Interviews ex-Leader and Departs Without Him. BRIEF CHAT tS SUFFICIENT Old Roman Soon Convinced Fielder Is In Earnest Looks Over City and Promises to Bring Team to Portland Next Spring. fOMISKET AND JOXKS. 6al4 Crm1Vey to Jnnes. "Now would ten thousand 'bonei' . Evr tmpt you to come with me east? If I paid you the Tocki.' would you lead the White Box Vor another year. Fielder, at leaet?" ,mra the noble "old Roman." in softest of Says Comlskey to Jones. FaM Jones to Comiskey; "I'm feeling right Ttecause of M Or. lp. My Joints are rlBht limber ' from buytne; Or T! u t T don't see hajuthall - . . And this winning of pennants la always soma flak v" Pays , Jones to Comiskey. fa!d romtkey to Jones: "There'll be pltt- Iom the Windy rity -bleachers,' I know, iini in-y mra me come back, with no in my hack. They will never stand up from the blow iiu ine ouncn in the grandstand,- I hear 1"" mh scroans, ' Ways Comiskey to Jones. Paid Jones ls-kv. to Comiskey: "The fact of It I'm out of the g-ame now for good " , 7 wltn yu- mv old friend. Now honest. I would If I could. bo they "shook." and together they had one winnny Did Jones and ConilsUey. Ernest McGafrey. BT W. J. PETRAIN. Charles A Comiskey, known as the "old Roman." the owner of the Chicago American League baseball club, arrived in roruana yesterday morning a hone ful and happy man, but when .he left at 2 oclock en route to Seattle and Vic toria on his return to Chicago, he wore a woebegone look. The principal ob ject of Comlskeys visit, that of entic ing Fielder Jones from his avowed retirement was not gained. Jones has retired. Comiskey was confident of his ability to entice the retired leader of his club Into the fold again, but hardlv had b set foot on Portland soil than it dawned upon him that there might be such a thing as failure. And he soon gave up hope. Several things militated against vwimivey. Comiskey and his nartv wiii. prised Mrs. Comiskey. John W. Burns oonn f. Agnew ot Chicago, were . .o.uiy impressed witn the Oregon ell onu onnsaey positively an nounced that he would bring the Chi cago American league Club through Portland on the training trip of 1910. They say they are compensated for the inp even tnough it brought a final re aiization that there was nothing that could Induce Fielder Jones to return to Chicago. "What a glorious country, and a glor ious climate." was Comlskey's Introduc tory sentence In greeting a delegation of friends at the Hotel Portland yes- ternay morning. "I have been touted wrong aDout Oregon," continued Co miskey. "Today, as well as vesterrlav. satisfies me that I have overlooked the possibilities of this climate, and vou can assure the fans of Portland for me 1h.it I shall bring both first and sec ond teams of the Chicago American league club through Portland next Spring. I made a mistake by not doing so this year. I should have listened to j ones, wno advised me not to over look this territory on the trip. It 1 my mistake and my loss, for T belle-ire we could have done the business of a ween in iTamornia in one day In Port land, If we had this kind of weather. I can realise how and why Fielder Jones came to make up bis mind to re biqb nere. Comiskey Party Takes Auto Ride. This statement was made by Comls key before he had gotten Into commu nlcatlnn with Jones by telephone. Be rore Jones could reach the hotel, Co miskey nad taken his nartv for an an tomobile ride, during which thev vis lted the residence district of the East "ion- as well as Portland Heights Council Crest and the City Park. Everv one returned from the trip Impressed with the beauty of Portland. Comiskey and his party were slated to leave on the 2 o'clock train for Se attle, and when they returned from the auto ride about 1 o'clock Jones had not been seen. However, soon after 1 o'clock President W. H. I.ticas, of the Northwestern and Inter-Mountain Leagues, appeared and was followed In a few minutes by Jones himself. Field er had called at the hotel while Comis key and his party were away, and al most gave up hope of seeing the Chi cago magnate. 'Hello, Fielder," saluted Comiskey, as the leader of the White Sox of last season appeared In the hotel corridor, "you have certainly grown stout and healthy look ing. I guess Oregon must agree with you." "Yes, It agrees with me so well that I think I'll stay here." "Do you really mean that you have quit baseball?" anxiously queried Comiskey. "I do." replied Jones. "It Is business with me from now on. and I can make more money for myself, and Incidentally for you. In this part of the country." But I want you to pilot the Sox next season." said Comiskey. Nothing doing," replied Jones. I'm through. And besides, you'll have to ad mit that I could not select a better part or tne country, don t you? Well, you're right about the country Fielder, but how about me and my club?" asked Comiskey. Jones Announces He Is Through. "Comity, there Is not a better baseball man in the world than yourself, and you can make a success of the Sox at any stage of the game. I am through and that settles it. I have more than you know or realize, here In Oregon and the Northwest, and 1 cannot play baseball always, so I have decided I am done with the game., I don't vant to hurt you any more than I can help, but It is a business proposition with me. the same as It Is with you,, and I think I can do better here." Jones offered Comiskey his hand and the two grasped warmly. "Fielder," . paid Comiskey, "the Lord kooni I wish you succese, and I sup pose I'll have to give in to your wishes. It hurts though. Fielder boy, for I like you and appreciate you, and so does Chi cago. I wish you all the ' luci in the world In your Oregon ventures." The porter called for the trsin and Com m y and the party were compelled to hustle fcr their baggage and to take aa automobile to the depot. At the urgent desire of Mrs. Comiskey, Fielder Jones took a seat In the machine and accom- " 1 4f -1.. f"- ' : i CHARLES COMISKEY", panted the party to the railway station and saw them off for Seattle. Handker chiefs were waved by the party on the train until It disappeared around the first curve, apd Fielder Jones remained on the platform until the choo-choo cars had disappeared. Fielder Jones has displayed more deter mination than could have been shown, by most ball players, for in the face of the anxious request of the best baseball manager in the world he has steadfastly maintained that he was going to quit. He Is going to stay In Oregon. He Intends to make his home in Portland. He has brought his family and family effects to this city. He has a bright future In busi ness and he cannot play baseball always. Therefore It can be readily ascertained that Fielder Jones' retirement is no Joke. Chicago Fan Regrets Ijoks of Jones. John W. Burns, a well-tb-do Chicagoan, and a 3Sd degree fan of the Windy City, who is accompanying Comiskey on the trip, - is an ardent admirer, of Fielder Jones.. - "I guess It la all off with Jones," 'he aald" yesterday. ."He Is lost to us, ' and I for one cannot guess who Is likelv- to succeed him, r.or' do I know of any man who can equal him tn merit, both as a player and manager. Fielder's retirement Is a sad blow to Chicago, but I wish him success in whatever he undertakes. He la a man, every inch of him." After Comiskey had departed. Jones re marked: There goes the best fellow In the world, and the only regret I have Is that I have had to turn him- down. - Well, It's busi ness and I am not likely to be able to play baseball always, as Comiskey him self has found out in his own case, so have I. Fielder Jones has himself and his famiily to look after. I sincerely hope Comrcy has the best of luck this season and wins the American and the world's championships. He deserves It, every bit." President Comiskey and his party will remain over tonight at Seattle, go ing to Victoria in the morning, and from that place over the Canadian Pacific Railway to Chicago. Comiskey has never traveled over the Northern route east and he and his party were anxious to see that part of the North American country. Comlakey exptessed regret at not seeing M. J. Roche. John S. Barnes and Judge W. W. McCredie during his stay here, and showed especial delight; in greeting President W. H. Lucas of the Northwest ern league. President Lucas and Charles Comiskey were associates In baseball In early days. W. S. O. TRACK PROSPECTS FINE Pnllman Lads Expect to Set New Records in Northwest Meets. STATE COLLEGE. Pullman, . Wash., March 25. Speclal. With the first Inter collegiate track meet scheduled to take place May 1. W. S. C. expects to be In flrst-class shape. The outlook for a suc cessful season on the track Is unusually bright this year at Pullman. Harlan Coe. a speedly lad who stepped off the 100 and 220 In good time two years ago for the state college, but who has since been out of school, is back, and la fast rounding into condition. Ralph Lowry Is also back in spikes this year. Jud Thompson, the old Seattle High School athlete, will be out for the Jumps. t-or tne pole vault. W. S. C. Is well heeled this year In having Jay, the Pen- uieion star atniete. and Johnnie Dalqudst, of Everett, both of whom are freehmen In the Indoor meet these men tied at 10 leet eignt inches. Stambaugh. Laird. Mead and Goff are working with Joe Halm, the veteran weight man, while Captain Ivan Putman Is In the lead in the hurdles, jumps and quarter, with such men ss Galbralth, Andy Anderson, Jay and Dalquist. For the distance runs, the state col lege perhaps has the best bunch of men In the history of the school. Clarence J. Cooil, the man who represented this Institution in the Seattle Marathon, is one of the best in the field, and he is step ping off the mile and two-mile In beauti ful style. He will be UBed In the half as well. Then there are Johnson. Clarke and WTelch to enter the distance runs. Two dates for intercollegiate track meets have been scheduled and an nounced by Manager H. V. Wexler. On May 1 W. S. C. and the University of Idaho, the ancient rivals in all branches of athletics, will struggle for supremacy on the field and cinder path, and on May 21 Whitman will do battle with the Pullman athletes, also on the local field. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Er. Horn, the optician, Sd floor Swet land blag., guarantees satisfaction or money refunded. No fancy prices. Webfoot oil blacking (a shoe grease), softens leather, weatherproofs shoes. Latest style pumps at Rosenthal's. THIS "OLD HOMAlf." DOZEN HOPEFULS BUSY WITH CASEY Manager Finds It Hard Task . to Select Pitchers From Likely Bunch. REX AMES PUTS ON SUIT Blender Slabster From Michigan Is Latest Addition to McCredle's Colts Bailtossers Are Working Hard. TTY "WTT.T. n M A c HAW MED FORD, Or., March 25. (Special.) iwsx Ames, the slender little slabster from Michigan, Is the latest addition to Man- "r -asey s training camp. Ames ar ... morning and was In uniform mis afternoon. He is a likely looking Juu.nicr, ana one mat seems to know his business. Twelve of the hopefuls put In a hard day's work here today and when Casey gave the quit signal late this afternoon a very tired bunch of ball-tossers marie for the hotel. The players are a willing lot of workers, and they have the ap pearance of being a set of ball players who are well behaved. It is easy to forecast right now what a bunch of trouble Manager Casey is go- (, iu ure selecting nis pitching, staff, ior tne six that are already in uniform an nave tne goods to deliver. This big oiuiiBii tjaraner handles himself for all the world like Bobby Groom. H h a world of speed and when he cuts loose his fast ones they leave a trail of .smoke behind. With any kind of luck, Pender win do to Casey's team what John Gra ney is to McCredie. Osburn, McFartand and Coleman will be hard to ritt-rvlno What is -bothering Casey right now is his outfield. It has been rumored here that Garibadll has been stricken with a case of the "spring heel" and has field from McCredle's training camp. Tnis story is rather hard to believe, for when I left San Luis Obispo, Garibaldi appeared very anxious to join the colts. This youngster had in him the making of kuoo. ouineiaer, ana he was a pretty shifty lad with the stick.'. The basehall world is filled with youngsters just as good, and Casey has a couple of pitcaers that could be moulded Into Gardners In a pincn. xiioiey, casey seems to have a finished third baseman. He meet h ball on the nose and strikes me as being a player with a lot of . good, . hard, in side baseball sense. Swanton, the Cali fornian, is another man that has caught Casey's fancy. He nas a nice way of stepping in and meeting the ball and he seems to have plenty of know about inings in the out garden. I look for Mullen to make ood with a vengeance. He has a throwing arm, once he gets ine Kinks out of it, that will remind the fans of Babe Danzig, and in prac tice today' he demonstrated he could hit a left-hander as well as a right-hander. He hasn't accomplished the art of bunt ing, but this will come to him, and being a left-handed batter and fast on his feet, he looks as if he would be able to deliver the real goods. FANDOM AT RANDOM Truti stun is on next Tuesday. Can I Portland grab the opening game and series? is the question agitating Portland isna. John Gladstone Graney will heave the spnerpia ror Portland on Tuesday after noon at Los Angeles. Nuff sed. . Dave Dugdale. despite the fact that he nas iaiien ore 30 or 40 pounds in weight. Is not worrying over the season's pros pects. Dug has taken some kind of an antl-iat preparation. ' i Judge "W. W. McCredie came to Port land for a few minutes yesterday after noon, rie arrived too late to see Comi: key and went back to Vancouver sorrow folly. The 'Jedge" likes to fan as well as anyone. Jack Huston assures President Lucas 146 Va FITFH STREET PORTLAND that the Inter-Mountain League Is to bo splendid organization. Jack has the management of the Helena club and has commenced signing players. Catcher St. John, who Is also a utility player, met - Judge McCredie- yesterday afternoon and the executive of the Port land club ordered him to report to Casey at Medford immediately. St. John left last night and will try tor the utility role. " Buddy Kyan has taken "up his trans portation and should be at San -Luis Obispo today. Buddy Anally arrived at conclusion that -the place to get rail way tickets was at a railway ticket of fice. Quite clever of Buddy. Hope he displays somewhat quicker sagacity later on. '... Fielder Jones Is . one ball player who has announced his retirement and made good. However, Portland fans don't know whether to be delighted or sorry, for Jones Is depriving the game of the serv ices of one grand player. ..- i Charley Comiskey was startled at the growth of Portland. He had not -been here since 1896, but- there is nothing ; very astonishing about this.: He would have had the . same experience- here one year ago. Comiskey found ' out several things on his visit here. In the first place he found baseball weather and Intends to profit by It. He also , discovered- that Jones had played here, in his youthful days, and. also that there was plenty of money to be made here. No wonder he could not entice Jones away. , The Chicago Americans are not alone In the matter of loss of . players.' The Chicago Nationals seem to have lost the services of Catcher Johnny Kllng. who announces that he is to devote his. time to his Cincinnati billiard parlors. Hardly as lucrative as timber. " President Lucas, of the Northwestern League, held a very pleasant reunion with Comiskey yesterday. The "Old Roman" wished Lucas all kinds of suc cess with both his leagues, and was greatly Impressed by the expressions of President Lucas and several of the fans relative to the two clubs hers this year, Comiskey -regretted very much that he was unable to meet Mike Roche, for he claims a long standing acquaintance and deep friendship- for the- Portland railway man. "I guess Mike must be out of town or he would have called," said Comiskey at the depot before leaving. KYAX JOINS TEAM AT LAST San Luis Eager to See Work of Mc Credle's Lost Boy. . : SAN LOTS OBISPO. Cal.. March 2S (Special.) Buddy Ryan, the "lone-losf boy, arrived yesterday afternoon from Denver.' This has relieved McCredie of a lot of worry, as Buddy seemed to have oeen ioeT. a mistake as to transporta tion is tne real cause of his delay. . Ryan will be out with the boys this jnorning and take a little run on the roaa. This will not give the local fans a chance to see what kind of material ne is made or. They have been hearine much of him of late, but they have Brown anxious to see him perform. Slight Accident on Track. LOS ANGELES. March 25. Glorlo. the favorite, captured the Chlno handicap, today's feature at Santa Anita, in a very close finish, getting the verdict over Footpad by a nead. Abihu, a 100 to 1 shot, won the 2-year-old race from Pla cide and Mike Mollett. Jockey Rice was thrown from Solus In the first race, but suffered nothing more serious than a shaking up. Do you want to stoD the rent habit? See Gregory's ad. Page 13. J Swell Knglish pumps at Rosenthal's. fafl 'lis-1! ItpraSWM-M 4 !LMiilftTiifsWsrtfcl ' $100 Equal to $150 The investment of $100 in MULTNOMAH TRUST BUILDING NO. 1, drawing an average of 9 per cent, per year for thirty years, and participating in the di vision of an accumulated surplus at redemption time, is exactly equal to $150 invested today at 6 per cent compound interest. This is an evidence of the enor mous earning power of a first-class office building in the heart of a large city. The Unit Plan of financing a building project is the coming plan for the North west. Its greatest advantage lies in the fact that it distributes the earnings of one big project among many people instead of among the few who have heretofore benefited. The investment of $100 independently gives xthe owner of it very little profit. The investment of $100 in conjunction with a great many other invest ments of the same and larger size on the same basis widens the opportunity for larger earnings, enabling the investor to swing a larger proposition and benefit ing to a far greater extent. Full information regarding; the Profit-Sharing Unit Bonds in MULTNOMAH TRUST BUILDING NO. 1 will be given upon inquiry at this office. . BIG RAGE TONIGHT Portland's First Marathon Has 18 Entries. HARD STRUGGLE EXPECTED Ixmg-Distanoe Event Will Be Start .ed by Mayor Lane Great Rival ry Manifested by Many of . . the Competing Athletes.' Portland's first exhibition of the fa mous Marathon race Is scheduled to take place at the Oriental building at the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds tonight, when 18 long-distance runners will line up at .the scratch to start on their long Jaunt at the signal of Mayor Lane, who will act as starter of the big event. ' Hver since Johnny Saves acquired fame at London last July, the world has shown considerable Interest In the classic event made famous in the days of mythological Greece. The Marathon distance is 26 miles and 885 yards, which is a greater distance than most people care to run, unless pur sued by a mother-in-law of the stage variety, or some ferocious animal, and to accomplish this feat an . athlete must v0aTD ereai powers oi .endurance. The Portland Marathon Is expected to furnish ' Interesting sport, for among the 18 entries are several high-class artists who. have performed creditably in. long distance races held in other places. A. J. Burn, one of the contestants at the London event,- Is one of the entries ..and, accompanied by his trainer. W. Moody, he arrived In Portland yesterday. Burn Is a lithe built chap with a determined looking jaw. He expects, to be Success ful here tomorrow night and is slated to compete In a Marathon at Spokane on WRESTLING Dr. Roller of Seattle VS. Young Hackenschmidt John Berg Biggest "Wrestling Event of the Year APRIL 2 at Exposition Rink (8:45 o'Clock) Prices: Box Seats $2.00 Reserved Seats $1.50 Gallery $1.00 April 2. as well as at San Francisco on April IS Multnomah. Paying State Tax. . SALEM, Or., March 25. Special. GREGORY HEIGH' is for you. It was bought, intended, platted and ia now offered for sale to two classes of people. First, to the man and woman who have yearned for many years to live under a roof they could honestly call their own. Second, to the man and woman who have a small amount of money that they would like to invest beyond any possibility of loss, and with every probability of profit. As a Home Site As an Investment ' There is no prettier spot in Multnomah County than GREG ORY HEIGHTS. It seems to have been laid out by the Mas ter Hand with the beauty of scenic effect uppermost in mind. It is high, it has - pure air; 'while civilization has given it the very best streetcar serv ice. Such improvements as are absolutely necessary' will be in stalled: Living in GREGORY HEIGHTS will be a pleasure, inspiring the best there is in man and woman, with its con stant environment of the grand est natural scenery on earth. A HOME FOR .. A' - ' MONTH TAKE THIS CAR bearing these signs, exactly as they are shown in the illus tration. It leaves Third and Yamhill streets every ten or fifteen minutes all day long. This is the only car that will take you directlv to GREGORY HEIGHTS. Ride to the end of the line without transferring and GREGORY will meet you. S10 SWEET HEAD LEMCKE BUILDING Multnomah County today remitted $100, 000 to the Btato Treasurer as It, first payment of state tax. Multnomah County was the second county to pay, Clacka mas being the first. Every dollar that you invest in the City of Portland anywhere will earn money for you. GREGORY HEIGHTS three years ago could have been purchased for $500 an acre; today GREGORY would not take $2000 an acre for it, without improvements. As a matter of fact, he has improved it, cleared , the ground, is grading the streets, will put in every such necessaries as people require and is actually selling lots for home-building pur poses at $190 and up on very easy terms. Within the next two years nobody can deny that these lots will be selling for as much each as acres are now worth. ' LOTS FOR AND UP $5 DOWN, $2.50 MONTH $100 , ! ' ' j' "'i