The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-23
SPEAKER STARTS
LONG AUTO TRIP
Mayor Fitzgerald Gives Iris
Message TO Deliver to
Governor of Texas.
BY HARRY WARD.

Iris Speaker. the Boston American
League bah player, is making 2.CcO-
mile auto trip from Boston to Hubbard.
Tex.
Speaker is making the long Ocean-UO-
gulf trip IN a Velie 90 Mayor FitZ-
gerald, Of Boston, invited Speaker to
call at the city hall before he started.
When the great slugger footed the horn
on his car Mayor Fitzgerald pitched
regulation baseball from the balcony Of
, the mayors office in the city hall TO
Speaker, who caught it. The mayor
then cut open the ball and sealed with
| in the sphere a message to the gov
ernor Of Texas. Then Mayor Fitzgerald
sent a telegram to the governor Of the
Lone Star State, informing him that
Speaker was on his way. Upon his ar
rival in Texas he will deliver the
mayors message to the governor. who
viii wire Mayor Fitzgerald that Speaker
has completed the 2,0OJ-miIe trip.
With Ty Cobb and Nap. RuCkeT signed
for a match auto race at the Atlanta
speed arrival during the first week in
November, Speaker aud Hughey Jen-
nings making extensive tours, ball play
! rs are certainly breaking into the lime
| hight in the automobile game.
| Louis Chevrolet. who has long been a
| famous racing star. viii not be able TO
drive in th1 Grand Prize race at Savan-
! nah. RumCr has IL that he VIII never
/ sit behind the steering wheel Of a racing
| car again, but will devote his time To
| preparing racing cars for others TO
: drive. Chevrolet affirmed the rumor.
| out smilinEly said
| It's hard TO pull away from the game
| md the fever IS still in my blood /
| Iad intended 70 quit after the Grand
| rrize race and ] guess the Vanderbilt
accident viii make jest as good a stop
| ping place as any Arthur Chevrolet
| NiH step into MS brothers shoes. and
| viii be teammate CT Bob Burman in
/ future contests.
! Because OF the rapid grow h OF the
/ business OF the MitChel-LcWiS Motor
! Company. which shows an increase Of a
/ quarter Of a million dollars within the
/ last eighteen months, Henry Pillow, the
| office manager of the corporation, has
| zone 10 Paris 10 inauguraJe system Of
I accounting similar TO that IN vogue
| tmOng the larger American branches OF
! the company. Mitchell agencies have
! been established in all the larger Euro
pean cities.
! Arrangements have been made for ex-
| ribltinS Overland cars at the Paris and
| London shows this winter. S KrausZ.
] manager Of the foreign department Of
! the Wilys-Overland Company, has just
/ returned from 7.000-mile trip by motor
| ar through England, France, Germany.
| and eight other European countries
/ He had the distinction Of being the first
| American tourist 10 take advantage of
| The tryptiQue system at international
| Pass. In many sections IraverSed BY
| Nh krausZ 1t was the pioneer invasion
II the Overland car and attracted much
attention.
Admiral John MCGOWAN has placed an
order with the Carter Motor Car Cor
DOratiOn FOR q Washington touring car
and a Washington landaulet. The com
many this week delivered a Washington
car 10 Marin Wiegand.
| L. r. SDeaUe Will. on December 1. re-
| tire as president Of the American Auto
| mobile Association He VII be sue
/ ceeded Ey Robert p. Hooper, Of Ger
| mantOWn. Pa. who. as the head OF the
good roads committee has done q lot
| of work in preaching the gospel of good
! roads and advancing the cause of the
organization. Frank NJ. joyce. OF Chi
/ cagO. Will he advanced 70 the first vice
/ presidency. II is understood :. n But
Ter VIII he retained as chairman OF the
contest board. which is the most import
ant office. from certain STANDPOINT. in
the organization. a G. Batcheldsy will
continue as manager and Robert Bruce
as acting secretary.
| The EMF Companys advertising
campaign seems to be bearing fruit.