The Sunday Oregonian., June 06, 1909, SECTION THREE, Page 9, Image 33

THE ST7XDAT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 6, ,1909.
OFF BAD
LUCK WAY AT LAST
Consistent with our policy
to handle only the best
Automobiles b u i 1 1 i n their
respective class, we take
great pleasure in announc
ing th at we have s e cure d
Bunch Makes Up Partially for
. Defeats Suffered in the
Southland.
WEATHER WITH M'CREDIE
PORTLAND
Ort on First Base Strengthens In
field Fans Favor Coast Ieagne.
Sandlot riayers and Salaries
In Sport Comment. .,
BT W. J. PETRAIX
Walter McCredies hard luck bunch
which sustained almost innumerable de
feat tn the Southland, returned home
last Wednesday, and since, the Portland
coasters have retrieved come of their lost
laurels.
Of course, the Vernon Club cannot be
compared with San Francisc6. Los
Ang-eles and Sacramento in playing
ability, so the bugs will await anxiouslv
the opening of the series with Sacramento
which commences Tuesday. This should
be the series in which the strength of
JlcOedie'a bunch will be put to the test.
Portland met Sacramento once. That
furies was the opening affair on the
Vaughn-street lot. While Portland took
the series by four games out of six. the
games were hard fought and decided by
close scores. TMs means that a similar
struggle Is likely to he seen this week,
for Charley Graham has a most capable
team, and one which promises to be in
the running at all stages.
awltchll3 GtOTZ Ort to first base
McCredle seems to have strengthened
his infield considerably, for Ort Is a much
more active pjayer than Kennedy. Ken
nedy, however, is too valuable a player
to be turned looce. and he will earn his
salary quite well by playing the utility
n.le. Since stationed at first base Ort has
heen hitting the ball better, which, when
added to his fielding efforts, makes him
one of the best players on the team.
Weather With McCredie.
Walter McCredie seems to have all the
luck as far as weather conditions here
are concerned. The flret three weeks of
the Pacific Coast League season was
noticeable for splendid weather, and the
Seals' week here was affected by cold
and dampness which also extended almost
through the entire home etav of Casey's
team. After three weeks in the South
Manager Walter returned home and " is
again blcesed with fine weather. These
conditions do not furnish much ground for
basing an opinion on the drawing quali
ties of the two leagues'.
Referring to this phase of the base
hall situation it must be admitted that
the fans hare shown marked partiality
towards the, Coast I-eague. This, how
ever, can be attributed to weather condi
tions which prevented the fans attending
the Northwestern Leapue contests'. The
standing of Casey's team three weeks ago
must also he considered. The respective
classifications of the two leagues can
ur. luKen into consideration, but the
Bt-nerai neuer or the fans as to the dif
ference of the two leagues has not been
altogether responsible lor the apparent
difference in popularity.
The Northwestern. League puts up Just
as good an article of ball in its league
"" does the Pacific Coast League in the
rival circuit. An to the relative merits
of the two lr-agues. comparative reckon
ing is merely a matter of opinion. The
Northwestern League nossesses novori
high-class players, and so does the Pacific
Coast League. The Pacific Coast League
has picked up sandlot nlavere. snrt n hi.
the Northwestern. In this respect neither
league nas the advantage of the other in
claiming a smaller percentage of such
piayers. ,
Same With Majors.
It is the same in the maior lemniea
though among the big fellows thev nlav
more inside baseball and pick the best
players of the lesser leagues. This gives
them an advantage in playing ability.
The real difference in Class A as rep
resented by the Pacific Coast League and
the Northwestern League as representing
1ass B. lies almost entirely in the fact
that both leagues are affiliated with an
organization which favors the one aeainst
the other merely from the standpoint of
population, ana population merely be
cause the attendance at the games war
rants increased box office receipts. The
greater the attendance at the games,
the larger the salaries the magnates are
enabled to pay: yet there are nlavers on
the Portland. Seattle. Spokane and other
.-vortnwestern league teams who are
drawing as large, if not larger, salaries
tnan are a number of the stars in the
Pacific Coast League. Based on popula
tion the Northwestern League is entitle
to the same rating accorded the Coast
League.
Players like Pearl Casey. Phil Cooney, '
Eddie Kinsella. Irving Gough, Eddie 1
Reiver, Lou Nordyke. Gus Thompson,
Buck Connors, Harry Ostdlek. Mike
Lynch, Emll Frisk, Sheldon Lejeune.
Hnrry Most, Ben Davis, Joe S"ugden and
others receive on ' the average, salaries
Just as high as those of Ota Johnson,
Jack Graney, Billy Speas, Jesse Garrett,
Roily Zelder. Kid Mohler. Howard BeaJl
and other Pacific Coast League players.
All of the lesser class league players
mentioned would adorn any team In Class
A league, and probably some of them
would prove handy men with major
l.apue clubs.
All of Sandlot Origin.
There is one thing that cannot he
gainsaid when baseball classifications are
discussed. That is that all ball players
get their start on the sandlots. and many
of these Jump right from the sandlots to
the major leagues as well as to the
minors and make good immediately,
league classification does not make the
baseball playors. for there are bonehead
players In the big leagues yet. Some of
them hold their jobs from year to year,
and others last the proverbial length of
time to get a meal. These things con
sidered, baseball classification, is merely
a matter of favoritism when the differ
ence between the Pacific Coast League's
rating and that of the Northwestern
League is concerned.
Just at present the only . difference be
tween the Pacific Coast League and the
Northwestern Is that the tail-end clubs
of the lessor league are putting up a
much worse article of ball ti'an are the
truilers in the coast organization. .
Fulton Team Wants Games.
The Fulton baseball team wants Sunday
games with fast out-of-town teams. It
would like to hear from Ounas, Canby,
Hood River, Rainier, Kelso. Castle Rock,
Clatskanie and other fast teams. Ad
dress R. A. Ward. 142 Florida street.
Portland.
American Association.
At Columbus Milwaukee C. Columbus 3.
At Louisville Louisville 10. Kansas
City 7.
At Indianapolis Indianapolis 2. Minne
apolis .
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III s , Tl I ' ' 19 Greatest Interest Centers in Two-
TINY AND BIG MATCHED
MOTORBOAT WOLFF II TO RACE
STEAMER SPENCER.
Contest Is Result of Keen Rivalry.
Club, Interested, Will Follow
Craft.
John Wolffs new motorboat Wolff II
and the steamer Charles R. Spencer, with
Captain Charles R. Spencer at the wheel,
have been slated for a race to take place
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. The event
is being looked forward to with consid
erable interest, as motorboat enthusiasts
are eager to see what the Wolff II can
do. It is the intention of a large num
ber of boat-owners to leave early San
day morning to see at least a portion of
the race.
The contest. Is the outcome of friendly
rivalry between Wolff and Spencer, who
have had brushes on the river several
times with the big steamer pitted against
the little speed boat. The Wolff II is
40 feet long, with a four-foot .he am, and
has a Smalley motor, capable of develop
ing ISO horse-power. The little racer is
capahle of making 30 miles an hourl
Wolff will preside at the engine and E.
W. Spencer, father of Charles R. Spencer,
will be at the wheel.
The speed of the Charles R. Spencer is
about 20 miles an hour. To even things,
a handicap of one mile in every three
will be given the steamer. About ten
miles may be run by the Wolff II while
the steamer runs six and . two-thirds
miles. The Spencer leaves on her regular
run to Astoria Sunday morning and will
be met at Linnton by the Wolff II. The
two will then race down the river.
Plans for a big parade to take place
during the Rose Festival are under way
by the officers of the Willamette Motor
boat Club. If the plans receive the favor
of the Rose Festival authorities a
gorgeous pageant will assemble on the
river. Every motorboat on the Willam
ette will take part and all will be decorat
ed for the occasion. It Is the intention
of the club to have a brass band bead
the fleet of decorated motorboats, of
which there will probably be 200. The
number of boats out for the parade Me
morial day gives good promise of a spec
tacular turnout for the Festival. Tne
course to be followed if the plan succeeds
is from Ross Island to Swan Island.
Since the fair weather appeared, motor
boats have been out on the river nearly
every evening in large numbers. More
boathouses than ever' before ' have been
put into service and the lovers of the
water are making these their headquar
ters. Considerable interest is being taken in
the sport by out-of-town motorboat own
ers. Messrs. Fox and Judd,- of Astoria,
and J. Rogers, of Salem, were the guesta
of the Willamette Motorboat Club for
the races on Memorial day. The Astoria
party says it expectB .to have a number
of boats entered in the Fourth of July
contests, among them some fast racers.
The visitors were enthusiastic over the
prospects of the season.
J. G. Macks at Kelso Today.
The J. G- Mack's team, under the
leadership of Bobbie Burns, journey
this morning to Kelso- and 'try con
clusions with the fast Kelso" Tigersi
This will be the first meeting this sea-r
son between the two clubs and-a red-
hot exhibition will be- furnished the
rabid fans of Kelso and vicinity. The
Macks haver strengthened their team
by the addition of Hatch, the hardhit
ting outfielder, of. Albina, in the Trl
City League, and. now present to the
baseball fans of Oregon and Washing
ton the best semi-professional . "" club
playing out of Portland. All clubs de
siring games are asked to address Man
ager Macks Baseball Team, Portland.
Or. The clever slabster O. O. Gardner,
southpaw, will be on the rubber today.
The Macks lineup: Shea, catcher; Gard
ner, pitcher; Fay, shortstop; ' Mont
gomery, first base; Burns, second base;
Newell, third base; Gardner, left field;
Sommerville, center field;' Hatch, right
Held, and Lake, pitcher.
FREE ASTHMA AND HAT FEVER CURE.
D. J. Lane, a chemist at 173 Lane
building, St. Mary's, Kansas, manufac
tures a remedy for -Asthma and Hay
Fever in which he 'has so much confi
dence that he sends a SI bottle to anyone
who will write for it. His offer Is that he
is to be paid "foVifif It cures and the one
taking tne treatment is to be the Judge.
Mile Steeplechase, ' in Which the
Jumps Will Be in Full View
of the Spectators.
BT. WILL G-. MAC RE A.
It is no easy task to get between 60 and
75 head of horses in fairly good racing
shape without going to the great expense
of having them sent to the track, but this
is what the members of the Portland
Hunt Club have accomplished and now
their mounts, which will race in the
10 events carded for Saturday afternoon,
are ready for the starter's word "Go."
I"Vr the past two months the members
of the club have done little but talk of the
coming Spring meet and if the usual
Oregon June skies prevail the huge
grandstand and bleachers at the Country
Club will be packed with people.
In order to get through with the 10
events. Starting Judge M. D. WiBdom
will send his first field of horses away
In the mile eventpromptly at 2:30 o'clock
and after this iddock Judge Metzger
will nustle the other races off in Jig
time. This is the first time that the
Portland Hunt Club has- held its Spring
meet at the Country Club and those In
charge of the racing programme have
paid special attention to the streetcar
service, both going to the track and re
turning home. ,
Entries. Come in Late.'
Like all previous Hunt Club Spring
meets, the entries were tardy coming
in, and It -was not until midnight Sat
urday night that the majority of - trie
entries were turned in to Secretary H. H.
Herdman. Jr. All of the events, will have
plenty of. entries, and Indications are
that Starter WiBdom win have his work
cut ont for him in getting some of the
large fields away. The race which- seems
to have attracted the least, attention is
the mile event, which this year takes
the place of the classic, event of - the
Hunt Club-former June meetings. What
the mile run will lack. In numbers, - how
ever, it .will-more than make up in
class, tor W. M. Davis will send his
long distance horse, J. H. Bennett, after
the trophy. . Wallace L., owned by Lieu
tenant Wheeler, of the Vancouver Bar
racks, together with several other speedy
ones, will also face the starter - In the
mile.
The race that has attracted the atten
tion of all of the riders in the club, both
the ' men . and the women, is the steeple
chase, about two miles long. It would
nor be surprising If the officials found it
necessary to . split -this race, so numer
ous are the entries and so eager are
the members to ride across the sticks.
The race will be run in the infleld and
the Jumps have been bo placed that each
one is in full view of the entire crowd.
The finish will be on the flat, the horses
taking the track somewhere near the
quarter mile post and finishing under the
grandstand, as, in, all . of the other events.
Anofher feature race will be the race
especially put on for polo ponies, with
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the entries restricted to the ponies owned
by Army officers. There are a number
of polo cracks now quartered at the Bar
racks and this race is sure to attract
attention.
The Junior Hunt Club, an organization
that has almost as large a membership
as the original club, has a special raca
carded exclusively for its riders. This
will be a quarter of a mile scramble for
ponies not over 14 hands high, the mounts
to be owned by members of the Junior
Hunt Club. Portland can well boast of
having a greater number of clever youth- ;
ful riders than any other city of its size.
Ail of these youngsters are thoroughly at
home on horseback and they know well
how ; to get all . the run out of their
mounts. This Is another race that will
bring together all the way from 15 to 20
entries.
There will be between eight and 10 en
tries in the mile trot for ladies. At
the last Hunt Club "meet this race was
won by Miss Inez Cummlng, on Prince.
Prince will not be throwing dust into the
eyes of the other starters this June, as
he Is jp-'ad. A glance through the entries,
however, will show there'll be speed
enough even without Prince. There will
be 13 starters in the two-mile relay race
rfflfd there should be fun and excitement
galore for the crowd in this race. It
will be twice around the track, with
riders changing mounts at stated dis
tances. Another thriller will be the chariot race.
Four horses, driven abreast In a reg
ular old-fashioned chariot, such as was
used in Nero's time, will be the arrange
ment. Only two entries have been made
in this race, but in spite of this the con
test o'er the mile should be an excit
ing one. The sprint races and the quar
ter of a mile dash for 200-pound riders
will have many entries. In fact all of
the fields In the sprint races are filled
to overflowing.
The entries are as follows:
The following are the names of the
horse, owner and rider:
Two-Mile Steeple Chase for Silver Trophy.
Wallace L., J. Porter, Lieutenant E. S.
Wheeler ; Oregon Boy, Miss Leadbettor, P.
W. Leadbetter; Frank, F. O. Breyman, - Wil
liam Walters; Kentucky Babe, D. A. Pa
tullo, Eugene Oppenhelmer; Oeas&r Port
land Hiding Academy, E. T. Chase.
Five-Eighths Mil Dash.
Oregon Maid, S. B. Loewenberg, S. B
Ijoero-enberg ; J. H. Rennet, W. M. Davis,
B,,H. Leadbetter; Lady Myrtle. E. T. Chase,
E. T. Chase; Call Bond, H. M. Krron, E.
Oppenhelmer; Juan va lied o, F. O. Downing,
F. O. Downing; Tom Fox,' Dr. Enxraett
Drake, William Albey.
Three-X3bch.th' Mtle Dafih.
Frank, F. O. Breyman, William Walters;
Oregon Maid, &. B. - Loewenberg,- S. B.
Loewenberg;' Clantb.ua, Harry L. Corbett,
E. T. Chase; Barnsby, James Nlcol, C. Ivead
better; Tom, Portland Riding Academy. R.
J. Chipman; Kentucky Babe, D. A. Patullo,
EtiKene Oppenhelmer; Tom Fox, Dr. Eiumett
Drake, William Albee.
Quarter Mile Dash.,
J. H. Bennett, W. M. Davis, W. M. Davis;
Tamarack, William A. -Gumming, William
A. Cumming; Hose of , Hllo. H. C Camp
bell, Hv C Campbell; Tom Fox, Dr. Emmett
Drake, Dr. Emmett Dralta; Kentucky Babe,
D. A. Patullo, D. A. Patullo.
One Mile Trot, .For Ladies.
T6psy, Rl B. Lamson, Mrs. R. J. Chip
man; Kitty, Portland Riding Academy, Miss
Mabel Lawrenoe; Little Rock, F. . W. Lead
better, Miss Sallle , Leadbetter; Monta
Cristo, Georglana Leadbetter. Georgiana
Leadbetter; Raven, D. .A. Patullo, Mrs.
James Xicol.
One-quaroer mile dash for Junior Hunt
Club ' members, seven ponies entered. Names
of horses and owners will be published later.
One Mile' Race,' Four-Horse Chariots.
Horses, Water Creas, Firefly, "Diablo. Ka
toriam, driver, A. M. Cronln; Colin. Irish
Lad, Celt, Waterboy. driver. R. B. Lamaon.
Xwo Mile Relay.
Great Gun, E. tK. - Oppenhelmer; Firefly,
L. L. Leadbetter; Atlas. H. Skuse; 'Nancy
Lee, G. E. Dobson ; Achilles, R. J. Chip
man Joseph Andrew, W. S. Walters; Merry
Legs, E. T. Chase ; Rattler, J. Cronin : St.
Giles. W. S. Grudder; Lord Derby. W. L.
Wood : Mowitza. R. H. Jenkins; Dixie, R.
B. Lamson; Ambition, '. W. Albee; Danish
Duke. 3. B. Loewenberg ; Antepope, T. T.
Strain.
"Broadway."
"Broadway."
"Broadway."
All river boats will go under the new
high briage at Broadway.
No wait for the draw.
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SPUR TO NELSON
Battler Signals to Opepator in
21st Round and Fights
Fast.
FILM SHOWS .HIS SMILE
Willis Britt a Picturesque Spectator.
Ketehel-Papko Flglit Unsettled.
Frankie Nell Rue From New
Yorlc to Meet Attell.
BT HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. June 6. (Spe
cial.) San Francisco Is well over another
championship fight, the Nelson-Hyland
affair. In which Fighting Dick succumbed
after 23 rounds of scrapping-. Fortu
nately the battle went Just the right dis
tance. It was not too short and neither
was It so long as to be tiresome. Kel
son simply proved one too many for
Hyland. The California lightweight did
better than was expected of him. For
say ten rounds he showed more strength
than the Battler and he outfought the
IDaiush champion.
Practically everybody was pulling ' for
Hyland to win, and they were delighted
at his showing. But Nelson plugged
along. Impervious to the punches of the
head or the kidney blows which Hyland
thought would be so effective. Toward
the middle of the fight ha commenced
reaching Hyland with short arm body
punches. That was the beginning of the
end. Hyland showed he was tired from
the beating and slowed up. In the 21st
round he alniost collapsed, going down
twice during the1 fight and almost being
counted out. Only the fact that he fell
the second time in his own corner and
was revived by smelling salts saved him
from defeat' on that occasion. In the
22d round Fighting Dick took still more
punishment and in the 23d, when he was
all but out. Referee Eddie Smith put a
stop to the affair.
Is the Dane Still Durable?
And now the main question seems to
be. Is Nelson still the Durable Dane
or has He gone back?"
It Is somewhat hard to answer, but
nevertheless Nelson didn't show any
si&ns of distress in that fight. There
were some who thought he was slower
than usual. But it will be remembered
In the beginning of the 21st round Nel
son signaled- to the moving picture men
to start their machines going.. A few of
the earlier rounds had been taken , but to
save expense they had stopped the reels
until Nelson gave the word. And when
the reels commenced to sing the Battler
started .to fight.
Nor does a close inspection of tne pic
tures taken by the various photographers
snow tnaat nelson was fatigued. One
of them, taken in the 22d round, shows
Nelson with his hands on his hips and
a smile on njs race. From the way the
Dane fought last week he would give
any lightweight in the world the toughest
kind or a battle.
Wlllia Brltt on Deck.
One of the picturesque sights of the
fight was Willis Britt. Britt had ar-
ency
rived early that morning from New York
and was with the Battler in bis corner.
He petted Nelson and talked to him much
as one would to a child. Britt was at
tired In .the latest New York cut and
made quite a hit with the fans, all of
whom knew him by sight If not per-
Hyland savs ia trnuM i i i. . i
flSrht. He dpdarpa Vio v.. In . j
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dition, but that he wnrkm vim..i
It would be useless to give Hyland an
other chance. He had as good an oppor
tunity aS Will PVPr nrtma 4n V. . ... i .
unit USCLIIIOI.
kelson and he might as well make up his
mma. to that fact.
Nelson Sells His Books.
Just at present Nelson Is Industriously
engaged in selling the history of his
life, which retails at SA nn i
according to the binding. Nelson ex-
fr V. -. .1 . ...
l' " 'u iiib uiera on saie at tne arena
and was decidedly disappointed when the
books did not arrive from the Bast.
He expects to be a very busy young
man. however. According to his own
statements he has l-nr-tii -.. A m
$5000 to fight some chap as yet not named.
xll uhianoma, . tne ngnt to tak
place the middle of June. After that the
Dane has agreed to fight ten rounds -with
Ad Wolgast in Los Angeles before Tom
McCarey's club.
Coffroth has further promised Nelson
that he will give him a, fight in August or
September with Cyclone Johnny Thomp
son. After . that the champion says ho
will make a trip to Australia. H as
serts he is. reaching .the age where he
might be knocked out and that he is
pretty well satisfied with the money he
has accumulated. .
The. attendance at the fight satisfied
everybody. The reported receipts were
$12,787. Of this. Nelson was guaranteed
5000 -with the privilege of taking 50 per
cent, which netted him something over
J6000. Hyland was given J1500 for his.
end, which left Coffroth with a good
profit.
The' Fourth of July fight has not been
definitely settled. Willis Britt, repre
senting Ketchel, has agreed upon terms '
under which the champion will . meet
Billy Papke and It is now up to Papke.
Britt wants to make the weight 158
pounds four hours before th fight. He
proposes to take 60 per cent of the re
ceipts to be divided 75 per cent to the
winner and 25 to the loser.- Further, he
Insists on a side, bet of $5000.
Papke, who is in Los Angeles, nas been
heard from. He is willing to agree to
most of the conditions of the fight, but
says the side bet ought to be made at
ha prevailing odds. Although the articles
have not as yet been signed, I rather
thing that whatever differences exist will
be straightened out and that we will see
the match on July 6.
Frankie Neil, who-is to fight Monte
Attell for the bantamweight champion
ship of the world. June 19, is due to ar
rive .from. New York the latter part of
the week. He will go into training here
at once for his match. Just at present
Monte Attell is In the mountains but will
soon occupy his training quarters.
St. Yves Wins Easily.
WINNIPEG. Man... June 5. Henry St
Yves easily defeated J. H. Marsh, a
local runner, who recently won the To
ronto Marathon, in a 15-mile race here
last night. In the ninth mWe St. Yves
gained a lap on Marsh and finished
fully three-quarters of a mile ahead In
1:23:32 on a track which was anything
but conducive to good time.
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