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3(5 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, JAXUAKV ii. 1907. FINE FLftYEflO UP Portland Manager Wot Caught Napping by Big League Drafters. SEATTLE HAS TO STAY IN JT ppfssarj, rcOi-eclie Will o North Himself ami Make Ar- ruiiRrmrut.H for Slual) (oiit Lrnguc Team. RT W. G. MACRAE. Now that the football niiad has rasped into retirement, the days are rolllnsr around so the fans will onc"e more have their irnins. Since Manager IkCredie's pennant prahbers have been raided by the major leagues, there has been consid erable .speculation as to what 'the local manager has done in the way of scouting for new material and for the first time t f nee t he neason closed The Oregon Ian fcivos the fans a glimpse of four of the new men who have been signed for this t-eason. .Manasn- Metered ie knew that just as Fonn as he landed the pennant, the scouts from both the major organizations would Te hot on the trail of several of his j tars. Me n 1 so knrw there was no keep inT any mnn selected by either the .American or National Jjoapue agents, so all Summer Ions he burned the midnight oil keepinif posted on what lie considered plwyiTs (!;. hie of playing bull in the Jacinc (.'oast 1-eaKiie. Manager Mac Wds not telling any one about thus but when the dt-mand was made on him for such players as Mitchell, S wornpy and the rest of I hem, all he had to do was to jiirk out the men he had selected and either come to terms with thorn or buy t hem out right. In the big scramble for players Mefredie wasn't lucky enough to get uil the men lie had selected, but what is almost as good, lie got all but one, His latest addition is Catcher Mathews. who has a -splendid average as a catcher a n d haiier. This makes t liree backstops that McCrcdie will have tins year and he surely, with Donahue, to load off, should be well fortified behind the bat. 1oiiuIiuc Slps to Front. Speaking of Donahue recalLs the fact that this player is now considered the peer of all backstops Vn the Coast. Me 3 .pa n overshadowed him while be was on t he Portia ml team, but since McLean's uh'partiHl ami Donahue assumed command his improvement has been little short of senal ionu I. He is a bit cranky and at times as sensitive as a woman, but this should wear off. If he keeps up the gait he st ru ek during the l;ud part of last sea son and plays t he kind of ball he played (liirliiK the Stockton San Jose series, this will be Dona hue's last season in minor Inum's. lie bids fair to become as great, if not a greater catcher than his brother. 'a rf.ii, from what wa.s seen of his work last Kail, will do. ile lacks respon sibility and is inclined to joke himself out of trouble. Ho has the making of a good cntclier and with Mathews ready to take his place, should keep on bis toes. Mathews, the new man. was obtained in a tnnlc in wlildi Pete Lister figures. A jrreiit runny funs will wonder wliy lVI'-t're.lie wmiis three c-atcliprs. They will c.-i.He to woniicr when It Is 'niHdt! plain to thorn Hint lioth Watcr Mc- I'rcilie ami liis I'licle, Jndg W. W, Me- t'reiilp, hud some cloulits about tuss Halls nbilit.v to handle tin ScRttlo f ranchi.'-... and fe.-lingr contuicnt that in a tiise nf jiincli Scuttle would tall upon the various teams In the league for material, thry vaiitpd to he in a posi tion to Kiipply tin; want. McCreilic ltetuly to Handle Mont tic. !t will not make any difference to the Coast LiMKup wlictlHM- Iu?Uale or liali fails to take the franchise. Jude Mct'rodie lias written to DugUale ask- ins liim if he wants the franehise, and he e.Miocts to receive a letter from the fat cx-iiinnajrer iiirly next week. SliouM Oumtale decide to keep his hands oft until lie sees whether the I'mister' intend to drop Seattle, then .ludiie McOretlie will Ko to Seattle and nicke the neccHMiir- arrann-emen ts. in person. DuKilale can have the fran eh list! if he wants it. hut hn is not mi. Itiir to he enn vml Intn (.il.-i., tt t .. ;ise IHiRdate T'refers to flirt with I'l-ewhleiil t-uciiH and his crew. Judse MrCreiiie will secure a place for the ti ;mii to play hall uml pivc Seattle - I mt will be known hh a road team. I UKdii le is not the only man in Se- iUUe who is after the franchise. Judpre McCreilic hiis received several letters vent!y making applit-utioit for the Coast l-en.i?ue title. Sometliingr About Kiusrlla. ' Anions tile iiwv men he has signed i Kiiward Kinst 11a. Jle is widely known in minor lea cue circles as 'iiuhe." and will no doubt make pood with Portland, which lias drafted him from Springfield, of the Three-Eye Leasup. Ivittselhi is a product of this city a y 1 has m a ny ad m i re r: t h r on trh that n-.t. tion of I llinois. lie lirst ut- tracted attention four years ago by liia ei'fertivo wtr with a rural team near Sprinirtield. Manajrer Connors. of Itioon.iticton, decided to fjlvt- liim a trial, ami he made fiooti from the out- st. lie pitched two seasons for HlnoiMlitKton, nd Wris then wold to Flt t.Mlni rK of the Xatlonn 1 League for $HMM. lie was tarried for :i time by the major club, but given no chance to show his ability, except in exhibition ifames. hast winter tic was nolo hy Plttsl.m-B: to Toledo, of the Ameriean Association, but bis work wa only fair. Cold weather in the, opening works effected all the pitchers. nd To ledo, nojnjr compelled: to reduce its force of twirlerK, decided to drop the Central Illinois boy, and accepted an oiler from Sprinplield for him. It was understood that $MH was paid tor his re leave. K In se I la showed improved form with tle warmer weather, and at once made K"od with FprtnsrleU1. He v;on nearly all of his saints, and closed the recent season with an nverasro of TiVii of panics won and lost, leading- the leap tic. He Will Surprise Tm. Kln.'lla in awkwrtrd appparinR. be JnK vprv tll :.nd nlout: but therv is ;io ivasl fat upon bliii. lrt Is a mas of nniTlo, iind na nrtlvp as a Ciit.' ilo is rli'(iiiiiK in every tine. nn thoo v!io first size l.lm up to be kIow ana Krosrify will soon hvp Tlieir opinion .-liHtiReri. Ilo n....r smokes, ehuws or imliilses, in tobnevo in nny form, ami ilrinkK no lnlolrnnt.s. M- Is a stn.njr believer in hjxifiip, lint) i rtlwa-s in '..nflitlon. training tnil.lly in -.viriter uml more nrtvely in the spring nnj fall, lilt n.ajor 1'hpup evpevlor-e 1ms Kiv.-n hlui ecnplete control of his nerves, r.nil lie Is never rnttlei by try ing situiitlims. Tin re is ,,o .loutit bi:t t'.iiit 1'ciitiaiHl will Lav.- rcasiin to be elated over 1U guotl fu.'time In secur- ins- the bijr feliow. Mis admirers in the Kast wi 11 atch his wrk - closely. All are confident he will prove to lie one of tlie winners on the coast. What Shlnii Has Done. Jim Shlnn i one of tne California tnislte is" that McOre.lic will try out. Shinn is a llcaldsburir (Cat.) lad, ar.d hp createc! a sensation In Sonoma Counts-. i i r i J 1 1 -1 1 over t li .373 1 n r it .lurrnw" tte fo;f-on , and Oelcjecl his tion like a major leaguer. He can run 100 yarrls in 0:1ft 2-o. and Is. a whirl- wind on Uhiph. well, but becau: Ion the ball, ate wind on bases. M can piny short very Will, but because of his nliiDtv t r. nr I op the ball. atcCredits will try him out in' the outfield. DATKS t'l X I-: J It TCG-OF.WAH Tournament Will UprIii February 22 ) unci Continue a. Week. .Last evening the committee in charge of the coming tug-of-war tournament, to be helrl in the old exposition building eompii-ted arra riKemen t and agreed t hat the tournament, will open on Saturday cvenine. February 23, with a dance, eon- tinue the entire week, except Sunday and close Saturday evunlng, March 2 with another dance. This tournament will be participated in by lfi teams, representing societies from all over the state, and there Is mueh rivalry because some of Portland's most prominent business men have taken fur J-22l7-aitV SHORTSTOP a lively interest, and George Lewis bas been selected as referee and Kmil Glutseh as timekeeper. Both have hail much ex perience. Til ere will be 1h -Judges, most of whom have been selected already. Most of the teams have sent in their ap plication to Manager A. M. Planck and have already beKtin to erect platforms on which to practice. MARK A MILK IX 2 0 SKCOXDS Electric .Motor Car Expected to Be Speed Marvel at Orniond. It Is "quite likely that there will be a mile race on the OrmondrIaytona beach January 2 to 27 next, during the fifth annual motor car tournament, which will be known as the '"Battle of the Powers." A well-known motor engineer has a racing electric machine which, he de clares, will he able to do a mile faster titan any other motor car. providing sufficient battery power is provided. Joseph Tracy says the machine can do a mile close to 20 seconds, and he will lie willinp to drive it. W. J. Morpan is now corresponding- with the leading battery 'makers with. a view of inter esting them in the matter. The Idea is to have a race confined to the fastest gasoline, steam and elec tric cars after the gasoline and steam cars have been tried out to their ut most. It is thoupht the electric machine would only lust for a .mile dash.' as the strain on the battery and machine would he sufficient to prevent the sec ond trial. BUHKET5 FOR HE IBS CHICAGO NATIONAL TEAM WILL ' I'AHADK. President ' Murphy Means to Adver tise Cliampions in Every City of League. Those cubs are poinf? to be on parade around the cities of the National League circuit . next season, despite the rule re cently adopted at the leuguc meeting that dressing-rooms for visiting: players must be provided at eaeh park, says the Chi- easo Record-Herald. President Murphy says his team will be drawn to the grounds every day while on the road in carriages and the horses will.be all "lit up" with fancy horse blankets "more dazzling than ever.' with the inscription : CHIPAOO NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. 1II07. WORLD'S liEOOHD-BREAKEKS. "It's a good advertisement to parade the streets on the way to the park, be cause the baseball fans like to see the diamond heroes. Of course, thc0oys will have to ride to tho grounds in their street clothes and don their knickerbockers in the new dressinsr-rooms according to the new rule. But at any rate the fans will be as interested in looking over the cubs in citizens' clothes as though they wore their baseball spanples. The - blankets will be a sort of net affair. President ComJskey. of the world's champion white sox, says he does not in tend to decorate the horses which draw his champs to and from the grounds In outside towns. When asked yesterday if he intended to take advantage of his team's position at the bead of the baseball world and ad vertise their superior class on horse blan kets. Mr. Oomlskey said : "Why should 17 1 am not in the show business ami my ball players are not freaks. They don't want to be held out as curiosities. "As long aw the cubs are poin to use the blankets I'm satisfied. That will only help to remind people that the white sox are champions of the world. No. I don't ko much on that circus business. I ex pect the fans all along the line will be waiting fur the white sox, whether we decorate our horses with blankets or not. "Of course, the sox are the world beaters, and naturally I don't care "how much other people emphasize that fact. As for the sox themselves, I think they will carry themselves with dignity, and I guess they" will be willing toilet the others put the 'loud pedal' on our big titl. AVe won't 'swell up' because we won the iiennir," Vjjy4jJi fBIXaainffiSElSIISiBQBBasanBBnKaBBBB ....'.., -ttihi i.miiiii iihmiiibiiihhiwiM., AUnMy ''VVXvrrv a1J ilK' i it-- m v- M wmi l4Mwm HIGHWAY FOR AUTOS California Enthusiasts Plan Building State Road. WILL BE "KING'S HIGHWAY" 'El Cotiilno Kenl" Spanish Name Adopted for Model Tlioi-oujIi- rare Sews of Uic Auto- mobile "World. The Rood roads hill that passed the last California State Legislature and failed to receive Governor Pardee's sig nature, will be presented apain with only slight changes in form. Such was the decision of the State Executive Board of tiie Camino Real Association, which has FOUR NEW oeen meeting in the Chamber of Com merce. The officers of the association feel that the success they were robbed of last year will be theirs this year, as Governor-elect Gi'lett Is an avowed good roads man. and his signature to the hills is sure if they pass the Legislature. The officials feel equally sure that the bills will again pass. The principal ones are the general good road law and one appropriating So.eoo for survey and align ment of Ell famino Real. The construction of this great highway has long been one of the chief ambitions of California. El Camino Real, in Eng lish means. "The King's Highway." Oalifornlans as a rule have a great fond ness for tlig old Spanish names, which have been handed down from the age of romance, and make use of them on every possible occasion. The proposed road will be one of the greatest In history if present indications count for anything, It will extend from Mission Dolores at San Krancisco through the bay counties to the far-famed Alameda, and on south along the coast .to the desert plains near San Diego. Aside from the appropriation that will be asked of the Ieislature, each county will assist In the work, as will also the various historical societies. It will run past many of the famous old missions of the Golden State and will be bordered by trees and flowers. Oregonlans are interested in the move ment as are autoists from all over the country. It will be one of the greatest if not the greatest automobile driveway in the world. ... R. G. Kelsey, of New York, who at tempted to drive a 43 horsepower Mathe- son to Chicago in seven days, railed by 12 hours. With every apparent likeli hood that the car would reach the goal at least 12 hours ahead of 'the schedule, the machine, driving at a breakneck speed over the snow-covered road west of. South Bend, Jnd., struck a hidden hole and a spring snapped. A new spring was secured with as great haste a"s pos sible, but instead of reaching the Windy Oity by 6 A. M. Sunday, December ''3 the car arrived at 5:45 P. I. on that day. The tires chiefly suffered from the run. the hard frozen ground proving ex tremely wearing. Frank I.escault. of the Matheson Company, of New York ac companied Kelsey. Paul Picard, accom panied by a party of motorists, escorted Kelsey over the last stage of his journey. ... A careful agency-to-agency' canvass made this" week revealed, the fact that Chicago automobile houses have this year sold 3H00 cars, reaching an aggregate valuation of J6.500,OK). This sum includes .both cars for local use and the vehicles distributed through branch houses lo cated in Chicago. The 'number of dis tributing houses located in the Windy City has Increased noticeably in the past year. . Several prominent manufacturers or for eign motor cars are planning a gigantic merger, according to reports brought back to the United States by visitors at the Paris salon. Definite Information re garding the proposed plans are withheld by the manufacturers, but no denial of the. report is forthcoming from them when questioned. ... What is supposed to be the record order for automobiles was recently placed by the Nizam of Hyerabad with the Knglish Napier firm. The order calls for eight cars, seven of which are six cylinders. All have been rtnlshed with special bodies built to the Nizam's orders .The first big touring car to be shipped- to Portland was received by the ICeatts Auto Company last week It is a 60-horsepower Thomas, and was purchased at a cost of $4.-,00. Tho body of the car is red. The wheels are 36 inches in diameter, thus ftlving the car a large clearance capacity. A 40-horsepower- Thomas runabout hits also been received by the Keatts company, and It is the only one of its kind to be received In Portland. It la of long, low build. th body being a Frtnoh gray color and the trimmings of bright red. It has the appearance of a Vanderbilt racer. This car has been already sold. tioHl Clianeo to AVln Tennis Cup. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. According to the Joi5ou correspondent of the Her- aid. Doherty brothers, the crack Eng lish tennis players, have practically decided not to participate in the Inter national matches for the Davis cup next Summer, and their only public appearance next season may he in the doubles at Wimbledon, to endeavor to regain the Knglish championship from S. s. smith ana r. h Risicjv It is understood that their retire ment is due partly to the recent eon -trover- over professionalism. If toe t"n ited States tends over her best team she should stand an excellent chance of rotcaininp the cup, though the A ustra-Ilan contlnm-nt will te hard to beat. HIS WAY Ot'T OP DILEMMA. .Steve Rrotlle Cut Shoelace AVitli Blacie of Grass Then Caught Ball. fcJeve Hroil lo was probaly the most ver satile ballplayer in the matter of excuses that, ever dug .pikes Into a diamond, As usual, durinpr the Winter Steve was relat ing pome startling experiences of the dia mond to a crowd of open-mouthed listen ers back In tho home town. "It wafl the highest hit ball I wtr saw." declared Steve to a ivirtor for the New York Evaulnjs World. '"Willie Keeler had met one 'under the bottom and from where I rtwa in center Held it looked like a little llvr pill.-Hlfrhef and higher it went. anJ J started to get under it. Juat t I nuNle the second step my foot went into a gopher hole In the field and MEMBERS OF PORTLAND'S B I was fastened. Try as I would, I couldn't release my shoe. . "What did I finally do?" he asked, in astonishment that his listeners had not heard of it. "Why. I simply readied down and cut the lacee on the shoe, then pulled my foot out and caught .the ball," "Yes, that's all right, Steve," remarked one of the timid townsfolk, "but where did you get a knife out of your uni form?" "Of course,' of couise," stammered Steve, seeing that he was caught, "but I did not use a knife. "Well, what did you cut the strings with?'" "Why, you chump;" replied Steve, 'I used a blade of grass.' -II MANY EX-LEAGIE PLAYERS UK- i.OW MASOX-DtXOX IIN'K. 'Tacks" l'arrott, "Pop" Anson, neirrer. Dairy nijiie antl Many Others in Cotton States. Kach succeeding year sees all players who were former major league stars drift back into company not so fast as the Na tional and American Leagues and Ameri can Association. Many of the "old guard" have passed forever from the diamond arena, and only a few of the old-timers are still in topnotch company, says an Kastern exchange. Old "Pop" Anson, Gore, Pfeiffer, Dalrymple, Williamson, "Silver" Flint and others who constituted the great Chicago team of years ago are out of the running. lJan Brouthers still does some playing. "Parson" White, who did much to make the old Detroits famous, has passed be yond his usefulness on the ball field. "Buck"' Ewlng died recently. Van H;U tren has passed out of it. and a host of others who helped to make the fame of the National game, but are now memories only, might also be mentioned. The Southern League seems to be al most a Mecca for these old-time stars. For a number of years past, there has been a good sprinkling of these old-timers In the South, but many of them have preferred to retire from the game than drop their prestige, "Tacks" Parrott, once a big league star, played this year, in the Cotton States League, while 'Big Injun" Norcuni, at one time a prominent league figure on Washington's lineup, did stunts with the Augusta team In the South Atlantic League. , It seems of late as though many of these former great ones . have overcome their antipathy to slojver company, at least so far as the Southern League Is concerned. For the past four years Theodore Breitensiein, once the great tWYler of tho Cincinnati Reds, has been doing grand work for Charles Frank, first at Memphis and then at New Orleans. He is said to have lost something of.his-ter- ritlc speed, but still has the head and control to keep them guessing. In 1003 Charles Frank brought another old-timer South in the person of "Silver Bill" Phillips. Down In the Little Rock department of the Southern fold many of the former big ones were found last season. Zimmer. once manager of the Philadelphia Nation als, was manager of the Little Rock team, and did most of the catching. Frank Millera pitcher, once well known with Pittsburg Douglass, who played sev eral seasons with the Philadelphia Na tionals, and Damm'an, an ex-major leaguer, were also with Little Rock. omoto win Wrestler Frank Made a Fine Showing Against Big Tilly. RECENT MEET DISCUSSED Portland Hoy's Superior Cleverness Is OTercome Iy Seattle Man's Weigh t-Wiirhvlna Mill Be twee ii Hope and Dranga. The Hope-Pranga boxing contest and the Frank-Tilly wrestling bout held at the last Seattle-Multnomah meet have caused more discussion than all other tournaments ever held between the two clubs. The two decisions against Frank have not met with popular approval. VSEBALI. TEAM while Tilly is condemed for his action in hanging on to his much lighter opponent simply to win the decision. If Tilly had let himself out and placed the shoulders of the local wrestler on the mat or even have given Frank a chance, a much better impression would have been created. With his 25 pounds' advantage in beef Tilly went on the mat determined to do Frank up in whirlwind fashion. From tho very wtart Frank's jtreat generalship and science became apparent. Suddenly, when the Seattle fan had worked himself into a mild frenzy, there was a quick move ment. by Frank, followed by a heavy fall. and Tilly was seeji lylnj? on his shoulders half way across the mt, and the first fall was chalked up for Multnomah. From that time on Tilly did little work other than use his avoirdupois to smother the "Portland boy. Frank was underneath, -but even at that he was doing- all the work and it was hard to see the decision awarded to Tilly after he had done nothing but stall through the last two bouts. ' Frank won a neat fall after just five minutes wrestling and had tho matches been finish affairs he would eaially have won every Tall. Perhaps the Seattle papers that were so loudly proclaiming hefore the tournament that Tilly would have no opponent worthy of nisntlon, have, taken a different view of the mat ter now. Dr. Roller ald after the match, that he considered Frank the best amateur in America at his welgrht. The great ex hibition put up by Portland's crack light weight against a man 2b pounds heavier than himself won the admiration of both Multnomah and Seattle sympathizers. The boxing match between Dranga. of Multnomah, and Hope, of Seattle, was a whirlwind affair from start to Hnish. n was the third time these boxers had met and no time was lost in drawing: each other out. The first round was slightly in favor of Dranga, as he did most of the leading and continually forced Hope to Rive ground. In the second round Dransa rained a shower .of terrific blows on Hope's head and had him groggy be fore the round was half over. A hard jolt on the point of the chin sent the Seattle boy to the floor and he took the count of nine before being able to arise. Dranga all but won the fight, in this round. The, third round was about an even break with little advantage to either boxer and Referee Jack Grant called for an extra round. The first half of the fourth round was all in favor of Hope but Dranga rallied and evened matters up at the close of the round. When the gong sounded and Referee Grant waved both arms in the air proclaiming a draw, both the nervy fighters were wildly cheered. It -was pronounced by all to be tho best boxing contest ever witnessed In the Northwest. Frank; Vance easily defeated William tennis in two straight falls. This was a great surprise to Multnomah adherent1!, as Dennis was counted on as a probable winner. Montague srave Vance a hard contest at Seattle and Dennis is said to be much Stronger than Montafiue. Dennis had never before been pitted against a hard opponent and it seems that he was suffering from a bad case of stage frisht. In time he will make a great wrestler. Bush was In no condition to box a man of Brown's ability and before the sec ond round was half over he had been knocked through the ropes and was too weak to continue the match. Had Walsh been In condition to box with Brown the spectators would have been treated to a fast match. However. Seattle won the meet and there is no cause to regret such a de feat. The next big inter-club contest will take place in March and will he be tween M A. A. ( - and Spokane Athletic CTlie hit Of the evening occurred when a challenge to wrestle any man in the club at his age and weight was read from Oeorge 1 1.. Williams. The crowd arose en mass and cheered themselves hoarse for Oregon's "Grand Old Man." "Speech. Speech!" rang from all parts of the hoime. and Judge Williams. who - was seated near the ringside, arose and. gave a brief address, which was followed, by prolonged applause. Judge Williams de clared his challenge a forgery and inti mated that the literary style resembled that of J N. Teal, which was afterward reported to be true. The challenge was as follows: To the manager, of tho Multnomah A ma ture Athletic: flub. Portland. Or. I hear you think you have some rasslers in your club. 1 have been at some of your shown and have been glde and jollied every ' time I show up. I don't mind belni? side, hut you hav carried It to far. "You may all belong to trie first family push but 1 don't care a. durn if you do. When I lived in Ioway I wseld and threw every man from Ailamakee to Hamburg. I don't no anything? about your roaming raasllnf?, but on ketch an ktoli ran nothing barred I am It. I chBllonge any mo u in your- club to match beat three in four fals of my age and weight under Ketch as Ketch Kan rules. If you don't accept I will advertise you as a liunrh of lobter. My manager is A. A.. Morrisun anl you can rltn him. GEORGE Tt . WILLIAMS. Champion rascler of Ioway. xoSg race ixic motor boats Will Run From Miami, Fla., to Xas- sau, Bahamas, Jcrtos Gulf Stream. The proposed motor boat race from Miami, Fla., to Nassau, Bahamas, may now be considered a certainty, says the Chicago Record-Herald. Sir William Cray-Wilson. Governor of the Bahamas, has taken a keen interest In tho proposed race, while the United States arrange ments are In the hands of M ayor John Sewall, or Miami, and a citizenM commit- toe. who will work in conjunction with the Biscayne Yacht Club and the Miami Motorlns Association. The proposed course, which is 160 Btat- ute miles, leads from Miami across the Gulf Stream and thence across the Ba hamas banks. The course was laid out by representatives of Nassau and Miami. assisted by Captain White, of the steamer Miami, which runs between Miami and Nassau during the Winter. The race could not be given unless an escort in the way of a fast boat was pro vided to provide against the emergency of a sudden squall, and negotiations were opened with the United States Navy De partment. The Navy Departmont on De cember 13 advised W. J. Morgan that a suitable vessel would be available for duty as eseort. and the date for the race has been set for February 8. Officers of the United States Navy will make a close siudy of the race, and hope to sain data that will be of use to the department. It Is possible the vessel will be at Palm Beach during the motor boat speed tournament on Lake Worth. January 29 to February 2, as it is expected that many entries in the Palm Eeaeh tournament will be available for the big race, the prize for which will he a trophy offered probably by Sir William Gray-Wilson. The Nassau Yacht and Motor Club will give a tournament on the conclusion of the race at Nassau, where the waters are suitable for fast motor boating. GAXXOX TO HIDE IX RUSSIA American Jockey Signet! Tor Imperial Stables at $5000 a Year. NEW ORLEJAKS. I-a. (Special to Chi cago Tribune.) James Ray, who Is man Aging V: C. Daly's stable here, today re ceived a letter from Prince Leberlskey, a nephew of the czar, from the "W'aldorf- Astoria, New York, asking Ray to secure for him a good rider for tiie imperial stables for the coming season in Russia. late in the afternoon Ray closed a eon tract with Gannon, who will leave for New York January 1. The prince is a friend of Reginald Vanderbilt, and will ail for the other side January 10. The .headquarters of the imperial stables are at St. Petersburg and Moscow. Gannon will be the head rider among 12 jockeys. The stable will have 110 horses in tranlng. The salary is $5000 .per year and traveling and living ex panses, and the perquisites will amount ,to more. E 6-CYL1NDER, 40 HORSE-POWER, $3000.00 Buy a 6-cylimIer car, and you won't be out of date next jear. They are all coming: fc it, for it is rifrht. N"o vibration, which means long: life and low coat of maintenance; 120-inch wheel base, double ipmi-. tion, storage battiTy and magneto; mud and dust-proof, Get a dem- onstratlon in this car; if you don't, you will be sorry you ditln't. Price $3000.00. Shipment erl route. Get a catalogue. We can make a lew deliveries of our four-cylinder, 13 H. P. run- about, ripkt now. When the season opeiw we will be swamped, sarhe as we were last yeat ' If you want one, better get it now, while we can make delivery. T HE NEW 1907 MODEL 20 H. P. LIGHT TOURING CAR Longer wheel base, lonper howl, longrer tonneati, increased power, new body desijrn: detachable tonneau. Price, equipped with pas lam'p, : $1400.00 16 H. P. LIGHT TOURING- OAR, detachable tonneau; the best value in the ligilt touring car market ; equipped with gas lamps $1275,00 10 H. P. RUNABOUT, the great prizewinner in all economy tests; equipped with tourinff box, $675.00? equipped with folding rear seat $700.00 ALL PRICES F. 0. B. PORTLAND. FRED A. BENNETT Distributor Oregon and Eastern Washington. 469-73 Yamhill St., Portland. 718-20 Front St., Spokane, Wash. UN ATHLETE WEDS Joseph W. Smith and Miss Ger trude Eger Married. STAR MULTNOMAH In Recognition of Services In root ban. Baseball and on tiie Track, Smith Was OiVCn Llfp Mem bership In tho Club. Joseph T t. Smith, who was married at Oakland recently to ftllss Gertrude Regina Eger, Is one of the most popu lar members of the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic Club, and was. In the early days, its Rrealest athlete. He was known as "The Only Joe," owing to his ability to win games, both at football and baseball. Before joining the local elub. while at Uirrencevllla Academy, he was one of the best ath letes in the Ipstitute, and his entrance into Princeton University was looked forward to by the athletic advisers with eagerness. However. Smith did not enter Princeton, but came home to Portland and joined the Multnomah Club. He was a member of Its first football and baseball teams, and was captain of both teams, that of the football team In 1S93 and the baseball team In 1895. "Joe" defeated the Seattle footbalt team on the home grounds in 1893 by making a drop-kickJust before the end of the game, winning for Multnomah by the score of 11 to 10. He also won the baseball game from the old Port land Athletic Club in 189S. when Mult nomah won the Northwest champion ship, by a timely hit in the ninth, which resulted In Multnomah winning by the score of 9 to 8. As a track athlete. Smith -won the individual all-around championship of the club in 1S93, and was one of tho best sprinters and Jumpers the team had that year. Smith also represented Multnomah in the lnter-club boxing championships, held at the Seattle Ath- 'letic Club in 1S95. He won both th welter and middleweight charriplon shtps the same nlKht. disposing of five different men in the two classes. In appreciation of his excellent work as an athlete, he was given a life mem bership in the Multnomah Club, some thing that Is most highly prized by its recipients, as it is considered the high est honor an athlete can secure from the club, and is only given for more than ordinarily meritorious work. INDOOK TENNIS TOLKNAMENTS Large Bulldinp at FalrgrouiKls to Be Used by Club. Some of the best tennis players of the city have organ 1 zed an indoor ten nis club, which will use the- Liberal Arts building: for its courts. This building Is well suited to the purpose, as the floor space in large enough for three double courts. Tho courts have been marked off and fenced with wire netting, which makes three of the best Indoor tennis courts in the city. The club consists of about '2n mem bers. This number, however, vl 1 1 ! steadily increased after the club Rets well under way. Several tournaments are planned for the winter months. with both single and double handicaps. The committee that will have the tour- naments in charge- consists of Dr. A. Num., chairman; F. IT. Andrews, secre tary; Irvinpr Rohr, Ralph Wilbur and Robert Wicker sham. The elub will meet this morninjt to discuss plans for Increasing member ship and to make arrangements for the tournaments, which will be started in a week or two. Xo prizes will be offered, and tournaments will be open to members only. ?vew Sliell for Senior .four. The Portland Rowing Club which made such a great record last year, has or dered a new four-oared shell. The boat will be built by W . H . Ba by. o f Ca m -bridge, Mass., the builder of Harvard's racing shells. The senior crew will com mence training about the middle of March and hopes to make as gowi if not a. better showing- than that of last year. A trainer for the rowing crew has not yet been selected. Last year Portland won first place in the Repatta held at Nelson, B. CT-. and lost to the Nonpareil Club by ' a t fraction of a length In tho National Regatta. FORD REO
