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off along tangent. If just one front wheel is still free, however, that will give steering power. Also the proba- bility of locking all four wheels is slight and would never occur with any, thing like ordinary careful driving.
 Where the novice is. nose likely to have trouble skidding is in descending grades. One can always take corners slowly. On grades the thing to re- member is that locking the wheels does the damage. If the grade is a very steep one shift into second or even first gear in preference to depending on the brakes, and if brakes must be used to pull up altogether, then put them on very gently, gradually increase the pres sure and release them at any sign of a skid. Then put them on gently again and repeat. Aseries of short brakings with quick release will generally pre- vent skid and still allow the car to be stopped.
 If you get caught with all four wheels in ear tracks there is only ont thing to do and that is stop or nearly stop, turn the front wheels over and then go forward gently. If even this fails to get the front wheels out, as it sometimes will, then try putting in reverse and backing up a foot or two. Of course, good driver never gets
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IkE 0fDIXz6Y .NZDIHG SZZkCZJE M2zTsS-
 INLSSXOX N>sICYE CYEz>s2SHRAcs oYIz2STCaRS

still in use. At the time of it's intro- duction on the SGv car, mechanical de- vices of the same sort were introduced so that the gear change could be com pleted by setting lever. Then when next the clutch pedal was depressed the gears would automatically be shifted to second or to first speed depending on the setting of the lever. But, the electrical type did not take hold and the mechanical types never even got a good start.
 The planetary transmission on the Ford is ideal from the point of view of efficiency in high gear, but as made now it is noisy, and-unless it is con- plicated-only two-speeds can be used. We need three at least, so that cuts out the planetary even though it has many advantages. The further de- velopment of the selective seems to be the correct line of action. In one
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slightly out of line when the rear wheels lock and round the back of the car must come.
 It can be stated that with four-wheel brakes the tendency to skid is reduced. This is principally because to get a stop of any particular degree of quick ness we need just certain amount of resistance. If this amount of resist ance is distributed over four wheels in stead of two, then each wheel has only half the work to do; in other words having brakes on all four wheels cuts the tendency to lock any one of them.
 If all four wheels are locked, then the car cannot be steered but must carry on straight. This is why most manufacturers using four-wheel brakes limit the power of the front pair or else make one of the front brakes re- lease automatically when the steering is turned much out of straight.
 Suppose we are taking a corner with rear wheel brakes and by putting them Oil lock the wheels The resulting skid causes the corner to be taken with extra vigor and quick work is necessary to straighten out again. With four wheel brakes, though, if they are all locked when making a turn, the turn simply isn't made and the car slides
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any wheel into wet trolly track or dry one either if he has much regard for his tires.
 If a driver has learned how 70 con- trOl his car so that it will not skid, it is not strange that he has also learned what to do when he wants to skid. Is, as sometimes happens, only a skid will save him from disaster, his reflexes will carry him through to safety. Such an occasion arises when the sudden appearance of another car makes turmoil necessary and when ones own speed is too great for him to make the tur,. with all four wheels hugging the road. Quick application of the brakes with simultaneous throw ing of the steering wheel starts a skid that will carry the car around the corner. It may seem risky, but such risk is better than an avoidable collision.
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car there is a modified selective in which the gears always are in mesh and the different reductions put into action by shifting sliding keys. The gears never slide. This is known as Campbell transmission, and already a modified form of it has been introduced. With this transmission the gears can be shifted at any speed noiselessly and without fear that the gears will be damaged. In order to produce the very quietest form of gearing, a new type has helically-cut gears instead of the straight tooth spur type. The Campbell, very practical form, is the beginning of some very real develop ment in transmissions. It is compli- mented by some European transmission types such as the Constantines Go. torque-convertor which requires no clutch and uses no gearing of the type we now use.
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 z The transmission unit of the automo- bile is the next in line for develop ment. If you will look back over ten or fifteen years of automobile develop ment you will find that each unit of the car and some of the accessories have been taken up at time. First the engine, then the clutches and axles, then bodies. Spark plugs used to be very poor until development work was begun in earnest. Tires used to last 5000 miles, perhaps; now they run 15,- 900. And so through the list. But during all these years the transmission has received little if any attention.
 Today all cars except Ford use what we call a selective transmission in which the gear changes are made by shifting gears out of and into mesh with other gears. It is a crude method but it works, thanks to the manufacturers of transmissions, who
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Skidding is brought about by several different things. The simplest skid is that which takes place on straight, wet street if the car is steered quickly. A car going straight tries to keep on going in that line. When the front wheels are turned they start the frone end of the car moving off it's line and they move is easily. The main weight of an automobile is back of the front wheels and this mass tries to keep on going on straight. If the road is too greasy for the tires to grip and direct the rear end of the car after the front end then the rear continues strai"nt on. For the rear end to move straight under these conditions it has to push the front end out of it's way so the effect is to push the front wheels faster along the line into which they have been turned. This just inten- sifies what the driver has done,f so instead of making gentle deviation from the straight and narrow" he finds His. car swinging around just as though he had swung the wheen over Ill the way. The proper correction is,
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BUS AND TRUCK
 HAVE OWN FIELD
White Urges Cooperation, Not Competition, Between Trans
 portation Agencies

What part will motor busses and motor trucks play in Americas trans pOrtation system:
 The first authoritative answer to the question, based on a comprehensive analysis of subject now recognized as of major importance. has been made by Walter c. White, president of The White company. in a magazine article in the March issue of Nations Busi- ness.
 ''Steam and electric railroads. writes MT. White, should be authorized by legislation to own and operate their own motor vehicles in selling trans portation to the public. Through their experience in marketing transporta ton they are the logical operators of motor busses and motor trucks, supplementing their present service"
 The bus and truck writes Mir. White. would not exist today in any thing like the quantity they do unless there was public demand for them. The demand is not necessarily competi. tive with either steam or electric rail- way service. but can rather be made a help to that service if properly used.
 Steam railroads collected S260, 0,0OO GOO in freight haulage revenue last year due directly to motor vehicle.
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make the unit so well that it gives
 good service. But the public keeps clamoring for a transmission that calls for easier gear shifting. The women
 are responsible in measure for this trend. They want to drive, and they want more freedom at the wheel no
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clashing gears, no trouble in shifting down on grades. The motorist should not, be required to be an expert gear shifter, and on many cars today he must be that under certain conditions.
 Some years ago an attempt was made to market an electric. gearshift which worked automatically. That device is
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-15
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-12
Game Chatter

hesas rens were the raEs sahdsy,
- ,,ss - ~" ''ei' NOUNS wv
e"N isAs '''HN'' enc
Welsh played nrst base for the indians.
hoSman heing hvnchsd and Nnhwsr wsnt
% isft field, Brady vas back a. sseona.
I Rrady had wenderfui day SUNDAY.
I lie hlt three triples. a double. a sarri.
nee riy and got a WALK In the two Eainss,
lie Weller talked himsslf cat Of the
second game when h. vas called out ~
Biff schalisr on an attsmgttd double
Portland made feur ervors In the feurth
Inning q The fiFst game when seattle
At second base
f'nea fiteheF Jess winters and II went
Hiis'
/ thnrirN tffhrrt ami HufrN hammer were
pounded AZ over ne 10y N the hfst game
I " tAe lnalaha' Nhiif jim hAkeg vas tAf
te" siAoeNNs'
/ -
RADIO" ben'oa hfae one OF the me-'
''naA tion-l catches % me fsar N the
~, 40 kslns' Hs ltiee had Ne hass
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Poor, but Proud We're
Parents of Derby Hope

IT ouIsv1LtE May i..-Hov long
IL viii calico breeding stand UP in
a silk cyentT
Wise Counsellor II ~. hope Of the
West TO win the historic Kentucky
Derby and the betting prrfayuriie IN
tho race.
Wise Counsellor u nobody. a
social outcas,, colt that just doesn't
belong.
Wise Cauussllora old nanny.
Rustic. was offered on tho auction
block aud nobody even made a bid
for her.
Tom bradley. mayor Of Lexington.
ny, happened 10 be near when bids
were being called for
"woiL she's worth a hundred dol.
lars just 10 have around tho hack
yard." concluded bradley.
so Rustic was sold 20 the IsxlnE.
ton executive because nobody else
would have her.
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I Iiuttlc was then IN foal 20 Mentor.
but that meant nothing. Tor Mentor
had never given the turf any wonder
runners"
Rustis's foai however. wa Wise
Counsellor. a high shAnkod. scrawny
looking creature that looked about
as arlStocraue a. a pair OF carpet
slippers,
But all Wise coussllor ia ~ "a
two eHrold was 90 sep out and win
tho Queen city handicap at lntonia
ami the Kentucky Jockey club stakes
az Churchill Downs. Ills earnings
to,aied 5000
And Bradley. the good mayor. who
paid 500 for tho colts desplscd old
nanny. turned around and sold
Wise Counsellor 10 Fred Burton OF
Chicago for $4,000
And that's tho story OF tho calico.
bred runner on which millions viii
probably be bet 10 win tho silk event
OF tho American turf.
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Tonsilitis
Decides 1t

PHILADELPHIA. May r.
Tonsllitis gave Second Baseman
Jimmy Dykes his chance TO break
hack into the Philadelphia Ath.
letics lineup after being rolcgated
to the bench.
The way Dykes is going, II may
take something worse than ton.
sllitis TO get him out.
During tho winter Comic Mack
purchased Second Baseman Max
Bishop from the Baltimore club
OF tho international league. He
was rated the star Of tho organl.
zation at that position.
Mack gave him tho berth at sec.
ond in preference 10 Dykes. He
played second IN the opener, then
was talten sick
Dykes was sent into tho game
md hc started the Athletics in
their winning ways. His fine work
was instrumental In several vie.
tories,
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EVERETT Is
AGAIN LOSER
ON DIAMOND

.DELLISGHAM, May 1.-THE
ID BcIiingham Elka, Mount Vernon
and Bloedel.Dondyan baseball clubs
were the winners in Northwest
Washington league games played
yesterday.
The Eiks disposed OF the Everett
club By 70 4 score. Rankin
twiried nice halt for the winners.
and received nicn support, both In
the hitting and fielding departments.
The East stanwood-stanwood
Twins took another on the chin from
tho league.lcading Bloedel.Donovan
tossers. Tho score was ) 10 8.
The Mount Ycfnon club won from
sedro. woolley BY score OF 20 ?.
II was Sedro-wooliey's first defeat
this season.
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Shows for
SATURDAY.
Afternoons?
Idea is Practical, Accord
ing to Dan Salt; To Use
Ball Park

MATINEE smokers may he tried
4tl out in Seattle during the sum.
mer months. according 60 Dan salt.
of The local fistic promoters.
Shows In the hall park on SATURDAY
afternoons while the Indians are on
the mad would draw Il tho fans were
gwen the right Kind OF attractions
SAYS -Caruso Daniel.
seattle has been without smokers
for quite time because % the lack
81 auditorium facilities. says salt,
AMI the boys who Ike 20 watch the
heather miiten performers in action
would patronize matinee shows. I
think, Il they were put on
later In the summer when the
weather becomes moro certain. even.
ing shows at the hall park may he
the regular thing.
Tho fans would b. seated In the
stands with the ring erected over the
home plate. This would protect the
hngs from possible Indictment
weather.
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they nave IN the past and
always viii.
BACK In tho ThresI league this
year you find Bobby Coltrn playing
shortstop for Bloomington. Remem.
bcr Pudgy Robert who used 10 pas
time In the old Northwest Lacquer
Ana In this same league arc Junk
Walters. former Spokane fu,
saoker. Dick Brssn. former Van.
eouycr third haseman and Foryos,
Cady. once tho premier catcher Of
the worlds champion Boston Red
Sox.
cady played year with saera'
mento In this league. fingered a
season in the Western league and
Is now back In the Three.t circuit
Down in the Southern league you
find many familiar names. Doc
Johnston. who guarded first hass for
Seattle last year. Is with Little Rock
Yam Yaryan Is a, Memphis. Bruce
Hartford IL al birmingham. Ray
Rates Is AZ Chattanooga. custo.
Mulvcy. Marriott. HUM, Dcvurmer
and Japan ara other names we'll
known TO Northwestern baseball
bugs
bod Paskert. once tho premier out.
fielder % tho National league. has
driftcd 20 this loop lie spent several
Years In the American association.
bu, has slipped notch.
Back In tho International league
you'll find Honus Mite with syria.
cuss. Jimmy Walsh II n manager
now. Tho former Seattle ou,fieldcr
Ia plotting Jersey City. lie has been
with Newark and baltimore sincc
leaving here.
Oscar StanaKe. once the kinEpIn
Detroit hackstop who fivvered with
los Angeles. y now with Toronto.
In the Western league ARC many
other names that bring baseball
memories.
Art GriEEs. Tlihhy Spencer. Jack
Knight. Bill Rose. Sam Ross. Der,
Whaling. Joe Daley. Clarence
Brooks-monickcrs that need no ex.
PLANTATION here.
Jack Beatty. once a Seattle first
sackcr. has driftcd 20 London in the
Mint league. Josh Dcvorr. one.,ims
major outnslder. is Grand Rapids
manager.
Roxy Middleton. for years a Coast
outnelder. has caught on with Bill
Rodgers Albany team In tho East.
ern league, Middleton has been in
the Western and South Atlantic
circuits since pasiiminE here.
Down in the Texas league. Bob
Bcscher. once tho National league y
best base steHier n with Fort Worth.
as Is Jacinto Calvo. tho haired
Cuban who used TO play for Victoria
and San francisco.
Slim Love. Don Rader. Peto Riley.
Bill Pertica and Lefty Crumpler--
more familiar tossers--are all IN the
Texas circuit.
And Jim Middleton. tho manager
who brought Portland out OF tho
baseball wilderness only 70 be pushed
aside when Duke Kcnworthy re.
turned. Is toiilug for Fort Worth.
It's a Ercnt life. this baseball bust.
ness. and the nomads OF the game.
tho wandering men Of the diamond.
are tho life blood OF the national
pastime and make II possible.
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RESULTS
ANGELS AND
ACORNS DRAW

Los ANGELES. May 12.--Los
Angeles and Oakland broke even in
the doubleheader here yesterday,
the Acorns taking the first. TO 8.
and the Angels winning the second.
II to II. The second contest went
II Innings
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A. the plate Il soon
becomes common
gossip.
Tho pitchers
pass II around.
Major league pitch.
srr hold more pr.
vats conferences
than biE.tims pol.
ticians.
Soon the east
and the weat viii
be clashinE ia the
two MAYOR lea Cue
circuits Within
the nert month
there IL going 70 b
many an nEchanEs
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TINE two pitchers. rsgarded among
J. among the best In the American
league. were discussing a third club,
which both had recently pitched
against. So as no; 10 divulgt any
secrets 7 will not mention the iimes
Of the players discussed.
The big fellow can't hit Iow-bali
pitching" oonfided one Of the
twlrlors. Hes a sucker on a curve
bail broken over the outside OF tho
plate al the knee.
He hits fast ball delivered
above the waiftline hard. and simply
murders Il II you get II inside. Never
again will pitch high and inside on
him.
Hes fast ball hitter pure and
simple. Mix in tho curve. keep II
low and slow up on him and l don't
think he viii hit his weight
The other pitcher concurred IN the
opinion expressed.
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o. opinions between pitchers.
The pitcher regards the good bats
man az tho common enemy who
must be stopped.
When sons minor league star with
batting reputation breaks IN. o.
posing pitchers work on him In an
effort 20 ascertain any weaknesses
he, may have In his style.
A great many Of the rockies have
rorae grlevous fault. often Il Is
hastily corrected. However II b
never overlooked BY tho opposing
tWlrlcrr.
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Seattle Is
Winner in
TUO Games

CEATTLE coppod the series from
- Portland fiyo games 20 two. when
The Tribe spanked tho Beavers twice
before tho large Sunday crowd. 10 90
3 and 30 s.
The fivg uff was deluEc OF base
hits ana lOota glth a nix.run ram.
page In the fourth frame cinchinF
Il FOR The Redskins.
Portland led tho second game until
Ray Rohwcr smashGd terrific
homer over the right field boards in
,hr eighth with two mates on the
paths that gave the game 10 the
Indians.
None OF tho many pitchers used
were very effective. Sutherland. who
relieved Jones in tho second game
bciug tho best OF tho lot.
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NOmdds of Baseball Are
Shifted Like Chess Men
Every Year Sees Changes for Great Army of Average
Ball Players, Dictated by Powers of National
Game; Where Some Boys Are FASTENING This Year
BY LEO II. LASSEN

VERY year sees the great army of baseball
performers moved about in the various
leagues like the pawns in a mighty chess
game
Each succeeding season sees vast changes
in the personnel of the teams of the
country. particularly In the many lesser
minor leagues.
In these smaller circuits are the hundreds
of diamond tossers who lack some one quality
l.. IL
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leagues Of baseball
And in these organizations found many Of the stars Of
yesterday ball players old in diamond service who have
other means of making living and must keep playing in
order 10 get by ~ ~
The box Of the leagues reveal the many
changes that place and the wandering of baseball
true to the custom of all nomads have shifted this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-12
LEADERS TAKE
BOTH GAMES

SAN FRANCISCO. May is.-San
Francisco won both games from
Vernon here yesterday. 10 to and
IL TO 6.
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SsFl1isSet
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE


seattle IS, Portland : tfirst camel
Seattle =, Portland tsscond gamet.
salt Lake IS. Sacramento 10 tfirti
camel; Sacramento rs. salt Lake rs ,asc.
end camel.
- c0&iasf s.-Sss~ krEsres s first Eamsl;
los Angeles ~. Oakland n (seeond
kanel.
San Francisco n. Vernon (first
ERmel; san Frsnciseo :. Vernon tsecond
gamcl.
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SALT LAKE IN
EVEN BREAK

SALT LAKE CITY. May i2.-saIt
Lake took tho first game from Sac.
ramsnio. II 10 10, but lost the sec.
ond. rs 10 IS.
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TUE Everett clubs II batting
= 1000 in the interelub matchl
The 29.man team from the sltagit
Country club visited tho Everett
links yesterday and tried to cut tho
homesters' average. but Roy Thorn.
as slickers were much too strong.
and the shades OF night found tho
visitors on their way Mount Vernon.
ward, carrying II points with them,
but leaving 60 points with the en-.
envy.
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Anderson and HaU to
Play for Jeff Title

performance. which gave 20 the
members a full isholo links.
Everything went OF In tiptop
manner right from tho jump. when
President Nelson Troyer threw tho
new area open 20 play by
smaekinE a drive 200 yards down
the middle OF tho fairway. "Bilrr
BRISTOL, president OF the Portland
Golf club. who was tho honor guest
OF tho day, added one Of tho many
surprises during tho proceedings by
presenting Smilin' Ray ogden with
pair OF golf clubs. Nor was this
all that tho Portlander pulled That
talk Of his. delivered At tho after.
dinner meeting In tho clubs dining
room. in tho evening. was by long
odds tho best bit Of golf talk over.
heard ia this city. Too bad that
meeting was not Esass meeting OF
sssitlos solfIng fraternity
Brothers, u was interesting. every
word OF IL. II went over big and
IL going to do heap ~ good TO all
who had tho pleasur6-it was a
pleasure-of listening In on It. How
that fellow can talk He was on
the floor for over an hour aud 20.
Ing at top speed. and when no took
his seat that enthusiastic audience
hollcred for more.
At this point Il. +. Ivy told them
10 20 outside and get more--mem.
bers. Yes. the drive IA on 10 get
another $50 members added to tho
list. and with the now nino in play.
giving them n grand 1s.hole course.
plus tho Bristol lessop. which went
home" Chairman Ivy and his co.
workers are now very much on the
Job, and getting results already.
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now THE SERIES ENDED
GAMES rms WEEK

Seattle ~ oakland
San Franeirca ~ Sacramento.
Vernon a. Salt Lake.
Portland at los Angeles
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Recently. while sitting on the
bench Of the home club prior 10
the start Of the game I over.
heard the following conversation
about two highly touied recruits
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The conversation then shifted
10 another likely youngster, with
the pitcher who had been listen
ing during the Grating.
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Behind the
Home Plate
By BILLY EVANS

league pitshsFu are a clan.
Afl nish lot
n come star rookie. making his
ma lor laaEle debut. has q n-eakna..