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HARRY MURPHY GrVES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE FITZSIMMONS DEFEAT,
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m TEAM TO BEST
Christmas Football Game Will
Be Speedy One.
ALL-STAR STRONG OUTFIT
-Multnomah Team Will Have to Do
Its Best to Win From Sulcm 3lcn
on tho Gridiron Mon
thly Afternoon.
Everything is in readiness for the bis
Christmas .football came between tho
gladiators of the Multnomah Club and
tin strong approbation of gridiron ex
ponents' from Salem. The All-Stars of
the capital city have been assembled, to
gether by Chauncey Bishop, the man who
so successfully coached the Willamette
Vniverslty team, which recently defeated
the Multnomah eleven, and the prowess
of this player is well known to the local
enthusiasts, and as ho is to play in the
Kamc against tho local team, tho chances
for a local victory depend on some vsiliant
work on the part of the clubmen.
The Salem team comprises the pick of
the Willamette team, suid the weak spots
on that club, which were shown in the
contest with the "Farmers." bnve been
strengthened by the addition of seasoned
players, causing renewed enthusiasm
among the Salem rooters, who confident
ly expect their team to repeat the recent
performance against the locals.
Multnomah Also Strcngtliencd. !
Multnomah has also lnen strengthened,
for during the past week It has been re
inforced by the coming of Rocescvclt. the
giant guard for the crack University of
Idaho team, and a man who has been
selected as a member"of nearly all tho all
star Northwestern teams picked by the
various coaches and authorities this sea
son. The new man arrived u few days
ago and immediately joined the squad.
The impression he made can best be
judged by inquiry of thofj who have
witnessed the recent practices of the
club eleven, for according tn them he is
"the goods.'
In addition to Roosevelt, the clubmen
will have FJowdcp Stott at one of the
end positions. Stott is the Portland boy
who so successfully captained the cham
pion Stanford eleven during the past sea
son, and as he played hits first game of
football in this city, his worth Is well
known to the local adminors of the great
college game.
Outside of these two additions, the
Multnomah lineup will be the same as
faced Seattlo last wccSc except that
Dudley Clark will play halfback in place
of Chauncey Bishop. Coach Overfield has
the greatest confidence In the capabilities
if tho former Portland Academy boy. for
according to the club's coach, "the lad has
many attributes that demonstrate that
lie possesses football sagacity enough to
warrant him becoming a regular member
of the club's first eleven.
Local Eleven Heavier.
In tomorrow's game the local eleven
will have quite an advantage In weight,
for it will average 18" pounds to tho man
against ITS for Its opponents, but this Is
offset by the fact that the Salemites
possess several speedy men. who aro su
perior fn a measure to the same players
on the club team.
Tho brilliant playing of men like
Bishop. Radcr. Dolan and Philbrook Is
lKiund to make the Salemites game In
tercstlng from start to-flnish. as well as
to causo the locals to et In their best
efforts in ordor to secure a victory.
The officials for the game have been
chosen, and Frank J. Lonergan. of this
city, will act as referee, while the duties
of umpire will be taken cure of by Dr.
dinger, of Salem.
The teams will lineup:
Salem Stars. Position
Multnomah
Nelson (I6T.).'..
Marker (172)..
Dolan (UK))....
Henklc (1731...
"oleman tl65).
Kni'nr llKil
C...
..R.G.L.
..U.T.U
.Overfield (1ST)
Burt (1SS)
..Sanders (172)
..R.E.L. .
....Jordan fl9
Lu Jt K. Stott (173)
L.T.B, Prat 1(192)
Philbrook (1S9).
L. G. R. ...Roosevelt OPS)
Beach (15S) Q Rupert (160)
zsace U63) it. ii- i-i Clark (1S2
Bishop (172) L.H.R. Horan(2H)
Rader (171) P. James (1S2)
Average' weight Salem Stars, 173; Mult-
noman. ii.
Officials Referee, Loncrgon; umpire.
nr. unnger.
Tuj of War Tournament.
Another tug-of-war tournament is short
ly to be started, and the members of the
different teams to enter the -competition
rWr IrfKx YYMOV OuSV
vjfifil A
are Jo meet this morning at lOSfc First
street for the purpose of perfecting the
arrangements for the meet. The tourney
will take place at the Third Jafantry Ar
mory, and the United States team In the
competition will be composed of members
of the various raiHtia companies. The
other teams will be practically the snme
as competed in the recent contest at Mor
rlll'H Hall.
A. M. Planck's regulations will govern
the contest, and it has been provided !h
the rules that the various teams shall be
composed of men under 181 pounds.
3IEUSTOX IS THE X3IIAMPIOX
Declared Winner of Emblem Do
nated to Hcst Pool-PJaycr.
CHICAGO. Dec 3. (Special.) William
Houston, of SU Louis, has been declared
the winner of the omblem donated last
Winter for the championship of the' world
at the big pool tournament played In St.
Louis, which has been claimed by Alfred'
de Oro, the first winner of the inedaL
Under the terms of the agroemont that
the emblem was donated, the emblem be
came the properly of the holder after he
had successfully dofended it for one year
against all comers. De Oro won it at the
big tournament last Winter, but forfeited
it to Jerome Kodgh. of Buffalo, last
Spring, and later won It back from Kcogh.
De Oro now claims that he is entitled to
the emblem and the championship title
of tho world that goes with it because it
is a year since he won it first, but the
donors have decided that, inasmuch as
De Oro refused to defend his claim
against the challenge of Houston, the lat
ter is entitled to the emblem and the title,
and that the medal does not become the
personal property of any oho until defend
ed successfully for one year continuous!.
NEW ZEALAXDEKfJ BEATEN.
Wales Lowers Colors of Invaders at
Ittigby Football.
The New Zealand llugby football team,
after 25 consecutive victories in their
British tour recently, experienced its first
defeat at Cardiff. Wales, by Wales, which
scored a try during Uie first half. Noth
ing was scored during the second half,
leaving Wales the winner by 3 points to
0. The grounds wore packed, fully C0.000
persons being present, while 5000 more
were unable to obtain admission.
Harvard Wins at Chess.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. The fourteenth
annual intercollegiate tournament be
tween Columbia. Harvard. Yale and
Princeton ended this evening, when Har
vard was declared tho winner with S"
games won and 2s lost. Yale was second
with S won: Columbia won C, and Prince
ton only scored half a point, losing all
but one game, which was a draw.
Today Harvard won all four games
against Princeton. Yale and Columbia
oach won one game, the others being
drawn.
DIED BY STRANGULATION
Proof or Theory Furnished by Ex
periment With Taplcy.
JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Dec 23. Dr.
Carlton Simon, who witnessed the hang
ing yosterday of Edwin F. Taplcy, Jr.,
declares the murderer gave the pro-arranged
signals in proof that he was con
scious nearly half a minute after the
trap had been sprung. Dr. Simon said:
"The actual test on the gallows was
most successful. Taplcy was absolutely
in possession of, his mental faculties. The
hands and fingers of tho dangling body
moved with convulsive contraction. Then
the hands .fell rigid at the sides. Five
seconds passed and then Taplcy began
the signals agreed between us.
"The first signal came as Taplcy. hold
ing the left hand extended rigidly down
ward, raised the right slowly as far as
the bonds permitted him and made three
distinct contractions of the thumb and
forefinger. Then, with clearly deter
mined effort the dying man lowered his
right hand, held it for an instant rigidly
against his thigh and slowly raising the
left bond, repeated the tlgnaL
"At the third contraction of the left
hand there seemed barely strength in the
dying Angers to carry out tho agreed pro
gramme To any man of scientific know!
edge, viewing this test with a full know!
edge of all the governing conditions, the
following 'conclusions arc Inevitable
Namely, that Tapley was alive and con
scious tq torture for nearly halt a nun
ute after the fall of the drop; that he
was literally strangled to death In the
name of the law."
Itecelver for Akron Gas Worts.
AKRON. O.. Dec. 23. The Akron Gas
Company, one of John R. Walsh's prop
erties, went Jnto the hands cf a receiver
this afternoon, the petition being filed on
& claim of 53703 for coal. Tbe local man
ager. A. B. Bllbock, was appointed re
ceiver. The company Is capitalized at
J4KJ.W. which is also its boaied Indebt
dness.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 24, 1905.
CREWS WILL MCE
Six British and Two French in
the Contest.
FINNS MAY TAKE PART
Boats Manned by Hardy Sailors Will
Kacc on the Willamette Ttlvcr
on Ihc Afternoon of
Christmas Day.
Eight crews have so far entered for
the International raees which are to
be held on the river Monday aftornoon
under the auspice of tbe Seamen's
Mfsffion. By this afternoon other crews
not yet heard from will probably re
port to the mansgors and at looat ten
boats are expected to line up for the
long- jhiII from Oceanic deck to the
Bteel bridge. So far only, the Frenclr
and British colors are represented but
endeavor will be made to have other
nationalities in on the game. Because
of the fact that there are no American
square-riggers in the harbor at present
with signed crews it is doubtful if the
Stars and Stripes will be represented
unless men from the lumber jtcnooncrs
volunteer to organize for the occasion.
British Flaff Predominates.
The British flag being predominant
among shipping- Jn tho harbor at pres
ent, it appears likely that one of these
crews will carry away the prize for
the lifeboat race, but the French boys
are working hard to wrest the honors
from (heir neighbors across the chan
nel. To make the event more interest
ing a crew from the only Finnish ves- !
sel In tho harbor, the Isabel Browne.
is being urged to participate. The Fin-
landers will make up their minds today
whether or not to pull against the pre
vailing odds, six British crews and two
French. The British crews entered so
far are from the ships Clan Graham,
Wray Castle. Blythswood. Milton burn.
Saint Munpo and Falls of Dec. while
tlie J-Tonch crews cntcrea are rom me
barks Emma Laurens and La Rochc-
jaquelin.
The promoters of the race regret
very much tho fact that there Is no
sailing vessel in the harbor at present
flying the ensigns of the German em
pire or the Scandlvanlatr countries, but
nevertheless some interesting and ex
citing sport Is promised. Captain An
drew Hobcn has been appointed judge
and Captain A. Crowe will act as
starter.
Thousands Will Watch Race.
The race will start at 3 o'clock sharp
and It is expected that thousands of
people will line the wharves, steel
bridge and other points of vantage, to
see the merry tars pull strokes that
send the spray over the gunwales of
their heavy boats.
tCaptain Kamm hes kindly turned the
steamer Undine over to the disposal of
the Seamen's Mlssipn and lady friends
of the mission have been invited to
view the race from the steamer's deck.
The Undine will leave foot of Taylor
street at 2 o'clock.
Rules for the Race.
The following rules are to govern
the races:
Rule 1 The contests to be over a
straight-away course from the Oceanic
dock to the Steel bridge, passing under a
line connecting the piers, by bona fide
ships' boats and crews. First race, ships'
gi?s: second race, lifeboats (crew of boat
winning first prize in each contest to re
ceive J10: second boats crew. $S). Third
race, punts, four men to each punt; punt
race to be across the Willamette from
shore to shore. Just below Steel bridge;
nrlze. Sl-
Rule 2 Each boat's crew to consist of
four oarsmen ana a coxswain, who will
control the boat, but must not axsist in
nronellini:.
Rule 3 Any boat that, in the opinion of
the committee, wilirully or from neglect
fouls any other boat, shall be disqualified.
Rule 4 Any boat taking the water of
another boat does so at her own risk, and
if. while doing so. tho rear boat spurts
and touches her or her oars, she forfeits
all claim to a prize.
Rule 5 Application for entrance to be
made at the Seamen's Institute on or by-
fore dav of race, when each boar will re
ceive a flag, with portion number for
each contest.
Rule 6 Boats to bo at the starting llae
at P. J. barn.
Rule 7 A committee of three members
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MEGARGEL'S ENCOUNTER WITH A BLIZZARD, AND PICTURES
UYi"
Y4AY
hall arrange for a starter and referee,
and have general supervision of the race.
Rule S The use or trimming ballast is
optional. CAPTAIN A. CROWE,
CAPTAIN A. HOBEN.
CI. W. BROWN.
E. V AUG HAN D.VBB,
Committee.
Chief engineer of steamship Strath
more, fonnerly r member of the boat's
crew at Eton College. England
THE DAY'S HORSERACES.
Bear Catcher Wins Match Race at
Ascot In Fast Finish.
LOS ANGELES; Dec. 21 T. G. Fergu
son's great colt Bear Catcher won the
rix-furlcngs match race with Handsarra
and Crusader today in one of tbe fastest
finishes ever seen at Ascot. Jhe horses
got away In an even start. The time was
1:12. flat, one-fourth of a second slower
than the track record held by Crusader.
Bear Catcher was the favorite In the bet
ting, opening at 4 to S and closing 7 to Id.
The race was for a special purse of SSM
offered by the Los Angeles Jockey Club.
The remainder of the card was of the
highest class. The fourth race, the
Coronado selling stakes, with J1230 money.
waj won by Varieties at odds of 12 to 1.
Rubric, the favorite, was second,- and
Marshal Ney third. Varictlcfi war run up
to CjCO. Weather clear; track fast. Re
sults: Brooks coy rye Ml Relna won. Hood
wink second. The Borglan third, time,
2:0'.i.
One mile Secret won. Sandstorm sec
ond. Sainada third; time. lCVi-
Six furlongp Big Ben won. Don Domo
second. Valencia third; time. lU3i.
The Coronado Beach selling stake. R230
added, mile and a sixteenth Varieties
won. Rubric second. Marshal Ney third;
time. 1:4GH-
Special. 523J) added, six furlongs Bear
Catcher won, Handzarra second. Crusad
er third; time. 1:13.
Handicap, mile and 70 yards Good
Luck won. El Otros second; Mai Lowcry
third; time, 1:454.
One mile Cutter won, Judge Denton
second, Sals third: time, 1:40.
At San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22-The large
crowd that was on hand at lngleslde to
day trying to get Christmas money was
more than . successful in Its endeavors.
The feature of the day card was the
Tcnncy handicap for 2-year-olds and
seven clever youngsters faced the bar
rier. The handicap once around the cir
cle resulted In a spectacular finbOi. Skill
fully ridden by League. Sir Edward set a
heartrending pace, and when It came to
the final drive, the 11 pounds advantage
in weight told and he won by a neck.
Weather clear; track good; Results:
Six furlongs Birdie P. won, Jake Ward
second. Duelist third; time. 1:1?J.
Six furlongs Tom McGralb won. J. K.
F. second. Iron Watson third: time. 1:16.
Mile and sixteenth Eckersall won.
Dixie Lad second, Angelica third; time.
1:S.
One mile. Tcnncy handicap, 2-year-old
purse. $10CO-S!r Edw.-rd won. Charlatan
second, Tenordale third: time, l:42i.
Five furlongs Belle Reed won. Titus
II second. Bucolic third; time. 1:02.
Mile and a sixteenth Northwest won.
Gateway second. Gloomy Gus third; time.
1:45.
At New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 23. Fair
grounds results:
Five and .a halt furlongsHyacinth
won. Gav Adelaide second. The Plains
third; time. 1:14 1-5. -
Seven furlongs James Keddlck won.
Dr. Heard second. Ruth W. third; time,
1:271-5.
Mile and an eighth Phil Finch won.
Torchello second. Gold Enamel third;
time. :::vx
Cl- on.t i Half firrlnnr the nntll1r
selling stakes Calabash won. Major
Jjaingerncia secona, ia soraere intra;
time. 15 2-3.
One mile Lady Ellison won. MacBeth
second. King Ellsworth third; time,
1:503-5.
Mile and sixteenth Los Angelo won.
Harkamis second. Charlie Thompson
third; time.' 1:53 5-5.
City Park RcshUs.
Seven furlongs Woodlyn won. BIgBow
second. Mildred L. third; time. 1:412-5.
Five and a half furlongs St. Joseph
won. Gus Heldom second. Mint Boy
third; time. 1:151 1-.
Mile and a quarter Knowledge won.
Double second. Safety Light third y time.
2:2.
Seven furlongs, tho New Orleans Termi
nal Railway handicap Tinker won. Dar
Ine second. R. U. Am third; time. 1:3?.
Seven furlongs Foreigner won. Basil
second. Tbe Laurel third; time. 1:33 3-9.
Mile and 7 yarde-Harry Stephens won.
Free Booter second, Delphic third; time.
1:55.
Sex en fartewpe Modred won. Su Tam
many second, GareMer third: time, 1:27.
A Frencfc nwwer. who a aumbr of
Aaem 4 cots, eon tract td towlwln in of
fer t .yrtMv tfce Mnr irtmt im rawer.
TitaMe cml' wert. -mhieh Hct ame
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FOOTBALL
Many .Improvements Are Sug
gested by Wiseacres.
WOULD CHANGE AT ONCE
Those Who Desire Reform Try to
Accomplish Everything In One
Season, When Several Years
Arc Xccdcd for Task.
BY LEWIS A. M ARTHUR.
During the past three months the subject
of football has received a vast amount of
notoriety, column after column of reading
matter has appeared In newspapers, week
ly magazines and college Journals. .vith
the result that the very air Is. charged
with discussion of the game: platforms
and pulpits have been the scenes of de
bates and arguments and even the walls
of the White House have witnessed a con
ference between tho Chief Executive of
the Nation and the head coach of a well
known Eastern university. A considera
tion of the matter that has thus been
presented to the public reveals the fact
that practically every phase of tho game
is under fire from some source or other.
and that the sport has reached a point
In Its evolution whe-e It must stand up
under a series of tests of remarkable
severity.
The particular feature of the present
agitation that is really remarkable Is the
number and forms of the arguments that
have been presented against football and
the fact that nearly every prominent au
thority that has taken up arms against
the gridiron game has a different fault to
find. In gcenral. the football agitation
may be said to emanate from the follow
ing sources:
Friends and Foes of Football.
First From admirens of the game who
believe that it is becoming too brutal and
unnecessarily rough. This school Is best
represented by President Roosevelt.
Second From those who see in the
game little chance for the average college
man to participate, owing to the great re
quirements of weight, strength and ex
perience now deemed necessary for the
average player. President "Wheeler, of
the University of California, represents
this class.
Third From such men as President Jor
dan, of Stanford, who think that football
players should be mado to shine in the
classroom before they attempt to become
stars on the gridiron. President Jordan
believes in "the elimination, through
scholarship, of dirty men."
Fourth From those - who deplore the
present tendencies toward professional
ism among players, and grafting in gen
eral. Edward S. Jordan, a prominent
University of Wisconsin college editor,
has written four articles for Collier's
Weekly on this feature.
Fifth From those who -want to see
proselyting" brought to an end. Those
who advance arguments against this evil
are In general tbe ones who arc seeking
to end professionalism, and are repre
sented by President James B. Angcll, of
Michigan, who "deplores proselyting and
soliciting methods In vogue, but can see
no way to adjust it."
Sixth From a- few who think that evils
result from securing and paying profes
sional coaches high salaries.
Seventh From a class of persons who
object to football on general principles
and write and talk against it Just be
cause they have nothing better to do.
Object to 3Iass Play.
Last, but by no means least, from tho?e
who think that the present rules are bad
In parts, that mass pfay should be abol
ished, that the game should be more open,
that there should "be more kicking, and
that more premium should be placed on
skill and less on mere bulk. Nearly every
body who has had anything to say re
garding football is in this class, including
most of the prominent persons mentioned
above. "Mass play has been a favorite
topic for discussion among alleged grid-
Iron wiseacres, roost of whom have broken
out into prinC In the public press.
It must not be supposed for a second
that all the football "dope" could be con
fined to the above eight classes. In the
general mad rush for something to talk
and write about, every nook and corner
have been scrutinized. Some of the men
, who have presented arguments in one of
the classes above hare also contributed
to others, so real hard and fast lines of
definition cannot be drawn.
Now what will be the result of all
this ayltatlon? Manifestly all the de
Multnomah Has Strong Opponent in Salem All-Stars
Ships' Boat Crews Will Race Christmas Day.
SANTA CLAUS' CHRISTMAS
TUV V-V-JVv
sired improvements cannot be made in
one season. Most of those who have
tackled the subject seem to forget
that there are other evils to correct
beside the ones which they are at
tempting to correct. The abuses are
many and have been for years In
creasing. Can they. In one fell swoop,
be done away with in one season? Very
probably not.
Trying to Do Too Much.
After due consideration, it Is ap
parent that those who want reform are
trying to do too much, and they will
in the long- run bite off more than they
can masticate, to use a common though,
expressive phrase. Rome wasn'J built
In a usy. and probably football will not
be reformed In a day, or a year either,
for that matter. It will be a long and
difficult matter, though that it will
be done. Is not to be doubted.
It Is the general Impression among a
certain' class of people that football is
to be abolished, and that it is already
dead. This Is. of course, not true In
any sense. It is also the impression
among some people that college pro
fessors are trying- to Kl)l the game,
and this Is no more true than the other
statement. Football Is not dead and
college instructors are not trying to
kill it, the observations of a well
known coach to the contrary. It Is a
fact that certain institutions have
abolished tho game, but that does not
prove that they will not adopt it again
after It has been Improved.
Nobody wants to kill football, be
cause of the valuable training it gives,
but it can be seen at a glance that it
can be made of far more benefit by
adopting a. few changes and attempting
to improve the character of the game
and players. The minute the muck
ers arc driven from participating, then
tho game will begin to improve.
Mnst Have Concerted Action.
Now there Is another fallacy and that
is that one body of men. the rules
committee, or somebody else, can make
all the necessary changes, and bring
about reform in one season. This is also
ridiculous. All the rules the rules com
mittee could make in a thousand years
would not stop proselyting and profes
slonalism. and all the rules the facuN
tics coiil d make in the same length of
time would not bring- an end to dirty
playing. To continue with the same
argument, all the rules the coaches
mlgnt adopt would not produce a high
er grade of scholarship among the
players. Manifestly it must be euch
body of men for Its own field. It must
be concerted action on the part of all
those who have supervision over the
game and those who participate in It.
It has been suggested that a consul
tation among coaches would bring the
oeslred results. This procedure would
bring some desired results, but not all
of them. In the long run, it will be
found that the matter of scholarship,
proselyting- and professionalism will
have to be referred "to honest and cour
ageous college Instructors who are not
afraid to act. and who would rather see
their university representatives de
feated than to have the knowledge that
among Its players was a professional.
Roughness, brutality and muckerlsm
will naturally fall to the coaches, and
ft will be their duty to secure the elim
ination of these objectionable features,
while tho rules committees "will have
the opportunity of making- better rule-i
as they are needed. Co-operation of
these three agenta wjll bring- about the
desired reforms in several seasons, and
It Is extremely doubtful If any other
methods will secure the much-wished-for
results.
- Receiver for Race Track.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23. (Special.) H.
N. (Curley) Brown, organizer of the New
Orleans Jockey Club, through whose ef
forts Edward Corrigan became interested
In the American Turf Association, an
nounced today that he would begin re
ceivership proceedings against the City
FarK tracK next week. Brown says he
holds J40.0CO of tho club's stock, part of
which ha proposed selling, to the Bush
and Condon combination.
Football!
For State Championship
All-Salen Stars vs. Multnomah Athletic Club
MULTNOMAH FIELDCHRISTMAS DAY
-AT
RAIN OR SHINE
Ticket on sale at Schiller's. Wlttschea & Cameron's.
Nau's and Rowe & Martin's pharmacies, Perkins Hot-el
aa4 Oids. Wertmaa tc King's.
PREDICAMENT
.w
his n
Barney Oldfield Having One
Constructed.
EXPECTS TO ECLIPSE PAST
Believes Willi, His Xew Devil Wagon
He Can Outspccd Anything
Along the Long Island
Course.
Has Barney Oldfield lost his nerve?
Step Into his room, look at the blue
print drawings which litter his tables,
add up the columns of logarithmic fig
ures scattered around, and you'll find
the answer.
Assisted by Tom Cooper, the old
time champion bicycle rider. Oldfield. is
constructing a racing -motor machine,
which is expected to eclipse anything
for speed that ever made the dare
devil drive over the treacherous Long
Island course.
Oldtielcl's own Idea contemplates a
novel compensating differential, by
which the outer and inner wheels can
be so quickly regulated- that the ma
chine will take the curve without slid
ing. The outer wheels necessarily
have to revolve faster than tnose on
the inside. He is also working on a
carburreter which will keep the gaso
line flowing uniformly, regardless of
the bumps and jars caused by rough
places In the road. 2&
"What about this story m your los
ing your nerve?"
Oldfield laughed heartily.
"To set you and the public right on 1
that score." he said. "I will eanJhl'v
say that I see no use in risking
life in beating a record I have alreni -made.
Whenever you see somebody
beat the records I have established
you'll see me get up and dust. Nov.'
that's all there Is to It.
"I now hold every circular track rec
ord from one mile up to fifty. It is
true Webb Jay made a mile record of
0:48 3-5 on a semi-circular course at
Morris Park, but as his machine was
not required to take the second turn
the record was not allowed to stand
by the racing board. My time for a
mile 13 0:53 flat.
"I have made a sjudy of running my
machine around curves, and that i3
why I have won. That Is where science
as well ay daring comes in. On straight
away courses I have been beaten fre
quently. Of course, you understand
the machine has much to do with mak
ing records. On the tracks I" use a
60 horse-power machine, but this is
entirely too weak for straightaway
going. This was In evidence during
the races In which I took part on the
beach Jn Florida.
"How did I come to take up such a
dangerous business? Well. I'll tell
you. I had been riding a bicycle and
went broke. I saw the future of au
tomobile racing and decided to take
the chance. I felt that I had just as
soon be dead as broke, so I went at It.
"I have been laid up in the hospitals
a score of times. One day as I broke
down and a machine crashed into me
from behind (my accident being con
cealed by the clouds of dust) I began
to think It over. Why couldn't I run
slower and get just as much money?
I had already established my records,
and there was no use In breaking my
neck for nothing.
"That Is why the report went out
that I had lost my nerve. I am ready
to go out any time and try to beat a
fellow who breaks one of my records."
MOTOR
2:30 P. M.
ADMISSION 75 CENTS