The Sunday Oregonian., May 24, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 7, Image 43

THE SXTNTDAT.OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAT 21, I90S.
SEATTLE WILL BE
IfJ COAST LEAGUE
HANGS UP S30,5DIJ
FOR FAST PONIES
CAREER OF FORREST SMITHSON, THE
CHAMPION HURDLER OF THE WORLD
Oregon Sprinter, Who Has Defeated Eastern Cracks, Will Run in P. N. A.. Championship in Portland, June 6.
How Does It Gome That the
President Ewing Announces
Intentions for Next
Season.
The Meadows- Track Offers
Big Purses "and Stakes '
for Summer Meet.
Will Out-Live and Out-Wear
Any Other Car Built?
ATTRACTS GOOD HORSES
PORTLAND LIKES ITS TEAM
Although Cheated Out of Eight
Games Because or Rain, Fans
Get a Good Ulne on Players.
Pugdale May Fight.
- BT WTLIi O. MAC BAB.
Portland fans, -while they have been
cheated out of eight game on account of
the rain, still have seen .enough of the
team in action to be satisfied that 'Man
ager McCredle has surrounded himself
with a ball team. The team as it stands
today is without doubt one of the harff
est all-around hitting teams in the league
and any team that can souse the ball
as this has been doing ever since the
season opened, never has a permanent
place in the cellar. ,
What has mystified the local fans is
how the team came to lose so many
games to San Francisco. The explanation
is easy. The Seals were as good when
the season opened as they could possibly
have been. Their games with the Chi
cago White Sox put them in midseason
condition and thlsi was followed up by
plenty of luck in their training. While
Portland enjoyed a . successful training
trip, the team had only two games that
could be called real baseball. When the
team moved to Salinas it struck a season
of very cold weather and this, together
with Madden's injury, sent it to 9an
Francisco to open the season in very poor
shape. The McCredleites Anally got going
and since then they have been giving a
good account of themselves, j
Indian Iitkea Hot Weather.
All of the pitchers, with the exception
f Ptnnance. have given a splendid ac
count of themselves. The fact that they
have been able to win games against the
visiting teams, especially against Los
Angeles and Oakland, who have been
playing ball while we have had to lay
off on account or rain, i iui uc,
onstratlon of Just what a corking good
ball team is wearing Portland uniforms
this season. Ed. Klnsella pitched a
game on Friday that would have won in
any one of the major organisations. His
game was remarkable In many ways, for
it is few pitchers who, after a long lay
off can jump in and pitch a steady game.
Bobby Groom's two games were on the
same high order and so were the games
pitched by Jesse Garret and Bud Pernoll.
Just now luck does not seem to be with
the Chippewa Chief. He likes warm
weather and lota of it. and once we get
a break with the weather, Plnnance will
round to all right.
The visit of J. Cal Ewlng, president of
the Pacific Coast League, during the past
week, has given the fans lots to gossip
about. President Ewing and Henry Ber
ry, president of the Lios Angles team,
visited Seattle and while there decided
upon a location of a ball park and incl
"dentally notified' the Northwest League
moguls that the Coasters would again be
in Seattle next season. President Ewing
gave Dugdale warning that he would
bring up the matter of-how the Coast
League was jobbed out of Seattle at the
annual meeting of Minor Leagues this
Fall. All of the Coast League officials
are convinced that there was collusion
between Rusa Hall, Dugdale, President
Lucas and the other Northwest League
magnates. They have pretty Btrong
proof of how the deal was worked and
all of the evidence will be submitted
when, the case is brought up at the an
nual meeting.
Ewing Sees a Seattle Game.
"I was very much pleased to find so
much sentiment In favor of the Coast
League," said President Ewing on his
return. I met a great many fans and
.prominent business people and all of
them expressed a desire to have Seattle
again a member of the Pacific Coast
League. I saw one of the games while
I was in Seattle, but it would not be
fair to judge the league by the game'
I saw. It was one of those games
when both teams were in bad and
there was lots of protesting against
the decisions of the umpire. . It was
- ladies' day and while there was a nice
crowd present, it did not compare even
favorably with your crowd of Friday,
not from the point of women present,
or from the number of paid admissions.
"During my stay in Seattle I had a
short visit with D. B. Dugdale and gave
him warning of what' the-Coast League
intends doing with regard to claiming
Seattle again as Pacific Coast League
territory. I told him it was my inten
tion to lay the matter before the annual
meeing of Minor Leagues and that we
should try and prove that there was
collusion and irregular methods used
to get Russ Hall to throw over the
Coast League franchise, after it had
been awarded to him. Dugdale, of
course, didn't think I was in earnest
and wanted to bet money that we
would not get Seattle back. Much of
his talk was bluff, but I feel confident
that at the proper time his bluff will
be called and called hard. The Coast
League has nothing to conceal about
its future movements and .when I told
Lugdale that we were coming back'
into Seattle I also told him to get busy
making up his case, for he would need
a strong one to prove -hia innocence
when the time came."
Change of Press -Sentlmnt.
There was one funny thing connected
with President Ewing's visit in Seat
tle. It has always been charged that Dug
dale had the sporting scribes of Seattle
hypnotized and that anything that Dug
said was set to music and anything that
he did not want to get into print never
had a chance. During the Winter months
1'ortus Baxter, sporting editor of the
P. I., was exceedingly friendly to the
Coast League and wrote several articles
saying nice things about us as a league.
Recently he must have seen a vision, for
in an article to a baseball paper, Baxter
was unkind enough to refer to the Coast
ers aa a "remnant" of a league. The
article sounded much like Dugdale, and
perhaps, who knows, he was the Cupid
that composed Baxter's vision.
liere in Portland those who still talk
Northwest League are few and far be
tween. They Quit talking, however, when
they are asked if they want to have Port
land classed with Aberdeen, Vancouver,
H. C, and Butte, as a city. Those who
croak about the Lucas League seem to
forget that the clrcutt up North is made
up of small cities of the class c order.
T aroma Is once more a good ball town,
because It has been in the hands of
I'eorge M. Schreeder, a most competent
manager, and a very popular one. His
park is located in the heart of the city.
Tacoma wants to get back into the fold.
It wouldn't be fair to say that Dugdale
i no longer popular in Seattle. Yet it
must be said that the fat one hasn't kept
ma promise to tne Seattle fans. Durdale
la well liked by aU of tae Coast League
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IT WAS on the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege football field that Forrest C. Smith
son, the great Oregon hurdler, gave prom
ise of future greatness in the athletic
world. . This was in the Fall of 1903, while
the scrub eleven waff practicing against
the first team, and Smithson -was playing
with the scrubs. During a scrimmage
Floyd Williams, considered at that time
the fastest man on the Coast, who was
playing halfback, got around the scrub
eleven's end and had a clear field for a
touchdown. Down the field sprinted the
fleet-footed halfback leaving his inter
ference far In the rear, when suddenly
from-out of the mass of players emerged
young Smithson, and the way he over
took Williams and brought him to the
earth before he had covered 60 yards,
brought a gasp .of .amazement from the
spectators. The late "Dad", Trine was on
the sidelines and was a witness to this
feat, and needless to say, before many
days Smithson was taken under the wing
of the veteran trainer.
When track work was taken up in the
Spring of 1904, Smithson Joined the squad
and soon demonstrated his ability as a
sprinter. The first meet in which he was
entered was at Columbia University in
April, 1904, and right off the reel he
lowered the world's record in the low
50-yard hurdles, besides demonstrating his
ability in a; number of other events. In
June of the same year he won the 100
yard dash from Peterson, of Pacific Uni
versity, in 10 1-6 seconds, and three days
later took first place In the 100-yard dash
at the annual Oregon O. A. C. meet. He
ran the 100 yards in 10 flat at this con
test, defeating Williams and -Moores.. It
was at the P. N. A. championship meets
at Vancouver, B. C., where Smithson
made his best record in the 100-yard dash.
He covered the distance in 9 4-5 seconds,
easily defeating the other runners. Other
triumphs ion the cinder path rapidly fol
lowed, till he became one of the greatest
sprinters ever produced in the West.
It was in the meet held at Spokane in
the Spring of 1906 that Smithson first met
his master In the 100-yard dash. Dan
Kelly, of the University of Oregon,, was
entered in this race and it was conceded
by all that the two crack sprinters would
finish breast to breast. As they spurted
down the field the two great sprinters left
moguls, and they would prefer that he.
Instead of putting up a fight, come in with
them. Should Dug elect to fight, he will
get one, and a good one.
Presbyterian Ieagae Games.
Two games of baseball were played
In . the Presbyterian Boys' Sunday
school League yesterday afternoon.
The Hawthorne Church team defeated
the Westminster Church team by the
score of 20 to 1 while the game be
tween the First Presbyterian Church
and Mount Tabor resulted in a victory
for the former by a score of 10 to 2.
Miss Sutton to Flay Tennis Here.
Miss May Sutton, of- Pasadena, who
holds the woman's championship of the
world, will probably be in Portland to
take part In the Irvlngton Club tourna
ment which- Is to be held here in July.
Miss Sutton will not go to England this
year to defend the world's championship,
but will probably make the trip next
year.
SOL
HANDSOME SADDLE STALLION PURCHASED
BY PORTLAND MAN.
John H. Gibson, a prominent real'estate dealer, is the latest addi
tion to the ranks of breeders of fins horses. While in Virginia re
cently In search of a fine saddler, Mr. Gibson bought Sol G a very
aandsome-gaited saddle stallion. . Sol G. is a . beautiful bay horse of
commanding size and. has been a blue-ribbon winner in Virginia. His
' sire was Prince Hall, one of the famous blue-ribbon wirfhers of Ken
.tucky. sol G.'s dam is Maud A., and she by Rob, Roy, a Kentucky sad
dler of great note. - - -
the field far behind, while Kelly led
Smithson by about 18 Inches at the finish.
The timekeepers announced that Kelly
had lowered the world's amateur record,
by making the 100 yards in 9 8-6 seconds.
This record stands.
In the Fall of 1907 Smithson entered
Notre Dame University and while at this
Institution -broke the world's record in the
high and low 100-yard hurdles. He also
tied the world's record of 16 1-6 seconds
In the 120-yard high hurdles.
He was entered at the Jamestown Ex
position in 1907 by the Multnomah, Club
and defeated two world's champions in
the 120 high hurdles. Then followed a
long tour throughout the East, in which
the great Western athlete won victory
after victory in the indoor tracks. In the
Tale Fall games, where the speediest men
from- the Eastern colleges were entered,
he took three first places and two seconds
of the five events in which he was
entered. He -won a number of short
dashes from James A', -ttector, of the
University of "Virginia, who is reported
to have made the 100-yard dash In 9 3-5
seconds,- several days ago.
Smithson, returned from the East several
days ago and will go into training at
once for the P. ' N. A. championship
meets to be held here June 6. Speaking
of the coming contest to be held here,
Smithson said:
"I realize that I will be compelled to
defeat some of the fastest men in the
country If I hope to win first place, and
I shall go in training with the Oregon
-JAY GOULD WINS HONORS
DEFEATS ENGLAND'S BEST TEX-NIS-PIiATER.
Victor Over Enstace H. Miles in
Three Straight Sets in Olympic
Gaines Competition,
LONDON, May XS. The Olympic
games court tennis competition came
to an end this afternoon at Queen's
Club in a victory for Jay Gould, of
New York, who defeated Eustace H.
Miles, the English player. In three
straight sets. The scores were 6-5,
6-4, 6-4. This Is the third defeat in
Important matches of the present year
that Gould, the American-British cham
pion, has Inflicted on Great Britain's
Agricultural College team within a few
days. I am In better condition than ever
before and my legs, which troubled me
for two years, are entirely well. I will
make an effort to beat several of my
former records in, the meet here, and
feel confident that I will be able to do
so on the fine track the dub is 'con
structing. If I do not I will have no ex
cuses to offer."
best player. Mr. Gould's success today
was most decisive. When - the pinch
came, the. American seemed always to
have something up his sleeve, and
while his strokes were not quite so se
vere as usual, his Judgment always
came to his aid when an extra effort
was necessary.
On several occasions' Mr. Miles was
rn the lead and at one time he seemed
to be a sure winner of the fiit set, the
score standing 6-2 In his favor. With
a splendid rally, however, the Amer
ican gradually evened up matters and
eventually captured the set. Counting
bye-games, Mr. Gould, won by the score
of 18-13.
TENTH TE57TIS TOURNAMENT
Irvlngton CInb Announces Annual
Championship Meeting.
The Irvlngton Tennis Club will hold
Its tenth annual meeting for the cham
pionships of the State of Oregon, com
mencing July 14. The events will be":
Gentlemen's open singles, gentlemen's
open doubles, ladies' and gentlemen's
open mixed doubles, ladies' open sin
gles and ladles' open doubles.
The winner of the gentlemen's open
singles will be entitled to meet J. C.
Tyler for the championship of the State
of Oregon and the Fiske Challenge
Cup. This cup must be won three
times to become the permanent prop
erty of the winner. It has been won
by the following: 1899, W. A. Bethel;
1900, W. A. Goss; 1901, A. T. Goward;
1902. W. A. Bethel: "1903,-L. R. Free
man; 1904, R. B. Powell; 1905, G. H.
Busch; 1906, W. A. Goss; 1907. J. C.
Tyler. Rules of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association will be ob
served and the foot rule will be
strictly enforced. ,
OREGON FOOTBAXiL fiCHEDTTIiE
Games Arranged and Contracts
Signed for the Coining Season.
UNI VKRSITW OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or.. May 28. (Special.) At today's
meeting of the Athletic Council, the
following football schedule was adopted
for the coming season:
October 2$ -Oregon vs. Willamette,
at Eugene.
October SI Oregon vs. Idaho, at
Moscow.
November 7 Oregon vs. Whitman,
at Eugene.
November 14 Oregon vs. Washing
ton, at Eugene.
November 21 Oregon vs. o. A. C. at
Portland.
November 26 Oregon vs. M- A. A. C
at Portland.
In addition to these games, the foot
ball manager was authorized to ar
range games for the freshmen with
Eugene High School, Portland High
School and the O. A.- C. freshmen. A
game for the second team with one of
the Valley colleges was also author
ized. The varsity team's contracts all have
been signed, with the exception of that
for the game with O. A. C. which will
be signed in a few days. The schedule
is one of the best ever arranged for an
Oregon team and general satisfaction
is expressed over Its adoption
Many Owners Now Racing on East
ern Circuits Will Bring Bang
Tails to Seattle for the
Coming Season.
BY WILL G. MAC KAE.
When the King County Fair Associa
tion, of Seattle,, opens wide its gates at
the Meadows race track, June 17. one of
the great events in the turf history of
tne facinc Nortnwest. both from the
standpoint of value of stakes and of
the high class of horses entepid. will be
launched. Tlie racing officials of Seat
tle have certainly made their promise
of last year more than good. for. in ad
dition to the 30.500 in stakes and purses
that will be distributed among the horse
men, the management has secured E. C.
Hopper, one of the best-knowri' racing
officials in the country, as - presiding
Judge, and M. Nathanson as handicapper.
G. W. Dickinson, president of the as
sociation, -and his associates, without
having an inkling of the acute situa
tion of racing which 'has arisen In and
around New York, began their prepara
tions for the -1908 racing season by an
nouncing that they would hang up over
$30,000 in stakes and purses and they
have kept their word by offering the
sum mentioned. What the Seattle rac
ing men wanted was to keep the ma
jority of the hlgh-ciass horses that
raced during the Winter at Emeryville
and at Los Angeles on the Coast.
All that is necessary to prove that they
have succeeded is to glance at the names
of the 291 horses that have been entered
in the 14 stakes. '
Entered are horses that have won im- !
portant Eastern stake events. Many of
them are entered there this Summer, but
owners and trainers, when they saw
the big money to be ..won at the Mead
ows, paid up their Eastern . entrance
money gladly and will send their stables
to the Meadows. Of course, the uncer
tainty of racing in New York has kept
many owners from shipping East. It
has been the means of sending to the
races at Butte and at Seattle a lot of
fancy performers that otherwise would
have raced around New York.
The big feature, of course, will be the
"1909" Exposition handicap, $5000, for
three-year-olds and upwards, for a mile
and a quarter. This big purse will bring
together all the best horses that can go
over a distance of ground at the meet
ing. The entries total- 76. Of course,
not all of them will face the starting
judge, but the list is so large that a
big field is assured.
Dr. Leggo, that sturdy son of Puryear
D-Sevens, who has earned the respect
of all racegoers, both in the East and
on the Coast, together with Cabin, Frank
Flettner. Van Tromp, Johnny Lyons,
Logistllla and a host of other- good ones
is carded to go.
Here are the names, dates of running
and amounts of the 14 stakes:
No. 1 The cpenln handicap, June 20;
$1000.
No. 2 The ladles' plate. June 27; S150Q.
No. 8 (The celebration handicap July
$2500.
No. 4 The Tacoma handicap, July lit
$2000.
No. 6 The Meadows selling, July 18;
$1500.
No. Ths Seattle Derby, July 25; $3000.
No. 7 The Woodlands handicap, August
1; $1B00.
No. 8 The club members' handicap, Aug
ust 8; $2000.
No. 9 The 1900 Exposition handicap, Aug
ust 15; $5000.
No. 10 The lnterorbaa handicap, August
22; $2000.
No. 11 The Pnret Sound handicap, Aus
nat 29; $2000.
No. 12 The Iving- County selling; Septem
ber 5; $1500.
No. 13 The Labor day handicap, geptem
ber 7; $2500.
No. 14 The Alaska handicaps September
12: $1600.
The Seattle Derby, a fixture, has 63
entries. The value of the Derby will be
$3000 and will be over a route of a mile
and a quarter. The rest of stakes are
for from $1500 to $2000.
Hawthorne School Wins Again.
The annual grammar school relay race
from Oregon City to Portland was yes-
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