THE SUNDAY ' OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, JULY 26, 1908.
"I-TOLD-YQUSG'S"
IN HIGH FEATHER
Plenty of Sports Now Declare
They Foresaw Failure of
Tex Rickard. .
HIS ELY PLAN IMPOSSIBLE
Probability That Nelson May Fight
McFarland Next Sau Fran
cisco Gossip of Base
ball League. '
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 25. The
"1 told you so" boys are in high feather
this week and all because Tex Rickard,
the Ely, Nev.. promoter, finally capitu
lated and admitted that he would be un
able to carry out his plans and stage the
130,000 fight In Nevada between Joe Gans'
and Battling Nelson.
Ever since Tex took his hurried depart
ure from San Francisco, there has been a
flow of conversation from the pessimists,
who said they didn't believe he would
be able to make good. Now that their
predictions have come true, they are
highly pleased and are patting themselves
on the back.
From a far distance. It looks very much
as if the talk about not being able to se
cure the proper railroad rates was only
an excuse put forward to save Rickard
from confessing that he couldn't raise all
that money. While a rate would unques
tionably have brought some people from
Salt Lake, not as many would have come
as he Imagined, or as he led other people
to believe was the case. i
Peter Grant's Penetrative Powers.
Pete Grant, who certainly is well ac
quainted with Nevada conditions, has,
all along, been one of the' men who fig
ured that the fiprht would be a bloomer,
although he didn't say so, as he was op
posed to knocking. "Nevada can't af
ford to put up any such money," Grant
told the writer the other day. "Ely la
the best copper plant in the West, but
the people have not the' money, and I
don't see how Rickard ever , expects to
raise the coin."
Grant was right. Rickard couldn't raise
the money and had to take a back scat.
It's a bad thing 4or. Nevada as a pugi
listic center, because Rickard was" about
the only promoter In whom the fighters
and the public had any faith, and now
he Is an exploded phenom. As a matter
of fact, Rickard went about It wrong.
There was no necessity to offer a $30,000
purse for Gans and Nelson, as they would
have grabbed as quickly at J15.000. Rick
ard, however, thought it would advertise
Ely the more to make It $30,000, and as
a result he has come a cropper.
May Be Nelson and McFarland Next.
Advices at this writing are. to the
effect that Nelson will go to Chicago,
returning to San Francisco the first
of August. It looks very much as if
he Isn't particular about fighting in a
hurry, although you can leave it to
.Willis Brltt to get him into the ring
t the first opportunity that presents
Itself. Willis wants the money, real
izing that a manager can't get rich
while the fighter Is resting.
Setting aside Gans, and I don't be
lieve the two will be matched in a
hurry, Packey McFarland is the most
likely opponent for Nelson, and there
are a lot of people in San Francisco
who believe that the Chicagoan can
win. Packey was here for a week or
so, laying for the Dane, but he gave
it up and returned to Los Angeles to
fight Phil Brock before Tom McCarey's
club in August Now that Rickard
has quit; however, It would be no sur
prise to see McFarland on the streets
with a challenge for the lightweight
champion.
Freddie Welsh, who is still In San
Francisco, Is a possibility, of course,
but not considered as seriously as
Packey. The latter has been seen in
the ring here and would have plenty
of Bupport, even in a 45-round fight
with Oscar Battling Nelson.
Ketchel Topheavy Favorite.
The Stanley Ketchel-Hugo Kelly
flKht scheduled to take place in this
city next Friday night Is creating more
talk than was imagined. In the first
place Kelly has created a more fav
orable Impression than was anticipated
and the bickerings between the man
agers of the two fighters over weight
have helped a lot. When It came to
signing articles Joe O'Connor for Ket
chel and Sylvie Feretti for Kelly talked
until after midnight and then had to
go to Ketchel's training camp at Col
ma to see if he would concede a point
' on the weight.
And Ketchel, none too pleased for
being awakened from a sound sleep,
gave his manager a hot shot.
oure my manager, aren't your' he
shouted at O'Connor. "Well, then, why
ami i you nx me weignt without bother
ing me? That's what I hire you for,"
and the window went down with a slum
Needless to say O'Connor named the
weight without more ado.
Ketchel will be a top-hearv favorite.
That goes without saying In San Fran
cisco, for when the fans like a man, they
can't see the other fellow through a tele
scope. It would be no surprise to see
Ketchel quoted at 2 to 1, but Kelly cer
tainly has a better chance than that price
snows.
The Chicago middleweight is training
across the bay at CToll s gardens, where
Fttzsimmons and ' Tom Corbett used to
work out for their matches. He did his
first boxing Tuesday of this week, and
his speed on his feot and the active use
of his hands Impressed the critics not a
little.
Scouts for Coast League.
The Pacific Coast League scouts are
expected to start out for action about the
lest of the month. Mike Fisher is SDokcn
of for one job, and if he is selected will
probably visit the Pacific Northwest
League and then go East. Danny Long
has several players in the Texas League
that he wants to look over, bo he will
journey into me south.
As there are to be at least two new
clubs on the circuit next year. It is figured
that the Coast Lague will be obliged to
draft in the neighborhood of 40 men. That
will be something of a task. Most of the
minor leagues will close the last of Au
gust, so that Coast scouts will have to
get busy on the Job, If they expect to
secure any results.
Seals New Outfielder. .
Portland baseball cranks will have the
first peek at Fred Beck, the star out
fielder of the Bloomtngton (111.) team, in
the lores I League, who has been pur
chased by Panny Long, of the Seals. As
long ago as June 1, Long tried to buy
Beck but tne answer came that Blooming-
ton wanted Jo'XXi for him. - The 6?al was
temporarily dropped, but Long finally
secured bis man and it is said that he
(av In the neighborhood of ilOOO for his
prise. It was the Intention to have Beck
report in Ban Francisco but as soon as It
was learned that he could not reach her
OREGON TO HAVE STRONG TEAM IN THE NATIONAL RIFLE
COMPETITION HELD AT CAMP PERRY, OHIOt NEXT MONTH
National Guard Sharpshooters to Be Selected' With Greatest Care, and Men Stand Excellent Chance of Finishing
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THE annual rifle competition of
the Oregon National Guard and
t V, o Dla l.lnnldHnn wan
concluded yesterday at Camp Ruge.
Salem, and the competing teams and
marksmen returned to their home sta
tions. Nineteen of the very best rifle
men were left on the range to com
pete for places on -the National team,
which will leave Oregon August S for
Camp Perry, Idaho, to take part in the
big National rifle competiton. Of these
men, 14 or 15 will be selected for the
team, and the question of who will
go Is to be decided by a second com
petition, which will open tomorrow.
The men will cover the entire course
twice, and the marksmen making the
best showings will be held at the
Salem range for practice until the
date for departure on the Eastern trip.
It Is the determination of Adjutant-
General W. E. Flnzer to have the
strongest team this year ever sent to
the National range. During the whole
of the state competition he remained
continually on the range watching the
work of riflemen who were showing
special merit in their work. Several
promising new men were discovered.
Last year Oregon finished ahead of
S3 teams out of the 48 entered, thus
taking 15th place. At 1000 yards, Ore
gon captured first place, beating the
Army, Navy, and all crack National
Guard teams by a wide margin. Inas
much as 1000 yards is the most diffi
cult range. General Flnzer believes
that, by dint of extra practice, such as
Is being provided this year, Oregon
stands an excellent chance of finishing
well up toward the top. The 19 men
left at the range to try for positions
are: Captain Scott, Captain Houck,
Lieutenant Cunningham, Lieutenant
before Saturday, Long wired him to go
direct to Portland. That will give him a
couple of days' rest and then Beck will
be ready fo Tuesday afternoon play.
Lone also expects to get a new pitcher.
but he has not disclosed the name and
further says that the deal is not com
pleted. The San Francisco management,
still dreams of winning the Coast League
pennant this season and wants to
strengthen the team as much aa possible.
Ilildcbrand as Sacramento Manager
George Hlldebrand Is getting a world
of boosting as the prospective manager
of the Sacramento Club. Ed Krlpp, the
new manager of the Capitol City ag
gregation, wants Hildebrand, and the
local club is very likely to let him go.
Hildcbrand ought to make a success of
the new Job, for he is a conservative
fellow and a good judge of a ball
player.
The story is also going the rounds
BELT PRESENTED TO STANLEY KETCHEL, CHAMPION MIDDLE-WEIGHT OF" TUB WORLD, BT PA
CIFIC ATHLETIC CLITB. SAN FRANCISCO.
COM.T3AHY "D- JSirXE: TEAM1 Qft liOSEBURfS..
WIHNIR OT SECOND PLACET XN STAUZE
Stewart. Lieutenant Delch, Sergeants
Johnson, Snodgrass, Baker, Abrams
and Schwarz, Corporals Romalne, Fer
guson, Perdue and McCormlck, and
Privates Shields. Fisher, Plckard,
Drake and Mooney.
State Pistol Competition.
The state pistol competition, which
was the last feature of the programme,
was won by Captain Houck. The list
o medal-winners in the entire com
petition follows: Private Alex Fergu
son, Roseburg, first gold medal for
highest aggregate score In individual
match; Captain Houck, Roseburg, first
silver medal In Individual match; Cor
poral Romalne, Portland, second sil
ver medal in Individual match; Cor
poral W. McCormlck, Eugene, first
bronze medal. Individual match; Pri
vate L. D. Drake, Pendleton, fourth
bronze medal; Private Charles Fisher,
Roseburg. fifth bronze medal; Captain
Houck, silver medal for highest score
at skirmish; Corporal McCormlck, sil
ver medal for highest score at rapid
fire; Sergeant R. L. White, state medal
match winner; Company M, Salem,
state trophy; Fourth Infantry team.
Governor's trophy.
In the re-entry competition which
followed the pistol match, there were
150 entries, several civilians being In
the list, as these matches are open to
all citizens of the United States be
tween the ages of 18 and 45. The
shooting was at 200, 300 and 500 yards,
and 100 qualified as National reserve
marksmen, making 50 out of 75 on tho
three ranges. Those who qualified will
receive a National marksman's re
serve button, and their names will be
Inscribed on the National records.
The state shoot of 1908 demonstrated
that the Oregon National Guard has
taken up rifle shooting In the light of an
exact science. The organization was per
fect, every rule used on the National
range was enforced to the letter. The
programme did not lag at any time, rec
ord time being made In completing the
competition. Every man who went on
the range was equipped with Instruments
for observing range condition. It was
not a hit or' miss proposition. If there
that Happy Hogan, the Los Angeles
catcher, may be made manager of the
new club In Venice, Souhern California.
Henry Berry declares he hasn't a word
to say, but in the same breath admits
that he expects to give several players
to Venice, or wherever the new club is
located, and' agrees that possibly Hogan
will be one of the men.
State League Is Tottering.
From all acccounts, there are several
clubs In the California State League that
are tottering. The experiment of hav
ing midweek baseball In Santa Crus
has been anything but successful. The
fans want to see the ocean and not a
ball game and. as a result, when Ed
Krlpp paid a visit to Santa Cruz he was
cordially received by a number of ball
players who think they will be hunting
new jobs .in a short time. Krlpp gives
the Santa Cruz team another month, al
was a mirage across a range careful ac
count was taken of it and allowances
made. Light, wind, temperature, humid
ity, all had to be taken Into considera
tion on the firing of every shot, especially
at the long ranges.
New Rifle Shows Up( Better.
Many lessons were learned as regards
the new service rifle and a more favor
able opinion is now held of that arm
than was entertained during the practice
period.
The new Springfield has Its shortcom
ings, to be sure, but the relatively low
scores made this year can hardly be at
tributed to the gun. First of all, It Is
pointed out by experts that long and con
tinued practice is required to pick out the
shooting idiosyncrasies of a new service
piece. It will be recalled that when the
Krag replaced the old Springfield there
were many ready to declare the inferior
ity of the new gun, Baying Its mechanism
was too intricate. But they soon learned
differently.
The new Springfield Is shorter of bar
rel, and therefore requires a steadier
hold. The method of loading with a clip
for magazine firing is undoubtedly more
speedy than the Krag system, but hardly
so reliable, and repeatedly during skir
mish runs at Salem clips refused to work.
or fell apart, or became jammed. Not i
few good riflemen were put out of the in
dividual competition for this reason. .
That the new service ammunition is
defective cannot be disputed. During the
shoot a number of shells were opened and
the pyro cellulose powder was found to
vary in quantity. The variation was
very small. But suppose a rifleman is
firing over a 1000-yard range, and with
his two sighting shots has acquired his
elevation and figured out range and
weather conditions perfectly, and the first
record shot is driven by a higher power
charge. He goes high and his important
first shot for record either goes to a 12
o'clock, three or possibly doesn't get on
the target at all. There were scores of
protests at red flag signals, where ex
perts declared they had perfect aim and
sure "dope."
Ixj w Scores General.
Comparatively low scores have been
though they may be able to pull
through the season.
It Is admitted, however, even by State
League officials, that eight clubs, such
as they are, have proved unwieldy and,
should they be able to weather the
storm, there Is little question but they
will cut down to reasonable propor
tions another year.
Pole-Vaulter Bellah Complains.
Sara Bellah. the Stanford pole vault
er, who is with the American team in
London, Is one of the first to write
home of his experiences. He says the
Americans were received none too hos
pitably in London; that the athletes
who wanted to train in the forenoons
were obliged to pay the regular admis
sion fee, amounting to oO cents, before
they were allowed to set foot on the
grounds. Bellah also says that weather
conditions have been extremely unfa-
ViWii3- U It
sreneral all over the United States this
year, both in the National Guard and
Regular Army, at least in competition i
shooting. Many high scores have been
claimed In practice work, but high
markings have .. been the exception
rather than the rule. Very few "pos
sibles" have been officially recorded.
In the competition work the Fourtn
Infantry got somewhat the better of
the argument, although It was a close.
hard race all the way ttrrougu. - m tne
Governor's trophy match the Third In
fantry men led in the 200-yard rapia
flre work with 38 points and looked
like sure winners. But they fell down
at the 80.0 and 1000-yard ranges, the
men relied on for the largest scores
falling to come up to expectations.
The Fourth, won by an aggregate
score of 856, as against a total oc 803
piled up by the Third Infantry men.
The Fourth Infantry team was made
up of Major Hamlin, Captain Houck.
Lieutenant Stewart,' Corporal Perdue,
Sergeant Potts, Corporal Ferguson,
Private, Fisher- and . Private - Shields.
The Third Regiment was represented
by Captain Scott, Sergeant Royle, Ser
geant Howard, Sergeant White, cor
poral Abrams, Sergeant Schwarz, Cor
poral Rider and Corporal Romalne.
By winning the state Individual com
petition. Corporal Alex Ferguson, . of
Roseburgr, comes into prominence as a
rifleman. In the skirmish run Cor
poral Ferguson fell behind Captain
George E. Houck by 87 to 72, but he
caught up at 200 yards and retained
his lead until the finish. corporal
Ferguson belongs to the Roseburg
company and has been east with the
National team several times. He will
go to Camp Perry this year and may
give a good account of himself in the
National Individual competition.
Salem riflemen carried off their full
share of the honors, Sergeant R. L.
White taking the state medal match
and his team the state trophy.
The camp facilities were excellent
In every respect. Captain Murphy, com
missary, and Captain Knapp, quarter
master, did their work well. The ra
tions were the best ever served to Ore
gon troops in the field and Captain
Murphy, who was responsible for this,
came In for much commendati-on. Major
F. S. Baker, as chief range officer, did
not allow the competition to drag for
a moment and reoord time was made
In completing the various events.
Preparing lor American Lake.
American Lake Is now the object of
undivided interest and the troops all
over the state will complete their ar
rangements at once for the big joint
maneuvers un on Puget Sound.
Next Monday morning the entire
guard will leave Portland by special
train for Murray. Wash., where the
Oresron camr is to be located. ' The
companies from Eastern Oregon, Wil
lamette "Valley and Southern Oregon
points will leave their home stations
In time to assemble for departure next
Monday.
Ten days will be spent under canvas
In the field and the busiest kind of a
programme has been planned. There
will be much work in rear guard man
euvering and much active service will
be laid out for companies, battalions
and regiments with only a few brigade
maneuvers thrown in. Colonel Charles
E. McDonell will command the Third
Infantry, 12 companies, and Colonel
George O. Yoran, the Fourth Infantry,
eight companies.
vorable to the American team, and that
Rose and Flanagan broke records In
practice, but in competition were un
able to do better than win their events,
because of the mud In which they were
obliged to stand.
SAILOR PUGILISTS MATCHED
Robinson and Holmes to Fight for
Championship of Fleet.
VALLEJO, Cal., July 26. "Battling"
Robinson, of the United' States armored
cruiser California, and F. W. Holmes,
of the cruiser Maryland, have been
matched to fight for the middleweight
championship of the Pacific fleet. The
battle will take place at the Mare
Island Navy-yard on the afternoon of
August 6, and will be fought in the
open. The purse will be contributed
by the crews of the two ships and will
be divided 75 -per cent to the winner
and 25 per cent to the loser. The prin
cipals have wagered $100 each on the
result.
Robinson recently gained the fleet
championship by knocking out Jack
Toung, of the naval transport Buffalo,
as a result of which it was thought at
the time the latter's skull was frac
tured. Set Three Papers on One "Merg."
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 25.
(Special.) The newspapers of Klamath
Falls afford an excellent example of
editorial harmony and good fellowship.
The Morning and Weekly Express,
Evening Herald and Weekly Republi
can are at present printed from lino
type slugs cast on one machine. The
Mergenthaler has Just been installed In
the office of the Klamath Republican,
under a joint arrangement between the
proprietors of the three papers, by
which It Is possible to make the one
modern labor saver perform the com
position In all the print shops.
Olympla Beer. "It's the water." Brew
ery's own bottling. Phones, Main 671,
A 267.
BASEBALL HUS
y
Great National Game Full
Ups-and Downs for Best
of Teams.
of
RECORDS OF THIS SEASON
Remarkable Reversals of Form In
Various Leagues Which Have In
spired Senseless Criticisms by
Unthinking Fan and Critic. -
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
The great American game of base
ball, most uncertain and therefore
most Interesting: of all sports, is en
Joying a most successful season In
practically all sections of the country.
The great majority of the leagues are
witnessing ' heart-breaking struggles
for the pennant-winning honor and. In
most Instances, the champion teams of
a year . ago are either trailing .in the
cellar or performing In & mediocre
manner. Two notable exceptions are
the Detroits, champions of the Ameri
can League, and Los Angeles, cham
pions of the Pacific Coast League.
Both teams are at present leading by
slight margins.
In the case of the Detroit club. It
has worked from an apparently hope
less last to first place, and, judging
by the present stride of the club,
Hughey Jennings' bunch promises to
repeat the trick. Since gaining the
lead Detroit has steadfastly held on to
the top rung or hugged the next low
er on so strongly that it was only
the matter of a game lost by the lead
ers to replace them in the lead.
Up-and-Down Fight.
Not so with Cap Dillon's Pacific
Coasters, for tho Angels have repeat
edly been hurled from the premiership,
and, in fact, have occupied every posi
tion In this race except the cellar.
Which position they have so far avoid
ed, although they came very close to
negotiating the hole. The other Pa
cific Coast League clubs have each
been in every position. Portland, Oak
land and San Francisco have held the
lead, but Los Angeles has maintained
the premiership for a longer time than
any of the other clubs.
The vagaries of the game are only
on a par with the vagaries of many of
the fans and some of the critics, who,
as Milton says: "Change their minds.
fly off and Into strange vagaries fall.
While a team occupies first place the
fanatics and funny critics lampoon the
other fellows unmercifully, but should
their favorite aggregation sustain a
series of defeats, brought on through
the crippling. of the team, their roasts
are directed at the erstwhile invincible
club. A baseball team, no matter how
hard it plays, or of how many star
players It Is composed, sometimes-experiences
reversals that, to the Inex
perienced baseball students seem un
accountable. During these slumps the
team may play Its hardest and fight
every Inch of the way, but an unfortu
nate error here or there may tell In the
deciding of the game, yet these, same
fanatics and critics Insist that the
team is rotten; the management In
competent and the players, collectively,
are a bunch of booze fighters and all
because the team does not get in and
win every game It plays.
Baseball players are, as a rule, me;n
who are accustomed to certain habits,
and if some of them desire to take a
drink or two why call the entire team
a collection of lushers, booze fighters
and hangers-on at low divesT Some
actors, many of them stars of the
greatest magnitude. Indulge in liquors,
and yet the dramatic critics do not
charge them with being booze fighters
because they may have given a per
formance which is not ' up to their
usual standard of excellence.
Locals Are Well-Behaved.
In justice to the Portland players it
must be said that Manager McCredie
has an exceptionally well-behaved
bunch of players, and It Is doubtful If
any team in the league possesses as
many players who are free from the
charge of being lushers and the like as
are this same bunch of talent now rep
resenting Portland. Some of them
drink, but not one of them to excess.
If they did, it Is the business of the
manager to see to it that they mend
their ways.
Portland continues to occupy a posi
tion well up In the race, and even
though the team should not win the
pennant, It is deserving of praise and
not censure for the capable work it
has done during the season. The sea
son Is but half over and the long
stretch of play yet remaining may
witness tne consummation of the
fondest hopes of local fandom.
For argument sake, suppose the
Portland team had been as unfortunate
as have been the New York Ameri
cans, or even the Boston Nationals.
The Highlanders started off with a
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handsome lead in the American League,
and right here In our own league ws
have had a sample of what happened
to the men under Clarke Griffith. San
Francisco, like New York, started off
like a four-time winner, and for a
time It appeared as though the Mohler
ftes and the Griffith contingent would
walk away with the honors lr. the re
spective leagues as easy as Opper
causes trouble for Hooligan and the
other friends of Maud, the Mule. Yet
both teams have fallen from the ex
alted position and the New Yorkers
are trailing in an almost hopelessly
last position. What would have hap
pened had Portland suffered a reversal
like that? In addition to being called
saloon bums and the like they would
also be styled mutts, selling-platers,
has-beens, thieves and smeared with
other anathemas by the unknowing
ones who seek to enlighten the public
by uncalled-for roasts.
Local Anvil Chorus.
Most of the roasts directed at the
Portland ball tossers come from per
sons who are Interested In the gams
simply because they make it a re
munerative proposition by betting on
the contests. These cattle should not
be permitted to witness the games,
for as a rule, they cannot content
themselves with witnessing the sport,
but must yell their disapproval at the
players for each error, or the pitcher
because of each basehit allowed. Spec
tators who witness, baseball games are
permitted to express their approval or
disapproval of a player because they
pay for the privilege of witnessing the
game, and the above does not apply
to them, but only to the few who have
money wagered on the game and who
make a practice of betting each day.
Like the days of the Roman Empire,
when the crowd had it in its power to
send an unfortunate gladiator to his
death or grant him clemency by the
thumbs-up or thumbs-down signal,
such are the days of baseball today.
The fans can make or mar the most
promising baseball players, and this Is
the reason so many ball players who fail
to make good In one town are shlnlne
lights in the baseball world from the
moment they exchange uniforms. .
Baseball players are but human, vet
some would imagine. Judging from the
criticism, that they were mere automa
tons without intelligence or gratitude.
As a rule the players are as anxious to
win as are the fans to have them, and
it stings a ball ' player worse to con
tribute a costly error than it does the
fans, who are worked up to a high pitch
of excitement In the anticipation of a
victory. The good ball player does not
mind being censured If he plays a bad
game or pulls off a dumb play, but un
just criticism la as distasteful to him
as It is to the average human. So long
as the players are working hard to win,
'cheer them on, condone errors and pat
them on the back. It will accomplish
more than diatribes and assaults on their
personal character.
YACHT CLUB ON CRUISE
DOZEN BOATS LEAVE FOR OVER
SUNDAY VOYAGE.
Will Spend Day Aronnd Month ol
Willamette and Sail Home
Tonight.
Members of the Oregon Yacht Club
and a number of their friends left for
an over-Sunday cruise to the mouth of
the Willamette River last night. The
boats will return under sail tonight
The steamer Hoo Hoo, with the 12
yachts and many canoes !n tow, left
down last night at 7:30 o'clock. Camp
will be made for the night at Nigger
Tom Island. Today will be spent In
picnicking, swimming and other sports,
and with the afternoon breeze they will
come up the river.
In addition to the sailing craft which
went on the. cruise is a number of
canoes. The sailing vessels were strung
out In a long line, about 40 feet apart.
Between each yacht the canoes were
made fast to the line. The sight was
picturesque as the long line passed
through the bridges to the lower
harbor.
Commodore W. A. Knight command
ed the fleet. Captain L. D. Woodward
preceded the craft to the anchorage
and arranged moorings and anchorage.
The boats which went on the cruise
are: Dancing Sal, Francis D'Arcy;
Wizard, H. Hagadorn; Zephyr, George
Dannon; Fore and Aft, H. F. Todd;
Esther, John Butterworth; Oyhee, Da
vid Jordan; Lotus, David Upshaw; Mis
chief, William Hardin; Naiad, A. Brey-man;'-Corsair.
Max Meyer; Synamox,
Jones; Terror, J. Backenstor and E.
Smith; Coquette, George Allen.
, Gun Victim Burled.
MARSHFIELD, Or. July 2B. (Spe-'
ciaL) August Helming, whose death
occurred July 18 by the accidental dis
charge of a gun In the hands
of his friend, H. A. Reynold,
was burled Thursday in Marsh
field Cemetery, ourry County, where
the tragedy happened, has no Coroner,
and the requirements of the law caused
so much delay that the remains could
not be prepared to be taken to the
Helming home. The service was said
by the Rev. Dr. Thurston In the Lewis
undertaking rooms.
- Mr. Helming leaves a widow and two
children.
RUBBER
SANDED
ROOFING
CLAREMONT
T A V E R N
A charming place to
spend the evening. All
Ih e delicacies of the
season, prepared by a
chef "who knows how."
Excellent serv ice.
Reached by a delightful anto
ride of seven miles, or. If
yon prefer, by Astoria tralaa.
Rubber
YSanded
Roofino