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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
TINGE OF SAFFRON SEEMS
THE TROUBLE WITH SUGGS

Though President NaviR of the De
troit baseball club is loath to admit
it, appearances strongly lead him TO
believe that he has been badly bun
coed In one OF the most important
deals turned by the club last fall and
this before the player involved has
ever donned Tiger uniform or SHE'D
ball TO a batter.
The player involved is Pitcher
George Suggs. OF the Memphis club,
purchased at an outlay OF $1,000 and
relied on TO show big league caliber
In his tryout.
Suggs apparently is lacking In what
polite circles term courage, though
baseball has a term which is consid-
erably shorter and uglier. He at first
refused to sign, though Detroit offered
him Extraordinarily in advance OF
the usual consideration shown TO min
or league recruits. Suggs demanded
81, 400 and wrote a scathing letter.
Since then he has followed IL up with
more. His latest is an effusion in
which he says that he could get as
much money as Detroit promises.
right In the good old Southern league
where he has been at work.
Here am star" says Suggs. "In
the American league the best | could
hope for would be bench duty, with
an occasional chance TO finish out d
game that was irrericvaply lost"
To President NaviD the tone OF Mr..
Suggs remarks indicates that he is
one of the kind that doesn't care to
take chance. in spite of the fact that
he might greatly better his condition.
In case he shows the ability with
which he is credited. No further ne
gotiatiOns viii be had with the player,
however. and the club is still deter
mined 10 try him out in spite OF the
weakness which seems to be In evil
dence.
Suggs IS known in the Southern
league as it's best twirler and it's most
versatile lady-tamer. One southern
belle. II will be recalled, attempted to
commit suicide last season because
her father refused to let her attend
the game on the afternoon Suggs was
TO pitch. The twirler Is also said TO
be grand tenor singer Last year
he commanded a stipend OF 1895 per
month.
The Detroit club received notice on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
A LITTLE BASEBALL
YARN NOW AND THEN

John Anderson probably is relieved
4 10 learn that Frank Isbell has decided
Ito stick to Wichita, Kan, next sum
mer, and will not be with the White
Gtockings. It was Izzy who drove An
derson out OF the American league last
summer, his gentle tongue finishing
the work started by Joe Cantilion.
K Joe had berated John numerically
TOR listening to Jack O'Connor In st.
4 Louis and throwing the ball where the
bag man wasn't and also for Boosting
after a game in which he made two
hits: well, they only licked us by
one run today" Cantillon called John
hard for this remark. saying IL the
Senators were defeated ne did not
care what the margin was. The next
day the Sox came along and got the
bases full. lsbell, on the coaching
lines. urged Pat Dougherty to steal
'uecond. The Bolivar boy told the De-
mon Plumber he was a chump, as
there was a man on second. Don't
mind that" said Isbell, directing his
remarks to Anderson, the thing has
been done before" Anderson turned
y pained expression full on Isbell and
that night jumped.
John In not the only player who
stole q bag already occupied by an
other athlete. for In game in Pitts
burg once Fred Clarke slid into third
amid q cloud OF dust, and spiked Jesse
4Tannehill 30 badly that the Pirates
were minus the services OF q star
'pitcher for a fortnight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
.PUGS' CAMPS
THE MAGNETS
BY w. w. NAueHroN.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.--Both
at Shannon's and Millett's training
camps yesterday Mike (Twin) Sulli'
van and Stanley Ketchell were play
ing to standing room only" Jack
(Twin). who was expected up from
Los Angeles. failed to appear. so Nike
put on the gloves for two six-round
goes with Billy Burke and DOC" JET
fiery.
Ketchell, at Milletts gymnasium
started to work with the big bag. then
wrestled with Kid Lafayette and
wound up with two nerce three-round
bouts with Maurice Thompson and
Kid Lafayette. When II was all over
all three were bleeding. Ketchell, ar
ter his rundown. stopped on the
scales and tipped the beam at frac-
ton under 154 pounds.
At Arcadia the sports stood on the
tables, climbed the trees and showed
and jostled each other for over an
hour in a laborious effort to watch
Battling Nelson go through his PAGES.
The same thing was pulled of on a
smaller scale at Britt's camp at the
East Side Athletic club.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
ALFONSO THE
NEW PlUNGER

Alfonso Fontelieu Is one of the big
gest operators on the American turf.
BY many he is considered the logical
successor to the late Pittsburg Phil.
Though proprietor OF book In the
Fair Grounds and City Park rings, he
is not what can be termed a book
maker. He Is a layer who cares moth
ing for percentage or how high he
runs horse he doesn't like. He picks
out the ones he thinks can win and
then goes with the players to any linn
1t. The price makes no difference to
him. He will hold out and bet ais
money on 20 to shot or l to 2
favorite. IL he figures him best.
That he has keen Judgment is shown
by the bankroll he has piled up In the
past two years.
Fontelieu is native OF New iberia.
La, and has been a spectacular figure
on the turf for number OF years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
TOMMY MURPHY
TRAINING AGAIN

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--Within a
weeks time Tommy Murphy. the most
popular lightweight New York has
produced in the last few years. will
begin his daily stunts again at the
New Polo club, according TO his man
ager, Johnny oliver. Murphy has
been accused OF crawling out OF his
match with Packey Mcfarland, but
the truth OF the matter is Tommy has
been the victim OF misfortune.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

who sat around waiting for the long.
expected arrival of Manager Hughie
Jennings, gave up the vigil at i
o'clock for lunch, and Hughie hadn't
shown up as yet The arrival OF Jen-
nings was unanimously voted as as
much OF mystery as the Cobb con
tract difficulty.
Unfounded rumor had it thet
Hughie was in town and had been seen
running out Woodward-ave.. encased
in three sweaters. None OF the head
quarters bunch had seen him. how
ever. and the panss OF hunger finally
forced them TO the lunch counters,
though, at the adjournment, all made
known their intention OF returning for
vigil in the later hours OF the day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
PURDUE'S VOTE WILL
DECIDE BIG 9 POLICY

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-All eyes OF the
western college world now are turned
In the direction OF Lafayette, Ind, for
solution OF the much mooted question
whether or not the conference col
leges are TO have FIVE or seven foot
ball games. Purdue is the deciding
factor. according to declaration yes
terday by DR.. j. r. Raycroft, OF the
University OF Chicago.
Six schools already have sent in
their votes on the proposition. IL was
learned yesterday, and only two, Chi
cago and Purdue, are yet to be heard
from.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Monday that Cleveland has with
drawn its claim on Red" Morgan.
A. b.. the Tiger reserve third-sacker.
and Red" is accordingly eligible TO
the Eastern league. where he will
probably join the Newark club.
Waivers having been received from
all the clubs OF both National and
American leagues on Pitcher Stoup,
of the Newark, o., club. President
Navin announces the release OF the
player to the Newark. n. j.. club OF
the eastern league.
Mr.. Stoup won't have TO change the
letters on his short. Newark" will
do just as well in the Eastern as In
the o. and p. league.
The denizens OF the baseball office
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
EDDIE MADDEN WILL RIDE
FATHERS ENTRY IN DERBY

NEW YORK. Feb. Ill. e. Mad.
]on, the horseman. and his two sons.
Eddie, aged IA. and Joe. aged Is. were
Io1eepgers aboard the Caronia OF the
Cunnrd line. which arrived today.
The boys viii return at once to their
home 1t Lexington, Ky. The father
cee TO Washington, where he has 81
&rruee In training stables
<4 NJ. Madden told OF some interest
~ plans of his for the coming sea
ooD'o racing abroad.
II will have nine entries for the
Bnelish derby. six for the Oaks, and
four for the Paris Grand Prix." he
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

paw. tells the Boston Nationals to
tation TO and from Honolulu. This
rather discounts the report that he
had lasped into barbarism.
According to report from Cincinnati 10
IL likely 10 be about Friday by the
time the teams get through rolling
in the big bowling tournament. No
body has yet displaced Menninger OF
the Chalmers Kiene team. but there
is a new flve-man leader almost every
day. Sunday Pop" Brilrs Chicago
Tosettls rolled 2,SS6 for a new tourn-
ament record
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

said. mo American-bred horse has
won the derby since Pierre Lorillard's
Iroquois captured II years ago. am
going after il In earnest"
Then Mr.. Madden added another bit
of news. Several OF my entries on
the other SIDE" he said. win be rid
den this year by Eddie, my own son.
He weighs 92 pounds and | will back
him against any professional jockey
for judgment, sense and strength
Il am going TO raise my boys In the
same business which have followed
and they will start where a real horse.
man should start--in the stable and In
the saddle"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
|KAzOO SECURES
COVETED DATES

According to dispatch from Presi-
dent Johnson OF the grand circuit. the
/ Kalamazoo Driving club. will follow
the Blue Ribbon meeting with a raco
meeting In place Of the Cleveland
club. which has withdrawn from the
Held.
Kalamazoo was intending to hold an
Independent meeting. but will increase
'Its purse and stake offerings up to the
grand circuit calIber.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
MERKLE OFF TO
TRAIN WITH GIANTS

TOLEDO, o., Feb. 17.-with Fred
Merkle and Roy Beecher in tow, Rog-
er Bresnahan left Toledo last night
for st. Louis where, with a bunch of
other recruits. Bresnahan will resume
his journey to Marlin Springs, Tex,
the regular training camp OF the
Giants
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
NEW YORK-PARIS
STRAGGLER FOUND

GENEVA. N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE Ger.
man New York-to-Pa racer Protos
left here on its way westward at 1880
o'clock this morning. 1t was covered
with frozen mud. The Germans ex.
pect to make up good share OF the
distance between them and the lead
ers today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
CMALL -CPORTING
~ TALK 9e=zMae WORLD

sam karpf Will run the detailed ar
engagements for the 1909 bowling con-
gress.
The pitchers box IL likely 10 be low
cred to slx-inch mound by q new
baseball rule
National and American leagues are
talking OF issuing a combination
schedule this year.
Detroit college basketball team went 10
Adrian Saturday and came back with
the short end Of 1913 score.
Burroughs, al Ypsiinnti Normais, IL.
The great basketball teams once at
Ypsiianti are but a memory now.
Pittsburg. 1Oz, Detroit, 80. There wns
the vote on the, location OF the next
bowling congress. Detroit 1910" Is
now the cry
beat Dave Woodbury.. of Chicago. IN
match a,.s1 for the money, lo72 to sas
at eineinnat,
Penn has dropped Guy Hsskins, the
Australian runner who Will now be
able to give the athletic meets his
undivided attention.
A sale OF 10 cars mt an aggregate price
OF $4,000 during the recent auto
show, makes IL look as IL there was
grades OF automobiles In spite OF the
alleged financial disturbances.
An elect contingent OF Detroit skaters
will make the trip 10 the big New
York tourney In June, III present
plans do not miscarry.
No chance for any international col
lege meet In connection with tho
Olympic games next summer oxford
and Cambridge don't care TO.
The victory OF Msrse Abe In the big
event on Llncolns birthday was
about az close to ~ bunch as one is
likely to get IN this day and age.
They say that Boer UnhoIz u the Wild
est spender, OF any OF the Light
weights who have flashed across our
HORIZON Young Corbett not excepted.
The Joyous acclaim with which Ira
Thomas welcomes his transfer to De-
trolt. Will make Ira many friends
here. This should be read upside
down.
with s\ clean strIag az wis- 20 10.
creditA Detroit v. NJ. @ A. this week
tackles the three hardest lives Nm
& the country In Buffalo, Rochester and
Hamilton.
ManEsetb. "a Duluth swede, skI-iumped
III fret for new worlds recOfd
yesterday, lie started his slide in
the suburbs and Jumped nearly Into
Jimmie McAleer says ne will allow
- kube Naddeif- 90 manage himself
This II distinction which the RUDE
- ste : stwets won anyhow SO McAieers
policy looks wise.
barney Joy, the Sandwich Island south
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Prof" Lou J.. Laubscher defeated
Mike Kreza at the Crosstown cafe
Saturday evening In match game OF
pool for a sfdebet. the maj score be-
k6g 125 to lis. Laubscher and Kreza
ore now at an even break, though
the professor has won both OF the
/. sames played FOR the money.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
JUNGLE COM|NG
FOR THE 0ERb|Es

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 17.-Burlev
and O'Neill's Chapultepec will not en-.
Joy walk.away In the two si0.05a
derbies to be raced in the next month
in New Orleans. Letters received here
from John Lowe, in California, this
trainer for Sam Hildreth. indicate that
Uncle, the $4,000 colt In Hildreth's
barn, will be loaded and expressed to
the Crescent City as soon as he An
ishes his engagements In California.
II had been reported that Uncle would
remain on the coast and turfmen at
Montgomery park had decided TO send
the usual array of candidates from
here for the New Orleans classics. but
loves letter has caused them to abarS(
don their plans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
. Only One Obstacle.

Congalton. the Guelph boy, contrI-
butes new one upon Tim Hurst. the
umpire who has all others faded for
ability to hand back a witty line of
Ita1k to an objecting player Hurst
called strike on wide one and Con-
.xnIton let out roar. Never mind,
Connie" was Tins bland retort,
x.yoll,d be great hitter IL ii WASN'T
Tor the umpire. Toronto World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
CHAT eAND COMMENT OF
SPORT land SPORTSMAN

tween the first and second baseman.
ID. Green went to Milwaukee and 1t
was a matter OF doubt IL he could long
remain even in such company as the
American association. The big league
game which forgets so quickly went
placidly on its way without him.
Now comes story from Milwaukee
which. IL true. amply qualities ID.
Green to once more butt into the lime
light
Realizing that his days in baseball
we're surely numbered il unable to inn
prove his heaving apparatus, and con-
WINGED that his old right whip : was
dead, SO far as any possible rejuyena-
ton was concerned, Green, we are
told. went TO work on his left. For a
time he used il only In practice. Two
long winters he spent in this way,
the center fielder in the meanwhile do
ing most OF Danny's heaving during
the summer time. Last year. however,
Green announced that he would do his
own throwing in the future. He APP
peared with new glove and wore IL
OH his right hand His left he kept
bare for throwing purposes.
AND HE MADE GOOD.
To the combined establishment Of the
public and players, ID. Green started
out TO throw men out at second. Then
he worked up energy enough TO nip
a couple at third. Finally, on one
eventful afternoon, he threw out a
man at the plate. Now he is consid-
cred once more a very fair thrower,
and, but for the general inroads of
age, might be considered rising bali
player and certain candidate for
faster company.
We take our hats on to ID. Green.
II he has really done this. he has
focused ray OF light on the gloomy
situation of lot of good. old boys
who must know that similar fate will,
be theirs III they can't do something
OF this sort.
Wonder If Hughie Jennings ever
tried IL?
The schedule makers must see to IL
that the two st. Louis teams don't
conflict anywhere. Just think what
would happen II Bugs Raymond and
Rube Waddell got loose together.
It's a dull day when the A. A. u.
isn't generating Harry Hillman or
handing package to poor Longboat.
Jimmy Butler, OF England, defeated
Al. Smith, OF California, in a boxing
match the other night We donr
know you, AL. but you ought to be
ashamed of yourself.
Anyhow, so far as real bowling was
concerned, Detroit made Pittsburg
look like frayed confederate currency.
Indiana horse breeders are banding
together against the hopples. Let's
see! Where do all the hoppled PAGERS
come from, anyhow?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

A report was sent out from Boston
yesterday that the indoor track on
which Longboat beat Shrubs record
Mas something short, and that there
would be an investigation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Training Trips Cost Money.
About 100000 will be spent I'm the
south this spring by the major league
teams in training there.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Hogg Yearns to Face Tigers.
Don't pit me against the Lajoie
Brigade" Is Billy Hogg's advice tc
Clarke Griffith, but use me twice in
every series against. Me Athletics. the
Whitesox and the Tigers Those are
the fellows can trim If get half the
breaks of the game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

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

GENERAL seasons ago the harness
~ racing world emitted prolong-
ed chuckle over a work from the pen
Of one OF the veteran writers on the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Rsbe Waddeff 60 MANAGE htrnspts
This ~ n distinction which the Rube
- has stweys won anyhow, SO Mcafser's
poffe5 looks wise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

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

but his throwing wing so badly fraz.
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Ing two bases on angles that got be-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

BASEBALL fans will recall ID.
- Green, the famous fielder who
Tor so many years adorned with his
presence the roster OF c. Cemiskey,s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Jimmy Butler, of England, defeated
AL. Smith, OF California, in a boxing
match the other night. We don't
know you, AL. but you ought to be
ashamed of yourself
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Nsaesetb. a Duluth swede. skI-jumped
TT twet for new worlds recofd
yesterday. lie started his slide in
the suburbs and Jumped nearly into
the harsor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

Anyhow, so far as real bowling was
concerned, Detroit made Pittsburg
look like frayed confederate currency.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

DULY for the new Detroit Driv-
Ling club on general principles, but
doubly bully IL their preliminary stand
regarding the consolation races Is to
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

game, entitled An
Excuse Book" Be
tween its covers
were contained all
the hundred and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

with a cienn strIng of wts. 20 "a.
credit.N DAtroit Y. NJ. @ A. this week
,ss ae,,r, tne th r,, haEaest dyes in
Hamilton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

The schedule makers must see to II
that the two st. Louis teams don't
conflict anywhere. Just think what
would happen II Bugs Raymond and
Rube Waddell got loose together.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-25
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Uncle Rsubsn's story Of HE First Rlda
In an EisNntor.

Uncle Rsuben's story Of HE First Rlda
In an Elevator.
Uncle Reuben came back from the
city excited and nervous. He had
gone to the city to transact some Law
business connected with his farm With
q lawyer whose odice was in mod
ern skyscraper aud whose address heu
ben carried along for memorandum.
WAL" be began after his wife
alarmed at his changed condition. had
threatened TO summon the doctor from
the nearest village II he would net ex
plain its cause, II had about tn skin
niest shave from death this morning !
ever heard on il wuz in that law
yer's buildin' too. Y see, found tn
right place an started lookin' through
tn buildin' f'r his name an number
Finally after walkin' up stairs sft0
stairs f'r over two hours / set daowr
all tired out on tn top step o. th lasi
stairway. completely discouraged
"'Where kin I find Lawyer Barnes
officer asked man hurryin by
me. He didn't stop. but just pointed
his thumb at a young fellar standin'
beside a little cagelike room chewin
gum like sixty. SO | stepped over an
into this little room an asked tn boy
II he wuz Lawyer Barnes clerk. NO,
be sez. bit freshike. but III see thai
y see mr. Then that fresh young
fellar hit tn wall a punch that did
tn hull businessH'
Here Reuben paused TO cover his
eyes and shake all over.
"He hadn't any more'n hit that
wall when he dislodged that rooms
git.rich-qulck fastenln's." he went oa
when his spell was over. IAN tn hull
ioor o that room fell right out an
daown them fifteen stories TO til
ground, takiu' me an that young felaI
with IT.
"Waal. thank God, here be, Sarahy
How either o. us ESCAPED gittiu' every
bone in our bodies broke don't know
an don't care. All know is that
floor fell Cat on tn ground an we
didn't lose our footin' When TINT
shock wuz over Rugged tn young
feller f'r Joy an give him a five dollar
bill f'r openin' III door an lettln' me
out ahead o him. Then | hustled fr
hOma. Bohemian Magazine.