The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
.TIREMfN OUTING
A GREAT SUCCESS
Annual Picnic Given to Auto
Dealers Furnishes Inter-
esting Sport
By r. r. rHOMMEDIEU


The automobile dealer or fireman
who passed up the second annual out
ing of the tiremen yesterday missed
ont of the most enjoyable outings that
has ever been held in automobile cir
cles in this city. 1t was day given
over to sports and all kinds of good
Fellowship.
More than 55 machines left the cor
ner of Van Ness and Golden Gate ave
nues at $50 a. m. for the picnic grounds
at Palo Alto. All OF the cars carried
all the passengers that could De
crowded into them and then there were
some left over who were sent down IN
| hired cars What made the day more
ENJOYABLE than most occasions of its
kind was the fact that every one knew
every one else and every one did his
share to make the day one TO be re-
membered.
The main athletic event was the an
nual baseball game between the tire
men and the dealers. The tiremen' al
| though the hosts, cast hospitality to
the winds and went In to win the game.
This they did to the tune of IL to 4 IL
only lasted four innings. The tiremen
made such a runaway race of 1T that
| the dealers had had enough by that
| time Then their attention was turned
| to the push ball game. The dealers
hoped to even up honors In TINS, out
were again disappointed. for the tire
men took the event. The only team
event which the dealers were able 70
carry off was the relay race. In the
hundred yard dash Ed Mohrig ran away
from the field as did George Kock and
Charlie Avis in the tandem race.
| After the sports and when every one
! wanted to rest Al Leonard announced
that the barbecue was ready and the
crowd did itself justice to a good meal.
When this was over the speech making
took place.
The surprise of the day was the pre-
sentation of a diamond stickpin to
Theodore Younts of Palo Alto. Younts
last year and this year furnished the
| grounds and did a great deal toward
making the events a success. He dld
not want to take any pay for his trou-
BILE and to show their appreciation the
tiremen made him the present. Leon
ard was assisted by Roy Scott and Earl
Fisher in making the event success.
| The arrangements for the tour of the
Tourists are being made with an eye 70
&. inaRrng iIa9 ene ayent one
! Tour OF long to be remem-
! the Tourists bered by those
| who own the
Tourist cars Volney S. Beardsley and
L. r. Wadsworth of the Auto vehicle
company, have just returned from trip
over the suggested route of the tour
1 and have completed arrangements Tor
hotel accommodations, as well as Sc
lecting the best roads on the course.
| Small canvas signs, marked Tourist
Automobiles" have been used by the
pathf1nders to mark the course, and
have been posted at practically every
turn of the roads, and should any OF
the signs disappear before the date or
the event, they will be replaced by
| those in the pilot car. Confetti viii
only be used in passing through cities
and towns where the signs can not be
posted.
Renault selling branch, has returned
from d,
RenauIt Toxi- where he went to
cabs Popular Tefei0f Tef 0f r the nauit 1rIt
's--------- taxicabs FOR the
Portland company. Marx remained in
the north until the service was estab-
s1ed town Ihe they nfs1 earned a $40 apiece m Marx
also reports that another carload of
taxicabs for the local company Will be
received this week along with one
ton truck, which has already been sold.
Walter c. Morris, local agent of the
Autocar, reports the sale and delivery
--.s. OF 1910 AutocarS TO
o.~nar. Charles n. FELTON,
30 .,,ncar. Jr., who has taken
Oh Au'ocars q 80 horsepower
four cylinder road
ster: Colonel G. l.. Anderson a 80
horsepower four cylinder touring car,
and Ray Tharpe of Merced 80 horse
power roadster.
George E. Johnson, coast manager of
the Fisk rubber company, returned to
Z n
! T~ S.1. 90 m o n n from
| "ou Eisk Tires Portland and in
! !. the aft erno o n
started for Los
/ Angeles. where he is to meet the
president of the Fisk rubber company.
Johnson reported very successful trip
up north having changed over a dozen
cars to Fisk demountable rims while
away. Fisk will return north on June
20 with President Dunn.