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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1916)
THE TUTLY CAPITAL JOIPVAT. S ' TFIAf OttVOON TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1916. I M M , WSWW I " Well ITl fee --jiggefecl ! At last a cigarette that satisfies! Satisfy! that'saneitftMngforacigarette to do But Chesterfields do it, first puff to last ! Yet Chesterfields are mild, too! This master-stroke of combining mildness with "satisfy" means a new kind of enjoyment some thing that cigarettes have never before offered to smokers! No other cigarette can of fer it Because no cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield blend! Try Chesterfields today! Vt )'"Bn'r-- r w mi'j Jum, wxy wiitnj"' Nfc.Jch'' "" tiiiivji- m&mw -aiti.- ttiMSJ' - TK Chesterfield Blend nUlrn tit BKMt fiaow TurlriJl tabaeeM 3AMSOUN foi rickMMt CAVALLA for ram! SMYRNA for iwMteMi XANTH1 for fragrance, aembiaad witlk t bast 4omMtic Uaf . 20 for 10c and yd they're MILD Sport News i MtMHMM MHMMtMMMMMMMMM HOT FINISH IN RAGE FOR PENNANT COMING Clubs Are Closely Bunched and May Come Under the Wire That Way St:)!!!) TODAY'S IF TABLE National League Club Pet. Evt W. Brooklyn 597 .595 .603 Philadelphia .58 .589 Boston 571 .570 .578 .562 American League L. ,588 ,581 Boston ,582 Detroit 569 Chicago 566 sc sfe 3c sfc 3c sfc afc .595 .578 .572 .565 .569 .562 BIO STICK BATTLE American League Player AB. H. Speaker 482 183 Cobb 476 172 .lackson 526 185 National League Chase 461 150 Daubert 392 125 Wagner 333 111 Pet. .379 .361 .351 .318 .315 Br H. C. Hamilton (Cnited Press staff correspondent) New York, Sept. 12, The Brooklyn National league club is at home today Winners of Awards In Tennis Tournament The cup awards. of the third annual tournament of the Salem Tennis club held in Salem under the regulations of the United States Lawn Tennis associa tion, September 7, 8 and 9, were as fol lows: . Men's singles, first, A. S. Frohman, of Portland. He is rated as one of Port land 'b best players and was in the fin als for the Portland championship. Men's ningles, second award, C. F. Byrd, of Spokane. He is rated as one of Spokane's best players. , Ladies' singles, first, Mrs. W. I. Northrup, of Portland. Mrs. Northrup is at present state champion and has already annexed 42 cups in her career as tennis player. Ladies' singles, second award, Miss Irene Campbell, of Portland. Miss Camp bell is a former state champion and is one of the best players in Portland. The Ladd & Bush sterling -silver cup, offered by the bank for the Salem man who would stay longest in the tourna ment was awarded to W. L. McDougal. He was formerly city champion of Buf falo, N. Y. In the men's doubles, the two cups) were awarded to Claire Shannon, of Se attle, and A. 8. Frohman, of Portland. In the ladies' doubles, the two cu were awarded to Mrs. W. I. Northrup, of Portland, and Mrs. B. T. Stafford, of Seattle. Mrs. Stafford now has 21 cups in her collection. Looks Like Mustering Out Will Be Delayed Governor Withycombe is attending the Multnomah county fair at Gresham today. Tomorrow he will accept an in vitation from Col. McLaughlin, com manding the Third Oregon regiment, to visit the camp at Clackamas where, for the first time in the history of an Ore- eon regiment, a field drill with full to begin a drive to the pennant. The . be flta d The Third Oregon brought with it its entire fielil equipment, including horses and mules, making the spectacular display a possi bility. This event is the one feature which is stirring the men to exception al effort, for the result will show that the months spent in the federal service, were not for nothing. Au official "welcome home" will be given the Third Oregon regiment by Portland on Thursdny in conjunction with the laying of the cornerstone of the Auditorium. An order has been received from tho war department this week which might indicate that the government does not expect the regiment to be mustered out for at least a month. Camp Quartermas ter Schumacher has been instructed to lliave the floors of the tents laid with wood at once. Without floors, the tents) would not be tenable in the event of a heavy rain, because of inadequate drainage. Dodgers hold the lead in their circuit by a game and a half. ' Philadelphia, in second place, also it as home, ready to fight to oust the leaders. The Pirates will tackle the Dodgers in the Brooklyn stronghold this after noon and the Phillies will take on the Cardinals. Boston will face the Cubs in two games in Boston. Brooklyn returned home with an even split on its journey around the circuit. The Dodgers played twenty eight games and won 14. Now they 're ready for the long stretch to the finish. Their schedule calls for 17 more regular games and six postponed games. Kvery one of the remaining contests will be played at Ebberta field, so the Dodirers. a came and a half to the good, must be considered strong world series possibilities. Twenty One Games Yet Twenty ono gnmes are on the Phil lies schedule, all except three on the Philadelphia grounds. And it may be these three games, played just a few days before the curtain is rung down on" October ft, that will decide the pen uant hunt. On September 28, 29 and 30, the Phillies will journey to Brook lyn for the final trio of games between the two clubs. If the race continues until then to be as tight as it has been most of the summer, the nice will be decided at that time. Brooklyn left home on its last trip with Daubert and Pfeffer, two of the most dependable members of the club, on the ailing list, fn addition, Mc Carty, a catcher, was playing first base. They returned home today with Daubert and Pfeffer ready to go the route and with a new utility mnn in Fred Merkle, former Giant first base man. , The Phillies are not so well off. Bill Killifer has turned up crippled, as was the case a year ago when nis services meant so much to the Phillies. He in jured his hand last Saturday in the name with the Giants. In addition none of Pat Moran's' pitchers has shown' abilitv to win since tho series with the Giants was started. Kven the great Alexander was given a drubbing in New lork. Lays Between Two Aside from the two leading clubs, re cent events appear to have eliminated all other clubs from serious opposition. Boston, badlv crippled by the loss or Kvers and Mnrnnville, seems to have hit the chutes after making a game fieht. The Kert fox, Tigers anil w litre cox all won their games yesterday in the American league and the race there in reference to the first three is unchang ed. Boston still leads by a game and a half and the White Sox are pust half a game behind the second place Tigers. Todnv Boston ts pitted against Washington, the White Sox against St. Louis and the Tigers against t. leveiaml. Detroit and Boston in the American league soon will be at it in tin impor tant series. Next week the Bed Sox will journey to the Tigers' lair for the final games with their chief rivals and history probably will be made for Ban Johnson's circuit at, that time. Boston has a rather hard row to hoe after the club leaves Washington for Market Very Active and Prices Advanced New York, Sept. 12. The New York Evening Sun financial review today says : On an extremely active and wide volume of business prices today moved to higher levels, the advancing tend ency being particularly marked in steel shares and in some of the specialties ire which several instances of new record were reported. Though an enormous amount of stock came out the market again exhibited unusual capacity for taking of offer ings without material effect upon quotations the reactions which occurred as a rule, being confined to small fig ures with prices generally moving back easily after every setback at least in the greater part of the session. Mer cantile Marines were exceptions, ruling under Monday's final. Because of heavy realizing and a falling off in the outside-buying last hour prices generally were reactionary. Maine's sweeping republican victory added fuel to bullish sentiment. In banking quarters the outcome of that election was most favorably commented upon as a forecast of the defeat of tho democratic administration in Novem ber while it naturally attracted" new buying of high grade securities. Wall Street traders who have been persistently bearish and who are now reluctantly covering thpir short ae counts, have misjudged the extra ordinary conditions that have brought about the current market. It is not a market that may be measured by pre cedent. United States Bank Labels Mail Boxes Although the postmaster has sent out. repeated notices to farmers on the nine rural routes to the effect that their names must appear on their mail boxes if they expected correct delivery of mail, very few have given any atten tion to the notices sent them. Many the remaining names all are scheduled who did wish to comply with instruc- on foreign fields, with the exception' tions. wrote their names on the boxes of seveu at the finish. J with lead pencil or crayon which disap- un ine oincr nunu me " niie fox auu. peareu aiier ine ursi irniu. Detroit have an almost unbroken stretch of at home games before the final games are played. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS. W. L. I.oa Angeles SS 64 Vernon 90 69 Salt Lake 79 72 San Francisco 79 , 80 Portland 70 75 Oakland 5S 104 .358 Yesterday's Results. No games played, teams traveling. Alinut 600 boxes on the nine rural routes are not properly marked and just to help the farmer as well as to. aid the postnffice department and rurnt delivery men. the United States First National bank has undertaken the mark ing of these boxes and has sent tha Pet following postnl card notice: "Believ .579 , ing that we could save our rural .566 j friends in this vicinity some annoyanca .523 ( and expense in their complying with .497 , the recent rnling of the postof fice de- .483 , partment demanding that owners' names shall appear upon their mail boxes, and also with a view of possibly a more intimate business acquaintance with them, this bank has caused your name to be lettered upon this your mail box without expense to toil" All of which means that the U. P. bank will soon send out men who will ' Today's Games. Los Angeles at Salt Lake. Oakland vs. San Francisco. Portland-Yernon serio3 at Los Angeles put a name on a rural mail box where) tarts tomorrow. the name should be and it won't cost anyone a cent.