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Model “17” Forty H. P. Touring Car Seats for five passengers, roomy enough for seven, power sufficient for any emergency. SPECIAL PRICE $1485.00 AT SAN ANTONIO. Complete with best Mohair top and brass wind shield. Regular price as shown $1950.00 at San Antonio, car being $1750.00, top, wind shield and freight making balance. The cars we are offering are 1910 models and we are offering them at this special price to move them before the arrival of our 1911 models, but this does not detract from the value of the cars; they are now, as they have been in the past, the strongest, most powerful, most durable and most popular cars which have ever been offered at less than $3000.00. We have but a few of these cars left. It would pay you to investigate their merits before they are all sold. Buick Automobile Company SAN ANTONIO. Old Phone No. 1781. ' Salesroom 232 AvMiue C. STATISTICS OF PLAYERS WHO WILL REPRESENT CUBS IN BIG SERIES (Continued from Page 20.) league team secured him in 1906, ana he remained there until traded in 1909 to the Boston Nationals along with Brown for Bates and Starr. Last spring the Chicago club obtained him in trade for Doc Miller. He bats and throws right handed. He is single and lives in Williamsport. Frank X. Pfeffer, pitcher, was born March 31, 1882, in Champaign, 111. His pitching career began at the University of Illinois, where he was one of the mainstays of the var sity nine in 1903, 1904 and 1905. After being graduated in June, 1905, Pfef fer joined the Cubs and remained with them through that season. In 1906 he was traded to the Boston Nationals along with O'Neill for Pat Moran, and pitched for Boston for three seasons. In 1909 he was sent Records of Athletics Who Will Meet Chicago Team for Baseball Title Captain and veteran of the Initial corner, Harry Davis, was born in 1873 at Philadelphia. He broke in with Providence in 1894 and played with Pawtucket, New York and Pittsburg and Providence. He joined the Ath letics in 1902. He was formerly a backstop. His best years with Mack were 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905. His work this year has much to do with the Athletics’ success. Eddie Plank, the Athletics' wonder ful left-hander, is the dean of the team. He is a native of Gettysburg. Pa., and is 35. He did not begin pitching until 25, when he pitched for Gettysburg. He joined the Athletics in May, 1901, and met with success at once. His best year was 1906 when (he led the league. He pitched won derful ball last season and has been going splendidly this season. Plank is five feet ten and one-half inches and weighs 175. T. Fred Hartsei. left fielder, is a na tive of Polk, 0.. 34 years old. Hartsei iis a midget in height, but is built from the ground upj He began in 1897 , with the Burlington, la., club. Since ;then hd has played with the Salem, 0., |Grand Rapids. Mich., Louisville, In dianapolis, Chicago Nationals. He has ben a member of the Athletics since 1902. With Chicago in 1901, Hartsei batted .342. Harry Krause, the stem winding pitching wonder of the American league is a San Franciscan, born In 1887. He is five feet 11 and slender, weighing but 165. He started flay ing with San Jose 1n 1907, having played with St. Mary’s collegians prior to joining the Athletics in the spring of 1909. His work last season gave him a pitching percentage of .692. Eddie Collins, second baseman, hard hitter and good base runner, was born at Millerton, N. Y., May 2, 1887. He is five feet 10 and weigns 160 uonds. His first professional en gagement was with the Athletics, when Mack signed him. His previous experience was with Columbia uni versity. He played at short a little while. Last year was his first season as a regular and he batted .346 and fielded .967. Charles Albert Bender, pitcher, is a Chippewa. He is the best heaver in the American league. He is a native of Brainerd. Minn., of the crop of 1883. Bender is six feet two, and weighs about 175. In 1900 and 1901 he starred for Carlisle and then took a year at Dickinson. The same year he pitched for the Harrisburg A. C. In 1903 he joined the Athletics and his work two years later helped win the flag. He won the only game the team took from the Giants in the .world's series, of 1905. He pitched &U-NDAY, to the Toronto club of the Eastern league, where his work was so good that he was drafted for the Cubs last fall. He is six feet one inch tall and weighs 185 pounds. He pitches and bats right handed and is married, having made his home in Boston In recent years. William A. Foxen, wiis born March 31. 1884, in Tenafly, N. J. He first pitched professionally for the New Bedford team of the New England league, starting in 1903. In 1904 he played with New Jersey, then went to Hartford in 1905, and back to Jer sey City for the seasons of 1906 and 1907. The Philadelphia Nationals ob tained him for the season of 1908, and he remained a Philly until he was traded to Chicago for Luderus. He is single, is 5 feet 9 3-4 inches tall, weighs 179 pounds, and pitches and bats left handed. great ball last year and is the league's leading heaver this year. Outfielder Dan Murphy is a Phi a delphian. He was born in 1876 and is five feet 10, packing 175 pounds. In 1894 he began playing the infield with Worcester, Mass. In 1899 he played second for North Attleboro, Mass., and In 1900 and 1901 was with Nor wich, Conn. The Giants got him but he was returned to Norwich. He joined the Athletics in 1902 and the first day made six hits. Last season he shifted from second to right field Pitcher ”Cy'' Morgan looks like and is a farmer. Also he is some pitcher. They called him "Bonehead” Morgan in the minors, but he has outgrown the title. "Cy” is a native of Pomer oy, 0., is 32, weighs 180 and is six feet tall. He broke into baseball at Martin's Ferry, W. Va., in 1901 and the same year went to the lllion, N. Y., team. In 1902 he was with Char leston, W. Va., in 1903 with Fall River, Mass., in 1904 with St. Louis 1905 Minneapolis, 19u£-6- 7 St. Louis, 1907-8-9 Boston Ameri cans, 1909-10 Athletics, being traded for Schlitzer, a pitcher. Shortstop Barry hails from New England. He was born at Meiidan. Conn., April 26, 1887. He weighs Lol and is five feet eight. Barry is| a graduate of Holy Cross, and made’ a name for himself on his college team, from which team he was grabbed by Mack in 1908. At Holy Cross Barry played almost every infield position, but shone brightest at short. This is his second season in the big leagues. Bristol R. Lord, left fielder, is 25 years old, having been born at Up land. Pa, He is five feet 11 inches in height and weighs about 180 in pay ing shape. He joined the Athletics early in August, figuring in a trade with Cleveland. He was a member ot' the Athletics in 1905-6-7. and was sent to New Orleans in 1908. Cleve land bought him in 1909, but traded him for Third Baseman Rath. Lord hits and throws right handed. He Is one ot the strongest throwing out fielders in the American league. Lord is the only three-firtgered outfielder in the league, having lost the little finger ot his throwing hand. Amos A. Strunk, outfielder, was born In Philadelphia in 1889. He A a six-footer who forces up the beanr at 165. Strunk joined the Athletics last season. Immediately after leaving school and was farmed to Milwaukee. This year Mack drew the string and Strunk joined the team that now looks like the one best bet for the flag. R. M. Oldrfng. Centerfield. Just be cause he is called "Rube” is no sign this crack outfielder hails from the alfalfa district On the contrary, he SAN ANTONIO LiGHT AND GAZETTE is a child of Gotham, aged 26, and is five feet feight inches of metropolite It was in 1905 that Oldring began playing with Montgomery, as a short stop. Mack made him an outfielder. His best season until this year was "Paddy” Livingston, catcher, wasn't good enough as a catcher for In dianapolis to pay real money to. so he refused to report to the Hoosier met ropolis a couple of seasons back and Connie Mack gobbled him. He Is a product of Cleveland, of the 1881 vin ta-e. is five feet eight and weighs 193. He started his career at Wheeling. W. Va.. in 1905, was with Cincinnati next season, with Indianapolis 1907-8, and with the Athletics since. Ira Thomas, catcher, was born at Ballston Spa. N. Y.. in 1881. Ira Thomas continued to grow until he stopped at six feet two with 198 pounds of flesh and bone. He broke in at Hartford. Conn., in 1902 and has played with Newark, N. J.. Providence, New York Americans. Detroit and the Athletics. Thomas forced Claude Rossman off the Detroit team by showing up his Weakness last season. « — a — .. v IVSMV ov.uOi■ . Thomas is a Yattling good backstop and a splendid field general. In 1908 with the Tigers he batted .307. Frank Baker is a third baseman. He was born at Trappe. Md., in 1886, is nearly six feet tall and weigh? 175. He started playing with the Reading. Pa., team in 1908 and went to the Athletics from his first love. He did his best work with the Athletics last year, bat ting .307 and fielding .920. Pitcher John Coombs hails from Kennebuckport. Me. He Is an inch longer than six feet and carries 190 pounds. In 1902-3-4-5 he gained fame at Colby college and Mack grabbed him in 1906. in which year he pitched that never-to-be-forgott*n 24-inning game. 1907 was his best year, but the record he then made he promises to eclipse this season. Jimmy Dygert. pitcher, was born tn Vtica, N. Y„ in 1883. He is five feet eight and a half and weighs 160. He first played with Poughkeepsie, in the Hudson River league, in 1901, and the same year was nabbed by Mack. He was sent to New Orleans the spring of 1905 and the spring of 1906 went back to the Athletics. His best season was 1907. First Baseman Ben Houser Maims Philadelphia, Pa., as his home. He was born in 1884. He is a giant of six feet one-half inch, and weighs 190. He began playing in Louisville, in 1906, and later was with Rochester, Altoona. Scranton and Toronto. He joined the Athletics this year. With such men as Plank it is hard to see what Mack wants with Atkins, who is also a left hander, but he must look good or Connie wouldn't retain him. Atkins was born at Paucan, Neb., in 1888 and is one of the five feet teners, who weighs 160. He be gan with Akron. 0., in 1906, since which time he played with Bay City, Augusta and Atlanta last year. John Coombs. 25 years old. was born in Maine. The "Iron Man” of the American league this year was discov ered by Manager Mack of the Ath letics. while pitching for the Colby college team up in Maine. A number of magnates thought they landed, but the wily Mack slipped In ahead of them and signed the Maine “farmer.” This is his banner year. Catcher Lapp was born in Philadel phia and is 23 years old. He is one of Connie's youngsters who has develop ed wonderfully during the past year and -will receive a chance to shine in the “big” series against the Cubs. He had been paired during the latter half of the season with Coombs, the "Iron Man,” and has demonstrated his abil ity. Mack thinks that he will be a star against Chicago. John Mclnnis is utility infielder, whose chief job is to sub for Shortstop Jack Barrv. He is from Malden. Mass., and but 20. He is five feet eight and weighs 155. He started his career with Boston. Two years ago he played with the Haverhill, Mass., team and joined the Athletics the spring of 1909. HUDSON CUR FOR THE 1911 SEASON । “Models-of This Car Should Meet With a Big Demand," Says Local Agent. "There are so many admirable fea : tures about the Hudson "33” car that (to detail all of them would take much i time and space," said H. G. Hayes, of ' the A. S. John Auto company, yester ! day. "The makers have given the llt j tie details just as much careful con ■' sideration as the larger ones, basing their determination to produce a rc- I liable car on the plan that every unit | must be perfect. "No other element of the Hudson "33” design has been given greater attention than the motor. It is built without a weak or delicate part in its entire makeup. Bearings of abnor mal size are employed on both crank and connecting rods. Cleanliness and long life of the valve mechanism are assured by the addition of removably plates, which keep the oil In and the dust out. These cover plates tend to quiet the sound of the valve-operating mechanism. All parts of the magneto are easily accessible and removable. The gas intake pipe from the carbu retor is unusually large and is tapered i to assure an easy and uninterrupted flow of the gases. The exhaust pipe lis detachable in order that the head ier may be removed. If desired. fo» contest and racifag work. "The motor has a bore of fourteen i inches and a stroke of 4 1-2 inches. I giving 33 actual horsepower. The cylinders are cast en bloc, insuring (uniform temperature and water circu lation, perfect alignment, a maximum of rigidity and a minimum of water connections, hose and gaskets. Crank shafts and connecting rods art- the best-treated drop-forgings. Valves are of nickeled steel, as per the best modern practice. The location of the oil pump is in an easily accessible position on the left side of the motor. "The transmission is three speeds forward and reverse, selective type. I Bearings hardened and ground, I nickel-steel roller made in annular I ball-bearing sizes; shifting forks, heavy drop-forgings; shifting rods | seven-eighths of an inch in diameter; i shifting mechanism directly connect i ed to hand lever with no pins or llnk ; age. Poppet springs and interlock mechanism in small, malleable cast ings, bolted at the rear of the alumt | num transmission case, thus remov ing these small parts entirely from the interior of the gear box. "The multiple disc clutch is located within an oil-tight housing at the cen ter of the fly-wheel. The clutch case has no communication either with the | gear box or with the motor crank case. Consequently there is no inter change or mixing of the lubricants within the various compartments. Thirty-six discs, alternating bronze on steel, are used. The dutch throw-out collar is self-lubricating. All driving surfaces and shafts are hardened and ground. The clutch hub is drop forged. "The front axle is a single piece drop-forged I beam heat-treated, 2 1-4 inch section. An important fea ture is the widening of flanges for the resistance of road shocks at the points of maximum strain. The rear axle is of the floating type. All weight is carried by the tubular hous ing. leaving the 11-4 inch nickel-steel axle shafts free from weight. An nular ball and roller bearings are used throughout. All springs and shackle bolts are hardened and ground and provided with grease cups for proper lubrication. All springs are thoroughly lubricated wiUi a mix ture of oil and graphite between the leaves to insure the maximum ease of riding. Front springs are half ellip rear springs, three-qparter elllp- “The motor bearings arc abnormal ly large for a motor of this size. Main erank shaft bearings 2 1-8 inches and 2 1-4 inches in diameter by 3 1-2 Inches and 4 inches long; connecting rod bearings 2 1-8 inches in diametei by 2 3-8 inches long. Transmission hearings are roller of annular sizes. Universal joint bearings. hardened and ground steel bushings upon bald ened ground steel pins and are all en closed within sheet metal dust proof and oil-retaining case. Rear axle bearings annular and high duty nickel-steel roller, all ot which are unusually large factors of safety. “The steering gear is irreversible worm and gear sector type. Steering arm squared and clamped in place. No keys or pins used. All parts hard ened against possibility of wear and arrangement provided for adjusting lost motion. No detail of construc tion or finish is omitted.” SENIOR MEET GOES TO IRISH-AMERICANS New Orleans, La.. Oct. 15. —The Irish- . American Athletic club of New York captured . the annual senior championship meet of the National Amateur Athletic Union here today from the New York A. C. by the narrow mar ‘ gin of one point. The score at the finish stood 49 to 48 in favor of the Irisll-Aineri- ' can aggregation. The Chicago Athletic asso i ciation won third place with a score of 18 I points. Olympic A. C. of San Francisco won ofurth place by nine points and Illinois A. C., Chicago, fifth place, by six points. The race between the two New York clubs was the chief feature of the senior events, and the meet was not won until the con* elusion of the list avent, the hop-step-and jump. The Irish-Americana scored five points with Dan J. Ahern and the New York A. C. scored only three points with Platt Adams. In the javelin throw, B. Brood, Irish- American, set a new record of 163 feet, 1 inch, breaking the record of Ollis Sneider of 160 feet, 10 H inches. H. Gissing of the New C., the “dark horse” of the meet, defeated Melvin Sheppard in the half mile. Sheppard showed poor form in the quarter mile, not even laud ing a place. The track was in excellent con dition and the attendance remarkable. The summary: Eight hundred and eighty-yard rnn by H. Gissing, New York A. C., by two feet. Shep pard, Irish-American A. C., New York, sec ond; R. J. Egan, Irish-American A. C.» New York, third. Timo 2:014-5. One hundred yards dash, won by J. M. Rosenberger. Irish-American A. C.» New York. Time :10 1-5. Sixteen-pound shot won by Ralph Rose of Olympic A. C.. San Francisco. 49 feet, L inch; Pat McDonald. Irish-American A. C, New Y’ork, second, 48 feet, 2 inches; J. J. Elliott. Irish American A. C., New York, third. 43 feet, inches. Mile run, won by J. W. Monument, Irish- American A. C., New Y’ork. Four hundred and forty-yard run, won by VC. Hayes St. Gregory, A. C., Philadelphia. Sixteen-pound hammer throw, won by W. McGrath, New York A. C., 168 feet, 4 in ches; C. Walsh. New York A. C., second, 163 feet; Ralph Rose, Olympia A. C. ( third, 150 feet, 7 inches. Running broad jump, won by F. C. Irons, Chicago A. A., 23 feet, s’i inches. [VELIE 40 H. PT 8 Motor 4 1 2x5'4 (built in Velie factory), multiple disc H B clutch, Timken axels, honeycomb radiator, splash 8 B oil system (Constant Level), Q. D. Rims, Rushmore 1 g lamp equipment, body covered with 22 coats paint, B K piano finish—color optional. 8 I $lBOO F. O. B. Factory ■ B (Toy Tonneau and Touring Car in Stock) ■ | EMPIRE 20 H. P. I al ■ a Roadster Only S95O—F. O. B. Factory ■ K T. Head motor 3'Zix4. large valves, wheels 32x3'/2. Q. D. Rims. 96-in. wheel-base. gS H 15-fal. gasoline tank. 3 gal. oil. front springs are half eleptic, rear are three- M M quarter eleptic. full lamp equipment. Eiseman ri. T- magneto. B I DeHymel & Price I 628 Main Avenue B ■ Old Phone 2023 Opposite High School B “Auto Racing Fascinating Sport,” Says DeHymel San Antonio Boy Who Drove in Big Road Races Enjoys Driving, But De clares It is Hard Work in Contests. (Bv A. C. I>. (Tobin) DeHymel ) Automobile racing is one ot till most fascinating sports in the work and at the same time it is the hardes kind of work. Aliy one who think: that it is a picnic to sit behind tn» wheel of a racing car going at the rate of more than a mile a minut‘ over the roads for more than foul hours at a stretch should try it onct and he would soon change his mind When 1 first started to drive motoi cars in race* meets I thought that H was excellent sport but 1. too, changed my opinion of the sport for it soor dawned upon me that I had no easy time. However, with all of the dis comtitures, or 1 should say obstacles, in the path of the racing pilot, 1 soon found that it was as much a pleasure to sit behind the wheel of a fast cat and dash over the road or around the track at record speed. When once a race has started everything else is lost sight ot and it is the fixed idea of all that he win win the race. Even accidents are foreign to the thoughts of an auto mobile pilot and when one does occur, it is the result of an accident to Ilie machine rather than to bad driving. All this talk about the mysterious feelings of the race driver is lost sight of in the real thing. It is a matter of business with me. although 1 ad mit it is a trifle exciting. 1 feel as if I was going in for a hard day's work, and believe me, it is a hard day's work and then some. Eiery minute that you are on the race track you are working as hard as your physical nature will allow. Every one of your nerves is strung to a high । tension and you must be always on I the alert. When a racing driver first starts I in the business he does have a strange feeling and it is an exciting event lor him. but now that the new has worn off. it is one fight to win the race throughout. After the first few races, it ceases to be a joke and you have to get down to business. Throughout the entire race it is a fight to hold your own, and gain some one else's own it J'ou can. During the races every one has his troubles, but our share of the trouble in the Vanderbilt cup .-ace and at Fairmount park was compara tively small, compared with that ot some of the other cars. Twice during the Vanderbilt cup race I barely es caped serious injury. Once just as we rounded the corner near a bridge on the twelfth lap, the spindle broke, throwing the car over the embank ment and tearing it up a little. But neither my mechanician, or I were hurt seriously, although one ot my knuckles was put slightly out ot place. As I was trying to beat some car in front ot me to a turn in the track, the driver got ahead ot me and took the right side, in front of me. I was forced to one side and hit the fsnee. but it was at an angle and did net do much damage. The per cent of trouble with the actual running ot the car was small We had some little magneto trouble but this did not amount to much. Nearly every driver in the race, both on Long Island and Philadelphia was a professional and an old man aX the business. There were some tew amateurs, but these either had trouble with their cars, or something hap pened to prevent them from forging to the front ranks. It is very nira ie to express an opinion on any one of . them, against that of some other cne. , They are, I think, about evenly lined up. ts I will rent from driving for a couple of weeks and then will pilot the Stoddard-Dayton car in the ra-e meet at Dallas the latter part ot this * r month. Then will follow the .-aees here in connection with the Interna . J tional fair, where we will make a number of entries. 8 -—• ? O’CONNOR EXPLAINS J LAJOIE’S HITTING i i L Special Dispatch. a Chicago, Ui., Oct. 15.—Manager .- Jack O'Connor, of the St. Louis '• Browns tpday visited President Ban e Johnson, president ot the American s league, explained the circumstances t under which Larry LaJoie secured r eight hits and it now seems a certain . ty that there will be a pollitication , meeting before another day has pass s ed. d The president of the automobile y company offering a to the a champion batsman and the league r president were scheduled for a con e ference to be held late this afternoon 11 and it was predicted that Mr. Johnson n would accept the offer of the auto mobile maker to donate two ma s chines. e This would solve the entire problem r and both Cobb and I-ajoie would be n presented with machines. e The original proposition of the au । tomobile maker was to present the o automobile at the first game of the t world's series in Philadelphia on '1 ' Monday. This will probably be im s । possible. O'Connor explained every thing in a satisfactory manner to s I’A>sident Johnson. After the inter e vrw was at an end the league exec -9 utive was more certain than he had ■ ever been that LaJoie earned every r hit with which he was credited, so it looks as |f an end had been put to the scandal and that both Larry and 3 Tyrus would be riding in their own' 6 machines as a result ot their ability to swing the war club. 9 HARVARD BEATS AMHERST 1 Crimson Gives Brilliant Exhibition and Wins r Easily. c United Press. Boston, Mass.. Oct. 15. —defeat- -3 ed Amherst this afternoon, 17 to 0 in a • steady downpour oi rain, givinf an exhib»- £ tier that stamped the crimson team as one of the greatest—if not the greatest—that ? ever represented John Harvard. Haughton’s men played fully up to expec- B tations aroused by earlier victories and show ed a faculty with the forward pass, adap- i t tation to new rules and an absence of fumb ling that bodes ill for Yale when these his f toric rivals meet at the end of the season. Amherst was wholly unable to withstand the r powerful attack of the Cambridge players. Amherst came within three yards of a touch down in the first quarter as the result of “ L»' blocked kick by Kogers. OCiOBEK lb, IVIU. BANKS TORN DOWN FLETCHER’S CHECK Mathewson, Giant Pitcher, De clares New York Banks Would Not Honor Promoter’s Check, Special Dispatch. New York, Oct. 15. —Christy Math ewson of the New York Giants has made the discovers - that checks now, held by the star ball players, given to them some time ago by Promoter Fletcher, to be cashed after the ten games were played, are of no more value than so much brown paper. They were supposed to be certified cheeks, good on demand at any bank after the player fulfilled his end of the bargain. Mathewson too kthe check to three different banks and was advised at all that no bank would cash it. He was one of the players who helped Fletch er get the players in line and was dis gusted when he learned the true facts. Mathewson said today, that ho would pay no more attention to Fletcher's scheme, as the bluff certi fied checks wer eenough to show hint there was something wrong. The idea of going to Kansas City to play ten exhibition games, take all the gate money and then blackjack the sport men. without hesitation has given tno scheme a black eye, even with those players whose palms are itching to get those big checks cashed. It looks very much as if Mr. Fletcher would have to chew his cud in silence. PKINCETON 3; LAFAYETTE 0. United Preis. Easton, Pa., Oct. 15.—The Tigers defeat ed Lafayette 3 to 0 today in the hardest gain* l ever seen on March Field. In the third period Princeton advanced the ball three times within the twenty yard line. Twice field goals were blocked and once the Tigers were held for downs on Lafayette's two-yard line. The score came in the middle of the fourth period. On an exchange of kicks Pendleton ran back to center field and then circled the end for twenty-seven yards. On the third down Pendleton dropped back to the thirty five yard line and made a neat place kick. Chalmers-Detroit “40” Touring $2750 luto Sales 4 Supply Co. Birdsong & Potchemick Maxwell Aalomobilee. Aato SappUae and Eaeftmn Kodake Phone 936 214 E. Houston Callahan & Barrett AutomobUe Mepairinar of all Djecrtptlonx GESE3IL ELECTBICAL and /light mechanical repairing. OuE work is done by experts of years ex perience. Guaranteed. If you wish thw rlglit kind of work see us. 416 West Houston Street. New Phone 561. 21