The Sunday Oregonian., August 08, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Page 5, Image 37

TI1E SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 8, 1909.
BASEBALL FEVER
HAS GROWN ACUTE
Al! California Seized With It,
Even Tail-Enders Draw
ing Crowds.
VREIDY ROASTS M'CREDIE
3lot Word Pass About Giving Jim
my Smith to' Oakland Vernon
Grows Despondent Outlaws
Change Dates Again.
BY HARRX B- SMITH.
PAX FRANCISCO. Aug- 7- (Special.)
The baseball fever has certainly
I struck San Francisco, and. In fact, all
of California. Never, for the past
three years at least, has there been
o complete Interest manifested in
what the clubs of the Pacific Coast
I-eag-ue are doing1. You might natur
ally expect that, perhaps, when the
eals are at 'home, but even with the
Oaklanders and the tailscrapinfr Ver
nons playing a series, the attendance
has been far above the average.
The Commuters, of course, have
been coming- very rapidly of late, and
that has created some of the inter
est. The Vernons seem destined for
the year at least to be nothing- more
than jokesmlths. the butt of "every
dub that comes along.' but the rest of
the teams have to be considered.
Oakland has certainly gingered up
eirue Bill Reidy was put In 'as man
ager of the rlub. The first of the
week the Infield pulled off two double
plays, and they were rattling fast ones
at that. Furthermore, the club does
rot seem to miss the services of Out
fielder Howard Murphy as much as was
xpected. It Is said by those who are
In a position to know what they are
talking about that the club Is better
off without Murphy than with him.
"While none disputes that he is a good
man for the job, they say that he. was
not amenable to discipline and' that
he caused a lot of trouble with the
other men on the team. If all this
Is true Oakland did very well to dis
pose of him.
McCredle "Rubs It In a Bit."
Quigley. who has been thrown into
he outfield in consequence, is not much
account, but I do not fancy that Reidy
expects to hold him for long. In fact,
the Oaks manager announced the first
of the week that he expects to have
Kelly, an outfielder who has been play
ing with the Sacramento Outlaws.
As far as Jimmy Smith is concerned
"TReldy says he does not care whether
he has that player, and. incidentally,
fie hands out a roast to Walter Mc
Credle for his share tn the transac
tion. Befor the Oaks went North
Reidy did need Jimmy Smith. As
Portland had a claim on Smith, Bill
wired McCredie asking for permission
to use him. No reply came from Wal
ter, but when the Oaks had finished
tip their week and were about to start
Cor home McCredie remarked v
"You can use Smith if you want
"I dont want him now." was Reidy's
retort. "If you meant that, why didn't
you wire your consent when I was in
California? It looks as if you wanted
our club as weak as possible.
"I am getting all the worst of it in
California." Walter Is quoted as hav
ing replied, "and. I guess It will be a
ood thing to rub It in a bit myself.
And right there, the session between
the two managers ended.
Vernon Has Lost Hope.
Judging from the way the Vernon
ltes are performing this week. Portland
ought to pick -up something in the way
of games won next week in the North.
To tell the truth, the -Villagers are
completely discouraged, and when you
los hope you don't win games. Ber
pard was talking the other day about
taking one game out of six with Los
wVngeles.
"But I guess that is where we fig
ure." he added.
Nor is Hogan any manager. "Hannv"
is a good fellow, but he doesn't know
how to handle his men. He likes to
rail them down before a crowd, and
the fans are right on tup of most of
his family disputes. That breeds dis
content, and the situation isn't helped
along when Hogan starts some of his
circus tricks on the diamond.
All told, something will have to be done
with the , Vernon" club if the league is to
be made up the same way another year,
and. while Hogan is too good a player to
lose, he will hardly be a manager.
The San Francisco fans have about
made up their minds that the team has
struck a pennant-winning gait, and they
are pulling for the Seals accordingly. It
has been so long since San Francisco has
had a pennant-winner that the baseball
fans don't know what to make of it. Or
dinarily, with such a lead as the locals
have secured, the fans would be resting
easy, but from Danny Long down to the
f smallest boy who climbs over the ft nee,
r they are not satisfied and mourn the loss
of a game more than any one would have
Imagined.
Griffin's Great Feat.
There has been much talk of the won
aderful feat pulled off by Eddie Griffin,
when he won three games in a series
Against Sacramento last week. It was
something remarkable, and the blond
haired boy was the recipient of a lot of
applause when he finished up on Sunday
Afternoon. It happened chiefly because
Long wanted to keep Browning freyh for
Portland and also because Henley took it
into his head that he was a wander. Hen
ley was scheduled to pitch , during the
meek, but one day announced that his
arm was not in shape. His day to work
when Henley stated the next afternoon
that the air was a trifle too raw for him.
Long let out an awful roar.
Griffin, who would be willing to pitch'
every day in the week, providing he could
tand up under the Job. aid that he
didn't mind working, and you can bet
that the fans were pulling for him to win.
Outlaws Change Schedule.
The outlaws have made another change.
'.After it was decided to make a four-team
league, including Oakland. Stockton. Sac
ramento and Fresno. It was announced
that there would be but three games a
week in each city on the circuit, one on
Paturday and two on Sunday. This week
It has been voted to play five games a
eek in Stockton and Oakland and four
games a week in Sacramento and Fresno.
1'nder this schedule, the outlaws will play
Thursdays. Fridays. Saturday and Sun
days in Oakland and Stockton, and Fri
days. Saturdays and Sundays In the other
ft wo places.
Doubtless the managers of the clubs
Ifieclded that they might as well prtk up
a little floating change, because their ex
penses ant practically the same. It will
make but precious little difference to
them, however.
Am far aa Sacramento is concerned.
there are so many conflicting reports out
that it is hard to say just how well tlw
outlaws are doing in that city. Bill Cur
tin, owner of the Sacramento Coasters,
says that the outlaws did as much busi
ness on Sunday ns he had been doing on
a Saturday. Both Curtin and Graham
declare positively that Sacramento wit;
be in the Coast League next season. Cer
tainly the capital city cannot stand or
will not support continuous baseball, and
the Coast League clubs are in the best
position to stand a little rough weather if
It is coming their way. .
Brick Devereaux, Benedict.
Brick Devereaux. the former Oakland
third baseman, is a married man. A dis
patch from Sacramento says that as the
result of a romance begun on the base
ball diamond. Devereaux secured a li
cense last Tuesday to wed 39iss Grace M.
Hodge, of Oakland. Devereaux met Miss
Hodge three years ago while he was play
ing third base for the Oakland Coasters.
She was a fan at that time and admired
the Red Dog's antics on the field, and
soon afterward the pair were introduced.
This casual meeting ripened into love.
Devereaux gave his age as 38 and that of
his bride as 22.
Buck Francks. who played shortstop
with the Oakland team that" won the
pennant a few years ago. and later be
came captain of Omaha, that won the
American Association championship, is
hack on the. Coast. The Omaha team has
been winning games right along, tut the
manager of the club decided that he
wanted to advise Francks how to run the
team. Francks wouldn't stand for any
thing of that sor. and after a few words,
he quit the job-in a huff. Francks wasn't
given his release, but he left the team
and has returned to his home. As soon
as he secures his release, he may be after
a job.
JEFF HAS FIGHT ALL PLANNED
Vn whippet! Champion Will Wade
Into Negro at Start.
NEW YORK, Aug. T. Before sailing
for Europe, James J. Jeffries is quoted
as having told a New York friend his
ring plans for the battle with Jack
Johnson.
"Johnson's principal strength is in
his defense," Jeffries is quoted as say
ing, "and he believes that my wind is
not as good as It ,used to be. He will
therefore try . to cover himself and
make the fight last as long as possible,
until he has me winded. While my
wind la as good as it ever was, I pur
pose to make short and quick work of
the negro by wading into him with all
my strength in the early rounds, and
I know I can tear him to pieces before
the fight has gone far."
OBSERVATION CAR
Through Willamette Valley.
The Southern Pacific is now running
an observation parlor car covering the
delightful daylight ride through the
Willamette' Valley- between Portland
and Cottage Grove.
This car leaves Portland southbound
on train 19 at 8:15 A. M. Returning,
leaves Cottage Grove, northbound, on
train 18 at 4:50 P. M.
Druggists Worried Over Act,
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Aug. 7. "What
Is Whisky?" and several other queries
and problems developed by the pure food
and drugs act. will be thoroughly dis
cussed tf Mot anwered by the American
pharmaceutical Association, which will
convene here August 16 for a week- session.
Scenes Along Route to Puget Soun4 Followed by
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NOW
POPULAR
Scores of Portland Residents
Take Leisurely Trips Over
Scenic Roads.
SPEED FIENDS CAUTIONED
President of National Association
Says Many Wrecks Would Be
Avoided If Simple Rules
Were Followed.
Gypsy parties have become a popular
fad with 1 ocal autolsts this season.
Scores of residents have packed their
baggage and provisions in the tonneau
and have hied themselves far from the
madding throng. These runs into the
wlldwoods and mountains, virtually at
Portland's door, never fail to instill new
life and energy Into the participants.
Many unique experiences and trips have
been planned by these autoists.
Two weeks were consumed in a trip by
a party composed of B. D. Jorgensen,
George Luders, John Cahalin. C. A. War
ren and Sam Holbrook, who recently
completed a Jaunt to Puget Sound. Al
though the autoists never failed to linger
long enough to drink their fill of the
natural beauties that lay in their path,
yet the spedometer on their Plerce-Arrow
registered 998 miles upon their return to
Portland. The party shipped its car
across the Columbia River to Kelso,
where the Journey north was begun July
18. An ample supply of forage was
stowed away In the tonneau. They
camped, cooked and slept where night
overtook them. Tacoma. Seattle, Sno
qualamie Falls, Mount Rainier, Olympla.
Sheldon. Union City. Grays Harbor, Ab
erdeen and Centralia were touched.
The entire trip was experienced with
out a mishap, and, although some pieces
of almost impassable roadway were
crossed, the tires were neither blown
out or punctured.
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The widespread prevalence of auto
mobile accidents has led many people
to ask whether motorists really under
stand the rules of the road and how to
act in usual and unusual circumstances
to maintain the safety so much to be
desired. It has been pointed out that
in many cases these accidents have been
due either to ignorance of the ordinary
rules of the road or to the supreme care
lessness of automobile drivers in ignor
ing the simple regulations that conduce to
Bafety. A word of warning has been
sounded by President Spear, of the Amer
ican Automobile Association, and his en
deavors to control the present wave of
recklessness have been seconded by the
other officers and chairmen of the various
A. A. A. boards.
"Many of the recent deplorable acci
dents might have been avoided by the
observance of the simple road rules ami
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sane driving." said President Speare.
"There is also too much recklessness in
crossing railroad and surface carltnes. as
well as passing electric cans in city
streets, when passengers are alighting.
Again, many motorists in descending
hills, even if not very long or steep ones,
persist in keeping practically the full
power of their motor on. If more mo
torists would throttle down the engine,
or totally disengage it while descending
a bill, the number of accidents from this
source would be materially decreased.
When the motorist suddenly finds him
self in a tight place while descending a
hill under full power or even partially
so. and he loses control of his car. it is
the most natural thing in the world to
attribute the difficulty to the failure of
the steering gear to. work properly,
whereas there would probably have been
no trouble at all were the machine al-.
lowed to coast down gradually under its
own momentum."'
Some of the conventional rules of the
road which every motorist' should mem
orize and observe are : .
Keep to the right when overtaken by
a passing automobile or other vehicle
going in the same direction.
Keep to the left when about to pass
another vehicle in the same direction, in
other words, the automobilist should pass
another vehicle going in the same direc-.
tion on the left-hand side.
Pass to the right when meeting a ve
hicle moving in the opposite direction. '
-Among the clubs t(u have recently
been aroused to renewed activity toward
preventing this widespread tendency to
recklessness are the automobile clubs of
Cleveland, Rochester and Syracuse. A
vigilance committee has Just been ap
pointed by the Rochester Club, whose
object Is to deal severely with members
and chauffeurs who- persistently exhibit
recklessness and- carelessness in driving,
and a vigorpUii campaign is also to be
waged against autoists carrying ficti
tious numbers.
President Bonnell, of the Cleveland Au
tomobile Club, has issued a general let
ter to all of the members, calling their
attention to the fact that the .city or
dinances are being violated every day.
So flagrant has this become that the
Chief of Police in Clei-eland has' ordered
that bulletins shall be Issued every -48
hours giving the numbers of cars which
have been recklessly operated. Presi
dent Bonnell requests the members to
co-operate with the officials toward sup
pressing this evil.
"Co-operation in tnis, ne says, win
be helpful to the automobile manufac
turers, the individual owner of a car and
to citizens in general."' v.
Preventer' of Joy Rides.
A Brooklyn man has produced what he
calls the only practical solution of the
Joy-ride problem. His device is simply
a strip of very heavy manilla . paper,
which Is fastened to the rear tire and
rim by means of a corrugated wire which
perforates it in four places, a lead seal
on the end of the wire being sealed by a
nickel-plated hand press which can be
carried in the pocket, if desired.
The owner of a machine, suspecting
his chauffeur or the night manager of
his garage, seals his machine and goes
home confident that it will stay in the
garage until he orders it out. The' paper
and wire about the tire and rim of the
rear wheels, although strong enough to
withstand all the moving and dampness
incident to washing and cleaning in a
garage, will not stand t..e friction of a
ride of more than two block without go
ing to pieces.Automobile Topics.
Tenney May Be Traded Off.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Rumors
that
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Fred Tenney, first baseman and field
captain of the New York Nationals, is
to be traded to Pittsburg for Outfielder
"Wilson and another player, have been
received, but Manager McGraw, who is
with -the New York club today in St.
Louis., sent word that he had nothing
to say about the trade. .
Speculating, in Lincoln Cents.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. The demand for
the new Lincoln cent continues. On Wed
nesday and Thursday the Subtreasury
here distributed 700,000 of them, and it is
now distributing 1,000,000 more. The
.coins continue to sell at a premium.
Twelve policemen were required to main
tain order in a line of several hundred
persons. Most of the individual pur
chasers were boys, who have been reap
ing a rich harvest by peddling the cents
through the streets. On the first day that
the cents were issued, they sold readily
at 10 cents each, .and now the vendors
are selling them two, and three for 5
cents.
laf and twig- diseases, difficult to com
bat, are gradually lessening India's annual
production of coffee. "
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GOOD PLAYERS LOST
Big Leagues Make Inroads on
Bush Talent.
THREE GO' FROM BEAVERS
Ote Johnson, Eddie -Kinsella and
Speck Harkness Drawn, While
Chenault,- Garrett and Ryan ,
A Are Very Badly Wanted.
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
The baseball season has progressed so
far that already the annual disposition of
players by the minor leagues to the major
organizations is on in full blast. Scarcely
a day passes but that some player, from
either the Pacific Coast League or the
Northwestern is sold to a big-league club.
This Is the fruit of the visits paid the
Coast by the large delegation of major
league scouts," who have come through
Portland and other Coast cities in droves
at least so it would appear, judging
from the number and frequency of their
visits.
The Portland team has thus far dis
posed of three players Ote Johnson, Ed
die Kinsella and "Speck" Harkness
while several others are being sought in
lively fashion. Several teams are bidding
for Big Bill Chenault, while not a few
offers have been received for Jesse Gar
rett, and Buddy Ryan is wanted by at
least two big brush clubs. Ote Johnson
wiH wear a New York American League
team uniform next season, while Kinsella
goes to St. Louis in the same circuit, and
the Cleveland team has secured Harkness.
The latter club is also likely to get Che
nault, for McCredie likes the manner in
which the Cleveland moguls live up to
their agreements.
While the- Portland manager is loath to
part with so many good men", he does not
1 lIHe lu HL&I1U 111 Hie may ui a piajci ou-
vanctng. j. nererore, in oraer mai nis
team will not be greatly weakened by the
loss of the 6tars. he stipulates in each
deal that other players must be forth
coming in order that the sale be consum
mated. In every instance the big leaguers
have agreed to "come through" with two
or more players next Spring, and McCre
die is to have the refusal of several, in
order that his club shall not be "shot full
of holes" by the loss of the present stars.
Manager McCredie has been particularly
fortunate in securing new talent, for he
has made very few bad trades, and in
most instances has secured practically as
good men as the ones sent to the big fel
lows. McCredie had considerable diffi
culty with the Boston American League
Club, and has now eliminated that club
from his marketings of players. Cleve
land helped the Portland manager consid
erably, and, in order to repay the favors
secured from the "Naps," he has extend
ed Cleveland the privilege of picking two
of the best players on tlie Portland team.
As that club has already taken Hark
ness for 1910 delivery, it is generally pre
sumed that Big Bill Chenault will be the
other player to go to Cleveland. It will
be either Chenault or Cooney, with tne
chances favoring the pitcher, for Jim Mc
Guire, the Cleveland scout, prefers a big,
strong pitcher to any other ,-iayer. Che
nault is of ideal build for a t. ajor league
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twirler, and his work with the Portland
Northwestern League team this season
stamps htm aB a coming star.
At any rate, former Portland players
are already prominent in fast company,
and those who go up this year have equal
ly as bright a future as those now there.
With the examples of Larry McLean. Joe
Tinker, Bill Sweeney. Mike Mitchell, Bob
by Groom and others before them, John
son, Harkness. Kinsella and the others
may be expected to do their best to re
main in the big brush.
OFFICER PLAYS TORPEDO
Escapes From Submarine Through
Whitehead Tube. .
J WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. The Navy
Department has received word of a won
derful performance of Midshipman Ken
neth Whiting, in, command of the sub
marine Porpoise, ' now in Manila. For
the purpose of demonstrating the pos
sibility of an escape from a submarine
through a torpedo tube. Midshipman
Whiting, who is an expert swimmer, had
his vessel lowered to the bottom of the
bay near Cavite. Far tinder the water,
probably 60 or 70 feet. Whiting crawled
Into the torpedo tube. The end of the
tube in the boat was closed behind him.
The tube in a submarine is closed or
opened on the outside by a port, which
is moved by powerful machinery. When
under the water there is a great
pressure against the port cover, and it
takes a lot of power to make it swing out
and upwards. When it does swing, there
Is a great in-rush of water, filling tha
tube as the torpedo flies out
Whiting, within the tube, got a hold
on the port. The officers inside the ves
sel turned on the power and the port was
swung out. Whiting went with it, cleared
himself of the torpedo-tube, and then
let go, flying upward to the surface of the
water. He was uninjured by his expe
rience. DIAMONDS FOR farmers
Prosperity Reflected From Fields to
laiden Lane.
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. The prosperity
of the Western farmer has depleted
the stocks of diamonds in Maiden Lane,
and the importing houses there have
hurried their buyers across the ocean to
purchase new supplies. Dealers say
that the lethargy which began in the
jewelry trade two years ago has" been
followed of late by so great an increase
in business that the trade was taken
by surprise, and that even the largest
dealers were finding it difficult to fill
orders for he higher grades of perfect
stones.
Although $5,000,000 worth of gems
were imported into this country last
month, a quantity five times greater
than for the same month last year, the
dealers have been unable to fill orders.
They say that the orders from the Mid
dle West and the Northwest re the
most urgent, and as those regions are
reporting record-breaking crops, the
importers are of the ppinion that the
Jewels, or at least many of them, are
going to the farmers' wives.
' Will on Back of Check.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7. The terse will of
John O'Hara, a saloonkeeper, written
on the reverse side of a bank check,
was filed In the probate court yester
day, and held valid. It leaves the $2000
estate of O'Hara to his sister.
Swimming time now. visit Ringler's
plunge, best In town. 386 E. Morrison.
Open dally and .Sunday; -.ic.