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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
tonished everybody by accepting foui
chances without an error

The regulars are exceedingly cocky.
as their unAdefeated record entities
them TO be. They regret exceedingly
the bad weather which prevented them
from again ttampling on the frames OF
the Louisville Colonies Sunday. bnl
point to the Saturday game as nro9
that they hadn't on the Kentuckit~
After the game here today
Tiges will pack up and move alec
TO Terre Haute, where the Cent
league team or that town will be -
countered.
This morning. Jennings said that ?
would probably use his veteran pitch
ers today. He wants to have one more
look at Jack wsWhop. however. and Is
likely 10 take 10 today or tomorrow.
The midget Is In good shape right now
and is anxious to show the manager
that he can fool any OF the Central
league aEgregations.
Malloy and Summers are not with
the club, the fornsgr having been left
behind to recover from an attack oil
malaria. while the latter has gone on
ahead to Indianarpfis who're he will
await the coming Il the team. practic.
ing the while with his former com
rNdan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
'IhNlGANs SORE ON
SUNDAY DEFEAT;
UP IN ARMS
ZIG TEAM PROMISES TO DO
THINGS TO EVANSVILLE RIVER
RATS TopAY-vETERAN PITCH
ERs DUE TO TAKE TURNS.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 6.--When
the Tiger regulars blew into town
here today they found the Yanigans
waiting for them at the depot with
tears In their eyes.
In sad, low tones Manager Charlie
aohmdit. OF the second team, informed
his pals that the Central league team
that makes its headquarters here. had
clawed. mauled and dubbed into SUD
mission bis fine, young team That nad
cndesv6ied 10 represent Detroit here
yesterday. winning out In the emo py
the disgraceful score of to 0.
III you don't beat them to death to-
day Schmidt wound up. 1.-THE great
majority of my team will SO down TO
the river and jump in. We must be
avenged"
The old friends of Schmidt gathered
round him and endeavored as best
fhey might TO console him. Cobb,
Crawford, Schaefer and the rest prom
ised TO take their war clubs to the To-
cal park this afternoon and give the
Central leaguers taste or high life
which they would not soon forget.
Schmidt and his gang promised to be
on hand to root
The peculiar part OF the situation Is
the ohssty appearances or the citizens
" Evansville who have no idea but
that the team which their club defeat
cd yesterday IL this ono which won
the American league pennant last
year. They will be a bit surprised.
peshapa, when the real thing springs
into sight this Afternoon.
From what can be ascertained OF
the Yani6an bunch between sobs. their
downfall was due 10 pitcher named
Wacksr whom they whacled but four
times during the entire combat. I'D.
die Willdkt easayed to 90 the entire
game and weakened some toward the
end. He was also poorly supported
end looks to be due for rest, as he
has hesn pitching himself out In bat.
ling practice and his arm II showing
the effects Of the 40 innings or 30 a
day which he has been twfrling.
Schmidt stationed Davy Jones ON
third bass and the little outfieidsr a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
ALL THE WORLD HATES
A GUTTER ATHLETE

Cans aftertbeing punched in the eye =
few times.
The firsesthing q sporting man asks
OF q fighter, wrestler or jockey 10 that
he be game. They are In the business
TO outgame the other fellow. The
stout heart always did and always will
win over the lchicken-hea brother.
Nothing but stout heart ever
brought Tom Sharkey to the front.
When he was a raw, recruit from the
navy he was beaten most numerically
by the big heavyweights. but there
was no stop In him.
Once q man, shows the sbig stripe
Of canary that ends him.
No one wants to bet on q man,
horse or dog with q yellow streak He
is an extremely poor betting PROPOSE
ton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF cE.
MENT USED.

II Is significant fact that while
cement enters as largely as any other
In the construction of the
'Grinnell building that the Peninsular
Portland Cement company. OF Jack.
son. Mich. were the successful con-
tractors for this branch Of the work.
The works of this company are locat
ed at Cement City, Mich. with, Offices
In the Cooley building. Jackson. Mich
The high grade cement furnished by
this company is It's best recommends
tion and is largely the incentive for
the statewide patronage the company
enjoys. NJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
COLLEGE BASEBALL
LEADERS OF 1908

College baseball captains for this
season are, as follows: Harvard. Leon
ard. third base; Yale. Jones, catcher;
Princeton, Harlan. left field; Penn
sylyania, lFennell, pitcher; Cornell,
Heilman, sshortstop: Columbia. Young
catcher; Dartmouth, Glaze. pitcher;
Brown, Raymond. catcher; Pennsyt
vania State, Cree, shortstop; Lafay
cite. Peters, first base; Wesleyan.
Smith. first base; Williams, Harmon,
first base; Tufts. Atwood. catcher
Amherst, Palmer, first base; Holy
Cross, Barry. shortstop; Georgetown.
Simons, center field; Massachusetts
Agsies. Cobb. pitcher; villanoya, Say
age, third base.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

south bead has turned Nudge Graves
back to Flint and the star base run
ner OF the Southern Michigan 10 nat
uSaiiy tiskisd to death
Cincinnati trimmed the whitesox 4 60
saturday. The American league u
getting BY all odds tho worst OF the
spring series up to data
The bay city Southern Mies.iEan leasus
Manager e %pSSas ss' signed lohn
Gasella and another italian named
sumo.
l.Anihony ,. Drexsl Riddle was In sad
shape In the fourth round and the
referee stopped the society man q
bout with Jack o'Brisn to save a
knockout.
England and Scotland played soccer
yesterday and 100000 people turned
out. which Is some crowd. The game
one goal each.
Both karser and wsddeII were hit
at ST. Louis, but the Cardinals won
their second game OF the series, and
are now after q clean sweep.
Eleven Barongaies have been named
in tho big futurities. They are the
babiee from the Dromore farm near
| Port Huron. and represent the hrst
entries from Michigan for some time
III n Is really true that Hsckenschmidt
has engaged passage to England for
| the latter part OF the week. we will
have TO consider his astounding de-
feat at the hands Of Gotch as on the
square.
BY n score of 30 60 20 the Grfnneil
team copied the first honors from
the Farrands In the post-season
series OF the Commercial league, thus
closing the 1908 basketball season in
Detroit.
Hanavsn won his mile I'm ai2I 2-5, and
Spiegel copied bunch OF points, but
ID. u. $. was never really in the hunt
with the Michigan freshmen who
won their dual meet by score OF
saw TO 27ts.
Watt Halpin, "a has been definitely set
tied. VIII act as manager OF the
Olympic team, but Mike Murphy will
have charge OF all the arrangements
affecting the athletes. This IL a fine
compromise that suits everybody
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
sBatted,for Summers in sixtf
LOUISVILLE

Hass hits-oN S1nHnefs II IN o on
NaIloy i in 4 Two base hits-Cobo
Three base hik-Cobb. Sacrifice hits
Cobb, Thomas STOLEN base-Copo.
Rase on balls--by Stoval Hit by pitch
er-By stovalu 9. Left on eases-p BE-.
Summers Q Double plays Leary.
schaefer and lRossman;Acobb, Rossman,
and Schaefey. Perrine, Quinian anu
sullivan. Phssed balF-Payne L.
Hnghes Time--l:gp. Umpire
steve Kane. Attendance. 1900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Hlnchnan, right field; Birming-
ham. center field; Joss, pitch:
N. LAJoiE.
The Browns will observe the
following batting order when the
American league season starts;
Hoffman, right field; c. Jones.
center field; 6tone, left field; Viii
liams, second base; Wallace,
short; ------, third basej Tom
Jones, first base; Spencer, catch;
Howell. pitcher
J. r. McALEER.
The New York club will OBJ
serve the following batting order
In the first game of the season:
Niles, second base; keeIer, right
field; stlll, left field; EiberfeId,
short; Chase, first base; Hemp
hill, second base; conroy, third
base; Klelnow, catch; Glade,
pitch.
CLARKE GRIFFITH.
For PhiIadel phla the following
batting order will be observed at
the beginning Of the season:
Hartsei, left field, Nichols, short;
Collins, third base; Davis, frat
base; Murphy, second base;
coombs, right field; Morgan or
oIdring, center field; Shrek or
Smith, catch; Bender or vlekers,
pitch.
CONNIE MACK.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

The American league teams are al
changing q bit In the regular line
ups which are being announced by the
raspactive managers for the opening
OF the season, now only little over
week away.
Already all the managers but Bos-
toms and Washington's have picked
their teams, and Mcclure and Can
tiIlon will be In line shortly.
Following are the replies OF the
managers Of the six leading clubs or
the league to the question: What
will be your batting order on open
ing day.
The Tigers will bat az follows
At the beginning Of the season;
Mcintyre, left field; schaefer, sec
ond base; Crawford center
field; Cobb, right field; Rossman,
first base; covshlin, third base; q
O'Leary, shortstop, Schmidt,
Payne, or Thomas, catch; slever,
Donovan or Muilln, pitch.
HUGH JENNINGS.
The batting order for the White
sox at the opening game will be:
Hahn, right field; Jones, center
field; Dougherty, left field; Par
ent, short; Davis, second base;
ponohue, first base; Tannehlii,
third base; Sullivan, catch;
White, pitch.
r. A. JONES.
The Cleveland club will bat as
follows In the opening game Of
the season: Josh Clarke, left
field; Bradley, third base; stovalI,
frat base; Lajole, second base;
NJ. Clarke, catch; Turner, short;
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
IRON MAN McGINNITY
DEVELOPS A FLAW

DALLAS, Tex, April 6.--Joe Nc
Ginnity will not be available to the
Giants until after the season opens.
and II may be weeks after that before
the so-called Iron Man" can get in
and work. McGinnity wrenched his
groin last week and is still confined
TO his bed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
NHAT AND NNE CPoRT AND
.OoMMENT Ct OPoRTSMAN
- By Pa1i r. B,usksE=z======zz=a

Questionably been going phck. Wine
women and the other methods OF AIS
sipation common TO champion athletes
have supplemented the obvious fact
that Hack has been growing no young
or. Though Hackenschmidt figured In
every way to win. Il Is Just barely pos
sible that the veteran worlds cham
pion Is no longer well man physical
ly IN which case Gotch is merely
lucky In having beaten the others to
II.
On the other hand, was the match
fake and it's result pre-arranged
and undoubtedly successful attempt
to get tho money by means or betting
ON the long shot Of the pair?
Time alone will tell. II it was
fake, the pair will undoubtedly get to-
gether again and change the result.
Nothing mas been said az yet regard
Ing q return match. The fiasco IN the
frst one must be allowed TO simmer
down bit There would be no occa-
sion for making II as raw as that.
Unlike the standard that governs
others folks, the wrestlers must be
considered guilty until proven limo
cent A couple OF months and the de-
velopments bound to occur one way or
the other will enable US to judge the
match OF Friday night In better and
clearer light.
One OF the strange riddles OF sport
IS the way each spring and fall the
st. Louis Cardinals put 1t on the
Browns. though plainly inferior to the
American leaguers In every depart
ment OF the game. It's clear case
OF Indian sign.
Thess A. A. u. suspensions are
| funny joke. They have taken to an
nouneing now that, while the suspep-
sion Is formally indefinite, the athlete
will be reinstated very shortly, be-
yond doubt.
Riley Grammar started as an eleva-
tor boy, we are told. Riley couldn't
break the habit and kept killing from
the cellar to the roof and back again
all his natural life.
| The reason the Ferns-Matthews
stage argument looks SO blamed sim
cere Is probably due TO the fact that
the men got into the habit OF fighting
in their long series of goes for the
money and CANT get into the stage
custom OF sparring.,
I =--..&x-{-a ~.
| His Own Best Pitcher.
! This may make some OF the fans
laugh. but nevertheless II Is true.
Clarke Griffith has been pitching for
some time. and right now he seems
| IN have more than he ever did Grin
says he will pitch often II his arm
feels the way 1t does now. The man
ager Is one of the most tantaiizing
boxmen in the business, and what
makes him successful Is that he al
ways uses his head. His players say
he is as good now as he ever was.--
New York Globe.
Old Time; New Singer.
"Jiggs" Donahue says this Il his
last year with the white Sox. "Jig-
gers" would become an American AS
| oor{atiou ma gnata
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
Carnegie Loosens Up.

Andrew Carnegie surely means to
die poor. He has given $500 to the
American Olympic team.
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|
the eve OF most e-------------------->
tempestuous sea- CoBB IN
son. BOUT WITH
II the rooters of RooTERs.
the South ern =,
league have taken TO twitung iyFus
about his hold-out. what VIII u Do III
the American, from the time the oen
taps right To the hnishY
Any player who. during the winter
springs into some particular fame
! through contract or other negoua-
tons. Is bound to hear from 1t In the
summer. particularly In case ne II
one OF the bright and shining lights OF
the game. The rooters like TO nave
a topic OF conversation as IL WERE ano
gladly welcome any peg ON when 10
hang a little jolly.
The $4,000 beauty, eh?" remarked
( a bug In the stand at Memphis
Strike him Quit"
] "He wanted accident insurance III
his contract" screeched rabid one
AZ Louisville. addressing his remarks
| TO Jesse Stovall, so be careful or him'
Jess. Don't break him In two!
This cheap haldsrdash Will be lol,
| lowing Ty round the circuit all year
beyond a doubt The Georgia Peacn
viii be a marked man from the start
Whether or not 1t will affect his play
I ing remains to be seen From the evil
dences we have seen up TO date, how
ever. IL looks as IL the bieachers can
get Just as personal as they want 70
! Ty scored the only run OF the game al
Memphis and his Saturdays record In
the face OF the bfeacher fire At Aetis-
VILE is so good that II Is worth repeat
| ing Listen TO this:
! Three times at bat, three hits. one
putout, two assists, no errors.
Two-base hit-Cobb.
Three-base hit--Cobb.
Stolen base--Cobb.
| Sacrifice hit--Cobb.
| Double Plays--Cobh, Rossman and
Schaefer.
In other words II looks nightly
that. IL the bleacherites want to have
their fun INVITING Tyrus over his esti
mate Of his own value, he Is going &c
be out there daily demonstrating that
he was right.
Strength to his good. right arm and
may his batting eye remain bright
Low are we to take the remark
u able reversal Of form which tool
place at Chicago when Frank Gotcf
and George Hackenschmidt pushed
| each other round -------------->
IN the mat for over GoTcH Is
two hours and the NOW THE
alleged Russian CHAMPION
Hon anaIly admit. Il
ed himself worsted without ever feel
ing the touch OF the mat to his shout
ders?
Was the match wrestled on the
square and Is the Russian really the
saffron backed gutter he would ap
i pearl
There is an argument which can 81
made to this end. II rests on the un
disputed fact that, during the las
three years. Hackenschmidt has un
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Hoch Der ksiserl
The utility men for The Browns this
year will be Yeagsr in1eld, anil
Schweitzer outfield.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
ONLY ONE 4BRoMo auINI

Only One "BROMO QUtNINE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature OF t. W.
GROVE Used the World over 20 Cure
a Cold In One Day. 2bc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
RuIs Won't Help Much.

President Pulliam. of the National
league, thinks the new rule OF credit.
ing a batsman with a sacrifice hit
when he scores a runner on fly to
the outfeld will be productive OF high
" increased batting averages, but the
records of 1907 in the major league
do not back him up. There were eos
runs scored on flies TO the out1eld In
the National league last year, and S2e
In the American league. Had these
outs been scored rs sacrifice hits, as
will be the case in 1908. the general
batting average In the National league
would have been raised only from .243
to .245. and in the American league
from .2fs 10 $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
LIKE NJ FARLANO
TO BEAT BRITT

SAN FRANCISCO. April "a large
delegation or fight followers visited
packy McFarland's camp at Millett's
yesterday. and after the crowd return
ed to town Mcfarland jumped into ia
voritism In his contest with Britt.
Money at 0 to 10 was offered with Nc
Tarland on the long end.
The showing made by Mcfarland
convinced the crowd that he Is dan
gerous opponent for the local light
weight.
Bhannon's gymnasium was too small
for the crowd that went over to San
Rafael 10 see Jimmy Britt. Britt put
ginger into his work and ths specta-
tors watched him with much interest.
Britt tipped the scales Mt 1Ss pounds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

each other round
IN the mat for over
two hours and the
alleged Russia n
lion finally admit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
Keeps the Money MOVING.

The. extent to which training trips
have gone this spring--long and cir
cuitous routes and teams split into
several sections-1does more TO keep
money In circulation than TO put
teams on edge for the pennant fight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
OIL Very Wslii

OIL Very Wolff
osteen. who II playing understudy
IN the White sox inneld. claims the
worlds batting championship by hav
fnu led ave leagues in batdng-the
American association. Western, South
srn. Eastern and Three I.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06
YeIiow Canary, roo.

. Hacksnschnidt must have traine'
on bird seed. --Buffaio Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Old Time; New Singer.
"Jiggs" Donahue says this Il his
last year with the white Sox. "Jig-
gers would become an American AS
ISOLATION magnate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

THE training games played by the
Detroit club In the southlup TO
date have demonstrated that Tyrus
Cobb, the Tiger enfant terrible, 10 on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

It is a noticeable fact that the Tis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Low are we to take the remark
IL able reversal OF form which took
place at Chicago when Frank Gotch
and George Hackenschmidt pushed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Thess A. A. U. suspensions, are a
funny joke. They have taken to an
nouaeing now that, while the saspea-
sion is formally indefinite, the athlete
will be reinstated very shortly, be-
yond doubt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

One OF the strange riddles OF sport
IS the way each spring and fall the
st. Louis Cardinals put 1t on the
Browns. though plainly inferior to the
American leaguers In every depart
ment OF the game. It's clear case
OF Indian sign.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Riley Grammar started as an elev
tor boy, we are told. Riley couldn
break the habit and kept killing frol
the cellar to the roof and back agai
all his natural life.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

The reason the Ferns-Matthews
stage argument looks so blamed sim
cere Is probably due TO the fact that
the men got into the habit OF fighting
in their long series of goes for the
money and CAN'T get into the stage
custom OF sparring..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-06

Hlnehman, right field; 6irming-
ham, center field; Joss, pitch.
N. LAJOiE.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-24
AMERICAN NAVY SECOND.
Year Book Places Germany, France
and Japan Il fter This Country.

Washington, Dec. 23-The American navy
stands second among those of the great world
powers At the present time, according 10 the
navy year book prepared by Pitman PuIsifer.
clerk TO the Senate Navy Committee and now
in the hands Of the Public Printer. Germany
follows, third, while France has dropped to
fourth place and Japan is fifth
The year book will show that Great Britain
has 81 first class battleships with a tonnage OF
91o,33o; the United States 81. with tonnage OF
44S. 1856 Germany 81, with a tonnage of 4f4.-
4s6; France % with q tonnage of 357. .132. and
Japan IL. with a tonnage of 233, "A. Includ-
ing armored cruisers also, however, France
ranks Germany, her navy tonnage of both bat
tleshps and armored cruisers being 573.364.
while that Of Germany is only 54S. .2.4. The
tonnage of United States battleships and
mOred cruisers is 607.241. That Of Great Brit
ain is 1,395.930. France takes precedence of
both the United States and Germany if the ton
mage Of all the vessels IN the navy. including
submarines. torpedo boats. etc. is counted. All
told, France has 516 vessels to the credit Of he-
navy. their total tonnage being S01. 1SS. while
the total tonnage of the entire German navy is
693 599, that Of the United States 7T0.46S and
that OF Japan 4+4.903. The book says that
Japan is doing little shipbuilding. the only YES
sells in course OF construction being two
battleships.