THE SUNDAY OREGOXiAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 10, 1909-
IRK WILL START
ON AUTfl HIGHWAY
SKILL TO COUNT
MODEL 17 BUICK, SOLD THIS WEEK TO J. C. WEETER, OF PORTLAND
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Wemme Expects to Begin lm
, provement of Mt. Hood
Road Within 60 Days.
New Football Rules Reduce
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Value of Kicking Across
Opponent's Line.
FUND IS PARTLY RAISED
FEW FIELD GOALS LIKELY
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Touchbacks Give Privilege of Put
ting Ball in Play on S 5-Yard
Lin & Coach Metzger Has His
Troubles Lining Cp O. A. C.
BY OBSERVER.
Accurate 'and well directed kicking:,
rather than the long- klckoffs, often
dropping- over an opponent's goal line.
and the numerous attempts at field
g-oal s so much in evidence last year,
will mark the football games played
this year under the 1909 revised rules.
The forward pass will be used more
than aver before, and in combination
with the onslde kick, will constitute
one of the principal standbys of this
season s progressive football strate
grlJt.
, This mcch has already become ap
parent during- the few weeks of pre
liminary practice and scrimmage work
throug-h which the various colle.ee
coaches have been putting- their
squads. Although the rules committee
at the end of the 1908 season made only
a few chang-es In the existing- rules, it
has been shown, nevertheless, by this
early practice that these revisions will
have far-reachlnr tendencies toward"
ohang-lng- materially the style of play.
Straight Football Probable.
An Important .result of the new rules
seems likely to' be a return to a great
extent to the old-fashioned brand of
straig-ht football, with plenty .of hard
line bucking- and hammering guard
and tackle-back formations. But there
will also be milch open playing, for
this straight football will be varied
with frequent trick plays based on
the forward pass and onslde kick, or
attempts to catch the opposing team
off its guard for big gains with un
expected quarterback runs.
Absolute accuracy In kicking has
never counted for so much as it will
this season. This Is largely due to the
new rule concerning the klckout on a
touchback where on a kick by the op
posing team the ball has fallen or
bouaded over the - defensive goal line
, and is touched down by a defensive
player. Under this rule, the side which
has made the touohback now has the
option of taking their klckout as be
fore, or of carrying the ball Into scrim
mage on their Jo-yard line. This will
practically mean the elimination of the
klckout from the 25-yard line. With
the chance of making material gains
on -the first two downs, and the oppor
' tunlty still left to kick on the third If
they cannot advance, few teams will
fall to exercise their option. Formerly
It was considered a good point of play
for a team with a strong kicker to
boot the ball on the klckout clear over
the goal line, compelling the other
side -to klckout and giving the first
eleven the first chance to try their
running game. Now this advantage
Is exactly reversed, for the defensive
team will get the first chance at the
running game, and that from their 25-
yard line.
Advantage of Klckotf Less.
In several practice scrimmages which
the writer has seen this season, this
has resulted In a material change in
the klckoff. The kicker has been
obliged to devote more attention to
placing the ball exactly in a certain
spot, and less to seeing how far he
can kick it. A premium has been
placed on ability to put the oval with
in a few feet of where it Is aimed.
Where this cannot be done, the advan
tage of the klckoff really will lie with
the defensive team.
This same rule has also opened the way
for the use of sudden trick plays which
' In an Instant might change the whole
aspect of the game. By lining up quickly
on the 25-yard line before the opposing
side realized what was happening.
quick forward pass on the first scrim
' mage might result in a run down an
unprotected field for a touchdown. , In
almost every way this rule will work to
th advantage of an eleven hard pressed
near Its own goal line, and It will add
vastly to the interest of the game.
The brainy football captain will think
twice or three times this year before
trying for a goal from the field. The rule
reducing- the number or points anowea
on a field goal from four to three has
rreatlv minimised Its value, and the
touchback rule will tend still more to
relegate It for use only as a forlorn
hope. Even If the goal is kicked It will
count only half sa much as a. touch
down and goal, and If It is missed the
defense gets the ball for scrimmage on
Its own Jo-yard line thus giving it a
big advantage. This rule, especially, will
tend to less?n. the responsibility of Indivi
dual players and will put more on the
whole team. It will make It impossible
for an eleven with a great place kicker
like Moullen of Oregon last year, to rely
on his ability in kicking field goals to
win Its games.
The only other important change lnthe
rules is that naming definite boundaries,
playing within which on the scrimmage,
an end becomes ineligible to receive a
forward pass. Otherw1f? the forTWrd
pass has been left unchanged. This rule
provides that if an end Is to receive a
pass, he must be playing either on the
scrimmage line or a full yard back of
it when the ball Is first put into play.
If he is within these lines at that time,
the forward pass made to him Is an
illegal one. The rule will result In the
ends being watched pretty closely by the
players on' the defense. In practice
games played so far It has often enabled
an alert team to figure out when a for
ward pass la about to be made.
" Another rule of less Importance, but
orf that will sinplify the work of the
officials and tend to eliminate some con
fusion noted In former seasons, calls
particular attention to the fact that the
referee s whistle stops the play and that
the umpire's horn calls a foul. The rule
makes tt evident that the referee should
not blow l.lj whistle for a foul, but
should leave this duty to the umpire.
The penalty may be refused by the of
fended side. It Is also suggested that
the referee stand behind the line of
offense.
Althougi VLtre are a few other
changes, they sre of minor importance
and will have little effect on the game
".n general.
Turnina from the rules to the football
situation In the various colleges In the
Pacific Northwest, the writer finds that
the prospects of none, of the teams have
varied greatly since last week. At the
O A. C. Coach "SoUle" Metzger seems
to be having his troubles in whipping
his new men Into shape and getting
some of the old players to settle down
to business. There have been reports to
the effect that VWf. never a very easy
man to handle, has not taken kindly to
some of the rules set down by Metzger
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and on several occasions has -not turned
out to practice. Wallace, another of last
year's players on whom Metxger was
counting to strengthen the line, has quit
the squad with the plea that he is carry-,
lng such a heavy coursehat he has no
time for football. The only other old
players on the team at preseat are Keck,
Evendcn and Endberg. and, although
plenty of men are trying for the vacant
positions, most of them have had no
previous experience at the game. Mets
ger, a coach with a National reputation,
cary be depended upon, however, to get
thf best possible results out of what he
has to work with.
Two Teams Lead Fleld.-
Oregon and Washington from all ac
counts still appear to be the logical con
tenders for the Northwest championship.
although Whitman with last year's team
almost Intact, and W. S. C. at Pullman
will be strong contenders. At Idaho,
Coach Grogan's squad contains so many
new players that it hardly appears to
be a championship possibility
A hardluck tale went out from the
Washington -camp last week that Injuries
and lack of first-class material had
dampened the enthusiasm of i supporters
rtf the vnrcltv This unrt of nre-jteAKon
talk was Indulged In last year when'
Washington turned out the best team in
Its history, and It can't be taken very
seriously until after the team has been
through a game or so. With such hus
kies as Tegtmeler, May, Warren Grimm
and his big brother. Ohnick, Billy Matt
son. Captain Mucklestone, Eakins, the
great punter, and probably Fullback
Westover, all seasoned in the game, and
a host of other candidates, Washington's
chances will not be considered anything
but bright until they are proved other
wise. -
The University of Oreiron squad has
developed quite a -fibspltat-Hst during the
week. Kiltx. Latourette, McKinley, Tay
lor, Grout and Kellogg have all been
hurt sllsrhtly. but the injuries of none
are serious enough to keep 'them out of
toe lineup more than a few days. Wid-
lund, another promising football man.
left school as the result. of a haxlng epi
sode. Oliver-Huston, the sprinter, is making
a particularly good showing at half.
Huston, who has not played football for
three years, has shown himself good at
picking holes and Is so fast that once
ho breaks through he Is extremely dif
ficult to catch. Walker, last year of
Columbia University, is playing a bril
liant game at fullback on the second
eleven. Hlckson, Taylor, Latowrette,
Pinkham.- Bcott. Glllis, Main and Mc
Kinley are playing a smashing game.
From all reports Oregon will have a
wealth of men from which to fill every
position this year. During practice
Coach Forbes has been alternating the
following men on his first eleven: Cen
ter, Gllles, Mitchell; guards. Bailey. Kel
logg, Story and Grout; tackles, Pinkham,
Scott and Henderson: ends. Clarke (cap
tain). Dodson. KUtz. Hickson and
Michael; quarter. Latourette. Taylor,
Chandler, Kestley: half. Sullivan. Tay
lor, Michael. McKinley and Huston; full.
Main and WalkNr.
JUMPERS TO PAY
Coast Contract Breakers Must
.. Serve Sentence.
MOREING'S FOLLYCOSTLY
Loses SCO, 000 by Refusing to Line
Up With Cal Ewing Last Year.
- Outlaw Organlxatlons Are
Almost Swept Out.
BY HJRY B. SMITH.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 9. (Special)
The California State League has at
last come Into the fold, and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific there is now
no outlaw, organization worth the
while. The outlaws signed up their
agreement with Cal Ewlng the first
of the week. As has been .forecasted,
they will have a ,club- In Oakland and
a team representing San - Francisco.
They will also have Stockton, Sacra
mento, Fresno and one other city, yet
to be selected. -
Twice a week on Tuesday, after
noons and Sunday mornings they will
play In San Francisco at Recreation
Park. There will be continuous base
bair at Sacramento, but a noneonfllct
ing schedule, and the Coast League
will select its own dates in the Capital
City first of all. x
Ineliglbles Must Suffer.
The Ineligible players, those who
broke contracts and others who broke
their reserve clauses, must suffer the
consequences. The first named will
have to remain with the State League,
which will be a Class B organization,
for four years. The reserve breakers
will be obliged to remain only two
years. ,
After the change had been brought
about, Frank Herman, president of the
outlaws, Issued a somewhat bombastic
statement, In which he declared that
the State League had all the best of
the proposition and secured everything
It demanded. As a matter of fact the
Staters received less than they were
offered last Fall. At that time they
were offered their territory Intact and
the only penalty was that players who
had Jumped would be compelled to re-'
main with the minor organization for
one year,' at the expiration - of which
they could be sold.
Morelng. Pays for -Error. .
But Cy.'Moreing was stubborn and
his stubbornness cost him something
like 120.000 individually. . '
The 1 State League had to come to
terms. They were financially in bad
straits and they knew fujl well they
could not weather the storhi another
year. i
The best proof Is that when the or
ganization was completed It was 'an
nounced that It had been decided to
consider the State League season losed
for the year. A series of seven games
was arranged between Stockton and
Oakland for the championship, as the
season had been divided into two parts.
The first game took place Saturday at
Oakland. There will be three In Oak
land and the other four in Stockton.
Club Only Training Farm.
It looks very much as if Cy Moreing
and Cal Ewing between them will con
duct the State League next. year.
Ewlng's offer to finance the San Fran
cisco State League team was accepted
and he will run the club next year.
The aien that the Seals cannot use
will be , turned over to the State
Leaguers and In ' reality the-club will
constitute a training farm for the
Seals. ' T -
Joe Curtis, who was with the Seals
at the outset of the season, but jumped
to Santa Cruz and was later trans
ferred to the Sacramento outlaws, Is
trying to get $200 the Sacramento Club
owes him. Curtis' chances are any
thing but bright, as there are other
men in the same fix wltfi himself.
Three more weeks and the Coast
League season will be at an end. Port
land Is not what we In San Francisco
would call a dangerous contender for
the pennant, but a hard slump might
work, a change. and the fans will not
be satisfied until the Seals have
cinched that rag. '"'St'
The San Francisco aggregation will
be at home this week and they will be
at home until the close. That ought
to help them a lot, as they have a
series with Oakland, then meet Port
land, and finally close up with Ver
non. Only One Contender.
Oakland took a . decided bound just
after Bill Reidy assumed the manage
ment. tut has slumped once more and
can hardly be considered formidable.
Neither can Vernon, for that matter.
However, the Portlaqd-San Francisco
series Is apt to figure in the 1909
championship and should draw good
crowds.
The Oaks and Vernon have been
-drawing poor houses this week, and
from the quality of ball, they- de
serve to. The first two games of the
week were particularly ragged.
Neither team seems to have any life, and
when you consider they are hopelessly
at the bottom, perhaps there Is some
reason for their lack of enthusiasm.
' Damascus has an electric tramway the
dally receipts of which average $176.
Grange Will Assist in Securing Half
of Fund Wiat Is to Be Pro
vided by the Farmers
Along the Route.
Unless his plans go amiss. President
Wemme, . of the Portland Automobile
Club, will have matters rounded into
shape so that the,reconstruction of the
Mount Hood road will begin within
the coming 60 days. Several hundred
dollars of the requires fund of $5000 he
is raising for the purpose amonz the
motorists of the city has alreadyeen
collected and will be applied to the
preliminary expenditures of the, work.
The head of the local automobile organ
ization . expects that at least $10,000
will be necessary to vvhlp the highway
In question . Into shape. One-half of
this amount will be donated by the
farmers along the route in services and
subscriptions. The remainder of the
sum will be raised amdng local auto
mobilists. " -
During the past week - a convention
of the Grange was held at the Sandy
postoffice and ways and means of re
constructing the road- were discussed
at length. Should the plans formu
lated be carried out the highway will
be In good condltidn at the opening of
the motor season next Spring. It is
nroDosed to reerade and straighten out
the serpent-like road and ballast It in j
such a manner as to.eliminate the dan- I
gers that lurk along the route, for mo- J
torists at the present time. i
A committee of five wily be selected
from among the members of the auto
mobile organization by President
Wemme during the present week. This
committee will be composed of repre
sentative business men of this city and
good roads enthusiasts who will con
trol the money collected and supervise
the reconstruction of the road.
The Northwest Buick Company dur
ing the past week received 10. "White
Streaks" and two Models No. 17. They
sold and delivered the following cars: j
during the week: J. P. Irvin, Albany,
White Streak: Charles Peck, of Marsh
field, White Streak; J. B. Tower, Marsh
field Model 17, and C. Peters, of Kelso,
Wash., Model 17. Their allottment of
500 cars is over half sold at this time.
General Sales Agent DeVaux left yes
terday for the East and will visit the
factory. He will endeavor to have the
allottment Increased by 100 cars. -
Guy Holman, who for the past several
months has been connected with the
Covey Motor Car Companychas resigned
his position with that concern to enter
the services of the White Motor Car
Company here.
"The H. L. Keats Company delivered
a carload of Hudson Twenties to the
following residents and firms of Port
land during the past week: Dr. Ormon
Royal, Goodyear Rubber Company, Dr.
Charles E-" Hill. Columbia Paper Com
pany, F. M. Averill and W. A. Watson.
The concern also delivered Pope-Hartford
touring cars to F. H. Wehrum, of
Woodburn, W. J. Zimmerman and E. W.
Brown, yot Portland.
Many New York chauffeurs already
are buying ther own taxicabs on the
installment plan, and the hansom is dis
appearing.
When about to Inflate" a tire alwalys
give a few strokes of the pump before
attaching it- to the valve In order to
blow out any grit.
After cleaning out a crank chamber
with kerosene do not use the car that
day unless you wish to be voted a pub
lic nuisance. Leave all drain cocks
open for 24 hours. ,
Never jam on the brakes too sudden-
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will arrive 'Monday it will be on
exhibition at our. salesroom.
1910 six-cylinder 36 H. P,
- Pierce-Arrow touring ears will
- arrive about the middle of the
j week, ' '
Covey Motor Car Co.
SEVENTH AND COUCH I
Pierce Cadillac Detroit Electric
ly. Instant locking of the wheels not
only injures the tires, but may produce
excessive strain of the driving and
braking mechanism of the car itself. A
distance by putting the brakes on firm
ly but gradually.
car can always be stopped In a shorter year.
X man generally weighs most at his 4otll
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liJIAGSIl'S, I. E. SRTOSD ROW W. WU.I.IAMS. R. E3.J J. HEiklZOU, SIB.J R. MMCRRAY, U T.J L. AVEII,S, SIB. BOTTOM ROW J. HAM-
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STUDEBAKER
F7 lM F n
delivers President Taft's Relay Message to Presi
dent Chilberg of the A. Y. P. E., going over Sno
qualmie Pass twice on its own power.
Another great test of endurance.
The price of this car delivered in Portland is
$1500, including top, glass front, magneto, five
lamps, generator, tools, pump, jadrtmd tire repair
outfit.
Very easy riding and beautifully controlled.
The car for mud, hills or sand.
WE WANT TO PROVE to you the merits of
this wonderful five-passeiiger Touring-Car.
STUDEBAKER
GARAGE
Phone M. 1853.
Chapman and Alder Sts.
SECOND-HAND BARGAINS
NO REASONABLE OFFERS REFUSED
Chalmers:Detroit Forty Roadster, 1909,
used only three months, magneto top,
speedometer; cost $3300; our price $2250.00
Cadillac, single cvl.v $350.00
Buick Model 10, nearly new. $1000.00
Orient-Roadster, 4-cyi $400.00
Maxwell Runabout $550.00
1 And others.
COVEY MOTOR CAR CO.
Seventh and Couch Streets
Pierce Cadillac Detroit Electric
BARGAINS IN USED CARS
We have the following cars for sale, which we must move at once,
-to make room fqr our 1910 goods:
Thomas Flyer 60, 7-passenger; Oldsmobile 40, 5-passenger; Oldsmo-
bile 20, 4-passenger; Cadillac 30, 5-passenger; Premier 30, 5-passenger. "1
These cars are all in first-class condition, and we are prepared to
sell them at prices that are exceptionally low.
CROWE AUTOMOBILE CO.
.. Sixteenth aJid Alder Streets. Phones, M. 7867, A 2642.