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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY OREGO"IA FORTLAND, OCTOBER 25. 1903. rm . j BIT NELSON HEADS FQRJQURNALISM Lightweight Champion Gives Up Ring to Seek Glory in Newspaper Field. PLANS TRIP AROUND GLOBE After Finishing Book. He feays. Will VUit Every Kin on Map and Challenge Him ro Pick Man to Battle With. BT HAKRT B. SMITH. SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. Oct. 24. (Special.) "Battling Nelson. Journal ist." is the -way the new letter heads of the lightweight champion of the world are apt to read in the future. Tor the Dane is turning from the box ing game. He's going into the news paper life, so he declares, and he in timates very strongly, in, a letter the writer received this week, that he will soon give up the- fight game for keeps. ThP Hegewisrh boy has engaged a pri vate secretary, an ex-new.spaper man who spi.rts the decidedly Irish name of J. Ijrnatius Kinnigan. Of late Nelson has b-en busy writing about the Cubs and the Giants. Now that this interest ing series is ended, he talks about tak ing up the big college football games lind then he will make a trip around the world and visit the various kings and queens. Busy Man .Now. But his letter, by no means a lengthy article, is interesting In itself and will stand reproduction. ITpre it is: "I covered the world's championship games and was, of course, kept very busy. Jumping back and forth and writ ing my copy. I am taking a rest this wpk and have been down home Hege wischl superintending the construction of 15 new double houses. I also man aged to practically finish up the history which I am writing and the copy, after J. Ignatius Finnlgan. my private secretary, gets through editing it. will be shot to the printer here. It will be on the market Christmas. "I am still studying auto racing, and have improved nicely, according to the experts lu're. It's a dangerous game, but If Oldiield can hit 100 miles an hour and not take the count, why can't I? I pro pose to take up some football talks for the newspapers, as I am thoroughly fa miliar with the big games. After I have balanced up my real estate affairs, gotten out my book and concluded my theatrical engagements. I Intend packing up and making a complete tour of the world. I am going to visit every king and emperor on the map and challenge him to pick out a man to defeat me, after which I hall return home and settle down to a quiet life, summering In Ilegewlsch and wintering in California." Ready to Quit King. Of course. Nelson said a lot more In Ms letter, but those are the main points that he brought out. The history to which he refers Is the history of his own life and achievements. It Is to be hoped that he does not allow his private secre tary to edit out all the Nelson person ality. Written by Nelson and unedited. It would certainly be a souvenir well worth having. It really looks as If the Pane Is reach ing the point where he wants to retire. He has plenty of money, and the novelty of taking a beating has worn off by this time. Of course, he will undoubtedly have several tights before he retires, but the end is not far on. If he Is not beaten shortly he will retire of his own accord and l't some one else scrap over the elusive lightweight title. Although Parkey McFarland has been touted as the one man to meet Nelson, the showing of the Chicago boy against lach Cross In New York the other night, must have been disappointing to his ad mirers. Admitting that McFarland had ail the best of the going, he failed to show the knockout punch. True he knocked Cross down twice In the six rounds, but he could not finish him. If Cyclone Johnny Thompson finishes Boer Vnholz off In anything like quick style next Thursday night, there Is more than a chance that he will be touted to meet Nelson. He must show the goods, however, or there will never be a Nelson-Thompson fight, as he so fondly hopes. Kaufman Coming Home. Word came over the wires to San Francisco the middle of the week that Al Kaufman cannot get any more matches and that as he wants to work his way into the heavyweight, cham pionship, he thinks his chances are decidedly better on the Pacific t'oast. I have also heard that the health of his manager. Hilly Delaney, is far from being the best, which may account for the resolve to hit for the Pacific slope. Kaufman finished up Bradley in so speedy shape in New York City that he should be a good drawing card here and doubtless will be handed a bout, either In San Fran cisco or Los Angeles. Abe Attell Is trying hard to get back Into the game. He knows that he does not stand well with the local fans as m result of his indifferent showing against Owen Moran on Labor day. but he declares that he has changed his style. He Is asking for a 2 - round rght with Tattling Nelson and declares that he Is willing to bet $5000 on the outcome. There is also talk that OVffroth might mr.teh Attell-with Jem Tirlscoll. tlie Kngllsli featherweight. Further, Attell l as had an offer to tight Ad Wol gast before the Jeffries Club on Thanksgiving d;iy and still another to meet Freddie Welsh. th English light weight, before the McCarey Club (10 rounds the latter part of November. If nothing else turns up. he la likely to accept one of these. At this wrltlnc. Billy Pspke has rot started for San Francisco, but the middle weight champion should be en route al most any day. Ketehell will remain at the Point Arena Springs until after elec tion and will then return to the city and map out his course of tralnlrg. You may rest assured that the Mlchigander will not treat his opponent too llshtly on the occasion of their next session. Final Week of Ball. McCredie finishes up his last week In Pan Francisco Sunday and will then take his team to Los Angeles, where he will fight It out with the Ang-Ms. Most of the Beavers will return to Portland, where many of them will Winter, but there are a few who propose to go directly to their Intern homes from Los Angeles. The Portland team bids fair to wind up In second place, although the way they dropped games to the Sea! last week was a caution. There Is very Utile chance, however, for any disarrangement of the standing of the clubs. loosing several of his best men. McCredie will have to work hard during the coming Winter months to place his team right for next season. He doesn't feel discouraged, however, ard Intimates that ha kaa arranged his dealt so that he will have some new men from the Boston club. Danz-g, who returns to Boston, is sure to make good. He certainly needed, ex perience when he came to the Coast, but the way he is landing on the ball, is rea sonably sure of a job. It would be no surprise to learn of a de cided change In the 9an Francisco club another year. There are a good many of the critics who think that Kid Mohler has notluie executive ability to make a good team captain. At that, he has been somewhat hampered by Danny Long, who has undertaken full management of the team and has even coached the team on the field on many occasions when he should not have done so. While the Kid is a good strong man for the team at second base, he would probably give bet ter value if he had no cares on his mind. Defeat Expected. , The defeat of the Stanford freshman orhall team hv California last week. 21 to 5. was no great surprise to those who have followed the preliminary games closely, although it was figured that the score would be closer than it was. All r--.!'fn--iia freKhies have been doing remarkably good work, and with their speed mat :s so mucn a reuuiaii-e of Rugby foothail just ran the cardinal legs off their feet. There is said to be another story com- . . .. .1... Infa-onllovlalA 1ft concerned. At the present time the Stanford team is aeciarea 10 imw w much better effect. Counting comparative scores, the Stanford varsity Is in the -.. lAa Kut on thA ira-mA will not be played until November 11. there is plenty or time tor a ciiarmw. The Vancouver. B. C, Rugby team will lu in 4-nlifornla. nd will give the two university fifteens plenty of experi ence and practice jusi wjiai uiejr nwu. MAKES GOOD TIME OX TRIP Charles B. Arthur Drives From Portland to los Angeles. After driving his Stoddard-Dayton tour- m. i.i .rnia Ti miles on a run ning time of exactly 944 hours, Charles B. Arthur, or -"ortiana, reacuea xjus an- 1 1 . C- . 1 .. .. Bn,rB ,V.A T .1. Inpplp!) geies it&ai ..(i mi ,it , oci.ro . . . r Times. With .him wan his mother, Mrs. J. M. Arthur, her maid and Q. W. Reed. The Portlanders toil tneir nomo 1 ut ago for the long tour, and reached Los &nrAlA wtrVtmif an flecl rlen t. and with no trouble except one puncture. -m.A t.n (e mmnrlinhln because the party three times lost its way and trav ersed some or tne worst, roaiio m uirSUU i x.iifAmla iWeT- milM and miles Of tfllU k,omui mo. ' ' - territory which is deep with dust and almost lmpassaoie oecause 01 mo tuuun holes. the trim Stoddard was 6ent. At -: . . cnAH alnn. At 4i And eVPTl HIHGS tun v.u.' oiy-u 60 miles an hour. When time was lost on the wrong road Artnur meg fj up his loss by sending his touring car at greater speed along the country high ways. Starting early on the morning of Oc tober 2. Arthur drove to Albany the first day. On the day following he lost the road and finally reached Cottage Grove after driving nearly 100 miles over wretched highways. The third day out Mvrtle Creek was reached. On the fourth day came the gruelling run of the entire trip. For hours the ear Tas put to a severe test by the gear work necessary to croea the high hills on the run to Grants Pass. At night Ashland was reached. The car had been driven l' miles during the day. The drive to Sissons was over roads which were almost impassable, but even with such a handicap the Stoddard made fairly good time. The day following it was necessary to take a roundabout course in order to avojrt steep grades, but the car was obliged to pass through deep sand, which proved to be as hard as any thing tackled during the run. The Trin itv Mountains were crossed and Burney was reached at night. The following day Reddin was entered and on the eighth day out the Stoddard party was at winters with only a short run to San Francisco before thejn. Only a brief stay was made In the Bay City which was reached after an easy drive from Winters. The roads were bad in the Northern part of the state. The car stood up remarkably during the trip and It was not necessary to stop for repairs anywhere. After leaving San Francisco Arthur drove leisurely to San Jose and remained there for the night. On the day follow ing the record run of the entire trip was made The Stoddard was driven from San Jose to Arroyo Grande, nine miles south of San Luis Obispo, on a one day's run. . ... This was a total of 2.- miles for the day The machine made as high as 60 miles an hour over the splendid turnpike at Salinas. This road has recently been macadamized and is one of the best In the state. The last leg of the run was made In two easv stages. Arthur and his party drove from Arroyo to Santa Barbara the 12th day and Los Angeles was easily made on the 13th. PLAT FIRST GAME OF SEASON Grammar School Athletic league Arranges Schedule. The Grammar School Athletic League will inaugurate its football season to morrow with a game between the Thompson and Holladay schools, which will be played at Bast Twelfth street and Hawthorne avenue at 4:15 o'clock. The teams are divided into two divisions, and at the conclusion of the schedule of each division, the leading teams will play the deciding game. The schedule is as follows: First Division. Part I. Thompson and Hollada Tuesday. Octo beChip'man and Woodstock Thursday. Oot- Thompson and Chapman Tuesday. No Holladay and Woodstock Thursday, No "Thompson and Woodstock Tuesday, No vember to. . Holladay and Chapman Thursday, No vember 12. Part II. TVoodlawn ' and Sunnyslde Wednesday. October 2. . Shaver and Highland Saturday, Octo- '"woodlawn and Highland Welnesday, November 4. . Sunnyslde and Shaver Saturday. Novem ber 7. . Wood!an and Shaver Wednesday, No vember It. Sunnyslds and Highland Saturday. No vember 14. ... Second Division. Part I. FhattucW and Ladd Tuesday, October 27. Aln.worth and Holman-JThursday. Oeto- Shattnck and Holman Tuesday, No vera - La'dd and Alnsworth Thursday. Novem- '"hattuck ' and Alnsworth Tuesday. No vember 10. L-rtd and Holman Thursday. Novem ber 11 Part IL Stephens and Brooklyn Monday. Octo- H aw thorns and Williams Avenue Friday. October 30. Stephens and Irvlngton Monday. Novem ber 2. Prooklj-n and Williams Avenue Friday. November 6. Stephens and Hawthorne Monday, No vember S. WiUtame Avenue ana Irvlngton FTlaay. November 13. Brook lm and Hawthorne Monday, No vember 14- Stephens and Williams Avenue Wednea dav, November IS. irvlrgtoo and Hawthorne Friday, No vember 2o. Brooklyn and Irvlngton Monday. No vember 2.". Aftr the play the Perkins C?rlll. Our Chafing Dlsn and Food Specialties are worth while. No better oysters in the world. V OREGON BOYS 1 y l ! ; ANN ARBOR, Mich.. Oct 19. (Special Correspondence.) Dolan, the old Oregon Agricultural College -tar and All - Northwest player of 1905. and Blmick, the big Whitman tackle, played side by side on the Notre Dame team against Yost's scoring machine this afternoon. Fuzzy Dolan was In at right guard and Dlmick played right tackle. It was owing to the work of these veterans that Notre Dame was able to keep the Wolverines from crossing their goal line. Both men played a splendid defensive game. Time and again Dimick was sent through the Michigan line for good gains, and Dolan made repeated tackles behind Michigan's line, bringing havoo to Yost's end-run plays. It was the clever interference of Dolan and Captain Miller that was responsible for Notre Dame's touchdown In the second half. The big guard Jerked Vaughn to his feet and ran with him the remainder of the 40 yards to the goal. Dimick played in his old-time form, but owing to the fact that his opponent was Casey. Michigan's strong tackle, he was un able to star with Dolan. , .,... In commenting upon the two Western lads Referee Hoagland said: They are corkers, both of them; they played better than Michigan's men did to- Keene Fitspatrick. Michigan's veteran trainer, said: "Dolan made so many tackles behind the line and played such a brilliant defensive game that I 'thought him to be the best man on their team." Coach Yost said: They are both good men. Dolan's work in the second half was exceptional. The score was 12-6. Michigan securing three field goals, Notre Dame a touchdown and goaL IDAHO IS 00T TOWIH Hopes to Defeat Oregon in Game at Moscow Saturday. VETERAN PLAYERS IN TEAM Captain Savage Confident of Figur ing in Northwest Championship. Contest 'Will Attract Large At tendance From Pullman. vosrvYW. Idaho. Oct. 24. (Special.) Idaho students are looking for victory in next Saturday's football game with Oregon, and unless all signs fail. Cap tain Leigh Eavidge and his men ought to play a better game than that put up by their Oregon rivals. Most of Idaho's men are veterans, although some of them are hold-overs from the second eleven of last year. Among the new faces on the team Is that of Elton, formerly captain of the Washington State College eleven. Elton spent last year at the university and Is therefore ellgiblle, according to the North west Conference ruling. Elton weighs 210 pounds and plays left guard. The other guard position is being filled by Stokesberry. who did such creditable work last season. Smith and Pauls, two veterans, are playing the tackle posi tions, while Cook and Jewell are alter nating at center. Captain Savidge and Thornton, veterans of long standing, are booked for ends, and Rodney Small is a fixture at quarter. Johnson and Arm strong, the lightweight veteran half backs, are putting up their customary high-class game, and Montgomery, a sec ond team recruit, is filling the fullback station to the satisfaction of coaches. -The Idaho team will average nearly 170 pounds and its members are experienced plavers. Coaches John R. Mlddleton and Jerry Nissen have been working hard with the men and have been perfecting the possibilities of the new style of foot ball. Especial attention is being paid to the forward pass and the on-side kick. There will be a great crowd here for the Oregon game, as excursion trains will be - rvtifgr TVn v Pullman. Lewis- ton and other surrounding towns. Local football critics nave unbounded respect for Coach Forbes and for the famous fighting spirit of the Oregon men, but on account of the paucity of veteran players, the Eugene men are not looked upon as winners. COACH STRENGTHENS UXE-UP OF O. A. C. KLEVEN. Pendergrass, All-Northwest Guard, Shifted to Tackel Position Wolfe Perfecting Field Kick. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEOE, Corvallls. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) The football men who are working under the direction of Coach Norcross have made wonderful strides during the past week, but are still playing very poor football for this time of the season. Better spirit prevails and the men are working hard and in perfect harmony. This change of attitude is probably due in part to the general shaking up which the team has received since the game with the uni versity of Puget Sound last Saturday. The change which has caused the greatest surprise Is the shifting of Pendergrass. all-Northwest guard, to a tackle position. This change has put Francis on the side lines for the time being and made necessary the use of Hawley and Lusey in the guard posi tions. Cady has also been switched from end to quarter, the duties of which posi tion he is sharing with Gagnon. This change does not mean the displacement of Gagnon. but the development of an emergency quarter. Dobbins and Enberg have been used in the end position. Keck Is playing a strong game at fullback and is a close second to Captain Wolfe, both at kicking and carrying the ball. Hast ings, the Portland High School man, though very lisTht, appears te be slated MAKE GOOD Avrt DOlVKT 192. LB. PCSARD OH TSWTSet for a halfback position. He is fast and follows his Interference closely. The team has improved In the use of the forward pass and this play promises to be a strong factor in the O. A. C. offense. Norcross has also devoted much atten tion to formations designed to protect the fullback in making field kicks. Wolfe sent the pigskin between the bars re peatedly in spite of all the scrubs could do to break up the play in practice sev eral nights during the week. When asked about the cancellation of the freshman game with the university. Director Angell said that he had offered to arrange such a game, to be played some time late in November and that it was only after the university manage ment had insisted on scheduling the game for October 31, that he dropped negotiations. He stated that he had offered to arrange a game between the second teams, and that the university management had failed to accept the offer. He pointed out that it was im possible to secure a coach for the fresh men and that the second team was the only team except the regulars that had received any training. 1FAST TEAMS KILL MEET PORTLAXD ACADEMY TO PLAY ASTORIA HIGH SCHOOL. Close Game Is Expected When School Elevens Clash on Mult nomah Field Tomorrow. Multnomah Field will be the scene of a rattling good football contest to morrow afternoon when the Portland Academy players will meet the Astoria High School eleven for the first time. The game will begin promptly at 3:30 o'clock. Astoria has an exceptionally strong team this year, for seven of the regu lars were members of the crack team of last year which went through the season without a defeat, ' and which was scored against but once. Coach Charles Abercrombie of the Astoria team, was one of the star back field men for the famous team of the University of Wisconsin in 1900. He has whipped a bunch of young material into a formidable football machine. His Astoria oys have frequently displayed class enough to warrant them being heralded as one of the fastest high sohool teams in the Northwest. The Portland Academy has profited by the recent reversal at the hands of the East Side High School, and several changes have been made that should benefit the team. Buehner, who offi ciated at quarter last week, has been switched to end, and his speed and ac curacy is 'expected to benefit the team much more than would have been the case hed he been retained behind the line. Cobb has been returned to his old position at quarter, and several other changes hare also been made. The teams will lineup tomorrow as follows: i Portland Academy. Astoria Hleh School. T..T2.R ..... fc r.or t SummenV .. L.O.R Barry Leonard ...C V, Currv R.OL Morton r- . i. 1 ft Boddon R.T.L. roir Her:" R-H.L Ulher Wilson L.H.R E. Short CooklSham (c) F Parker (c). WAGNER KICH BALLPLAYER Great National League Batter In vests In Real Estate. John Peters 'Wagner, know throughout the baseball world as "Hans." the player who has six times led the National League in batting, has Invested his savings of the last baseball year la real estate in his home town. Carnegie, a few miles west of Pittsburg. The "Flying Dutchman" bought three sice lots, which, added to the mass of real estate he al ready had. makes him one of the biggest landowners of the town. "Just fortifying myself against the i , ,v. Aau- vhen T can't see the comms J - - ball," he said. "You know, that day muet come to us all some time. i u tec " of unimproved property grow up with the country." Wagner Is perhaps the richest ball plaver in the game. He is a bank di rector, a big holder of brewery bonds, owns a business block and bowling-alley, as well as a large chicken farm, two au tomobiles and about 37 blodded dogs. "Yes. I always save my money, and I wish some of the other boys in the game would do the same." he declared. "There Is not one of us but makes enough money to save a lot. I understand, though, that some af them do not." T - - nfiininn 1 1 1 bUtftiH Iffl MM iiiiiiiii riiiiiri nnHii ii vi CAUSE TROUBLE Action of Magnates in Trying to Stamp Out Outlaws Is Disliked. POPULAR PLAYERS FINED Talk Arises of Again Attempting to Form "Players League" In Op position to National and American Leagues. BT W. J. PETRAIN. The National Baseball Commislon has taken a most drastic action in the cases of the major league baseball players who particlpaated in post-season con tests with outlaw Chicago city league clubs, for the edict suspending practically the entire Chicago and Washington American League teams, and the Mil waukee American Association club for so violating the rule has been promul gated. Under the ruling the players coming under the ban will be required to pay a fine of between J100 and K00 before being reinstated next Spring. To the writer, as well as to a large percentage of the fans, the ruling of the commis sion appears like an Injustice to the players. The players thus suspended had com pleted their season's work, for which they signed a contract at the com mencement of the season, and as soon as the last scheduled game in each re spective league had been played, they should have been free to do as they pleased, and all the rules of a National Commlsion to the contrary cannot con vince the baseball-loving publio that they are not entitled to dispose of their services as they wish. Trying to Kill OH Outlaws. The ruling was made by the commis sion in a vain hope that it could stamp out so-called "outlaw" baseball in va rious parts of the country, but this same commision is badly mistaken when it takes it upon Itself to prohibit any man, whether under contract to it or not, from doing as he pleases after he has abided by the provisions of hia contract during the period he is paid for the services , he renders nis ciud. As soon as his contract for the period provided In the schedules of the va rious leagues expires, he should be le gitimately entitled to earn hla llvllhood In any manner he desires, ir tne com mision chooses to dictate "how a player shall conduct himself after the regular league season is concluded, the com mission must also provide that the player receive a salary for the entire year Instead of only for the playing season. The baseball situation of today as far as organized baseball is concerned is in a precarious condition where the major league circuits are concerned. Big League Players Discontented. The spirit of discontent among the players listed in the big leagues is most pronounced, and it would not re quire much more oppression to cause a repetition of the brotherhood war of a decade or so ago, and should such a revolution take place with baseball enjoying the immense popularity notice able today, a players' league might prove successful where it failed years ago. There Is also the possibility of a syndicate being formed to assist such a movement on the part of the players, for there are large numbers of moneyed men In the big Eastern cities who would gladly welcome a chance to get into baseball. The ever-growing popularity of the sport warrants this assertion, and fur thermore, it is a well known fact that competition is the life of trade, and competition in baseball is what has created such an extensive Interest in the sport. The owners of the clubs in the major leagues clean up thousands of dollars each year, and one can read ily Imagine how much money could be made by the Installation of a new league which would garner most of the stars In much the same manner as did the American League during the war years of 1900, 1901 and 1902. Suspended Players Popular. Among the suspended players on the Washington and Chicago teams are some of the most popular players In the country. Suppose . a new league were to be formed with these players forming a nucleus for teams, and sev eral other players like Hal Chase, Mo rlarlty, Blankenship, Mosklman and Henderson, who are in California be cause of disputes with the various clubs in organized baseball by whom they are now blacklisted. Last season the American Assocla-. tion became disgruntled because it was not granted a higher rating than sev eral other leagues, and at that time threatened to put a team in Chicago. The threat had the big moguls going for a moment, but not because they feared the Invasion of the Windy City, for Chicago Is capable of supporting another club with ease. This will not be admited by either Comiskey or Mur phy, but It Is so nevertheless. The principal fear of the major leagues was iu having an outlaw organization so close to their own circuit, and with this idea in view they got exceedingly busy and succeeded in pacifying the American Association for the time be ing. Despite the apparently peaceful rela tions the barb still rankles, and unless the National Commission uses the ut most tact in handling the baseball sit uation this Winter, there may be some thing doing in baseball circles before many montns pass. This is not intended as an argument against organized baseball, but merely as a word in defense of ball-players doing as they please after having faith fully served their clubs during a gruel ling pennant race. The Pacific Coast League Is now In the same boat as the major leagues, and is decidedly anxious to crush the California State League, which organ ization is a thorn in the side of Ewing. McCredie, Berry and the others only because it furnishes a means of sub sistence to players who have come un der the ban of the controlling mag nates and club-owners. Men whom they would like to compel to carry the hod or sweep the streets for a llvllhood because they could not agree on cer tain baseball ethics. Some of these players deserved expurgation from the game, but not all of them by any means for in some Instances the management was equally in the wrong. Attell to Meet Wolgast. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24. Abe At tell and Ad Wolgast have been matched to fight 20 rounds for the feather weight championship of the world be fore the Jeffries Club of Los Angeles the night of November 10. Attell, it is said, receives a guarantee of $2000, win, lose or draw. Miss Mary E. Cheek, of Toboso. O.. Is the only regmlariy appointed woman rural mall carrlsr In the state. She baa served In tins capacity (or tlx yeara They Are Here 1909 Chalmers Detroit W We are ready to demonstrate the Chalmers De troit ''30" "The best $1500 Car on Earth. Here is what "Motor Age" says of the Long Island Motor Parkway race: "The two Chajmers Detroit '30' candidates for the Jerico sweepstakes for cars from $1001 to $2000 made a most successful and impressive racing debut. They ran first and second, covering the 140.76 miles in 182 minutes 36 seconds, an average of 48.65 miles per hour. The average of the second to finish was 46.1. The nearest pursuers were 34 minutes behind. The winning car did not stop during the entire race, and the second Chalmers '30' only stopped once for gasoline. Surely, a wonderful demonstration of the durability and constant speed of the Chalmers '30.' " AT NARRAGANSETT PARK The Chalmers Detroit "30"" won in its class, defeat ing four other cars. One of the other entries went through the fence. The Chalmers Detroit driver stopped to assist the injured man, while the other cars kept going. In spite of this delay, the "30 won easily. Four Victories in One Day Shows that no element of luck aided the Chalmers Detroit "30." Nothing but a good, strong, speedy, high-class car, such as the Chalmers Detroit "30," could establish such an enviable record. We are making delivery of the Chalmers Detroit "30" now. Not next month, but NOW. Agencies All Important Centers. Corner Seventh and Burnside, Portland, Oregon. Packard, Thomas, Pope Hartford, Chalmers Detroit, Buick. PREPARING TO MEET IDAHO COACH FORBES BUST WITH OREGON ELEVEN. While Team Is Nt Over-Confident, Men Will Leave Engene Pre pared for Hard Struggle. UNIVERSITT OF OREGON. Eugene., Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.) Interest is oentering upon the Oregon -Idaho game, which is toJe. played at Moscow next Saturday, and although no definite line-tip has been announced, local en thusiasts are beginning to see the skeleton of a very creditable team. ZZ ' -.,.1. .in... will h filled by Captain Moullen and Plnkham. but the guards are uncertain. iicj.niyru. vu.i, sn4 M.ntnTi halnz the leading candidates. Means, the Pendleton freshman, seems to De xne io.uib i" didate for center, and Michaels is ap parently a fixture at left end. Dod son, Hickson and Hayes are all trying for the other end position, with their chances about evenly divided. In Latourette and Chandler, Coach Forbes has two good quarterbacks at his command, while Clark, at fullback, and Main, at half, seem to be filling their positions to the satisfaction of the coach. Kilnz, Hurd and McKinley are the leading candidates for the other halfback position. From present indications there will be six or seven freshmen on the regu lar eleven. Some of them' ire green, but Forbes expects to have them in good playing form before the season ends. Fifteen players, accompanied by Coach Forbes, Trainer Hayward and Manager McBwen, will make the Moscow trip. They will leave here on Thursday at 11:50 A. M., and will reach Moscow the fol- Rare Bargains for Quick Covey Motor Car Co. Pierce and Cadillac Sixteenth and Alder Streets Main 6470 fiats Aiffn To. lowing morning. On the return trip they will reach Portland Sunday morning and Eugene in the afternoon." The Oregon men are not overconfident as to the outcome of the Idaho game, but they will fight hard and will give a good account of themselves. J. R. Bender, of Spokane, and R. N. Hockenberry, of Portland, will officiate as referee and umpire, respectively. CRICKET CIjUB CLOSES SEASON Games Have Been Financial Suc cess and Victories Numerous. The regular annual meeting of the Portland Cricket Club was held Tuesday evening. October 20, at which time re ports of the officers for the season Just closed were presented. The club Is gain ing steadily in members, more especially in those actively playing the game, and 1908 has been the most successful season as regarde winning outside matches that the club has passed through for some years. It is considered financially possi ble and very probable that the services of a professional coach will be secured for next year. This step, if taken, will be of Inestima ble benefit to the game, as all members will be systematically coached In batting and which is nearly as valuable, tho ' grounds and particularly the pitch will be kept in perfect playing order. Befor the season commences the grounds are to be thoroughly rolled and leveled as much as possible without entire new grading being done. The Portland Club has the most commodious clubhouse of any cricket organization on the Pacific Coast, not even excepting the richer and older British Columbia clubs. The election of officers resulted as fol- . lows: President, Charles Blakeley; vice presidents, Paul Henderson, A. M. Crocker, W. G. Smith and S. L. N. Gil man; honorary secretary. J. C. Cummlng: honorary treasurer, Harold Phln; captain. Edwin Fenwlck; vice-captain. George Shipley, and management committee, Charles Leigh. A. S. Sisley, George Ship ley, Kenneth Bailey and J. J. Churchley. Buyers 1908 40-H. P., four-cylinder, seven-passenger Locomobile, ab solutely new, at a bargain; 1906 30-H. P. 4-cylinder Pierce; 1906 single-cylinder Cadillac Tour ing; 1807 4-cylinder 25-H. P. Cadillac Touring. These cars must be sold at once. No reas onable offers refused.