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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1903)
to PHRT THREE mm, PAGES 25 TO 32 VOL. XXII. . PORTLAND, OBEGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE' 7, 1903. 23. i 1 ' ? FAMOUS e-RWS OF THE ETVRLy DAUS i CRACK OARSMEN WHOSE PLUCK MADE THE PORTLAND ROWING CLUB P' '''390 os'vr THE recent decisive victory of the Portland Rowing Club over the Junior crew- of the University of California Is only In keeping with the history of the organization since Its birth in 1879. Theclub has flourished i since Its start, but like all other organ izations, the club has not always had the smoothest of "rowing its own row": yet It has stood the vicissitudes of the rapidly changing years, has faltered, stumbled, stood erect, and today the Port land. Rowing Club not alone is a flourish ing and firmly financed club, but Is a credit to the city of Portland. Its mem. heirship rolls have carried, and carry to day, the names of men who are famous in the city's growth and progress. Once a flood came and swept the clubhouse and its boats out of existence, but the men with brains, energy and money were jiot to be dismayed by disaster, so after the -water receded they built another club house, and once more there were housed boats, canoes and shells, and today the clubhouse Is without doubt one of the best equipped In the West. The Portland Rowing Club was organ ized May 3, 1879, with a membership of 88. The board of directors was com posed of J. N. Teal, T. B. 'Wilcox, J. R, Stoddard, A. S. Whiting and George S. Brooke; among the above names are rec ognized some of the best-known citizens of Portland at the present time. The headquarters of the club were at La Chapelle;s boathouse, at the foot of Ash otreet. which was the general rendezvous for men of the oar, and it was there -that a temporary home for the young club was found. A few boats were rented, and LaChapelle set aside" a small room for the use of the members. The club was In corporated , on , November 13. 1B79, by Messrs. T. B. Wilcox, J. M. Harvey, and F. R. Strong, and on April 3, 1880. the first meeting of stockholders was held. The following officers "were elected: George 6. Brooke, president; William M. Lndd, vice-president; H. J. Corbett, secretary; Charles F. Hyde, treasurer; J. R. Stod ard, captain, and A. S. Whiting, deputy captain. The first trophy won by the club was a cup known as "the Grant cup," pre sented by the U. S. Grant reception com mittee when General Grant made his fa mous tour of the world, for four-oared crews. The distance rowed was three miles, twice as far as the strenuous ath letes of today row in .their events. As this cup had to be won three successive times before becoming permanent property of the club, it was not until 1883 that It was won for good and all by the Portland Rowing Club. The first crew to compete for this cup was Bert Hatch (stroke). J. N. Teal (2), A. & Whiting (3). L. F. Hen derson (bow). The crew finally winning was composed of J. N. Teal (stroke), L. Quackenbush (2). C. J. B. Malarkey (3), T. Brooke White (bow). The first race was rpwed In "Water Witch," a four-oared boat built by John LaChappelle. This was the first slldlng seat boat in the Northwest, and the slides were very crude, but worked all right It was not until the following year the first paper boat that ever came to the Northwest was purchased. Speaking of the early enthusiasm of the club. President J. N. Teal, in his an nual report of 1898, said: "Atno time since has such a percentage of men rowed as then. In fact, under Captain Stod dard's vigorous management, every man had to row. The entire club was cut up Into crews, and it was a matter of honor to 6e on time and not delay or disappoint others. We had 50 or mere members, and the club was successful both financially, and rowing from the start. In fact, the hardest races- we had were our own tryouts." As time passed the quarters at La Chapelle's became crowded, and the need of owning a boathouse of their 'own be came .apparent. Finally, through the liberal donations of 'prominent citizens, a fine and commodious" clubhouse was erected. The club purchased an excellent fleet of racing and pleasure craft, and as the boathouse and 'boats were all fully paid for, a bright future seemed assured, but during the great flood of the Winter of 1890-91. the boathouse broke from Its moor ings and was carried down the river by the rapid current, colliding with the Steel Bridge, and became a wreck. The remains of the once fine boathouse continued on its journey to the sea, and the Portland Rowing Club's first homo passed into history. In spite' of this blow, the club spirit, rose to the. occasion, and the members to a' man responded liberally to the call, funds were raised,- and the result was the pres ent commodious and complete clubhouse. Boats," were again purchased and the club started on its present career of prosper- The financial obligations of the club were heavy, but were In time completely liquidated, and in 1S9S President Teal, to quote again, voiced the general sentiment when he stated "that self-respect and a sturdy spirit of independence are as es sential to the well being of a boat club as a bank." and It is owing to this policy steadily pursued that the Portland Rowing Club owes its salvation -through the try ing period of Its history. Its credit is un impaired and stands as high as any In the cjty. The club spirit -was again made manifest during the past year. President Hart's fond dream of a permanent location being realized, the members subscribing liber ally to the purchase price, and the club now has a fine piece of water frontage for Its future and permanent home. Up to the forming of the North Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen, In 1832, the club had been confined to racing but one competitor, the Willamette Rowing Club, now defunct. Among the oarsmen of those 'halcyon days, now long gone, were names the club holds in fondest memory. The records are full of such men as H. J. Corbett, A. S. Whiting. J. N. Teal, D Shlndler, Ll. F. Henderson, Hamilton Cor bett, C. J. B. Malarkey. James Manlon, J. R. Stoddard. T. Brooke Whit, a. t A. S. Collins, David Lorlng, R. L. Gllsan, D. J. Zan, Bruce L. Carr and Dr. Richard Nunn pulled sturdy oars for the club. In the Fall of 1891 a regatta was held on the White House course, under the auspices of the old Willamette Club. A crew from Vancouver, B. C, was in" at tendance, and plans were set on foot to form a Northwest Association. This was effected, and the North Pacific Associa tion of Amateur Oarsmen was formed. The first regatta was held at B. C. in August. 1892. the Portland in rSki. .feS,P; ".S" J ?'ng t th lnclpal one . , . . wm.ui, iu me regatta, vine club at this time was B-RAIMS eOUMT N BASEBALL AS MUCH AS W AviyTHIvjG ELSE RAINS count In baseball as much as they do In anything else. The man who can take in the whole sit uation at a glance and at the same In stant suit his actions to his thought will win games where an equally good player Who does not think will lose them. Here Is an instance which stands alone la all the annals of baseball with a sin gle exception. In the days when the Cincinnati Reds were at the top of the heap they went up to Wilmington, O., to play an exhibition game. The Wilmington team was made up entirely of amateur players. The Wil mington pitcher was a young chap named David Reese, and the Wilmington sec ond baseman was a college boy named Lynne Smith. It was young Smith who turned out to be the hero of the most sensational play ever made in the Na tional game. The Reds went up to the little town in the full flush of success, determined to have a lot of sport with the "local players. The Reds won the toss .and went to bat. Xoung Reese, the Wilmington pitcher, was a first-class amateur, but naturally he was badly rattled at the Idea of facing the best team in the National Xreague. and for the first few minutes his work was poor. The first two of the Reds who went to bat hit base hits. The third man got a base on balls, and everybody on the Cin cinnati nine began to grin broadly at the fun ahead. All the bases were full and there was nobody out. It was a huge snap a regular picnic Then old "Bug" Holllday. the fourth cnan on the batting list of the Reds, picked up his club and sauntered up to the plate, blood In his eye. The first ball young Reese pitched "Bug" struck at. What is more, he hit It and sent the ball flying straight out over second base a hit that, under most circumstances, would have been good for a couple of bases. The minute the ball left "Bug's" bat all three of the men on bases started at the top of their speed for the next base. But they figured without their host. Young Liynne Smith, second baseman for Wilmington, was equal to the emergency. He Jumped straight up Into the air and made a desperate lunge at the ball with his right hand. The ball stuck, and when he came down Smith lit with both feet fairly on the second bag. That put two men out the batter and the base runner who had Just started for third. But young Smith was not yet satisfied. Without the hesitation of a moment which would have been -fatal -he started under the able captaincy of Dr. Richard Nunn, one of the moat finished oarsmen ever on the river. In 1893 the club won the junior event, but through a poor boat was defeated In the senior race. The next year the Junior crew or '93 represented the club at Seat tle, and broke the Pacific Coast record. The crew was composed of P. EL Stowell (stroke). W. L. Brewster (3), R. C. Hart (2). and S. M. Luders (bow). The club has entered Its crews In each succeeding year, with the exception of 1898. when our war with Spain took the nower oc its membership to the Philip pines, and has won its share of the events. The club was under the efficient cap taincy of R. C. Hart from 1893 -to 1893, and much of its success in those years la due to his untiring efforts. In 1839. P. E. Stowell was captain; in 1900. A. M. Scott, and again In 1901. during one or the most, su-wessful years In its history, P. E. Stow ell, as captain, looked after the athletlo Interests of the club. The regatta this year will be held at Vancouver, B. C. some time in July. The club will be represented by both senior and junior fours, and will no doubt give a good account of tself. HO V AN AMATEUR MADE AN UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY AGAINST THE REDS, sr OTHER FAMOUS PLAYS runner who had started from first to second when "Bug" made his hit. So all alone and without assistance of any kind young Smith made a record which is unique among ball players. That triple play seemed to take all the starch out of the Reds. It also had the effect of steadying down the Wilmington team and giving them sufficient nerve and courage to play to the best of their abil ity. Reese, the scrub pitcher, struck out a lot of the Reds' best batters, and at the end of the game the famous players from Cincinnati had to go home with a score of 4 to 2 against them. It Is, of course, easy to say that young Smith's wonderful catch was only a fluke. Perhaps it was. Admitting that and ad mitting further that his coming down squarely on second base with both feet was a piece of good luck. It must still be admitted that it took quick and cool think ing to lead him, the minute he struck the ground, to start after the runner from first. Instead of throwing the ball to home, which nine out of ten players would have been certain to do. McCarthy's Q,hIc1c TkiaJdmr. Here is.the.sfory. of a blt'of quick base ball thinkinz. which resulted in turning "Ju3t because I knew that everybody would think that was the proper thing to do," answered McCarthy. "Tom -Rrown I knew, was well aware that I am a good oerhaDs the aureKt thrown r, C' -v"ilc UL uulL as S-fi- " K 22 ZS5"JSg STEPS SSton' STSS, Tork w. ,,. , th. proper thlrj t.. j W . "-;-"" i 10 qo. Mic inner uiy, ana JJoyie was at bat for New Tork. New York had a man on first and second. Tom Brown was the base runner on second and he was famous as one of the fastest and most daring runners In the game. Tom McCarthy was out in the left garden for Boston. Doyle lined out a sharp grounder Into left field. McCarthy ran up on it, scooped it with one 'hand, and without stopping to look or even to gather himself together sent the ball sailing In to first base. Ninety-nine fielders out of a hundred would have thrown the ball to home in or der to cut oft the runner, particularly when a fast man like Tom Brown had been on second when the hall was hit. Doyle naturally figured that McCarthy would follow the rule, so he overran first 30 feat on his way to second and was caught far off the base when he tried to get back. Brown meanwhile had stopped after overrunning third In fear of the nat ural throw to home, and no "run was scored. The next man to bat flew out and the game was- over, with - Boston a winner by one run. basfrjunner on second. Chicago was one run to the good, and It was in the last half of the ninth inning. Dahlen was playing third base for Chi cago. The man at bat hit a sharp liner down to-second.- "Bad Bill" started' for itJ and at the same instant the man on sec ond started for third base. The liner was a clipper, and the ball thrower and he would stmv ftr 8U. Daaas na bounded third to rpi if t tio i. T tout, it strucic uie ground ten feet away, tmro, to see if I was socking It home, fwlth "Bill" rirht. ftr tf nn , ! And you. I flgured out, would run past first with the idea or getting to second while the ball was on its way to the plate. I won by doing just exactly what nobody expected me to do." But Doyle "declared that McCarthy had taken an unfair advantage of him, and the relations between the two never got back to the old friendly footing. "Why Ana on Released Eagaa. Anson was a quick thinker .on the ball field, but once he released the best second baseman that ever wore a suit for think ing a little bit quicker than anybody else on the nine. The second baseman in question was "Bad Bill" Eagan. Everybody who re- with "Bill" right- after it Once he trot his hands on it, and without stopping to look where he was throwing, "Bill" let the ball fly to third base, Most ' ballplayers, alter fumbling the ball. would have tossed it to the pitcher or thrown it home. if. after looking around, they saw that the base-runner had started to try to score. In this case the base-runner, after touching third, went on for 20 feet and then stopped for an instant to see what, had become of. the ball. He saw it com ing straight as a die for third b'ase and went back there like a flash. But the ball beat him by ten feet. Unfortunately for the game, and also for "Bad Bill." Dah len had taken It for granted that Eagan striking the grandstand far behind, The result was that both base-runners got safely home before Dahlen recovered himself and the ball, and the game was lost to Chicago. Anson was furious, and immediately after the game gave "Bad Bill" his re lease for making that throw. As a matter of fact, it was the best possible play un der the circumstances, and Dahlen, rath er than "Bad Bill," was to blame for it not coming out as planned. If "Dal" had. thought as quickly as "Bill." the game might have been settled right then and there. Chicago Tribune. . American Idols for the Orleat. Collier's Weekly. Several firms are content to make an honest living in these United States by manufacturing idols for the Indian and Chinese trade. These false Buddhas and. cast Iron lirishnas find a ready sale in the Orient, and no dissatisfaction was ever expressed until a recent protest from several British missionaries in India. So their brothers In China know that ginseng, a rare root, credited in China with super natural virtues, where It sells for several members '-Bad Bill" will rSZt re" wum tnrow the ball to the home plate. dollars a pound. 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