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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1911)
U..Mi II....J. i. . i 1,11 i, li'MBSBKIIII . . I ! , . 1 I H. J,I,H.J U..IU , ll.'l V! I 1 , ,!,- U I . . :-J-UJJ .' ' ll,'J"L-M7ggagBBT"TTT , , J; -" " ul1 ' IflTYl FR Rfitl 1 - FASTEST HORSES IN WEST TO FACE STARTER AT COUNTRY CLUB CLASSY HORSES IN TRAINING AT SALEM LAKE CITY DERBY ' GETS CLASSY NAGS Spokane Star Says Northwest State Fair Will Be" Scene of Some Great Finishes This Bangtails Will Gallop Around New Idaho Track Sep tember 11. ern Fans Are Getting New ' Year. lit'-5;'; rS- - - - 3 HI ,v iyv li a Z IS4-"' if ' aaX Kll t p?c .--v f n u 111: Avf r -k'F? 4v 411lfr f:y-,t, ll !nrv 111' ' H a. v : 'Allllt - " ' 1 III-"" 'V-f ";-;S,;V -21dJ9J - ?aaa;'- -t. V:sw'yA AA y:rE lf ' f if ! 1 . f "A. Iifx 'iffAlf. ) '4 fe wfe" " "J ,t-A fau r-- ji I ,Joaeph C. Tylar, Spokane's tnnla craJk, has returned to his duties at 'the Spokane & Eastern Trust company after a month's absence playing around the various northwest, tournaments says the Spokane Spokesman-Review. TyW was remarkably successful this season, capturing four championships in the five tourneys In which he competed, los ing - only the Washington state title to Nat. C. Emerson of North Yakima. That defeat, however, will not rob Tyler of No. 1 ranking .among all north west ern players. "Unprecedented crowds attended the play all over the circuit," said Tyler. "There Is only one way to explain this. The people of the northwest have at last awakened to the possibilities of tennis as a gallery 'game, and no longer rate it as child's play and Sunday school recreation. Everywhere the keenest in terest attended the play and ths finals always brought out a capacity crowd. VOffhand I should say that Wfr. Em erson was the strongest player I met, Mr. Foley, perhaps, has greater possi bilities, but undoubtedly Emerson is not so good now as he was when he ranked No. 4 of all America's tennis players four years ago. Ths match be tween Mr. Emerson and myself was one of ths closest that ever marked a final In a northwest tourney. He outplayed me, but I gave him a battle. He was out of condition wihen he entered at Portland, where he was beaten early In the running. The week's play .through the early rounds at Taooma put him baoK into condition, and he played a such truer game. "A let of new players worthy of watching cropped up this year. In fact, it was the youngsters that were always upsetting things. That speaks well for ths future of northwest tennis, for we have to develop new players ourselves if we expect to keep up the standard of play." ' FAST SWIMMERS DEVELOPED LATELY Many Are Better Than Those Who Competed In Lon don Olympics. New Tork, Aug. 24. America has de veloped some wonderful swimmers since ths London Olympics, ond the closest critics of the water game dis play no anxiety over the outcome of the Swedish games, even though the sandy-haired New Yorker, C. M. Daniels, does not compete. The young sters are gaining in speed, and It is safe to say that a dozen or more will have to be considered in the make-up of the American relay team. In the Olympic team contest each swimmer is required to swim 200 meters, four men competing on each team. Eliminating Daniels for the mo ment, America can choose from the following men, who have shown cham pionship calibre and wonderful speed: .Harry Hebner, Illinois Athletic club of Chicago; Perry McQllllvray, of the same club; Frlzelle, Missouri A. C. of St. Louis; J. H. Scott, formerly of the University of Pcnnslyvania, now with the Philadelphia Swimming club; J. H. Reilly, N. Nerlch and H. OSullivan of the New York Athletic club. Here, then, -are seven men to pick from, any one of whom can swim 200 yards around 2:35 right now. All are youngsters and are improving rapidly. In the London Olympic contests tne American relay team was composed of Daniels, Hebner, Bud Goodwin and Rich of Boston. Outside of Daniels and Hebner, no one on the team could hope to keep up with the foreigners. That year the American team finished third, being beaten by England and Australia. ANY BACKSTOP CAN STOP STEAL OF HOME One of the prettiest plays in base ball Is the stealing of home, and yet the rules are so interpreted in the American league that this play can be DiocKea Dy the opposing catcher any time It comes up. If, for Instance, the catcher, seeing the runner coming, teps forward and interferes with the batter, ths umpire is forced to send the man stealing back to third and send ths batter to first on the catch er's interference. In any close game where one run would perhaps decide Jt, any thinking catcher would, of course deliberately interfere with the batter when an effort is being made to steal home and thus perhaps save ths game. In the National league the rule la not followed in this. way. There the man scores on the Interference, and ths batter is not sent to first ST. PAUL MAN TO SWIM a--; ? r . ' T A ' h:i ah 1W I j A s A V:. r 1 .-K t AVi Ml "hAs -Lv 1 s 'Salem, Or., Aug. 28. Training at the Salem racetrack is- very active at this time as the state fair races at Salem are only three weeks away. The track Spokane, Wa&h., Aug. 36. Thirty, three gallant running squlnes, the pick of the three-year-olds of the west, to gether with many performers who havs , Is In tho very best of condition, In fact ) starred on eastern tracks, are entered . Early entries for ths great Septem ber race meet of ths Portland Fair A Livestock association, prove that this will be the true blue ribbon event of the coast,- Entries srs being announced from all parts of the west and even Canada. For both ths big trot and pace, which are for flO.Q'OO and $5000 purses, respectively, there .will be some of the hardest fighting on the fast Country club track that the west has seen. ' ' ' .' ; . There are those who Insist that the "Gentleman's port" is dead, and that Its Obsequies began when betting was stopped. But the keen Interest shown by the whole nortwest in last year's race, program of the Pdrtland Fair Livestock expoeltlon gave a lie to , the announcement. And the still greater preparations this year at the same stage of the meet, redouble the proof. No more enthusiastic throng ever gath ered on a betting track than the multi tude of horse admirers who shouted themselves hoarse at the Country club. Despite the fact that the "pool bug" and ths "betting fan" have been banished, the races were run on clean, hard lines, with the best horse straining for the money, and the grandstand and bleach ers packed with men and women who enjoy sport without a taint Big Trot la ths Classic Oreatest interest centers in the big trot, Thursday, September 7, in which $10,000 is the tempting prize. Beauti ful Helen Styles will be here again, to pull down the grand prize If it Is within her power. But she will have to trot alongside of last year's con tenders who gave her the race of her life, In addition to a few new entries who come with glowing reputations. Prince Lot, who was a common favorite In the .big event last year until the winning mare had shown him her heels In two heats, will be on hand in bet ter form than ever before, if precursory reports do not deceive. Early closing lists do not . indicate fully the total number of fast Horses assured in the big trot, but race men declare that the field will be filled. The $6000 pace, which last year drew almost as much attention as the grand trot, will be pulled off Wednesday, Sep tember 6. Two favorites on the track here last season have been booked, and most of the fast stock seen then Is expected again. Rayo'llght, who won the world's 8 year old pace record on the Country club track In 1908, will be entered for the highest honors in the grand pace. George Woodard, who has Just been credited with 2:7 1-4 on Upper left Ray o'Llght, holds 3-year-old world record, and is entered in the big pace. Upper right Mrs. Herbert, 2:21V4, on the half mile track this year, and 1b now In good form. Lower left George Wood ard, 2:7. Lower right Prince Lot, 2:9. the California Woodland track, is also coming. And there will be many more, perhaps as many entries as for the $10,000 trot, giving to the contest na tional interest. Purses Are Bleb. There will be $30,000 In purses this year for the speed events. Ths superb record made last season in this respect Is to be maintained. Race men who said that two years in succession, with such prices, would be the permanent making of the Portland' meet, will have opportunity this season to Bee that the city Is In ths lists for good, and' will bid for the premier position in the coming years as the real blue ribbon meet of ths west In working up the program, the man agement has Insured at .least two run ning events each afternoon. On Labor Day, which will be the opening, there may be three runs, one for the hurdles. The Hunt club has kindly consented to put on three running races during the week, on such days as the Country club management indicates, and one j, . of these will be booked for Monday, the opening. There will not be a dull minute from the opening hour, 2 o'clock any after noon of the entire week. Taking last year's success In starting . everything off with a snap at the schedule time as a standard, the management this year intends to do even better, If pos sible. All heats must start when called. No useless Jockeying will be permitted at the get-away. Drivers who cannot put their animals ln line properly, with in reasonable time, will have to fall out. Diversions will be provided on the vaudeville order for intervening mo ments, and the music will always be the best. It Is the purpose of the man agement to briny the entire meet up to the highest standard, giving the peo ple not only copious measure In speed contests, but ,the pleasant between acts which give zest for the main show. With the reputation won by the fair management for clean race sport, it Is needless to remind the public that the plans this year are strictly along that line again. Every repressive measure GOSSIP gflgg SEMI-PROFESSIONALS a vnn f Pierce Emerick, crack f fit. Paul swimmer who ylll enter in' the As . : toria swimming regatta, under the ' local Y, M. c. A. colors. Ennon Calif f, who wah a member of McCredle's staff of pitchers a few years ago, is now located In the bushes and is chief slant dispenser for the River Jdill team at present. River Mill is a few miles from Estacada and some hot games have been played on the Esta cada diamond the last few Sundays. The Beagle brothers, "Buzz" snd Bill. members of the Pickwick team and last year with the Honeyman Indoor team, are now located In Frisco and will no doubt Join some indoor team in that city this winter. Buzz Beagle was the leading hitter in the league here last winter ana Doth he ana Bin are ex pected to shine in Frisco, where the indoor game has a good hold on the fans. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Henkle, October 25, 1911, a 9ft pound girl. Hen kle is one of the oldest and best known semi-professional ball players around Portland and Is now a member of "Red" Rupert's crack Eschle team. Bush teams going to Sheridan are finding it hard to solve ths puzzles dished out by "Mysterious" Mitchell, last year with the Coast league and now a member of th Sheridan Colts. Mitch ell has certainly "got something" and is a tower of strength to the team. Colly Druhot la playing the outfield and pitching occasionally for Butte in the Union association. Druhot was al ways a hard hitter, and for this rea son is ussd In ths outfield by Butte, s Btepp's All-Stars returned from Sheri. dan yesterday where they were defeated in two ciose games by the home .team. The game on Wednesday Was a 4 to 3 affair with Winterbotham on the mound for the All-Stars and Mitchell working for the Colta The All-Stars lost the second game on Friday, 6 to '6. Webb and Scott pitched for the Stars and Payne and Mitchell threw for Sheridan. "Mysterious" Mitchell is the "iron man", of. the . bushes and will pitch hla fourth game of the week today against the Columbus club. Ths St Paul team displayed their ability off ukelr own field; last Sunday, when they were 23 to ? at Sheridan. Twenty-five blngles were' garnered off A ' v v XJT t :. I r '"- m ' ( 'A H a ? y 1 A Lv t K; I j vf -M i III ! V a k j -J n i y t) VL The above la Cy Townsend, the old Gresham war, horse, who has had an other great year on" the mound for the Giants. , Cy has pitched ball for Gresham for the last 10 or -12 years, with , the exception of last season, when he wore a Dllworth suit and proved the leading pitcher of the Trl-City league. Possessed of marvelous control and a cool head, as well as good speed and benders, Townsend is getting away with most of his games in fine style. He received an offer from Victoria in the early part of the season. HIRES A SPECIAL TRAIN, BUT LOSES ' ' f Jiuntsvllle, Ala, Aug. 6. After hir ing a special train to convey his team from Selma to Birmingham so that the team might not forfeit the gams by be-' ing, late. King Bailey saw his men so down in defeat here yesterday after-,f- noon. rucner wuey, just up rrora an attack of malaria, was at his best and allowed only six scattered hita, fanning nine of - the batters who faced him. Shortstop Sporn, who has Juat returned from ths Appalachian league, where he -- lhaa been playing with Morrlatown, mads the deliveries of the St Paul twirlers, while three lone hits were the best the visitors could do with Mitchell. Ben Brlggs played short for St. Hel ens lasb'Sunday and distinguished him- : self by playing a good fielding game. Five times up and no safe hits Is his record with the stick, which is some thing unusual for Ben. Rmery Webb, the crack Lents twlrler, has signed to play the rest of the sea son with the Gresham Giants. Webb has had a great year and is rated as one of the best heavers around Port land. Ths Tribunes and the Gills played a good game on the Columbus club lot last Sunday. Although the Tribunes were defeated the close score should entitle them to anothw games The Gresham Giants go to Hood River this morning without Arch Parrott, Rob erts or Hargreaves in their lineup. Par rott will probably be laid up for the season with an injured leg received a few weeks ago. The team is not rep resented by its true strength. i The two O.-W. R. A N. teams are making trips today, one going to Junc tion City and the other, to Albany. . "Fat" Nelson, the local boy who tried out with the Seattle Northwesters., is again in towm Nelson was in Stepp's All-Star lineup last week. S. HILDRETH LEADS ALL WINNING OWNERS The biggest winner on the American turf this year is Sam Hildreth, owner of Fits Herbert, King James, Novelty, Zeus and other turf stars, which have made history the past few years. Since James R. Keenc, Harry Payne Whitney, August Belmont and other wealthy owners sent their bi-st racing stock to England after the closlnr of ,the New York tracks, Hildreth was elevated to the top and he Is likely to stay there as long as his big rac ing stable is intact. He has. -without a doubt tho best collection of racers in this cttuntry, and he always is sdd Ing to it whenever he sees a good horse run too cheaply in selling races. Just now he Is making It interesting for other wealthy owners, who are running stake horses in selling events and several of them have retaliated by running. up his own ohrscs. three of the seven runs Huntsville. The score was: 7, Gadsden S. scored by Huntsville Dillon Gets Boost. , " j Commenting on the rumor that Frank! Dillon of the Angela may be the next leader of the Cincinnati Reds, a Phila delphia scribe says: "Dillon would make an Ideal big league manager, as he has proved one of the best Judges and developers of young ball players in ths country. ' "Almost every player who comes from the coast and makes good in the big league has. been brought up under Dil lon. Some of the Philadelphia fans may recall Dillon as the first baseman and captain of the Detroit Tigers dur ing their first season in the American league. Dillon was taken sick and forced to go to California for hla health. He waa given a chitnce to manage Los Angeles and purchased hla release from the Tigers, who did not want to part' with; him. ' ,.'' ""Detroit bad no thought of Hughey J. Jennings at that time, and Dillon was looked updn as the successor to Ed Barrows, now president of tho East ern league, who managed Detiolt at that, time. than can be adopted will be invoked to prevent any form of gambling. All that can be said of the races will be that they were held to foster the king of sports, to revive public interest in speedy hortes, snd to prove that whole some public amusement can be kept clean. it Is as fast as any track In the circuit It Is a disappointment that Durfee of California can not race his string this year, owing to the fact that he sent his entries In a trifle too late. There are between 50 tn) GO harness horses In training at this( time and about 20 run ning horses. There are nine head In charge of Har ry Dowling.of which the stallion Bona day Is the crack trotter. Bonaday was slightly lame for some time, but has now settled down to fast work. Belle N is another trotter that the trainer expects much of. Phyllis Wynn, a- 4- year-old trotter, will bear watching as she looks like a real grer. The pacing gelding, Roseburg Boy, according to the trainer, stands a show to get quite a little of the money this year. There are several colts in the Dowltng Btable that look promising. " In the Woodcock stable are some good looking horses, among ty most prom ising being Falmont. Jr., trotter, and Babe H, also a trotter. Floradora Z is also showing much class. The pacer Kit Crawford Is working fast heats. Sawyer Has Fast One. Sawyer, kown as "Honest John," thinks there is only one horse on the track and that one is Zomdell. It looks as if Zombell will bring home the cash, as he Is trotting heats around .14 very easily. Sawyer has two other young horses in his charge that look very good. Pendleton's stable has a few pacing colts and a 2-year-old by Vlnmont. Bar on Lovelace 1b also under the roof of this stable and Is working In his usual fast style. A 3-year-old Hal B colt winds up Mr. Pendleton's string. Trainer Tllden is working the stallion Almaden V, and he acts as if he will beat his last year's record. ' Tlldon also has charge of Dr. Hal, one of the most promising pacers on the track. Most of the horsemen on the track look upon Dr. Hal to be better than.2:10 this year. He is level headed and does not use hopplea McClosky Walnrlght is paolng In grand style, having worked a mile in 2:14H- Perry Manzey has returned from Se attle were he was victorious in several races with Oregon youngsters. Homer Rutherford has several promising colts in his charge and J. T. Wallace has On Voyage and a couple of green ones. Some of these horses left last night for Vancouver and will not return until after the Portland fair. A steeple chase course has been built here during the last week, and this for the Lake City Derby, the $2000, feature number of the Lake City 88-day running program, which will start on September 11. The Lake City Derby Is a mils and one-eighth run, open to the three-year-olds, scheduled for Saturday. October 21. The following are the entries for the derby: Sallle O'Day. Lochlel, , Dutch Rock, White Wool, Sinn Fein, Pay Streak. Pit a Pat Salali, Paw huska. Muff, Irish Gentleman, Shoot lne Sorav. Tahoe, Clsko. Imprint Dl- caesy, Rusty Coat, Heretic, Dublin Min strel. Sterling, Lady Mac, vsisinw Ballela. Hal Worth, Abound, Seth, Bea trice. Soule, Lescar, Rota, Tripping, Twickenham, Yo 8"olo, Treiste. . J With the opening of the most li days off, 200 of the 600-horse eontin gent, expected to await the springing of the opening barrier, are already quartered on the Idaho course and the Butte horsemen ar pouring; In with every train. Coeur d'Alene and Poet Falls, the nearest Idaho towna to th track, are already taking on an un wonted appearance of , activity, with horsemen and followers rapidly filling up hotels and all other places of abode. Associate Judge and Bandlcapper Frank St. Skinner has established head quarters at Coeur d'Alene and Is busy preparing the program for the opening week, which includes two $1000 stakes, and a $500 handicap. The influx of visitors for the race meeting, together with the enthusiasm locally, has led the officials of. the Coeur d'Alene Fair and Racing asso ciation, which is staging the meet, to predict that the dally attendance will number over 8000, with over 6000 oa Kuturrinv anil In the neighborhood of 100,000 on Derby day. v has enabled the running horse en thuslasts to train their charges In earnest. Tennis Team Coming. London, Aug. 28. The British ten nis team, which Is to compete with the Americans in the preliminary games for the Davis cup. left for New York today on the Adriatic, M. Rltter, the German swimmer now wearing the colors of the City Athletla club of New York, Is the latest addition to the' list of candidates for the championship. Good Clothes New Hart Schaffner & Marx new Fall models are here The new grays and browns and some of the fetching blue-grays are the prevailing shades The "Shape Maker" Model for young men The "Varsity" The new English model, without padding; and the "Box-Back" You had ought to see them Suits $20 to $45 ' 'V ' ' -A '.A. - r . Sam'PRosenblatt & Co. Third and Morrison S ' SAAi A I mm