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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 21, 1909. AUTO SHOW WILL TAX FLOOR SPACE Several Makes to Be Crowded Out of Big Exhibit at Armory. MUNICIPAL USE OF CARS wift-RunnIng Machines Have Proved Their Worth for Service In Fire and Police Depart ments of Several Cities. Preparations for the Automobile Show at the Armory on March 7 are going- ahead with rapidity and the out look for a record-breaking; exhibition Is excellent. Space is being: eagerly napped up by exhibitors and agents all over the country, and there will be a number of makes crowded out solely on account of the Inability to accom modate them. H L. Keats & Co. report sales of Pope-Hartford runabout and two Bulck runabouts. L. W. Conklln, of the Packard Motor Company, reports that bis company h not more than 75 more motors all over the oountry for sale of their 1909 man ufacture, all others having: been sold. The Idanha Motor Company reports the sale of one of its four-cylinder Au burn touring- cars to Maer & Wilson, of Balem, the car having- been forwarded Co Balem to the purchasers. Out of a carload of 1909 Model Chal men-Detroit runabouts, H. L. Keats V Co. report only IS left for sale. The road maps to be Issued by the Portland Automobile Club, under the direction of Will LIpman. Its secre tary, will be the most elaborate and complete system of road maps ever Is sued west of the Mississippi, If not In the United States. An Interesting: feature of the coming Automobile Show will be the exhibits of cutlery, sporting' goods and other articles more or less Intimately con nected with the automobile trade. It Is expected that the display of chal lenge cups won by the various exhib itors at the Portland Show will be one of the most complete of its kind ever seen on the Coast. Additional Interest in the suggestion to provide motor "squad wagons" for the Portland Fire Department, equipped with Babcock extinguishers, axes, window openers and a crew of from five to six firemen, has been awakened by action taken in different parts of the country in that direction. At Los Angeles a motor of this de scription Is maintained by private sub scription among the downtown mer chants, each firm or Individual pay ing a small sum every month. When an alarm is given this crew with its paraphernalia gets to the scene of ac tion minutes before the regular fire force. A number of fires have been extinguished before the main engines of the department arrived, and other conflagrations have been checked so that the department handled them with ease after getting to the spot. Every firefighter of experience knows that often a single stream from an extinguisher will put out a fire If It can be brought to bear quickly. The "squad wagon" principle Is that of get ting to a blaze quickly, and getting Into action Immediately, without re gard to possible accidents in the way of bursted hose or insufficient water connections. The City of Pittsburg is now the owner of a motor car equipped to do both fire and police duty. The pur chase has just been made by the De partment of Public Safety, Bureau of Police, after a lengthy and careful ex amination of the many cars sold In the city. The care used In the selection may be Judged by the fact that all blda were rejected several times be fore the board came to a decision. It is the intention to use the car principally for riot, fire and emer gency calls. To that end cabinets have been arranged to carry revolvers and handcuffs, while heavy holsters, large enough to hold three high power rifles, are attached to the back of the front seat. On the running boards are two large sized fire extinguishers. At present that will constitute the sole equipment, the purpose of the city be ing to have a car which can be sent rapidly to any part of the city where a fir or some riot may occur. The other day an entirely new and erroneous argument was made In favor of unsprung weight upon the road wheels. A writer was arguing In fa vor of heavy back axles or back axles combined with change speed gear boxes, and stated that the extra unsprung- weight prevented the wheels from slipping when the driving effort was applied. This has appeared in more than one paper and It has been corrected by experts who have pointed out that the more dead weight there Is Included in the wheels and axles of a vehicle the less It will hang to the road when driven at a predetermined speed. Apart from its being right the oretically, the experience of all those who are thoroughly versed In the science of building automobiles Is that the less dead weight there is on the axles (front or back) the better the car rides and the less Is the amount of wear on the tires and mechanism. Through the efforts of Robert Gug genheim, who was largely responsible for the Elkwood Park meet of last Summer, the Seattle Automobile Club and the officials of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition are busy arrang ing the details for a race between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Already letters have been sent to all automobile manufacturers giving them an opportunity to lay out the routo. For this work two cars will be neces sary, one starting from New York, covering the territory between New York and Chicago, and the other leav ing Chicago and proceeding west. These cars will start on March 15, while the date of the race proper will be set tor either May 15 or June 1, ac cording to the condition of the roads as reported by local automobile clubs and hotels. The prize for the contest will be a trophy which has been donated by Mr. Guggenheim, and which will cost $2000. This trophy has no strings at tached to it and will be given outright to the winner, and from present plans the winner will be the car that reaches Seattle fitst, having traveled over the road on Its own wheels without any other rules or conditions being im posed. Besides he trophy cash prizes will be given. These have already amounted to over $5000, with the pros pect that they will be materially In creased In the near future Tom Moore, of Mills & Moore, who will be In charge of the details of the race, has already gone to Seattle to meet the commissioners of the Expo sition and the governors of the Seattle Automobile Association in order to ar range the rules and entry blank. GIUXDEX TOUR I?f THE WEST Denver May Be Included In Famous Drive. BUFFALO. Teb. 20. (Special.) Not withstanding a widely prevailing Impres sion that the Itinerary of the Glidden Tour for 1909 is all mapped out and tucked away in the vest pocket of Chair man F. D. Hower, of the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association, the contrary Is the actual situation. Chairman Hower states positively that up to the present time and for some time to come, the route .ill remain in abey ance as far as the selection of the prin cipal cities to be visited and the stopping places for the night are concerned- All that has been determined Is that the tour will be held in the West. The demand from various sections that the tour be held "through their midst" still continues to be Insistent and is re garded as a fiatterng recognition of the importance of this classical event. Den ver and the neighboring Colorado cities of Pueblo and Colorado Springs are con stantly urging that the "mile-high" town be made the western end of the tour. Col orado Springs' hospitality Is also voiced In urgent Invitations and the attract on s of Pueblo and her most cordal invitation are extended by the Pueblo Busnesa Men's Association. One route tentatively sug- CHICAGO THAIS PACIFIC COAST Grateful for Baseball Stars, Chance and Jones, Who Got Championships. FEELS LOSS MOST KEENLY Sporting Editor Woodruff Writes of Consternation In Windy City Over Determination of Fielder Jones Not to Return. BT HARVEY T. WOODRUFF. SPORTTNO EDITOR CHICAGO TRIBUNE. ' Chicago baseball fans, estimated at 1,000,000 strong. Justly are-proud of the two great teams, the Cubs and the White step into the breach, assume the man agerial reins and keep the club In the running, but baseball experience teaches that a new manager seldom steps to the fore at once as a winning leader. Both Jones and Chance, aside from their knowledge of the National game, possess that all-essential of a good man ager, the ability to obtain from their men that harmonious co-operation with out which teamwork and discipline are impossible. Every man on the Sox or Cubs will work hie head off for the man ager. And how does the Chicago publlo ap preciate and support Its baseball heroes? Without knowing the exact figures, it Is estimated that the profits of the White Sox last season were 1150,000 or more, while the Cubs are supposed to have netted between $175,000 and $300,000. Three years ago, the franchise and plant of the Cubs sold for $105,000. These figures on the profit side of the ledger would have been even greater but on Sundays and for important games, many persons -who would like to attend the games do not even attempt to do so for the simple reason the grounds are packed and often the gates closed long before the time scheduled for beginning play. On the final Sunday of the 1908 season, when Pittsburg and Chicago were battling for the game in which defeat meant elimination to the loser, the turnstiles showed 30,247 paid admissions, the largest authentic number which ever viewed a professional game. Over on the South Side, White Sox and Detroit were en gaged in a combat scarcely less momen tous in its result. Nearly 25,000 persons viewed that contest. Yet with this great number of people viewing the big games, FIRE CHIEF'S NEW AUTOMOBILE ALREADY IN SERVICE i f i j - i i if nui- i r ; i CAR PURCHASED BY CITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF CAMPBELL ON FRONT SEAT, THOMAS GAVIN AT WHEEL, P. E. SULLIVAN AND JOHN MONTAG ON REAR SEAT (MONTAG ON LEFT SIDE). The accompanying half-tone is from a photograph of the new six-cylinder Pierce Arrow automobile, pur chased by the city for the use of Tire Chief Campbell. The picture was taken at 2 o'clock yesterday after noon In front of the City HalL Chief Campbell and his chauffeur, Thomas Gavin, occupy the front, and Fire Commissioners P. E. Sullivan and John Montag the rear seat. They were about to start on a tour of Inspection of fire stations. The machine Is a 1909 model, and Is handsome in every particular. It has been accepted by the members of the fire committee of the Executive Board, and will be recommended for acceptance to the Board next Friday afternoon, when the regular meeting will occur. It has been tried out and has stood the test splendidly. It will be housed at Truck No. 1, which Is commonly known as fire department headquar ters, and which is located at Fo yth and Yamhill streets. Chief Campbell will take care of the machine him self during the day hours, and at night Gavin, who Is a member of Truck No. 1, will drive it. gested proposes " Chicago to Denver by way of Omaha and return by way of Kansas City, St. Louis. Louisville, etc. Chicago, of course, has lert no stone unturned to Induce Chairman Hower to make that the starting point of the tour. The Chicago Motor Club, the automobile concerns In and about the city, the vari ous newspapers and influential motorists generally have been urging the selection of that city as the only proper starting point for what will probably be the largest tour, as well as the longest In the history of the Glidden Tour. St. Louis, through her commercial and automobile organizations, as well as through her prominent motorists, is mak ing a strong bid for a visit from the tourists. Davenport, Rock Island and Mollne are urging that they be included In the Itinerary and have sent strong ar guments In their favor. There the situation stands. Invitations and suggestions will be welcomed, as well as being assured proper consideration. But there is no decision yet as to the route, and there will be none until further information discloses the preponderant choice of the entrants who take part. FARES WILXi DECIDE LEAGUE Intermountaln Bunch Much Con cerned Over Railroad Rates. BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 20. (Special.) The proposed Intermountaln Baseball League has now reached the point where it depends to a large extent upon, what kind of rates can be secured from rail roads, according to a statement made by President W. H. Lucas, of the North western League, who arrived from Port land this morning. Jack Grim, of Salt Lake, and John A. Barnes, of Minne apolis, are expected to arrive in Butte tomorrow and a conference will be held and definite line of action proposed. Con Strouthers is also here, arriving several days in advance of Lucas. It is proposed to Incorporate In the Intermountain League, Butte, Helena, Missoula, Great Falls, Boise and Salt Lake City. Sox, which have given the Windy City three world's championships in as many years. And to two men who may be classed as products of the Pacific Coast, Chicago owes Its thanks. These men are Frank Chance, manager of the Cubs, formerly of Fresno, Cal., and Fielder Jones, who played ball In this city in his fledgling days and whose determination to make Portland his permanent home threatens irreparable loss to the White Sox. Arguments as to whether Fielder or Frank Is the greater leader have been the means of breaking more friendships and starting more Bmall fisticuffs in Chi cago than one who was not familiar with the intense rivalry prevalent in 1906 when the world's championship was a Chicago affair, could possibly Imagine. For the South Side and the Stockyards swears by the Sox, while the great West Side is equally loyal to the Cubs. Chance has had a better balanced ball club to support his efforts, a team strong in every department, offense and defense, and quick to take advantage of an enemy's mistake. Until 1908, Us gameness was under suspicion by doubters, but Its strenuous finish against odds silenced all critics. The team which Jones has kept among the first three for the last four years perhaps Is not so well balanced, but it has stars whose efforts with the baseball brains of its Portland manager have kept it in the thick of every fray against odds which at times seemed hopeless. Its rep utation is of scoring more victories on fewer runs than any club In baseball his tory. Not a team of great batters, it wins by the exercise of "inside base ball" and brains Imparted by its tutor, Jones. Its great pitcher, Walsh and Catcher Billy Sullivan, form the nucleus upon which Jones built s his winning record. What Will Sox Be "Without Jones? What the Sox may accomplish without Jones makes a sorrowful source of spec ulation for Sox partisans. Perhaps Billy Sullivan or Inflelder George Davis may owners of the semlpro clubs, which have obtained a strong following for their Saturday and Sunday sport with nearly a dozen complete parks, asserted they scarcely noticed the decrease In attend ance at their contests. The five strongest teams among these semi-pros, with one club from Milwaukee, have formed a new body called the Chi cago Baseball League and will schedule games for Saturdays, Sundays and holi days, avoiding conflicts with the big fel lows, and competing for a championship of their own. Their owners are able to pay salaries for the two games weekly in some Instances equal to that of minor leaguers for full time. As a result many good players follow their regular occupa tion and play ball only on Saturdays and Sundays, What are the prospects of Chicago's clubs for 1909? With Fielder Jones missing as leader of the Sox, It is a guess. Much will depend upon his successor and how the hole in center field will be filled. In the American League, Cleveland. Detroit, and St. Louis look like pennant con tenders on advance "dope." Whether the Sox will stay up In the race remains to be seen. Frank Chance and his Cubs see visions of a new record in four consecutive Na tional League pennants. On paper, their chances appear bright, with New York and Pittsburg as contenders. But the un certainties of baseball are so great It is unsafe to count chickens not only be fore they are hatched, but Indeed until they are figuratively eaten and digested. Chance reasons that the Cubs had so much bad luck last season, but took down the honors, that the team this season ought to win again with fewer Injuries, a "good risk" in life insurance parlance. Portland's enterprise in providing the baseball public continuous sport by having a club in two leagues speaks well for the healthy Interest in baseball in this city, and if either one of these clubs supplies Chicago with a player of the ability of Fielder Jones and one even ap proaching his ability, baseball Chicago again will thank baseball Portland for its contribution to its baseball greatness. ACCORDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS Everybody makes Better Automobttes than everybody else, and there aren't " . ,. ii i 1IM i.1 any poor ones. Jiut some of us jsjiow iseuer tnan tnat. vvnere mere is such a Divergence of Opinion, the buyer must follow tne advice given to M 1P T f patients when doctors disagree: "Brace Up ana JDeciae ior xoursen. DECIDING FOR YOURSELF is easy after you nave tafcen a look at our many different styles and models let's see, there are about 25 in all. Enough to please the most fastidious. Hig- powered ,Tounng Cars and Roadsters, Electrics, bom Pleas ure and Business, and full value for the money m the h. M. F. 30. You are neglecting your own interests it you purchase a car without riding m a STUDEBAitiiit. JUST A FEW of those new and slightly used cars left. Bargains while they last. And don't forget this, that the name STUDEBAKEK stands tor excellence, no matter what it is stamped on. 'EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY." Studebaker Bros. Co., N.W. 330 EL Morrison Street PORTLAND, OR. X COAST NOT HAPPY Portland's Advent in North west Thought Dangerous. BALL FANS FEAR SWITCH Unless Sound Cities Can Be Led Into Coast League, California Fears Smash-up of Present Organization. BT HARRY B. SMITH. " SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 20. (Special.) Considerable speculation has been started in California as to the ulti mate success of two baseball teams in Portland, under the management of the McCredies. Hiland Baggerly, of the Bul letin, started the gossip going when he sounded a warning, and since then the fans have-been sitting up to take notice. Baggerly announced It as nis opinion that the invasion of Portland by the Pa cific Northwest League means that sooner or later Portland will bo with drawn from the Pacific Coast League and belong altogether to the North westers. He says that It was a par ticularly foolish mistake on the part of Cal Ewlng and his associates to allow anything of the kind, and that they will find before they are through with it, that they have allowed the Beaver team to slip through their fingers. It is hinted also that should tne t-orx t -NTnthTOfit Tnene club have a pen nnnt-wlnnlne team, with the Beavers down at the bottom of the list, the fans would be only too anxious ior a com While there may be a world of' truth In this talk, what else could tne lsm fornlans do? McCredle. it will be re mv.r0q man tod to have an eight team league, embracing four of the cities in the North. Ewing decided that .1.1,. .rntiii not- Via a wise plan. In Portland magnate had done so much for baseball In tne i-acinc oam .ihu . .h.t Via wn entitled to consid LI1W UttOt- i'"1- -J " .i t tha roasters refused to take thia territory, they couldn't play the j 1 A- .anvAr. a Till rpfUSO tO let MC QUK 111 ilia iii..e ' Credie have what he wanted continuous ball for his home city. Bigger League Hoped For. ml .... I. ts rt Ann vine that Ewing hopes i - v,it-cT- i.amiA next year. It things go well, it is planned to enlarge the Pacific Coast League by taking in o annVnnn nd Tacoma. Of course. CULUO, this is all conditional. It depends on what the Northwest League would oo. President Lucas would hardly care to lose his Job, unless he were assured of the presidency. Ewing Is already talking of quitting the presidency of the Coast ers in another season, and it misht be that Lucas could get the Job. In many ways, Lucas is regarded In California as a capable baseball man, and one who is In a good position to assume the ex ecutive. He has his faults, of course, like the rest of us, but he has good sys tem and If he can get away from listen ing too much to the various managers who pay him his salary, he would be an Ideal official. State Leaguers Hit Gait. The State Leaguers seem to have struck their gait. It is reported that Cy Moreing has leased grounds in Oakland, In the vicinity of Idora Park, and that he will have a club there. The San t. .................................. ! NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE SCHEDULE SEASON 1909. j AT PORTLAND. AT 6B1ATTLB. AT TACOMA. ' i AT SPOKAXE. AT VANCOUVER. AT ABERDEEN. . t April 26, 2T. S8, 28. 80, Portland. S?ASZV""- iriVVV. ASl i n. u ,25. JSSje $ k VA . -.. .... I JuaJ 16, 19, 17. 18, 19. 20. Sept, 21. 22, 23. 24. 28. Bpt. 28. 29. 30, Oct. 1. August 1. I Aug. 8. 4. 8. , T. 8. so. 2. S. Jul, 6, T, 8. S, 16. IV Jun. 1. 8. 4, I. . May 10. 11, 12. 18. 14. June T. 8. . 10t 11. 12. July 20. 21. 22. 23, 24, I BBATTLS. Sept. 14. 5. 19. 17. 18. M- ' ' Ju , ,, 1T. 18. Auf'uM 28. 24, 28. 26. 27. Sept. T,' 8. 10. 11. 12. , ' 28, 29. i May 24, 25, 28. 27, 28. 29, ' Lacoma. v-m- S 1 js KA, 'iY80- 24 : J 2E. & & a & 6er28- 291 M- 11 . 6p ' ' 4tV esl sept- j ' : " : ; : f May 24, 13. 26. 27, 28, 29, June 29. 80, July 1. t, 8, May IT, 18, 19, 20. Jl, June 12. 8 . 6, . Ji- & $ "' m 6POKAXB. 30. 31. 81. 4 6, A. M. and P. M. 22. 23. Sept. 20, 21. 22, 23, 24, Auru Z4, 5, i. Zl, za, Aug. 81, Sept. 1, 2, 8, 4. Aug. 10, U. 12. 13. 14. 18. Aug. 17. 18, 19. 20, 21. 22. 25. 28. za- I 6. 6, . t May IT. 18. li. 20. 21. 23, 2"' i!' " June 18. ML IT. 18, 19. 20. May 10, 11. 12. 18, 14. 18. ! I VANCOtTVER. June 22, 28, 24, 28, 26, 2T. 23. May 81 81. August 3, 4. 6. 6. 7. 8. -6-,. ,, 1 VANCOUVER. u 'j 'j Aug. IT. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. June 29, 30. July 8. 4. . 6ept. 14. 15. 16. 17, 18. July 18, 14, 15. 16. IT, 18. t AM. and P. M. 19. ' 1 r May 8 4 6 6 7 8 9 " ' " A-pr" 26' Vt' S8- 28' 80' May IT. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Mar 24, 25. 26.' 27", 28. 29, April IT. 18. 19, 20, 21, M5 1 2 T 28. 30. 81. 81. Juae IS. 16. IT, 18. 19, 20. 22. 23. 24, 28 ViJj,,?: I' i' '11 ' ii 1. t ABERDEEN. Jun. 29. 30. July I. 2. 8. Aug! 31. Sept. 1. 2. 8. 4, Sept. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. June 22. 23 24. 25 26. 27. August r 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. T ABEKDES.N. A M p M 8 9 19 Ju,y 2 2g 29, 30. 31, 14. 15. 29 30 Oct. 4 Aug. 17, 18. 19, 20. 21, 22. Sept. 21. 22, 23. 24. 25. August 1. . ,p , a 8' ' ' I 1. A 8. i Francisco club, "which will be one in name only, will play Its games on the Oakland grounds, and It Is doubtless figured that by another season, they can have a local ball park. While Moreing has been doing a lot of talking, he has not as yet said much about his players. He says that he will have some good men In his line-up, and that is as far as he goes. Apparently the Coast Leaguers In -this section are taking the outlaws altogether too seri ously. They haven't the money to put classy professional teams In the field, and outside of a few headllners, who get good money, they are not doing much. So lot them alone. They certainly boost the baseball game and that is an advan tage to the sport. Mike Fisher and his Beach All-Americana reached port the first of the week on the Tenyo Maru. With the exception of George Hildebrand. who is suffering from a bad knee that bothered him in San Francisco last Fall, the men are In good shape. "I hear that It has been said that the trip was a financial frost," said Mike. "Well, anybody who says that Is a liar. We broke even In Japan and made money In Manila and Honolulu. I am satisfied with the trip and next year will take a team to Australia for a series of games. The boys all had a good time and are well satisfied with their outing. One paper printed a story that Hildebrand hurt his knee sliding to base In Manila. There was not a player in jured on the trip. Hildebrand was both ered with that knee when he left and was not able to play more than four games." Oxford and Ctambrtdgre Tied. LONDON, Feb. 20. The Oxford-Cambridge annual association football match, played at Queens Club this af ternoon, resulted in a tie. each side scoring a goal. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND AUTO SUPPLY HOUSES OF PORTLAND Archer, Combs & Winters Co. AUTO SUPPLIES, 306 OAK STREET Aub urn Idanha Motor Car Company F. W. VOGLER, Gen. Mgr. 7th and Couch A2520. Main 4555 BALLQU & WRIGHT Automobile Supplies 86 Sixth St. Main 1834: A 1834 MORGAN (f WRIGHT AND GOODRICH TIRES BUIGK H. L Keats Auto Co. Cor. Seventh and BnmsiJe Streets Portland, Or. Phone, Main 5368 CHALMERS DETROIT H. L. Keats Auto Co., Cor, 7th and Burnside Sts. PORTLAND. OREGON PHONE. MAIN 5368 FORD Agency, 8 6 Tenth St. BET. STARK and BURNSIDE Phones Main 692 A 2234 FIVE PASSENGER CAR FOR $950 6I&S OCl 526 ALDER STREET AGENCY E. E. COHEN Manager H. L. Keats Auto Go. Cor. Seventh and Burnside Streets Portland. Or. Phone Main 5368 PORTLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY Sixteenth and Alder Streets Phones Main 2583 Automatic A 4944 POPE HARTFORD H. L. Keats Auto Co., Cor Seventh and Burnside PORTLAND. OREGON PHONE MAIN 5368 Portland Auto Commission House NEW AND SECOND-HAND CARS Phones A 4455 534-36 Alder Street, Cor. Seventeenth Main 4455 STUDEBAKER Hectri CARS Phones B 2141 East 91 ' 330-336 EAST MORRISON STREET Th omas H. L Keats Auto Co. Comer Seventh and Burnside Sts. Portland, Or. Phone Main 5368 Tourist Motor Car Co, GOODYEAR TIRES AND EQUIPMENT . 31-33 SEVENTH ST. NORTH Gasoline, Benzine tmd Lubricating Oil. 86 Tenth St. bet. Stark and Burnside. Phoness Rata 69U, A 2134 Open AU Mgkt