THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. . TORTLAND,. MARCH. 1, 10O8.
AUTOMOBIL
"TO OCEAN BEACH
Portland Owners of Cars Plan
" Construction of Highway
to Seaside.
EXPECT COUNTIES TO HELP
Thoroughfare That Would Permit
Cars to Make Ktin From the City
to Ojast in a few Hours the
Aim of Local Enthusiasts.
, . . . Tl Y" "W. J. PETHAIN.
A determined effort Ih to bo made by
auto enthusiasts of Portland and vicinity
to perfect plans for the building- and
maintenance of a we 11-b alas ted, thor
oughly accessible thoroughfare from Port
land to Astoria and Seaside.
ThU plan has been agitated more or
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less for three or four years, and at
rftvsent la as far from consummation as
ever, but some of the active autoists ex
pect to show some progress this year.
So' far, road improvement work, with the
exception of a few miles in the Immediate
vTtlnlty of Portland, has been merely
talk. Nothing definite has been done, al
though a road to Mount Hood, another
lt Crater Lake, another to Tillamook
and various others have been discussed
at 'different times in the past.- Except-
' ing the improvement of the St. Helens
road ajid a few miles of other different
'roads, good roads in the state of Oregon
from the standpoint of an automobillst
are unknown. Not that the average Ore
gon road is impassable, hut that the great
' iJiajority of them, while fit for teams,
give but little pleasure to the drivers of
power cars.
:" .The advocates of the Portland-Astoria
thoroughfare are enthusiastic over their
proposition, and are said to have en
listed the assistance of the authoi ities of
Columbia and Clatsop counties to suii
j) a extent that the officials and residents
of those places will contribute hand
somely toward building and improving
tlie roads, providing Multnomah County
and the Auto Club will do their share.
, The argument in favor of this road is
that It would furnish the Portland busi
ness men who own automobiles an op
portunity of running down to the Oregon
beach in an afternoon, and if necessary,
returning home that night. If desired,
mi early morning start from the beach
resort would find an auto party in Port
lnhd long before noon of the following
lay. In addition it is held that the route,
from a scenic standpoint, is all that the
most exacting lover of nature could de
mand. The present road, at least that
portion of It -which extends as far as
l.innton, is In fair condition. Most of it
has been maintained and kept oiled by
the Portland Automobile Club. Beyond
Llnnton and as far as St. Helens the road
is passable during good weather and even
during the liarc rains it Is not altogether
impossible to take a machine over it, but
beyond the latter point it is at places a
veritable quagmire and hardly passable
for teams.
Once that a suitable road is constructed,
one which will enable the autosits to
travel some distance from the city with
some degree of comfort assured. It Is
expected to prove at easy matter to se
cure other equally good thoroughfares
extending to all parts of the state.
...
An automobile roal race of between
IX and W miles in length is among the
jwissibilltios for this city during the
reining Summer. Plans for. such -an event
are now being discussed by the local en
thusiasts as well as by the dealers.
- The plan Is to select a course along
Wfch roada as the Section? line and
1 J'owell Valley thoroughfares. The con
l Junction of these roads Is near Gresham
and the proposed route would extend out
In Oresham by one road and -. return
by the other, and by circling, this route
from ctght to a cozen -or more times the
"'racers would have a course of any length
desired. Such an enduntnee race would
be a decided novelty and siiould arouse
considerable Interest in the fine sport. The
p?ans.,for this event are being quietly
planned and will no doubt be perfected
by the time the season opens for auto
mobile touring.
...
The Portland Automobile Chauffeurs'
Tt a mining Board has completed its pre
liminary work of framing the require
ments of applicants for licenses to drive
autos In this city, and the application
blanks are being given out. All drivers'
are required to fill out these applications
and submit them to the board within 10
days. About 60 drivers have applied so
far for these blanks, and the work of
examining into their fitness to operate a
machine will be taken up by the commit
ter as soon as the applications are re
turned. Several days will be required to -examine
all the applicants, who will be re
qViired to display their ability at start
tug, driving, steering, reversing and such
ether actions as require dexterity on the
. p.rt of a driver. Tho law calling for the
'-Ls applies only to those chauffeur, j
t , ti ' fx - -fi1 i i t
n ILv-v sr- 1 1 xi .
who drive machines for hire and to
drivers employed at garages.
Dr. C. B. Brown, who is .a member of
the examining board, and an enthusiastic
autoist. Is planning a number of pleasant
trips in bis big machine during the com
ing season. Last year he made a num
ber of trips to Mount Hood and vicinity,
as well as into Tillamook; County. He
is so pleased with excursions into these
outlying sections, that he hopes to see
the Portland Automobile Club take up
the matter and devote Its energies toward
completing hard-surfaced roads into sev
eral other parts of Oregon.
Dr. Brown is an earnest advocate of
good roads, especially in the direction of
Mount Hood and the ocean, for with a
well-built thoroughfare leading east and
west from Portland, the owner of a ma
chine will be able to enjoy a most pleas
ant Summer. It will be possible to make
either point and return the same day,
whereas each trip over the present roads
requires practically three days.
The Portland Automobile Club, which
held a short business meeting Friday
fight, is preparirfg to hold soon Its an
nual banquet, which will be one of the
most elaborate affairs in the history of
the organization.
The club has many improvements of
various roads under consideration and
will soon begin to map out the work in
detail. It Is hoped to have, several
thoroughfares in Multnomah, as well as
adjoining counties, improved to such an
extent that a pleasant excursion of
greater distance than any taken in the
past can be enjoyed this Summer.
The coming automobile 6how in San
Francisco will be a novelty, inasmuch -as
there will be represented on the floor' of
the Coliseum the makes of cars that
have, to a certain extent, been practically
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unknown outside of the big cities of the
Coast. Many of these cars are the re
sult of experience that some of the ex
perts of tlie game have had with some
of the older makers. The result is that
the vehicles to be seen are among the
most modern of the day. Besides, there
will be cars that have National reputa
tion, in the speed game, having been
among those which have made their
records over the Vanderbilt course. In
cidentally, French cars, that have made
a reputation in Europe and America, as
racers and touring cup winners, will
be exhibited. There is no question but
that the show will be the most unique
ever given in San Francisco.
Among the attractions, besides the air
ship proposition, will be the motor boat
display. With the advance of the motor
car and its wonderful engine, the launch,
or motor boat, as it is known now, will
advance In leaps and bounds. The pos
sibility that such a light engine of high
power can get such speed, has brought
out a new field, or industry, and many
of these high-power engines and motors
are to be exhibited. The commercial
truck, another-branch of the automobile
game which is coming to the front, will
also be part of the exhibition. -'-These
necessities, as it were, having taken on
a more serious turn in the game, now
hold the attention of the manufacturer,
who, . when the stringency in the money
market made Itself felt, turned his atten
tion to the commercial vehicle, which will
become an individual industry of great
Importance.
.
One of the simplest tests for acidity of
lubricants is as follows: Take a small
rod! or piece of bright eteel and a piece
of cotton waste wicking or something
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MOU MOTOR CAR COMPANY ROADSTER. THIRTY HORSE POWER, REPRESENTED BY OREGON
MOTOR CAR COMPANY", R. E. HEATH. MANAGER.
similar. "Wet tlie latter In the oil and
wrap it around the steel and set It in the
sun. If the oil be absolutely free from
acid there will be no effect, visible on the
steel, no matter how long it may be
left, but even a comparatively small per
centage of acid will make its presence
known by heating the metal.
-
jLow temperature reduces the efficiency
of dry cell batteries and often when one
seems to have given out, the simple ex
pedient of warming the cells will revital
ize It sufficiently to take the car home,
or to a place of supply.
BEAVERS OFF FOR
THE SOUTHLAND
McCredie Leaves Tonight With
Players for Santa Barbara
Training, Camp.
NEWS NOTES FOR THE FANS
Devereaux Ixst to ' Oakland Mott
Refuses to Go to Aberdeen Later
History of Some of Old
Oregon League Stars.
BT W. J. PETRAIU.
"With the tarttag of the toalltossers to
the various Spring training quarters, the
baseball season may be said to have been
inaugurated, . and henceforth the festive
fanatic who dreams of pennants will oc
cupy the center of the arena. It may also
be intimated that the trials and tribula-
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tions of the managers have actually com
menced. The task of signing up a ball team is
not usually the cause of great worri
ment to the manager, but with the arrival
of the Spring training period his worries
actually commence. W'ithin a few days
he will know positively Just what play
ers he can depend upon for the coming
struggle for the pennant, for the men
who report, to him will be the only cer
tainties, on which 'he can rely. Balitoss
ers. like the fans, are an uncertain quan
tity. One minute they are for the m. n
ager, and the next they are "plumb
ag'in him," and In. addition, he is required
to watcn a certain per cent of the players
for deviations from the straight and nar
row path in order that he can keep them
In proper shape to play the game as it
should be played. . -
Strictly speaking, tills applies to the
managers of the two Big League clubs
and to the Pacific Coast League, for the
other leagues do not get into action at
the conditioning game until from two to
four and six weeks hence. The Coast
League season opens April .' 4, - while the
majors open about -two weeks later, -y
which it will be seen that the big fellows
take two weeks longer . at' conditioning
themselves than- do the players of this
league. .
Manager McCredie and his balltossc-rs,
that is three of his men who have
wintered in, Portland, will- 'depart for
anta Barbara tonight, and on the same
train with them will probably be Man
ager Fielder Jones, of the Chicago Amer
ican League team. Jones expected to
leave for iLos Angeles Thursday, but the
Illness of his brother has detained him
and he may not be able to leave tonight,
although he has planned to do so.
The following Is the line-up of three of
the four teams comprising the Oregon
State Ijeague during the year Fielder
Jones wore a Portland uniform:
Portland Fable, short stop: Dowell,
i first base: Rankin, second base; Jones,
center field: Forbr. third base: Schwartz,
catcher: Baldwin, left field; Wilis, right
held; Versteeg and Bellinger, pitchers.
Oregon City Bahb. second base; Reck
ner, third base; Clark, nrst base; Ander
son, left field; Felds, short stop; Harlow
tedebateiT
THE GREATEST ENDURANCE CAR IN
The Studebaker War Dispatch Gar, leaving New York six days
behind the New York-to-Paris racers, on their way to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., with a dispatch from General Grant, ar
rived in Chicago twenty minutes ahead of the leader, through
snow, mud and blizzards. The most wonderful automobile
record ever accomplished. The reason is easily explained if
you will investigate. -
tudebaker Bros. Co., Northwest
and Davey, catchers; Stevens, center
field ; and Fennlmore and Dammann,
pitchers.
Albany Reilly, third base; Burns, short
stop; Shea, second base: Stanley, catcher;
Wallace, center field; Mullin, first base;
Cole, left field: Swartz, right field, and
McGreevy," pitcher.
The personnel of the Salem team Is
missing from the record from wnich the
above was obtained. -
Only about half a dozen of. these old
time diamond warriors are now in the
game. Fielder Jones -has attained the
highest honors of the whole bunch for he
has succeeded in becoming a big league
manager and has the added distinction
of having won a world's championship
with his team.
Charlie Babb is manager and part owner
of the Memphis Southern League team
and has enjoyed a most successful career
on the diamond. Josh Reilly is still play
ing ball in the California State League,
where he Is connected with the San Jose
club. Matt Stanley, who played on the
same club with Reilly, is Dugdale's main
stay behind the back in Seattle, and is
still rated as a fine player.
Of the other' Portland players aside from
Jones, "Trilby" Rankin, Frank Dowell,
"Bud" Versteeg and Bellinger still reside
here. Dowell is a captain In the Portland
Fire Department, as is "Burly" Stevens,
who played with the Oregon City team.
Con Harlow, . one of the Oregon City
catchers, continues to play in the -Cotton
States League and is said to be financially
Interested in the -Natchez club. He caught
for the Portland Pacific Coast League
team in 1903. Charley Davey, the other
Oregon City catcher, is interested in min
ing enterprises in the Saskatchewan ter
ritory in Canada, while Fields is division
superintendent of the O. W. P. Company.
John Anderson, of the Oregon City team,
is engaged in business in Portland, and
Joe Shea and Mullin, of the Albany team,
are living In California. The others are
scattered throughout the country.
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If reports from California are correct,
"Wild Bill" Devereaux is lost to the Com
muter aggregation this year. Bill lias
grown decidedly Independent of late
years, for he has been playing ball so
long that he is now in the Pierpont Mor
gan class, at least such is the report of
his financial standing, and, therefore, Is
not to be tempted by the paltry salary of
fered him by Van Haltren. In addition
Devereaux Is the proprietor of a cigar
store, in . Oakland, and as he raises cab
bages on his suburban ranch, he has a
shade on the balance of the smoke mer
chants of the city across the bay. The'
Red Dog is also possessed of a facetious
disposition which adds attractiveness to
that missing adjunct to his personal ap
pearance. Bill is said to be offering
Coast League players better salaries than
do the league managers.
Many of the Portland ' fans will re
member Harry Blake. who came to Port
land with Ike Francis and Dan McFarlan
in 1903. Blake is now managing the Hous
ton club in the Texas League, and .s said
to be enjoying considerable success. He
is lining up a strong team for the coming
season, according to advices from that
league, and hopes to capture the pennant
easily.
...
The Aberdeen club may find itself up
against it for a second baseman this
season. Andy-Anderson announces ua.t
he will not play baseball this season as
lie Intends to embark in business in this
city and, providing the Tri-City league
does not affiliate with the National As
sociation, will probably keep himself in
condition by playing with one of the local
teams. Charlie .Moore will also be lound
in the Tri-City League under the same
circumstances. He has stated that he
will not play with Aberdeen for toe
money offered, and this was the reason
he did not play with McCredie last year.
Moors is a valuable young player, und
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It may be that he is making a mistake
by not taking a chance with Aberdeen.
-
(Ennon Califf, the Oregon City lad who
has pitched several seasons for Portland,
and who recently was sold to Aberdeen, is
another player who Is holding out. He
refuses to consider the Aberdeen offer,
and is thinking of joining a California
State League Club. Anson Mott has also
quit organized baseball for the reason
that he does not appreciate -being op
posed of to Aberdeen. -Mott wouiu like
to play with either Dugdale or Russ Hall
in the Northwestern League, but is dis
pleased at being sold to Aberdeen. He
has signed with one of the outlaw league
teams.
Oregon Bowling Association.
Standing of Oregon Bowling Associ-
atlon:
Oregrons .54
White Rivers ..51
WUlamettes ". 54
Columbian 54
Portlands 51
Roee Ctty 51
Hicks-Cliatman 51
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16
704
t7
503
374
451
it76
196
34 17
32 22
SI 23
23
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10
2-S
3a
41
Moore, captain of Portland team,
rolled high game for week. 230, also
captured high average for three games
with 201.
Kruse wins special prize for month,
for high score, 247. .
Individual Averages.
'Individual averages of Oregon Bowl
ing Association:
Kruse 190Boland ... 165
Row . . lSiMartin , 105
Ambs l-s.'l.Mlnatnger 14
Barbour 180 Xelson H4
Case lTftiDavfes Iti3
Kees ;.....177tMcMoniea 16'i
Endres 174fMeieen 162
Lamond 173!Edgar 158
Hansen 172Shafer .158
Kelly 172'Madden ...156
Raymond ll'Teavar 156
Parker 171 Schoenbacij 154
Peters 171 1 Williams 32
Moor 171 IRath 151
Capen 170! Allen 151
Harrington HOiFlandermeyer . . . .150
Armitape .lftfi'Vanderkalk 14S
Pflugrhaupt 1 66 ! Lyons 147
Green 166'Koch 144
Kalk 166!Baker 13"
Orsa, In Sweden, has. in the course of a
generation, sold. $5,550,000 worth of tres
and by means of judicious reolantlnf? has
provided for a similar Income every 30 or
40 years. There are no taxes. Railways
and telephones - are free, and so are the
schoolhouses, teaching and many other
things.
1908
Distributors for
PACKARD
THOMAS FLYER
L0ZIER
MASTES0N
POPE HARTFORD
THOMAS 40
BUICK
FRANKLIN
Agencies
All Important
Centers
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TEAM IS COMING
FAMOUS MUSCATINE BASKET
. BALL FIVE TO PLAY Y. M. C. A.
Organization Claims Championship
of World and Has Rarely
- Been Defeated.
Physical Director Grilley, of the T. M.
C. A., after considerable correspondence,
has been enabled to arrange for an exhi
bition "friendly . basketball game be
tween the Muscatine basketball team, of
Muscatine, la., and the T. M. C. A., to be
played on Friday next, March 6. .
The 4uscatines, as they are popularly
called, are members of the Amateur Ath
letic Union, and they claim the cham
pionship of the world. They are gener
ally regarded as the holders of that and
most other honors in the basketball world.
The team is making a tour from coast to
coast. The Middle West, it left barren of
all its trophies, and the team now has
just completed its triumphal march
through California, where its most over
whelming victory was the defeat of the
University of the Pacific by over 50 points.
But that is only one of many teams
to which similar treatment has been
meted.. Hope College, the champions of
Michigan, went down before the Musca
tines to the tune of 70 to 2i. Indeed one
of the most remarkable things about the
team Is the enormous scores piled up
against teams, with more than a local rep
utation. Practically every basketball five
of importance from Illinois to California
has gone down before this aggregation,
and out of about 60 games this season
they have only had to own defeat nine
times, several of those defeats being ad
ministered by Y. M. C. A, teams holding
state championships. At Hamilton the
champions of Canada defeated the Musca
tines by 15 points, and this is the heaviest
victory recorded against them.
The most signal victory to the credit of
the team was In Kansas, where the trav
elers put up 91 points to a bare score con
tributed against" 'them. They" "prof eiss to
have beaten champion teams of ten states.
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PORTLAND, OREGON 4
morale
THE WORLD
and In such few cases as they have had
to acknowledge defeat their opponents'
victory has been one of bare points.
Newspapers reporting their piay Invaria
bly comment on the team work of. the
Mu sea tines, and this is undoubtedly the
most fascinating point about the men.
Early on the tour every man learned his
place, so that in an emergency no time
is wasted hunting for missing players-
they are always on the spot. With long,
swinging parses they rush from one end
to another of the playing hails. With
lightning movements they capture the ball
at the most unexpected times and at the
most critical moments, and above all
things they never fall to make connec
tion with the ball when it has been passed
to them. Although it is on the offensive
that the team particularly shines, their
guarding is strong, and however well
planned tfie work of their opponents, the
Muscatine usually calculate on breaking
it up by their quick work.
Phe forward and center work is partic
ularly good, and men playing in these po
sitions are expected to be able to throw
baskets from the middle of the Held of
play more than being expected to do H,
they usually actually perform such fancy
work. Often from the center of a scrim
mage for the ball a Muscatine player will
seen to rise up and. throwing himself
upwards, lift the ball right into the bas
ket, a feat that presents difficulties when
the player is close to the goal.
By all appearances this will be the stiff
est game the Portland T. M. C. A. has
ever played, and Physical Director Gril
ley does not entertain very strong hopes
of success. He says his principal reason
for arranging the game was to give his
men, and Portland people generally, a
view of basketball when played under the
most scientific conditions possible and it
is only under such conditions that bas
ketball becomes a game for spectators.
With roughness absolutely tabooed, the
game is likely to be one of the finest ex
hibitions ever seen in Portland, and the
known sportsmen of the Y. M. C. A. team
will do their best to make it so. .
The Muscatines are composed of the .
following members, who play in the posi
tions mentioned: Forwards, Fuller, Vol
ger and Kautz: centers, LiUibrfdge and
Williams; guards, Morgan, Hayes and
Williams. The team to play on .Friday
will accordingly be selected from this list,
and. whoever they may be, can be left
to give a good account of themselves.
Greenland has a population of 51.SP5.
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