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The Detroit times., 1908-06-15
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Murphy tears of long one almost
every day
Welcome TO the winning list on your
hcme field. Mr.. Summers
It's regular thing for the Tigers to
pay 10 capacity these days.
Ira Thomas injected a strike-out into
the closing inning. batting for killifer.
Tie Athletics did little more with
Mullin than the Tigers did with WICK
While the Athletics are here. the WIS.,
ting baseball headquarters are AZ the
Oriental
And stiI Hughie Jennings remained
in retirement. How long, oh Ban?
how long?
Dygert gave nine bases on balls Sat
urday and came mighty near winning
his game at that.
AS the score was TO 3 when KIllian
was bounced on the slab, the deteat Is
chSlked up TO him.
Capt Bill Coughlin is about 10 get
into the game and Rossman may go
tack TO FIRST tomorrow
A hot grOunder Sunday gave Herman
Sohaefer a larrup where the mosquito
chewed up Minnie e.. on the ankle
That play 10 third on a sacrifice bunt
locks all right when pulled OF but Is
mighty expensive when IL is missed
G. Schmidt is about due To break
loose with the stick tomorrow, though
he won't get a chance IL Plank pitches.
Walks have been far more frequent
than hits In the records or the Iiseis
al bat since the Athletics struck town.
cobb's base running Sunday was as
SER tflIating as ever. He once got
two Dagger on simple single 10
center.
Welcome 10 our beautiful league, Mr.
Smith but you don't need 10 prove
your right TO play in II that way
again.
wonder IL we will see Killan on the
firing lire again for a month or so
These indagufta suspeusiOus are ter
ribte Things
At the finish Saturday and Sunday
neither team could claim the worst OF
II from UTOUEHffH, Sftf - IN tt~
form these days.
considering the fact that the skies
Promised anything but fair weather
the crowds, 652--on sunday was GER
tainly a surprise.
Here's hoping ti-zt Manager Hughie
send Wild Bill out 10 do battle with
Plank whenever Mack trots forth the
hoodoo southpaw.
Kiliian claimed lie had picked up
vicIer's bum hunt before II hit the
ground OI.oughlin ruled otherwise.
Eddie kicked hirpsclf out.
! with one out IN Dciroits sixth.
scLlitzer passed Jones. Kllifer and
schmidt vickers relieved him and
forced IN a run by walking o Leary
Before Summers took The firing line
Saturday. Thomas. who was warming
him up remarked. That boys got
something today prediction amply
fulfilled.
Topsv Harisel is the same agile lit
tie fielder hc has always been. Back
I'm 1893 Topsy and Nick Altr0ck were
the stars OF the Grand Rapids Inter
state team
Tyrus the peach. turned or soms
strong language sunday when - Lough-
lin and he fell out over a called strike.
The Georgian, shouldn't let his angry
passions F4se--
IL PhfIadeiphia's ninth Muffin picked
up a dribbling grounder covered with
moisture from the wet grass and lost
his grip as ne hesved for Sam. The re-
suit was the FIRST four-base error by =
Detroit player on the home grounds
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BIDS ON BISHOP UNION
SCHOOL.
secretary's Office. so Broadway.

lietfolt, Mich. June 10, lSbN.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this Office until ~ O'Clock noon Tues
day. June Esd. 1908. FOR furnishing all
material and labor OF every description
fteeessafs-ttt- the erection Of add
tion TO the Bishop Union school.
Plans and specifications may be seen
In the office OF the Supervisor OF build
inRs room | this building
The lob VIII be let In. three separ-
ate contracts
The first must include all the work
and furnishings Of every description
embodied I'm the drawings and masons'
general specifications.
The second all the work and furnish
ings OF every description In the draw
ings and carpenters general specifica
tons
The third all the work and furnish
irgs OF every description In the engl-
neers' drawings and general specifica-
tions for heating, yentilating. etc
Each bidder must name all sub con-
tractors included in his bid.
Proposals must be submitted on
forms furnished by the Supervisor and
must be accompanied by a certified
check cash or surety company bond
equal TO go OF the bid
The Board OF Education reserves tho
right TO reject any or all bids.
WILLIAM ] LEE.
Secretary.
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this year. However. 20 cost nothing, as
the Athletics were ahead at the time
and the Tigers couldn't catch up.
Harry Davis appears with brilliant
~ painted war club. Only in color does
II differ from TN. long, slender pro
portions for which his sticks have been
famous however.
Rec Killifer seems to field better at
second than at short and his handling
OF thrown balls designed for apph a
ton 10 the person OF the runner is
little short OF excellent.
Smiths home run over the fence was
the first one OF the year The Atlanta
graduate who used TO play second
string 10 Jimmie Archer looks like the
best young catcher in sight.
Here's hoping Connie Mack uses
NiCkers again this series. when the sun
IL shining. Nothing bat a fair turn II
speed fooled the Tigers and speed rs
usually what they delight to face.
Much praiseworthy velocity was
wasted by -. Jones sunday when. az
ter walking. he stole second and third
and then had TO wait there while the
hostile pitchers passed three more.
They Will kick themselves out OF the
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game. viii they2 And this Is written
~ the full belicLthat kiltlan was right
III us original contention, TOO only
he kicked not foolishly but too long.
Immediately following Killian's de-
partCre sunday Davy Jones SpearCd a
line drive away down low and on the
dead run. then completing double
play at frst base that retired the side.
Fox, the former Memphis player who
is performing in right field, is one OF
Connie Mack's finds that nobody else
ever heard OF before. lie looks quite
imposing on his showing UP 10 date.
too
DaNy Jones came near putting the
Tigers back in the game in the eighth
Surd day when. with two out and Cobb
On seCOnd. he hit a hard line drive ia
short center Collins was playing in
very close, however and managed to
snag H. a fine catch.
Cobb featured Detroits first inning
in the field by an unfortunate attempt
to catch Hartsel turning the wrong
way after his single To right. The ball
got away however. and 1opsy took
another base. soon to score on Smith's
tang that hurdled the barrier.
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have rejected Melvin w. Sheppard,
the athlete. claiming him TO be suf-
fering from enlargement or the heart
and hardened veins
Queen ToIus. Mr. DouEslI's ntcc trotter,
won the feature trottinR event OF the
Detroit Matinee club Saturday Dolly
=. the club champion. persisting in
scoring on the pace.
June 40. Pit-burg signaIixes the boom
In track and field athletics that is
sweeping the country. by an open
meeting In which many of the Olym-
pic athletes VIII compete.
Tn. DeIray Athletics defeated the Del
ray club. 10 to 2, In a hot game sun
day. far enthusiasm went
though the club couldn't hit Weiting
70 any great extent
The provision program for the Hue
Ribbon meeting. published In Sat
urdays Times. was adopted virtually
without change, by The Detroit Driv-
ms club later on IN the Afternoon
Opening July II. nj Windsor, and con-
tinuIRg through July 81. inclusive.
Windsor and Detroit will entertain
the harness stars OF the world over
$4,000 in purse and stake money ~
ofcred By the two aSsocla tons
Windsor contributing $4,000.
pray. another one Of those Yale pole
vauIters took ,whirl al the record
that has been cut So often this year
end sailed over the bar al IL feet. %.
inches at Danbury, Conn. saturday.
They'll. soon have 10 do parachute
drops n they yet 10 going much
r. trr-
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PROPOSALS FOR CLOTHING AND
OI-IPAGE. Chief Ouarta rmasi er, a OF :

PROPOSALS FOR CLOTHING AND
F.QUIPAGE. Chief .Quartermaster's Of
fee. Federal Building. Chicago, ILL.,,
June y, i90S.-Sealed proposals. in trip
liCate, subject To the usual conditions.
Will be received here until IL o'clock,
noon, July g. 1905 and then opened. for
furnishing and delivering at either the
Philadelphia, Boston, New York. Chicago
or 81. Louis Depot Of the Quartermas
ter's Department II. S. ARMY: 10000
pairs Black Dress Shoes and 10000
Iairs Russet Shoes: subject to increase
In quantities OF from 200 to sos, IL de-
sired by this Department. The right
Is reserved TO reject or accept any or
all proposals, or any part thereof. Pref
erence Will be given to articles of do
nestle manufacture, conditions OF quail
IT'S and price Including I'm the price OF
foreign productions or manufactures
the duty thereon) being equal. stand
ard samples can he seen. and specifioa-
lions. blanks for proposals and full In
formation will be furnished upon APP
plIcatlon at this office. Envelopes con-
taining proposals. TO he Endorsed PRO
posals for Clothing and Eduipage 60
Be opened July 3, 1905" Lieut. Col w.
w ROBINSON, JR.. Chief Quartermas-
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Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

Chicago won Saturday and SUM-
day, making her total Of consecu-
tive victories II. Orth and Lake
couldn't stop them.
The Browns are In a fielding
slump and lost both Saturday and
Sunday TO Boston through mis-
takes Of commission. Morgan and
Young were the winning twirIers.
Liebhsrdt won his own game
with triple at Cleveland Satur-
day and beat the Maps old hoo
doc, Tom Hughes, though Tom
pitched finely.
Detroit could not hit DyGert on
Saturday nor Schiller and Wick
ers on Sunday. though the cham
pions scored couple OF runs on
bases on balls In each game, win
nind Saturday, 2 to l.
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ENGLAND ADMITS
HACK is YELLOW

LONDON, June 15.-Sport- loving
Europe is aghast at the recent esca-
Jade or Geo. Hackenschmidt. The
Russian Lion" was scheduled to
wrestle Zbysco. the Galician giant. in
London. June .. but he fed To Russia.
Hack is at the END OF ais string.
England may never see him In a
wrestling match again. What little
heart he had was squeezed out of him
by Frank Gotch at Chicago
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

YOUNGSTERS SENSATION
OF THE AMERICANS RACE

III years Chech. Larry's veteran
minor.league pitcher. beat Us couple
or very well pitched games. while ST
Louis handed US Graham. who licked
us twice. early in the season.
Atz-is- winning games every week
for the Sox with his stick, and the
other day Manuel cut loose a swell
game In the box.
And we have Washington with
Burns. Mcbride, Freeman, Gates and
the rest still 10 look over.
NOR is DETROIT TO BE FOR
GOTTEN.
On Saturday the fans got a look
az Eddie Summers when Eddie
was himself. Seldom has a pref
tier game been twlrled by a visit
ing or home singer u would
have been a shut-out but for
Cobb's mishsndling Of a long
drive by Murphy. Eddie was
steady. speedy ana had both curve
and knuckle-bsli working arandIy.
Out behind him az second base
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15
BY PAUL n. BRuskE,

A couple OF years ago some FRIENDS
OF the National league whose friend
ship Is manifested chiefly by attacks
On the American Joined in a wall TO
the effect that the old league was the
home OF the rising young players OF
the country, while the new one was
rapidly becoming feeble through de
cadence OF the star players who won
for Il its original reputation.
Longing for somebody to again
spring this moth-eaten yarn. some OF
us have been reserving broadside'
Failing in the excuse, however. II Is
still permitted 10 remark that the
American league Is this season show
ing TO the astounded baseball world
the most brilliant collection OF juve-
niles ever produced in one short sea
son OF play.
JUST REVIEW IN YOUR MIND
THE PROMISING YOUNGSTERS
WE HAVE SEEN AT BENNETT
PARK WITH THE EASTERN
TEAMS IN TWO SHORT WEEKS
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was Red Kllllfer )wao. In a quiet
transformations way. 10 Staying
mighty neat game both st second
base and short stop. He's another
enc OF the new players.
At this rate there Will be lot OF
the cid boys looking for new Jobs IN
a season or two more One or two OF
them have been dropped already by
teams where the new talent has crop
ed up in especially amazing fire.
quency.
1T is SAFE TO SAY THAT FULLY
ONE-SIXTH AND PERHAPS ONE
FIFTH OF THE NEW MATERIAL
TRIED OUT THIS SPRING HIS
BEEN FOUND WORTH KEEPING
AND THIS is A RECORD-BREAK.
ING PROPOSITION. AS THE AVER.
AGE YEAR SEES BUT A SCANT
TENTH OF THEM REMAINING AND
THE PERCENTAGE is OFTEN
MUCH SMALLER THAN THIS.
The American league youngsters
are the sensation OF the baseball sea.
son.
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Batted for kIIIIfrr In ninth.
Detroit ......
Athletics

I234 3 a. 50 u
Detroit ......... o u " u % % o. a
Athletics ....-....3 ~ 4 % d % % O L. 3
Hits-On f<iIiian, 9 In ais innings,
on Nuliin, In "a innings, on Wick
ers. I'm "a innings. Two-base hits
Cobb. Murphy. Home run--smttb. spc-
rfnre hits-->tchofis, schIttxer, NIckrrs.
stolen bas~s-Jones z. Davis. First
base ON baiIs-On kiiliss T. OF ytckers
y frrf busr ON rrrDrS-DcrrUfr 2, rrf-
leftcs >. Left ON bsses--Detrott u, Atb-
lettc- .. struck out-By Schifts~r n by
Ntcker- =. Double pIays-Jones aud
Crnwfordt Crawford tunassistedp. Tims
-if50. rmpire--O'Louxhlia Attend
1 snce-ayS62.
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In most Of the many lickings which
Cleveland handed us Josh Clarke has
been very conspicuous and this in
spite OF the fact that he has been
looked over by the scouts for the last
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

Two-base hit-Hartsei. Three-base
hh--Murphy. First base ON baIlS-OR
suners =, OF Dygert. y. Hit by pitched
bsif--By Summers 4. Left ON bases
Detroit II, Athletics 4. struck out--By
Summers ?, by Dygert 4. Double play
Jones and O'Leary. Wild pttch-sum-
n.erx. Time-1s40. Umpire-OLough
lin. Attendnnce-8,O56
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

Boston showed us a raft OF them
the league batting leader Mcconnell
being obviously worth every cent paid
for him and then some. to say moth.
Ing of Lord. Cravath, Thoney and the
others that stung the Tiger pitchers
TO sad and inglorious finish.
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Invaders Fall to Invade.

The Spaliing A. C. claim a forfeit
game from the Invaders, TO 0. for
their non-appearance at Harper and
Field grounds The Spaldings will
hold an important meeting at Clarence
Petz's residence Wednesday evening
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THE BIG LEAGUE RACES GLANCE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays ResuIts.
Athletics. 8. Detroit 3.
Chicago. 8. New York 4.
Boston 10. st. Louis 4.
Today's Games.
New York at Chicago.
washington at Cleveland.
Boston at st. Louis.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BIDS ON SCHOOL site FOR
BUILDING TO REPLACE THE
HOUGHTON SCHOOL.
secretary's once. so Broadway.

Secretary's once. so Broadway
Detroit, Mich. June TO- 1908
Sealed proposals Will be received at
this Office until IL o'clock noon Tues
day, June Esd. 1905 for a school site
ESQ feet frontage, more or less. for
15-room school building To replace the
Houghton School. TO be located north
or Howard street. east OF Trumbull
avenue and south OF Michigan avenue.
Bids can be made with or without In
GLIDING building. etc. on sites offered.
WILLIAM T. LEE,
Secretary
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BusInc ssAiIke PPIuting. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat Kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co., Is
John R-st Phone i4es.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15
MOTOR BOATS BEHAVE WELL
IN VERY STORMY WEATHER

The Detroit Motor Boat clubs frst
annual cruise TO Chatham was COM
plete success. In number OF boats.
passengers, fellowship, and in a de-
termination 10 have good time. The
nOAT. OWNER.
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Freshest in mind, or course, Is
Catcher Smith, OF the Athletics. Last
year he was a member OF the South
ern league champions at Atlanta. Now
he IL the frst-string catcher of the
Athletics, having, In the space OF two
short months, completely won the
heart OF Connie Mack and sent TO the
bench two such men as Schreck and
Powers. except when the latter get
into the combat occasionally 10 allow
Mr.. Smith TO rest his burly frame.
A delicate, shrinking personality is
Mr.. Smiths. He only weighs mat
ter OF SOME 100 pounds or so. and he
blushed like a school girl as he came
into the center OF the attention OF the
crowd on Sunday in the first inning.
with two men on base and none out
Desiring obviously to get
through with his little stunt as
soon as possible and retire to the
secIusion Of the bench. Mr.. Smith
took a hectic swing, knocked the
ball over the left field fence. trot-
ted round the bases and ducked
Into the duo-out-just like that.
Later on, of another pitcher. he
nearly took a leg off Herman
Schaefer with an awful drive.
Ner- II batting Smiths sole
merit, for he caught two very nice
games here Saturday and Sunday. his
only misplay being technical one. a
perfect throw TO first base hitting the
burly form of c. Schmidt who was
rapidly nearing that station at the
time.
The bleachers yelled their heads off
~ " Cx,.ff tfran hA ri or
round In pursuit of one OF the Tigers
many fouls on Sunday He manifest
ed signs OF pathetic embarrassment,
but hung onto the fouls just the
same.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

Without mentioning the other
youngsters which Connie Mack is
showing US these days. let us pass
over to the New York series where
we saw Ball, Griffs new short-stop.
batting In one game with very little
assistance. And there was Manning
who pitched two swell games. win
ming one and losing the other through
no fault of his own.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

IL Phf1adsiphia's ninth Muffin picked
up a drfbbling grounder covered with
moisture from the wet grass and lost
his grip as ne hesved for Sam. The REF
suit was the hrst four-b base error Dy "a
Detroit player on the home grounds
The Detroit times., 1908-06-15

Murphy tears OF long one almost
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
THE REFORM IN TURKEY.

The eyes OF the world arc turned
toward Turkey, where the young
Turk party is striving for the estab-
llshment OF n constitutional gov
eminent Catching the inspiration
from other countries whore the peo-
pie are compelling CONCESSIONS from
their autocratlc rulers, tho progress
siye Turks are attacking privilege
and absolutism at all points,
Reports indicate that the consti-
tutional party is very strong and
Is likely to prevail, but Turkey is a
country OF censorship and It is inn
possible for outside people to get a
correct idea of the situation there,
The latest dispatches SAY that the
women have taken up the popular
movement and are helping It along,
They demand that the harem be abol-
ished and that woman be accorded
her natural rights as a member OF
society Instead OF being classed with
beasts, A woman OF distinction has
appeared unveiled In the streets OF
a large city carrying a constitutional
banner and has been applauded by
her male relatives, The incident
goes to show the change that Is taxi
ing place in a country where women
have always been strictly secluded
and compelled to cover their faces
when they appear in public.
The world will wish the men and
the women OF Turkey success In their
struggle for freedom.
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o tls,O7l,71l; the e1pendIturos On

to S1S,07l,71l; the expenditures on
the navy from S9,273,S65 TO S9,64b,-
600. Although a good many yeter-
ans OF the civil war who were alive
year ago are now in the grayeyards
the payments on pension list ac-
counts increased from $l2,l3S,22l
to $l3,8S4591. The July payments
on accounts OF the Indians were the
same this year as last to a penny.
The July expenditures on public
works show a decrease-$ll,l2l,7ll
last year. s9,771,035 this year. So
does the payment OF interest on the
public debt-S3,655,4s1 in July,
1907, and $8,26O,675 in July, 1908.
one authority finds that over half
the demands OF To-Day would have
been deemed violative of the Consti-
tuition fifty years ago.
one great fact stands out today.
Whereas II was once held that the
government Is best which goterns
least, and that economy must b, rig
idly adhered 10 in public expndi-
lures, today the federal government
is, first OF all, vast and eitrav'
agant financial institution, whose
means OF securing and distributing
more aud more revenue is thu chief
concern OF the modern statesman.
There is apparently no corerted
movement to materially imprge the
most important lines OF the public
service--iu the prompt enfocement
OF tie laws, the prevention OF or
ganized violence, the protection Of
person and property. The chit func-
tions OF public service, as SUD things
have been understood heretofore, are
really being openly neglectd these
days, and preference is giveno NAM
erous novelties and reforms hat be-
gin and end with clamorous em'ndF
for more public money. In thu cum
try the weightier matters OF helav
are being neglected as the 6mnds
upon the revenue bearers clnslnt
ly increase in number and In TO-
lence. Dallas News.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-20
MAIL ORDER COMPETITION.

IL Is safe to say that any merchant
who goes energetically about 1t can
win back a lot OF the mail order
trade OF his community to his store.
The trouble is that 30 many mer-
chants make the mistake of spending
their time knocking" mail order
competition, instead Of boosting"
their own business, They forget
that you can catch more flies with
sugar"
Arguing that catalog house GUS
toner is not a good citizen, heaping
abuse on the mail order houses,
telling people that they get cheated
most OF the times they buy by mail,
doesn't count for much in the long
run.
The thing for the dealer In this
community to do is to tell his trade
what good merchandise they can buy
in his store; how far little money
will go for reliable merchandise in
his store; that their credit is good,
II he does a credit business; that
they can see what they buy and pay
for II when they get 1t, and not buy
without seeing what they're getting
and paying for 1t week in advance;
that they can get what they want
when they want 1t, without waiting
a week or two for It to come by mail
or express.
The dealer who carries the best
goods he can find, sells them at the
lowest margin OF profit that is rea-
sonable, advertises effectively, and
gives careful attention to the in
Vulnerable ways open to him OF at
tracing and holding trade will have
little to fear so far as mail order
competition is concerned.
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AUTO AS A GERM KILLER.

The gasoline buggy has been much
revlled. Those who cannot afford
to honk through the streets In one OF
these odorous machines are inclined
to regard them as an infliction, and
to hold their noses with contemptous
glance when they pass by.
1t now appears that the gasoline
buggy has been done a serious in
justice by this attitude. Instead Of
being merely source OF evil-smell-
Ing and annoying vapors, 1t is a
most wholesome disinfectant and
germiclde. At least this Is the view
put forth by an English physician,
who prefers to remain anonymous.
This doctor declares that the
fumes from the motor cars are dead
ly to germ life in the atmosphere,
and tend to rid the community in
which they operate Of many unseen
menaces to health and life. The
odor of creosote that is emitted, he
claims to be valuable tonic and
bracer for the human system.
In corroboration OF this view he
points to the fact that coincidentally
with the increasing popularity of the
automobile in London has come a re-
markable falling off in the death
rate, so that 1t is now lower than
at any time in the past fifty years.
This is new argument for tho
auto. Whether 1t Is one the dealers
will welcome, however is doubted
by the Louisville Herald. From
their standpoint, says the Herald, It
has this disadvantage, that II the
theory be right one need not pur-
chase a machine to get the health
benefit It will bring. All you need
is to smell your neighbours.