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OBEGONIAK, FRIDAY, TOIT 10. 1018.n*ari-ni—RACES OFF ONE WEEKMotorcycle Events Postponedil Sunday, July 21.GOOD REASONS ARE GIVENTneoiun, MHtlle, SncrmuciHo,l,i Gnode anti Bol^e.MliiM'ar llurc 1* I rnlurt,of lit*? feature* of the turningevent will hr ri me* for nuchin** **lt;iukpped with side-cars. Sid*okr racingI- « popular iort tn Kiiglt* nd nntl Franct-. wliprr tugL’hltten with sdde-cur*huvo iM *n known in inakf «.** high *«Ii2 mtlien |ilt;*r hour. In fact, mlt;*M of thereoee .Hid crane-country i huh in Fug-liind art* made by motorcycle*. with side-c« rs aX iJicti«■* 1. WI Hi t h*• ult;Jdrtl wbrelit give# many of the driver* more con fiftonc-ei and npill# are run no canity mad*% although it t% poiglble to makegreater ■peed. Four rider* havo al-reudy entered tv uldc-cui race. Klevcn rare* will mitkr til* proKramnm the mmn complete ever triaged on the localtrack.Simpson w*nm to land la coming along with tfc if has wrved to give Jom tipMce that might nor othe Inc hi* way and for that t to he thankful.Evidently Jo*- made a Doug Fa! r bank ♦, a* It la he ha* been offered the lt;tour the country with the inc.picture comedian In that win Visit all the j»rlt point* and give show* a the Bed Cross. It devilo] nun !** somewhat of a broi has a mind to accept.Tucnl5*six Entries Made by Localllhlcrs Besides it Number IromThe programme of motorcycle race* scheduled for the Rose City Speedway Huntlay h*« been postponed unrfl July Zl by th«* Rose City Motorcycle Club, under whose auspices the races are t* -t tig abiged, Reasons given are other attractions thi* Sunday and the failure «if several me chines to live up to speed exp*-eta lion*. The new motor be Ins sent out from the East to Kd Berrlth did notarrive a* per schedule and a telegramreceived last night from the factory said, because of traffic congestion, U would probably be next week before It would arriveTrack Will fir Made Tip-Top.The postponement will give the racing committee more time to whip iht- mile oval Into tip-top condition. The track wu» scraped yesterday and will ho given another thorough going over this afternoon.Over fifty * nthu-iastic members of the Ro»lt;, City Moturcjfclr Club attended the in-el Ink at the clubroom* Tuesdaynight and pledged ibbftK^eive* to mulct the coming meet the highest success In thi history of the motorcycle racing ginie It* re. The membership list ol the cliali Is increasing *t»adll3 and the club Is mapping out an extensive campaign of short runs and tours for the rest of the .Summer and Fall.Twenty-six rider* turned J« tholr blank* for the race# on the Slat. not counting entries from Tacoma. Scat tie. ban ram* I* to, Ln r,rtindt and Boise- Four entries were received from Tacoma and the rider* were all prepared to como over for ibis Sunday. but a night letter caught them In time.DIFI l AM) iFrankie Glad of It FoiAnother Week toPAN* FRANCISCO. July — Jimmy Duffy and FrdJdn‘t get together this icelebrated return mutch Jimmy figured be on better medal than on tli their first engagement, he was a better attract! couldn't see It that wn: pat on their original of Duffy refused to gove on Knockout Kruvt-kr a two local heavies,T hr m witch utt* 1 Faranxious to have anotherbefore he went on throother right. Harry Pels ferrd to wager 1100 that ho can stop Farren Ini rounds. Frankie wants *'xp«*rictice just w hat sorcan make and If he fine thing 1 ft O. K. he \\ illand accept his defl.AHI.ETT MILD AND Oi 8ITPORT WOT ADSeraphi Ful Two Hun*and Trim Seel*—-Vrrllerd-.ltittlnx GOAKLAND. Cat., Jut meivto won it* third s with Oakland, the latter today bnring dif to K, Ar and the poor support hewas hit Often anil hardR H. IS.,S*«r*mento.5 id 1 Ofthla Bott^Hc*—Wr lt;it andArif ji and Murray.I,lt;ix Angflr- 2f Shii I1.08 * NOKLK.3, Julygcits hcured two run# in nfrg on «.n error, a wil anti two flinylfi and wFras-. i* o.Han Fran Rat ton*-and Role#.corr:R II. F 1 S 21. An Baum and FVo rim it 5. Salt ISALT UKE ♦ ITY, Julwon ft«m Salt laike. thlt; Ina their bit* when they Du bur walked seven urn
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Portland Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon, US
Fri, Jul 12, 1918
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