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SUNDAY JOUilNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING. JULY 7, 1012. Riders Will Pilot Heavy Machines at Country Club l?iTrack;Today4 Tin; o::::con RUBE MARQUARD By Ripley - - ' ,. . ' ' ,." rr. ' , ". . ' t : ' ' . ' . ' ' - "., ; f. I X . (lib ii-a. . RU8E HA4NT rORSOTTEN -7 .'. k. - X , JW.Wfc '1 rTSS THIS EITHER, ' Crack - porM. racing In da,ya gone by was i considered the sport of kings; later It cam that 'auto races held the same plaoe In th estimation ot the public, now It Is aeroplanes, autos and motor cycles. These threa sports lire the real things fin modern racing and whll that of flying; an aeroplane Is the most spectacular, the auto race Is the most costly and the motoreyole race calls .for th ffrMt.t nmniint nf mWI 1 1 anil endurance. The races that will be held at the Country club track this after noon at 2:30 are under the auspices of the Portland Motorcycle club and the Federation of American Motorcyclists, and every rider will be an amateur, Vern Maskell was the fast man at the last meet, June 2, but this time he will be heavily disputed. Some very strong men have been found that have the strength to hold a big machine down and they are going out for time. At the Seattle meet on July 4 Brant, of the local club, made the fastest half mile that the Seattle motorcyclists have ever seen on their course, dolus a circle of their track In 82, the world's record being 30 flat. Brant is In peN feet trim and at the meeting of the eat . more miles In less .time than he has ever done before. The contest be tween these two rivals will be well worth seeing. Zwlck, the Seattle crack, and his ma chine will augment Manager Rosu's quad of X-celstor drivers, and with Peppell, Hall and Brush he Is sure to make a very good showing. The Mer kel drivers will be badly crippled If Roy Brown Is unable to ride after his fall at Seattle the Fourth, but Rues Is a very good man and L. T. Dean himself Is no slouch, and It Is understood that he has a couple of post entries up Ills sleeve that he will spring at the last minute. Eddy Grelshelmer will have the old standbys, Fred Nowatny and Vern Mur kell, astride Indians once more, and they are sure to acquit themselves creditably. Cummlngs and Knudson, the Spokane team, has not announced their mounts as yet. Allen on a Top, Brant on a Thor, Soles on a Merkel, and the little German "Golng-kld," Zob. on an American machine Instead of his N. S. H., are some of the other of the early entires. The Harley-Davldson crew has not entered as yet, but Barin sure has them. WILL Nf DISCORD GET II COIN? Neal Ball May Cut in on Re ceipts of Championship Series. Cleveland, Ohio, July 6. Is history to repeat once again and is a Nap dis card to fall heir to a small fortune? It was in 1910 that the Naps turned Bristol Lord, outfielder, over to the Philadelphia Athletics. They not only won the American league pennant and world's series' that year, but also re peated last year. Of course, I,nrd se cured an ecjual share of the world's series melon and as a result of the shift that took him to Philadelphia he Is about $6000 better off financially than he would ' have been had he re mained with the Naps. Lord rounded out the Athletics" team and it may come to pass that Neal Ball, the Naps' utility lnflelder, who was sold to the Boston Red Sox Tuesday, may bolster up Manager Jake Stahl's team where It 13 weakest. Steve Terkes has not set'th world afire with his work at socond base, while tho Nap discard has been more of a bear playing second base than any other Infield position. The Red Sox have a lead of 89 points In the American league race and they look like a good bet for the pennant. If Ball supplants Yerkes, and the chances are that that is why he was purchased, he may follow in the footsteps of Lord and receive a fat share of the world's series receipts this year. COLLEGE IAN T GOES TO PHILADELPHIANS Eppa Rlxey Jr.. who is a member of the pitching staff of the Philadelphia Nationals, is the tallest player In the : maj8r leagues. Rlxey Is 6 feet 6 inches high In his stocking feet. This title was formerly held by Fred Falkenburg. who Is at present with the Toledo club In the American assocla- ' tlon. Falkenburg formerly pitched for I the Cleveland Naps. ! Rlxey was graduated from the Uni versity of Virginia at the close of the spring term this year and Immediately departed for Philadelphia and signed with Charles Dooln. Dooin has had Ills eyes on the youngster for two years. When the Washington Americans were on their spring training trip Rlxey held them to three hits and did not allow them a single tally. Rlxey had averaged a little over four hits and 11 strikeouts in the 10 games he pitched for the col lege last season. Thomas Fleming Day, who crossed the Atlantic ocean In his yawl, the Sea Bird, last year, accompanied by Fred B. Thurber and Theodore R. Gooa f f Providence, now has plans on foot for going across the Atlantic ocean again this summer In a 36 foot motor boat. His final destination will be St. Petersburg, after calls at England, points along the English channel, Stock holm and other places. 5 lCty- BEGAN HIS CAREER 3S ' PITCHING SNOWOAILS "Rube," they used to call him. It's The Marquis now, and. by the way, he was called many other less compli mentary things not so very long ago. But' that was our mistake. How did we know that he was ever going to get It over? He was a 311,000 lemon then, and now, why we will all agree that he's an 311,000,000 beauty. Well, Rube was cornered the tall, lanky pitcher was torn from his suto for a few moments, physically but not mentaly. "Why, I don't know any thing about muself, honest, don't ask me," said Rube. We laughed, of course. It's always best to laugh when Interviewing any one. But he did tell. He stood leaning against his car, with tls head bent to one side. In that char acteristic attitude so well known to the ball fans of the country. Rube, It seemed, picked out Chllll cothe, Ohio, about 23 years ago and placed It on the map as his birthplace. In doing so, he also picked out a little hard work for himself, as well. Rube was a rube In those days. ' Hence the name. Rube spent his earlier years on that Ohio farm of his following two mules and a plough, and that's nothing like base running either. All of which la hard work and small pay for a ball player. Rube may be a hard working chap all right enough, but only on a ball field. He draws the line there, and will c on a strike at a moment's notice If you mention anything else. So tho Cleveland sandlots were soon to be trod upon by his majeatlc feet. Here the Rube paused and looked thoughtfully at his car. "Now take this car here, for Instance," he said. "It's the best " But we pulled the spark plug on that line of talk. Of what in terest are automobiles to me at tho salary I am getting? The Cleveland sand lotss, where to from there, was re quested. "Oh, yes, yes," spoke up the Rube. "Why er to Annapolis. Yes. Annapolis in 1908, it was, of course. Must have plsyed pretty good pitcher's position there too, for It was in the fall ot 1908 that Now York brought me up. And I might add. they had to bring up $11,000 in cash to do It." Well, what followed is history. And every one knows how the 111,000 lemon, as he was dubbed, failed miserably. He was panned, roasted, broiled and fried, and so on down the menu of hard knocks. "It was hell," Rube commented, simply. It Is also history how Rube voke up suddenly last fall, and since then the Marquis we will call him the Marqula now has won about 900 per cent of his games. "Now, for a fast car that can take the hills like soda water this car of mine her is the real gazabo." It was Rube talking. He had wandered back to the one big thought. "Why, only last week I took the old boat out and opened her up and say " Help! I held up both hands. "What I would like to know about la the ad vice the best pitcher in the world would give to the young aspirant." 'Oh, well," the Marquis drawled In a crestfallen manner, "if you mean m, you seem to be looking at me, why the thing that strikes me the hardest Is that the youngster is apt to work his pet curves to death. They try to put too much on the ball, I mean. He Is apt to make curves the big Idea, when as a matter of fact control Is the thing. It' is Just as true of a pitcher as It is of a presi dential candidate. If you haven't got control, you are a pauper, you haven't got a thing. "I would advise the ambitious ones to strive for control first, and then look after tho hooks and bends. Then, too, they are apt to overdo It. Throw all day, and all that sort of thing. It's bad for the arm. Why, do ynu know that I don't move my arm for two wholo days after pitching a game. Another thing that I have learned and It might be well for them to learn it also is never to attempt to strike out the entire opposing side. Now, I always leave It to my fielders, except In a case of a . pinch. Then and then only, I try to strike them out." Again the Marquis was shedding glances at that pesky car. Noticing this, I hastened to query, "Just what part does a pitcher play in a team's success and position in the race?" 'Race?" exclaimed the Marquis, look Ing up. "Race, did you say? Why, this car of mine can eat more apace a minute than anything that eyer had motion. Just watch me," and the Im maculate Marquis broke away and leaped In the car. He opened her up. and woe unto any speed cop thai got In Mm nath "Will h onm hnlc7"-. T. asked. "You can never tell," the boy replied, and I can't either, for I didn't . wait to see. Fans' Jibes Did Not Break This Player By W. J. Macbeth. New York, July 6. A strange world, Indeed, this little sphere of ours and stranger still that portion of its Inhab itants Which romps and raves six months of the year over our national pastime. Say one cold cruel word against "Rube" Marquard to any citi sen of Manhattan or environs and then get ready for a punch in the eye. Whis per a scandal against the fair name of Fred Merkle if you are contemplating suicide. Yet a brief spell back the en thusiasts who now worship at the hrlno of this grand pair were denying them with oaths and curses. We will deal Just now with Merkle's case. Maquard has been exploted in these columns heretofore; anyhow his wonderful record with this spring is praise enough in Itself. Marquard was a failure for two seasons simply be cause during that time he had lost con fidence In his ability. It was never a question of class with him. He al ways packed the goods; he couldn't de liver them; that was all. But with Merkle ah. how different. Here is a tribute paid him recently by Tom Lynch, president of the National league, fcynch'i Tribute to Youngster. "Merkle," said Lynch, "I consider one of the most wonderful men that ever broke into baseball. He Is a man in every sense of the word. His heart Is as big as that of an ox. Otherwise he wouldn't be In major league com pany today. How many professional baseball players, do you think, could have stood the panning and the roast ing and the abuse heaped upon the head of this young gentleman after he failed to touch second base in that mem orable game of 1908? I'll tell you Not one In 10. no not one In 60. "You cannot find many bettej first basemen today than Merkle. Why? Simply because he realized his mis take and decided to live it down by deeds of worth. He didn't sulk. He didn't slouch. He held a high head and kept a stiff upper lip. And instead cf worrying over that one mistake as most fellows would have done, he profited by his experience and let it stand ns a warning. His game improved. He was a far better first baseman In 1909 than in 1908; far bett.er still in 1910. This year he is among the best In the game. I take my hat off to Merkle. He's the proper stuff. He'll be Bet ter still in 1913." Tom Lynch comes pretty near to knowing what he's talking about be fore he ever expresses himself. It is very doubtful if there is a first base man In the game more valuable thau Fred Merkle. There are flashier play ers, Hal Chase and Jake Daubert, pos sessing more natural advantages in that they throw left .handed, appear a bit more graceful, perhaps. Yet it Is doubt ful If either has anything on the Gflant as a fielder. Merkle Is not showy? But he is wonderfully sure and as ex pert In making pickups off moan, bound ers as even the great Chase. He cov ers as much ground as Hal Is as skil ful a base runner and a more danger ous hitter. He is a. trifle less agile and cannot go so high for strong arm pegs, nor is he so dexterlous with the mitt hand. Yet Merkle Is the only right handed first baseman who can break up a sacrifice hit play almost as cunningly as either Chase or Daubert? No one versed in baseball will deny that Merkle ranks among the first three , oversight Matty was coaching at first MOTORCYCLE RACES! Sunday, July 7, 2:30 P. M. Twelve Events. Music by Campbell's American Band. ADMISSION 50c Take Rose City Car. baseball's first base guardians. That is an honor indeed for a youngster that the fans were trying to hound back to the brush four short Bummers ago. But then he was unfortunate; simply the victim of circumstances. Had Mike Donlin, Arthur Devlin or the great Mat ty been on first when Al Bridwell knocked out the clean single that should have won the game, little would have been thought of the veteran's oversight. The fact that It was a recruit gave the knockers a chance. Or if New .York had won the play off with the Cubs, aa they should, Merkle's lot would not have been to hard in 1909. As a matter ot fact, both McGraw and Mathewson were as much yes, even more to blame than Merkle He was a raw recruit, in the big show for the first time. He had come up to one of the craftiest managers and one of the best teams In the profession from the then obscure Southern Michigan league. Most of the season he had spent on the bench, studying Fred Tenney's style of play. When Tenney's underpinning went to the bad the "kid was called upon. Now, when Merkle pulled his HOMING PIGEON IS A RECORD BREAKER Oregon Queen Covers 1411 Yards Per Minute; Homing Club Active. The Oregon Homing club has Just completed the most successful series of old bird races ever held In this 6late, the 300 mile record being broken by Oregon Queen, a bird owned by the Bauer & Warren loft. The club mem bers feel Jubilant over the results shown this year, as they have been making In telligent and consistent efforts to build up a rugged type of homer. The birds they have imported from the east and Europe have very seldom been able to come over the mountains. Ralph Warren, an authority who has spent years in the east breeding and flying these interesting birds, states he knows of no course In the United States as difficult as the' one the local club has to contend with. Of tho 150 birds entered in the 100 mile race, Portland Belle made an aver age speed of 1008 yards per minute, winning first for Bauer & Warren. J. Compton was second, O. C. Etelnel third and Ed Lillls fourth. Against 100 birds In the 200 mile race, Portland Belle again demonstrated her ability as a racer, winning first, with a speed of 1365 yards per minute, C. C. Stelnel coming in second, E. 1,11 11s third and J. Compton fourth. The 300 mile race from Sissons, Cal., was won by one of the B. & W. entries, Oregon Queen, who made the phenom enal speed of 1411 yards, breaking the 300 milo record for this state and win ning the average speed cup for all races up to 300 miles. Oregon Queen was withdrawn from further races to allow her to attend to her household duties, but her nestmate, Willamette Chief, to show she wasn't the only good one In the family, won the 00 mile race, coming in at daybreak the second day. A week later the Chief won the race from Gait, Cal., 500 miles, arriving home early on the third day. hungry, thirsty, but ready to pick a fight with any of his rivals. In coming home in the. time he did, Willamette Chief won fer hlr owners th coveted honor of a National associa tion diploma, the first one that has been won on Oregon.' He also won a handsome silver cup for the homer mak ing the- largest -and -bt fly. -- The young birds are oow being con ditioned for thejr races, which taku place shortly andk the Club also intends to hold their annual series of mces from the state fair. , base and McGraw at third. When Brid well went to bat with two out, Merkle on first and McCormlck on third, there was Identically the same situation as the one at Pittsburg 10 days previ ously when Johnny Evers and the Cubs tried to win over the Pirates on the same sort of technicality. Indeed, If the subsequent play had been rehearsed It could not have been better played In to Chicago's hand. Cabs Had Flay Sown. Chicago lost Its protest overPitts burg's victory because Hank O'Day, who was umpire-ln-chief that day, had failed to note whether or not the runner did touch second. Now, Chicago had cer tainly tipped Its mitt by the ruction It raised over Pittsburg's triumph. What excuse, then could New York offer for not being on the alert. Is It not reason able to suppose that the coachers, Mc Graw, and Mathewson, were caught nap ping Just the same aa was Merkle? It Is quite true that the Giants were en tltred to the pennant save for a little technicality. Yet technicalities, have lost empires as well as pennants and ball games. That was a painful afternoon for Mc Graw, Mathewson, the Giants and in particular Fred Merkle. Yet In the case of Merkle it perhaps was one of those rare blessings in disguise. McGraw stuck by the boy and gave him every encouragement. And Merkle understood that his chief was depending upon him to make good in spite of the crowd and wipe out the stigma of Giant careless ness. That one fatal slip up has been a ue&cun 10 r rea Aaerme. u nas urea his zeal whenever it gave evidence of iiaKb"a. ou iai ns u ib uuiiceruou, perhaps It was well that he did neglect to touch second. The pennant of 1903 is of little concern to the champion of 1912. And you may bet that neither Merkle nor any of McGraw's disciples will repeat such neglect In the world'! series battles this fall. Journal Want Ads bring results. 13 off 13 Off SPECIAL SALE Hart Schaffher & Marx Suits Furnishing Goods and Boys' Clothing Spring and Summer Suits are going at prices that will take the "hesitate" out of any of you. We believe you will buy in a minute when you see what we're offering here. 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