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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
|CUP RACE DRIVERS
| ALMOST DROWNED
IN OIL
DouReE WAS THOROUGHLY
sPRINkLED LAST NIGHT AND
REsuLT WAS SURPRISING
allow TIME MADE IN TRIALS.

NEW YORK. Oct 21.--Oil and then
aome more oil,
That Was what every driver who
took speed trials over the Vanderbilt
cup course At daylight this morning
said. And they had a right. too. for
they looked the part Every man as
he came In after q trip around the
course looked as IL he had stepped
from swim In an oil tank.
The reason was that the dust has
beon 70 heavy on the dirt roads OF the
course that the committee got busy
last night and sprinkled them with oil.
They did more; they drowned the dust
IN oil. 80 much 50 that when the cars
started out this morning on speed
trials they picked up 80 much oil that
faSt time was impossible.
The fastest time of the morning was
made BY Robertson in his Locomobiie.
He made the course in 1880, almost
three seconds slower than his previous
record ]. Florida, also driving q 10
comobile. made the course In 24:53,
while Haupt, In his Chadwick. took his
tune after striking the oiled stretch,
and Auished in 81 minutes.
Foxhall Keene's Mercedes started
ION fast round. but didn't show up ut
The 0nish. passing up the trip over
the oiled roads. Two Braxier cars
made the rounds In slow time. Next
to Robertson's time was that made by
Luttgen. the German driver OF Van
derb1lt's car. He went around the
greater part Of the course like a de-
mon and repeated his performance of
yesterday morning. when he ran past
the Westbury turn and had to come
back. At that he completed the course
IN 1870.
4 The little Knox car started from
the grandstand and made seventeen
miles In 1870. the fastest time of the
morning. But the little car did no,
hit the oiled spots on the road.
Between 400 and 500 persons were
gathered around the westbury turn
- the cars came through this morn
ing, Including Mrs. Joan Cuneo. and Q
party Of friends
At o'clock this morning the car,
were examined and weighed in fol
the big event ON Saturday. After the
weighing In the cars again went ou
on the course. and az the oil had hat
chance to soak into the dust-lader
road better time was being made
Some record time Is looked for before
night
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
s MAIL 4A1x 9znS P0 %oRMD

Central has changed her program snd
will play Toledo Saturday at the Ohio
towns field.
Now L. the time that the wise basket
ball league starts work on a circuit
and q schedule.
Well, a wouldnt have been polite for
the Tigers to have spoiled that
Brown ovation, at any rate.
Tommy Gibson, at one time q clever
featherweight. 10 dying at the county
asylum of whisky consumption"
stanley Kellogg, the worlds motor
bike champion. Is going after all rec
ords at the Fair Grounds this after
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
BIG BRACE,
AFTER REVENGE ON OHIO

teresting proposition 10 work out on
Saturday. Ohio State has handed the
Wolverines two awful gaines in the
last three years. Yost is going to take
his men TO Columbus this year to win a
clean-cut and decisive victory.
Knowing little or the 1908 Ohio
eleven and with due respect to the
acknowledged ability OF Herrnstein. its
coach. the writer ventures the predic-
ton that Michigan's showing will dc
much TO dissipate the gloom which
her first three games have cast over
her supporters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP
NOW HOLDS THE STAGE

KANSAS CITY 21-As meeting Chess
With championship
the championship depends outcome Of the
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FOR 1.-THE SMOKE" IN NEXT BIG 60

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
WOMEN 5 TOURNEY
APPROACHES CRISIS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-Miss
Georgianna Bishop, New York's only
hope In the women's national golf
IL shrewdly holding
herself In reserve for the more exact
ing play OF the tourney now in pro
gress. she had an easy match yes
terday against Miss Dorothy Robinson,
Rochester. and today will meet Miss
Margery Phelps, OF Boston. who tied
her for low score In the qualifying
round.
Miss Bishop is expected to win, In
which case she must next meet either
Miss Harriet Curtis. like herself an
ex-national champion, or Mrs. Caleb
Fox. probably the former.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
EACH INDIAN
HAS A FOOTBALL

The > Carlisle Indians opponents
have been bothered more than a lit
tie by footballs worked into the red
mems Jerseys. The balls on the jer-
seys are exactly like real pigskin In
size and color.
The Indians have been noted since
they began football for their tricks.
The footballs on their jerseys remind
OF an Indian hiding the ball under his
jersey against Harvard few years
ago and running the length of the
field for touchdown. Fake forma-
tons are helped by the jersey decora-
tions. The wrong man has been
tackled many times.
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noon, up to and including rs miles.
Admission IL free.
NC nth eft, the he Navy player scored /.
urday. This is the seasons record.
Gremi.ser, the former Tiger third
baseman, Will manage the Montgom-
cry team OF the Southern league next
year.
Harry Martha replaces Maurice Myers
as baseball manager at Kalamazoo
and a downtown park for weekday
games IL probable.
Kermit Roosevelt has been doi.g well
at Harvard. making the freshman
team and was second in q two mil Q
run at class field day.
Unless ID. A. &. comes to the r~seue Of
the Interscholastic Basketball league.
that interesting organization is like
ly to have no season this year.
Drexei- BiddIe Of PhiIsdeiphia hns blood
poisoning and Lytton of Chicago has
broken a shoulder. so the bout for
tho millionaire championship 10 on
for a while.
Clarence Forbes failed 20 show MP and
match last night. A match between
Billy Johnson and Joe Cherry is be-
Ing talked OF.
Allen Winter won $4,000 In purse
money for his owner and brough:
about $4,000 when sold To- wlnans.
of England. thus netting Mr.. Rear
don $4,000 gross on the season.
Sam Mahoney, the Boston ufe-snsrd. q.
back from Britain. with affidavits
showing that he negotiated the chan
mel swim. In spite OF reports THAI
said he didn't.
The westeru-Eastern game has been
postponed TIL Oct. 80. and the form
or school will entertain Port Huron
at Clark Park Saturday. while the
latter goes TO NJ. NJ A.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
FIAT GRABBING
0LOF|ELD MARKS

The performance of the Fiat Cyclone
at st. Paul, recently, when Ralph De
Palma drove II TO a new worlds rec
ord OF 81 seconds for the mile, was
duplicated again by the same car and
dryer at Providence, X. l., on Satur-
day, Oct 10, when a new worlds rec.
ord for five miles on a circular track
was created. The Flats time was 4
minutes. 26 seconds. 13 seconds better
than the former figures held by Bar.
ney Oldfeld. The Flats average was
67.6 miles an hour, or at the rate of
a mile In SO 1-5 seconds.
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ocean. Herman Schaefer of the De-
troit club, played with the Washing.
ton gang against Galatians men last
Saturday.
That makes Herman an ineligible.
The next day Schaefer played with
the Tigers against the Cubs.
The Tigers were. OF course, contain
mated by the presence OF an ineligi-
BILE on their team.
The Cubs, in competing with an In
eligible team, were rendered equally
guilty.
With both clubs transforming and
the ewather remaining unseasonably
fine. the infection is certain
to spread until, like an cpl
demic. IL has infected about every
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21

Now It's up to the national commits
sion To make good job OF II and out
law the Detroit Tigers, champions OF
the American league, and the Chicago
Cubs. champions OF the National and
worlds champions as well. by virtue
Of their recent victory In the worlds
series.
Nothing to II. The commission
must either do Il or else take a very
pronounced backward step In the ter
ribly strenuous policy 1t has already
virtually promised In the cases OF the
Washington and Chicago American
league clubs. who came under the ban
for playing Jimmie Callahan's outlaw
Logan Squares.
According TO the Chicago Inter.
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N FARLAND.CROss
BOUT TONIGHT
Nv TAD.

NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-Leach
Cross gets the try-out of his life to-
night when he meets Packy McFar-
land and the result OF the bout will
determine just how much champion
ship material there Is In his makeup.
Packey is the class. He has expert
ence and he has never been beaten.
Cross had his colors lowered when
he was a mere stripping. He met the
man again who beat him and defeated
him decisively. Mcfarland went along
in wild-fire fashion until he met Fred
die WEIGH. Two long fights failed to
give him any advantage. Up to this
time Packey was looked upon as near
ly invincible. WEIGH, Bert Keyes and
Young Loughrey are the best men Ia
has met. Cross has fought both
Reyes and Loughrey.
McFarlands great stock In trade Is
his speed. He fights like wild cat
and he never stops going.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
T|GES To BEAT
CUBS IN 1915?

Hope springs eternal The Tig'
ers are surely Improving. They got a
tie first time. but better end this with
a victory on the second attempt. AT
this rate they should cop the worlds
championship In 1915 II they are fort
innate enough to win the pennant each
year till that time.-Washington Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
y PAUL \. sRusKE.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Oct. 2l.-Oh'
/. Michigan IL not so bad!
BY the time Fielding ii. Yost and his
corps Of assistants finish this weeks
work with the men and turn them
loose on Ohio at Columbus Saturday
team will take the neld. barring fur
Their continuation OF the bad iuch
which has pursued the squad all sea,
son up to date, which will be by all
odds the strongest that has carried
the Maise and Blue TO victory or de-
feat in the past three seasons-since
a fact, that doleful day at Chicago
when Denny Clark got mixed and the
long string Of Yostian victories was
broken at last
At any rate, that was the impression
carried away from Ferry Field yester'
day by the writer, who saw several
indications that should be OF a most
cheering character to the Michigan
rooters who have been sadly In the
dumps this year. as the result OF the
esam's showing In its first three games
Vest has now an eleven comprised
o. the best raw material with which
~ has been favored since 1908.
He has In Douglas . halfbaek who
10 In Q class by himsef as compared
with the men who have followed Hes
|ecu and Hsmmond-the first real halt
naIchlpan has been able TO boast aimee
|Gho nreatest Of them all quit school
|6our years ago.
Against probably the best scrub
(team Michigan has been able to boast
IN her history--a team that comprises
Int least four men Of varsity caliber.
Though unavailable on account OF In
|eligibflfty-Micfngan yesterday rolled
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
lrbh.kmukdn Giants Stretch
Wire TUtsd al 900 Pounds

The wire handle that Flanagan
and McGrath used In throwing
the hammer at the Irish-Ameri-
can fall games was tried out in
a machine shop the day before
the games TO pull OF 800
pounds. This was done to guard
against a distressing accident.
Despite this tremendous test.
the wire stretched -three-quar.-
tiers of an inch while the police
giants were toying with IL.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
hopk,. Indian Third Sadd
Hasn't Kissed Gam, in 7 I.dy

II Is not generally known that
Bill Hopke, the third baseman
OF the indianapolis team. has
played seven years without
missing single game. Hopke
has all records beaten, SO far
be known. the only Association
player who in any way ap-
proaches his record being
Rabbit Robinson, OF Mllwau-
kee.
Hopke began his Association
career in 1902 with Columbus,
and then played with different
Central league clubs. He was
with Canton before going to in
dianapolis a couple of seasons
ago, since which time the only
games that he has missed have
been exhibition affairs before
the regular season opened.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21

Lsfsyette's Outlook BRIGHT.

The Lafayette team, which held
Princeton to 0-to-0 tie. has not a
senior classman In the lineup. which
augurs we'll for next year. The last
time Lafayette met Princeton was In
1906, the Tigers winning % to 4.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21

Hits--on Muffin. . In innings: OF
Willett, 3 in 3 innings; OF Brown, Q In
innings. of overall, In 3 Innings
girst base on bails-Sy brown
Struck out-By Brown 2, by overall I.
TWO base hits-Hofman. Evers. Double
plays--Schaefer and Roesman: Tinker.
Evers and Hoffman. Stolen bases
Howard Cobb. Sacrifice hits--Evers,
Marshall. Umpire-Ferguson. Time
.1:15. Attendance-e.0O0.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
Hunters Excurslon--0rand Trunk
Railway DECENTRALIZATION On
tariO Doinfs

One way first class fare for the
round trip. October 9th 10 November
Bird. Return limit December 5th.
City Ticket Office. 124 Woodward-ave.
Telephone IL. 2e.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
Al 10 After EN-

The arrival of big AL Kaufman, OF
frisco. I'm the east will soon clear the
|pugilistic horizon relative to the call.
bre OF several heavyweights in this
part OF the country.
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up score OF rs points, in itself a feat
OF no small difficulty.
AND THE TEAM PLAYED THE
NEW FOOTBALL FROM START TO
FINISH. MIXING IN FORWARD
PASSES OF ALL SORTS AND PLAY
ING THE MOST OPEN KIND OF A
GAME.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
An "Em and Emmer.y

Arnold Lawson's fun horse Dream.
void Proem is regarded as one OF tho
best green trotters In sight.
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penn's New Guard

U. OF p. has guard named Pike,
whom the coaches say Is just as good
as was Zeigler, who was an "All-Amer-
lea" star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-21
Hesdaeh.. sna N-ur~-sra from Cold.

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the world
wide Cold and Grip remedy removes
cause. Call for full name. Look for
signature f.. W. GROVE. CSC
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Tip to Chrjstv.

Tip to christy.
Christy Mathewson IS now a life in
surance agent. He should make his
first chase at Fred Merkle.-Exchange
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Watching the practice and humping
along in lively style. though not In uni
form. was young Mr.. watkins. the al
legged victim Of congestion OF the brain
He II was regarding whom the cores
pondents had been sending out retire
ment stories. He will be back at ruiz
back In a few days. never fear IL Is
| by no means certain that he will not
play in the Ohio game.
Capt. Schultz, fully eligible and In
fine form. was passing the ball.
Following his men along as they
swept down the field was the great
Michigan coach. fat. happy. perspiring
and enthusiastic.
Such is the real situation on the uni
versity field.
or course, the path to victory Is
still a long and thorny one when
PENIS obvious stsangth and ability are
taken into consideration. Yost's men
are good, natural football players but
they must make up a terrific handicap
| In experience before they can hope 10
cope with the great team that Is
coming to Ann Arbor Nov. ~. bearing
the hopes Of the east.
Yost's aggregation contains but one
man who has gone through the heat
OF conflict and shown himself as good
| In the real game as In the practice
battle. PENIS team will probably
average so games OF collegiate foot
ball experience To the man. Michigan's
will hardly total seven by the time the
whistle blows for the big test.
COACHING CAN HARDLY MAKE
up FOR SUCH A HANDICAP AS
THIS, REGARDLESS OF ITS
ASTUTENESS OR IT'S FORCE. The
mechanical knowledge, the instinct
that leads each man to do the right
thing at the right time without think
ing can come only from habit and
habit can be acquired In actual play
only. II will take a lot Of strategy to
overcome this deficiency.
Last year a man who had gone into
the big game for Michigan with but
one actual collegiate battle under his
belt. lost Michigan's game by disre-
garding one OF the coach's instructions
at a critical moment and nobody. not
even the mentor himself, blamed the
lad in the least
This may occur again this year.
Perhaps Pennsylvania will run up the
score on Yost's green but willing
hands even without such an error.
From what he saw Of the men yes
terday, however. the writer has been
given ground to expect that. In the
remaining games Of the season, Mlchi-
gan Will have reason for nothing but
pride IN her team. n the present team
can be kept together Penn will have
enjoyed an awful football fight at any
rate before she gets through with the
game which Ann Arbor will see next
month. ss
In the Iaea al ffne- MICHIGAN has an In.
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MASONIC LEAGUE.
KILLER.
Totals sac s47 SAL Totals ~.
ROSEYILLE TOURNEY.
FOOTBALL STAR DESERTS
THE CHICAGO TEAM.

CHICAGO, Oct. ga football sem
sation of the first magnitude was
sprung in the Maroon camp yesterday,
when Kelley, the big right tackle of
the. Chicago team, deserted Stages
squad. The star lineman refused to
come out for practise, declaring him
self through with the Maroons because
of what he believes to have been a
humiliation visited IN him by Coach
Stage.
Kelley's def followed his rescnting of
the. coach's act in shifting him from his
regular right tackle position in Mon
days practise. Coach Stage gave Falk
the position in scrimmage, INC Kelley
left Marshall Field, believing himself
misjudged. Instead of joining in yes
terday's practise he announced that he
would have no more to do with the
team and that he would cav the uni
versity at the end of this week.
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HOLLENBACK, OF
PENN, OUT OF GAME.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-It Is
likely that the University of Pennsyl-
vania football team will be obliged to
play the Carnegie Technical School
eleven at Pittsburg on Saturday with
out Captain H~ollenback. The Quaker
leader was out of the practise yester-
day on account of an infected hand,
and the coaches say they intend to
take no chances with him before the
Michigan game on November IA.
Hollenback was quite badly bruised
in the Indian game, and has been slow
to cover. In case he does not play,
his place will be taken by Means, a
new player, who gives great promise
as a kicker. Quarterback Keinath's in
Jury received two weeks ago mends sc
slowly that he is certain not to play.
Yesterday the first and second teams
had a long signal drill, but the scrim-
mage was very short. The team will
have only one more days practise be-
fore going to Pittsburg.
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M'CLOSKEY RESIGNS AS
MANAGER OF CARDINALS.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-John McCloskey
has put one over on Stanley Robson.
Instead of being fired by the owner Of
the Cardinals, which move was con-
templated, McCloskey has rendered his
resignation and so leaves the majors
with a good recommendation. McClos-
key, in %resigning, said he could not get
good results out of a team when he
did not have full authority and would
not assume any managerial job in the
future unless assured there would be
no interference on the part of the
owner.
McCloskey, if he does not accept an
offer made by an American League club
to act as it's scout, will buy a minor
league franchise. He was offered the
Louisville club last year, but since then
the Colonels have made money and it
is now impossible for him to purchase
the Night Riders. Billy Gilbert, the
former Giant. probably will succeed Nc
Closkey as the Cardinals leader. He
will be a bench manager. Roger Bres-
nahan also has been mentioned in con-
nection with the job.
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HOBBS AGAIN INJURED
IN YALE'S PRACTISE,

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 29.-Yale's sec
ond football eleven has petered out as
an aggregation which can be depended
upon to hold in check the varsity. The
regulars were obliged to call on the
freshmen yesterday to furnish their
practise, and in the gruelling twenty
minute slamming the varsity were able
to push themselves past the 1912 goal
line but once. Philbin took the ball
over. A lively open ~fifteen-minute prac-
tise followed the first of the week h a
has not been held with the gates closed,
but as the varsity lapsed into straight
football their plays We're stopped and
there was no scoring.
Yesterdays play marked the return
to the scrimmaging of Henry Hobbs.
He received another injury to his ankle
and retired, but said that he would be
able to play today. Andrus surprised
the coaches by his ability to play the
entire scrimmaging. He has been laid
up soemuch that he and Hobbs are very
soft and the coaches feel that the pair
may not be hammered into shape to
stand thirty five-minute halves before
the Princeton game, which is only two
weeks distant.
Fitzpatrick and Murphy were Unable
to play. Logan was given left end and
Bingham again ran the eleven from
quarterback. Coy is still absent, suf-
fering from overwork. and Haines
played a stellar fullback.
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The BEST SPORTING PAGES IN new JERSEY
MAJOR LEAGUE DIAMONDS HAVE SEEN
THE LAST OF WEE WILLIE keller
New York Star Says He's
Through with Playing-Wants
to Be Manager.

Willie Keeler. the noted right fielder
of the New York Americans, declared
yesterday that he had probably played
his last game in the major league arena.
The Yankee veteran is disappointed
with his showing during the last two
seasons, when he batted below the 300
line, and think it is about time for him
to quit. He now has a hankering to
manage a minor league team.
II thought I played pretty bad ball in
1907" said the Brooklyn landlord. 'but
the season of 1908 showed me conclu-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-29
IRONSIDES TO CROSS
BATS WITH ARLINGTON.

The Ironsides, champions of the New
ark City League, and the Arlington
A. A., champions of Hudson county,
will meet at West Side Oval Sunday
morning. Both teams have a great rec
ord this season and a good game can
be looked for. The Ironsides have one
of the strongest hitting teams in the
State, which was proved last Sunday,
when. with the bases filed, II. Welcn-
err made one of the longest hits OF the
season, clearing the bases. Inc bat
terry for the %Ironsides VIII be knotn'
Mullin and II. Welcher; for the Arl-
ingtons, Howatt and Wagner. Mr.. Cir
tanner will umpire. The game VIII be
called at 10 o'clock.
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TALL AVERAGES
IN N. ]. NATIONAL
BOWLING TOURNEY
Seventeen Pin Knights with Rec
Ords Better Than l90-HOw
the Teams Stand.

When it comes to high average bowl
Ing the New Jersey National tourna-
ment on the Tuxedo alleys takes the
whole bakery works. There are five
bowlers with averages better than 200,
seventeen over 100, and thirty-nine
above the 1870 mark. The Orange team
nominally leads in the standing, but has
rolled only two games. Roseville, OK
ford and Equitable are tied, with five
victories and one defeat. Elmer Wood,
OF Roseville, leads the regulars in the
individual ranks with an average of 2o7
for six games. The standing of the
teams to date and the individual aver
ages of 175 or better follow:
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JR. O. U. A. M. LEAGUE.
Totals. Sal s1s 1853
Totals......779 $50 $50
HALSEY

Totals. .... 500 S49 81 Tot