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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
NOBODY WILL
FIGHT OTTO
8y-TAO-

| BY IAp--
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Young Otto
came back from Los Angeles with a
smile as wide as telephone book
and coat OF tan like an Indian.
Great place out there chirped the
Knockout kid, as he rubbed HIS hands.
81 only had one fight. II went one
round and then they all drew the Otto
line. Mcfarland and WEIGH cut mo
of their list. Mac Is a good fighter
but be has no punch. don't think
he'll ever knock out a really good
fighter.
"Jeff? Oh, he's big and fat. No. he's
through with the game. He won't
fight any more. He's a great fellow,
though.
Yes, was treated out OF sight
They were all good 10 me but no one
would fight me-"
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where he is collecting a $500 forfeit,
posted by John j. Ryan. who now ad-
mits he doesn't want TO race. Inside
the hotel Barney was engaged IN
spending tho $500. At the present
rate II is likely TO hast as long as We'd
nesday evening. In addition TO being
modest man, Barney IS also motor
iously thrifty-nit
He's the same old Barney and he's
at the same old game. County fair
time always brings him TO the fore.
He owns his own cars at present and
has one OF the famous Soules broth
ers with him as racing partner. The
two are said TO have the art OF put
ting up a stirring race down TO as
fine point as any pair who ever llv-
ed. No matter how often he may be
headed during the event, however.
Barney Is always there first at the
finish.
Barney would like to take place
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WITH THE AMATEURS.

Eastern a. c. defeated the strong
Emeralds by the score Of to I, and
also downed the much -touted Seminoles
10 To I. One hit of Schafer was the
sum total OF the Emerald's efforts, and
Rabitaille had the Seminoles on his
stan at all times.
Delray Indians defeated the Erie Jrs.
by the score OF II TO 10. The winning
battery was Geo. Michals and John
Bloom.
The Clark Jrs. report at Clark park
Saturday morning. for game with
Monroe Cubs. For games, address j.
T. Hoffman. Jr.. 275 Clark-ave.
In a smuggling match the Salems Y.
p. S. defeated the st. Paul Y. =. s., by
a score OF % to 10. The feature OF the
game was the home run by Jenzen and
the batting OF the winners. Batteries,
Salems, Paschke and Czischke; st. Paul,
Schultz, Rhode and blessing, Krause.
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THE DAY, GATHERED FOR THE DETRO
Olympic Athletes Hang
Uu Shoes 10 Race No More

NEW YORK. 1-Followns ] IIased o.
the several
az
will hang
witho Their mem berso the Olympic team
is as q
he 8 few
official Of the New York A. G. Harry nm
be Hlman
stick to progr Il
Hilman will be
in his last
lawson and
be out
In
II is
ment is ofnc
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WALKER OFF TO
FIGHT ]. O'KEEFE

Foster kid" Walker-you can't
lose him--announces that on Thursday
morning he will shake the dust Of
Detroit from his heels for Denver,
Col, where he goes TO complete his
training for battle with Jack
OKeefe. the Chicago weller, to be
fought at Leadville, Col, Labor Day.
Walkers fortunes in the affair will
be cared for by Emerson Dickerson, OF
Denver, formerly OF Grand Rapids, and
the one-time manager OF Harry Lewis.
OF Philadelphia.
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THE FAvOR|TES

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 1.--Bettins
f1as begun on the September cham
pionship pugilistic fights here, and
although there may be changes In tho
odds Il Is firmly established that Abe
Attell and Battling Nelson will be firm
favorites in their respective contests.
On the Attell-Moran affair the odds
against th4 English champion is 10 TO
with lie lgthening tendencies.
Tn the Battling -Nalsnn-Ine Cans
bout the Danes supporters are willing
20 bet 10 TO q and IL Is thought that
longer odds will be obtainable before
the end OF the week
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.SWELLED CRANIUMS ARE
TIGES' BIG IMPEDIMENT
hitting would have made their
team a dangerous factor.

II hittlno would have made their
team a dangerous factor.
The same overconhdenee is being
manifested In the fold. Sloyenly play
lis pardoued between innings by the
remark that the mistakes will all be
atoned for las soon as we start hit
I ting"
The art OF sacrifice hitting has been
all but lost.
Hughie Jennings is going TO have
his troubles IN getting his team re-
organized and inspirited with the sort
Of sentiment that viii rouse his men
10 their real and immediate duties. At
present he is making use OF the ex-
ample OF Crawford doing bench duty
by appealing 10 his men TO go out
and win all the games possible now.
lest a series OF similar accidents may
incapacitate the team from sprinung
when II gets ready.
FROM EVERY FAN HANG-OUT AND
THE ST LOUIS VICTORY OF YES
TERDAY GIVES THE TIGERS BUT
ONE MORE DAY OF GRACE IN
THEIR POSITION AT THE HEAD
OF THE LIST. PROVIDED THE
BROWNS AND MAPS ARE ARLE TO
REPEAT TODAY.
With the terrific slump of the Tig
ers In their general play. has come a
corresponding diminution In the Of
fectiveness OF big George Mullin, the
one-time king Of the pinch hitters
II is a well-known fact that Jen
nings has refused several opportuni
ties 10 trade or sell Mullin, by virtue
OF the twirler's inordinate ability tc
peel of hits In the pinches. Last
year he batted In IL games, hit safely
in ten of them and paved his way tc
the winning OF no less than eight This
year Georges record has been exceed
ingly different.
In yesterdays game Mullin batteC
for Coughlin in the ninth and Checf
made him bite the dust on strikes
his only Whit OF the entire day.
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day when the Tigers on their bench
saw Chech warming UP 10 pitch the
game for Cleveland.
"Oh, what a cinchl" mumured one
OF the star extra.base hitters, obvious
ly forgetting the fact that on two
prior occasions the Bohemian had laid
the Tiger low without trouble.
The punl1est pitcher in the league
echoed another OF the Tiger braves
A third then commiserated Sam Craw'
ford on his sad luck In being out OF
the smuggling bee that was coming.
And the men who were Ioudest
in the prediction went to bat
time after time, swinging Graz
lily at wide pitches and popping up
silly flies on occasions whom hard
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Answers 10 Inauirie..

Summers defeated loss l to at
Cleveland the morning game OF July T.
O'Leary had made IL errors up to
May Z, OF the present season, and was
| fielding .s7S.
On June Is, at Bennett park. Detroit.
with Willett pitching defeated Phila-
delphia, 10 3. Plank was knocked
out OF the box in the third inning.
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.DETRO|TER At
TEDDY'S BLOWOUT

Gale Dull, OF SIS Park-st., one Of the
Michigan athletes who competed in
the Olympic games at London, arrived
home last week. but returned 20 New
York to attend the gathering at Oys-
ter Bay yesterday, when President
Roosevelt addressed the American
athletes.
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RUNNER IS
COMING TO u. S

ROME. Sept. 1.-Dorando. the Ital-
Ian runner who mado a gallant effort
20 win the Marathon race In England.
has signed a contract for six months
vaudeville engagement In the United
States.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01

Dan Patch Is Poor Second to Me
AS An Attraction" Says B. Oldield

on the state fair list OF attractions
with Dan Patch, Madam Marantette,
the ossifed man and Elma, 500 pounds
heavy. and a plan is on whereby one
OF the days of the big show may be
set asfde FOR an automobile race meet,
the y. A. ID. A. taking charge and
Barney starring In shy m mis- ofd
pal the worlds record.
II outdrew Dan Patch at Daven'
port, la. TO in the same week.
says Barney, and the plan looks good
10 me"
Such a jealousy as exists between
these professional rivals
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Sporting Notes

Virtually one game now separates the
leaders in the National league with
New York. Chicago and Pittsburg
travelling In the order named.
As the Cubs approach the post-season
series their pitching stan Is stinen-
ing up and the team Is getting into
It's old stride.
In the Western Michigan tennis tour
nament Harvey Bundy had no trouble
thinning Lee forthe -tltle---
4 three-yesr-oId baby In doing swim
ming stunts for the edifieation OF the
Philadelphia public
That entertaining writer OF sporting
dope Myron Townsend fits along
from st Louis to parts not yet deter
mined. II the Browns win the PEN
nant they will have 10 do II without
MyrOn's assistance.
Combining our various reports from his
training camp, that poor. old con-
sumptive joe Cans Is now out-boXinB
Abe Attell daily and then flooring
couple OF heavies as his regular
stunt.
paper a Cincinnati writer draws
comparison between Cy Young and
Ed. Stein which will amuse the lat
ters many Detroit friends, Ed being
used as n horrible example OF what
liquor and dissipation will do. It's
safe bet that Cy has consumed far
moro OF the cup that cheers and In
phagus OF the debonair Detroit poll
tician
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CLEVELAND.
.Batted for Coughlin in the ninth.

fBatted lot SufnIHtIH III IIIN IIIINIl.
Two.base ,hits-Coughlin, Bradley,
Perring. Three-base hit-Schaefer.
Home run--Goode. Sacrifice hits-Sum-
rncrs, Goode. Chech. stolen base
Coode. First base on balls-By Sum
mers 3, by Chech /. Hit by pitcher--By
Summers 8. Left on bases-Detroit I,
Cleveland IL. Struck out-By summers
4. by Chech 2. Double plays-Rossman.
O'Leary and Schaefer: Lajoie, Perring
and Stovall. Time-1:50. Umpires--
Sheridan and Egan. Attendance--4.Oso.
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7TiE BNLEAGUE RACES Alta GLANCE

Yesterdays Games.
.ChicaKo-2-Sl Louis Q.
Pittsburg 5. Cincinnati o.
Today's Games.
81. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Boston.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Job Printing done right. Times Print
ting CO.. Is John R..sf Phone 1893
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
BY PAUL n. sRusKE.

With their club defeated In its last
Ave games in succession and playing
Increasingly wretched ball as the cas-
ualty list increases, Detroit rooters
are being gradually forced 10 reali
zation that the Tigers will Indeed be
q lucky ball club should they succeed
u repeating their feat of last season
! in winning the American league PEN
nant.
Michigan's metropolis is already
preparing TO mourn the passing or
great hope.
What is the matter with Jennings
erstwhile mighty men?
Z The question presents no difficulty
10 one acquainted with the inside
facts.
THE TIGERS ARE SUFFERING
FROM THE MOST AGGRAVATED
ATTACK. OF INORDINATE SELF
ESTEEM ON RECORD IN LEAGUE
BASEBALL
They. are TO a man unanimous In the
opinion that they can win when they
get ready"
Repeated Iickines fail to reduce
their svueIled craniums.
They point to the fact that they
are still In the lead and hint tnat
dire things are coming off as soon
40 they are displaced.
The warnings Of their manager
fall on deaf ears. Jennings many
exaggerated expressions OF es.
TEEN and confidence are reeaI'eo
TO Offset the effect OF MS present
apprehensive attitude.
There isn't a good pitcher In me
American league--to hear the Tigers
tell it-with the exception or Dono-
van. WiIlett, Mullin, Summers, hlllian'
winter and Suggs. There are a lew
lucky twtrlers on the opposing teams
but the only lickings they have ever
handed Detroit have been the result
Of the most barefaoed good fortune,
There isn't team in the league good
pnough to beat the Tigers--when they |
ret their dander up. The only diff
dirty M present is that the danger
isn't I'D. "wait tn etc.
Just, for instance, there was yester-
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Yes. Indeed.

YES, tnoeed.
That catch OF Street OF a ball toss.
ed from the top OF the Washington
monument was accomplished with a
massive eateher's mitt. Paul Hines
and others made the attempt with
bare hands-a big difference.-Boston
Globe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
GERMANS BUY
CR0KER'S STUD

DUBLIN. Sept. THE famous
American stallion Americas. owned by
Richard Croker. has been sold to the
German government for $4,000.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
An Extraordinary Dinner.

Sir Frank Lascelles had some excit-
ing experiences in the course of his
diplomatic career. He was with Sir
Edward Malet In Paris In 1870 during
the siege and the and told
the story of IN extraordinary dinner
which they had at the embassy shortly
after a cannon ball had driven in the
front wall and reduced the kitchen to
ruins. A general retreat was made to
the cellar. And here the two English
men solemnly arrayed themselves in
dress clothes and sat down to dine in
as much state" as possible, amid a
hopeless tumble of treasured bric-a-
brac. valuables, clocks, china, ETC., for
not a scrap of the usual ceremony and
etiquette was waived despite the in
congruous surroundings. at looked
like the haunt of brigands," Sir Ed
ward wrote to a friend, "who had just
ransacked a stately castle and brought
the booty hither. while in the center in
vivid contrast of neatness with disor-
der was the table laid out for dinner,
with its white tablecloth and silver
candlesticks and, to crown i~ncongrui-
ties, Frank Lascelles and myself In
evening dress and white ties, waited
on by the stately butler and embassy
servants."-London Tft-Bits.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
His Only

II used to be the rule In the navy
that officers were required to defray
travelling expenses out of their own
funds, and upon reporting at the new
station they were reimbursed from the
United States treasury after the usual
delay incident to red tape" Unless
officers had money put by 1t proved TX
tremely embarrassing TO have to meet
the expenses of a long journey. Naval
officers tell Of an incident that occurred
some years ago, when a notably i'm.
pecunious officer on duty In New York
received orders to proceed to Sitka to
join one of the ships of the Boring sea
patrol squadron. The officer, who had
no ready money and could not persuade
any of his friends to make him a loan,
wrote a long letter to the secretary of
the navy asking to be relieved of his
orders or to be furnished with money
to defray his travelling expenses. The
secretary saw In the letter an attempt
to get out of unpleasant duty, and a
peremptory telegram ordered the Off
GER to proceed at once. He obeyed,
first telegraphing as follows:
Have proceeded in obedience to or
ders on foot. Next address Harris
burg"
Needless to say, upon his arrival in
Harrisburg he found a telegram au-
thorizing him to draw travel money in
advance.-Lippincott's Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
SHE WAITED IMPATIENTLY FOR
TO GET THE NUMBER.

served. How did he dare treat her
slip of the pen humorously, for that
was what be had done. of course! She
could tell 1t from the rollicking style
of the ~penmanship. Had he been a
gentleman he would have forwarded 1t
to Robert and spared her the humilia-
ton of knowing what a telltale blunder
she had made.
Robert Butler of course profited by
his rivals hasty faux pas-temporarily,
that is-for. receiving no warning to
the contrary. he continued to call upon
Dorothy and found her so engagingly
gracious that his emotions scared once
more to the point of a proposal. Stimuli
%taneously Dorothy's hospitality fell to
the freezing point, and the following
morning she mailed Robert his delayed
ultimatum.
The week of probation went by with
no word or sign from the third handle
of Dorothy's overfull loving cup. This
objectionable negligence piqued her
not 4 little.
"Ned might at least have taken the
trouble to find out If 1 really meant it."
she argued, with proverbially feminine
logic. TITS positive proof that he's In
different. Well, he'll find out that 1
can be Indifferent too. I'll write to-
I'll write to Reginald Warren this very
night and tell him
She took up her pen with an air of
determination. One beginning after
another was dashed boldly off, read
over with misgivings and finally dis
carded.
Reginald himself interrupted these
spasmodic outbursts.
"Oh, l was just writing to you, Mr..
Warrenp' was Dorothy's more or less
6uttering welcome.
"Dorothy-my own!' Reginald ex-
claimed %tubilantly.
She saw the CLEAN of happiness that
lighted his eyes and quickly drew her
hand away from his ardent clasp.
SLOW did you dare to come before l
had written to tell your she asked de-
fensively.
Reginald laughed easily.
Because I knew what you would
write, dearest, and the week of my en-
forced absence is up tonight, you
know"
The amazing assurance of this lover
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
THE WEEK Of
:
By MARTHA C. SANFORD.
Copyrighted. 1908. by the Associated
Literary Press.
44++4++++++*@44+%+

Dorothy's love affairs had come to q
crisis. Three proposals in as many
weeks put literally a stop to her CO.
quetry. A decision had to be made.
So she composed a form letter. brief
and noncommittal, and mailed a copy
to each of the three anxious aspirants,
1t read as follows:
MY Dear Mr.. -: Please do not come
10 see me again for a week or until I Civ
you permission. | am thinking things
over. Very cordially yours.
DOROTHY BRETT.
Not that Dorothy seriously meant to
do any tall amount of thinking. The
week of probation would save her all
that trouble. The test would be simple
enough. OF the one whose absence
should make her heart grow fonder-
Of that one Dorothy would feel sure.
She wondered dreamily why all girls
did not resort to a solution so com
mendably automatic. 1t was 80 silly
to allow oneself to be consumed for
a prolonged period with nerve racking
doubts and feverish fantasies. All one
had to do was to assume a passive
frame OF midland wait.
When Reginald Warren received
Dorothy's laconic instructions he laugh
ed long and confidently.
$50 Dorothy actually believes It's
necessary TO think it over" he com
mented. "Bless her heart. she shall be
allowed that privilege II she wants 1t.
AS II there could be the least Doubt"
Right here Reginald broke Off his
soliloquy and whistled. for in sorting
over his mail he had come upon an
other envelope in Dorothy's handwrit-
ing. 1t bore the name of Mr.. Robert
Butler, but was addressed by accident
to Regfnald's street and number.
Reginald balanced the letter tenta-
lively In his hand. "How many more,
I wonder3' he asked himself. "Shall
forward 1t to Butler or return 1t to
D~orothyT" In a misguided moment he
decided upon the latter alternative.
Dorothy was furious when the letter
came back to her. She recognized Reg
maids handwriting and Immediately
consigned him to the oblivion he de.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
AMONG THE CHURCHES
SUNDAYS SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES, ALL OF WHICH
EXTEND A HEARTY VEL
COME TO VISITORS.

An n Il HEI
COME TO VISITORS.
HOLLYWOOD M. E. CHURCH
Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues
Rev. r. s. Carlisle, Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at 1920.
Sunday-school, 2.3O.
Sunday evening service at 100
O'Clock, preceded by a song service.
Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev'g, 7.3O.
Seats free. All are welcome.
ANGLESEA M. E. CHURCH
Rev. R. S. Carlisle, pastor
Preaching every Sunday afternoon
at three O'Clock.
Sunday school at two O'Clock.
All are welcome.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
Tricky Maoris.

There was quite a large influx Of
Europeans at the opening Of a public
hall in n of the Taranaki villages.
The Maoris seemed to have developed
a craze for Change" Visitors were
approached by a Maori In this wise:
you got two single shillin' and tie
~ikipenny for tie half crownT And the
change would be given. Others want
ed two sixpences for a shilling, 2 shil-
iings for a form, and SO on. By and
by came dinner time. The visitors
trooped In and enjoyed their feed. A
collection was taken up. Not a soul of
them had anything smaller than a
2 shilling piece. That's how the "child
OF nature" got home on the civilized
product.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
What Great Britain Owes to Holland
and Pepper.


1t is curious to remember that when
England's commercial greatness was
a-making her most serious rival wa
Holland. But the enterprising Dutch
men ruined their chances by their
greediness. There was a popular little
couplet which ran:
In matters of the fault Of the
Dutch
Is giving too little and asking too much.
The whole course of English pre-
dominance abroad might have been
changed If the Dutch had not asked
too much"
In the closing years of the sixteenth
century they had a trade monopoly
with the East Indies, and they put
up" the price of pepper to such a point
that the English consumer Struck"
A meeting of London merchants
made one December afternoon a deci-
sion the Importance Of which to Eng
land cannot be exaggerated. 1t was
nothing less than the resolution to
form a London East India company.
The petition of these merchants to
good Queen Bess was granted in a
royal charter OF Incorporation.
The company, founded at first to es-
tablish direct trade communication
with the east and lower the price of
pepper, soon took to itself larger pur-
poses. Fleets of merchant ships came
and went between England and India,
and from the quarrel about pepper the
corporation of merchants was des-
tined, through Give and its ''nabobs,'
to give England a vast empire.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
A Human Oddly.

Most men are queer, but some are
queerer. A prize winner In the sec
ond class drew the eyes Of the entire
company upon him in amazerNent as
they sat around a table in a downtown
restaurant at luncheon. They had
been discussing apartment house life
when II of the party turned to the
man next him and asked:
by the way, Jim, how many rooms
have you in your flat?"
Blessed If 1 know" said Jim. MY
wife can tell you. l can't. Never
counted EN-"
wei, isn't he a bird?" whispered a
man opposite. wonder if he knows
how many fingers and toes he hasr Pr
New York Globe.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28
FRIENDLY ANIMALS.
The intimacy Between Them and Man
In Yellowstone Park.

The Intimacy Between Them and Man
In Yellowstone Park.
One of the most pleasant features OF
the drive through the Yellowstone Ma.
tional park Is the apparent intimacy be.
tween man and the animal and bird
life In the park. Thanks to the wise and
stringent regulations, no shooting Is
allowed within its boundaries. THE
result" says an English tourist, "is
positively charming. Hundreds of little
chipmunks, with their CANDY striped
backs, scamper impudently about or
peer at the passing coach from the
roadside. The squirrel did not bolt for
the nearest tree, but nodded a well
come. Ali bird life treated US like
near. and the wild turkey stalked I'M
concernedly through the rank grass.
We perceived a doe and a fawn graz
Ing by the road. Not until we were
within a few feet did they seek the
shelter of the woods, yet not to fly.
They simply moved aside. Here at
least mankind was regarded as a
friend-one who could be trusted. The
only animal who ran away was a
brown bear. He turned tail at the sight
of a coaching party. Yet 1t was quite
a common thing for bears to approach
close to the hotels at evening to feed
on the refuse thrown out. 1t was an
after dinner relaxation for the guests
to watch them feeding. They munched
and disputed the choicest morseis, for
the most part Indifferent to the com
pany. Only when we became inquis-
tive and approached too near did they
retire, and these animals were perfect
ly free and unfettered In their move.
ments. 1t may read like a fairy tale,
but 1t Is solid fact"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28

Davis avenue, Holly Beach. Ser
vices at IL 90 O'Clock Sunday mornings
and at 1870 in the evening. Mid-week
meeting Thursday evenings at 500.
O'Clock. Sunday school at 1000 o'clock
Sunday mornings.