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The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
.DETROITs SLUMP
ON EVE OF THE
HASKELL GAME
COLLAPSE or SHOOTING ABILITY
MAY FORCE MAYER TEMPoRAR-
lLY INTO THE FORWARD LINE
LUNDY BACK FOR CENTER.

With the Haskell indian game only
two days away, Jake Mazer is yell
ing Wolf"
The Detroits are shot TO pieces with
injuries, have been kept out OF prae-
tice by absences from the city and
accidents and, on the few occasions
when they have been able TO get to-
gether, they have shown such abom-
Unable form that the manager 10 tia de-
spair.
Chief among the troubles Of the
Detroits is a lamentable lack OF shoot
ing efficiency. This was apparent In
the Burroughs game and has been In
evidence ever since. A hard prac-
tee at the Detreit Athletic club We'd
nesday night. designed as a sort OF
browning workout, showed that Mazer
was really the only man on the team
who could locate the basket In a
Reasonable percentage or his field
shots.
The disorganixation of the Detroits'
shooting system Is attributed 10 the
fact that so much OF the teams prac-
tice this year has been located In tho
drill hall of the Light Guard armory.
nAo ha6 q NV (GAAAS 6ha th0 pay
ers got to using the ceiling as sort
OF range mark. They were shooting
excellently there. but when taken into
the armory or the ID. A. c., showed
that their practice had been more OF
detriment than otherwise. In no
point of the game was the slump
more In evidence than In Mazer's foul
shooting. In the drill hall Jake was
getting better than nine out OF ten
OF his tries. In more recent at
tempts, he has fallen TO a level
where he Is lucky to get as many hits
as misses.
During the two days that remain,
Mazer will work the team on shoot
ing and viii take several hours each
day at the foul line himself, in a
hope of getting back TO form. He has
but two forwards TO work with. as
McDiarmid is out of It, unless badly
needed, with sprained thumb. In
case Shinnick and Richards fail "a
show a return TO form, Mayer may be
compelled TO go into the forward line
himself, placing Lidington and Miller
In the defense positions.
Lundy, who has been out OF the
city for several days, is back for the
game and will undoubtedly play cen
ter against the Indians.
From Quincy. ILL.,, comes the cheer
ing news that the Haskell braves de
feated the crack local FIVE by score
OF immense dimensions.
The Indians are touted as the strong
est team in the west this year. ars
coached by the man who developed
the Kansas City five into worlds
champions couple OF years ago, re
Gently defeated the Kansas City team
and are in crack condition for the
game of Saturday evening.
Basketball is said 10 be the best
suited of modern games to the speed
endurance and dash of the Indian tenn
permanent.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
/vAvIN ISSUES
CALL 10 ARMS
Tight Pumps and Ovation
Put JsnniRsS 10 The Dad

The annual ball or the De-
troit College Alumni association
Wednesday evening. was turned
into baseball roofing car
niyal for few minutes when
according 10 a deeply-laid strat-
agem, the lights were turned
low and a picture of Hughie
Jennings was flashed on
screen. A grand "Wee-ah" rent
the air, the band struck up
"Harrigan," and the danyers
united in a parody with the
-aame-teff- -petEeit baseball
executive prominent.
Jennings, who was In attend
ance, was overwhelmed at the
ovation and was some Tina get
ting over Ii.
A combination OF tight pumps
ard outraged modesty kept HIN
in seclusion all Thursday fore
noon and he did not appear at
the office of the baseball club
until well along in the day.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
G NEWS OF THE DAY GATHERED 70
RAGING AUTOS
STALLED IN SNOW

KENDALLVILLE. Ind. Feb. 20
The Thomas (American) car In the
New York-toParis auto race Is stall
ed here, while the De Dion, the French
car is stalled at Corunna. IA miles
east.
Snow drifts. some OF them eight feet
high. are obstrueting the autos, and
shoveling at the rate OF half mile
an hour discouraged the tired drivers
TO such an extent that they have post
poned further effort at progress until
the storm abates.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

Bill Baron. a member OF the De So
toes. OF st. Louis, is in close touch
with the Mound City promoter. Il
cannot give away too much OF the
scheme" said Baron, but l can say
that II looks to me as IL the league
will be a success"
THE plan Is TO have each city rep
resented by five crackerjack bowlers
and several substitutes OF nearly
equal skill. The teams will play out
regular schedules, and a pennant and
a bunch OF prize money will be award
ed TO the winner.
II remember that such plan was
tried 10 years ago and failed. But
there is great difference between
the bowling game of go and 81 and
that OF today. The st. Louis pro-
moter has the league well under
way, and viii give out his plans short
W."
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

at the Springs by Willett. Downs and
one or two others who are anxious TO
get the benefit OF the watering place
and are willing to pay their own ex-
penses for the trip.
AT the Springs the Detroit party
will be CHARTERED at the Park hotel.
Hot Springs will come pretty near
being the baseball center OF the uni
verse for the weeks while the Tigers
are there, as ball players will be pres
ent from nearly all the big league
clubs. The Pittsburg team will be
on hand in body. Boston, New York
and st. Louis players are already on
the ground.
The signed contract OF Pitcher Her
man Malloy was received Thursday
by President Navin. The former Cen
trail Lacquer will be given a thorough
try-out.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
oId-Timers Now Masnates.

or the 10 batsmen with records OF
800 and better for 10 years in major
league baseball four will manage ball
teams in New England this season rs
follows: Joe Kelly in Boston, Jesse
Burkett IN WORCESTER, Hugh Duhy IN
Providence, and Billy Hamilton in
Haverhill These were four stars sure
enough when II came to hitting the
ball, and all in harness at the present
time, as Duffy often plays with his
Providence team
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
VETERAN PLAYERS
START SOUTH
FEB. 29
COBB AND o. JONES ONLY REG
YEARS NOT IN THE PARTY
sksDoo TO LITTLE ROCK ON
MARCH q.

the headquarters of the Detroit Base
ball club on Thursday morning. Pres.
dent NariH sending cut notices 70
report for the trip to Hot Springs
Saturday. Feb. 20, to the following
players.
Pitchers Donovan, kllIian, Sic
yer, MuIlin and Summers.
Catchers Payne and Schmidt. -
InfisIders Rossman, schaefer,
o'Lcary and Capt. cougkIin.
outfieiders Crawford and Nc
lntyre.
or this contingent, Schmidt, McIn-
tyre. O'Leary and Schaefer will not be
asked to report at Detroit. but will go
direct from their homes.
The program contemplated is a
course OF 81 baths. walks, runs and a
very little baseball. though no attempt
Will be made at team practice. The
team will leave Hot Springs March
rs for the Little Rock training camp,
where II will be joined by the other
members OF the squad. according to
program, and the hard work or the
real training will begin.
The only regular members OF last
years team not In the Hot Springs
party will be Davy Jones and Cobb.
both OF whom are absent on their own
desire. The club will also be joined
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
MIDNIGHT RACE
LETS SHEPARD IN

NEW YORK, Feb 20 Melvin W.
Shepard. the great middle distance
runner. will steal march ON the mid
die Atlantic association Of the A. A.
IT,, and compete in the games OF the
United Spanish War Veterans. In do
ing this the Irish-Amencan a. c. ath-
lete is not going To violate any rules.
The games are scheduled for the even
ing OF Saturday. Feb. 20. AT the 22nd
Regiment armory. but the champion
will not start until one minute after
midnight by which time his suspen
sion viii have expired.
Dan Kelly, who holds the worlds
1o0yard record OF 9 "a seconds. will
also take part In these games. He
Is to meet CARMEL, Heating, smith
son and others in an invitation race.
Kelly Is anxious 10 show the New
Workers he really can get over.
The Cleveland Maps will cut out
exhibition games, and none
will be played after the regular sea-
son OnenS.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
suffering and Dollars Saved.

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Arnica Salve. II has saved me sur
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Central Drug Co. Gray & Worcester.
druggists.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
: BY 'sRanl II. Buske=

A RECENT article from the pen Of
n Frank Hough, the veteran Phil
adelphia writer, has IL that one Charlie
Ferguson, who played ball at some
A------~s stage OF the ma
CRAWFORD, tional games me-
PERFECT diaeval period,
PLAYER. came nearer being
A----------H the perfect player
than any man who has ever made
living tossing round the sphere. Mr..
Hough stands high In the baseball
world. and his words carry much
weight, yet IL Is peculiar fact that
the player he 80 highly praises Is so
completely forgotten by the present
generation that il Is doubtful IL more
than / per cent OF them could tell
whether Ferguson was a pitcher.
catcher, an fnHeTder or an UutHerueT.
Great he doubtless was. but he failed
to leave the imprint OF his personality
on the game.
Other writer's have claimed that. all
points of the game considered, Mike
Kelly, the famed battery partner OF
John CfarKson. was the greatest or
them all, and King" Kelly he will re-
main with the veterans for all time.
According TO Hughie Jennings. how
overland every Detroit baseball fan
Is at his back I'm the statement-Sam
Crawford. Detroit's great outfielder. Is
the perfect ball player Of the present
day.
Sam can hit with the pest of them.
He can play any OF the outfield posi-
tons as few Of the best are able to
do. In throwing men out from the
field he is virtually In class by him.
self He played first base enough
one year to get into the averages and
occupied the top position when the
season closed. His speed on the bases
Is remarkable for one OF his tremend'
Gus stature. II would tax the mem
ory OF the Oldest rooter to recall the
time when he made dumb" play OF
any character. He Is game to the
core. He Is right now in his prime as
player. He has no bad habits, Is
always in condition TO give the club
his best efforts. He knows how much
his services are worth and gets the
money without quibbling. His pres
ence on the Detroit club has always
been an influence to harmony. team
work and conscientious attention to
the business In hand. There Is not
man in his profession who does
not respect and like Sam Crawford
The strictly perfect ball piayer---the
man who bats perfectly and never
makes an error--does not exist. but
Sam Crawford comes nearer to that
ideal that any OF his present day COM
petitors.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

Wrestling REVEALS come and so.
but Clyde Bieakiey sticks to the JOB
stuff The steady money thing beats
the limelight all to bits. says Clyde. In
which case he agrees with his veteran
rival, Bobbie Reakes.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

The stewards of the Great Western
circuit meet in Chicago this week.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

MANAGER CHARLIE CARR, of the
lxl Indianapolis club, is one OF the
host of critics who are proclaiming
that Detroit will surely develop in
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

And Just think, Two months and
the street cars will bring out the old
Baseball Today" legend
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

Get wise baseball man hooked by
betting him there are ten men on the
Boston American teams reserve list
he never heard OF. You win every
time,
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

pitcher. Carr. however, glorles more
In the fact that, when II came 10 a
test OF gameness, Summers held his
own on every count, with rivals who
had put many colt twirler TO the
bad
The American association still re-
calls Summers famous bean ball"
He first cut loose at Jap Barbeau.
the former Nap, who. one pleasant
afternoon, walked out on the coaching
lines and made impertinent remarks
to the pitcher The next time up.
Summers found himself In a soft spot.
and shot one at Mr.. Barbeau's head.
Jap went down and out. He didn't
return to play for a month. and when
he did, he wore a helmet over a tender
spot In his COCO.
lfahe venerable Rfc hard Geeiey
Louisville team was biting the dust
before Summers one day later on. In
despair, Dick tried brow-beating, and
remarked audibly from third base that
Summers had a yellow streak.
Well Just see whose the game
sHy, !" aHeth Summers. Shortly after
Cooley came to bat. Summers shot
the bean ball" at Dicks dome OF
thought. but the veteran was quicker
than Barbeau and escaped by doing a
lightning fall. He rose, covered with
dust, white as a sheet, and satisfied.
wait a minute, Mr.. Summers"
yelled Dick, stepping back from the
plate. The stun Is on: it's OF. |
say. | take II all back! / apologizei
Please be goodl"
| There was no more trouble
| People who try similar tactics In the
big league had best beware and avoid
getting gay with Mr.. Kickapoo Sum-
mers, formerly OF Indianapolis, says
| Carr.
! The poor little quail! He can hard
| ~ appreciate the joke that protects
| him from the gun OF the hunter and
forgets TO care for him when thessnow
| lies deep for month at a time over
the woods and fields. A week like the
past one kills more game than many
seasons OF hunting.
Chicago and Wisconsin are to meet
next fall at football, with the confer
ence rules In full sway with both.
Well, people are still interested in
seeing John L. Sullivan and Jake Kill
rain box-there's no use celebrating
further.
Get a wise baseball man hooked by
betting him there are ten men on the
Boston American teams reserve list
he never heard Of You win every
time
| And just think, Two months and
the street cars will bring out the old
| Baseball Today" legend
Wrestling revivals come and 60
but Clyde Bfeakiey sticks to the job
stuff The steady money thing beats
the limelight all to bits. says Clyde. In
which case he agrees with his veteran
rival, Bobbie Reakes.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

cor course, IL goes without saying
that Summers has all the curves and
speed that go TO make up a good
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

Chicago and Wisconsin are to meet
next fall at football, with the confer
ence rules In full sway with both.
Well. people are still interested in
seeing John l.. Sullivan and Jake Kill
rain box--there's no use celebrating
further.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

A RECENT article from the pen Of
n Frank Hough, the veteran Phil
adelphia writer. has IL that one Charlie
Ferguson, who played ball at some
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
UNDERWEAR

Now stock up, for selling all kinds styles and
of 2O from price This establishment long enjoyed
class Of patronage this department which speaks volumes for
qualities prices prominent
the city We have altogether many pieces hand therefore
this decided departure from usual
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20

Pt G n e r-klCk-
apoo" Summers.
purchased from the
Indians" a Sec
ILL., IAA2
The Detroit times., 1908-02-20
We Are Going to Make Noise Like Money
We Need 1t, and Need 1t


to carry many then cannot n is Sc
W
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

dred COWS had TO be bought But the
went on the land, and year after year the soil
has acquired humus and fertility. This year there
are $50 tons OF ensilage made from seventy-fve
acres. Part of this corn grown on unmanured
land and was very poor, but on part of the ma
nured land, where the swill from the hotels was
spread as manure, the extraordinary crop of
thirty-one and one-half tons Of silage was made
by actual weight. / have made over twenty tons
per acre on fertile bottom land in Virginia. but
never dreamed that Moore County sand would
ever make the above crop. There were lis in
cowpeas. Mr. Tufts grows two crops on the same
land every year. The crop on the ITS acres
ready TO NOW early In July, and what the total
crop this year will be Is not yet ascertaned. But
last year there were FIVE and one-half tons per
acre in the two crops. Have any OF our farmers
on better land ever made that amount of feed
per acre. Mr.. Tufts has used acid phosphate and
potash literally the peas. and there is where
these mineral fertilizers pay best But he has
made manure and applied IL. and the sand has
darkened I'm color. has become more retentive OF
moisture. and, a result. grows big corn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14
WHAT THE FARMER OF SMALL MEANS
GOULD IpO.

The farmer With limited means could not. of
course put In a large dairy herd and buy the
feed for them but any Intelligent man can work
into sorpething Of the sort by growing the forage
and getting the cattle by degrees. abandoning the
purchase OF the iow-grade mixed fertilizers that
one-fourth sand. and using acid phosphate
and potash TO &c, heavier growth OF peas and
feeding these with silage. and can thus gradually
increase bis manure TO broadcast on his land as
fast as made If peas. siiage and manure can
work such wonders the barren sand. what
could be done the naturally fertile red clay
81 the Piedmont South. the level sandy soils
Of the coast with a clay bottom For remember
,ha, the Pinehurst land IL sand all the way down.
A good short rotation. with peas. crimson clover.
and "A silo for some OF the corn crop. and cattle
eat IL. will bring big crops and prosperity TO
the farmers Of the South. and will make one
fourth Of the land now planted In cotton make
more cotton than the whole does, while
making money out OF crops that are now consid-
erred only supplies"
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

grows. Hence. II the forest fires had been kept
OF. there would have bern quite an accumulation
of humna and some fertility would have been
found on the cleared land But tn. forest fires
run over the country continually and burn up all
that would have made hnmus. and the soil re-
mains barren
But when means are taken to add this humas
I'm som. way very remarkable results can be had
ON this sand This has been shown by the success
Of the farm which Mr.. Tufts has opened up AT
pfuehurnt the noted winter resort. OF course
what Mr. Tufts has accomplished in the fcw years
BY a liberal expenditure would take much longer
time for one who ~ compelled 10 make his farm
ing pay for the improvement. but IL shows well
what can be accomplished on soil absolutely
barren through feeding OF stock and the use OF
manure for IL In the dairy herd at Pinehurst that
h.m furnished the means for the great develop
ment there.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

inefs VINO are Independent OF debt, have cattle
10 sell oats 10 sell and to sell and bacon TO
SELL and then own their cotton and control its
marketing? Apostrophes to cotton when the en-
tire devotion to cotton is what keeps the cotton
farmer poor. PLANT an abundance of provisions
Tor his own use" without any idea that other
crops and cattle can bring him cash to take him
out OF the bondage to the one CROP
Do we ever hear the wheat growers of the
North urged TO plant enough provisions for their
own use and merely try 20 SOW more wheat? No
they grow wheat. corn. hay oats. feed hogs and
cattle. and farm. The Northern farmer grows
crops to sell, and incidentally gets his home sup
plies as a matter of course. And not a Con gress-
man nor State Senator at the South Carolina
meeting rose TO the occasion and told the farmers
that good farming is the only way out
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14
An ACRE or CORN.

One acre of corn that was gathered In order
to show the yield If II had been saved for grain
made one hundred and ninety bushels 81 ears per
acre And, remember. that was on Moore Coun-
~ pine harrens. There Is no land In the whole
South naturally poorer. and yet. all over the
South there are farmers. so-called scratching over
far better land TO get ten bushels Of corn per
acre. and buying a little 2-s-2 fertilizer to
make some cotton. when by growing peas and sill
age and feeding stock they could make as much
or more corn than Is here grown on the sand. and
make more cotton. too. In It's present condition
the rinehurst farm would easily make a bale and
a half Of cotton per acre. OF course. Mr.. Tufts
plans have had the assistance OF an intelligent
manager in Mr.. swinnerton and full credit should
be- given TO his management
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

When man makes manure enough TO cover
his corn-feld every year. he Is on the way out of
bondage 20 the fertilizer trust. but SO long as he
depends on 2~-s-2 TO make cotton. grows
forage and feeds stock. scratches over piece
OF land with a single mule and lays his corn and
cotton by with big furrow. he will find that that
sort OF farming does not pay. and that the AL
mighty Is not going 10 help men who viii not help
themselves. II il sad 10 see the amount OF hard
work many farmers do 20 purpose, simply be-
cause they refuse TO their brains 10 save their
muscle.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14
Making Sandhills Rich.

Everybody in North Carolina knows or has
heard Of the sand hills Of Moore County. and the
barren character OF the coil there But for all the
natural eaTrenneNs OF the soil there a valu-
able growth of long-leaf pine on the sand hills
aud there Is a dense. scruhby growth~of oaks and
all through the open woods the tall wire grass
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

All IN. corn grown IL made into silhge. and
great area il sown In cowpeas Tor hay "heh the
dairy herd was first established. AS necessity
Co. .unnIyinr the crowd of winter guests with the
heat of milk and cream, the feed for the one hun
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

Mr.. Harrell is right in his reply 20 Mr.. Afford:
but the remedy Is IN not selling the seed at ALL
but In exchanging them for meal and hulls 10 be
used on the farm that produced the seed Sell
ing eottonseed is merely selling the farm by
inches.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

Did you forget 10 plant those strawberries? You
certainly cannot AFFORD 10 be without them.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14
Some Massey Pointers This
Week.

Selling eostonsecd il merely selling the
farm by inches
deepen tho soil by blowing an inch deeper
every season until you pillow eight inch-.
deep.
Mr.. Tufts has us~d acid phosphate and
potash literally On the p~as. and there 10
where these mineral fertilizer. pay h~ss.
What tho farmer n~~d. 4. mot tho sub
ssitattng of this. that. the other crop for
cotton hut tho making of every crop he
grows n sourc- cf income. while his soil l.
all the time improving instead OF being m
nuaIiy galv AIMED into = sorr Of life by
application al Fertilizers merely grow
COTTON.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

II tho forest frs had b~~n kept on there
would have h-~n quite an accumulation Of
hunus and some fertility would have b-cn
found tho cleared land. Hut the forest
nr~s over the country continually and
burn up all that would have mad. humus,
and the soil remains barren.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-14

Renslng shares ~ all right suggested by
''Knarf Drow". bat the sywtem 81 farming nhoald
be laid down and followed. and strictly followed,
by landlord and tenant. and not the continual
wearing out % the SOFT In reasinE merely 20 grow
cotton.