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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, MAY 10, 190S. I ENTRIES IN E General Interest Shown in the Coming Road Contest i Near Portland. FIFTEEN CARS FROM EAST hout as Many .More Expected to Enter Loch I Dealers Jtcport Many Sales, but Deliveries from Factories Arc Slow. The corning: Wommc eup rare to be Jmld by the Portland Automobile Club, June 4, during the Kose Festival, is the chief topie of conversation in the ."Western automobile world at the present time. In fact a number of larjre: Kastein concerns have announced their intention of entering cars in the corninpr meet, and up to the present time 15 bave. been entered. It is understood that probably 10 or 15 more will come. As all the conditions have not yet been agreed upon the names f the entries bavo not been made Jcnow.Ti. . local dealers are clamoring to have nil applicants for entries rejected who bave no actual established agencies here. 'hut it has not yet been decided whether this will be done. The com mittee in .charge is a joint affair made up from members of the Automobile Clubhand members of the Rose Festival Association. Just why the moet should not be open to all is not clear, for, ehouW this rule prevail, a large num ber f cars that would otherwise be entered would be debarred. It is only within the last few years that Port land . has appeared on the automobile map,' and if local dealers hope to make this city prominent racing potnt they should give it as much publicity as possible, and this cannot be done by debarring prominent dealers and driv ers from participating in this meet. PasaHena, through Its automobile races held In connection with the annual Now Tear's day tournament of roses, and I.os Angeles with its races held during Fiesta week, have become famous through the automobile world as noted racing points on the Pacific Coast. There is no reason why Portland, through Its Rose Festival, should not also become the peer of either of these places as a racing center. K. Crowe, of the Crowe Graham Motor Car Company, returned last week from a trip to Wasco County, where he went In the interest of his company. Mr. Crows reports that both The Dalles and Hood River have the automobile fad end a number of machines are being pur chased. While in The Dalles. Mr. Crowe sold to E. O. McCoy, president of the Wasco Warehouse Milling Company, a S5-horsepower Oldsmoblle. He also sold Grant Mays, a prominent stockman of Wasco County, the same kind of a ma chine. Mace Fulton." a prominent farmer residing near The Dalles, has purchased a SO-horsepower four-cylinder Oldsmobile and put it on livery. He Is reported to be doing an Immense business running between The Dalles and Dufur and to other Interior points. The Crowe Graham Company has also sold to Dr. J. A. Reuter a 30-horsepower air-cooled Knox. It was In this car that Dr. Reuter made a phenomenal run from The Dalles to Moro. across the famous Deschutes canyon, one of me roughtest roads In Eastern Oregon. He crossed the Deschutes River on the old Free Bridge route, and but for the fact that he was delayed by numerous sand drifts, he would have smashed all previous records. Ex -Congressman M. A. Moody has purchased a 30-horsepower air-cooled Knox car similar to the one owned by Dr. Reuter. In Hood River. Mr. Crowe delivered a 30-horsepower Oldsmobile- to H. E. DeWltte. The Oldsmoblle Com pany, is reported to be over 125 cars be hind In their orders and the force of men employed In the factory at I-ansing. Michigan, has recently been doubled, and in addition to this a night force has been put on. Owing fo the large amount of rainy weather this Spring, the roads in and about Portland are reported to be In a very bad condition for automobiles. Very few runs of any distance have been made thus far the present season. A number of Portland people will make long trips during the Summer months, and from present indications the present year will be a' banner one. II. M. Covey will undertake one of the most difficult - trips ever1 made in the West, as soon -as the roads across the Cascade Mountains become passable. It Is Mr. Covey's intention to start from Portland and run to Government Camp and on across the old Barlow road to The Dalles. While the trip from Port land : across the Barlow road has been made several times by what Is known as the Oak Grove route, the trip by the old Barlow Gate-Wamic route has never been accomplished. On the summit of the mountains-the old Barlow road forks, one branch leading across what is known as the Oak Grove-country and the other passing through Wamlc. It is Mr. Co vey's intention to take the more difficult route via Wamlc. The Barlow road from the summit east was bad enough when in condition, but in recent years it has been allowed to run down, till at the, present time it is little more than ' a trail leading over steep rocky mountains where it is dangerous, to travel with even a light wagon. From The Dalles he will go to Hood River, and from this point attempt to establish a record for speed from the Apple city to Cloud Cap Inn. The run from Hood River to the famous Cloud Cap Inn has been made by very few automobiles. Dozens have tried this difficult feat only to meet with failure. This trip will be made with a Locomobile. While on his recent trip to Wasco County, Ij. K. Crowe made two phenom enal runs that have set the automobile world In this section agog. The first of these runs was from The Dalles to Tygh Valley, a distance of 40 miles over a rough, hilly country. The ton of Tygh Is situated In a deep canyon and can be reached only by passing down a rocky, narrow grade four miles-In length. The road Is very reeky in places and barely wide enough for the passage of asingle wagon. To swerve from this narrow road by a few feet would mean Instant death by being dashed to pieces on tho rooks hundreds of feet below. Tho run from The Dalles to Dufur. a distance of 15 miles was made In 32 minutes, establish ing a new record between these points. Mr, Crowo was accompanied on this, run hy Grant Mays, tA. 8. Bennett, T. H. Johnson and Pierce Mays. Tho car used was a Model M Oldsmoblle. The other run made by Mr. Crowe was from The Dalles to Hood River, about 30 miles. This road lies along the Co lumbia river,, over two .ranges of moun tains and Is considered almost Impas sable for vehicles of any kind. This dis tance was covered In ono hour and 40 minutes, and was made with the same car in which the trip to Tygh Valley was made. Tho fastest timo ever before made over .this route was two and one half hours-. Mr.-Crowe-was accompanied MAN mm cup by Judge W. I... Bradshaw. County Clerk Bolton, Dr. J. A. Reuter and Grant Mays. Fred A. Bennett returned from a trip to Spokane .last week, where he went . for the purpose of establishing new head quarters for his branch office at that place. While there he let a contract for the construction of a brick building 50 by 140 feet, and the work will be com menced at once. When completed, the new building will be used as a garage. Mr. Bennett reports en. great increase In the automobile Industry throughout east ern Washington, and says the present year will show a far greater number of sales than any previous year. Fred A. Bennett reports the following sales for the past ten days: To.H. C. Bliss, of Vancouver. Washington, a 20 horsepower Reo touring car; W. W. Cot ton, attorney for the Southern Pacific, a 1'0-horsepower touring car; S. E. Gilbert, a 15-horsepower Ford runabout; Dr. W. I. Cottel a 10-horsepower runabout; R. H. Brown, of Baker City, a 20-horsepower touring car; two 20-horsepower roadsters to A. W. Walker of Medford: a 10-horsepower Reo runabout to W. G. Estep of Medford; Dr. W. H. Dale, of Harrisburg. Oregon, a "JO-horsepower runabout; O, J. Gray, a 20-horsepower Reo roadster; Dr. J. P. Tamiesle. of Hlllsboro. a 20-horsepower Reo roadster. On April 29, two 20 horsepower Reo roadsters were shipped to the Walla Walla Motor Car Company, of Walla Walla. Mr. Bennett received a cable order for a 40-horsepower Kissel kar from the Honolulu Carriage Company on April 29 and shipped the car at once. H. J. Biasing has purchased a 20-horse- A FEW GLIMPSES OF n. power Reo touring car, which makes the third car bought by him in as many years.' In all, Mr. Bennett reports the sale of 126 Reo cars during the present season. H. I.. Keats of the Keats Automobile Company is making a three weeks' visit through the East in the interest of his company. The Keats Company is over 100 cars behind In delivery and Mr. Keats will visit the factories of all the cars handled by him and make an effort to secure a sufficient number of cars to meet the present demands. Last Monday a car load of three Pope-Hartforda was received and they have already cbeen disposed of R. D. Inman purchased a Model M. tour ing-car of this make, while the same kind of a car was sold to F. H. Sanborn, The other-car of the lot, which Is a Pope Hartford runabout : was Bold to' J. p.. Humphreys. The Keats company has also sold to D. H. Rand a 10-horsepower Buick Model M. runabout. The W. P Fuller Company, also has ; purchased .a car of this kind to be used by their city sales men. The Jobes Milling Company has purchased a car of this make to use In their city business. ' J. E. Coolridge driving a 30-horsepower Pope-Hartford touring-car arrived in Portland Friday night and left Saturday morning for San Francisco. Mr. Coolridge Is accompanied by his family and a chauf feur, and Is making a tour from Spokane to San Francisco. He came to Portland from the Eastern Washington metropolis by way of Tacoma and will go from Port land to San Francisco by way of Medford and Ashland. The run from Spokane to Tacoma was made without particular difficulty save the trip across the Cascade Mountains, where muddy roads and snow were encountered. ' Mr. Coolridge expects to have some trouble in crossing the Siskiyou Mountains at this season of the year owing to the heavy snow fall during the Winter. After1 reaching San Fran cisco "it is' his Intention -to remain two months, after which he will tour the Southern part of the state and then make the return trip, to Spokane. After a remarkable tour covering over 2000 miles, the Buick Model Ten runabout, which was sent on a tour of Southern Oregon two weeks ago by the Keats Auto Company, returned to Portland yesterday without so much as a punctured tire. This ear. has covered over 3000 miles- without having a spark plug removed. TJie trip extended along the Coast range, includ ing the dangerous run to Tillamook. J. B. Kelley. local agent ' for th,e White Ste'amer. Is in San Francisco vis iting the fleet and transacting business in the lntered of his company. He will return to Portland Monday. Middies Defeat Columbia. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 9. In the dual field and track meet here this after noon, the Naval Academy defeated Columbia University by a score 'of 74 to 39. Three Academy records were broken. Jtingler's Swimming Plunge. 20 by 60 ft. enameled tank. Open daily. Hours for women. Clean Bull Run swim 25c Lessons 50c 3SSi E. Morrison. Me user, jeweler, optician, iU Wash. SEATTLE MUST : REFUTE CHARGE Unless Croft Is Shown, to Be Amateur, Multnomah May Sever Relations. SPECK ALSO IN, QUESTION Feared That Action of Washington Club in Entering KlngeTs May Lcad . to Trouble With ' the A A. V. - Unless the Seattle Athletic Club can re fute the charges of professionalism made against Henry Croft.' who knocked out THE GRANDSTAND DURING d Johnson, of Multnomah, in the recent boxing and wrestling tournament, it is probable that all athletic relations will be severed between the two clubs. It is now charged that not only Croft, but Speck, as well, is a professional. Speck will be remembered as the crack Seattle lightweight who knocked out Henry Nlcken and was . in turn defeated by Olmar Dranga of the Multnomah Club. The report is out that Speck, previous to joining the Seattle Athletic Club, was a pork and bean fighter of no mean ability in British Columbia. He is a Canadian and joined the Seattle Club about Janu ary 1 of the present year. Immediately after joining the club, he took part in the meet against Spokane and won his bout. .; In March Speck won a decision over Dranga in the Seattle-Multnomah meet and after his wonderful exhioition in this bout was heralded as the coming cham pion light-weight of the Pacific Coast. The Seattle supporters made no secret of the fact' that Speck, had. he won from Dranga, would have entered the profes sional arena. That he is one of the clev erest and most finished boxers ever turned out from the -Seattle Club is declared by all who witnessed the manner in which he disposed of Nicken, of Multnomah. That he was defeated by Dranga is due to the fact that the local Doy has proven himself tne peer of any amateur light weight on the Pacific Coast. It is pointed out by followers of the boxing game that five or six years at the very least would be required to develop a boxer of Speck's ability, and it is not possible that he was developed by the Seattle Club. Expulsion May Result. It now seems established beyond a doubt that Croft is a professional and that this fact was known to Superintend ent Inglis and other members of the Se attle Club. If it can be proven that the Seattle Club officials knowingly entered a professional, it may mean the expulsion of the entire Pacific Northwest Associa tion from the Amateur Athletic Union, or at least the expulsion of Superintendent Inglls or the Seattle Club. Evidence Is now being collected and within a few weeks the matter will be taken up with President Sullvan of the A. A. U. - The threat of Superintendent Inglis to sever ail relations with the Multnomah Club is regarded as a joke here. The standing, of the local club Is too firmly established to be injured by this organi zation which is gaining so much notoriety through its paid superintendent, W. M. Inglis. The . Seattle spirit of "Win at any cost." fostered by W. M. Inglis, has done much to injure amateur athletics on the Pacific Coast and unless some action Is taken to check this tendency, amateur athletics will suiter a serious setback. While every effort Is being made to trace the past history of Speck, very little has been learned other than that he was for several years one of the many fighters who flourished in Alaska and British Columbia but who are sel dom heard of by the outside world. Members of the. Multnomah Club deny that any charges of professional ism were made by members of the local organization until after the Seattle Club had taken up the matter through the newspapers. ' Inglis Holds Control. The fact that Inglis Is secretary-treasurer-chairman of the registration committee and a member of the board of managers of the P. N. A., has made it comparatively easy for the Seattle club to enter all kinds of ringers in the inter-club meets. The other mem bers of the registration, committee are seldom consulted In regard to applica tions for membership in the associa tion and Inglis has been given free rein in registering whomsoever he. de sired. If the present charges are sub stantiated, however. It seems very probable that the genial and clever superintendent, who got away with a large bunch of Portland coin, will find himself relagated to tho down-and-out class. Edgar. Frank, chairman of the indoor athletic committee of the Multnomah Club, speaking of the Croft controversy, said: . . "No charges have been made by any officials of the Multnomah Club against Croft, but' since so many reports con cerning his amateur standing have be come current, it is evident that his case will bear investigation. The Seattle Club. Instead of attacking Multnomah and threatening to sever all athletle rela tions, should be only too willing to have the case of Croft Investigated, and if. it is proven that he is a professional he should be immediately expelled by that organization. 'The case wlll be thoroughly investi gated, and If it develops that Croft Is not an amateur,- there is but one course left open to the Seattle club, and that Is to expel him. If in this investiga tion It Is proven that Croft is a profes sional and that this fact was known to the Seattle club officials, rest assured that It will' not be-neoessarv for the THE FIRST WEEK OF THE BASEBALL SERIES Seattle club to sever relations with Mult nomah, as the local club would absolutely refuse to have any further relations with the Seattle Athletic Club." Prepares for P. X. A. Games. Preparations for holding the cham pionship games for 1908. of the P. N. A., are being rushed with all possible speed and the coming track meet will be the biggest event of its kind ever held on the Pacific Coast. That the big meet is to be held on June 6, the last day of the Rose Festival, when the low railroad rates from the surrounding states will be In effect, will undoubt edly insure a record-breaking attend ance. The meet will be held on Multnomah field, which is being repaired at the present time. A fine circular cinder track, of five laps to the mile, is be ing constructed and will be completed in time for the meet. In addition to this, is a straight track which will afford a 120-yard hurdle course, is being laid out. On this track Smithson will make an attempt to lower the world's record. The grandstand, while It will not be completed in time for this event, will, nevertheless, have a seating capacity of 4000 by June 6. Invitations have been sent to all the airl&tcur athletic organizations. Includ ing the colleges and high schools, or the Pacific Coast, and application blanks for entrance furnished. Instead of the usual medals, the winners of each event -will be presented with a handsome silver cup. The cups a,re to be furnished by various business men of Portland and those donated up to the present time are said to be very beauti ful. One of the features of the meet will be the presence of the athletes who are to participate in the Olympic games in London. Forest Smithson, captain of the Multnomah track team, is-at Stanford, attending the tryout there, and will probably Induce a number of Berkeley and Stanford athletes to at tend the meet. Parsons, the great Jos Angeles sprinter, has announced that he will be present, wbile many other notables of the athletic world will be on hand to take part.- Whitman College will send a full. team, as will the Universities of Idaho and Washington. The Multnomah club has already subscribed funds to send Smithson. to London to compete In the Olympic games and he will depart for the East shortly after the meet on June 6 WILL PUNISH MOHMANDS Britain - Orders War on Insolvent Border Tribe. . PESHAWUR, India. May 9. The Moh mand tribesmen, having failed to comply with the British demands, some of the more truculent even sending In defiant refusals.' the government today ordered Major-General Sir James Willcox to proceed with punitive measures.' The recent withdrawals of most of the Afrldis. who had joined the Mohmands robs the. tribe of its most dangerous feature. BEAVERS PLEASE PORTLAND FANS Critics Hopeful After Seeing Team in Action on the Home Field. CHANGE IN THE LINE-UP Ote Johnson Will Be Shifted to Short, liyaii to Third aud.ifc Credie to Hight .Field, Hosting Cooney. BY W1LF. G. MAC RAE. Manager McCredie will present a new line-up to the fans next week -when the Beavers meet Los Angeles. The switch will be made by sending Ote Johnson to short, playing Ryan at third and Mc Credie In right field. This move has been made so as to give Phil Cooney a chance to rest up and get back Into his stride. When he is right, the little New Yorker plays a very finished game' at short, but during the past two weeks he has not only fallen off in his hitting but In his fielding as well. For a week at least, or until Cooney is again himself, he will play the utility role. The third bag is no stranger to Ryan, as he has played the position before. The local fans know what Johnson can do at short.' so the switch may greatly help the MeCredites. It will do one thing and that is strengthen the team in hitting, for once In action McCredie can sure clout the ball some. Ryan has shown himself to too a ballplayer since he joined the team. He- has filled MeCredie's shoes in the right garden and has been meeting the ball nicely. Just what Manager Mac will do with his over supply of pitchers he has not decided. It Is not likely that he will make any changes for several weeks. He is on the lookout for another left bander. He thought he had one nailed in LakafY, but the big lowan failed to show the right kind of stuff. Good left handers are hard to find, yet McCredie has his scouts out looking for the kind of a southpaw that Is fast enough for Coast League Com pany. He will keep Bud Pernoll, although Bud hasn't developed this season as fast as McCredie would, like. Little Billy Bloomfleld fc rapidly round ing into shape. His arm seems to have recovered and now McCredie is hard at work on the youngster trying to get him over his wlldness. Once the little blond twirler gets his control back again he will win many games, for he has every thing that a good pitcher should have in the way of curves and speed. Now that the fans have seen the team in action, there is a disposition among them to admit that McCredie has sur rounded himself with a nice ball team. The critical fans have thrown out the opening game, for it was Just a case of history repeating itself. It seems that it is not written in the book for Port land to come home and win the opening game of the season. Also please bear in mind that San Francisco has not been known to lose an opening game, for so long that no one remembers any such defeat. The second game was one that pleased the fans. After getting oft badly, the team kept plugging away and with the aid of Bassey's homer over the fence, was able to make a draw game out of I. This gave evidence that the team could come from behind and that is one thing that a fan likes. . Babe Danzig has made a fine impres sion with the critics. They like that fine whip of his and the way he reached out and grabs throws. ' He has fallen down in his hitting, but before the Los Angeles series is over, he will be meeting the ball again and then look out for him. Raftery has also been a victim of a batting slump. The Bostonian can't ac count for this and It's as good as a circus to hear him try to find some reason for it. He thinks It was the automobile In which he rode during the parade that has jinked him. Bassey's work with the stick this sea son has certainly stilled the noise of the crabs who were knocking him and also knocking McCredie when he held the little Italian and let Ed Kennedy go. Bassey said when he began training that he was j Reo Broke World's Record 4992 miles without stopping the motor, twelve da.ys, two hours and thirty-five min utes, averaging 417 miles per day and over seventeen miles per hour for entire dis tance. This is equal to one and a half times across the continent. The previous record of 4906 miles, being, held by the premier, which was 1300 miles better than the next best record. The Reo and Premier were also the only cars listing under. $3500 contesting for the Glidden Trophy in the Glidden Toiir of last Fall, which was the .most strenuous .endur ance run ever held, covering 1600 miles and" passing through seven states, to finish, with a perfect score. Are These the Kind of Machines You Are Looking for? FRED A. REO PREMIER 495 Alder St., 1409-11 Broadway, 309-11 2d Ave. Portland, Or. Seattle, Wash. Spokane, Wash. going to cut out all the rough stuff and play ball. This was no idle musing. Bassey meant it and be has shown that he meant It by making good. His wing may not be the best in the world and be may be shy in nailing 'em at the plate, but he is better than the average fielder and the way he has been hitting the ball has - been a source of great satisfaction to McCredie. Most of his hits have been timely and this is what counts in winning games. Few of the fans who have seen Casey in action have any idea under what a handicap he is playing. He injured his ankle just before coming home and he has been playing on one foot. Pure gaine ness and a desire to help the team win has kept him at work. While he does not appear to favor his injury much, it never theless is exceedingly painful. There Is also great danger in his playing, for a second injury may put . him out of the game for. weeks. This is just what Mc Credie Is "trying to avoid and that, as much as anything, ; was the reason ho called off Friday's game. He did not want to take the chance of hurting any of his players especially Casey, on the slip pery field. At Oakland. OAKLAND, Cal.. May 9. Results of races: I " Futurity Course Entre Nous won; Preen, second; Iee Harrison II, third; time. Ii09 3-5. Four Furlongs Right Easy won; Captain John, second; Mauretanla, third; time. :47. Mile and 70 Yards Silver Line won; Lord Flllgrane, second; Ten Oakes, third; time, 1:43 4-5. "Thomas Handicap," mile and six teenth Gemmell won; Critic, second; Lasaro, third; time. 1:43 3-5. Mile and 70 Yards Tommy Ahearn won; John H.. second; Colonel Jewell, third; time, 1:45. . Five and half furlongs. "Spery Han dicap" Booger Red won; Native Son, second; Burning Bush, third; time, 1:06. NEGLECTED BY DAUGHTERS Fatbcr of Mrs. Howard Gould Dies in Insane Asylum. i CHICAGO, May 9. A dispatch to the Tribune from Jacksonville, 111., says: Seldon ' P. Clemmons died here yester day at Central Insane Hospital. He was 70 years of age and was blind. He was the -.father of Kathryn Clemmons Gould, wife of Howard Gould, and was brought to the hospital on March from his home, Milton, 111. His death was due directly to a stroke of paralysis suffered a few years ago. According to the testimony at the time Mr. Clemmons was admitted to the asy lum, his first wife was a daughter of Colonel Thomas M. Kirkpatrlck, whose YOUR OPPORTUNITY Low Fares to Seattle and Tacoma BATTLESHIP FLEET LOW SUMMER TOURIST FARES To the East Via Northern Pacific Railway Call on or write your nearest Agent for full information and reservation of sleeping-car berths Or Address A. D. CHARLTON A. G. 255 Morrison Street BENNETT KISSEL KAR FORD CLAREMONT T A V E R N A charming place to spend the evening. All the delicacies of the' season, prepared by a ehef "who knows how." Excellent serv Ice. Itcnelied hy n riclijchtful nuto ride of n e v e u. mllr or. If you prefer, by Astoria trains. home was in Winchester, Ohio. They had two children. Ella and Kathryn. Clemmons secured a divorce and the mother and two girls left for California after the elder, Ella, had married and left Charles Watts, .of Milton. On the Coast the elder girl took up slum work and several years later married a China man. Kathryn, the younger girl, went on the stage and several years later married Howard Gould. Clemmons did not hear often from his daughters, and this is believed to have weighed on his mind and hastened his death. Rebels Defeat Chinese Troops. PEKIN. May 9. Alarming news has been received here regarding the progress of a revolutionary movement in Hunan Province, on the Tonking border. There have been three engagements recently be tween the rebels and the provincial troops. In which the former were victorious. Lahou Pass Is in their possession, and the seaport of Mengtsre Is endangered. Th6 French Minister to China has been asked to aid in the suppression of the movement. The rebels possess French arms and are said to have bacn trained by Frenchmen. Mengtsze Is a treaty port and has a pop ulation of about 12,000. Spring styles lianas snn at Rnenthl' Archer. 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