THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. MARCH St, 1910.
PORTLAND AUTOS II Attractive Motoring Scenes in and Around Portland
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feystem of Paved Streets, Covering
Distance of Sot Less Thau 400
Miles, Makes Motor! mr-Iov-ers
Pass Day In Cars.
Thousands of miles ar traversed
each day by motorists in Portland and
Its immediate vicinity. This includes
the Winter ap well as the Summer
months, though, of course, the thous
ands multiply as the weather becomes
more favorable. Few people realize
the opportunities for motoring: here
outside the city limits and some are
not aware that there exists a system
of paved streets in Portland, covering
a distance of not less than 400 miles.
The professional chauffeur is well
acquainted with these streets and roads,
perhaps better than any other. It does
not. however, take the amateur long
to learn them.
Owing- to climatic conditions here
Summer motoring is immensely popu
lar. Of the 2000 automobiles in Port
land it is estimated that an average
of M miles per day each is tiavc'cd
rturing the Stimmer months. Few can
resist the temptation, even while going
to the office or on a business errand,
to take a little spin of ten or 12 miles.
Big Improvements Under Way.
Both streets and roads are constant
ly being Improved. Miles of paving
are now under way or definitely pro
posed. Itoads emanating from the
city in various directions are being im
proved to a greater or less extent- and
with the campaign now being con
ducted by the various automobile or
ganizations and the state good roads
association, great improvement should
be shown during this year.
There are 10 roads and boulevards
out of Portland that offer, with their
convenient system of connection and
accessibility, ample opportunity for
speed annhilation during either "Win
ter or Summer months.
The motoring season is just now
opening up in Portland. No extended
trips are being made as yet, except in
a few instances, the roads farther out
being too muddy for pleasure trips.
;ITof esslonal drivers say each night on
jthe various roads, running out as far
aa 15 miles from the city, scores of
private machines are encountered. On
the longest and best streets of the
city throughout the day automobiles
are constantly whizzing back and forth,
at night time strange as it- may seem
there are not so many. Union avenue
the longest thoroughfare and the best
paved in the city, is the most
popular of all Portland streets.
.On this street throughout the
'day the various local automo
bile agencies take their prospective
purchasers for a demonstration run.
Hawthorne avenue is next, with Bel
mont street a clOFe third. On these
treete by going from Vnion avenue
to Grand avenue at Kast Burnside
Is easily reached without toing off
the pavement. On Belmont street it is
easy to cross over south into Ladd's
Addition, which is all paved. The
atreets there are winding and many
motorists cover them all before leav
ing. J
East Burnside Popular.
East (Burnside street is another much
traveled thoroughfare. It is paved as
far out as East Twenty-eighth street
Killingsworth avenue, easily reached
from Union avenue, and Portland boule
vard, are also popular. From either of
these it is easy to reach either Williams
or Mississippi avenues in Albina. Fur
ther down, by continuing on toward the
river from Killingsworth. Willamette
"boulevard, leading to St. Johns, may be
reached.
This boulevard has all the resources of
the famous Riverside Drive in Chicago.
The road is in excellent condition aid
with the numerous curves in it, follow
ing the course of the river's bank, af
fords an exciting ride, particularly so if
the speed limit is broken.
The Baseline and Llnnton Roads are
the most used by motorists of roads in
the vicinity of Portland. During the
Bummer they are rivaled by the Section
Line and Sandy Roads.
To reach the Baseline Road from the
West Side, go over the Morrison Street
bridge to Grand avenue. Go south on
Grand avenue to Belmont street and
out Belmont to the Crystal Springs
Sanitarium. Turn to the-- left until
Kast Stark street is reached and go
out Stark street, which becomes Base
line road. After reaching the Twelve
Mile house by turning to the right, the
return trip can be made over either the
Section line or Powell Valley roads.
The first mentioned is one mile south
and the latter is two miles. The Sec
tion Line road is the most used, owing
to the muddy condition at present of
the Powell Valley road. After reaching
the city the streets near at hand are
much better in case of the first.
Sandy road during the Summer is
one of the most popular of all the
roads. It has not been improved as much
as the Baseline and Section Line roads
and in consequence during the Winter
is too muddy for pleasure driving.
Sandy road is reached by going out
Kast Burnside street to Kast Twenty
eighth street and north on Twenty--ightto
to Sandy road or that part of it
known as Rose City avenue.
Motorist May Shorten Trip.
At East Fifty-seventh street and
Sandy road, if the motorist does not
care for a long trip, the return down
town can be made by going north on
Fifty-seventh street to the Columbia
Slough road and west on it to Killings
worth avenue to Union avenue and
south on Union.
By continuing west on the slough
road Willamette boulevard, leading to
St. John will be reached.
The Linnton road is probably the
most popular road for "joyriders." The
.presence on that road of convenient
taverns is probably responsible for this,
though for the motorist, who enters in
to it for the sport, it is also good. By
going out Stark street to Fourteenth
street and north on Fourteenth to
Glisan, out Glisan to Fifteenth; down
Fifteenth to Johnson and out Johnson
to Twenty-fifth street and out Twenty,
fifth to the P'air ground road, it is
easiest reached.
By going the same route, except that
Lovejoy street is taken from Fifteenth
instead of Johnson, the Cornell road
may be reached at Twenty-fifth street.
It leads over the heights and through
Macleay Park.
A picturesque short ride is afforded
the nfotorist who goes out the Canyon
road. This is best accomplished by
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T I HE quality of the new Rambler is such
X that it adapts itself most perfectly to
surroundings of equal refinement. It
is chiefly by contrast with other similar
products that emphasis is given to that in
definable something which gives to this car
its distinctive character. In
such features as the offset crank shaft,
straight line drive, Rambler Spare Wheel,
engine accessibility, and the new expanding
clutch, assure an efficiency in service quite
in keeping with the quality to be found
throughout its makeup.
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first going to Fourteenth street and on
Fourteenth to Jefferson street. Out
Jefferson to the Canyon road and
through the Canyon back of the
heights. ' The road here leads up over
Council Crest and back downtown by
way of Portland heights.
COLUMBIA
BOYS
PRACTICE
Favorable AVeather Conditions Help
in Scliool Field Work.
The track men of Columbia Univer
sity will have their first tryout of the
season in an inter-class meet next Sat
urday afternoon. . This is a new feat
ure at the university, and the event
is awaited with considerable interest.
Gold and silver medals have been of
fered by Fred Martin to the respective
winners of first and second place In
the various events. Coach Callicrate
expects his men to make a good show
ing. The winners of the events will
be placed ' on the varsity track team.
The main feature of the meet will be a
relay between an alumni team and an
undergraduate team.
The athletic committee is busy in its
preparation for the big open meet on
April 16. Judging from the number of
replies already received, this year's list
of entries will be unusually large, and
everything thus far points toward an
unusual success. The favorable weath
er of the last three weeks ha afford
ed an opportunity for plenty of outdoor
practice, and the athletes at the various
classes have been able to get In shape
somewhat earlier than usual.
TRINITY IS READY
First Game Between Derbies
and West Siders. .
Derbies will cross bats with the Sell
wood Colts at the Sellwood grounds.
A handsome trophy cup has been of
fered by the Honeyman Hardware Com
pany to this season's winner.
C.
M. C. TEAM TO FRONT
Shine
AVitli Several Stars It Will
Among Amateur?.
Under the watchful eye of Coach Ken
nedy, the Catholic Young . Men's Club
baseball team is developing rapidly Into
one of the best amateur nines In the
city.
Thore is no dearth of good material
for all the positions- and the prospects
are particularly bright for a good staff
of itwirlera. The candidates for the
pitcher's- box are Hendrick. Wolfer, Ry
an, Porth. Koch and Sullivan. Wolfer is
a high-class performer who would show
well in amateur ranks, but he prefers
to remain an amateur.
The backstop position will be well filled
by either Gleason, - Weber, Beard or
Swaneon. Moore and Davis, formerly of
the Oregon Agricultural College, . will
play in the infield. Keys at shortstop is
accepting everything In the way of daisy
cutters. "Dutch" Knipple. a reliable hitter,
is trying out for an infield position and
probably will be given a place. Two of
the outfield stations will be occupied by
Crowley and Flint.
Lamport Challenges Fencers;
Charles Iampert, a fencer noted in the
Eastern United States as one of the most
skilled foil artists in the country, has
issued a challenge to any aspirant in the
West to an engagement with foils, duel
ing, swords or sabers, the match to be
held in any city desired, but preferably
in Portland. Prof. L&mpert says he will
not consent to a match on horseback.
The challenge may be accepted through
the sporting department of this paper.
When Edward Paj son wului in't tra
verlor the continent on on. or bts Ions
walks he spends much of his time daily In
the office of a Broad-street (.New Tork)
broker. Next to walking-, stocks Is his sreat
hobby, and hie knowledge of the way of
Wall street is only second to- Cnt of the
soleooe of pedestrlanlsm. .
FAST PLAYERS SECURED
League Managers Receive Queries
: From Men Who Have Played In
Organized Baseball In Promi
nent Southern Cities.
The fourth season of the Tri-City
League will be inaugurated next Sat
urday with a game at the Fourth
street grounds between the Dilworth
Derbies and the West Sides.
Since the inception of the Tri-City
League In 1907, it has furnished the
fans of Portland the best class of ball
to " be seen outside the big league
games, and this season the outlook is
for a better season than usual.
The Peninsula olub. under the man
agement of Fred Valentine, has closed
up the deal for the ball grounds at Mc
Kenna Park. Mr. Valentine declares
ha will f U'nish the . Peninsula fans a
good article of ball from the start. He
will hold the final tryout of candidates
for the team at East Thirenth and
Kast Davis this morning.
The opening of the baseball park at
McKenna Park will take place April
24. The programme will include a par
ade and a band concert by the famous
Peninsula band during the afternoon.
I C. Oarrigus, of the Dilworth Der
bies,, has announced that he is negotia
ting with several first-class players
from the Northwest League who are de
sirous of joining the Tri-City.
Manager C. J. Rupert, of the West
Side team, has received several appli
cations by letter from players who
were in the Winter league in Southern
California. Colly Druhot may don a
West Side uniform instead of going to
Wheeling in the Southern League. The
other members of the pitching staff will
be Lake, Gardner, Howard, and Kotter
man, and this combination ought to be
able to whip anything among the semi
pros." The Dilworth Derbies have engaged
for their pitching staff Akin, Frank
Townsend. the speed marvel, and Pete
Brakke, from the Southwest Washing
ton League. The star twirler for the
Sellwood Colts will be Jesse Scott.
Salem will have the clever southpaw,
Bowen. Pender, of Aberdeen, and
Troeh. the spltball artist will twirl for
Vancouver. Jack Olney, the St. John's
Apostles, tar last year, will do the
heaving for the Peninsula team.
Among the other players who will
try out for the Peninsula team this
morning are George Pembroke, Jack
Olney. Jasmon brothers, Elmer Stone,
Frank Hatch. Griffith. Kirby Drennen.
and Tom Hutchins.
At 2:30 tola afternoon, the Dil-werth
OLDFIKL1) MAY TET BE BEATEN
Aeroplanes Expected to Equal Rec
ord of Great Driver.
Even though Barnev Old field, the great
American automobile racing . driver, has,
tne distinction of going through the air
for any considerable distance faster than
any other man, beast, fowl or insect the
world has- ever known, there are those
who venture the belief that it will not
be a twelvemonth before aeroplanes will
make even greater speed . on straight
flights. In its present stage of develop
ment, say experts, it would be nothing
short of foqlhardy to take curves at such
high speed in an aeroplane.
If. there was a transcontinental speed
way from New York to San Francisco.
Oldfleld would be able to cover the dis
tance of 3290 miles in a little over one
day of. 24 hours. From the earth to the
moon it is 23S.850 miles, and under sim
ilar conditions- Oldfleld could cover the
distance in 754i days.
BRAVERY AVERTS WRECK
Engineer and Fireman Injured, L-at-
Crawls to Throttle.
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PARIS, March 26. (Special.) The
passengers on the Paris to Bordeaux ex
press, one of the fastest trains In Europe,
had a narrow escape the other night
when the driver and stoker received fa
tal injuries while the train was traveling
at the rate of 65 miles an hour.
Tho express was passing Saintes Laure
when the stoker opened the door of the
furnace. He had turned to the tender,
shovel in hand, and the driver was look
ing at the roaring fire, when there was
suddenly a burst of flame, and both men
were terribly burned.
Lavaud, the driver, fell unconscious on'
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Polctlera station.
Lavaud was taken to the hospital,
where he died ahortly afterwards, and
the stoker is in a dying condition. Had
both men been rendered unconscious
the train would have been wrecked and
the passengers killed.
Although the first turbine steamer wm
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