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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1909)
THE .'SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 9, 1909. 9 MILITIA PATROL FOR GOOD ROADS National Guard Will Be on Hand for Rose Festival Auto Contests. PLANS WELL UNDER WAY Thehe Classy Events Will Be Run Ofl by Foremost Speed Kinps of This Country Grandstand to Seat 10,000. With the assurance of the services of the officers and members of the Oregon National Guard for the patrolling of the raeln course to be used during the Rose Festival, the Portland Automobile Club has overcome the last difficulty' in regard to the annual ' automobile races and the racing committee is exerting nrenuom efforts to prepare for this big event, which promises to equal anything that has been attempted in the history of automobile racing. The use of the roads has been con sented to by the County. Court and Com missioners, the property-owners have practically all consented to the right of way, transportation' has been arranged for withthe O. W. P. and there Is no obstacle to hinder one of the most successful re sults In racing that has ever happened in the country. The Rose Festival Association, of which Ralph Hoyt is president, has assured the aid of this body and they have-signified their approval by promising aid In many ways. President Hoyt as the representa tive of this committee in charge has offered a valuable cup to be awarded to the winner, besides other prizes. They have also set apart a special day for the events, and have promised a great amount of publicity In addition, adver tising the races as one of the special features of the Carnival. No Counter Attractions. There will be no obstacles this year In the way of attendance as there were last. In the 1908 races, a parade was held in the heart of the city during the time the races were in progress. This year Sat urday, June 12. will be set apart espe cially for the use of the Automlble Club. The roads for the events are being spe cially prepared and are now being put In perfect condition for the races under the supervision of Superintendent Chapman, who promises they will be ready in plenty of time before June. The course will be practically the same as last year but will be in vastly better shape. The start and finish will be located on the BaseXJne road a quarter of a mile west of the Intersection of the road and the O. "W. P. tracks. Here a grandstand Is to be erected with a seating capacity of 10,000 people "Carnival. King" Arnold, has also practically donated the use of the grandstand that is already situated there. The course which is 14.6 miles long, will then extend from this point to the Base Lln road to RuseellviUe, thence couth to the Section Iine road, thence east to Gresham. thence north to the 12 rnile house,, thenoe west to Jhe point of beginning. Across from the grand stand Is a field Bf 60 acres which has been provided for automobiles with occupants so that they can see the start and finish. W1H Use State Militia. Authority for the use of the National Guard in patrolling the course which has freen secured from Adjutant - General Flnser, will remove the possibility of ac cidents or Injuries of -any kind either to persons or animals. It was due to the efficient service of this military body that the entire absence of casualltles was re corded last. year. There will be 200 to cover the course this year, and they will allow no one to enter the road after a specified time. Anyone attempting to do so will bp sub.lect to arrest and penalty. ' The Portland Railway, Ught & Power Company has- made arrangements to fur nish transportation for the many pas sengers to the scene of the races. Trains of seven cars each, each car to carry 75 passengers will be put .lir use for the day and have agreed to carry 3000 passengers per hour. Better facilities will be offered the public than last year and the assur ance is given that there will be no delays on the road on account of lack of motor power as was the case last year. The fare and admission has been also arranged. A round-trip ticket which also admits the visitors to the grandstand can be secured for Jl. The admission to the field opposite the grandstand for auto luoblllsts will alRO be Jl per person. Ad mission to any other place of observa tion on the adjacent property will be 60 cents. Three races will he run instead of two is at first intended. There will be two pf 50 miles each and one of a hundred miles. The prize for this race Is the $500 j Wemme cup. This is a perpetual trophy and must be won three consecutive times before a racer can obtain possession of it. It has been decided that the races in the 60-mile class will be for stock cars only, the prices to regulate the entries. Cars of $1650 and -under will enter one of these and for the other, any machine valued over that amount. A number of famous racers of National reputation who have taken part in the races In all parts of the world will be here to drive the speed cars and a few of them are In Portland at the present time. - These have made and broken records all over the world. One of these has said that the course which .is being prepared in one of the best that he has ever seen anywhere and expressed great satisfaction with its appearance. The races are given by the Portland Automobile Club with the sanction of the American Automobile ' Association of which the club is a member. With en tries of American and foreign cars of celebrated makes, including the winners In Savannah and - Vanderbilt cup races, and their noted drivers, the races in Portland promise to be one of the great est events that has occurred on the Pa cific Coast. The Keats Automobile Company reports the following sales: F". J. Wherum, of Woodburn. Or., Chalmers Detroit, tour ing car: B. A. Brown, of Eugene. Or., Chalmers Detroit, touring car; C. A. Vel tune, of Eugene, Or., Chalmers Detroit, touring car; S. G. Hughes, of Forest Grove. Or., type No. 10 Bulck; E. L" Llntz, of Salem. Or., type No. 10 Buick; V. A. Seufert, of The Dalles,' Or., No. 17 Bulck touring car. The Studebakers report the following sales of touring cars of 30 and 40-horse-power: P. C. Barnes, A. F. Roberts, Fred E. Sanders, all of Portland; W. A. Meater, of Bilverton, Or.; F. D. Waite, of Suther land, Or. v The H. M. Ctavey Motor Oar Company reports the following sales of Cadillacs: A. G. Klasterman, William' U Biddle, of Portland. Taxlcabs for local use have arrived and are now being Installed In their new quarters, at Seventeenth and Alder streets, on the second floor of the Stude baker Company's garage. The Portland Renault Taxlcab Company is making pre parations to have the service started by June 1. BEAVERS TO START WILL PLAY FOR KATZ CUP TENNIS ENTHUSIASTS GETTING READY FOR TOURNEY. Multnomah Club Racquetters Will Have Season of Championship Contests Next Week. Widespread interest is being shown among the tennis players of the Mult nomah Club in the coming: Katz Cup tournament, which Is to start May 15. The events will consist of men's han dicap . singles and men's handicap dou bles, and only members of the club will be allowed to enter. Already about 30 players have entered the singles and several teams have entered the dou bles, among others the veteran plav ers, James F Ewlng and H. H. Herd man. All matches will be scheduled, and it Is the Intention of the com mittee to have the finals on May 22. The schedule will be published each morning In The Oregonlan. The asphalt courts are In first-class shape, the lines are now being repainted and broad ened, and with new nets on all courts the conditions for play will be the best It Is possible to make thetri. .-.This tournament opens the season and the players are anxious Jo see If the higher-class players will rank the same as they did last year. Wlcker sham. who was rated at the top. has taken on considerable flesh, and some think his old competitors, Goss and Bellinger, will defeat him unless he reduces weight. Dick Wilder, who has been within striking distance of the top for the last three years, says, on the other hand, that Wlckersham is more accurate in passing this year and therefore more dangerous than ever. Eugene Mersereau and Tom ' Farrell, both good tournament men. have en tered, and the har-smashlng team of Dunne and Warriner will perform In the doubles. The entry list will close Friday. May 14, at 8 P. M. The entries to date are as follows: Alma D. Katz. Everett Ames, S. S. Humphrey, Mr. Gates, T. G. Farrell, George W. McMillan. F. E. Harrlgan, R. R. Warriner, Irving Rohr, T. Mor ris Dunne, E. D. Barrett. James Alex ander, Louis Barnard, James E. Ewlng, H. II. Herdman. A. B. McAlpin. Ken neth MoAlpin, V. H. V. Andrews. Rich ard Wilder, Mr. Hubbell. J. Wesley Ladd, R. W. Wilbur, Brandt Wicker sham. Dan S. Bellinger. W. A. Goss, Milt Frohman, Eugene Mersereau, W. D. Brewer. Jerome Mersereau. Among the doubles teams are: Ewing and Herdman, Dunne and Warriner. Andrews and Wilder, Mersereau and Brewer, McAlpin and McAlpin. Other players are now busy arranging for partners, and about 16 teams are ex pected to enter the doubles. From present indications, at least 40. will compete in the doubles. SOUTH TOMORROW McCredie's Players Should Be Able to Maintain Lead in Coast League. MEN WORK WELL TOGETHER Pitching Start Is Doing Good Work and Only Difficulty at Present Seems to Be Inefficiency of J. Cal Swing's Umpires. BY W. J. PETRAIN. . When Walter McCredie and his Port land ball tossers depart for California tonight, the team will be able to start the second road excursion In a position to fight for the lead they now hold at all stages. It Is somewhat unusual to compel teams In this "league to make such a long Jump, for Portland goes all the way to Los Angeles, where McCredie opens Wednesday, and the extra game will be played the following Monday. Just now the team Is doing well. The pitching staff Is working well, and all of the players have gingered up con siderably since the opening game with the Seals. Walter McCredie will carry live pitchers on the coming California trip. These will be Jesse Garrett. Jack Graney, Roy Willett, "Speck" Harknese and Al Carson, and this quintet of high class box artists can be depended ' upon to hold their own during the three weeks with the other teams to be played. There Is but one thing likely to prevent the Beavers maintaining: the top position, or at least one within close touch, of the lead, and that Is the possibility of one of the "kite-tail teams dropping a great majority of the games to Portland's Cali fornia rivals, San Francisco and Los Angeles. That such a contingency is not altogether improbable, has been demon strated by the feats of the Vernon club against San Franoisco; the latter having won six out of seven from the Hooli gans,, and there Is the likelihood of Oak land also bowing to the San Francisco team most obligingly. Oakland Plays Good Ball. The Oakland team came North In a crippled condition, yet, despite this handi cap, the Commuters showed almost as much class as did any of the other clubs playing here thus far. Why that team should be the only club to fall before Vernort is hard to understand, and if the Hooligans can administer such crush ing defeats, the actions of San Fran cisco and Los Angeles, not to mention Sacramento, when these teams hook- up with van s crew, will be simply awful to relate. Strengthened In the outfield by the ad dition of Beall. the ex-Chica'goan, and the relegation of Thompson to the bench, seems to have helped the Angels mater ially. Captain Frank Dillon, who objects to bein referred to as aged, has re turned to the game, and he has shown that he still has a few more games in his system, despite the gray locks. Charley Graham's Senators have . not been hitting up any fast licks since their return to the Southland. In fact, Gra ham's boys have -been put to It to nold their heads above low water. Still the Sacramento team is one that will have to be reckoned with and it can be expected to take a brace shortly and again get Into the running. The fans of Portland have seen the Seals in action this week, and it is safe to assert that this team is far superior to the team of last season, even though Mohler is shy a reliable pitcher of the Sutor type. The now silent, but erstwhile vociferous president of the Pacific Coast League said, while in Portland, that he had se cured a splendid staff of umpires, but if his Judgment classifies either Toman or McCarthy as even half ordinary, he is stretching the truth amazingly. McCarthy's Judgment Bad. Umpire McCarthy Is a failure. In fact, he has been a failure so long that Cal Ewing should have had better sense than .to 'foist him 'on the public as an official in a league where the race is likely to be a close and gruelling fight to the finish. Jack McCarthy cannot umpire. He has not enough courage in the first place, and in the second, his judgment is simply awful. The only reason he was saved scathing criticism here was .because the Portland team was winning games with a great degree of regularity and his bad work was overlooked for the time be ing. Furthermore, McCarthy has yet to pull through a Pacific Coast League game in less than one hour and a half. His usual time for a nine-inning game, is two hours, or very close to that mark. He allows too many talk fests on the diamond; too much horse play on the part of the play ers, and too much wrangling on the part " of disgruntled players who happen to be called out on & close decision. Jimmy Toman is a new man at' the game. At times he has showed excellent judgment, but he is making a big mis take when he allows the players to run over him as they have done during the recent series. He will never- be able to boast of a "speedy game as long as he stands for wrangling, useless protesting, and stalling tactics followed by the play ers of both teams on the slightest provo cation. Toman is handicaped as to size, which is another thing against him; yet. were he so inclined. It is possible that he could become one of the best um pires in the business, but he must first learn to be boss of the- diamond, and a few forcible examples made of the chronic kickers will convey such an inkling: to the players. This can be depended upon to bring results. . However, umpires are born, not made, and the attempt to make officials out of Toman and McCarthy looks impossible. Let us hope that McGreevy Is an im provement, for he will come north thret weeks hence. COLTS TO COME HOME PORTLAND FANS ' SEE CASEY'S TEAM THIS WEEK. . Northwestern Balltossers Are Round ing Into Form and May Redeem : Themselves on Local Lot. BY W. J. PETRAIN. Manager Pearl Casey and the Portland Colts, of the Northwestern League, play their last game of the first road series at Vancouver today, and Tuesday the Portland boys come home to open a sea son of three -weeks.- The Tacoma club will be the Colts opponent for the open ing week. Hugh McCredie and George S. Shep herd are planning an opening day parade, and all the adherents of the Northwest ern League, as well as Manager Casey's host of friends. Intend to give him a rousing welcome. The brand of base ball' dished out by the Pacific Coast League team during its four weeks' stand hast been such that the appetites of the bugs have been whetted. As McCredie's boys go on the road for three weeks. Casey's team will be well received dur ing its three weeks of play on the home lot. Casey has had more bad luck than anything else. In the first place he started out with an entirely new team and In a new league. The players have been slow in rounding to form.; and this is especially noticeable in the case of Bassey, who was a fairly reliable hitter in .the Pacific Coast League, but who seems to be absolutely . up against it In the Northwestern. Bassey will strike his Btride soon, and it may be that the opening week in Portland will see the little outfielder commence slugging the ball as he did in the days of old. That opening week at Seattle took a great deal of ginger out of Casey's team. The Colts should have had the six to three advantage instead of Lynch's team, but luck broke badly for the Colts. At least three games were dropped which ordinarily should have been credited to the Portland side of the board. George M. Schreeder, the owner of the Tacoma club, has been in Portland since Thursday and will remain over for the opening series. Schreeder has a team that seems worse off than does Portland, and yet he is not in the least feazed by the performances of Russ Hall and hi3 Tigers. Schreeder says has has never had a loser yet and does not believe that his present team is booked to linger in the cellar very long. He is the most op timistic of managers and in this respect he differs greatly from Dugdale. . If conditions were reversed and Dug was in the cellar, he would be gnashing his teeth and pulling out all of his remain ing hair, for Dug has gottten over being a good loser. Big Eddie Kinsella or the Indian. Pin nance, will fling the opening game for Casey, and either Ike Butler or Clafiin will do the honors for Tacoma, In either event a good game should be in order, for the two teams will meet for the first time. Butler, tha old reliable, has only pitched one good game this season, and that was when he -blanked the Vancou verites without a hit or a run. but he Is a better pitcher in warm weather than at this time of year. Butler Is one of those pitchers who delight in work and plenty of It. He is- willing to work every other day, and while with Port land a few years ago he scored a record that will not soon be forgotten, for he won three games in two days. Pitching a Sunday game and winning by a close score, Butler was called upon the next day to work in the first game of a double-header. He did so .well in the first game that he pitGhed the second and won that as well, which feat was the talk of the fans for some time. The teams will line up as follows: Portland Casey. 2b; Cooney ss; Bassey, If; Mullln, lb; Garry, cf; Murphy, rf; Staton. 3b; Murray, c, and Kinsella or Pinnance, p. - Tacoma Siiess. rf; Cartwright, 3b; Hurley, lb; Swain, cf; Kellackey or Ben der, c; Kippcrt, If; Mackin or Delters, 2b; Bresino, ss; Butler or Clafiin, p.- Stoddard-Dayton Breaks Record Los Angeles to Santa Barbara,' 112 miles, over mountains three times, 3 hours and 12 minutes, 48 minutes faster than the fast train; the train goes under the mountain through a four-mile tunnel, the Stoddard-Dayton went over the mountain. v . . , The Stoddard-Dayton Won the mile high Hill Climb at Redlands, Cal., starting at Redlands, altitude 1000 feet, among "the Orange Groves, finishing at Oak Glenn, altitude 5280 feet (one mile high), above the snow line; 16 miles up the mountain side in 24 minutes, 12 seconds, 40 miles per hour.1 " . The 60 and 100-H. P. macadam road Stunt Cars are conspicuous by their absence . in the Pounding contests over the mountain roads. THIS PROVES THE STODDARD-DAYTON IS THE CAR TO POUND OVER ROUGH WESTERN ROADS AND HAS THE POWER TO LEAD . THEM ALL OVER THE HILLS. FRED A. BENNETT STODDARD-DAYTON 1420 Broadway, Seattle, Wash. 495 Alder Street REO MITCHELL RENAULT RAPID 103 So. 3d St., 814 Second Ave., 1118 Main St., No. Yakima, Wash., Spokane, Wash. Boise, Idaho. MITCHELL IS HEAR TOP FOKMEK PORTIiAJfDEK HITTING HARD IN NATIONALS. Ellis, Oakes and McTLean, Other Old Pacific Coast Men, Do" Good Work. Mike Mitchell, the former Portlander. is batting like a demon for Cincinnati this season, and while it is not expected that he. will keep up his present lick all sea son, Mike's good start is a source- of con siderable pleasure to his admirers in Port land and the Northwest. The blgr fellow Is bittin? .381, and has passed Hans Wag ner In the batting of the National League players. The averages also show that Hills and Oakes, formerly of Los Angeles, and.Larry McLean, the former-Portland catcher, are all hitting nicely. ' The av erages are as follows: G. AB. R. H. SB. SH. Av. Phelps. St. Louisa. 7 12 1 1 1 .600 Beamont, Boston.. ..10 82 6 15 1 .1 .469 Lnnox, Brooklyn. ,. 10 38 5 16 4 3 .464 Myers, New York.v 8 12 0 ' 6 ' 0 0 .417 Mitchell, Cincinnati. .18 42 12 16 0 1 .381 Schtei, New York 7 21 0.8 1 .381 Lush. St. Louis. 6 11 2 4 0 1 .364 Wasner, Pittsburg-. .. 12 42 15 4 2 .357 Jordan. Brooklyn ... lO 34 7 12 1 1 .853 Grant. T"hila S 37 6 13 2 2 .851 Zimmerman, Chi.... 11 43 6 15 1 0 .349 Abstein, Pittsburg. .. 12 46 4 15 1 1 .326 Dahlen. Boston 10 87 6 12 1 1 .808 Chance, Chicago. 11 43 13 4 8 .803 revlln. Xew York... 9 30 1 9 0 1 .300 Charles. St. Louis.. 14 H7 5 14 2 2 .298 Bransneld. Phila.... 9 27 1 8 1 3 .296 Doolan. Phila t:. 9 27 'S .8 0 1 .298 Bresnahan. St. Louis. 12 34 S ID 1 2 .294 Kills. St. Louis ; 9 17 4 6 0 0 .294 Oakes. Cincinnati; . .13 65 9 16 1 1 .291 Evans. Bt. Louis 14 42 8 12 0 2 .286 Sheckard, Chicago. .10 35 4 10 0 4 .286 Hotmail, Chicago. .:. 11 36 9 10 1 2 .278 Burch. Brooklyn. .. .16 40 S 11 2 0 .275 McLean, Cincinnati. . 11 37 I 10 0 2 .270 Magee. Phila 9 30 4 8 2 1 .267 Alperman, Brooklyn. 8 84 3 9 0 1 .265 Sweeney, Boston 10 35 3 9 0 0 .257 Mowrey, Cincinnati. .13 40 4 10 1 3 .250 Doyle. New York.... 6 24 3.6 2 0 .250 Beck, Boston 10 36 4 9 1 1 .250 Bates, Boston 10 41 6 10 2 1 .244 Uooin. Phila. ...... .. 9 25- 5 6 0 2 .240 Smith. Boston.. 7 25 2 6 0 0 .240 Clarke, Pittsburg 12 42 6 10 1 2 .238 . . .- ' . . - I ... II 1 . .. .1 .1 1 Jd . V .rfOW ! .T Millar pfttahnr. a in . T . 004 Tenney. Xew York... 9 30 6 7 2 2 .233 JOolehanty. St. Louis. 12 39 3 9 1 1 .231 HiigSina, Cincinnati. .13 48 4 11 4 3 .229 Leach, Pittsburg 12 49 6 11 6 0 .224 Titus. Phila 9 32 5 7 0 1 .219 Gibson, Pittsburgh 12 87 3 8 0 0 .216 Hoblitzell, CInn .13 43 3 9 1 1 .209 Browne, Chicago. ... 11 39 7 8 3 0 .205 Paskert, CInn 13 45 5 10 1 2 .202 Brown. Chicago 5 10 0 2 0 0 .200 Tinker, Chicago 11 41 4 8 0 3 .195 Byrne. St. Louis 14 47 10 9 4 3 .192 Lumley, Brooklyn... 6 21 4 4 0 2 .180 Knabe. Phila 9 32 2 6 1 2 .188 Steinfeldt. Chicago.. 11 38 6 7 2 2 .183 Moran, Chicago 11 40 3 7 0 0 .175 Murray, New York.. 9 86 5 6 4 0 .176 Osteen. St. Louis. 12 37 4 6 0 1 .162 O'Hara. New York... 9 31 3 6 2 1 .161 Hummell, Brooklyn.. 10 38 2 6 1 2 .158 XV. Miller, Pittsb,gh.l2 53 2 8 2 1 .161 Wilson. Pittsburgh.. 12 4t 3 6 1 2 .146 Be Ten, Brooklyn... 8 28 ' 0 4 0 1 .143 Br..iwell. New York. 6 23 0 3 8 0 .136 Becker, Boston 10 38 8 5 0 3 ,132 Hrzog, New York.. 9 89 4 6 2 0 .128 Osborne. Phila... 6 17 0 X 0 4 .118 MeCormlck. New rk. .6 9 0 " 1 0 -0 .111 Lobert, Cincinnati. . .13 44 7 4 2 3 .091 Ritchey, Boston 8 23 1 2 0 1 .087 Beebe, St. Jxnils 6 14 0 1 0 1 .071 Abby, Pittsburg 5 16 1 1 0 0 .063 Sebring, Brooklyn ... 10 37 S 2 1 0 .054 Fletcher, New York.. 6 19 1 1 0 0 .053 Longboat Beaten by Slirubb. MONTREAL, May 8 Shrubb defeated Longboat . in a 15-mile race hero today. WALTER StHYVTHAT hU&T HAVE CARTOONIST'S IMPRESSIONS OP WEEK'S SPORTING EVENTS DENVtR WINS fioW-Lb' SmZm .,. DcNVfc-K WIN KOKK fc J? , S x X illSTAri JOHNSIN' 'LOOK5 for MR.TIHES AM0N& DEAD ONE. ST( AKin '4 STEAM CAR OPEN - HERE" TO0RR.0VW.THB IOYS -T-lbHTINtj To "GET OUT OP THE - CL,UR(?.. SEATTLE- 5 HlfaH BUT L0S.H out for- Punctures. Hi. 1-Jy;vi' J" 'Htliiiit ' i' --'tiai''sas-sssssss.sssssssiMSsssssssssssssss.-j THE White Steamer Is Here With the Goods 9 We have the cars and can make immediate delivery. QCome and . get a ride in the car that we can deliver to you. Q Over 40 White Steamers sold in Portland this year. 9 Ask us for these references. The White Garage 86 Tenth Street : Portland, Or. TTT7 117 A shipment of 4 and 6-cylinder Touring Cars just received. We can make immediate deliveries. If you want a car, you want it now, not next Win ter. Our-competitors tell you " Oldsmobiles won't stand up." How do they know? Ask any owner of a 1908 Olds how much he has paid for repairs in . the last year. Barring acidents, we will guar antee any OLDSMOBILE sold by us, free of re pair bills, for one year from date of sale. Get a demonstration and compare the Oldsmobile with any other car sold, regardless of price. Automobile Co. Sixteenth and Alder. . Crowe FRANK GOTGH WRESTLES HERE Champion of World Meets EDDIE O'CONNELL in Five. Fall Handicap Match HEILIG THEATER Next Tuesday "Night May 1 1th -'- - Preliminary Starts at 8:30. Prices: Ringside, $2.50; lower floor, $2; bal cony, $1.50 and $1; gallery, first 2 rows reserved, $1. Seats on sale at Schiller Cigar Store and Hei lig Theater. . G106.0