The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

~ racing world emitted prolong-
ed chuckle over work from the pen
OF one OF the veteran writer's on the
- - game, entitled AN
I BOwLERs, Excuse Book" Be
EXCISE tween It's covers
! BOOK NOW. were contained all
- the hundred and
one explanations which trainers have,
from the memory OF man. been hand
ing their disappointed patrons, for
the poor performances OF their horses
on race day.
Would there were some writer with
the time, the ability and the inclina'
tion TO draft some such a work for
the benefit OF bowling pos-erlty. Ger
tainly he could secure an array of data
right here In Detroit which would
help him a long distance on his way.
To a man up tree 1t would seem
| that there need be no excuses for a
bunch which performed as brilliantly
as the Detroiters did at Cincinnati In
the recent national tournament. How
ever, the fact that they did well Is
no sign that they are satisfied. Ad-
hitting the validity of all the excuses,
one must concede that it is matter
of the most dire ill-fortune that the
winning lists in all three departments
OF the game are not made up OF a
solid phalanx OF Detroiters.
! Going great TIL | got bad split
| in my tenth frame" is a great favorite.
Hit those new pins In the crotch
nine times in succession, but they
wouldn't fall" Is standby. LOOK
what Jimmie Smith. the eastern cham
pion did helps a lot. None OF the
other left-handed men got anything,
gets the southpaws out of hole. MY
shoes pinched;" THE bugs kept me
awake all the night before; Il rolled
great in the five-man, but the others
| fell down." IL was watching Men
ringer" and The armory was too
hot" are some more.
Last, but not least, Those Pittshurg
fellows heard about our closed town
and used that argument to get the
1909 tournament away from us" Is
mighty handy.
Oh! It's a gay life!
BULLY for the new Detroit Driv-
Ling club on general principles, but
doubly bully IL their preliminary stand
regarding the consolation races Is to
be formally rati- A--.----------.--->
fed. AS The Times WHO MoURNs
told the people CONSOLATION
Saturday, the con- RACEss
solutions in the M. - q
& NJ. and G. of G. are, in all prob
ability. things OF the past
WE'RE GLAD OF IT.
There have been one or two consola-
tfar, 49, A. A
M. is over 20 years old and the aver
age run of its consultations has lived
up the title very infrequently, SO far
az the public was concerned. The
non-money winners in the trotting
stake are seldom OF much class. as the
season Is exceptional that brings out
more than three or four good green
trotters. As for the PAGERS. It's been
shame! A good horse that escapes
being marked In one stake Is almost
always thought enough OF by its owner
to hold over for another year, and the
result is that some beast OF very
much medium class usually gets a
walkaway. Look over the list OF con-
ISOLATION winners! How many OF them
have ever amounted TO anything
Pay the winner" is a motto which
viii always be popular with the pub
tic. There may be a few horses on
which final payments are made I'd en-
able them TO be eligible for the second
race, but THEY ARE OF A CLASS
THAT WON'T BE MISSED AND THE
RACING WILL BE ALL THE BET.
TER WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF
THE WAY.
BASEBALL fans will recall ID.
Green, the famous fielder who
for so many years adorned with his
presence the roster OF C. Cemiskey,s
Whftesox. event
=: 1ahEN uaily leaving for
hvhs tP.g the minors witt
AGAIN. hta hat,t,, eve
-----------------t stiil In good shape.
but his throwing wing so badly fraz.
zled that runners were regularly taxi
Ing two bases on angles that got be-