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The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

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POST=SEASON MONEY SPURS
ONCE PHLEGMATIC BROWNS

been allowed any OF his rivals and.
in spite OF two close bids for the
pennant, has always fallen short.
This year In sheer desperation, Grin
wrecked his club in trade with ST.
Louis
However, had IL not been for
the steady and uneeasing dim
eulties into which Griff has In
volved himself with the New
York newspaper men, he would
doubtless have finished the sea
son out and would not have beer
compelled to quit the game In
disgrace.
Clarke Griaath is the baseball crao
personifed Instead OF taking into ais
confidence the men who were as
signed 10 baseball on the metropo!-
ailloS--hs-k apt-tAssss- se-afseh-'I-
the dark regarding the news OF the
team that first Information was us
ually derived by them from outside
sources
The fact that the newspaper men
were not in Grif's confidence natur-
ally led to the publication OF great
deal OF INSTRUMENTATION.
This made Griff sorer yet.
During the New York teams re
cent visit To Detroit one OF these UNI
founded stories. written by SAN
Crane OF the New York Journal, was
published for what IL was worth on
this page Griffith then gratuitiousiy
expressed the opinion that all the
New York writer's were fakirs and
went considerably further in his sn-
themizing than the United States
postal authorities would permit him
TO be quoted verbatim.
With conditions suffering from The
increased strain. II is evident al this
distance that Frank Farrell, owner OF
the club. could go no further In COM
pany with the oncegreat pitcher. and
cut loose.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
BY PAUL X. sRuskE.

when the American and Nationai
leagues agreed on a post-season series
az the end OF each playing year and
provided for distribution among the
players OF generous slice OF the gate
receipts, they builded. In all prop
ability, better than they knew.
Not only did they make hand
some provision for recognizing what
the American sporting world mas
come 10 recognize as the biggest
sporting event OF the year: their &c
tion went much farther than thls.
ONE OF THE RESULTS WAS
THE TRANSFORMATION OF
LARGE NUMBER OF THRIFTY
BUT PHLEGAATIC- BALL PLAY.
-ERS- IAIQ-MEA- MIlQ-ARE-AOA
PLAYING THE GAME WITH THEIR
HEARTS AS WELL AS THEIR
HANDS.
II Is doubtful II the Detroit Tigers
would have captured the bunting last
year, but for the fact that they were
willing 70 take almost any risk 10 get
In on the post-season diyvy.
II Is virtually certain that the ST
Louis club OF the present season
would be but very little above the
average Ia standing. were 1t not for
the desire OF its members to grab on
@ slice OF that much-coveted soft stun
After licking the Tigers yesterday
the Browns went into a tie with Chi
cago for the league lead. On their
showing here they look like much
stronger team than the Sox right now.
Perhaps the Browns will win. They
look as likely to turn the trick as
any team, with the exception OF the
Tigers.
And all this in fact OF the generh
prediction all over the country that
the Browns would be failure, On
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

beating the Rube after the Browns
first batting rally.
schaefer's handling OF Mullins throw
on HartZell in the second was petroit
best inneld effort. The bail was hurled
low and very hard.
Schaefer was again the batting de-
mon. Il don't know what we woulu
have done without him this year COM
ments President NaVin
News that Cleveland was beating
Chicago was received with equantmity
on the 81 Louis bench. The Browns
went into tie for the lead
Was there method In McAleeT's send
Ing Waddell 10 the firing line. right on
the cars2 Rube hadn't really had a
chance TO renew old friendships.
II the Tigers beat The Sox g. TO !
I who should win the championship
How old Is ANN why Is hen?
Singles by Hoffman. Wallace
schweitzer. Forts. and spencer fes-
Cobb's three-ba nun in between.
No denying that the man who put
Grin 10 the clear. was occupying the
Browns bench. yesterday. He never
smiled when he heard the news either.
To an observer who hadn't a very
good chance To guage things with per
feet accuracy, II looked "a if Mullin
was putting too many balls over the
middle OF the pan.
McAleer kicked or the efforts OF the
Tiges 10 rattle Waddell but the Rube
waved him back TO the bench. Let
them holler their fool heads on" com
mented Mr.. wRddell.
Neither tho bugs nor the bugettes
had ever seen anything like those two
catches The Peach turned of In the
later stages. Both came with run
ner on first who was promptly doubled.
Tyrus Cobb has added the knuckle
ball 70 his equipment The acme OF
hts ambition will be found when, some
day, he takes tho hring line. But he
won't ever do this II HuEhie Jennings
secs him first
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
Sporting Notes

'sbeii .. supposed to !oi: the so1 today
Look out for deal, transferring
George Davis to New York, as sue
The hay City high school team. by IT'S
to victory over Athens, claims the
state championship.
The Cleveland aIdermes beat Detroit's,
10 10 8. Weber pitched and Watson
caught for the Detroit contingent.
wiI.tar, one of the greatest trotters OF
a decade ago. died at Lawrenceburg.
Ind. lie was almost 30 years old.
In 80. Louis they are talking Of q trade
OF Petty for stahl. Now that Crit
nth has resigned? Not on your life:
Hugo Kelly q. going 10 second nj.
countryman, Tony Caponi. In the
match with Ketchell at Grand Rap
ids, July 4.
The Hsrvsrd-yaIe boat race L. on
today with Yale strong favorite on
account Of the barring OF two OF
Harvard's best men.
Doty out-pitched Nevsehafer mt Tecum-
sch yesterday and Saginaw dropped
to third place. while Flint Increased
it's southern Michigan lead.
NH. of Cleveland, refuses 10 go 10 New
Orleans where latoie wants to send
him in payment Tor Pitcher JACK
Ryan. formerly OF Mt Clemens.
AZ nay rate. we must remember that
Griffith won two remnants for Chi
cagO Perhaps the difference In New
York was on account OF the absence
OF. Comiskey.
That mile I'm 1ii3s4. on the Ionia half
nile ring by Jennie Constantine yes
tcrday is going sou,e for this time OF
year. especially when IL is consid-
cred that the mare Is trotter.
The Little Old Man Of the Cleveland
Press wants 10 see rule that will
prevent benching pitcher except for
injury or Illness. until the game Is
i-oNnr.= MAat-a-lot- nf baseball tray
estes We would see.
/ Down IN tho southern league where
! scandals appear 10 be epidemic. they
have lust released Moose Baxter. OF
Montgomery, who recently caved an
/ umDire's ribs in. because OF alleged
indifferent play. what do you think
I OF that7
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

account OF the apathetie nature Of the
-oster.
As they stand at present, the
Browns are made up Of a body OF
men, nearly all OF whom have
been discarded by other clubs for
Indifferent work. Williams, Fer
rls. Stone, Powell. o'connor,
Howell, Hoffman, Waddell-Just
think Of III All good men, beyond
a doubt, but all of them released
by other clubs on the ground that
they were not winning bali
players!
But this bunch has been look
inc itself over, has come 10 the
conclusion that IL Is strong
enough 20 90 up and give the
others a-real- battle and has
-nramntLs- nEnceedsd- ta-de-Sa-
Nobody has ever questioned the
ability Of the men who comprise
Mr.. MeAleer's working staff. u
has been a matter OF disposition
solely that has been rated as the
weakness of the team. And THAI
post-season cut-up has trans
formed them In this respect from
a bunch Of safeguarding play
ers merely into an aggregation OF
batting. fielding. running pitching
demons.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

ST. Louis, by trouncing Detroit,
TO I, went into tie with Chi
cago for the league lead. Wsd-
dell was invincibIe.
New York, EiberfeId acting az
manager vice Griffith. resigned.
battIed with the Athletics TIL
dark In a 8 TO 6 tie, Manning and
Chesbro pitching against schIit-
ger and vIckere.
Joss allowed Chicago but four
hits. while Owen was touched up
often. Cleveland winning by
score Of TO o. stovall and
Hinchmsn had three hits apiece.
Washington, Smith and Kelley
pitching. was an easy victor over
Boston with Winter. Burchell and
Hartman on the slab and the
score was 10 2.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
YALE HARVARD
IN EVEN BREAK
FACTS ABOUT THE
BIG RACES TODAY:


Forty-sseond VsIs-Harvard re.
oatts.
Thames river New London.
Conn.
Rofsres-wm. MelkIshsm, New
York.
coaehes-John Kennedy, Yale;
Vim. Wrsy, Harvard.
Order OF tho raoss-Four-oared
varsity, miles. 1880 q. m;
eleht-oared freshmen, two miles,
II a. m; elaht-oared varsity, four
miles, $50 p. m.
NEW LONDON. uJne 25.-Yale
won the four-oared race from Har.
ward this morning by margin enough
10 make Harvard wear mourning.
The Harvard freshmen eight won
by a length and half. In both
races the Crimson led at the start
The big varsity race will be rowed
this afternoon.
Wagering was brisk at even money
The official time or the four-oared
race: Yale. l0:9S1s; Harvard.
l0:4SM.
The oHicial time OF the freshmen
eight-oared race: Harvard. 9:3Sa;
Yale, 9:47h.
The names. oars and weight Of those
who will row in the big race this after
noon are
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bow. III;
Cutler, No. 2. l62; Severance. No. 3.
l72; Lunt. No. 4. l7s; Waid. No. S.
III; Bacon. No. 6, l79: Richardson.
captain. No. Z. 1855; Sargent. stroke.
i66; Blogden, coxswain. 102. Aver
age weight. ia; average height. 6
feet y inch.
YALE-Auchincloss. bow. l57; Pey-
son, No. 2. 1871; Rice. No. 3. leo:
Hunt. No. 4, III; Dinkle. No. 8. l76;
Howe, No. 4. 1877; Ide. No. I. 1873;
Griswold. stroke, 1871; Coss, coxswain.
LOG. Average weight. ITO; average
height. feet III inches.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
HlCKENSCHM|OT
DEAD, IS REPORT

LONDON. June 25.=-It is rumored
here that George Hackenschmidt. the
wrestler, rs deat ar NIX La Chapelies,
where he went several weeks ago 10
recover from injuries received In his
wrestling match with Frank Gotch. In
which he lost the worlds champion
ship.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
ORAf QUITS TO
PLEASE M0THER
BY WALTER DRAY.
(World's Champion Pole vauiter.)

1T has long been my wish TO COM
pete in the Olympic games at London,
and regret having to give up the idea
more than | can tell you. Some OK
you may know that have been vault
ing all along against the wishes OF my
mother--in fact. all of my family
and their opposition has reached such
a stage that have TO recognize II and
bow 10 their wishes. Ny mothers
opposition to my vaultlng is based
solely upon the dread she lives under
all the time that will be the victim
OF one OF those horrible pole-breakins
accidents. | gave her my promise &c
quit when was through at Yale. and
am going to keep II"
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

z TwO-base hft--Schnefer. Sacrifice hits
KfIlffer, Wallace. stolen base--schae-
fer. First base on baIls-On Muiiin 2,
- WnddciI e. First base ON errors
-. Lsuis ,. Left on bases--Detroit 8,
-. Louis 2. Struck out-By Muliin ;.
" Walden .. Double pIsys--Cobb and
CTawfera ~ Spencer and wallace,
Wa1naes ard r. Joness Williams, Wal
lnee snd r. Jopess Hartxeli and Ferris.
VIA patch--MulIin. Time-2s00. Em-
pirss-CsnseIly and Hurst. Attendance
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
BETTING All Favors Cans.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 25.-Joe
Cans is almost a prohibitiye favorite
over Battling Nelson at odds OF 10 10
6. with little money offered. There Is
much betting. however. at even money
that Nelson will not last % rounds.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
He'll BE a Tluer.

There will be quite a scramble later
In the season for the services OF Short
stop Bush. OF the indianapolis team.
Bush is one Of the best hitters In the
American association Washington
Star
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
THE BIG LEAGUE RACES AT A GLANCE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
II ANnING.

Yesterdays Results.
St./Louis. Z. Detroit. A.
, Cleveland. s, Chicago. o.
New York. s. Philadelphia. 6 (nine
innings. darkness
Washington. ). Boston. 2
Today's Games.
ST. Louis at Detroit
Chicago at Cleveland
New York at Philadelphia
washington at Boston
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

,esferday's Results.
Chicago. n SO. Louis, ! 90 innings)
Pittsburg. 6. Cincinnati, 3.
New York, Al Boston. OIL.
Philadelphia. 3; Brooklyn, 0.
Today's Gnmes.
Pittsburg at ST. Louis.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Boston st New York.
Philadelphia At Brooklyn
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sox Have NOTHING on These.

The Liberty A. c. defeated the
Northern Engineering team by the
score OF l6 TO 4. making this their sew.
enteenth straight victory. The Lib
critics would like to hear from Is or
16-year-old uniformed teams. Address
Ben Lachman. $50 Russell-st.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
Old Ball Player Dead.

DENVER, Col. June 25.-Billy Traf-
fey, who caught for the Cincinnati
and Baltimore teams Of the American
associations in the SOS is dead here
from tuberculosis. He was As years
old. Trafiey managed the Des
Moines team In 1856.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25


or course. the Browns are weak IN
the outfield: there can be no denying
this In fact. there is not a strictly
first-class man in the whole lineup OF
the outer gardens. for Stone is not 4
good fielder and is an extremely poor
thrower. while none Of the others can
bat a little bit
But when the pitchers are scatter
ing the Detroit hits as the great Wad-
dell did yesterday, the opposition
does not need 10 get a million hits TO
win.
INCIDENTALLY, 1T is DOUBT
Full If THE GREATEST NATURAL
PITCHER OF ALL THE SOUTH
PAWS OF HISTORY WAS EVER
AUCH BETTER THAN YESTER-
DAY.
AT any rate, the writer has watched
him annually for the past nine years
and has never seen him with more
speed or more effective curve. Only
to the fact that he became careless
in the closing stages. after his team
had hammered Mullin 10 pulp. was
due Detroit's one run which came
from Schaefsr's scratch tunr and his
steal OF third which enabled him TO
score on an infeld out.
AS for Mullin, there can be no deny
ing that he pitched a very poor game.
A little loafing by Cobb put him IN
very bad In the first. but Tyrus more
than made up for this In two mirac-
ulous catches later on.
George was hit hard all through
the game and his exhibition compared
but poorly with the grand pitching
which the other members OF Detroit's
staff have handed out in their last ap-
pearances. He was found for Ave hits
In the very first inning and there was
for the bugs to do but TO kiss
the game goodbye, after they saw the
way waddell was working and the
manner in which the Reuben kept his
in spite OF the strenuous
efforts TO cut loose his balloon. made
by the Detroit coachers and players
on the bench.
During the game the news arrived
OF the resignation under fire OF Clarke
Grifith, manager OF the New York
baseball team ever since the Ameri-
can league invaded the metropolis.
That Grin has made failure OF It
In New York cannot be doubted. He
has spent more money there than has
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

Powell or Howell today against sum
mers
How smoothly everything has been
progressing between the umpires and
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25

Press wants 10 see rule that Will
prevent benching pitcher except for
injury or Illness. until the game IL
-oNrr= WAat-a-l ot-nf baseball tray
estes We would see.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
Down IN tho Southern league wher,

scandals appear 10 he epidemic. they
have lust released Moose Baxter. Of
Montgomery, who recently caved an
umDire's ribs in. because OF alleged
indifferent play. What do you think
OF that7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18

GRIGGS SAYS NEGRO HAS
 NO NEED OF THE BALLOT

Washington, April 17.-In an argument favoring the disfranchisement of the southern negroes, MT. Griggs of Georgia in the House of Representatives today declared that such disfranchisement was necessary to insure white control and the peace and prosperity of the south In con sequence of such action, he said, the negro would be no less a factor than he is now.
 At present. Nil Griggs. said, The is only menace al .s scareecrow-not q factor in determining political issues" The rights of the negro of the south, he maintained, were guaranteed only through white judges and white jurors and those rights would not be changed by disfran- chisement.
 MT. Griggs took issue with those who claimed that manual training and tech nical education of the negroes of the south furnished a solution of the race question. That, in itself, he said, was a declaration of the negro's inferiority.
 For Gods sake,' he exclaimed, let us not depend upon technical education of the negro to solve this problem" It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18

would, he said either drive the great majority of southern white men into other states or create the most terrible race war in the history of the world. He did not believe the southern white men would be driven from their homes. "If' he said, they should refuse to live in land under conditions so deplorable. and like their fathers, go out and build homes in the wilderness we would have left to us a land made of two classes of people-a professional class of whites and a labor ing class of blacks The absurdity of such a condition, he declared. was sp- parent
 In the opinion Of MT Griggs there was no danger of the amalgamation of whites and blacks. There must be perfect sub mission from the one, he said. and com plete control by the other. This. he said, would result in the negroes gradually be- coming educated and their removal to other states where they could have greater privileges. As the negroes in- creased in numbers in those states, he asserted, they would be disfranchised, until finally having grown strong dur ing these years of wandering in the will derness," they would have the manhood to go out and with the white mans help, establish homes for themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18

Chester, Pa., April 17.-With four troops of the state police practically in command of the city, the strike situation is we'll in hand here tonight. The troopers rode into the city early today in command or Capt. John c. Groome and prepared to make their headquarters at the car barns of the Chester Traction company. Each trooper is armed with a short carbine, heavy field revolver, regulation police revolver and riot club. Two belts of ammunition are carried by each man, and their appearance, mounted on horses, had salutary effect on those inclined to be dsorderly.
 Under the protection of the state police the traction company ran five cars dur ing the afternoon. The first car was run out by F. w. Brogmann, who ran the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
ROBSON DECLARES HE HAS
 NOT YET GIVEN UP THE SHIP

Washington, April 1T.-(SpeciaL)-Rep upon the President today to introduce a friend Referring to the defeat of himself and the President, MT. Hobson said: Tn making it party question, as did Repre- sentative Williams, in behalf of only two ships. a grave mistake was made. But for this action large number of demo- crats would have voted for four ships, as 1 personally know from conversations with them before and after the vote But this fight for a bigger and better navy is just beginning No great battle was ever lost on the skirmish line. So far there has been little more than picket fighting. The question Is not one of party, it is bigger and broader. It is national and the people will force Con- gress to comply with their wishes" dollars excessive profit notwithstanding tie testimony of Admiral Capps and Sec retary Metcalf but that you think it is due to the practical business ineffidency of officials of the navy department"
 Practical business inefficiency and lack of competition-solely to that" re- sponded MT. Lilley.
 50 far as the duty of the committee is concerned in investigating the corrup- ton charge they are at an end, are they not?"
 Yes"
 Tn committee adjourned until tomor- row morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
STATE TROOPS GUARD
 STREET CARS AT CHESTER

first car out of the barns in San Fran cisco in the face of the striking employees
 The car had not gone far when some of the strikers or their sympathizers be- gan throwing stones and shouting at the men in charge of it. The troopers rode the men down and arrested six of them
 The subsequent cars were run under about the same conditions and a number of arrests were made.
 As elimination of the bitter feeling engendered by the mobilization of the state constabulary here in connection with the strike, Marshal Crawford, a member of Troop B, was shot in skir- mish with Thomas and Nicholas Barger, on the Darby pike, near Leiperville, about two miles outside of the city, tonight One of the other troopers horses was shot. Crawford received bullet in the leg and will be laid up for a time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18

Roanoke, Va, April f.-Because the Southern Express company refuses to ac- cept shipments of liquor from Roanoke dealers for persons living at Marion, Glade Springs, Radford and SaitVilie' va, the company has been cited to appear be- fore the corporation commission and show cause why 1t should not be fined for such failure and refusal. The towns naraed have ordinances which prohibit the delivery of liquor within their cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
Cars To Leave On Steamer.

Seattle, Wash, April 17.-On the steamship Glen Logan the German and American cars in the New York to- Paris automobile contest will leave Seattle for Vladivostok tomorrow. The American arrived here from Alaska to- day on the steamship Bertha. having failed to make any progress whatever on Alaska's frozen trails. The Ger man car arrived here tonight from Ogden.