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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

All four Of the western teams
won yesterday.
Detroit out-slugged New York
and won out in the ninth when
batting rally combined with IAN
nino's ascension. Summers and
Orth started. the former -"
longest.
ST Louis couldn't score on
Plank till the ninth when they
tied things up, winning out in the
twelfth for Powell. to 5.
Cy. Young was batted out OF
the box by Cleveland, cheeh win
nIae,-n 20 I.
johnson let Chicago down with
three hits but two Of these were
punched, the Sox coping. 20 3.
for DOC" White, who allowed but
five bineles himself.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
Fine Reasoning.

A Boston scribe has figured it out
that the reason the Beaneaters do not
win games Is because they fail 10 hit
when hits are needed When you
know that that is the reason ali ball
games are lost You will perceive that
for good clear logic this chap has
Aristotle and PLATO showed into the
minors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
By T.. ID. LAURENCE.

4 large crowd attended the races
yesterday ana sa@ six fayefitss
bookie man.
Please won the hrst and was well
hacked by her owner. J. W. MAY and
ris friends
All the big plungers had very bad
day Yeager and Ryan LOSING heavily
twenty four books were on and were
kept fairly busy. although the play
Was Light
only six races were run. although
seven were carded. the third, which
was the only race Of any c1ass' oeine
declared II.
There was a big plunge on Jupiter
in the fourth race the bookmakers be
ing almost Knocked % their stools IN
the mad rush 10 get aboard the sood
ing star" and could only finish a pad
fourth to Imboden. which was hacked
from thirties TO twenties ~ some u
the wise nsh' who "a usual copped
the coin
Another good thing went wrong IN
the sixth. when SelwiN. fdHed 10 "lh
that event. All the smart bettors weIs
down and the boOkies JUST sHliep anu
kept the change.
Charles r. Price. Of Louisville. Ky,
and well known to the Detroit pubic
having served in the capacity OF pre-
siding fudge at Windsor for several
years past was Il visitor MI Price
was presiding Judge at Latonia, and re-
ports that that meeting was not as
good az n former years.
w A. Burtcher and his friends made
a hog killing" when Halbhtd passed
order the wire in front.
wm. Gerst. the wealthy Nashville
Tenn brewer arrived from Cincinnati
and Will race his stable at windsor
Hard times evidently is no pal ~
Starter Jake Hoffman. az II Is reported
from Cincinnati that Jake Will 70
abroad for a couple OF months
some one around the Pontchartrain
must have won a large chunk yester-
dav az the conversation water was
lowing In torrents there last night.
The Butte meeting IL said 10 be the
worst ever given there from a financial
standpoint. "a most OF the mines are
shut down.
The stables OF w n Fizer. and also
those % celia and ResuTess. have
shipped 10 Fort Erie from LatOnia.
James Arthur. one OF the best known
horseman In the United states arrived
~ windsor Yesterday morning, and
will race his string at the oVer-the-
river track
As Peary has started for the North
Pole would 20 not be a good idea TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
'Batted for CoughIin In ninth.
Dated COR summers In ninth.

Two-base hus-eoo"'
UemchtiI H.ts--OH Orth, In Inn
iuu., on Manning. In ~ on summers
10 In ~ OFT Wniett, o In 4. sacrince
hn.-Rossmsn. Summers. Cobb, hail
stolen bsses--schsefer' kecier. ah"se =.
Douh,. sisys-NiIss aud BsiiI Niles and
kI.,uori chase aud MORTALITY. Left ON
bs.es--Dstrott ~ New tort ., FIRST
base on baiis-On Orth ., on Manning
4, az ss.ssasrs o. FIRST bsse en- svrers
-Dssrstt O. His ny Pitchss-by Man
MUS 3. struck eut--By Summers y.
Passed bniI-schmidt. Time hours.
t'mptres-Ex aus nd shYrfdra.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

the ST. LOUIS Philadelphia doings were
being posted.
The ninth inning was preceded by
the posting OF the final score. chron-
telling the fine sprint which the Browns
had made in their ninth when they
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
THE :BIGLEAGUE RACES GLANCE

Nestcr,lny's ResuIts.
Detroit 10, New York s.
st. Louis ., Philadelphia tI2 innD
Chicago 3. Washington g.
Cleveland {. Boston I.
Today's Games.
Detroit at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago at Washington.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
Tigers hsu ndS(ot Is
Delivering III, Real Goods

Ii Erasmus Booker Washing
ton Taft. the little pick WHOM
the Tigers annexed 10 their
ranks during the last series In
Chicago. keeps up his great
work O'Brien and Ward. the De
troit bat boys. see where they
will be on the outside OF the
park. when the team comes
back. Joining with the common
herd In a mad scramble for
foul ball. possession OF which
will entitle them 10 enter the
sacred confines OF the ball yard.
Erasmus hasn't lost single
game since he went on the bats
and has won no less than four
in row.
Dispatches from New York
state that be is by all odds the
best thing In the mascot line
which has invaded the big
leagues in many moons
During his stay with the team
Erasmus is the particular
charge OF Schaefer and OLeary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
EDGEMERE BOATS
TO RACE SATURDAY

The EdRemere Yacht club will hold
its second race 10 decide the ownership
OF the Edgemere trophy on Saturday
morning. July J. The preliminary gun
will he fred at 1880.
Following shows the standing OF the
VI rfnus hnafa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesferday's Results.

Nesterday's Results.
Chicago 4. Brooklyn 60 inningsD
Philadelphia 5. Pittsburg 2
New York 2. Cincinnati I
Boston II. ST. Louis ..
Today's Games.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg
New York at Cincinnati
Boston at 81. Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
The Days Racing
On the Short Ship
ara PAcE-PURsE $500

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Flndlay Boy. BLK X tGahagan) 3
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

!. The "Carmelita.' Rear Com AL Reut
ter. Cherokee" Sweeney; 'Chocolate
Drop. Hovey; Royal Flush" Craw
ford, and "Edgemcre cat" Tank. have
also. signified their intentions OF COM
peting
This will make by far the largest
fleet OF l6-footers which has ever con-
tested for this trophy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
BY PAUL n. BRUSKE.


Neck and neck, even up not only In
percentage but in the Identical mum.
Der OF games won and lost the 81.
Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers
are laundering along 10 the half-mile
pole In their seasons dash for the
pennant Of the American league. the
Tigers handing daily package 10 the
New York contingent, while the
Browns are doing likewise in Phila'
delphia.
In the ST Louis and New York pa.
pers the Browns occupy the top OF
the percentage table. showing which
way preference lies. The standings In
Detroit and Philadelphia lead of with
the Champs Other American league
cities alternate the pair in the lead,
though all OF them unite in the per
ceutage OF $50 this morning.
Which team Is the slayer?
Well. IL wouldn't surprise the really
wise ones TO see them both drop a
game today.
As matters stand al present. both
the leading teams need 10 take but
two more Victories 10 put them In the
600 class This is recognized In this
udN OF Close RACES dS Nlt uAN'ihoe'
stamp OF grand ball and favorable
luck. Yet no American league club
has been able 10 maintain II for any
appreciable length OF time. II was
touched In the early stages OF the race
by couple OF teams and both the Sox
and Browns attained II once later on.
only to be thrown down by the slump
which seems fated TO follow every
4. 49, - ~ lon
edent is to be followed, neither OF the
leaders can go much further before
decorating Its surely an awful clip
which the two are going and McAleer
and Jennings are urging their men on
with all the arts known to those two
experienced and capable baseball ex'
eCutives.
In the meantime the Tigers are
wrecking baseball in New York while
carving their way to the league lead
Yesterday in the largest city in the
nation. with no opposition In their line
and nothing but abetless race track
as an alternative TO those desiring TO
watch an outdoor sporting event. they
drew but 1000 people TO the gates OF
the. park and. this being the an
nounced attendance, the real stuff
was doubtless nearer half that figure
! for paid admissions. The crowd in
! Gotham demands a winner and doesn't
care TO come out just TO see the home
contingent butchered In a pennant
fight in which the daily winner is play.
ing mighty part.
| The 1000 or 900 or whatever II
was. alternated in their attention to
the doings on the field. with constant
glances toward the score board where
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
The Human Bean poles.

II Sallee OF the Cardinals and Falk-
enburg OF the Washingtons would
kindly stand back 10 back it would
settle a momentous question as to
which Is the taller.-Washington star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

The 1000 or 900 or whatever II
was. alternated in their attention TO
the doings on the field. with constant
glances toward the score board where
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

Another good thing went wrong IN
the sixth when Selwix. failed 10 WIN
mat event All the smart bettors were
down and the hookies just smiled and
kept the change.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

Charles r. Price. OF Louisville. Ky,
and well known to the Detroit pubic
bavtrk served in the capacity OF pre-
siding fudge at Windsor FOR several
Years past was Il visitor MI Price
was presiding Judge at L,atonia. and re-
ports that that meeting was not as
mod a. N former years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

only six races were run. although
seven were carded the third. which
was the only race Of any class, being
declared IT
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.

allowance claimed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

w. A. Burtchen and his friends made
= hog killing" when HaiJhrd passed
under the wire in front.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10

a Targe crOWd aWenfed tHe Fatts
Yesterday and saw six faNoritss
-bowled over 10 the ceIight OF the
bookte man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
Record of Their Births.

People who dabble in astrology will
be interested in knowing that only two
of the presidents were born in the sum-
mer months. There were eight born in
the autumn, seven in the winter and
eight in the spring. The record by
months is as follows:
January, two. Fillmore and McKin-
ley; February. three, Washington. w
H. Harrison and Lincoln; March, four.
Madison, Jackson. Tyler and C!eve-
land; April, four. Jefferson, Monroe.
Buchanan and Grant; May and June,
none; July. one, j. Q. Adams; August
one, B. Harrison September. one. Tay
Tor; October, four. John Adams. Hayes.
Arthur and Roosevelt; November. three
Polk. Pierce and Garfield; December
two. Van Buren, and Johnson. do
not know what all this amounts to-
perhaps nothing at all-yet many peo-
pie End fascination in this sort OF
thing I myself confess to a mind
trivial enough to take interest in these
odds and ends Emerson admitted that
he was victim of miscellany. Some
of the rest Of US are victims Of the odd
and curious Even that is better than
taking ourselves too seriously
OF the twenty-five presidents twenty
one were elected by the people the
other four succeeding to the office FROM
the vice presidency. Only one, Roose
welt. succeeded from the vice presi-
dency and was afterward elected IN
his own right. He has also broken
some other precedentS.
The average age of the presidents on
assuming the office was fifty-four years
and nine months The oldest at the
time of entering the White House was
William Henry Harrison, sixty-eight;
the youngest Theodore Roosevelt for
ty-three The tendency in recent years
has been to lower the age Though we
are increasing in longevity. the young
man Absalom is taking things into his
NUN hands
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
FLATS ON COLONY IDEA.
Each of Five Under One Roof to Re-
fleet Ideas of Occupant.

fleet Ideas of Occupant.
Five Chicago men. having become
tired of paying rent and desiring to
live in apartments constructed after
their own ideas. have subscribed $780,
600 to erect in Chicago an apartment
building in which the plans of each
one will be carried out in the minutest
detail
Each of the five will own the fat he
occupies Instead of paying rent each
will pay his share of the cost of operat-
ing the building. including heating.
lighting and janitor service and the
wages of valet in common. who will
be installed in a room on the first floor.
The FIVE. who are said to be the first
who ever have adopted this plan Of
avoiding the payment of rent in an
apartment building are James Petit,
j. B. Terbell. Benjamin Marshall.
Charles E. Fox and an official of the
Rock Island railroad.
Each apartment will contain twelve
rooms feature of the building.
which will be of the old colonial style
Of architecture will be that the first
floor will be used as garage. with
room for five machines.
Refrigerating plants and other con-
veniences will be in the building,
which is expected to be the most novel
and elegant of its kind in Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
BY JAMES A. EpeERToN.

BY JAH1ES n. EOOEK ON.
" HERE is no subject in which the
average American takes more
interest than in the personality
of the presidents. Especially is
this true n a presidential year. The
chief magistrate is the symbol of ma
tional unity He is the representative
OF every man. woman and child. He
has one or more points of contact with
all citizens. Either the citizen belongs
to the same party with the nations
head. halls from the same state. has
heard a presidential speech. has shaken
a presidential hand, has beheld presi-
Dental form on the rear platform Of
q disappearing train or in some way
has struck up an acquaintance that en-
ables him to call the occupant of the
White House Grover" "Ben." "Bilp
or Teddy" and talk as though he had
known that parsonage Familiarity all
his life. No actual personal contact,
however. is necessary to produce this
degree of intimacy. A few newspaper
stories and pictures are sufficient. Ev-
erybody reads of the president. every
body sees his picture, everybody feels
that he himself would like to be either
the president or the presidents wife.
and everybody feels that he had some
share in making the lucky man
The president represents all Of US,
whatever his party or religion or the
color of his whiskerS. In his personal
ity he epitomizes the national life. He
is placed before the world as the en-
bodiment Of American ideals and aspi-
rations. His achievements individually
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
Five Died In Office.

Only seven of the presidents held
office eight years Washington. fefer
son, Madison Monroe Jackson. Grant
and Cleveland Three have held Office
more than four and less than eight
years-Lincoln. Mckinley and ROose-
welt Eight have served exactly four
years-the two AdamseS, Van Buren,.
Polk, Pierce Buchanan. Hayes and
Benjamin Harrison Six have served
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
Few Orators Among Them.


With the exception of Washington.
Taylor and Grant, all the presidents
have beeb speakers. though few Of
them could be classed as orators 1t is
a somewhat astonishing fact that as
much given to Grating as we are reput-
ed to be. our Henrys. Websters and
Clays have failed to reach the White
House Even Bryan has found diff
culties in that direction The only
presidents who could really be classed
as orators at all were the Adamses.
Lincoln and Garfield. The rest who
talked at all were only common oe
garden speakers.
Nearly all our chief executives have
been lawyers, yet they are all reputed
to have been nice men. Some charac-
ters are Of such good stock. are natu-
rally so big Of soul and are so devoted
to principle that it is impossible to
spoil them
The presidents have been of all sorts
of linear dimensions. Washington JEFF
ferson. Monroe. Jackson Lincoln. Gar
field and some others were quite tall
Many of them were of imposing aud
distinguished appearance. though none
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
MANY Near Presidents.

Who fills the bill2 Judson Harmon
would fit all these specifications ex-
cept that of age. He is sfXty-two-
Robert NJ. La Toilette perhaps comes
closer than any other candidate. but
be has had no military service. But
neither has any other Of the candidates
except Foraker and Bryan Foraker
Cts the description with some degree
Of accuracy, but is sixty-two. AS to
Bryan. be is out Of the ordinary pres
idential zone geographically. is only
forty eight years old and is an orator.
Barring military service, George Gray
and Joseph G. Cannon would come
near the mark were it not that one is
sixty eight and the other seventy-two-
And so it goes. Hughes fits several
specifications, but needs commission
to explain away or otherwise get rid
Of his whiskers. Taft is short on mill
tary service; also is overweight and
under age. John A. Johnson is not
lawyer. is pushed over toward the
edge of the map geographically, and,
besides, Bryan has the delegates, Cor
telyou, Joe Folk and Chanler are ali
under fifty, and none of them has any
votes. As for Cortelyou somebody
tore down the third term ambush, and
It is hard to bag delegates in the open.
Fairbanks is well placed geographic
ally, and his age is right, but he has
an impossible presidential whisker.
and iced cocktails are going out of
style. Knox is fifty-fve and fills the
bill in every way except for his ex-
IRENE brevity. He is short in stature.
short in military glory, short in adj
ministration support and short in
votes. And so it goes. There are
many near presidents, but nobody
quite rings the bell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30

belong TO US collectively. Why should
we not be interested in him? He is
a proper subject for our pride or cen
sure. We have right to dissect him,
to know if he slaves himself and if
he swears under his breath when the
razor pulls. We have right to talk
about his family and to feel such con-
Germ in him and his affairs as becomes
good Americans. We have adopted
him as the temporary head OF the fam
ily.- He must expect Us to discuss our
own household affairs,
Yet how many can name all the
presidents in their order and give the
salient features regarding each? The
list is not long, containing but little
more than a score of names. Taken
altogether, it is a respectable collection
IF personalities and in spots interest
Ing. 1t is not remarkable for genius
perhaps, but is made up of steady go
ing, well balanced men of good hearts,
good heads and good souls. Spiritual
ly. morally and intellectually it will
compare most favorably with any
equal aggregation of kings or emperors
in the worlds history.
Mr.. Roosevelt is the twenty fifth OF
the line. Officially he is called the
twenty-sixth, but that is arrived at by
counting Grover Cleveland twice.
numerical pre-eminence to which he Is
not entitled. This peculiar method OF
numbering was not arrived at by
weight or because of the fact that
Cleveland was so different in his Sec
ond term from what he had been in
his first, but is purely an arbitrary
counting due to the fact THAI an inter
val occurred between his two terms.
1t is not fair. If neither Washington
nor Lincoln can be counted twice.
Cleveland shall not be. Actually Theo-
dore Roosevelt is the twenty-ffth. not
the twenty-sixth, president.
CobbIer'S Dire Prophecy.
This recalls the fact that a German
cobbler many years ago predicted that
our twenty president would be
our last After him something disa-
greeable would happen; do not re-
member exactly what Perhaps we
are all to become strenuous and show
our teeth. Anyway, according to this
prophecy, we are to have a generai
smashup OF some sort. The cobbler
when not busy pegging or half soles
foretold several other things. l can
not remember just what they were.
but have been told that some Of them
came to pass. However, this is not
surprising, as even the weather proph-
cts hit ii occasionally.
Despite the fact that we are a peace
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30

Women have a great deal of curios-
ity because observation has taught
them that men have a great deal Of
secretiveness, and so a sort of game is
developed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
Retwixt and Between.

Betwixt and Between.
Oh, yes,
It's great to be alive! ~
!, Nit! ( ~
In that half and half jkssisz4g
Season kkEtskS.sfs
When it isn't spring, 6 Eg
1t isn't summer, IL kfS
1t isn't winter y kJs&8
Nor anything else, EEI
Not even nothing;
When the weather,
A day ahead,
Is always a guessing contest,
With the dead certainty
That you'll guess wrong
Though you guess
Both ways
And then split the difference,
One day
The overcoat is mans best friend,
Next day
It's the panama hat,
Followed in turn
BY the quick shift
Back to the furs,
The only way
To play safe
is to have a handy man
Along
With push cart
Filled with all varieties or wardrobe,
So that a quick shift
Can be made,
And then
A man must be
A trained athlete
To keep up with the weather
Changes.
o spring,
You are beaut
Sometimes,
And then again
Words fail,
And nothing short Of steam ham,
mer
Can do justice
To the occasion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
Humor Quo Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The only reason we object to other
people doing as they please is that it
is bound to conflict with us in doing as
we please, which latter We intend to
hold out for.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30

1t is the unanimous belief of the
peripatetic brethren that auld acquaint-
ance should not be forgotten if it will
stand for either touch or handout.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30

The work of the various national con-
ventions is in the nature of a prize
conundrum contest, and various gen.
tlemen are absolutely positive they
alone have the right answer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
A practicaI View OF Il.

do you think that dreamers are also
doersT
"They may be if they are also SON.
nambulists. baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30

There may be things that money
cannot buy. If so, it is likely that most
Of US have had them in stock a long
time and we would like to try the
money.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
To Keep In Practice.

o NeSP III FTdCLICSs
ST don't see why Farmer Longpurse
looks so glum. Crops are good"
"Yes."
"And prices are high"
eyes"
"And his daughter is to marry the
man of his choice"
eyes,"
'Then what is he worrying about?"
Because he hasn't anything to
worry over"