The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, June 29, 1913, SECTION TWO, Image 17

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Newspaper Page TextSECTION TWO Pages 1 to 18 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS VOL. XXXII. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORXIXG, JUNE 29, 1913 NO. 1G. WW BURMAN BREAKS OLDFIELD'S RECORD ON PORTLAND TRACK AND COMES CLOSE TO THE WORLD'S MARK " '" ' ' ' ' " " ' " ' - . , , , Auto Forced Around Dirt Oval In 49 2-5 Seconds Great Driver Says Ho Will Make Better Than 49 Seconda Today Splendid Card of Racing and , Aut0. pol Staged at Country Club Spectators Find Something Going On to Add to Enjoyment Every Minute. 22 CABS ENTERED In Three Events at Tacoma Meet 32 Will Start. SOME FREAKS TO CONTEST Old Locomobile, "Which. Dates Back to Winning of Vnnderbilt Cup in 1009, Is Considered Dark Horse in lig Speed Event. TACOMA. Wash.. Juno 28. (Special.) Twenty-two cars, representing 32 en tries In three events. Indicate the mag nitude of the road races which will be held July 5 and 6 at Tacoma. One of these cars, a Cole, has been entered and will be driven In the Inter-City Century race of 100 miles by Frank A. Tauscher. a Portland man. Teddy Tet r.laff. Bob Burman. Hughle Hughes. Harry Endlcott, Earl Cooper and Dave Lewis will compete in the 200 and 250 naile events. The three and a half mile Mountain view road course, on which the Tacoma races will be held, was completed and turned over to the drivers for first official practice Saturday mornlngr. The drivers have figured that when the course Is at Its best, laps can be made by the faster cars in 2:30 or 2:35 and an average of 70 miles an hour Is expected. Several of the drivers are going after records, among them Bob Burman, who will try, on July 6, to et some new marks with his monster Benz. Burmaa Has Fine Cant. Burman has brought to Tacoma five racing machines, three of which will be entered In the regular events, the 00-rnlle Golden Potlatch race for cars of 600 cubic, inches piston displace ment or under and the 250-mile Mon tamarathon free-for-all. Burman will have the track for half an hour before the big race Sunday. Keen rivalry be tween Tetzlaff and Burman Is expect ed in the big races. Tetzlaff now holds cups for winning both the 250 and 200 mile events on the Tacoma course last year. The old Locomobile, which will bo driven by Jack Welch, of Seattle, is considered something of a dark horso. It is the same car that won the Van derbilt cup race on Long Island In 1900 and has been on the go ever since. However, Welch finds the old, boat can hit 85 miles an hour. Barman's little Mercedes is his choice for the 200-mile event. His big Bens will be used in the longest mill. Tetzlaff will drive his little 70-horse-jower Fiat in the Potlatch race and the 120-horsepower Fiat in the Monta marathon, Noted Can Arrive. Hughie Hughes and his Tulsa have arrived and others who put in their appearance during the week were Harry Endicott and Earl Cooper re spectively, Nyberg and Stutz pilots. These three cars were brought direct ENTRIES FOR TACOMA Entrant Frwk A. Tauscher Harry Hooper M. Macleod . ............... K. J. Cameron Stutz Motor Car Company. . . John Leybold 1-:. E. Hewlett K. A. Moross Harmon Motor Car Company K. E. Hewlett E. A. Moross K. A. Moross K. E. Hewlett .T. B. Levy Harry Endlcott Ideal Motor Car Company. . . Jack Welch Charles N. Thompson Komano Mfg. Company Vnion Motor Car Company. . Pacific Car Company V. L. Alfred Car. Cole Cole American. . Stuta Stutz Bulck Flat Mercedes. . . Inter-State. Flat Benz Penz Flat Tulsa Nyberg- . . t Ktutz Locomobile. National. . . Romano. . . . Ballard . Hudson .... Apperson... Driver. Tauscher. Hooper. . Macleod. . Cameron. .. Parsons. .. Leybold. v Tetzlaff. . . Burman. .. Latta Tetzlaff. . . Burman. x" Carlsen. Lewis. . . Kugbes. . . Endlcott. . Cooper. . . . Welch Taaffe. . . , Barnes. . . . Thomas. . . Hanson . . . Nichols. . . In the First Section (Center) -By a Double-Page Announcement The Public of Portland and Vicinity Are Made Acquainted With a Most Important Event Involving Upwards of a Million Dollars Worth of New Summer Mer chandise in a Clearance Sale At Prices Never Before Known from Indianapolis, where they were driven in the 600-mile race on the mo tor Bpeedway Memorial day. Perhaps the most interesting car Is the eight-cylinder Romano special the only eight-cylinder car entered in this or any other race meet. It was built by the Romano Manufacturing Company, of Seattle, and has been en tered in every event. Percy Barnes, well known in Portland, will drive it. The Romano Is rated at 75 horsepower and weighs only 2700 pounds. Another special car Is a Ballard, en tered by the Union Motor Car Com pany, of Tacoma. and is to be driven by Thomas, a Tacoma driver. The smallest car Is a little Bulck entered by John Leybold, of Elma. The next largest cars In competition with it are the two Coles entered from Portland and Vancouver, B. C. Telegraphic Sporting Briefs SEATTLE Nine men were arrested at the Northwestern League base ball park on a charge of betting on the game between Seattle and Tacoma. The men, who were together on the left field bleachers, were taken to po lice headquarters, where they were re leased on $100 bail each. It is said that this Is the first time any arrests on this charge have been made at the Seattle ball park. New York D. L. Fultz, president of the Baseball Players' Fraternity, has sent a letter to the National commis sion, requesting that hereafter when a player Is transferred from one team to another he be notified in writing whether he has been released outright or under an optional agreement; If un der the latter, of the date upon which he would revert to the releasing club. Cardiff, Wales wT F. Applegarth. of the Polytechnic Harriers. made a world's record by running 150 yards in 14 2-5 seconds at the sports here. He also tied the British record of 9 4-5 seconds for the 100 yards. Applegarth ran third in the final of the 200-meters at the Oympic games. Philadelphia The Australian cricket team won the second match from the All-Philadelphia eleven at Haverford, Pa., by 10 wickets. London Another first, prize was won by Judge W. H. Moore, of New York, at the International Horse Show. In class 47, for pairs of harness horses driven by ladies in a park phaeton, His Lady and Lord Seaton beat all com. petltors. J. Sumner Draper, of Boston, with his Baronet and Satire took sec ond prize in the same class. W. H. Moore's team of bays captured the Field oup In class 42. which Included a run of seven miles from Olympia and back for private coaches or drags. Alfred G. Vanderbllt's team was awarded sec ond. Fourteen competed. ' Chehalls to Send Delegation. CHEHALIS. Wash.. June 28. (Spe cial.) A large delegation of Chehalls automobile owners will attend the races at Tacoma July 6 and 6. The local celebration of the Fourth will keep most of the local people at home that day. but on Sunday a large crowd will go from here to the races. Local garage owners are preparing to run an auto excursion to Tacoma Sunday, which will be made a sort of picnic outing for the local folks. AUTOMOBILE RACES. Dls cu. 302.2. 302.2. 389 . 3S9.9. 389 . 165.6. GOO . 8SR . SS9.9. 7E0 . 600 . 600 . 000 . 89.9. 377 . 4O0 . 471 . 44S . 402 . 31S . 3Si . S18.1. In. Event. .Century. Century. .Century .Century. .Oentury. Century. .Potlatch. Potlatch. .Potlatch. . Montamarathon. . Montamarathon. . M ontamarathon. .Montamarathon. Montamarathon and Potlatch .Montamarathon and PotlatchI .Montamarathon and Potlatch. Montamarathon and Potlatch! Montamarathon and Potlatch Montama'n Potlatch-Century." .Potlatch and Century. .Potlatch and Century. .Potlatch and Century. RAGING ROLES GIVEN Entries in Wild Horse Event and Relay. Limited to J 0. ., LARGE PRIZES OFFERED Salem State Fair Takes Precau tions to - Avoid Accidents in Thrilling Events Which Will Be Staged on Racetrack. SALEM, Or., June 28. (Special.) The Oregon State Fair Board has adopted the following rules to govern the wild atrt8helfalr-relay rae8 bB r"n daUy ,?AFat ""tern relay race, purse moo., conditions Two 'and one-half miles a day for six days. Woman rld er arred- Rlders to change horses and saddles every half mile. Professional running horses barred. Riders must use regular Western saddles, same to weigh not less than 25 pounds, and must change and fasten same, unaided at the end of each half mile. Start to be made from the ground; horses to be brought to starting post without sad dles on. Will be allowed one man to catch running horse and one man to hold fresh horse, and bridle need not be changed. No time allowance for acci dents. Each rider must complete two and one-half miles dally. Rider making best total time for 16 miles, wins. In the event of Incapacity, through acci dent, a substitute rider will be permit ted to compete that distance. Horses to be named and described, and riders designated on day before race begins, and no change of horses or riders will be allowed, except In case of accident and then only by permission of Judges. f .i.,enter.and four to start- Money divided 60, 30 and 10 per cent. No en trance fee and no deductions from win ners To be commenced Monday. Sep tember 29. Numbers must be worn and are furnished by the association. No more than 10 starters will be permitted. Nominations will be received in order made, up to 10 entries, when race will be declared closed. Make your entry with the secretary, who will inform you If race has closed. in case an entry Is made, and does not start, an other entry will be permitted to take his place up to 10 starters. In no case will more than 10 starters be permit ted. Entries will be received up to and Including September 25, unless as here tofore provided. Wild horse race, purse $300, conditionsHalf-mile heats each day for six days. The rider showing best time in the summaries at the end of the sixth day, to be the winner. Horses to be furnished by the management, and drawn by lot by the Judges each day. Horse will be led on track and assigned to its rider and helper, who will take immediate charge of same and bridle or halter at option of rider. Have sad dles in readiness to saddle and mount at signal of starter. No more than 10 starters will be permitted. Nomina tions will be received in order made up to 10 entries, when race will be de clared closed. Six to enter and four to start. Money divided 60. 30 and 10 per cent. Make your entry with the secretary, who will Inform you if race has closed. In case entry is made and does not start, another entry will be permitted to take his place, up to 10 starters. In no case will more than 10 starters be permitted. Entries will be received up to and including September 25, unless as heretofore provided A special half-mile track has 'been made for these races and safety for horses and riders has been provided for to the best of the management's abil ity. Management cannot be held re sponsible for any accident. No penalty or forfeit is attached to an entry. Only entries made and not starting will be barred in future races. ... i I ' r.:..-...-..-; r - - : - " h ' x "V cl i ufi - .y : ; - lo'K f ,,1f l -is . rjv;' . i 1, Three Can Caocht at tbe Klrat Turn j S, Bob In Pensive Attltnde Before Ula Attempt; 8, "Down the Straight," Burman Jxit Ronndlng the Turn on H In Reeord Mile; 4, the Klnlxh of the F"lnt Heat In the Three-Mile Open; 8, Just After Start of Third Heat. A PRELIMINARY ruh round the track,, a glimpse of a red flag, Che sound of a shrill whistle and the gasp from 1000 throats of "He's off," and Bob Burman hurled himself in his 300-horsepower .Benz round the Country Club track in his mile race against time. Like a streak"' of white lightning, past the grandstand he sped, leaning over a trifle to get the lay of the course, round the turn slowing up momentarily, and tnen, from the stand, spectators saw that car with the in domitable and fearless driver as its pilot, eat up the ground and annihilate space, for Barney Oldfleld's record of :62 flat for a mile was in front of him and Bob had given his word. Round the second turn streaked the car, the hum of the engines sounding high above all the din. smoke and dust mixing together in mighty clouds and Are belching from its belly; round into the straight, a blurred glimpse of a car, .and in the twinkling of an eye Bob had shot past the winning post. Slowly he pulled the great car up. skip-ped nonchalantly from the seat and turning to the officials said. "What was It?" The time was :49 2-5 for one mile on the dirt track, and Barney's state record had gone by the boards to the extent of no less than 2 3-5 seconds.- Certainly Burman had kept his promise. Two days ago he said "I will do it in :50, prhaps under." Not only did he do that but he came within four-fifths of a second of iis own world's record for a mile on a dirt track. Better Time Today Promised. But still that' is not all. Bob said yesterday, as soon as he got out of the car, "I can promise you I will do under :49 flat tomorrow, and if" anybody wants to make a bet on the Tce send him to me or I will put up with The Oregonian any amount in cash from $250 upwards. The engine was missing a trifle round the turns and did not get fed enough gas, but with a trifle tuning up she'll be even better tomor row." . - That was the main, the great feature of a splendid card of -racing and auto polo given Iot the first day out at the Country Club track by Burman and other drivers, under the auspices of the Portland Automobile Club. A crowd of 3000 persons cheered the winner and roared with laughter at the antics of the polo players, while some 400 auto mobiles, parked alongside the fence, added to the gayety of the occasion. There were no accidents to mar the day. Proceedings opened with an exhibi tion mile by Tony Jeanette, who hurtled through space in the big car with which Bruce Brown won the Grand Prix and which cost Brown his life. Tony did the mile In 56 2-5 sec onds, despite the fact that he had to cut off at the turns and was Just trying her out. Tom Word Gets First RJde. Next Sheriff Tom Word traveled the fastest mile he's ever gone in his life. Burman took him into the 200-horse-power Blue Benz with the promise that he would go one lap slow. He did go one lap slow, but he had forgotten to say he'd go the next lap fast, and when they came down the stretch for the sec ond time Sheriff Tom was hanging on by his eyelids, his hands and both his feet. Next Burman took the 200-horse-power White Benz in an exhibition mile, and while in this he shattered Oldfield's record by doing the lap in 50 2-5 seconds, with 25 seconds his time for the first half lap. That in itself was a great performance and the crowd showed Its appreciation. It was his trial mile in the great 300 horsepower car, however, which came next and which attracted so much at tention. Despite all the recent rain the track was as hard as nails and so dusty that later they had to give up the five mile race and change it to a three-mile handicap. With no one to pace him, nothing before but that record, Burman y 5 .jf achieved his great amoiuon, ana lncl- dentally this new record he set up now entitles him to the proud boast that every one of Oldfield's previous records has been beaten by him. Incidentally two of the watches made it 49 3-10, but as the slowest is taken, the record will have to stand, -until today at least, as 49 2-5. The first heat" of the three-mile race with flying start was won by Tony Jeanette in the yellow car, Benedict second and Burman third. Time, 3 min utes 1 second. In the second heat Tony led with Benedict second and Burman well be hind, getting so much dust that he couldn't come through. Burman won the final heat, also by a close margin. Time, 2:57 flat. Young: Driver la Accomplished. The driving of this young Benedict called forth all kinds of favorable comment as the youngster held his BOYS' RACE IS FINISHED LOVG CONTEST IS COXCLTHED T7XDER, 1 ROILING STTX. Nation's Greatest Distance Runners Make Poor Time in Marathon on Account of Heat. CHICAGO, June 28. Dusty, panting and almost lost amid the score of auto mobiles that formed his escort, Lauron Chenowets, Boy Scout, dashed up to the grandstand in Grant park this aft ernoon and delivered to Carter Harri son, Mayor of Chicago, a message from Woodrow Wilson. President of the United States. While skyscrapers echoed back the boom of cannon that welcomed the leather dispatch pouch to the end of Its 778-mile Journey, the Mayor read the message in which the President wished success to the International Athletic Meet, formally inaugurated by Its arrival. The Boy Scouts had done their work by relays they had borne the mes sage over hill and dale from the Capitol to Chicago and thousands of the khaki-clad youngsters burst Into a cheer as the Journey ended. .Heat Bother 'Athlete. A scorching sun -beat down on the opening of the meet, and even the cool lake breeze brought only meager com fort to the 4000 or 5000 who attended. Despite the weather a dozen Mara thon runners competed In an event of the regular distance 25 miles 385 yards which was won.by W. J. Kennedy, of the Illinois Athletic Club, in 3:05:20. Sidney Hatch, the veteran, was second In 3:11:10. Manuel Cooper, of the Chi cago Hebrew Institute, was third. The run for the Marathon for the most part i.l ' tun.--- r: own all through With the more exyeri enced Jeanette. With but a second's respite, out were dragged the polo cars. They rode up the bank, they banged into one another, made turns so sharp that while the front wheels were going forward, the rear wheels were still going in the op posite direction, and generally acted as though life and limb were worth nothing. Four periods were played altogether, the red car winning in the end by a total of 2 goals to 1. Burman next proceeded to annex the third heat of the three-mile race, going round this time in 2:50 flat. . There was another polo game and then the three mile handicap. Jeanette shot off first and young Benedict next, about 50 yards apart, with Burman well behind. In the first lap Tony had Increased his lead, but Benedict took the corner recklessly in an effort to close up and was within lay over asphalt paved boulevards that seemed to sizzle under the broiling sun, so that many of the runners quit before the finish. Oak Parle Youth Star. Harry Goelitz, was star in the meet of "Prep" school athletes that took place after the arrival of the Presi dent's message. Goelitz won 17 points and helped his school. Oak Park High, an easy team winner In the events, with 38. The summaries: 100-yard dash Irish. Oak Park, ' first; Roberts, Tacoma, Wash., second; Jones, Crane. Tech. third. Time, :10 2-5. . Half-mile run Hak, Gary, Ind.. first; Painter, Lewis Institute, second; Wllmarth, Lake View High, third. Time. 2:06 2-3. 120-yard hurdlea Goelitz, Oak Park, first; Ames, Oak Park, second; Draper, University High, third. Time, :16 2-6. . .. Pole vault Reaves. Falls City, Neb.. Ms Lean, Lane, Tech and Sears, Lewis Insti tute, tied for first. 10 feet Inches.. 12-pound shotput Herd. Exeter, N. II., first; Goelitz, Oalc Park, second; Bests, Crane, third. 46 feet 0 inches. Mile run May. Lane, first; Starr, Flor ence, Kan., - second; Allman, Crown Point, Ind., third. Time. 4:50 3-3. 2 20-yard dash Cinch, Oak Park, first; Goelitz. Oak Park, second; Armbruster, Lake View, third. Time. :23. 440-yard dash CMeara, Evanston Acad emy, first; B. Cant-well, Oak Park, second; Galloway. Cloero. third. Time. :54. 220-yard hurdles Corey. University HtBh, first; Goelitz, Oak Park, second; Bandy, Tacoma, third. Time, :25 2-5. High Jump Crane. Tacoma, first; Allen. Clinton, second; Sears, Lewis Institute, third. Height 5 feet. 9ti Inches. IHscus throw Corey. University HIg-h. first; Goelitz. Oak Park, second; Walsh, Evanston Academy, third. Distance, 95 feet 1H inches. Hammer throw Herd, Exeter, N. II.. first: Goelitz, Oak Park. second; Bests, Crane, third. Distance, 115 feet 6 Inches. Broad Jump Stiles. Culver Military Acad emy, first: Irish, Oak Park, second: Field. Lewis Institute, third. Distance. 22 feet 5 inches. Half-mile relay Evanston Academy, first; Oak Park, second. About 400,000 bicycles are still made every year In Great Britain. Two-thirds are used at home and the remainder exported to many countries. , j ' x. It' i - . . - " ... . r:- "CJ". :. T J a length at the far turn on the second round. Burman was still getting the dust from the others and could not see to come through. However he made up for it down the straight Just before the final lap treat ing the spectators to a whirlwind burst of speed and hauling them over hand over fist on the far side. Down the straight they were .neck and neck, Jeanette's car skidded badly and caused Benedict to lose out too, and Burman Just got through. . The races will be continued today at 2:30 P. M. The officials were: Referee, W. J. Clemens, Judges, M". C, Dickinson, J. B. Yeon, Sol Blumauer, Timers, Frank- E. Watkins, R. E. Blodgett and Paul J. Feely. Starter, E. A. Moross; assistant starter, C. H. King, Announcer, C. J, Cook. Time-keepers for today will be W, B. Fechheimer, Roscoe Fawcett and Dr. A. E. Mackay. LAJ01E MUCH ANGERED CLEVELAND STAR INSISTS "WILL NOT "SCB." HE Big IVenchnian Refers to Manager . Birmingham as "College Player" and Spurns His Orders. CHICAGO. June 2S. Napoleon Lajole, deposed second . baseman of the Cleve land Americans, declared in wrath to day that he would never be a pinch hit ter or substitute and scored Manager Birmingham for benching- him. "I may quit baseball at any minute. said the big Frenchman, who has been with the American League since its in ception and is one of the most famous inflelders and batters in the game. "I will never be a benchwarmer or sub stitute assistant manager. I will quit before I will be anything but a regu lar." Lajoie attacked Birmingham as a "college player." "When I take orders it will have to be from somebody who knows as much baseball as I do.'" ho declared. "Not from a college man who is always play ing to the grandstand." Birmingham "stood pat" on his an nouncement of yesterday that Turner probably will be regular second base man of the Naps, as the team is best known from being led by Lajole. Birm ingham refused to disparage Lajole. Lajoie declared that he would put the matter up to President Somers, of the Clevelands, and would take orders only from him. Baseball men here think the split between Lajoie and Birmingham will lead to a trade in which "Larrv" may come to the Chicago White Sox. as that team is in a position to offer a good trade and it is thought that Presi dent Comiskey would agree.