THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND. MARCH 21, 1909. CASEY'S BRAVES COAST LEAGUE IS SOON TO OPEN UP ! PORTLAND'S NEW SECOND BASEMAN IN ACTION. , READY FOR WORK "7 We Sell Pierce-Arrow and Cadillac Cars ON THEIR MERITS Not Through Hot Air and Misrepresentation mm 3 J . Northwestern League Team Leaves for Training Camp Tomorrow. Week From Tuesday Race for Pennant Is On in Full Blast. TO PRACTICE AT MEDFORD CIRCUIT SEEMS STRONGER 1 1 t 8qnad Consists or Many Veterans and Youngsters "Who Will Try to Annex Themselves to Mc Credte's Meal Tickets. BT W. J. PETRAIX. Pearl Casey and the advance guard of the Portland Northwestern League play ers depart for Medford.. Or., tomorrow night at 7:45 o'clock, and expect to get Into action at Spring practice at the Southern Oregon metropolis Immediately. Something like a half dozen ball tossera are expected to be on the train with Casey, while the balance of the team will arrive ahout the middle of the week. The California contingent is In charge of Will G. Mac rtae. and will leave San Luis Obispo tomorrow or Tuesday for Med ford. The commencement of practice by the Northwesterners means that the fans of I ortland will finally get down to busi ness and study out the double dope sheet which will be on tap within the next few days. About three days of keeping cases tno two teams will' demonstrate Just how much of an Increase in population is likely to be noticed at the different "daffy hatches" before mldseason. Fun "for the Fans. Another thing about the advent of Casey's Colts is that the Pacific Coast League season will shortly be inaugu rated, and with one bunch playing regu lar ball and the other battling in prac tice, things will become extremely lively for Mr. Fan and his friends. Casey's nIif d- 'hen ,he ontlr6 Sang is at Med ford. will number nearly 30 balltossers. Some will be players of tried ability, and some will bo youngsters absolutely un tried, but equally as willing as the vet erans. Out of the collection it Is confi dently expected that some high-class players will be developed, and a first class team organized. Pender. Troeh. Osborne, Gardner, Bas sey and I Casey have Wintered In or near trtland and have been awaiting the call for practice with considerable eagerness. Z.?rSt our Rre youngsters who are ambitious to secure their advancement in baseball. Pender and Gardner were twirlers In the Tri-City League last year The former is a left-hander and fa be lieved to be the only southpaw pitcher signed by Walter McCredie for the North western club. If such Is the case, the lad should be held for development, for he showed flashes of great form in the brush las year. As for Gardner, he should make good easily. Gardner Looms Up Well. Gardner is young, and while he has much to learn, he is big and strong and under the eagle eye of Pearl Casey he should prove one of the finds of the sea ,AU that he needs is confidence in himself, and if he goes to the training grounds Imbued with the Idea that he is going to make good and that he IntendB t" take advantage of all advice offered him by the older heads, he will have no trouble in becoming one of the star twirlers of the league. While dwelling on Casey's pitchers, there are several stars among those com tig from the Kast. The fans alreadv know Big Eddie Klnsclla. He has pitched splendid ball for two seasons In the Coast League and has always finished the sea son with a highly respectable average. Watch this big fellow's smoke in the" Northwestern this season. Another big rellow is Ames, who comes from the Northern League. He Is a big. strapping .right-hander who has a world of speed. That he will make good. Casey is con fident. In addition. Casey has Chenoult and Guyn. two more Mgh-class box art ists who are quite likely to head the pitchers of the league. Guyn Is especial ly noted for his fielding ability, for dur ing 27 games pitched last season he had but one error and led all the pitchers in his league in this respect. Casey is well fortified in tho pitching department and no fears are entertained on this score. Has Good Back-stops. Back of the bat things look especially good for the Northwesterners. for Beau mont, who is to be the regular backstwp. Is on his way West and should arrive here not later than Wednesday. To help him out Casey will have Fournier, and Mther Harrigan or Troeh. with St. John as a bright possibility. Troah Is the youngster who performed In such a cred itable manner for the Vancouver team In the Tri-City League last Summer. Tf there Is no place back of the bat for him It is quite likely that he will earn, the utility berth, for h la a fast man and an all-round plnjer. Tes. it Is safe to assume that Casey's team has plenty of battery material. For Inneiders. the Northwestern has Mullin at nrst. Casey himself at second, Cooney In the short field and Staton at third. This quartet looks the goods. How to Improve on It would be a hai-d task for any manager. In the outfield Casey will have Swanton. Bassey. Jimmy Smith and possibly Garibaldi, if the latter does not bat too strenuously for Walter to per mit him to get away from the Coast squad. Smith and Bassey are seasoned players, while Swanton Is touted as a conn-r and Is expected to make good handily. In addition to the above-named players, who are likely to form the regular team, there are 10 or 12 youngsters who mav show class enough to displace the yets. At any rate all will he given a trial, and if they hnve the poods. Casey can be de pended upon to utilize their abilitv to the best advantage. Taking even-thing into consideration, the Medford squad looms up well. No Colorado Kacing. PEXVER, March 30. Governor Shaf roth has emphatically stated to several persons that no matter what bill legaliz ing racetrack gambling is passed it will be vetoed. So plain did the Governor make himself on this point that a bill in troduced In the House will never come out of committee. The bill In question permits racing and betting at any fair or association exhibiting stock and produce. Tin Limit Brings SI 0,000. SAN FRANCISCO March 20.-The Limit, a green 6-ye.iTr-old pacer, which as a 3-year-old worked a mile In 2:10. has been sold to Mr. Kstabrook, of Denver, the owner of Spanish Queen. Lou Crell Un. of Pleasanton, the owner of the pacer, received JlO.ono for the animal. The Limit Is by Searchlight, out of Bertha, the famous brood mare. DICK BREEJf, OP IjJlST SEASON'S AKRON, OHIO, CICB, WHO SUC CEEDS PEARL CASEY AT THE KEYSTONE SACK. LOW - RATES " FOR TAXICAB SERVICE Hotel and Dpot Business Is to Be Handled by New Motor Cars. AUTO SHOW AIDS BUSINESS All Local Dealers Report Increase in Number of Sales as Direct Result of the Recent Exhibition. The new taxicab service promised for Portland will have rates of BO cents for the first half mile and 10 cents ad ditional for each succeeding quarter ,of a mile. Rates for shopping will be $1.50 an hour, and these rates are the same for one, two or three persons. The model to be used Is shown in the accompanying cut. The company's garage will be located on the west side of the river, although the exact site has not been selected as yet. Some of the American manufacturers of automobiles are turning their atten tion to the building of taxlcabs, but they have not gone Into the business so extensively as the European makers. The Renault cabs are fitted out with every convenience and have been in stalled in New York and Chicago by the same management -which is handling the Portland enterprise. W It Is expected that with the advent of the cabs a service from trains to hotels wiil be inaugurated, in order to further t accommodate the traveling public. ' ' t The cabs have been bought and the management of the Portland service will be under the direction of James Manning. W. RIed will have charge of the office. The Renault taxicab is fin ished In green leather and elaborately upholstered, each car being a four cylinder, 24-horsepower model. The Renault taxicab Is a noted hlll-cllmber, and a very powerful and comnW motor. Will F. Llpman and Gay Lombard are co-partners in the enterprise, and their faith in the outcome is evidenced by their purchase of the cabs and installa tion of the service. They promise that with the advent of 600,000 population they will be prepared to handle all addi tional travel, and will install the vehi cles as fast as the demand makes it necessary. H. L. Keats Company report business increasing since the close of the Auto mobile Show, and say the exhibition has caused renewed interest in motor cars. The Keats Company announces among Immediate sales a No. 30 model Chalmers-Detroit to J. L. Hartman, a No. 10 model Buick runabout to B. I. Thomp son, a Pope-Hartford touring car to W. A. McCormick. and a model 17 Buick car to Paul HoyL Howard M. Covey, representing Cad illac and Pierce-Arrow autos, reports sales of Cadillac touring cars to P. H Green. J3. D. Ktngsley. C. C. Smith Hugh C. Gearin. F. H. Ransom, W G Oox. C. S. Morse. R. W. Hoyt, Mrs T N. Murphy. W. N. Cook, E. S. Jackson and L. J. Shell. Also Pierce-Arrow touring cars to Captain William Gadsby and AV. D. Ayres. . The Maxwell agency reports- the fol lowing sales since the closing of the Automobile Show: G. W. McPherson. 14-horsepower, two-cylinder Maxwell runabout: O. N. West, 14-horsepower, two-cylinder Maxwell runabout; W. N. Knapp, 10-horsepower. two-cylinder Maxwell runabout; P. H. Hickox, 30 horsepower touring car Maxwell: Frank Warren, 30-horsepower Maxwell tour ing car: W. Y. Mulligan. 30-horsepower FANDOM AT RANDOM JOE REILLY. Doc Anderson. Jack O'Connor and two or three more of the . rabid ones are planning a farewell for Casey and the Northwestern players who leave for Medford tomorrow night. Joe Is In doubt whether or not to wear a dress suit. Court Hall, kingpin of Medford fandom. Is so anxious to be sure of Manager Casey's arrival at the Southern Oregon metropolis that he writes three letters a day to Casey requesting the exact hour. . - , " - J ' ) " - -ry? ' - -'4 . I r - - - , - ,. : c -v - -1 even to the - second, arrival. of the Portlander'e Hugh McCredie is afraid there won't be enough automobiles in Portland to par ticipate in the opening day programme on April 13. Gene Knox, his chief ' ad viser, has suggested the importation of a mure irom tneir oia Oklahoma home. Automobiles there have but one wheel, and principally carry bricks and mortar. , Bobby Groom and Dolly Gray are show ing great form with the Washington American League team- at Galveston. At least such Is the report emanating from that camp whenever the rain ceases long enough to permit practice. Portland fane are wagering even money that the elon gated one makes good. Joe Stutt has become so accustomed to the sunshine and Summer weather that he was seen ambling around in the hail and rainstorm the other day carrying a cane. As Joe has the baseball fever In very pronounced form, it is just possible he thought he had . a "Louisville Slug ger" in his hand Instead of the walking stick. ' Catcher Ted Easterly, of last season's Los Angeles .club, who is now with the Cleveland Americans, has acquired the home-run habit somewhat earlv in the game. According to reports from the Nap camp, the ex-Angel is hitting "some thing fierce," and In so doing Is follow ing his example of last season. Easterly's hitting should win him a job as a regu lar. t With Hans Wagner and Fielder Jones on the retired list, the runners-up In the National and American Leagues races of last season are sadly crippled. The only difference between Wagner and Jones is that Comiskey knows where to find his' "retired" player, while Barney Dreyfuss cannot locate Wagner. If memory serves correctly, Wagner threw the big scare into the Pirate camp last season, but finally drifted into Pitts burg several weeks after the season opened. The result was-obvious, for Pitts burg went to. the front rapidly thereafter. However, the Big Dutchman may be In earnest this season, and If such is -the case, Pittsburg will be badly handicapped. Walter McCredie seems to have gotten over his worrying days, for his team now assumes the appearance of being' "the goods." He seemingly -cares but little now whether Murray or Ryan appear or not, although in the case of the latter, he will show all right. - ... Murray is probably on his way to the training camp. He has received his trans portation, and Judge McCredie's letter in forming him of certain matters of Im portance was calculated to stir him up some, and now it is quite likely that he is anxious to make San Luis Obispo about as fast as he possibly can. One of the San Luis Obispo scribes has it that Big Ed Kennedy is in danger of losing his job. According to this scribe big George Ort is something of a first baseman himself, and if such is the case "Roughneck" will do well to hurry a trifle. . it, 1 p"soPal, Property listed for taxation In New Tiork U valued at a sum equal to latlon la this country. ui TYPE OF TAXICABS TO BE VTv TEX OK THESE CARS WILL BE I WITH MORE Addition of Sacramento and- Vernon Is Expected to Help League San Francisco and Oakland Appear to Rave Taken Big Brace. BT W. J. PET-RAIN. One short week from next Tuesday the six clubs of the Pacifio Coast League will formally start their season of 1909. Walter MrOuii. .-j v.i i, .land "White Sox," as Will a. Mac Rae calls them, will open up against "Pa" Dillon and his "Angel" band. Happlcus Hogan and his Vernon "Hooligans" es SaLy., . ramento as the opening mark, while Pop" Van Haltren and the Oak land tribe will cross the bav for a struggle with the Seals, or the "Crabs." as whenever we think of Kid Mohler and Danny Long we are inclined to call them. With two added clubs in the league the circuit really appears stronger than last year. San Francisco and Oakland seem to have braced up considerably, Los Angeles is almost as strong as last year, while Vernon and Sacramento, the new clubs, are looming up in a likely manner. Dwelling upon the merits of the other clubs, it would seem that San Francisco possesses more than a shade the better of the team of last season, and the same .can be said of Oakland. The Seals are braced nicely back of the bat with Williams and Berry Wil liams was last season's first-sacker and his position at tnat point is now filled by a big fellow named Tennant. This latter, with Mohler, McArdle and Mun dorff, form only a fair infield quartet. There is nothing sensational about any of them. In the outfield San Francis co is stronger, for good batsmen have replaced Hildebrand and Curtis. These are Bodle, Jimmle Williams, Kelly and Lewis, who are to battle for the left and center veldts, while Harry Mel chior is a fixture in right Bodie has blossomed out like a batter of prom ise, while Williams Is still something of an unknown as far as the league is concerned. At any rate if the new men can hit at all they will surely be an improvement over' the .169 batters of the two positions last year. . Strong In Pitchers. In the box is where San Francisco may prove herself a factor. Old Joe Corbett has returned to life, and if he works against the Coast clubs as he did against the Chicago club, -woe is in store for some teams. In Browning, t,rirrin and Berger, Long seems to have acquired a trio of classy young pltcli ers and with Silvers Henley. Willis and the new man Eastley to fall back on, not to mention Corbett. the Seals seem well fortified for slab material. In fact, San Francisco seems better fixed for pitching talent than do the other clubs, with the possible exception of Port land. The Seals' batteries are likely to hold them in the race, and if the bunting comes their way, this depart ment will be responsible. Down Los Angeles way Hen Berry sees visions of another pennant. How ever, Berry's vision must be defective or else he has a few cards up his sleeve of which he is saying little or nothing. His team as it has lined up against the White Sox has not shown "turruble classy" in any department. In the place of Happy Hogan and Ted Easterly, Dil lon has secured an old-timer named Orendorff, who may or may not be the equal, of either of his discarded back stops. Orendorff certainly is not the hitter Easterly was, and he will have to show speed to be the catcher Hogan showed himself to be. Tozer Shows Up Well.' As for pitching talent, Los Angeles has replaced the loss of "Dolly" Gray by the acquisition of Ralph Tozer. To zer is an excellent pitcher, and unless he has lost some of his cunning he will prove one of the Coasters' winning twirlers, unless Los Angeles should show a remarkable reversal of form This is hardly likely, although the writer does not expect them to corral a cinch on first place at any stage of the game. Tozer -will prove a popular twirler and a favorite of the fans, at least in Los Angeles. Walter Nagle was a team-mate of Tozer with the Angels at the start of 1906, and together with that, worthy jumped to Buffalo immediately after the quake. Tozer remained East, but Nagle came bac to the Coast. Nagle by the way, is still holding out for more money than Berry is willing to pay. He had better line up pronto or he may lose his job to young Cowley or some other promising youngster who is essaying the task of making good. Brlswalter and Franz Hosp are still with the Angel band, and their ability is well known. "Pa" Dillon at first base lends confidence, to the younger Angels, for the veteran is the peer of all the Coast managers and captains of the past. PUT IN SERVICE IN PORTLAND OPERATION HERE Bl'Jt'KE 1. TO FOLLOW. Covey Motor Car Company PIERCE-ARROW, CADILLAC AND BABCOCK-ELECTRIC SEVENTH AND COUCH STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON OUTLAWS ANNEX ' MEN FROM SEALS Curtis and Jones Can't Resist Offer of Gold From . j Santa Cruz. CLUB IS BADLY INJURED Probably Feared They Could Not old Jobs Seals In Good Shape. Ewlng'o Version of Shinn How. Prlie-Fighting Is Slow. BT HAERT B. SMITH. BAN FRANCISCO, March 20. (Spe cial.) The State Leaguers hoisted the black flag -with the skull and cross bones this week and got busy. Their first bit of piracy was the grabbing of Joe Curtis and Oscar Jones, both from the San Francisco team, the two jumpers being annexed by the Santa Cru clnb. It was an unexpected at tack. We had been moving along peacefully without a cloud in the skies and thought that the future would take care of itself. But "Brick" Devereaux hove in sight with his pockets bulg ing with money, and made his offers. He didn't stop with offers to Curtis and Jones. He approached practically every manjack on the local club. Mun dorff he especially wanted, and Nick Williams as well. Neither one of them would budge, and so he went after the smaller fry. Jones was the first to fall, and Curtis succumbed to induce ments later on the same day, which was Monday. Jones Knew His Falling. It is said of Jones that he told Danny Long he knew the Seals had too many good pitchers; that he had struck too fast a gait and he was going to com pany where he knew he could stay. Curtis simply said that he was getting more money. As a matter of fact the jumping of this pair will not hurt the local club in the least. Not to be nasty with Oscar, most of the fans think that Long is well rid of him. Last year he won ahput 80 per cent of the games, and toward the close of the season was absolutely worthless. In spite of that. Long got the ex-Brooklynlte a Winter Job pitching ball in the Im perial Valley League, and even per mitted him to remain two weeks after the rest of the team had reported. It looks very much like ingratitude on his part, but no one Is sorry that - ha has left. Curtis More of a Loss. Curtis is more tnan an average field er, .but he can't hit the ball. Long would hardly have used him as a ateady man at third, but doubtless would have retained him as a utility inflelder. When Joe came back from China and heard that he was to be shipped to Happy Hogan's team he pleaded with Long to remain with the Seals. Danny agreed, and this is what he gets. It is possible, bowever, that both players realize that they would have mighty little chance with the lo cals and prefer to quit rather than be fired. At all events the boys shape up very nicely without them. Tennant. the first baseman, is a trifle slow on his feet and he can't handle grounders with any degree of certainty. He can slug that ball, however, and there Is where he will be a big help. Mohler is play in g0 a better second base than ever before so early in the season. At shortstop the work of Roy Mc Ardle has been phenomenal. Not only has his fielding been' remarkable, but he is lacing the ball. Third base is somewhat in doubt, but it is possible that Mundorff will be slated for that berth. He is to be given a trial there, at, least Mundorff is sure of a Job on the infield, but whether as shortstop or third base it remains to be seen. The outfield ls somewhat unsettled. There was a great deal said during show week by some deal ers in regard to the number of cars sold ; we said nothing, be cause early in the week we saw that the truth would not 'stack .up well along side some of the statements made. Sixty-six Cadillac "Thirties" have been sold to actual users in the State of Oregon, and all of the sixty-six 'but eleven have been sold to Portland people. Sixty-six is just about four times as many sales as any other dealer can show of any other one kind of car, and we are willing to compare proofs. - Melchior, Bodie, Kelly, Lewis and Will iams, the latest arrivals, are all in the field. Williams is about as big a man as Heine Heitmuller, but it remains to be seen what he can do. . Bodie, who was injured In running to third base last week, will be back In the game In 10 days. He is a fixture at centerfleld and bids fair to lead the league in batting. Lewis looks a more likely man than Kelly, and will prob ably be retained. The pitchers Berger, Corbett, Willis, Cooper. Eastlev .showing up well. Berger was some- wnat of a disappointment the first game he pitched, but came back last Sunday in remarkably good form. Wil lis, not having had the exercise, is a trifle sore, but I look for him to have a good season. I think the Portland fans will like this chap, Cooper, who, like so many of the San Francisco bunch, halls from Texas. He is full of life and has some good curves, with a change of speed. You know the backstops Berry and Nick Williams. That lad Williams has developed a good arm in throwing to second and not many of the boys will be stealing bases on him. Ewing-McOredie Controversy. Just a word about this Ewing-Mc-Credie controversy. I am not anxious to enter into the affair, which seems to have gone some lengths, according to the newspaper dope, but I am in clined to thiuk that some of the stories have not been altogether fair to Ewing. I am not so much of a Callfornian but what I can seen both sides of an af fair, and I do not believe there is any tendency to belittle the importance of Portland or give that club the worst of It. In fact, from what I have been able to gather, the efforts of Judge McCredie in building up the Coast League have been always fully appreciated. As regards the Shinn proposition, there is doubtless more of a misunder standing that anything else. I asked Ewing about It the other day, and this is what he said: "When the proposition came up of giving players to help the Sacramento Stoddard -Dayton Automobiles MODEL H, This is the speediest and best-powered car in its class ; it is the same nobby design, the same type of motor and the same hijh-class con struction as our larger cars.. , The Demonstrator has just arrived. Ride up the hills in all the other cars, then let na take you up in this classy car. 45 H. P. Seven-Passenger Tour ing Gar or Roadster with Toy Tonneau or Rumble Seat, $2500 Magneto and extra seats extra. LET US SHOW THAT THIS IS THE EASIEST RIDING AND BEST-POWERED CAR IN PORTLAND FRED A. BENNETT The Largest Distributor on the Pacific Coast. " 495 Alder Street, Portland. REO STODDARD-DAYTON MITCHELL RENAULT RAPID TRUCK AND BUSSES Stores at Seattle Spokane Boise North Yakima club, we all said we would help. Judge McCredie said that if their club got Kennedy he would give Shinn to Charlie Graham, of Sacramento. When I heard of the dispute, I called up Hnry Berry, of Los Angeles, by tele phone, aMid also talked to Ed Walter, of the Oakland club. They agreed that such was the conversation. No papers ever passed in the matter, but I think the verbal agreement should stand." It is quite possible that baseball law will not admit of any such verbal contract, but I have every reason to believe that the conversation was as indicated. It is to be hoped that the unpleasantness will be straightened out. Such talk does baseball no good. What we want is baseball news, not squabbles between the magnates. The Oakland club may size up better when the season has started, but it does not look any too strong. They have a good first-sacker in Don Cam eron, a better man I am inclined to think, than Tennant, of the Seals. At second is the reliable Truesdale. who was with the club last year. Breyette, the shortstop, fields his position well' but is none too sure at the bat, and Beenie McCay was always inconsistent. The outfield includes Duffey Lewis, Jimmy Adams (Cook) and Carroll! They haven't done anything formidable as yet. Mickey La Longe will be the mainstay behind the bat, as this fel low Marx seems to be somewhat lack ing. Of their new pitchers, Bolce is evidently by far the star of them all. and you want to look for him when he hits the north. Flanagan, the Vancouver boy, who was drafted by the Sox, doesn't seem to have hit it off well with them and has been transferred from the first team to the second squad. He is a big fellow, who has a wonderfully ac curate throwing arm, but he lacks the noodle. First off, he failed to land on the ball and then he lost heart. The last of the week he picked up some what, but not enough to save him on Team No. 1. Cravath is sure of a berth with the team and he deserves It, the way he is smashing the leather. "Cravle," Dougherty and Hahn make a strong trio. FOUR-CYLINDER, S1575