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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 20, 1908. ONLY LOGAL MEN TO EXHIBIT GARS Plans for Automobile Show in March Have Been Changed. SPACE NOT LARGE ENOUGH Portland Ilcalrrs Kequlrc So Much to Make Display Tliat None Is I-rft for Ontsido Firms Sun dries Displays Limited. Developments the past week have some what changed the plans for the auto mobile show, to be held In the Armory In March, and It has now bren settled to have none but local dealers exhibit at the Show. Bids for spire the early part of the week came so fast from the local dealers and for so much more space than It had been anticipated they would take that It was seen there would He room only for the show of cars directly repre sented here in Portland. Several acen eles In San Francisco. Seattl and other towns had been expecting to send cars to Portland for tho show,- but now all arrangements for receiving' outside ex hibits have been cancelled and the space In the Armory nearly all contracted for by local dealers. Studf baker Bros. Company, Keats Auto Company. Covey Motor Car Company, C. B. .Miners, J. B. Kelly. Fred A. Ben nett and C. A. Vaughn have made reser vation for space in the Armory and among them will show the following cars: Bulck, Pope Hartford. Thomas, Chalmers Detroit, Packard, Pierce Ar row, Cadillac, Cartercar. Peerless, White Steamer, Rco, Mitchell, Stoddard- Payton, Kissel Kar, Studebakcr, and E. M. F. This selection, with four or five more that will surely be In, Is calcu lated to give Portland motor enthusiasts a splendid opportunity to see the latest models In the most popular makes of ma chines. The space for display of automobile ac cessories has been so much in demand that it has been necessary for the man agement of the show to make a limit of ten feet for each exhibit and no sundry dealer will be allowed to take more than that amount. It Is doubtful If from the manner In which applications are pour ing In to Will Lipman, secretary of the Automobile Club, whether there will be room for all, even with this provision made for that purpose. Special events will be held during the progress of the four days" show, so that the crowds will be well entertained. Perhaps of most Interest will be the fly casting contest, which is to be held In a 130-foot tank, brought from New York especially for the purpose. A band will be stationed in the Armory and will give afternoon and evening concerts. Undubtedly there are hundreds of peo ple throughout the state who will Journey to Portland to visit the show and, an ticipating this, the directors of the Auto mobile Club are trying to Induce the railroads to make a special rate during the time the show Is In progress. Agents from all the smaller towns will surely come, and In most cases will bring pros pective purchasers with them to view the very latest models of all the cars assembled together. In the East the automobile show has grown to be an annual affair of the greatest Importance to the automobile In dustry and to the automobile-buying public. Manufacturers are on hand to place agencies and dealers from all over the country assemble to see for them selves what cars are to be put on the market the coming year. It affords the man who Is uojng for a machine the best possible chance to look all the cars over and arrive at his own conclusions as to which one Is the best. Usually there are very -few sales made directly before a show for the reason that every one Is waiting to see what will be on exhibit. The local show coming In March, as it does, will afford thoso interested in ma chines a splendid opportunity Just at tho right time to view the 1009 products. The well-known Packard, motor car slogan. "Ask the man who owns one." is on International affair. The Frenchmen around the Paris garages say it "In terrogea l'homme qui en posseese." It is now pretty well settled that there will be a touring contest for the Glidden trophy held by the American Automobile Association next year, and that It will be run through the West. It may go from New York to Denver and end there, or It may start from Chicago, go to St. Paul. Omaha and Denver and finish at Chicago. One of these two routes will probably ba used. Although It has had a phenomenal growth and is a husky child, the auto mobile industry In this country still comes under the head of "Infant Indus tries," which it is the theory of protec tion to guard from the . competition of the cheap labor of the older countries of Europe. As against the arguments of tho importers, who are asking for a lower tariff. It Is probable that the plea of the American makers for no reduction will prevail seriously when the matter of tariff revision Is taken in hand. All manufacturers are not similarly affected by the tariff on imported machines, though, generally speaking, the Industry wants to see no reduction in the rate of duty. The makers of runabouts and low priced cars who use domestic materials entirely have only the cheap labor of Europe to fear, and this Is not as much of a menace to them as to the makers of big cars for tho rearon that the low priced car has been developed here more than it has abroad, and the competition of foreign makers is not so keen as it is in that of the larger cars. The ninth National Automobile Show will be held in Madison Square Garden January 16-23. This is the first of a series of shows whtch follow In most of the big cities of the country. The same cars are on exhibit In all the shows and are taken from one show to another. Although Portland comes last on the list, owing to the distance out here from New Y'ork, there will be no less -splendor at tached to the show. In some ways March is a better month than one earlier would he. for the reason that people are Just beginning to think of automobiles for S-'pring at that time, and are naturally more Interested in looking at the new models than they would be In the middle of Winter. "Mose" Winters, formerly of the firm cf Archer, Combs & Winters, has re tired from that eom-e rn and is planning to start a $TA0ft company of his own to deal in automobiles sundries. ... Ir. Fl B. Picket, of Medford. ordered a Packard IS touring car last week from the Keats Auto Co.. delivery to be made In March. ... On the specially chartered steamer City of Atlanta, which carried members of the Automobile Club of New York and their machines to the Savannah race, there were 44 automobiles in the hold on the return trip. In this outfit were all the racing machines that competed in the grand prize race, with the exception of two. The total weight of the 44 ma chines was 164.1M pounds, and their value was figured to be considerably over $1. 0W.000. Thl4 is by far the most valuable shipment of automobiles that has ever been made. - Since their great showing at Savannah, when Hemery finished second in a Benx car, the Bens Import Company of Amer ica has been formed by a number of well-known New York auto dealers to hanJle tho American import of the fa mous Benx Company, of Mannheim, Ba den. The Benx Company are the original automobile manufacturers of the world, and have the honor of putting the first motor car on the market. With these two strong points In their favor, the Benx Invasion of America should be an easy matter. The report that the Renault racer, which Pzisx drove in the grand prize race at Savannah, was put out of the running by a broken axle is reported to be false. The true cause of the Renault's with drawal was a broken ball in the wheel. tp to the present the commercial car has ben but little used in Portland and vicinity, hut in the East and South it is rapidly displacing the horse-drawn ve hicle. This Is on account of its ability to carry greater loads than can be drawn by a single team, because it takes less room than a team and wagon, and be cause it will climb a steeper Incline with a load than a horse will. In Seattle one day last week nine horses fell on the slippery streets and were so badjy Injured that they had to be shot. During the frost of the last few days a number have been Injured In Port land and in nearly every case the firm affected has been subjected to Incon venience as well as a pecuniary loss. At the same time the firms using motor trucks have gone about their work Just as If It were Summer. In Europe the mo tor truck has reached a state of almost universal use In the cities and in Ger many the latest addition to the list is a motor milk train. This is equipped to carry 6000 gallons of milk, and so far the results have been more satisfactory than were obtained by the old method of trans porting this product to town by means of the steam cars. According to Fred A. Bennett, a local dealer in motor trucks, a number of Portland merchants have decided to try out the gasoline wagon for delivery pur poses, and several new trucks will be seen on the streets as soon as they can be secured from the factory. The new Pierce Arrow roadster that has been ordered for the Chief of Portland's Fire Department. Is expected soon, and every automobillst In the city hopes to see several of the city departments equipped with the motor vehicle in the near future. Throughout the entire Vnlted States the flourishing cities are replacing horse drawn vehicles with automobiles. In dianapolis has discarded the horse entire ly in the Police Department and- has pro vided a motor patrol wagon, in addition to the car furnished for the Chiefs of both Police and Fire Departments. Mil waukee has Just purchased a Locomobile for the Police Chief. Prior to this the Park Superintendent, Sheriff, School Su perintendent, Board of Public Works and otheir departments were using machines. In Seattle the Fire Department -Chief owns a Pope Hartford roadster and re cently Tacoma purchased a Stoddard-Day-ton police patrol. On the first of the coming year an In crease In freight rates will go Into effect that will Increase the price on automo biles. In the past the rate has been $6 per hundred, with a minimum that made the smallest car cost $130 if sent singly. The rate will be increased to 7 per hun dred on all shipments west of New York, and JS per hundred from the New Eng land states. Of course this raise will fall on the pur chaser and not on the dealer, for all cars are sold f. o. b. factory, and as there are few cars that weigh less than 4000 pounds, and most of them when equipped will reach nearer the 4000 mark, the cost of freight alone can easily be figured at no Inconsiderable sum. The Covey Motor Car Company re ceived three of the new Cadillac 30 cars last week. One will be kept for demon strating purposes and the other two have been delivered to Ijou Baldwin, of Hood River, and A. Neppach, of Portland. News comes from Toledo, O., that Her bert. Lytle. the famous racing driver, who has been 111 wltn typnoia lever ior some weeks. Is well on the road to recovery. It was Lytle who finished first with an Issotta car In the sweepstakes event on Long Island and a week later ran second In the Vanderbllt race. I PtZik. I ' "ifllS M-m ''''' If THEY'RE B R (aU I f S RB00T THE X 'VCRED1E m I - PRESIDENT LUtR5 PLAN 5 ' GivEi R CRITIC y - J INTERMOUNTRIM LEAGUE. 1! .....ttt Ht.HtM.tt.tttl E Fight Fans Hope to Find Him " Ketchel's Equal. IS FAVORITE OVER FLYNN Dopestcrs Figure Negro Even Money Chance to hip Irishman In 15 Rounds Marathon Craze Hits Bay City. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCIriiCO. Cal., Dec. ID. The fight down Los Angeles way. In which Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly .went 25 rounds to a draw, with the Illinois thun derbolt badly scarred and the Italian (Kelly) hardly touched, seems to have effectually disposed of tho pair In the way of middle-weight timber. For that reason, the coming match with Sam Langford and Jim Flynn, as the scrap pers, that takes place Monday night, is of particular Importance. Langford is the one hope of the men who figure that Ketchel can be beaten. They see in the negro a Doxer who has a right to chal lenge Ketchel and If he shows the class that Is expected of him against the Colo rado fireman, there will be no letup in the demands until that match Is finally arranged. Punch Was Accidental. To those" of skeptical mind who believe that Billy Papke faked when he fought Stanley Ketchel, the best answer is his fight with Hugo Kelly of the week. The report of the fight shows that while Papke was the aggressor, outside of the clean knockdown that he scored in the fourth round, he did no damage. It looks more than ever as if the punch that he caught Ketchel in the Labor Day fight was accidental. Even though he knocked Kelly down, Papke was unable to finish his man. Kelly, so says the story of the fight, rallied at once, and fought hard enough to even up the round. Doubtless Sam Berger will claim that Papke was not in the best condition, but the fact re mains that if anybody had a shade in that fight, it was Kelly. Papke and Ketchel Again. Undoubtedly, there will be a challenge from Papke to Ketchel. but just why a match should be arranged, the writer cannot 'figure out. Kelly made a good showing against the present champion at the Coliseum some months ago. but when the left shift was used. Kelly faded away rapidly. ' And If Kelly couldn't beat Papke decisively in 25 rounds at Los Angeles, there is no one who will stand and argue that he could do things to the Michigan middle-weight. There Is a peculiar Interest connected with the Langford fight next Monday night. Everybody you meet on the street thinks that Langford' will win, but at the same time, they all want to watch the fight. It seems to be entirely a prop osition of how long Flynn will be able to last against the colored man. Langford Marvelous Boxer. In the gymnasium Langford is a mar vel as a boxer, both on the offensive and defensive. Outside of Joe Gans, there Is no present-day fighter who shapes as well as does the Bostonlan. He has a wonder ful block, an ability to dodge punches that is equaled by few and shoots in straight lefts' and rights. But there are two questions to be answered. Has he got a stiff punch? Is he game? His strongest adherents will cite the fact that Langford stayed 15 rounds with Jack Johnson and that he beat Dave Barry, who Is a husky heavyweight. For all that, however, the San Fran cisco fight public wants to be shown. It Insists on holding its verdict in abey ance until Langford gets Into action. Then, If he shows the right kind of stuff and whips Flynn In the fashion that is expected of him, Sam can get all the support that he wants and there Is no question but that a fight with Ketchel would draw big money. The latter will ba in no haste to fight, however. He will leave for home the first of the week and declares that he will not be ready to go Into the ring until February 22. Langford will hardly care to wait that long and If either Kelly or Papke want L ANGFQRD QNEHOP HOW SOME OF PAST WEEK'S SPORTING EVENTS a fight, the colored boy will undoubtedly accommodate them. Betting Not Brisk. . Betting on the Langford-Flynn fight has not been very brisk. Langford is a 10-to-4 favorite and there is no Flynn money In sight. There- is also some bet ting at even money that Langford will win from Flynn inside of 15 rounds. It is on that proposition that there will be betting. If there is any betting worth mention. Coffroth Gives Up Big Card. ' Promoter Jimmy Coffroth lias given up In disgust his efforts to secure a big card for New Year's day, and In stead will have a decided novelty In the way of a continuous performance. He will have some 30 or 40 four and ten-round bouts. The vaudeville fight show is to start at 11 o'clock In the morning and will last until dark. There will be at least three referees to do the work and the fight fans can go as early as they please and stay as late. Coff roth figures that he can charge fl gen eral admission and $5 fr reserved seats and make a barrel of money. Of course; there will be no stars In the bouts, but Coffroth cares enough about his reputa tion as a promoter to see to it that his show is a good one for the money. The entire card will not cost him very much and he Is right when he argues that the holiday, crowds want a lot of action for a small sum of money. Bay City Has Marathon Craze. San .Francisco Is ripe for the Mara thon craze. The enthusiasm that has carried away the East Is spreading to the Far West, and I wouldn't be sur prised to see a Marathon featured as one of the big sporting events very short ly. There is a bald-headed Irishman, who hails to the name of Cornelius Con nolly, who has been pegging away at the long distance races these several years and doing his work in very fast time. Willis Britt, always with an eye for the main chance, announced the first of the week that he had signed Con nolly and was prepared to challenge Dorando Pietrl for a Marthon race In San Francisco. It Is possible, how ever, since Tom Longboat defeated Do rando in such spectacular style In the East, that Willis will transfer his chal lenge to the Indian. At all events Con nolly, while a strict amateur, needs the money. . and if there was enough money in sight could easily be induced to turn professional. In California, of course, it would be possible to have such a race in the open, and the men who are seriously considering such an affair have said that they could secure the Tanforan racetrack for the spectacle. Baseball Presidents Arrive. With Presidents Ban Johnson and Har ry Pulliam in . San Francisco and the meeting of the "Pacific Coast League scheduled for next Monday, December 21, there ought to be some action tak"en very shortly as to the status of the California outlaws. The state league doesn't seem to care very much what is done in the matter, but is willing to confer with the Easterners. Cal Ewing Insists that he has the authority to talk business to the outlaws, and unless Pul liam and Johnson are particularly diplo matic there may be more or, less fric tion. Just what the Coast League will do in the way of enlarging,' depends on the Outlaws and Whether they accept or ganized baseball and the conditions that are imposed. If they want to fight. Ewing says he is prepared to install a club In Sacramento and another in South ern California and give his opponents all the battle they wish. VashongaI Defeats Camas. About 75 Wasbougal fans chartered the Jessie Harkness Friday and took their team to Camas to play the Camas High School team Friday night. The Wash ougal team won handily by the score of 32 to 15. Although the score was one sided, the game was fast and snappy. Camas, although displaying good field work, was outclassed at throwing bas kets. J, Starr, Hosford, L. Starr, Wall, Goat, Ough and Moore composed the Waslio igal team, while Barton, Ostensen, Self, Sims, Faber and Crawford played for Camas. The Washougal team Is open for challenge from any amateur team. Address T. S. Keep. Washougal, Wash. BILLIARDS AND POOL. The Waldorf, 7th and Washington. Boom Privilege Restricted. MONTESANO, Wash., Dec. 19. (Spe cial.) The suit brought by the farmers of the upper Chehalis River against Jo seph . Bernard . to enjoin him from build ing a boom and Jetty In which to store his logs, was decided Wednesday In fa vor of the plaintiffs. LEAGUE WILL MEET Judge McCredie Off for San Francisco Conference. LIVELY SESSION PROMISED Admission of California State League to Be Bone of Conten tion Baseball Gossip for the Fans. BY W. J. PETRAIX. Judge W. W. McCredie, president of the Portland Club, and vice-president of the Pacific. Coast League, left last night for San Francisco, where he is to attend the arnual meeting of the Pacific Coast League which convenes at the Bay City Monday. This meeting will probably prove a stormy one, at least such would seem to be the case If the comments from the southland are worth anything. ' The big dispute likely fo occupy the attention of the magnates will be over the admission of the California State League, a so-called outlaw organiza tion, into the folds of the National As APPEAR TO CARTOONIST New Home of the PIERCE-ARROW f CADILLAC Seventh and Couch Streets COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. sociation of Professional Baseball Leagues. Presidents B. B. Johnson of the American League and Harry C. Pulliam of the National League, are to attend the session for the purpose of assisting in the work of convincing the state league magnates of the advisability of Joining hands with the organization. Whether the movement will be suc cessful or not is problematical, for the reports emanating from the California outlaw camps Indicate that there is no particular desire on their part to enter the fold, tnd furthermore it Is quite possible that they will resist the effort to get th?m in unless they are granted a number of concessions of considerable Importance to them. Despite the adverse reports there seems to be a nigger in the woodpile somewhere, for It is rumored that Henry Berry is .lesirous of promoting a California State League Club In con Junction with his Los Angeles Coast League organization and thereby give the Angel City continuous baseball by virtue of representation in two leagues. like Portland. In the event that this is Berry's plan, and the state leaguers agree to it, it is quite likely that the move will mee with the approval of the magnates. The state league team would probably fit well in the Southern city and would undoubtedly do better than- were Los Angeles called upon to support- two clubs in the manner San Francisco does wltn uamana. D. E. Dugdale, the cherubic Seattle magnate, teems to have learned a les-J son by his last year s experience and Is now maintaining a most remarkable silence on matter pertaining to me an nexing of next year's pennant. Dug had the nag sealed up ana aeuverea last Winter, but things went decidedly to the bad, and instead of winning first honors Seattle finished in the last hole. However, Dug has secured the services of Michael Angelo Lynch, the hitherto hero of Tacoma, and the fat man of Elliott Bay expects the ex Tiger to give ihe hungry Seattle fans something to appreciate in the base ball line. m President McFarlane, of the Aber deen club is one of the busiest Northwestern Lsague magnates these days. Mr. McFarlane is trying to se cure a competent manager for next season's Black Cats, and believes ha has the man In sight who will deliver the goods as In 1907, when the Grays Harbor bunch -.von the flag. " Holiday Excursion Tickets WILL BE SOLD AT ' One and One Third Fare For the Round Trip BY THE I O.R.M. Between points not over 200 miles apart BY THE i Southern Pacific Co. (USES IN OREGON) Between stations in Oregon. SALE DATES, DEC. 23, 24, 25, 31; JAN. 1. RETURN LIMIT, JAN- 4. Ask at City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Sts., Portland, or any local agent elsewhere. WM. M 'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or. Are You Going to CALIFORNIA? Write Chester W. Kelley, 60S First avenue, Seattle, Wash., Representative HOTEL DEL MONTE Near historic Monterey, Para dise of the Pacific. Mid-Winter Golf and Polo Tournament for Northwestern players. A delightful climate, beautiful surroundings. Booklets, rates and particulars gladly given.