The Sunday Oregonian., February 16, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 7, Image 39

THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX,' PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 10, 1903.
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INTERESTING BITS
OF AUTO GOSSIP
Drivers of Cars Wot Always to
Blame for Collisions With
Other Vehicles.
CALIFORNIA'S MOTOR LAW
AutoiM Puzzled by Kcquircmcnt fop
New rtcgistratlon Vaughn's
Vast Trip Across Mojavc
Desert and. Sack.
The accounts of accidents resulting
from collisions where trolley ears and
other vehicles have crashed into automo-
because of the small area of the channel
through which It must pass. A good
way of accomplishing this object is to
screw into the hole temporarily an. ordi
nary compression grease cup, by means
of which a full charge of lubricant may
be inserted with absolute certainty of its
finding its way to the very bottom of the
cavity. This method may be frequently
employed where It would be impossible
to use the ordinary oil gun.
W. C. Vaughn, a prominent auto en
thusiast of Los Angeles, who is always
attempting and many tjmes succeeds
In the Impossible, has added another
feat to his string by completing a
run from Los Angeles, across the
Mojave Desert to San Bernardino and
return a distance of 235 miles In IS
hours and 25 minutes. No car has
ever before made the distance in a
day. Mr. Vaughn was accompanied
by Harold Vrooman. Judge William
Fredertckson and Kred Pabst, the fat
ter of San Francisco Examiner, and
these three gentlemen had -all they
could do to "stay, In," the road .being
in terrible shape and though the speed
was not furious the car was bumped
anif jolted all the way to such an ex
tent that, the Goodyear detatchahle
tires were subjected to. the most haz
ardous strains.-. The tires bore up well,
however, and materially aided In the
success of . the run.
At-one place a -stalled auto In the
middle of the road necessitated turn
ing Into and proceeding along the bed
of a creek, which was very rocky and
uncertain, but that was accomplished
without mishap. Then, for 32 mile'
ANNUA
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BENEFIT-TO CLUB
Defeat of Frank E. Watkins Is
Only Regrettable Feature
of Annual Meeting.
NEWS OF AMATEUR SPORTS
Portland May Get Pacific Coast Dl-
vision Tryouls -f Amateur Ath
letic Union Xtw Coach for
the University of Oregon.
BY W. J. PBTRAIN.
The annual, meeting and election of
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
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biles that have unexpectedly changed their
course have become so frequent and the
futalities so numerous that the niere as
sumption of carelessness on the part of
the chauffeur does not appear to be a
Fatisfactory explanation, says the Motor
"World. It Is not always possible for the
drivers of automobiles to be aware of
t lie approach of rapidly moving vehicles
coming from behind in time to avoid ac
cidents, and anything that will help In
giving them the opportunity of knowing
exact traffic conditions at all times Is -of
extreme Importance to those who are In
terested In the development of motor
cars.
An arrangement of the control which
will permit the placing of the chauffeur's
pat on the left side of the car instead of
on the right, as is now the almost univer
sal practice, should receive the serious
consideration of designers, especially
those wljo are interested in the develop
ment of the type known as town cars.
That the control should be at either the
left or right hand is a matter of little
moment, but that the chauffeur's seat
should 'be in a position where he would
have every advantage for driving is of
prime importance.
When the chauffeur is seated on the
right side he is at a great disadvantage
1n learning if a vehicle Is overtaking him
on his left as required by the traffic
regulations at the moment when he Is
about to turn to the left; looking behind
him on the right a large section of the
street is hidden from him by his car. To
have a clear view he must stand up and
look over the back, or If the design of
his oar prevents that lie must leave his
scat and look behind from the left. A
turn to the right does not require any of
these precautions. Vehicles are not mp
posed to pass 'him on that side and there
Is no occasion for extreme caution when
changing his course in that direetion.
The convenience of the passenger in ft
runabout or in the front seat of It tour
ing car is another reason for the left
drive. Tt obviates the necessity of walk
ing around the car, frequently through
mud and slush. The argument that is
sometimes advanced that shifting of lev
ers would be unhandy to a driver pos
sesses little merit. A very little experi
ence would suffice to make such an ar
rangement entirely practical. It is fair
to assume that chauffeurs realize that
eternal vigilance is the price of safety
and that generally speaking all reason
able precautions are used to avoid col
lisions. , The careful chauffeur is, and the
"careless one should be. constantly on the
alert, and any arrangement that tends to
assist in the avoidance of accidents and
the convenience of others is a long step
in the right direction. Control from the
left seat Is a step of the sort.
California automobllists are much pui
zted over the conflicting provisions in the
new state motor vehicle law passed by
the last California Legislature and in the
various municipal and county regulations.
Among the provisions of the new law is
an entirely new registration. Los An
geles automobilists are preparing to at
tack the validity of the recently enacted
measure on the ground that it embraces
two subjects, the registration of the ma
chines and the regulation of their speed,
while another ground upon which to base
an attack is the discrimination In favor
ff motor-cycles, -which under the old law
were not obliged to display numbers.
It is also pointed out that non-resident
owners may drive their machines without
a state number. The state law makes it
Illegal to drive an automobile without
lights an hour after sunset: Los Angeles
city ordinances require the lighting of
lamps half an hour after sunset. .. The
limit has been reached, however, in Marin
County, where automobilists have been
forbidden the use of the public highways
after dark. The automobilists hope to
bring about uniformity of state and local
regulation by a systematic campaign.
.
Sometimes such of the enclosed mechan
ism of the car as the drive shafts, rear
axles and clutch shafts are provided only
with small holes closed by pipe plugs
through which the lubricant may be in
jected at rare intervals, these openings
being so small and so inconveniently lo
cated that it Is extremely difficult to force
frcase into them by means of a "sun."
over the east end of the desert there
were great ruts and innumerable dips
from three to five . feet, deep and no
wider, the strain ori the car and tires
being terriffle. The 2,15-mile route
from Los Angeles to Palmdale, by way
of the NVwhall grade. Sangus and Ac
ton, across the desert to Vlctorvllle,
over the Canyon Pass to San Bernar
dino and back to Los Angeles, is a
"corker" for tough going.
The- hotels and garages throughout
the country have taken kindly to the
proposition of the Automobile Club of
America In "reference to official ap
pointments of establishments which
are in a position to give automobile
tourists superior accommodations. This
is evidenced by the goodly number of
applications for such appointments
which reach the Bureau of Tours .of
the club dairy. It indicates a thorough
appreciation ;of the fact that an in
dorsement sueh as an- offiiclal appoint
ment carries witii It in an organization
like the Automobile Club of America
a valuable asset to. those catering to
motorists.
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Word comes from West Chester, Pa.,
that automobilists and the local
authorities have concluded to end the
cruel war that haa proved so expen
sive and troublesome for the contend
ers. Accordingly all the suits against
both automobilists and the authorities
of East Goshen township have been
discontinued by mutual agreement. The
township officials declare that they
have accomplished what they set out
to do put an end to the reckless driv
ing of motor vehicles on their high
ways. On their part the automobil
ists say they never did think the town
ship authorities were actuated by a
desire for graft and praise the author
ities for enforcing the law and pro
tecting the traveling public.
XO IXTER-UXIVERSITY MEET
But English Universities May Play
Harvard and Yale.
OXFORD, England, Feb. 15. The
teams of the athletic clubs of Oxford
and Cambridge Universities have de
cided that under the present circum
stances it is impossible to accept the
challenge sent by the Intercollegiate
Association of the ' Amateur Athletic
Union -of America for an international
track and field meet between teams
representing the universities and col
leges of the United States and those
of Great Britain, to follow the Olympic
games in London next 'Summer.
The two clubs have under consider
ation, however, a proposal for a meet
ing between teams from Oxford, Cam
bridge, Harvard and Tale, which,. It has
been suggested, should be played in
London in July.
The letter of the British clubs to the
secretary of the" committee of the
American Association, concludes with
the words:
"We much appreciate the attractive
object which you have in view and the
sportsmanlike spirit of your proposal."
CHAMPION" BY NARROW MARGIX
Mrs. George Sturgis Defeats Mrs.
Herbert Munn at Golf.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Feb. 13. In a close
match which required an extra hole to
determine the result, Mrs. George
Sturgis of Coronado defeated Mrs.
Herbert Munn of New York and thereby
became the woman golf champion of
190S. A close contest was expected
between last year's champion and this
year's winner, and Mrs. Munn was re
garded as the likely victor, up to the
end. when Mrs. Sturgis scored the
winning put. requiring little distance
to hole the ball.
Coronado women champions to date
are: 1905. Miss Rosamund Salton Stall
of Boston; 1906. Miss Jareckl of Erie.
Pa.; 1907. Mrs. Herbert Munn of New
York: 1908, Mrs. George SturgU of
was the most important event, as far
as local interest in sportdom is con
cerned, to occur during the past week.
Portland's splendid amateur athletic
organization held the" most enthusiastic
annual meeting in its history, and by
the votes of the members present con
cluded to uphold the policy which has
made the club the success it is today.
The only regrettable feature of the
election was the defeat of Frank
K. Wafklns for the directorate.
Mr. Watkins is one. of the most
able as -well as enthusiastic mem
bers of the Multnomah Club. Mr. Wat
kins is a capable business man. He
has been a member" of the Multnomah
Club since his boyhood days. And there
is not a member of the organization
who is better posted than he on the
history of the club and the perform
ances of her athletes.
When it became known that he was
defeated for the directorate Mr. Wat
kins displayed the caliber of which he
is made by announcing that, while dis
appointed, he will not falter In his al
legiance to the club and that when
ever his services can be of any assist
ance he is ready and willing to per
form them to the best of his ability
in the interest of "Old Multnomah."
The presence of an opposition ticket
in the field at the election was bene
ficial to a great degree. The greatest
good the advocates of the athletic
ticket did the club was to stimulate
an interest in the annual election,
something that had not been witnessed
for a great number of years.
Previous to last Tuesday night it
was oftentimes evident that there were
but a bare quorum present at the elec
tion, and on one occasion it is said the
election had to be postponed because
there were not enough members pres
ent to form a quorum In accordance
with the by-laws of the club. This
was caused by lack of Interest where
but one ticket was in the field, and all
that was necessary to be done was the
ratification of these men named by
the nominating committee. Hereafter
it is quite likely that two or more
tickets will be in the field, and in that
event there will be no lapse of Interest
possible in club elections.
The Amateur Athletic Union is about
to issue notifications for the holding
of field. meets in various districts under
its jurisdiction, which meets are to be
held for the purpose of selecting ath
letes to represent America at the
Olympic games next Summer. These
try-outs will take place sometime in
May, and Portland may be the scene of
the Pacific Coast division try-outs.
That Portland may secure the try
outs for this division Is not beyond
the bounds of possibility, for. with the
exception of the stadium at the Uni
versity of California, the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club has the only
other field capable of accommodating
such an affair. The Improvements
planned on the field will make it the
finest in the West, and these can be
completed by the time the meets are
likely to be held..
Multnomah's prominence in athletics
makes it extremely likely that
such a meet as that planned by the
A. A. U. will be sent to this city, and
in the event that that organization
takes such action. Multnomah will
prove herself amply able to take care
of the athletes as well as of the meet.
The University of Oregon is to be
congratulated on the choice of "Bob"
Forbes as coach of the 1908 football
team. Robert W. Forbes, as he was
christened, has the ability, the experi
ence, and all additional requirements'
that go to make a successful coach
of a football team.
Forbes first began his football
career at Wesleyan University and
later went to Yale, where his prowess
on the gridiron earned him fnme
throughout the East. He Is a recent
graduate, having played with "Old Eli"
in 1905 and 1906. and during those two
seasons was picked for the Ail-American
team by Walter Camp, the famous
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NEW AUTO RACING RECORD
CHAIRMAN THOMPSON' NAMES
TWEXTY-XINE ASSOCIATES.
Representatives or Manufacturers'
Associations and Importers'
Salon Receive Appointments.
Jefferson De Mont Thompson, of the
Automobile Club of America, who was
reappointed chairman of the American
Automobile Association racing- board
some time ago, has made a departure
in' the formation of his board for 1908
in that he has selected a number of
automobile manufacturers and repre
sentatives to become members of the
board A vice-chairman is appointed
for the first time, Frank G Webb, of
the Long Island Automobile Club, an.3
an experienced man in such matters,
being selected.
In addition to those who, might be
termed' amateur members, the acces
sions to the board include Alfred Reeves
and Benjamin Briscoe, of the American
Motor Car Manufacturers' Association;
Percy Owen, of the' Importers' Automo
bile Salon ; .S. A. Miles and Thomas Hen
derson, of the National Association of
Automobile Manufacturers, as well as
J. J. Mann, of the Hotchkiss firm in
Paris, France;' A. L. Riker, of the Loco
mobile concern; E. R. Thomas and Henry
Ford, of the factories that bear " their
names, all four of whom acted as tech
nical advisers to the ISO" racing board. F.
H. Elliott, secretary of the A. A. A., said
that the Association of Licensed Automo-
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representation on the board as it was
represented through the National Asso
ciation of Automobile Manufacturers'
representatives. There are 30 members
on the new board, including the chair
man. The full roster of the board Is as fol
lows: Chairmun, Jefferson De Mont
Thompson, New York: vice-chairman,
Frank G. Webb. Brooklyn; William K.
Vanderbilt, Jr., Dave Hennen Morris, S.
M. Butler. H. Rossiter Worthington. Al
fred Reeves, Percy Owen, A. G. Batchel
der and S. A. Miles, all of New York
City; A. R. Pardington, Brooklyn;
Charles J. Swain. Philadelphia: H. L.
Bowden, Harry W. Knights and L. R.
Speare. Boston; Benjamine Briscoe,
Tarrytown; A. I Riker. Bridgeport; R.
Lincoln Llppltt. Providence: J. J. Mann,
Paris; E. R. Thomas. Buffalo; S. L.
Haynes, Springfield: George L. Weiss,
Harry H. Knowles and Thomas Hender
son, Cleveland: A. B. Lambert, St. Louis;
George G. Greenberg and I. M. Cobe,
Chicago: H. A. Bonnell, Newark, N. J.:
Henry Ford, Detroit, and Asa Paine,
Minneapolis.
Secretary Eliott's announcement of the
formation of the new board has the fol
lowing comment on the appointments:
"The community of interest plan recently
adopted by the American Automobile As
sociation and the automobile manufac
turers' organizations is evidenced by the
appointment to the new board of repre
sentatives of those bodies. It is consid
ered that the time has come when racing
matters should be directed not entirely by
amateur sportsmen appointed from the
various clubs of the country, but also by
manufacturers, and that with both ele
ments represented on the racing board
much can be more effectively accom
plished than heretofore. It is expected
shortly to announce the new racing rules.
Already the executive committee of the
association has declared -In favor of cer
tain restrictions so far as circular track
racing is concerned, and these will be in
corporated in the rules. A rough draft
of the same has been prepared for their
consideration, and a meeting of the board
for the purpose of passing on sucli rules
will fee shortly held."
The board is expected to make an an
nouncement soon regarding plans for the
Vanderbilt cup race oX 1908.
Oxford Defeats Cambridge.
LONDON, Feb. 15. The annual- foot
hall match between Oxford and Cam
bridge was played at Queens Club
grounds today and resulted In a victory
for Oxford. The score was 4 to 1. As
sociation rules were observed.
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