THE 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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