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The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

exhibition mile with but one pace
maker, and that one at the aide. In
2.0l 12 AS the performance was
made under very favorable weather
auspices, and a portion OF the mile
was paced against a vcritable gale
the people up in the northwest at
tached 10 II enough Importance To
make a certain Minneapolis gentle
man bit reused.
That gentleman was NJ. w. Saw
age, owner OF Dan Patch. 1855.
II had been thought up round Min
neapolis that Dan was the only real
exhibition PAGER in the business. and,
while Dan has turned the Hamline
track In considerable faster time
than Minor Heir made. any sort OF a
comparison was unwelcome.
The idea OF a match race between
the pair has been limited at more than
once In the turf press. In spite OF the
fact that. for many years Dan has not
been raced except against the watch,
and, on more than one occasion. he
has passed up challenges for a match
race.
Now, however. the Minor Heir prop
osition-The Times Is able to state on
the best authority-has the Dan Patcn
folks riled TO an extent where 1T
may be confidently asserted that,
should any proposition for a match
race be advanced. II would find Mr..
Savage In very receptive condition.
The Dan Patch folks are ready to
race Minor Heir before any associa-
ton that will offer reasonable purse
for the pacing championship OF the
world. II anyone desires to throw
down the bars to Hedgewood Boy,
Lady Maud c.. The Eel or any of the
ether fast ones, in all probability. this
will also be agreeable. II is under
stood, however. that the Dan Patcn
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
TBus Present kTibl0R,d
Sausage 10 /. Berger

When a team breaks a long losing
streak there Is usually some sort OF a
celebration. and the Tigers had one
coming to them yesterday. After los
ing six games In a row and being
nearly knocked out OF the league lead.
the Bengals. as the result OF some
good hitting and some considerable
luck. succeeded In taking game
from Cleveland-the second OF the
year, by the way, on the surface Of
Bennett park.
When the five runs came In that.
with Wild Bill doing the pitching,
made the game victory beyond tho
shadow OF a doubt. the Tiger bunch
resembled volcano in active erup-
ton. From then on. they began IN
cut loose all the oratory they hal
been compelled TO bottle up during
the series. and some OF them got off
personalities that had obviously been
the result Of many moments OF delib'
Grafton.
Then Charlie Schmidt sent out the
mascot on an errand. An inning or
two later a boy arrived, bearing n
sausage and q small package OF dry
goods. The latter was comprised
chiefly Of colored ribbon. During one
OF the moments OF rest on the bench,
Schmidt affixed the ribbon to the sau-
sage, transforming the outfit into a
gala day array This was presented
to Berger amid great applause.
At that. the Tiges were handed q
life-sized scare when the Cleveland
bats tuned up in the eighth.
The Washington team is so tickled
at being permanently out Of last place
that they have blown themselves for
new uniforms.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Doom Is Jealous.

In an effort to overshadow Catcher
Streets stunt. Charley Doom will
catch a regulation big league sphere
from Mr.. Wrights aeroplane, which
will ascend n distance OF $4,000 feet.
This VIII be done directly before
next Saturdays game. II Doom can
get Wright and the acceptance
Philadelphia North American.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

Minor Heir. by general admission
the fastest PAGER who has appeared
on the Grand Circuit of recent years
and the winner of the Chamber OF
Commerce and other pacing stakes.
dropped In AT the Minnesota state fair
grounds the other day and paced al
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Man Whom Johnson Licked in
Punch Makes Burns Go Hard

MELBOURNE, knock
showing during the rounds but tired fast
American sailors OF
batleship which here Burns the
rite in the and
would the hands OF Jack
short time Lang has class
Johnson should
disposing of the American champion
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
They're All croaqy.

The strain Of the big leagues race
is such that It looks as II the respec-
tive pennant winners would be so
tired when they come together that
they won't be able 10 do moro than
lean against each other.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
THE BIG LEAGUE RACES ATAGLANcE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.

Yesterdays Results
Pittsburg 3. Cincinnati 2.
Chicago s. st. Louis 0.
philadelphia 8. Brooklyn 2 (i7 inn
inRs).
Rain at Boston.
Today's Games.
81 Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati
Now York at Boston e games).
Brooklyn at Phtiatofphia til
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Us OF THE DAY. GATHERED FOR THE
Pounds Fast Tribe.

The California stallion Nu. l1
Wilkes. 2:l6L2, is taking hi ak
among the leading extrem, ced
producers, he being the sire "a dc
Orc. 2:03A. and the q Mona
Wilkes, 2:03A These pac
ers are the fastest st2, "a mare
of their gait ever raise Golden
State He is also the u John A.
McKerron, 2:04h, an. lers.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

HitR-O6 Berger, Z In inninRsi on
RYAN, o In innings. Two-base hits
Schaefer. Rossman, Schmidt Downs.
Three base hits--Goode, Flick. Sacrifice
hits--Donovan 2. FIRST base on balls
NV Donovan 8, by Berger 1, First base
ON errors-DetroIt L. Cleveland l. Left
on bases---Detroit 3, Cleveland 9. Struck
out--By Donovan 8. by Berger 3. Time
LIB. Umpires--Egan and Sheridan.
267.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Resnita
Detroit 6, Cleveland 3.
ChfcnEo 4. ST. Louis 4.
Washington 3. Boston 2.
PHILADELPHIA s. New York ..
Teday's Games.
CirVeinnd at Detroit.
f.Phflndciphia at New York.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Boston at WWhfnEton-
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Taylor Recalls Army.

Among the players recalled bv the
Red Sox at the close ~ the season in
their respective leagues, are Glaze,
Ostdick and Donahue from ProvI-
dence, Speaker from Little Rock,
Pitcher Robertson from Clinton, Pa.
Madden and Dantzig from Portland.
Ore, and Gardner from Lynn. This
means that another army OF players
will make the preliminary fight at
Little Rock next spring
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Issy Is Retiring.

lssy Is Retiring.
Isbeu cf tho White Sox stands far
Their ar OF the plate than
mo .,I.ed batsmen.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
BY PAUL X. RRusKE.

For five long years the writer has
carried in memory certain mum
made by Charlie HemphiIl in the ninth
inning of game with st. Louis which,
coming with two out, enabled the Tig-
eis to Snatch n game from the fire.
The Hemphill stunt was performed
on so easy "a chance and In such
picturesquely nonchalant manner as
To. make Il incredible that the feat
could ever be equalled.
But time and the law OF chance
will do wonders,
Yesterdays feature play by Mr..
ooode has displaced the Hemp
hin effort in weirdness and now
stands on a pedestal Of memory
all by itself. II was indeed the
wefrdest thing the big league dla-
monds have seen in recent years.
Picture the scene!
Two runs in, two men out. runners
on second and third. Jones takes his
place at bat and Goode is motioned
in by Bradley till he stands right
back of the shortstop. Jones pops up
a little fly. Bradley could have hand
led It. II would have been peaches
and cream for Perring. For either OF
these to grab it would have made nee
essary a disturbance in the pose OF
Mr.. Goode, however, for he was camp
ed so squarely under IT that he hard
ly needed to take step. Hands out
spread he presented position or
beautiful symmetry and poise. The
ball descended, Goode made graceful
clutch and then the transformation
The sphere bounced out Of Goodies
hands to the ground and the crowd
lifted up a mighty yell.
The runners had started with the
crack OF the bat but Goode still had an
excellent chance for play at the
plate. On hands and knees he endeav-
ored to pick up the ball which seem
ed suddenly TO become endowed with
life. Every time he would grab II IL
would wriggle out OF his hands again
like thing possessed. Not until the
second runner was over the pan ana
Jones. the man who hit II, was roost-
ing on second did Goode finally choke
the sphere into submission.
great guffaw rent the air. Round
second base Lajoie enveloped himself
in a cloud of epithets, some French.
others Intensely American. On the
Detroit bench a gleeful mob slapped
each other on the back and shook
hands on the completion OF the losing
streak of the team Another hit and
another run scored. making the total
of the inning five, three or whlch
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

Nor was the Goode mum the only ac-
cident by which the Tigers proflted
during the day.
The first one occurred at morning
practice when. as the result OF what
turns out 10 have been an accidental
ly-thrown bah, OTeary and Summers
exchanged some hearty fist-cuffs. Char
lie landed so hard on Eddie's durable
Jaw az to put his good right hook
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Sporting Notes

The Cubs have bought Pitcher Coskley
OF the Reds.
Large fields prevail in the state Fair
races which Will also be OF con-
siderable class.
sauires has challenged Tommy Burn.
for another bout. Doubtless he Will
be accommodated.
u. -M$,nec<~toskay -essa
Busch will pitch. The last time the
club nine tackled the Navarro COM
blnation Il shut IL out.
Tommy Burns licked Bill Lang.
Squires' most formidable opponent
for the Australian title, in six
rounds.
while Otsiketa and Spite were scrap
ping for the lead In the II. Y. &.
sweepstakes they collided yesterday.
Ste Claire was the winning Fl
footer, Pirate, saw When. Scout, ts=
cape and ID. Y. c. cat sailed by
Schmidt. being the class winners.
A gale prevailed and there were sew
eral upsets.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

allowed the Tiges to score their nve
runs IN the NTH.
Berger comes down n peg lie was
the Maps leading singer In the per.
centagcs though. OF course. no hadn
pitched nearly as many games as JOSS
The iubiiation OF Herman Schaener
when he pulled up ut second base after
doubling with Downs on. was some
thing we'll worth while TO see.
Ryan seems TO have cut out the spit
bali which was his most effective de-
livery AT Mt Clemens and Is going in
for a side-arm thing which sometimes
curves and sometimes doesn't.
Nine Tiges faced Ryan
The crowd appreciated the good
work Downs had done with the stick
and oVated when no came up for his
last time at bat.
Bradlcv's drive In tho nrst HIT WIG
Bill on the leg and ricochetted. Bill
vainly flung TO FIRST, allowing BRAD 10
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

Matty Mcintyre seems 20 be having
troubles In going hack after high nies.
AZ tearing in for the low ones he re-
tains all his pristine cleverness, how
ever. ~
The Peach made two frantic slabs nj
balls hit Just out OF his reach and ola
succeed in stopping one OF them The
other got over his head. however.
Lajoie nearly took Jones or his pins
With the hardest line drive seen at
BENNETT park in some time but Davy
hung on manfully
Rossman furnished comedy stunt
by his game OF tag with Stovalls
scratch hit In the sixth
Schaefer made one OF the classiest
plays OF the game when he ,speared
Birmingham's bad-bounding grounder
In one hand and got his man at first.
For once we also laid the Tom
Walker hoodoo.
Mullin and Rhoades are pretty suro
20 40 the firing today. In former years
George has pitched his best ball against
the Maps.
After Summers and o'Ieary had
Hhakeu hznds ana GATED It aft OF
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

should never have crossed the pan.
AS 1t turned out, the NUT was the
one element which enabled the Tigers
10 win out in the end. though just
how much Of the Cleveland batting
that came In the closing stages was
due to the let-down OF Bill Donovan,
pitching his typical sort OF ball when
well ahead, remains undetermined.
oh. Il was a wonderful play which
Mr.. Goode turned of. all right, all
right! PERHAPS SOME OF Us
WILL SEE IT'S LIKE IN THE BIG
LEAGUE AGAIN. AGAIN, PERHAPS
WE WON'T.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

Ban Johnson is after Umpire owens.
OF the American association and has
offered that organization $500 for tho
release of that arhitrator,s services.
Owens will remain in the American
association for the rest of the season.
however, but will he with either the
American or National league next
season. as he has received fiattering
offers from both.
The National commission has cut short
tho waiver rule to three DAYS in
which a club has chance TO put In q
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

The +. w. Cubs want games. Phone
City 2393-R, or addresss29l Beaubien-
ST.. Harold Klawunda.
The Herald Jrs will hold a meeting
Friday night at Alex .McDounell's resi-
dence All members report
Miles College will play the s. a. c.
at Fort and Wheelock Sunday at $3.50.
and will play two games at BEDFORD
Labor Day morning and afternoon.
Any good catcher desiring TO make
the trip kindly phone. Davenport,
Grand 292l.W, or City 4143-R, at once.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
WITH THE AMATEURS.

The Emeralds will hold meeting
at the home OF Frank Mcclure. ST.
Larned-st. east, Friday, Sept. 4, at
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
The 2:1o Sire.

With three new 2:10 performers
sired by himself and three more to
the credit OF three different sons, Nc
Kinney, 2. tt ia, but further elinehes
hts title TO the most sensational pro-
genitor OF 2:10 performers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
CUBS FOOD
They Thrive on erape.Nuts.

Healthy babies don't cry and the
Weli-nourished baby that is fed on
Grape-Nuts is never crying baby
Many babies who cannot take anv
other food relish the perfect food
Grape.Nuts, and get well.
My little baby was given I'm nv
tnree doctors who said that the con-
densed milk on which | fed her had
ruined the childs stomach. One of
the doctors told me that the only
.nlng TO do would be to try Grape.
MUS so got some and prepared 1t as
iolioWs: | soaked ~ tablespoonfuls
IA one pint of cold water for half an
hoar' then strained OF the LIQUID and
mixed IL teaspoonfuls of this strained
Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls
Vi rlch milk, put in a pinch of salt
ana a little sugar, warmed it and gave
IL 70 baby every two hours.
IN this simple, easy way I saved
oaoys life and have built her IN 10 4
strong healthy child, rosy and laugh.
ing The food must certainly be ner.
Iect 10 nave such wonderful effect as
TINS. ! can truthfully say / think it
Is the best food in the world to raise
uehcate babies on. and is also a deli.
cious heaithful food for grown.ups as
we nave discovered In our family"
ufape'Nuts is equally valuable m
tne strong, healthy man or woman II
stands for the true theory of health
heres Reason. Read THE Road
to Weilvile." in pkgs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
REALLY NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
witty lrishman Easily Answered
Bothersome Questions.

There were two Irlshmen who re.
Gently came over to seek employment
IN America. Pat secured a position,
but because OF some misunderstanding
between his employer and himself he
was 10 be discharged on the following
Monday If he could not answer three
questions.
rat came home with heavy heart
that night, and told his twin brother
Mike the questions, which were: How
much does the moon weigh? How
many stars are there? What am /
thinking about? AS the brothers
looked very much alike, Mike said
that he would go in Pats place and
answer the three questions. for he
considered himself brighter than Pat.
AS soon as Mike entered the office
Monday morning his brothers EN-
ployer said, Pat, are you ready for
the questions?"
Yes. sir" said Mike.
Very well. how much does the
moon weight" Hundred pounds
How dye know? There's four
quarters
How many stars are there?" "A
million"
How dye know" Go count EN-" |
what am thinking about?"
You're thinkin' that I'm Pat. but I'm
not, I'm Nike
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Big Packing Plant Burned.

Kansas City Fire of unknown ort
gin started in the canning department
on the second floor of one of the twin
nam buildings of the $4,000 600 mack.
ing plant OF Nelson Morris & Co. near
.he kaw river in Kansas CITY. Kan
Monday night, threatened destrnctior
u the entire plant and caused : loss
estimated at S750.000 before II was
con1roiied' All efforts to save the
east main building, in which the fire
started and the box factory. was
abandoned within half hour after
the flames were discovered
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
HOME RECIPE FOR COLDS.
viii Break Up a Cold In "a Hours or
Cure Any Cough That Is Durable.

Mix half pint of good whisky with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated oil of pine.
The bottle is to be well shaken each
time and used in doses of a teaspoon.
full to a tablespoonful every four
hours. The Concentrated oil of pine
comes in one-half ounce walls packed
securely in tin screw top cases which
are intended to protect it from light and
retain all the original ozone. 1t is a
product of the laboratories of the
Globe Pharmaceutical Co., of Dayton,
Ohio, and is guaranteed under the Ma.
tional Pure Food and Drug Act Don't
use bulk oil of pine or limitations of
Concentrated, They are insoluble and
work havoc to the kidneys. Any drug
gist has the Concentrated oil of pine.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
COMPLAINTS MANY AND VARIED.
Complete Harmony Had to Obtain
In Organizations.

"All clubs" said the secretary. keen
complaint books, and some of the com.
plants set down in them are funny.
In our book yesterday a member COM
planned that the hot water was al
ways cold, and moreover, there never
was any
"A novelist last week had the nerve
TO complain that his last new novel
hadn't been added to the club library.
Young swells sometimes complajn
about the club wines and cigarettes
and cigars in order to introduce brands
that they are touting for on the sly.
Sometimes anonymous scandal soils
the complaint books pages. Thus, last
year, appeared this entry about a very
popular member:
Maj Hawkins is flirting with too
many of our wives. By the way. he
still owes that tenner-he knows to
whom"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Congressman Attacks Custom Of Heir.
esses Marrying Titles.

Washington,-ln the house on
Tuesday, representative McGavin
Clll) attacked the custom of Ameri,
can heiresses marrying European
aoolemen. Declaring that he had no
particular person in view. he asserted
mat women are sacrificing their
souls and their honor on the altar of
snobbery and vice" He asserted that
almost every day is a bargain day in
New York, where you can buv any.
lhlng from a yard of ribbon to a
pound of flesh"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Oil Tank Struck by Liqhtnlno.

San Luis, Obispo, Cal,-The fire
which was started Monday afternoon
IN an oil tank belonging to the Union
OH company at Port Huron by a
stroke of lightning, consumed, with
their contents, the tank which was
itrst set on fire and three others be.
longing to the Standard Oil company.
no other damage was done, although
u was thought at one time that moth.
ng could save the Marie hotel the
Fort Hartford wharf and several col.
tases belonging to workmen around
the oil tanks. '''''
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
settlers Not Tied to Aomestesds Until
Water is Turned Into Canals.

Washington, d. C.-The senate on
tuesday passed Senator Heyburn's
bill granting leave of absence to set
tlers on government irrigation pro.
iects who have made substantial i'm
proYements in their land but are un.
able to get water for irrigation, such
leave to last until water is turned into
nam canals. The senate also passed
Heyburn's bill appropriating s25, 900 to
fesurvey the Washington-ldaho boun.
dairy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
LIKE STORY FROM
THE DARK ACES
An Inmate of Illinois Reformatory
Tortured to Death by Inhuman
Prison Officials.
After Being Chained Up for Hours,
and Given the Cold Water Cure,
the Unfortunate Victim is Left
on Concrete Floor With
Back Broken.

Pontiac, IIl.-Members Of the board
of managers of the Illinois reforma
tory In this city on Tuesday heard
stories from the lips Of officers of the
institution themselves of brutality
and torture inflicted upon william
Hamlln, an inmate, whose death and
the conflicting explanations thereof
have raised storm of criticism.
Admissions were wrung from Of
fcers OF the institution that Young
Hamlin was chained to the bars of
the solitary" his wrists held by
handouts to a point even with the
top of his head for twenty-five hours
the first day of his punishment, and
for sixteen hours the second day.
On the third evening when he was
up, his endurance gave out after five
hours, and after he revived from a
faint, he either tried to commit sui
eide or escape. Being chained up
again, he climbed up the bars of his
cell, probably while in a deirium
He tainted the first day of his tor
ture and the third night, and for long
periods during these fainting spells
ne hung by his wrists suspended from
a bar of his cell, the legs too limp to
support his weight.
The cold water cure" was applied,
quart after quart of ice water being
thrown over him to make him quit |
3hamming," and once it was poured |
Town his throat until he choked. After
ne was injured he was left lying on
he concrete floor of the solitary"
With only a blanket under him and
mother over him, his back broken in
lTee places and his body paralyzed,
III but the arms, for twelve hours be-
ore the reformatory physician was
allied.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Neatly Put.

Homer Folks, the secretary of the
State Charity Aid society of New
York, referred in a recent address to
the awkwardness that charity work
ers feel in making public appeals for
funds.
And few charity workers." Mr.
Folks added, "can carry off that awk.
wardness with the neatness of the CO
ored preacher who reminded his con-
gregation that
'Brudren. All KANT preach hyah
an board in heb'n.'"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Cost of Forest Service.

Washington.-Chief Forester clifford
Pinchot, who has been before the
house committee on agriculture fo,
several days, explaining estimates
made by his bureau for REQUIRED an.
preparations for the coming fiscal
year, has furnished the followine
statement of receipts and expendi.
lures OF the forest service for the cur.
rent year. Receipts from grazing fees
1854 900; from timber sales. s603 900.
otai $1,467,000. Total expenditures
u forest service for 1907. $3.50 600
expenditures over receipts, $6S, 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement Of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability 10 hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the dav,
and 10 get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
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1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swainp-Root IS pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and bool; that tells all about it.
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-01
Door for Spec IaI Purposs.

Many old houses in Holland have a
special door which is never opened
save on special occasions when there
Is marriage or death in the family.
The bride and bridegroom enter by
this door; and It is then nailed or
barred up until a death occurs, when
II is opened and the body is removed
BY this exit.