THE ' MORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1911.
8
IT
PASSES
7
Athlete Denies He Ever Made
i"Confession" Attacking Dan
!; Kelly's Record. '
BUG
0 JACK KING
2
HE'S MADE 'GOAT HE SAYS
JSathhouse Proprietor Sent Missive
to Sullivan, He Declares King,
i i
' ; la Heated Reply, Asserts
Plot . to Discredit.
f Forrest C. Smithson, 'world's cham
pi on hurdler, furnished a real cardiac
thriller last night, when In a signed
statement he absolutely repudiated an
alleged "guilty conscience" confession
charging- that Dan Kelly's 100-yard
world's record of 9 3-5 seconds, made
in Spokane In June, 190S, was fraud'
ilent.
Not only does the London Olympic
nigh sticker deny responsibility for tne
affidavits of "fake" sent to Secretary
Sullivan of the Amateur Athletlo Union
tinder date of September 2, 1911, but
e adds hydrochloric to the hubbub by
asserting that Jack King, a well-known
Portland sportsman. Is the author of
the missive.
King, a well-known athletic trainer.
for year's connected with Northwestern
(flubs, denies Smlthson's charges In
toto and further intimates a conspiracy
between Smithson and Kelly to dls
tjredit him because of his activity In
atemptlng to have the record disal
lowed by the National amateur off!
olals.
! Prediction Not Remembered.
; "Jack King has always maintained
tjhat Kelly's record was a fake," says
Smithson In his latest bulletin. "He
efrys he predicted a world's record to
roe five days before the meet and has
sjnce consistently declared that he had
tbe proofs locked up in his safe. I don't
remember his telling me this, now
ever.
a "When I came to Portland a fort
night ago, after winning the high hur
dle race at the Astoria Coast champ
lqnshlp meet. King called me aside and
asked me to draft a letter to Sullivan,
promising then that he would reveal
his proofs. King thereupon sat aown
in his bath establishment and dictated
the alleged 'confession' that was sent
to Secretary Sullivan on September 2
"One week later to the day I found
my letter prominently displayed In i
local newspaper." added the ex-Mult
nomah athlete. "Accordingly I went to
King yesterday and demanded that he
produce the proofs, so that l woman
be the goat. But he refused to divulge
anything. Therefore I want to say to
the public that I am In wrong" on this
affair and that I apologize to tne om
cials of the meet upon whom any onus
may fall as a result of King's letter.
sent out under my signature.
King- Retorts Hotly.
When Smlthson's allegations were
conveyed to King, tne latter exploded
with a noise like an epoch-making in
taxational misunderstanding.
"Smithson came to my office and vol
iinteered to make this confession." de
clared King. "I told him I had made
no public atacks on Dan Kelly's
record after it was officially recog
nized In 1907, and left the shop. I re
turned later on and found fjnlthson
there with this letter, so sat down and
scratched off a copy which was later
typewritten for my own reference file.
l"l don't know what to think of this
latest flank attack, but somebody is
trying to discredit me. I had a row
With some of the Wrestling officials of
the Multnomah Athletic Club two years
ago and it may have something to do
with It. Either tnat or neiiy ana
Smithson are working in cahoots. Sec
retary Sullivan wrote me in August
asking me If I could furnish him with
proof3 of the fraudulent record, but I
did not even reply to the communica
tion, so you can see how little I care
about It.
-"They had Setter not step on my toes
ntuch more, though," added the former
famous professional footracer threat
eningly, "for I may surprise them all
iff things come to a showdown."
Dunne Takes Hand.
Morris Dunne, secretary-treasurer
the Pacific Northwest Association,
Id one of the vice-presidents of the
Asnateur Athletic Union, was also
aalced for a statement last night.
T'Four timekeepers made affidavits at
t!$ time that the watches were right
sad the record bona fide." declared Mr.
Inne. "The track was surveyed and
fdfind correct and, as no proof of any
faking was advanced, the record was
aljowed. Neither the Multnomah Club
nor the Pacific Northwest Association
ndr the Amateur Athletic Union In
dorses "phoney' work In athletics and
personally I would go down the Una
to. have tbe record knocked out If I
had any Information of a conspiracy."
Ederam Frank, a prominent official of
tbje Multnomah Club, who was a field
Judge at the 1908 meet in Spokane, said
last right that the record was un
doubtedly correct.
"Smithson's letter says that I was
one of the officials measuring the track
and that I discovered that the 100-yard
course was short and quit In a huff,"
volunteered Mr. Frank. "This is not
true and Smithson informs tne he tried
td get King to cut that part out of the
letter when he dictated it. I was a
field Judge and had nothing to do with
track events."
FAXS
CniTICISB
M'CREDEE
Letting Koestner Pitch 24 Innings
2 May Hurt Pennant Chances.
SAN , FRANCISCO, . Sept. 11. (Spe
cial.) The sensational 24-inning 1-to-l
tie game at Sacramento Sunday was
the talk of fandom today. In the com
ment. McCredie was taken to task for
permitting Koestner to go the limit.
KDestner will hardly be right again
-for a week or more, and the strenuous
pitching may affect his pitching for the
rest of the season.
If McCredie had divided up the pitch
ing, even at the cost of losing the
frame, he would not have taken a
chance ,of injuring one of his reliable
curlers.' O'Rourke had nothing to gain
and he was justified in leaving In the
marvelously Improved Fitzgerald, say
the fans.
GOLF CADDT nS $300 PRIZE
'Peanuts" Espinoza Surprises Del
Monte Golfers by His Playing.
DEL MONTE. CaL. Sept. It (Spe
cial.) A victory that occasioned
heartier congratulations was never
won on this course than that of "Pea
nuts" Espinoza yesterday in the finals
of the professional golf tournament.
He defeated Jim Barnes, of Tacoma,
two up. "Peanuts" Is a favorite caddy
with, the players and his mastery of
the game has been pointed out several
times. This was, however, his first I
tournament, and it Is safe to say that
all the good wishes of the entire golf- "
Ing contingent , are with him. I
The match was interesting in many
ways. Among Its good points was the ,
long drive made by Barnes from the ;
third tee. He drove 350 yards with an j
uphill run for the last 100 yards. His ;
driving throughout the contest was re- ;
markabble. but he more than once fell I
down on his putting.
' ' Peanuts" also startled the spectators
when he drove- into a tree and without
a second's hesitation climbed the tree
and played off from there. Barnes
played too hasty a game and probably
owes the loss of the tournament to this
fact. -
Espinoza. as winner of first prize,
gets $300. and Jim Barnes, runner up,
1200; George Smith and Jim Smith,
semi-flnalists, each $100.
WIRES 'TAKES FROM TRACK
Fight on Poolrooms at Montreal
Delay Race Returns. ,
MONTREAL, Sept. 11. Close finishes
marked two of the races on.toaays
card at the Blue Bonnet track. It was
Impossible today to send out any re
turns from the track.
The fight between the poolroom In
terests and the racing club still con
tinues and all wires have been removed
from the course.
FLAG HANGS ON SERIES
GA3LES WITH HOOLIGAXS THIS
WEEK VITAL TO BEAVERS.
On McCredie's Pitching Corps Much
Depends, and Fans Anxiously
Await Gong for Slaughter. .
BY. W. J. PETRAIN.
The crucial series of the Pacific Coast
League pennant race will open at a
o'clock this afternoon at Recreation
Park, and Happicus Hogan and his
league-leading Vernon Hooligans win
be the onenlna- contenders in the Beav
ers' final home stand of" three weeks'
duration.
It is ud to the Beavers to beat tne
Vernon team decisively this week, for
an even break, or a marginal decision
on the series of seven games, will not
materially increase the Portland team's
standing, for the Hooligans nave a leaa
of practically three full games.
Hogan s crowd has not lost a series
since the Oaks handed them four re
versals in seven games at Los Angeles
several . weeke ago, and of late the
Hogan tribe has had the exultant habit
of beating the opposing club to a
frazzle, which has shot the Villagers
into first place by a handy margin, for
the best tho Beavers could do was to
land successfully a little better than
even on tbe recent trip away from
home.
The heavy-hitting Vernon club s ad
vent means that the coming series here
will depend entirely upon McCredie's
pitching corps, and of late that body
of men has performed quite efficiently.
Beaton, Steen, Koestner, Henderson and
Harkness will be expected to do their
share toward lowering the colors of
the striped invaders, and big crowds
undoubtedly will be on hand all week
to watch the slaughter.
Hogan enjoys widespread popularity
In Portland, and, while most of the
Portland fans are desirous of seeing
the Beavers repeat, it is a eafe bet that
If "Hap" hooks enough of the early
week games to Indicate a likelihood of
him taking the series, the Portland
fans will flock to his standard and root
for him to win, as Vernon triumphs
this week will mean nothing short of
an eventual victory for Hogan's war
riors, and Portland fans would rather
see him win than any of the others
if the Beavers etand no chance.
However, if past precedent is repeat
ed this week, Portland should win the
series, for the Beavers seem to have
had it on the Hooligans in all of the
previous encounters.
How Series Went.
The first time the clubs hooked up
was at Los Angeles, the second week
of the season, and on that occasion the
Portland team broke even on six of the
seven games, the odd contest being the
Sunday morning tie game played at
Vernon.
The Hooligans visited Portland twice.
and the first time Portland took three
of five games played, the other being
postponed on account of rain, and this
game will be played off here In a dou
ble-header next Sunday. The next ap
pearance of Vernon here was a signal
for the Beavers to hook four of the
six games, Roy Castleton winning the
two games taken that week by Vernon.
Hogan likely will open against the
Beavers with either Roy Castleton or
Harry Stewart, for both of these twirl
era have been effective against Port
land, and the astute leader of the Ver
non team will be anxious to hook the
first game. The game will start
promptly at 3 o'clock, and Ed Finney
will be the regular Coast League um
pire in charge, as the schedule of this
official brings him to Portland for this
final series.
Marshall Ahead in Chess. '
CARLSBAD, Sept. 1L In the 16th
round of the international chess tourn
ament, Suechting lost to Marshall. The
records stand to - date: Teichmann,
Rotlewi 114 each; Schlechter 11, Ale-
whine 9Vi. Marshall, Rubenstein 9 each.
Cohn, Loewenflsch, Perils, . Spielman,
Suechting, Vldmar 8 4 each, Duras,
Leonhardt 8 each, Nlemsowitsch 64,
Burn, Salwe. Chages, Kostik, Tata-
kower 7 each, Chotirmirski 6V4, Alapln,
Fahrni. Jaffl, Johner 5 $4 each, Rabln-
owltsch 4H.
BASEBALL IN EPITOME
Six League at a Glaofe.
Pacific Coast. I Northwestern.
W. L.P.C. . W. L. P.C.
Vernon 86 69 .81Vancouver .90 58.608
Portland .. .el oi .o4ispokane ...St t .B4
Oakland ... .90 "8 .535 Seattle 79 67.641
San Fran 77 u .4u Tacoma . ..78 71.023
Sacra'nto ...71 90.440;Portland ...75 69 .521
Los Angeles. 70 97 .419 Victoria ....36 112.233
atlonal. I American.
W. L. P.C. w. L. P.C.
Kew Tork.. .77 46 .628 Phlla. 86 43 .657
Chicago ... .76 48 .613 Detrolt 79 A2 .823
Pittsburs; ...76 56 .679 Cleveland ...69 61 .630
Phlla. o.n .oin ,ew xora. , . iu o-- .ow
t. Louis. ...S 02 -oioichlcago 64 (57 .4K
Cincinnati ..69 69 .461Boston 64 68.485
Brooklyn . . .80 75 .4O0;Wahington .55 77.416
Boston S3 94 .262 St. Louts 88 93 .290
American Assn. I western league.
W. L. P.C. " W. L. P.C.
Mlnn'polls ..95 60 .613-Denver 84 47.641
Columbus .. .82 65 .558 Pueblo 77 60 . 662
Kansas City. so 04 .ooo st. josepn. . .ts 63 .547
St. Paul oo t .i i Lincoln 74 03 .&4U
ndlan'lis . .67 75 .47 liumana 79 6S .3n
Milwaukee .68 77 .462;loux City. . .70 71 .496
Toledo 67 79 .459iTopeka 60 87.365
Louisville . .6 s .values Moines. .42 vo .IW7
Yesterday's Results.
Pacific Coast League No games scned-
uled.
Nortcwestern League roniana 7. Seattle
; Vancouver 8. Tacoma 5: Victoria-Spokane
game postponea. latter naving xaiiea to ar
rive.
American League rnuaaeipnia is, new
Tork S; Chicago 7. St. Louis 6; Washington
Boston 1: Cleveland ana uetroit not
scheduled.
National League jmcago z, Cincinnati u;
Philadelphia 8. Brooklyn 1: New Tork-Bos-ton
game postponed, rain; Pittsburg and Bt.
Louis not scheduled.
American Association -Minneapolis 7.
Kansas cut 8: Columbus 5. Toledo 1: St.
oaul-Mllwaukee n postponed, rain; ln-
ianapolia and Louisville not scneauiea.
western League i-incoin o. inpena v.
Denver 8. Pueblo 1; Omaha 6, St- Joseph
: Sioux City 9, Des Moines 0.
GARRETT HANGS UP
3 ZEROS ON GIANTS
Four Little Hits AH Seattle Can
Make Off Clever Road
ster Hurler.
PETTIGREW DRIVES HOMER
.Mensor's Sensational Fielding of
Near Hit Is Feature of Game.
Nicks Score Seven Runs
on.
Errors and Hard Clouting,
SEATTLE. Wash- SetJtl 11. (Spe
ciaL) Garrett pitched rings around
Zackert this afternoon and Portland
won hands down by a score of 7 to 0.
Of the four hits credited to Seattle,
only one was clean, that by Zackert
In the eighth. He was first up but got
no farther than second. Beaton s
grounder close to second looked like a
hit, but Mensor made a phenomenal
Dlav and It was about a tie at first.
In the fourth Harris beat out a ball
that took a bad bound. Bues threw
high and this let Harris go on to sec
ond. He scored on an infield out and
Ion a: fly.
Hits by Harris . and Williams, a
passed ball and a hit by pitcher gave
Portland two In tha sixth. Pettlgrew
hit for a homer in the seventh, the only
o&fl of the srame.
With the bases full in the ninth on
two passes and slow fielding to third
on a ground ball, Zackert drove a
bonder into- the eround. Tha ball
struck the grandstand, bounded back
and Whaling got it, but it bounded out
of his hand among the Portland play-
am on the bench.
Umpire Starkell let two over and nut
the man on first on third. A long
fly let over the third and last run of
the inning. The Bcore:
a 1 - 1Xnrttnnii.
Ab.HPo.AE. Ab.H.Po.A.K.
Leard,2b. 8 1 6 0Spess.cf.. 4
C'hank.cf 8
H'older.lf 4
0 2
uinarns.3D. d
Oistovall.rf. 8
0 0
0 2
1 13
1 2
0 1
0 4
1 O
Bues.Sb.. 4
Weed. lb. 4
Peaton.rf. 4
R'ond.aa. 4
Wllng.o. 4
Z'kert.p. 8
P'grew.lr. 4
Mensor.o 1
Moore.c. 8
OiColJrln.ss. 4
0GarVett,p. 8
Totals.. 83 4 27 14 l Totals.. 80
SCORE BT INNINGS.
6 2T 8 2
Seattle ..0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00
Portland o o 0 i u z i u o i
SUM MART.
Runs Harris (2), Pettlgrew. Mensor,
Moore, Coltrln. Btovall. Home run Pettl
rew. Bacrifioe flies Soeai. Williams.
Stolen bases Leard, Mensor. Struck out
Br eaekert 4, Garrett 4. Eases on balls
Off Zackert 5, off Garrett l.t Wild pitch
Zackert. - Hit by pitched ball Stovall. by
Zackert; Leard. by Garrett. Double play
Bues to Leard to weed. Lett on bases beat
tie 7, Portland 8. Umpire Starkell.
VANCOUVER ' TIGHTENING GRIP
Leagne Leaders Bunch Hits and De
feat Tacoma Easily.
VANCOUVER, Sept. 11. Vancouver
defeated Tacoma today, 8 to S. Van
couver bunched three hits In the sec
ond for three runs and again In the
eighth got three more . hits, netting
three runs. In the sixth Tacoma
bunched four hits and with errors
stretched them for four runs. Score:
Vancouver
iTacoma
AD.H.PO.A.E.
Ab.H.Po.A.E.
B'nker.cf
1 8
Morse, 8b.
B'nett.2b
P'hear.lb
Frlsk.rf .
James.Sb
Cates.lf ..
6'eber.u.
Lewls.c.
Engles.p.
1 1
1 13
1-2
Caaey,2b..
Abbott.rf .
Guyn.lf. ..
C'eman.ss
Lyncn.cl.
Slebt.c. ..
O'Flsher.lb.
0 12
0 1
OjQordon.p.
Totals.. 80 8 2711 61 Totals. .36 6 24 12 1
SCORB BT INNINGS.
Vancouver
Tacoma . .
0 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 8
0 0000410 0 5
SUMMARY.
Runs -Bennett (2), Brashear, Frlske,
James (2). Cates, Lewis, Morse, Abbott,
Guyn. Coleman, Lynch. Stolen base Lynch.
Sacrifice hit Brashear. Two-base hits
Seibt, Frisk. Three-base bite Morse,
Scharnweber. Bases on balls Off Ennle 1.
off Gordon 4. Struck out By Engle a. by
Gordon 0. Double plays Scharnweber
to
Brasbear; selbt to uoieman.
Vancouver 8. Tacoma 4.
Left on bases
Time 1:45.
CUBS CLOSING UP GAP
CHICAGO ITOW OXXT 13 POINTS
BEHIND NEW TORK.
Athletics Increase Lead Over Tigers
In American Leagne, and White'
Sox Climb Xotch Higher.
New Tork lost three points by her
idleness and Cincinnati's defeat today.
Chicago gained three points over Pitts
burg, that team having no - game
scheduled. New York now leads Chi
cago by It points. The standing of
the leaders :
Club Won. Lost. Pet.
New York 77 46 .636
Chicago ' 7S 49 .1S
Pittsburg ......76 56 .576
In the American League Philadelphia
Increased its lead of 51 points over De
troit to 64 points by defeating New
Tork, which dropped to a tie with
Cleveland for third place. Detroit and
Cleveland had no games scheduled.
Chicago Jumped from sixth to fifth
place, displacing Boston, which, by
losing to Washington today, finds it
self eight points behind Chicago. The
standing of the leaders:
Club Won. Lost. Pet.
Philadelphia : 45 .657
Detroit 79 62 .603
New York 70 62 .530
Cleveland .., 6 61 .530
- A5IERICAN- LEAGUE.
Chicago 7-2, St, Louis 6-0.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 11. Chicago opened
its final series on the local grounds by
winning both games of a double-header
from St. Louis, 7 to 8 and 2. to 0. In
the first game the visitors came from
behind and scored four runs, winning
handily. Callahan Injured his leg slid
ing Into a base and retired. Chicago
hit the ball at opportune moments In
the first and sixth innings. First game:
R-' H. E . R.H.E.
Chicago .. 7 11 45t Louis .. 6 1J 4
Batteries Walsh, Hovlik, Scott and
Block; Nelson. Lake and Clarke.
Second game:
R.H.E.1 . R.H.E.
Chicago . list. Louis ..0 6 2
(Called after seventh, darkness)
Batteries Hovlik and Block; Hawk
and Stephens.
Philadelphia 12, New Tork 6.
NEW YORK. Sept 11. Philadelphia
decisively defeated New York today.
Vaughn was driven from the mound in
the second inning and Qulnn proved
a poor substitute. He did his share
of the batting, however, for in th
fourth he put the ball over the left
field fence for a home run, and made
two other hits In three times at bat
The score:
R H. E.I - R.H.E,
PhlladeL. 12 17 OINew York. 6 10-
Batteries Bender and Thomas
Vaughn, Qulnn and Blair.
Washington 7, Boston 1.
WASHINGTON. SeDt 11". Walter
Johnson was a puzzle to Boston after
the first Inning and Washington won
easily. Bushelman pitched wuaiy i.
the first Inning. It was his first game
with Boston. . A muddy field and
slippery ball explain the errors. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
Washing.. 7 llBoston 1 6
Batteries Johnson and Street; Bush
elman and Williams.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 2, Cincinnati 0.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 11. Chicago de
feated Cincinnati today In a pitcher
battle. Cincinnati could do nothln
with Ruelbach, while Fromme kept the
hits well scattered. Boyd, a recruit
from Iowa, pitched the final Inning for
Cincinnati and retired unicago on
seven pitched balls. The timely hitting
of Schulte and Sheckard featured. The
score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E
Chicago ... 8 0 Cincinnati. 0 6
Batteries Ruelbach and Needham
Fromme, Boyd and McLean, Clarke.
Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 1.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11. Brook
lvn lost the ODenlnm game of the se
fles with Philadelphia. Both pitchers
kept the hits scattered except in one
Inning. In the eighth Philadelphia
scored the winning- runs on singles by
Knabe, PaBkert and Beck and LODert:
anrlfir. hit Brooklyn escaped a shut
out In the' ninth when Hummell scored
on his single, Coulson's double and an
out Score:
R.H.E.1 . R.H.E.
Brooklyn. 1 8 OlPhiladel.. . 8 8 !
flatteries Schardt and Erwln: Cur
tls and Carter. Umpires Kleni and
Brennan.
GOVERNOR KEEPING OUT
OFFICIAL NOT INTERFERIXG
WOLGAST-M'FARLAXD FIGHT.
Xo Instructions Sent to Mayor of
Milwaukee, but Any Action Is
Left to Acting-Executive.
SPRINQ LAKE, N. J., Sept 11.
Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin, de
clared tonight he would not Interfere
In any way with plans for preventing
of permitting the Wolgast-McFarland
fight next Friday night He wag not
In possession of information sufficient
he said, to enable him to act
"I left no instructions with the Mayor
of Milwaukee, as has been reported,
Governor McGovern added, and I am
unable today at long range to say
whether the exhibition will be a boxing
match or a prizefight Under the laws
of - Wisconsin, a boxing match is -not
objectionable, but prizefighting is pro
hibited.
All' I know about this matter Is what
I have read In the newspapers and the
aooounts have been so conflicting that
I should not wish to pass judgment on
these reports alone. Therefore I shall
have to leave the question to be de
cided by the local authorities and Ac
ting Governor Morris, should he see
fit to investigate it."
District Attorney Seabel, of Milwau
kee, maintains a prizefight and not a
boxing exhibition Is intended. Tomor
row another effort will be made to
show the District Attorney fhat the
bout Is within the law. Acting Gov
ernor Morris also maintains the match
Is a prizefight
FANDOM AT RANDOM
ACTFIC Coast League players who
usually engage in Winter ball In
California are to have strenuous oppo
sition this season, judging from state
ments coming from Mohler, of the San
Francisco Seals, Wolverton, of Oak
land, and .Berry, of Los Angeles. Thi
promoters are going right ahead de
spite the warnings, but refuse to name
any' players who have yet been signed.
"The Northwestern League," said
Walter McCredie in San Francisco the
other day, "reminds me of a bunch of
pigs, all trying to get to the feed stall
first"
e .
Stlnson, outfielder on the Vernon
club, libels "Bugs Raymond, the fa
mous firewater king, to Abe Kemp, of
the San Francisco Bulletin, as follows:
'It happened when the Giants were
tralng in Texas. Raymond had taken
the pledge, but the only way that Mc-
Graw could keep him from breaking It
was to deprive the insect of his money.
Bugs wandered around, lost without
any money in nis pocKet, ana an tne
time his thirst for the beverage was
increasing. One day "Bugs" stalked
Into the restaurant where the players
were eating and he espied a shining
silver piece on the table a tip that
one of the Jlayers, had left. ' "Bugs"
thought quickly. He seized the. coin
and was out of the door and In a sa
loon In five minutes.
'Rnvtnnnd riv the wav. is on the sus
pended list of the New York Club. The
bug recently pitched a game, in a small
mining town and over a dispute of 50
cents the rube had two ribs smashed
In." - '
, e
The McCredies are Contemplating the
installation of a huge electric score
board in the new ball park to be built
at Vaughn and Twenty-fourth, before
the ODening of tne 1813 season. This
board will show numbers correspond
ing with numbers designating the play
ers in the scoresheets. They are quite
generally In use in the major leagues.
Terry McKune will be forced to re
port to Seattle next Spring if he wishes
I to play ball, according to the terms
of his reinstatement in me uoasi
League this year. Dugdale will prob
ably try to trade the speady inflelder
to some other club, as Terry has no
sincere liking for the Sound village.
Hosp, of the Vernon team, has been
suffering with a bruised finger. The
other day before the game he mean
dered to the clubhouse to have Trainer
Carroll bandage the Injured digit When
the -bell rang for practice, Hosp rushed
to the Infield and then discovered that
the bandage had been placed on the
wrong finger.
When Roy Hitt was batted from the
box last Wednesday in the South, he
donned his"'"street attire and repaired
to tbe"booze cage" under the stand to
watch the rest of the game. "Where
Is your liquor check?" demanded an
attendant. Hitt assured him he ' had
none but that he was a player. "Don't
go with me," said the officious guard.
In the melee that followed Hitt severe
ly wrenched his salary arm.
The world's longest canal lock is being;
built at St. Mary's Falls, Mich. It Is to
be 80 feet wide and 1390 feet long.
CLOSE FINISHES
SEEN IN RACE-MEET
Opening Day of State Fair
Harness Events Seev Some
Pretty Stepping.
BLANCHE SHOWS METTLE
Favorite Little Bay Mare of Lon
Chllds Succeeds in Taking Straight
Heats In 2:12 Pace, Capital City
Purse Summary of Affair.
SALEM, Or., Sept 11. (Special.)
Close finishes and good time on a fast
track were features of the opening day
of-the State Fair race meet today.
Blanche, favorite little bay mare of
Lou Chllds, succeeded in taking
straight heats in the 2:12 pace. Capital
City purse. Pretty stepping with some
exciting going against Aerolite, an
other favorite, gave Blanche all the
best of It with the crowd early in the
race. Blanche is a new horse here,
while Aerolite has been one of the cap
ital bets for a number of seasons and
the sensational going of the little mare
caused tha crowd to rave over her
three straight wins In the heats.
The only split heats of the day cam
In the 2:25 trot, when Phyllis Wynn
succeeded in nosing out for first money
after Nada had given her the time of
her life. Nada looked like nt ohano
in the first heat when she broke sev
eral times and dropped to ninth posi
tion. From that on It was a real race.
Nada nosed Phyllis Wynn for every
step of the distance in the second heal
In the third heat Downing sent his
Phyllis Wynn too strong in the early
quarters, and she fell back at the half
mlle post Nada shooting by her like
a rocket At the stretch, however, it
was a nose-and-nose finish. Phyllis
Wynn broke ln'the last few lengths
and Nada went under the wire by a
good head.
Ella Belle (Madden) found no diffi
culty In taking two heats in the two-year-old
futurity and ended that race
in a hurry. Good material is seen in
the little ones and Ella Belle is fig
ured as a strong comer. The sum-,
mary:
Two-year-old trot, Oregon futurity, purse
1900: , ,
Ella Belle Madden (Ward) J I
Hop Raven (Wood) ; J
His Hiehness (Hogoboom) J
Ardona (Sawyer)
Time, i:33tt,
2:12 tace, Capital City, purse 80O:
Blanche, b. m. (Chllds) J
Aerolite, b. 6. (cnaaoourne - -
Helenas, Jr., b. m. .-
Nordwell. b. a. (Ward) ;
Road Bird, r. g. (Reeder)
c. t; B mnvlal ... 7 O
Kit Crawto'rd (Woodcock) ......... 5
Can Aperson, D. g. (.L.inaaajr;
6
Mack N. (Cox) A',",
..8
dls
Time, 2:03. z:vs. .jvt..
2:25 trot, purse 3800
Phyllis Wynn (Downing)
2
1
T
8
9
6
4
10
Nada (Spencer)
St. Michael (Wilson )
Hop (Klrkland) ,.J
Sweet Aden (Mouzy)
xalliK Vlnprl, fVnBtarl ......... o
Zoro (Hogoboom) .J
Babe H. (Woodcock)
Time, 2:144. z:io, :io.
BOOKMAKERS IX ' IDAHO BUSY
Over 335,000 Handled In Big Kace
" Meet at Coeur d'Alene City.
ATAJUA.N, Idaho. Sept. 11. Idaho's
blsr" sii-day racing meet opened here
today with an attendance estimated at
7ftn nersona. More than uu noraea mo
quartered at the course and others are
...rrotori Tha bookmakers today are
estimated to have handled upwards of
J35,000.
Tho Tjika citv track had Its lncep
tlon with W. W. Finn, who came here
from Salt Lake City early last Apru,
Interesting M. D. Wright, A. V. Cham
berlain, F. 8. Sander of Coeur d'Alene,
n th. s. fihalton. of Spokane. In the
nrnoot TTnon the return of Frank W.
Smith from California he Joined the
.rMinsr staff, the Coeur d'Alene Fair
and Racing Association m
and. about April 20, work was nutrmu
n thA niint Seven high-class stakes,
ranging from the $1000 Jnaugural on
dair to the 12000 Lake City
.h. win ha offered during the racing,
which. tOKether wun m w"8"'
handicaps and ,300 selling stakes, will
bring the total list of purse money up
to JS7.000, the largest sum ever offered
In the Northwest. Summary: '
First race, mile, selling eanoreiu mp-
kins) won, una aiuus jaau ,
. T. 17. 1- k third- time. 1:41.
Second race, five furlongs, purse Lady
Rankin (Klrchbaum) Iirst, imir t-a-Sr-ifi?
..rond. Glmll (Riddle) third; time.
1 II Ira race, six im ,7 ' ,
(Riddle) won. jessuyouiu v-ju-yt
ond. Bellsnicker (Frencn) iniro; iimo,
1:13 8-5. ... , . . , ,,,
Fourth race, six lunuaga, iuiuibi
stake, siouu rjiizaoeia xi&iuvu vi-w.s.,v..
won Pride of Llsmore (Riddle) second. Dr.
. Li . .. nniBTiril thlrH- time. 1:18 2-5.
f ilm race. wu , . 7 '
won. Jim uarreraia seconu,
third; time. i:m -.
D1..1. nn. and one-sixteenth mile!
whiddan won. Edwin T. Fryer secona, Bir
Angus third; time, 1:47 2-8.
BILLY BURKE BREAKS RECORD
W orld's Fastest Heats Run In Grand
Circuit Races at Syracuse;
STRACUSB. N. T., Sept 11. Record-
smashing marked the first day's races
at the New Tork State Fair, the 10th
regular grand circuit meeting or tne
season, today.
Billy Burke ana tspanisn yueen,
forced to the utmost by tne Euro
pean marvel, Willy, trotted the fastest
three heats the world has ever seen
in th S2000 Chamber of Commerce
iak for 2:07 trotters, which was won
bv Billy Burke. The time was 3:04,
J:0414 and !f:ut. nesuiw.
The Conway 2:18 pace. S In 6, purse szooo
-Branham Baugnman won in iuhhiu
heats. Best time. ziuo. jjongwonn a
- 1 fZamtk Maid third.
2:12 class trotting, i In 5, purse S12O0
n.M,)v Hansborough won in straight htats.
Best time. 2:08. Baden second, Wilmerlng
third. .
The ChamOer Ol yommerco buim, a.ui
,nttinr 2 In 8. Durse izw iJiuy butkb
won eccond and third heats and race. Best
time, 2:04 !4. Spanish Queen won first heat;
time, 2:04!4. Dudle Archdais third.
BARRY SCUTXIXG CHAMPION
Englishman Retains Title by Defeat
ing Australian Challenger.
LONDON. Sept. 11. Earnest Barry,
the champion sculler of England, re
tained his title this afternoon in a
match with W. i- .r'ogweu, me new
Zealand champion, rowed over tne
championship course from Putnam to
Mortlake. A purse of zuuu accom
panies the title.
Tha New Zealander held the lead for
half the distance, when Barry forged
to the front and won easily Dy mrse
ond a. half lengths. The winners time
was 22 minutes 14 seconds.
The United States Imports annually
000,000 to 8,000.000 pounds of camphor.
?3 ninths the price has ranged from 50
cents to 1-1T a pound. ,
"Where You Get
the Best"
' For Men
r and '
F.g Young Men
U $20
I $40
On Washington, Near Fifth
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56 Pledges Now on Rolls of
Cleveland Americans.
NEW PITCHERS NUMBER 11
Portland Ball Tossers Bought and
' Drafted Will Have to Hustle to
Make Good Against Array
of Talent Corralled.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
Buddy Ryan, Bill Steen, Peckln
paugh, Kuhn and Bobby Coltrln, Fort
land players who are to report, to the
Cleveland Americans next Spring, will
have plenty of competition for cubby
holes in the Naps' granary. President
Somers, of Cleveland, has 66 men on
the roster, which must be pruned down
to 25 before the 1912 playing season is
fairly well started.
In the outfield Buddy Ryan must
battle against a field of four holdovers,
Jackson, Graney, Birmingham and
Butcher, and seven recruits. A recent
issue of the St. Louis Sporting News
carried a flaming photograph of Ryan,
with the ' announcement that he was
expected to be one of the marvels of
the 1912 American League season.
Classified, the present Cleveland ros
ter reads like a revised city directory:
PITCHERS.
Holdovers Falkenberg, Gregg, Krapp,
Mitchell, Blandlng, Kaler and James.
Purchased Steen (Portland, Pacific Coast
League), Swindell (Winston-Salem, Carolina
Association) Reislgl (New Haven, Connecti
cut League), Baskette (Toledo, American
Association), Winchell (Dayton, Central
League), Demott (Omaha, Western League).
Drafted Balr (Nashville. Southern
League), Collamore (Scranton, New York
State League), Aker (Trenton. Trl-State
League), Maples (Kearney, Nebraska State
League), McCreery (Victoria, Northwestern
League).
Free agent Balbridge (Galveston, Texas).
CATCHERS.
Holdovers Fisher, 6mlth, Easterly.
Purchased Adama (Memphis, Southern
League), O'Neill (Worcester, New England
League), Whaling (Seattle, Northwestern
League), Howley (Utica, New York State
League), Howley (Utica. New York State
League), Konnlck (Dayton, Central League).
Drafted Kuhn (Portland, Pacific Coast
League).
FIRST BASEMEN.
Holdover Stovall.
Purchased Hohahorst (Toledo, American
Association).
Dratted Cooke (Hastings, Nebraska State
League).
SECOND BASEMEN.
Holdovers Lajote, Ball.
SHORTSTOPS.
Holdover Olson.
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BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 12TH
Tour hundred and seven years ago today Coltim' .
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SEMI-CENTENNIAL
OREGON STATE FAIR
SALEM, OR.
Agricultural, Livestock and Poultry Exhibits, Harness,
Running, Steeplechase ,
, RACES TOR $21,000
Pioneers' Home-Coming Week, September 11-16.
Reduced" Rates on All Lines.
To Know Clothes
Is a Big Thing
It makes selection
easier for Tou when
you come to our store
believing that the
clothes you "will try on
here are the best
clothes we can find. In
this belief you can rest
assured, for our clothes
are STEEST-BL0CH
SMART CLOTHES.
There are no others
better; and we know
clothes.
Purchased Pecklnpaugh (Portland, Pa
cific Coast League). Dobard (Dayton, Cen
tral League), Chapman (Davenport, Illlnols-Iowa-lndiana
Leaguel.
Drafted Justice (Fort Wayne, Central
League). Coltrln (Portland Northwestern
League).
THIRD BASEMEN.
Holdovers Turner, Mills.
Purchased Manush (New Orleans, South
ern League), Hendryx (Yasoo City, Cotton
States League).
Drafted Bunting (Worcester, New Eng
land League).
OUTFIELDERS.
Holdovers Birmingham, Jackson, Graney,
Butcher.
Purchased Callahan, Barr, Doane (New
Orleans, Southern League), Million (Vancou
ver. Northwestern League), Spencer (Dayron,
Central League), Williams (Omaha, Western
League), Ryan (Portland, pacific Coast
League).
Drafted Hlckey (Hartford, Connecticut
League).
"PrUeflghters' promenade" in Los
Angeles is excitedly discussing the
probable future of Joe Rivers, the Mex
ican marvel, who was defeated by
Johnny Kilbane on Labor day. The con
sensus seems to be that the highly
touted feather championship aspirant
will never "come back," although he Is
but 19 years old.
Joe Levy, it appears, was not able
to keep close tab on his protege and
the copper-colored boxer sacrificed a
brlllliant career and a fortune for red
wine and the smiles of a bevy of De
lilahs. Two nights before the fight
Joe indulged In a wild revel with a
party of Mexican men and women and
continued the frolicking until tho very
day of the bout.
Too much liquor has always been
the bugaboo of Mexican scrappers. It
was so with Aurelia Herrera. The or
dinery mltt'Wielaer might have the
oraving for the proverbial "wine, wo
men and song" excitement, but would
know better than to jeopardize himself
Immediately before a fight. That's
where Francisco Madero's countrymen
fall shy.
For the first time this season Port
land fans will see the double umpire
system in working array. Recognizing
the importance of the coming series
with Vernon, President Uraham has
sent George Van Haltren northward
with Umpire Finney and the two will
handle the games starting this after
noon. Finney has been crippled up
for several days and "Rip Van," who
is an ex-Coast League arbiter, called
them behind the plate in San Fran
cisco last week, Finney looking after
the bases.
Race AVeather Good at Chehnlls.
CHEHALIS, 'Wash., Sept. 11. (Spe
cial.) Track features tomorrow at the
Southwest Washington Fair, which
opened today, are the 2:35 pace for a
purse of $400, for which there are nine
entries; five-eighths mile, five entries;
seven-eighths mile, Ave entires. Weath
er conditions are favorable.
SHERIDAN, Or.. Sept. 11. (Special.)
Sheridan defeated McMinnvllle to
day, 8 to 1. Mitchell pitched shut-out
ball until the ninth, when he let down.
Foster twirled good ball for McMinn
vllle. McBride, Sheridan's new catcher,
secured from Chehalis, made a hit with
local fans.
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