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A 1 n Wat tn I M urph I ..... . . . . U -C'Jur Peter (L«)................3 10 2Prlo- •* Lor*-e. I-otto Watts, Royal Knight*4 Urn* Korb?*. Binnen Pointer. Jo Mu Sinter. The l#tncntn *«id Nellie Alcantara Kso ran. Time—S 08 k. 2 06 4. 2:00*4.SPEED BOYS 10 TRAVELFAST MOTOR! Ttl.E RACER*' Will.WERT HERE TOMORROW.fin-** C‘ll? Pntkra Solid undSrtv Hrewrd* H«x Re* ‘•(*1 I | fletforei Niathtfall.The mile dirt track at the Ropc City Speedway will be in grr.it conditionfor the pvogmmtne of 11 motorcycle races tomorrow under the auspices ofthe Rose City Motorcycle Club,Up to date 35 rider a have entered their machines und it in estimated that as high as BO may be entered by tonight, which is the deadline. Among the bent-known rarer* who will compete are: Ed Berrcth, uf Portland: “Dusty Far num. Far Western champion: Itfld Williams, of Roise. Idftho;Vic Short. of Heattle; Micky McDonald* of Tacoma, '-ml Red Cog burn, of Seattle. .. ^Red Williams, the crack rider from Boise, Idaho, who upheld the honor of the Harley-Davidson on Decoration day, haw a brand new Harley for tomorrow’s race* and is determined to beat the other contenders or go through a fence.Micky McDonald. Charley FI gone, Speed A It now, R. F. Newman and Adolph Wolslffcr, the novice riders who save the large Decoration day crowd many n thrill, are nil entered Inthe second race meet of the season andhave been tuning their machines up three times a week at the Hose City Speedway.Rod Cog burn. tb«* old-time favorite who has boon Ir» the motorcycle racing Kamo since the first meet at thr Hose City Speedway, in 'Taiiti* to go/* md as usual will have his famous one luna:*’ Indian In the harness for the single cylinder races, which he cops with reg-ulartty. •(—'*”’B.;., J1 /’/The first race will start at 2:30.Vic Short Is a new face to the Portland speed f.itts, but come* here with a big reputation. He will rid* a special -built machine agiUttor, Berrelh, F« r-num, Williams and other riders in oil of the big events of the day.r lunge tor a ianre—cai tsvtof, u. j ford and Jeff Harbke.lOO-y«*d swrlm for navlr* r—\V_ R- V Cole. « cook »mi KM Sh-a.Fancy diving- fop B«H.lppf Kucha, Georg* IDch tlt;i»on an .Stryker,B'ftJ-yard a** tin—Q, J, Hoaf«r4 Oml and Jeff ftarhk*.“W-yard r*i»* — Frank Kismaa. Jr Myron Wllaey; Ensgrotio and I-aalle; ford and Balharh; Summerly and St 5S-yard for Junior*—Robert Knljiht Barnard* Linyd Ryeriy sort Donald 34 100-yard patm--Frank Ktemmt, Jr row Witney. Allitrt Bnrgrana, Ed Hsn Womlt;u'lt; National Indoor diving plonciilps—Cobciancit lityttt Thi-imi Helen flick*. Irene Pvmbrokr and V i^raUrok**Mies Ruth Smith, the IS-jfi star of the Columbus Athletic Cl Columbus, 0„ holder of the wo 309-yard National breast stroke r added to her laurels l**t week at ry* UaJce, O*. by winning the wo 100-yard free style champlonsh the inland lake*. Her time w ft* Very rough water and poor traitiii ciHflrs nuide condition* bad.ROSS MAYCHEAT SWIMMER IS lAfJOlKM'KH MAR ITHOA HFRi:.If older of ftrceni far \% fltamette lt;In*ale \l Hin Intrrroflmt !.«*«to Jack Cody.Norman Ross, world’s great** tanee swimmer and a former m of the Multnomah Amateur At Club, may swira In the annual W *tt« River marathon, which w staged either August 10 or 17.Hom, who I* at present statidi Rockwell Field, San Dlfgo. whc shortly expect* to be commUsiot the aviation section of the *-rvtc« the 1915 marathon and set a which has never been equaled by winning the annual river classi In a letter received yrsterdi Swimming Instructor Cody, of the nomah Club, Rosa asked Cody i and arrange the big riv er event she could enter.Ross’ letter In part follows: “Say, Jack, 1 11 take you on high-diving cant* st. in* In my plane and you free style. I’ve Juaidown from an hour of stunt*, thinking up there of the marked 1 arity of aeroplane stunt* to divl
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Portland Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon, US
Sat, Jul 20, 1918
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