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WITH eoree of house boat lining
the bank of th Willamette
Mver. aouth of Portland, and
la th southern part of th dir. th
river-bask population la rapid! In
creasing. Many new houaeboata ara
row tn couraa of construction, and oth
er ara batng planned.
Thoaa who bar tried a Suorawr la
tha cool and Invigorating rlvar environ
ment wouldn't liilnk or living any oth
er place. especially In tha warm eeaaon.
Tba opportunities for outdoor njoy
meil and fresh air ara llmltlaea. ao that
tba houseboat colony la marked by a
profusion of tanned facea and robust,
active bodies.
Think of jumping out of bed and div
ing ltnroxllIly afterwarda from tha
veranda Into the refreshing river for a
moraine plunge! And. that over, tak-
Ins; a canoe Journey while breakfast
U being prepared. It meaaa rapacity
for eating; threa blc meals a day. with
tha aesuraace of digesting them with
out difficulty.
I: la alwaya cool and pleasant om
the river and the air H never other
wlse than fresh and wholeaom. No
dust and clouda of microbes ara throws
up by dangeroue street sweeping ma
chine, whtulag autoa and streetcar.
Every treath of air la pure and then
tta rlTer la a continual Invitation to
L-ke boating and swimming Jaunts,
' which meaaa health-giving exercise.
Plenty of Kreah AJr.
Frh air! That l one rraaoa why
the houseboat Idea appeal to me. For
la all the great range of outdoor sport
the baalc principle s the same.
I want to tell you about my year
I experience oa a houfrboat on tha Wll
I larartte Klver. Just three mllea from
the heart of Portland. 1 haven't any
I Intention of telling you that I lived
Ion six dollars a week because I didn't,
i We managed, and so did the other
'house boaters, to bring ail the conven
iences we could along with us when
kwe established our colony. Neither will
I be able to tcil you how our house
'boat life compare to houseboat life
'on tha Thame or In Florida. I Juat
want you to know my personal expe
'runre through one glorious Spring,
'bummer. Autumn and Winter.
To begin wa have good ear aervlce.
being on a "no-atop" carllne. At the
'end of tha walk from tha station stands
'tha clubhouse. It looms tip la a rather
atate.y fashion, with Ita flaga Putter
ing la the brweze above tha string of
houseboat Just below It. It alwaya re
minded me of a hen with a brood of
tacks. quite a little flurried and
alarmed to see them floating In tha
water In which aha feared to enter, yet
Just a bit proud of the feat ber duck
Unas were able to perform.
Tba clubhouse la a big. roomy place,
with wMa sweeping veranda. I found
It to be an excellent place to entertain
oa a stormy Winter day. with a merry,
crackling flro la Its huge fireplace, and
equally good oa a pleaaant evening for
a danca oa tba wlJe porches or In tba
big hall.
From tba clubhouse oao dacnda down
the steps to the "float." A float la really
a board walk built oa lege. Tha row
of boueea along tba float hua been called
Fleet a tree t. Vealdea, each heuae has a
eeparate name, for Instance, ours la
csuleat The Playhouse, tha ona next door
la The House That Jack Built, and tba
next one Seven Helta, and ao on. Aa
ona walks along Fleet street one discov
ers many things of Interest. Tha float
ena la walking oa baa, neatly concealed
and fastened aoderneath It. a pipe of
I'.ull Hun water that la connected with
all the house. The piling driven along
tha aidea keep tha float la place, and
to them are fastened tb lines or ropes
that bold tha houseboat, they also eenre
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ronlnod frem Last ulr)
Tha season of 1111 was almost as bad
a yaar for baseball as Ita predecessor.
A war broke out between tha National
Laag-ua and the Amer'caa Aaaoclatloa
because the latter refused to abide by
tha terms of tha National agreement.
Tha rerull was that salaries took a
oar apward. At the time good playera
war exceedingly scare and tha da
aoaad was constantly growing.
' So my team that year waa again a
aort af experiment, but It turned out
to ba a mighty successful one. Pfeffsr
casce back to aa but b was no longer
the r-fe3rr of aid. Ryna waa another
prodigal son who returned to his fath
er" e beaaa. but all tb otbera war
comparatively known to fame. It
f re-red to ba a vary strong erganlxa-
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as poles for electric and telepnono wlraa.
The boussboats themselves ara built
purely at the fancy of the ownera. there
being but one restriction; they must ba
painted white. The boats, as a rule,
rang In coat from 1500 to 11000. al
though I have aeen some very comfort
able boats from l:5 to HOC. The S500
houseboat being mora typical and the
sort In which I spent my year. I will
describe It.
Cosy $300 Houseboat.
It baa a large dining-room and living
room, which ara separated by archaa.
Tha floors are of polished hardwood, and
tba other woodwork, that Is tba doors.
wtr.dow casings, beamed ceiling and
Mhae woodwork, ara of fir stained a
deep brown to harmonise with tba mis
sion furniture with which these two
rooms ara furnished. A few good ruga.
. . i Knin in tH walL an ODea
fire and soma weJl-choeen plctoraa com
plete tbeae rooms, men u ia mu
Mnm. a Dutch kitchen and a bathroom
with hot and cold water.
I mnst not forget about tne oeca. wr
It la the main part of the house In Sum
mer. It la furnished with wicker fur
niture, a mat tress-hammock and a tabia.
I copied the Bnglleh way ox oecorai-
i. . ui.ka. t m with hansHnsr baskets.
and planted nasturtiums and red geran
iums mat iiourisova kjj rwuuji ' ,M
PalL Two long boaea. - built one eacn
side deck, proved excellent beds for vlo-
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daffodlla grew nicely In the house. A
Jardiniere containing maidenhair fera
grows exceedingly well on the dining-
room table tna year rouna.
rw w... Ann t .lUmnt tA keen
a cat or dog on your boathonse. do yoaT"
Play
for the
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tlon. and I am satisfied It would bav
landed tba pennant but for tha fact
that tha Jealousy of tha old playera
engendered by tha Brotherhood revolt
would not permit a team of youngsters,
many of whom were newcomers In the
league, to carry off tha honors. I have
never doubted that a conspiracy, was
antsrad Into to prevent the pennant
from going to ua that aeason. and that
It was arranged that New Tork should
give enough gamea to tha Bostons to
throw tha championship to tha Bean
eaters at tha last moment, leaving ua la
second place, i W mad a whirlwind
fight for th top plac and no fault
could b laid at my door or at that of
my players because tha Giants dropped
enough games to tb Boston club to
prevent tb honors being gobbled by a
colt team.
Hutchinson, who did most of our
twirling that season, wa a topnotcher.
Ho waa a graduate of Tale, a gentle
man. If over there was one. and a
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remarked tha woman on my left at a
card party In town one afternoon.
It's strange how people who have never
houeeboated call houseboats boathousea.
What's the difference? Why. Just this:
Boathouses are places to keep -canoes,
launches and all sorts of boats, but a
houseboat la to live In. But never mtnd
that. I want to tell you about tha ani
mals. Wo learned something from that
experience of that old veteran Noah. Ths
only anlmala that I poeeess are a cat
and a dog: I keep them both on board.
The cat's name Is Jack. Ha Is ths
official maaoot and he Is very well be
haved. Ha prefers to dream on ths
sunny deck or watch the boats sail lei
surely by. Tbo only thing that sxcltes
Mm at all Is when a sea gull appears.
Then be climbs to the roof of the deck
and crouches and waits, but ths sea gull
never com any nearer. It Is a matter
of great disappointment to the eat.
"How about tha dogf asked the wo
man on my right, who bad become In
terested by thla time.
Oh. tha dog! He houseboats for the
fun there Is In It. and be haa no man
ners at all. Ha goea overboard every
Dedicated to All My Old Comrades and Lovers of
the Sport, Who Have "Made the Game What It Is
Today, and to All Those ,Who Will Continue to
Bair After We Oldtimers Have Struck Out
Last Time.
player who used his head aa well aa
his hands when he was In the box.
Gumbert and Luby were both talented
players, and but for his recklessness
tha latter might have been a atar of
tha first magnitude. Dahlen. then on
hla first trip with us. waa a tower of
atrength to the team, as agile as a
cat. a aura catch and aa exceptlonaly
strong batter. The rest of the Infield
and the outfield were away above tha
average In playing ability.
That race of ltl waa on of the
cloaest and moat strenuous In the his
tory of tha league. Opening tha season
In third place, we never went lower,
but out of tha 24 weeka which made
up the season we were In first plac
for 16 weeks, and should have had no
difficulty In maintaining that pace to
the close, and did it practically, only
loalng on account of the combination
already mentioned. I want to aay right
bera. too,-that I was not alone In my
Judgment aa to tha reaaon why we were
not tha final wlnnera. Tha ahady meth
od of the Eaatarn clubs waa comment
ed on vary largely at the time by fol
lower of tb aport throughout ' the
country, and tha newspapera all over
the United titatee condemned the trick
ery. It was tough, though, when at tha
beginning of the closing week Chicago
waa In the van by a percentage of vic
tories of .! to Boston .616 to have
New Tork make a present of Ua last
gamea to tha beaneater for the clearly
evident purpose of throwing ua down.
As It was. w finished bead and head
with the leaders. New Tork being third.
Philadelphia fourth. Cleveland fifth,
Brooklyn sixth. Cincinnati seventh and
Pittsburg eighth.
(Sentiment was so pronounced against
the New Torks for their poor showing
made in these Bjaton games that they
felt It necessary to offer excuses. Ona
time any ona else does and stays in un
til ho Is pulled out. then he shaken
himself all over everybody and barks a
great deal, much to the disgust of the
cat- But we are glad to have him with
us Just the same. ,
Getting: Supplies Vp River. .
"How do you get your groceries?
How do you send your laundry? How
do you manage to cook In the Summer
without gaaT" were questions asked me
by visitors one afternoon as we sat
enjoying the cool breeze that cams to
us from over the water.
The big stores In town deliver to
us twice a week, but that is not the
really Interesting way wa get sup
plies. About S o'clock every afternoon
a boat comes chug-chugging along. Its
real name Is the Balboa, but we have
nicknamed It the "Bumboat," and It
brings ice. groceries and milk, besides
carrying trunks or boxes when wo
desire.
Laundry Is called for on Tuesday
and delivered on Saturday each week
by one of the beat laundries In the city.
of these was to the effect that when
the Giants left home for the Hub the
team was In poor condition, which was
kept a secret by the management for
fear that It might lessen tne interest
In the closing games. It was also in
sinuated that Manager Ewing's brother
John was disabled by a sprained ankle
and Rust waa suffering from a bruised
leg. and also that Whistler had been
playing so well at first base that Ew-
SOttE" OF THE BOYS SHED
TEARS OVER, THE AMOUNT
0F DR1U. REQUIRED OP THEM.
so we have no difficulty In that line.
Fuel Is the least of our troubles. In
Bummer' we use ooal-oll stoves or
electric cooking utensils. In Winter
we have wood brought to our door the
way the groceries come. We have extra
little houses to store wood for out
Winter supply. However, as the ma
jority of us only "houseboat" In Spring
and Summer, we do not concern our
selves much about wood.
An acquaintance of mine said to me
recently. "I should think you could get
the same things, swimming and all. at
the seashore."
We could. That Is tho women could.
But we had some thought for our hus
bands, fathers and brothers when wo
went houaeboating. Most of the men
In our colony can not get-away for
long vacations if they get away at alL
They are professional men or men en
gaged In business, and they feel they
could not leave town for any length
of time, so prefer to take their vaca
tions every morning and every even
ing, every Saturday afternoon and Sun
day, which makes It better all round
for wo enjoy It with them. As It la.
Ing thought he could afford to give
Conner a day off, all of which shows
how extremely easy it Is to find an ex
cuse for Jealousy even In baseball.
In February, 1892, the American As
sociation went out -of existence, four
of Its leading clubs going lfito the Na
tional League, which now took in IS
cities ltistead of eight, the circuit be
ing Boston, Cincinnati. New York. Phil
adelphia, Washington, Chicago, St.
Louis and Baltimore. The financial
falling off caused by th Brotherhood
revolt had not yet been overcome In
full, but th outlook was getting bet
ter and th prospect seemed favorable
for a big boom In baseball that season.
But we went right on playing to hard
luck for several years after that.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
I Go Vp Against Baseball Magnate.
I GUESS Henry E. Dixey, the actor,
hasn't forgotten an Incident per
haps he mlgh call it a serio-comic
tragedy that happened one day when
we were playing in Boston. In those
days Henry was a very warm fan and
never missed a game when he could
manage to bo present. On this par
ticular afternoon he drove out to the
grounds in his yellow buckboard. his
bull terrier Dago In the seat beside
him. The actor always retained ' his
seat In his rig and on this occasion
took his customary position Just back
of the left field.
Dlxey hadn't been on the grounds
more than 10 minutes when Dahlen
swiped the ball for a three-bagger. It
was one of that player's long, low, hard
drives, and It sailed about ten feet over
th left fielder's bead and In a direct
lin for the Dixey turnout Henry dldnt
see It coming ho couldn't have got out
of the way if he had and the first
thing he knew about It was when he
heard a quick yelp at his side and saw
Dago tumble off the seat and fall be
tween th wheels with a thud. The
terrier was dead, the ball having
broken ' his neck. Maybe you think
there wasn't something doing about
that time! Fortunately tne horses got
frightened over tha hubbub, and their
I,-, a ...rf noma nf his su
perfluous strength to keep them from
wrecking the trap, oui you nave -n
from me direct that Henry managed to
tn -n ..poalnnal rnmarlf now And
then that was not complimentary to
baseball. Th whole field was In an up
we get the best of It, for wa have more
time for play than they do. as most
of them leave by 8 or 9 o'clock on the
car or in their launches. A good many
of them own their own motor boats
and have great sport taking the three
miles run Into the business district.
Great Sport in River.
After the men are gone and we are
visiting on our front decks, some one
may suggest another swim and over
board we go again. We have some gay
swimming parties in the afternoons
when girls and women from town come
out. i It ts curious to watch how they
get into the water. Some hop up on
the rail and dive In, others just slip
overboard and some timid ones insist
on life preservers and they spend all
their time bobbing up and down in the
water trying to keep their heads up
and their feet down.
A littlo after S o'clock the men come
back. They all take a dip in the river
before dinner. On warm days dinner
Is served on the deck, and we don't need
N BASEBALL
roar, and It waa fully 10 minutes before
things got to moving smoothly again.
Dahlen, the author of the mischief,
seemed to be about the only uncon
cerned man on the premises, and, after
ho had scored on the death of Dago,
actually got oft a pun that was so rank
that I will only tell you that It was
something about the only "dog-gone
run he had made that week.
- Late in the Fall of 1897 the news-
THE" BALL HAVING
BROKEN HIS
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papers began to throw out mysterious
hints to the effect that I was to be re
leased by the Chicago league ball club,
but as I never heard a worn from any
one connected officially with the club
that would confirm the report I paid
no especial attention to the matter at
first. '
Finally, however, I heard enough to
convince me, that something under
handed was in progress, and I made up
my mind to go straight to Mr. Spald
ing and ask him to tell me exactly
where I was at. So one day I threw
a change of linen into a grip and
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any medicine to put an edge on our ap
petites. After dinner we are ready to enjoy
the long evening. We are lazy and sit
and chat while the men smoke, or we
dance In the clubhouse, or take our
canoes and glide out over the smooth
water until the shadows seem to melt
together and the lights from town begin .
to twinkle. Then we glide home again
feeling at peace with all the world.
Wo sleep either with windows and
doors open, or out on deck. Personally,
I prefer the deck for one can hear the
ripple of the water, the crickets on
shore, see the funny, winking stars and
big yellow moon. It is amazing how
they sort of soothe one. It is quite
amazing to be awakened by the round,
rosy sun scarcely before you realize
that you have been asleep.
You see It is not really so uncom
fortable as apartment folk Imagine and
although we do get such a sunburn
that it never quite wears off still, if
you aren't worrying about your beauty
and you want a good place to spend a
Summer, try houseboatlng.
LOUISE BRYANT.
started for New York, determined to
get at the root of the matter, with tha
utmost confidence In the friendship of
the man who had been my confidant and
adviser for more than 20 years.
When I reached New York I found
Mr. Spalding on the point of sailing for
Europe on a business trip. He received
me very cordially, and when I told him
I had come to see him on a little busi
ness, he proposed that I should Join
him in the voyage, saying that we
should have plenty of time to talk mat
ters over while crossing over. I ac
cepted, wiring Mrs. Anson that I had
gone abroad, as would be explained by
subsequent letters.
It wasn't necessary for me to be pres
ent in order to get wise to the effect of
that telegram. There would be tears. I
knew, plenty of them, and a whole lot
of excitement until the receipt of my
explanatory letter, but I was on a tour
of investigation and I wasn t to be
turned aside by any ordinary difficulty.
I was so anxious to know how I stood
that I tackled A. G. at my very first
opportunity.
I don't exactly remember what I
said to him, but the upshot of it was
that I asked him to come out fair and
square and tell me if the reports that
were going the rounds of the newspa
pers were true, especially the rumor
that the Chicago management was tired
of me and wanted to get rid of me.
Nothing could have been kinder and
more friendly than Spalding's treat
ment of me on that occasion. He made
light of the whole business and advised
me not to worry over club affairs or
pay any attention to the rumors I had
heard, declaring that the matter would
probably be all fixed up by our re
turn. When we returned I found that mat
ters had Indeed been "fixed up." Tom
Burns, my old third baseman, had been
selected to manage the team, and when
I consulted Mr. Spalding as to what I
had better do, he advised me to resign.
That I refused to do, declaring that I
preferred to take my medicine like a
man, no matter how bitter th dose
might be.
A short tme afterward I came across
a headline in a Chicago newspaper to
this effect: "John R. Waiah Wants a
Change!"
The article went on to state that .the
capitalist was dissatlfied with the
showing the team was making under
my management and had come to the
conclusion that a change was needed.
Did that rouse me?
(Concluded Next Sunday.).
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