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Demand for Investigation of
Certain Pullman Players
Causes Smile.
GOSSIP OF GRIDIRON GAME
Men oo Seattle Team Not Entirely
Free From Taint or Gossip Ore
gon Wants to Call Off An
nual Portland Game.
BT W. O. PETRAIN.
While the football season Is practi
cally over, the only remaining games
to be played being the Multnomah con
tent with the Catholic Young Men's
Club next Saturday, and the Multno-mah-Olympic
Club uaine on New Year's
Day. the pigskin buckers and their ad
mirers are finding plenty of things
about the gridiron game to discuss
these days.
Most of the arguments prevalent are
the result of the request Issued by the
University of Washington for a con
ference of the Northwestern colleges to
discuss the merits of certain players
who were members of the Washington
State College team during the season
just ended. Why Washington Univer
sitv. of all the colleges, should desire
to "discredit any of the Pullman play
ers does not appear, and to the writer
It looks like the pot calling the kettle
black. Washington University pos
sessed two so-called "ringers." or
players used in violation of the confer
ence agreement, and to protest the men
for the same violation who played for
another Institution does not seem rea
sonable. It may be that Washington I niver
sity ts trying to sever relations with
Washington State, and also may have
the Idea "of disrupting the conference,
and to form a new alliance with one or
two of the other colleges, thereby ellm-
inatlng Washington State College, as
'i well ns the University of Idaho. The
Seattle Institution crawfished out of a
game with Idaho last season.
According to the Spokane Spokesman-Review
the Washington protest is
i believed to Indicate that Washington
i desires to form an alliance with the
j University of Oregon and the Unlver
' slty of Idaho, and to eliminate Whlt-
man. Washington State and the Oregon
I Agricultural College teams from com
' petition next year. In other words
' Washington Is said to be desirous of
forming a state university alliance.
! and thereby eliminating the sectarian
and agricultural Institutions.
Coach Arthur Rueber. of Whitworth
College. In a recent statement In the
Tacoma Ledger, explains the past foot
ball season's surprises as follows:
The mst serious disappointments have
been the I'nlverslty of Oregon snd the Ore
gon Agricultural College. champions "f
J907. At the beKlnnins of the seasnn many
critics believed that the O. A. C. was sure
to repeat Its irrest record of 1P07. while
other picked Pullman because of her great
myalth of material as the most likely
Northwest eleven. Even the champion
University of Washington mm was not
looked upon as very danserous. and Wh It
worth was never mentioned as a possible
contender.
Washington State College .jnadft the al
most fatal mistake of not developlnr a
variety of plays. Her team played a very
consistent old-time game, and finished the
season without a defeat, yet In her three
conference games she failed to score even
a single touchdown.
Too much credit csnnot be given the
University of Washington team for win
ning the championship. A team of dis
gruntled stars was made to bow humbly
before Coaoh Doble. He then drove them at
a paca that only the best of athletes could
stand, with the result that the Vntverslty
of Washington had the best team ever
developed In the Northwest.
Oregon's victory ever O. A. C. following
defeats by Whltworth and Washington was
one of the many surprises of the season,
and n-.arks Oregon as one of the hardest
fighting teams of the year. Oregon was
very frrtunate in having Captain Moullcn.
the greatest place kicker the Northwest
has ever seen. Her victory over Idaho and
O. A. C- were, both due to Moullen's place
kicks. Because a number of her best men
were not In condition. O. A. C. took a very
decided slump near the close of the season,
and although they fought desperately, were
-unable to stand the pace set by Oregon and
Washington.
Whitman College should be proud of the
plucky little team that represented the
Walla Walla Institution.
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The University of Oregon Is said to
be anxious to call off the playing of
the annual game with the Oregon
Agricultural College In Portland, and.
according to a dispatch from Eugene,
contends that the game should be
played on the campus. That same argu
ment has been threshed out any num
ber of times, and If It were put to a
vote of the collegians, as well as the
citizens of Eugene and Corvallis and
surrounding towns Interested, they
would vote for the game to be played
In Portland, the logical scene of the
contest. The people of Portland, who.
to a large extent, support both Institu
tions, are entitled to witness this game
in which they are more interested than
in any other gridiron struggle be
tween the colleges of the Northwest.
According to the Corvallis claim. Ore
gon desires to play Idaho in Portland
next year, and in the event that the
O. A. C game Is played at Eugene,
neither will be the loser, for the Ag
gies claim they will bring Washington
to Portland. Tet the fact remains that
the big college football game between
Oregon and O. A. C. should be played
lie re.
The University of Oregon team will
hold the annual football meeting to
morrow at Eugene, and a captain of
the team will be elected. As Captain
Kred Moullen will graduate In June,
the proposition of olioosing his succes
sor will be one that will require good
judgment on the part of the students.
There are now two names mentioned
for the position Dudley R. Clark and
Louis W. Plnkham. both Portland boys
and both strong members of the team.
As Clark Is a junior, he seems to be
the logical candidate, but class frater
nities and college campaigning consti
tute the main factor In selecting the
varsity captains.
Melville Mucklestone. about whom a
great deal has been published, owing
to the charge that he was a "ringer."
has been elected captain of the Univer
sity of Washington team for 1909. It
Is a good thing Washington retains
iKihie as coach, or the eleven next sea
son would probably be minus
tain as well as a manager.
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STRONG TEAM FOH SEATTLE
Oregon Athletes Already Getting
Heady to Enter Big Meet.
Firrest C. Smilhson. who will un
doubtedly be chosen as captain of the
track team of the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club, has retired from foot
hall snd will devote his spare time to
otiditioning himself for the big kames
next Summer. "Smithy" Is anticipating
the entries of Johnny Garrels and Al
fred Shaw in the Seattle A. A. U. games
next year, and, as he beat both of these
Eastern cracks at London, he expects
to duplicate the trick at Seattle, "where
his many friends will have an oppor
tunity of seeing the games.
Dan Kelly has written from Baker
City that he hopes to be In fine shape
for the Seattle i-ames. and that he Is
traininsr llarhtlv with a view of learn
Ing the condition cf his Injurid leg. He
says that It seemi to be strong at pres
ent and expects to know for certain Be
fore long. Dan has eliminated the
jumps from his work for the present,
for he wants to enter the short sprints.
President McMillan, of the Multno
mah Club- announces that the Institu
tion he. m.t.rlsl for a splendid team
to send to Seattle, and hopes to see
Multnomah carry oft the honors.
Football Star Man of Leisure.
According to a Pittsburg paper. Full
back Ver Wlebe. of Harvard, has vari
ous means of claiming public recogni
tion. Besides having received a letter
from president Roosevelt and assisting
In the overthrow of Yale, he says he Is
working his way through college by
mowing lawns, shoveling snow, selling
soap, braking on the Boston & Maine
Railroad, doing clerical work, teaching
night school and singing In a church
choir. Outside or that and his football
duties he Is comparatively a man of
leisure.
BEfERs5S WORK
CASEY HAS MEN OF OTHER
TEAMS SIZED IP.
Formal Action by Northwestern
League Magnates at Seattle Puts
Portland In Play.
BY W. J. PETRAIN".
At Seattle last Tuesday Portland waa
formally voted Into the Northwestern
League, and while such action has been
anticipated ever since the meeting of
the National Association of Minor
Leagues several weeks ago. the definite
action of the league waa a source of
considerable satisfaction to the Portland
fans.
That the movement will prove a popu
lar one goes without question, for In ad
dition to Portland being anxious for con
tinuous baseball, the fans are desirous
of seeing some of the old faces back
again. The McCredies are preparing to
put two first-class teams In the field,
and with over 40 players enrolled eo far,
the chances of making good on the propo
sition are very bright.
With the exception of the pitching staff,
the Portland Northwestern League Is
practically made up. The only doubtful
points on the team are first base and the
outfield, although the three latter posi
tions will be fought for by four or five
players. Ed. Kennedy and Mullin. the
latter being the new man from Cedar
Rapids, will take care of the intitial
sack for the two clubs; but with which
league they will be Is not yet decided.
The outfielders who are slated for the
Northwestern club are John Bassey.
Jimmy Shlnn. Buck Ort, Harry Melchlor
and Jack Rose.
Manager McCredle will probably make
his headquarters In Portland during the
entire season, his only trip being the
Spring training jaunt to California, and
probably the first series in the South.
One of the members of the coast team,
probably Ote Johnson, will be appointed
captain of the club; and Hugh Mc
Credle will be likely to travel with that
team as manager. Walter believes that
by remaining in Portland he can handle
his interests In both clubs to much bet
ter advantage: and In the event of any
thing going wrong with either of the
teams, he, being at the central point,
could get to the scene with dispatch.
Pearl Casey, who Is to handle the
Northwestern League club. Is getting in
his fine work early In the game. Each
day the foxy little second baseman cor
rals either President Lucas, or Andy An
derson for Information about the players
of the Northwestern teams; and It is a
safe bet that by the time the season
opens, even though he has not seen the
players, he will know considerable about
each man on the rival teams.
The new league let to bring back a large
number of former Portland ball tossers.
as well as a number of well-known play
ers of other clubs which have played here
In the past.
Tacoma has a bunch of players known
to Portland fans. Ike Butler. Hugh Kel
lackey, "Stub" Spencer, John Bender
(known here as Jack Burdette), Jack
Suess. Lou Martlnke. "Kid" Breeino and
Bill Hurley have either worn Portland
uniforms at one time or other, or have
been members of a coast league or North
western club playing In this city. In
fact, all of the players named, with the
exception of Bresino and Martlnke, played
for a Portland club.
With the Seattle club are Mike
Lynch, Emil Frisk, Terry McKune. "Pug"
Bennett, Emmett Schofleld. Gus Thomp
son and E. Oriet, who have cavorted on
the Portland diamond. Of the bunch,
McKune la the only one who has worn a
Portland uniform; although Orlet played
for the Vancouver, Wash., team In the.
Trl-Clty League last season. McKune
did not last long here, for Dug was man
ager at the time, and, as Us his custom,
he Imported so many players at such
frequent intervals that none of them
had much more than time enough to earn
money sufficient to pay for a week's
meal ticket.
Of the members of the Vancouver team
George Engle and Lou Nordyke will best
be remembered by the fans of this city,
but Brrlckson. who was with the Tri
Cltjr League, and Donovan, who played
with Salem or Albany in 1904. have ap
peared before the local fans.
Several familiar faces are numbered
among the players of the Aberdeen club.
That club has seven players who for
merly wore Portland uniforms. These
are Eddie Van Buren. Eddie Household
er. Charlie Moore. Hub Peraoll, Connie
Starkell. Ennon Callff and "Red" Kreitz.
Julie Strelb, Dode Brlnker and Jack
Hickey have cavorted on the Vaughn
street lot while wearing other uniforms.
MA RATH OX RACES THE CRAZE
Many of Celebrated Long-Distance
Runners Xow Professional.
The country seems to have gone Mar
athun mad, and every day 'the dis
patches record the arrangement of a
new long distance race. Dorando Peltrl
already has received more challenges
than he can attend to In a short time,
and Seattle is yet to be heard from.
Dorando and Hayes are now full
fledged professionals, and as such are
not deserving of the patronage and
praise of the public, for they are now
privileged to frame their events as
they please.
If Seattle Is to have a Marathon race
next year. let us hope that the promot
ers will eliminate such men from com
peting as Dorando, Hayes, Tom Long
boat and Shrubo. There are plenty of
good amateurs whose standing Is un
questioned. The man who was, above
all others, entitled to be declared win
ner of the Marathon at London has not
been considered at all thus far, and he
Is Forshaw. of St. Louis. He finished
behind Heffernan. the South African,
but was the only man able to walk
from the stadium unassisted of the five
men who landed first. As a suggestion
to the Seattle Exposition promoters,
they will do well to bring Forshaw,
Tewanlnl and Mount Pleasant to Seattle
Instead of Dorando, Hayes and Longboat
TIIE SUNDAY
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CHAMPIONSHIP OF GRAMMAR
SCHOOL. LEAGUE DECIDED.
Season Completed Without Any Ac
cidents to Boys, Owing to Good
Care Taken by Officials.
BT W. .1. PETRAIN'.
The Grammar School Athletic League,
which recently completed a most success
ful season at football, is now preparing
to embrace other sports, and while the
various stunts are under consideration,
plans for next year on the gridiron have
also been arranged. The season recently
completed witnessed some clever exhi
bitions of the great college game, and one
of the boasts of the promoters of the
"kiddies' " leasrue is that not a single In
jury was suffered by a player In any of
the regularly scheduled games.
This was due to the fact that the games
were played under the supervision of the
league officials and the principals of the
schools, and every effort was made to
eliminate roughness In play. The league
officials attended strictly to this matter,
and whenever a boy showed an Inclina
tion to use "hard" tactics, he was taken
from the game and barred from further
play.
Parents Were Confident.
The parents of the hoys that played
signed an agreement whereby they ab
solved the league from all liability for
accidents, for they realized that under
a protected game their hoys would be
less likely to meet with Injury than were
they to do as all boys do play football
at any time or at any place possible.
Under the supervision of the league the
youngsters were less likely to seek out
the company of boys In their immediate
neighborhood and ensage in a rough game
unguided by rules or provided with a
sawdust field, which contests are always
dangerous to the smaller boys, as there
Is no rule to prevent larger lads from en
gaging in the play.
In the Grammar School League the
teams were divided Into sections accord
ing to size and weight. In some instances
smaller teams were pitted against larger
boys, but such games were rare and even
then no accidents were sustained.
When the Grammar School League foot
ball season was started, 25 teams entered,
but this number was reduced to 17. ow
ing to the refusal of the parents of boys
In several schools to sign the agreement
OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND.
ATHLETIC CLUB NEEDS MORE
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allowing the youngsters xo play and ab
solving the league from liability.
During the past season professor
Krohn and Principals Jenkins, Kigglns.
McKay, Draper and others attended
nearly every game and watched the ac
tions of the boys very closely. These
men realize that a strong, healthy, ac
tive boy needs outdoor exercise, and the
opportunity of participating in outdoor
sports was furnished these lads through
the medium of the league.
The subdividing of the Grammar
League into divisions and sections where
by the teams would be evenly matched
In their play was a task that caused
considerable trouble during the past sea
son, but the experience gained during the
contests pulled off has been such that
when the coming season comes a fully
developed system will have been estab
lished. Next season each school partici
pating In the series will not be eligible
for entrance in a competition .unless the
principal of the school, or his representa
tive, shall be on hand at the games In
which the school plays. It will also be
arranged so that each school division
will have a sufficient number of games
to play, for the entries will be solicited
in plenty of time to formulate a schedule
of a more satisfactory nature than dur
ing the recent series, the fii-st ever at
tempted In Portland.
Holladay the Champion.
The Holladay school stands the winner
of the recent championship, having won
from the Sunnyside school In the game
which decided the leadership of the first
division. As the teams representing the
second division were unable to decide
their contest, and in view of the fact
that each defeated Shattuck by the same
score, the officials decided to . give
Stephens and Irvlngton both a cup, and
to award the R. L. Stevens championship
cup to the Holladay School for one year.
This cup was donated by the Sheriff, to
be competed for each year until won
three times by one school.
Sheriff Stevens announces that he will
donate another cup, an exact duplicate of
the trophy now in possession of the Hol
laday school, to the Grammar School
League for' the coming baseball season.-
Oxford and Cambridge in Tie.
LONDON, Dec. 12. The annual asso
ciation football game scheduled be
tween teams representing Oxford and
Cambridge Universities was played at
Queens Club, this city, today, and re
sulted In a tie.
Thomas Joins Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12. The
American League Baseball Club of Phil
adelphia has secured the services of
Ira Thomas, catcher of the Detroit
American
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COMMODIOUS QUARTERS
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DBE6QN MOTORISTS LUCKY
XO DREAD OF WINTER AND
KLINED ENGINES ON COAST.
Successful Freezing Mixtures Are
Worth Know-nig, Though, and
Here Are Some.
When Winter comes and the motorist
of the East Is forced to either put his
car away for the cold months or else
resort to the use of anti-freezing solu
tions to prevent cracked cylinders and
water jackets, the enthusiast of the Pa
cific Coast soee merrily on his way with
a feeling of securtty from such accidents
and the attendant expense. However,
the cold of the past few days has been
responsible for some small damage, and a
number of the owners have begun to look
for some method of assuring themselves
that a heavy frost will not freeze the
water in their circulating system and
thereby ruin an engine.
For these people some good advice may
be found in the following. If the car
is to be left standing out in the cold put
a blanket or laprobe over the engine and
radiator. This will keep the cold out and
ill many cases save the difficulty so fre
quently encountered in starting a cold
motor.
There to nothing about an anti-freezing
solution that will injure a motor, and a
light solution can be made from the fol
lowing formula that will answer all re
quirements and yet be inexpensive. Take
water 70 per cent by weight: glycerine
25 to 2S per cent by weight and washing
soda, (Na. 2-C O 3) 2 per cent. The gyl
cerine might congeal at very low tem
peratures, but as such A condition is
not to he expected in Wefitern Oregon,
there is little doubt but that the soda
will neutralize tills tendency. Where this
solution is used the contents of the radi
ator and water jackets should bo drawn
off once a month and replenished with
a fresh supply. Another satisfactory
mixture is made from equal parts, by
weight, of water and wood alcohol. A
solution of one part wood alcohol, one
part glycerine and twp parts water is
also recommended.
C. E. Williams will start tomorrow for
a trip through Oregon and California In
his new Chalmers-Detroit. Mr. Williams
will tour down and spend the Winter In
the vicinity of Los Angeles.
IVIAYPURCHASELAND
Multnomah Club Considering
Property Extension.
LAND TO SOUTH AVAILABLE
Majority of Members Seem to Favor
Acquirement of King Tract, Both
a9 a Good Investment and
Needed Improvement.
When the directors of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club meet Tuesday
night the proposition of purchasing the
King tract adjoining on the south of the
present site of the club will again be
discussed, and It is believed that the
board will vote to submit the proposition
to a vote of the entire club membership.
The rapid growth of the famous club
will eventually require a new, larger and
more expansive clubhouse than the
present home of the Institution, and as
the club membership increases the ac
commodations will have to be enlarged.
At present the Multnomah Club enjoys
the distinction of being one of the very
few athletic Institutions In the United
States which fosters and maintains a
school for the development of children,
both girls and boys, and It Is safe to say
that the parents of these children have
the utmost confidence In the Integrity
and stability of the institution.
The club naturally requires a small
membership fee from the juniors, but
this sum Is Insignificant when the great
benefit the little ones derive from the
organization is considered. This branch
of the club alone Is growing with such
rapid strides that it Is quite evident
the space now given over to the gymna
sium is altogether inadequate to ac
commodate the classes. This was amply
evident last Tuesday night, when the
children were the entertainers of such
a throng that it was impossible to put
on all of the formations and drills. In
cidentally, almost as many persons as
were packed into the cramped quarters
were turned away, unable to gain ad
mission. Question of Advisability.
The King property has been quoted to
the Multnomah Club for $60,000. This is
looked upon as a most reasonable
amount, for in time this property will
treble and quadruple In value. Some
skeptical members object to the pur
chase of the property. They say the club
cannot afford to bond itself to such an
extent. They, or similar unprogresslve
members, objected to the purchase of
the present site of the club some ten
years ago. For their benefit it might be
pointed out that eight years ago the
JUultnomah Club owed fSS.000, and to
day that indebtedness is but $2S.00O. and
each year the club is reaping a handsome
revenue by renting the grounds.
At present the Multnomah field is
amply capable of accommodating a foot
ball game and track and field athletics,
but with the tennis courts in their
present location, cannot accommodate a
game of regulation baseball. The present
track is now five laps to the mile, and
by purchasing the adjacent property the
field could be enlarged to such an extent
that the track would be but four laps,
and the tennis courts could be moved
south, the field widened, and ample room
for baseball provided.
"We need this property," said George
McMillan, president of the club, last
night, "and It is the height of my am
bition to see the Multnomah Club grasp
this present opportunity, for in a few
years from now it will absolutely need
larger accommodations, and where will
we be able to get such a location? We
do not ask a public subscription, like the
Commercial Club, or the Livestock As
sociation, or the other organizations that
foster the development of the horse, the
cow. the sheep or the hog. It is simply
a matter of duty to the organization, and
the members of the Multnomah Club
have-it in their power to lay the founda
tion for one of the best athletic in
stitutions in the world. The opportunity
Is here. We do not need outside help,
for we are strong enough to help our
selves. I sincerely hope the members of
the club will not overlook their duty to
themselves and the club in this matter.
What we did eight years ago, we are
much more able to do today."
Site an Easy Purchase.
If the club decides to purchase the site
It can do so easily, it is said, and with
out handicapping itself by any enor
mous debt. The Increased facilities will
naturally Increase the revenue, and then
there Is the possibility of each year
securing good rental from the grounds
from the big circuses which will visit
Portland yearly. The Goldsmith tract,
where the big shows have been In the
habit of showing. Is being cut into build
ing lots; and the shows will seek other
quarters. The ideal location of Multno
mah Field would prove a most attrac
tive place, and in addition could com
mand a higher rental than the old show
grounds. The circus would be much
more easily policed, and be otherwise
advantageously situated.
Practically every member of the club
Among the Boxers
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
f3 ROM Boston comes the announce-
ment that Jack (Twin) Sullivan Is
ready to meet Tommy Burns. How
funny. We imagined that the twin was
always ready to meet Burns, yet some
people have been so unkind as to state
that he is a dead one.
A news dispatch conveys the intelli
gence that "Young Corbett" had shipped
for New Orleans as a stoker on a steam
ship to reduce his flesh. A good excuse,
for the Broadway bum surely possesses
the wherewithal to purchase a ticket.
Joe Gans, once the idol of pugdom, Is
being sued by a woman in Baltimore for
$5000 damages for injuries sustained
through recklessness of the fighter while
he was driving an automobile. The un
fortunate part - of It is that Gans owned
the "bubble," and it has been attached
pending the decision in the suit.
News note In a Spokane exchange:
"Chief of Police Ren H. Rice was pres
ent and spoke a few words on the bene
fits of the boxing game. Boxing is one
of the chiefs hobbles, and the game has
not a firmer friend in the city. Among
others who spoke were Secretary C. C.
Moore, President Dlmond. of the Zouave
Athletic Club, and others. Letters were
received from Mayor C. Herbert Moore
and Congressman-elect Miles Poindexter,
who had been invited to speak, explain
ing their inability to be present." C. G.
please notice.
New Orleans seems to be coming to the
front again as a fight center. Abe At
tell has a match there, and Young Cor
bett also. Now comes Packy McFarland
with the announcement that he will meet
"Young Erne" at the Mardi Gras city
on December 23. Can it be that the
scrappers are looking for pastures new,
and California is to no longer ba the
running-mate of Nevada?
( realizes that the present quarters are '
cramped for space, in ract several se
ditions have been built on the club In
the last few years, and even now the
cry is going up for more room. Within
the next two years the organisation will
be required to build a new and larger
home; at which time the question of a
site will occupy the attention of the
members without a possibility of solu
tion unless the entire club is moved ta
an outlying district.
Here Is another point the skeptical
members have not taken Into considera
tion. If the club does not purchase tht
King tract, and allows the same to b
sold off into building lots, that portion of
ground lying In the hollow will have to
be filled In. In such an event the cluo
will be required to build a concrete or
stone bulkhead at the south end of its
present property in order to prevent the
filled ground from caving on their
property. It would also be required to
erect a high fence on top of this bulk
head to shut out the view of persons
who would occupy the buildings which
might be erected, or who would congre
gate on the vacant lots.
Majority Favors Purchase.
After considering both sides of the
argument and looking at the situation
from purely a business - standpoint,
prominent members of the Multnomah
Club, as well as several influential
business men. are heartily in accord
with the movement, and are urging all
the clubmen to use their endeavors to
have the proposition adopted. One of
the plans for buying the property Is
to bond the club for $176,000. Of this
sum. $100,000 could be used for the
purchase of the new site and the liqui
dating of the present Indebtedness,
while the balance could be maintained
on hand until such a time in tue near
future as the club finds itself required
to erect a new building. The present
revenue of the club is said to he amply
sufficient to meet the interest and part
of the principal of this sum at stipu
lated intervals, and with the added fa
cilities the club's assets would be
greatly Increased.
A club which has done so much fer
athletics, and which will continue to
do so much more for the young beys
and girls, deserves all the success that
can possibly come to It. and the propo
sition for increasing its facilities
should not he hampered by skeptics.
GDMET-LIKE SPEED LIKELY
CEMENT TRACK IX CALIFORNIA
TO BE OPEN NEW YEAR'S.
AH Records May Be Smashed in
Wonderful Races Planned at
Old Ascot Track.
With plans outlined that call for s)
track capable of holding a speed of 10
miles per hour, the engineers employe
on the automobile speed track that is to
replace the old horseback at Ascot Park,
In Los Angeles, have commenced work,
and have filed a bond that calls for the
delivery of the completed course before
the first of the coming year.
According to the promoters of the
scheme the track will not only be com
pleted on that date, but will be thrown
open to the public on New Tear's eve;
and the initial speed carnival will con
sist of a racemeet which will Include
most of the prominent drivers of Cali
fornia and a number of other notables, '
among whom will be Barney Oldfieid.
Bruno Siedel. Bert Dingley. Charles
Soules and Walter Christie. The latter
will be at the wheel of the famous
Christie Front Drive machine, which was
the sole representative of America in the
French Grand Prix in 1907.
Following the matinee of racing- a 14
hour grind will be Inaugurated, and since
the surface of the track will be of ce
ment and the curves will be well banked,
it Is expected that the records that will
result will be equaled only by those made
by S. F. Edge on the Brooklands track
last year. The latter averaged 68 miles
per hour for a day and a night.
Among the entries for this contest will
be Fred Dundee, a Portland boy, who will
be at the wheel of "Whistling Billy."
During the last several months Dundee
has been driving almost continuously,
and has a very enviable record as a re
sult. He was injured In a race in Min
nesota hut haa entirely recovered from
the effects.
According to Manager Burgess, of the
Crowe Automobile Company, there are
three carloads of automobiles on the way
from the various factories for this con
cern. The Crowe Automobile Company
Is a new firm in the local field, although;
both members are well known here; the
senior member having been identified with
the Oldsmobile agency for the. past sea
son, while Mr. Burgess waa last year the
Portland representative for the Stoddard
Dayton line.
A 60-horsepower Stearns touring car,
which will be used as a demonstrator,
has already arrived; and for the part
several days has been much in evidence
on the streets. During the coming week
the 1909 Oldsmobile will arrive, and this
will be followed closely by the "Over
land," which will complete the line for
the coming season.
Until the completion of the new bulldlnir
that Is being erected at the corner of
Sixteenth and Alder streets, these ma
chines will be on exhibition at the garage
of Belmore, MacDougal & Moores. at 5S3
Alder street.
The latest convert to motoring among
the clergy is Archbishop CConnell, of the
city of Boston. A 40-horsepower Pierce
Arrow has been purchased by the mem
bers of his flock an presented to him.
and he now uses it dally In his parU'.x
work.
Contrary to the telegraphic reports at
the time. It i now asserted that Bmile
Strickler's death was not caused by the
explosion of a tire or by any other defect
In the car that he was driving at the time
he was killed. Louis Strang, who was
driving the alternate shift with him. was
on the track when the accident occurred,
and asert that the tires were all Intact,
and that the car was in perfect running
condition after the accident. It is thought
that the long coat that was being wont
by the deceased in some manner became
entangled with the wheel and the driver
was pulled out of the car and under it.
The heavy garment was torn completely
off the younsT driver, and wound around
the rear wheel of the car.
Strlckler was killed on November 17 st
Birmingham. Ala., while trying to lower
the world's 24-hour record.
Kelly & Kelly, bond lawyers, of
Topeka. Kan., are trying to interest
Portland capital In a proposition to,
erect an automobile factory .n this city
that will have an output of from 100
to 160 cars, and later increased to 800 a
vear.
WRESTLING
Prof. M. J. DWTER, of ChiMtfo
vs.
EDDIE O'CONJiELL
EXFOIITIOH BISK
NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
Admission $1.00.
Resorved Seat $1.60.
Tickets at CadwelVs and Schiller's.
Skating Suspended for One Night
Only.