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The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
CROWD or 10000 PEOPLE PRE-.
DlcTEo FOR THE OCCASION
MccARTER sTILL RULES
STRONG FAVoRlTE OVER FIELD.

NEW YORK. May i3.--Real racing
begins today.
Not the sort that Is a necessary adj
junct TO the betting ring, but the kind
that makes you sit up and take notice
when the great sons aud daughters or
distinguished sires and matrons come
swinging down the broad stretches
head and head, fighting at every nod
with all the courage and grandness
that makes up the ideal thoroughbred.
To all intents and purposes Bel
mont park is place for Quarter-mile
dashes, for that Is all the public can
see OF The races. That Is why Bel
mont park is less popular than Sleeps
head or Gravesend. IL Will never gain
In popularity IL was built In that
contempt OF public opinion and public
comfort which has characterized the
promoters OF the course in other ven
lures IN which they have dealings
with the public.
Nevertheless the public has way
of forgetting these things and the at
traction OF great race makes one
forget many discomforts There viii
probably be 10000 people at Belmont
parry today. II is one OF the great oc-
casions OF the meeting and every one
interested in the sport gets out OF
town and TO the race course II circum-
stances will permit.
The big event is the Metropolitan
handicap.
II Restigouche will-only make up
his mind TO run his best race he Will
be u contender not to be despised.
He has a great flight OF speed. as was
evidenced when he tow-roped Jack A..
Kin at AQueduct one day. With nine
ty-seven pounds up he Is dangerous
horse. Supermans race at Jamaica
Was not impressive. From time
standpoint ne has no chance TO beat
McCarter unless he should improve
something like twenty-pounds.
Jack Akin. good and game, Will be-
travelling along some part OF the race.
but he has a big package 10 carry,
and Il Is doubtful II he can stand the
pace and get home in front with IT..
Baby Wolf did not race impressively
at Jamaica.
The others are not much above the
selling platter order.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
GLIDOEN TOURISTS
DODGE NEW JERSEY

Buffalo, Pittsburg. Philadelphia,
Albany and Boston will be the four
largest cities touched by the American
Automobile associations touring con.
test for the Glidden trophy this year
and they will be reached in the order
named. New York city will not be
entered and New Jersey soil will not
be touched during the tour The route
was changed so as To include Philadel-
phia and avoid New Jersey.
The reason for eliminating New
Jersey from the route OF this years
tour is the sandbagging motor law Of
the state. II was originally planned
10 run from Philadelphia 10 Atlantic
City and spend Sunday at that resgort.
II would have cost the contestants
about $l3- license fee for each car.
however for the two days and so the
state was avoided and instead OF get
ting a reasonable fee, like other states,
II will get nothing. It's principal re-
sort will likewise be minus several
thousand dollars that the tourists
would have spent there.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

Crawford's triple In the eighth
drove in two runs and was the
real feature of Detroit's defeat Of
the tailenders at Boston.
Washington lost smuggling
match to st. Louis, getting 10 hits
of Powell TO the Browns IS off
Smith. Ganley secured four hits
and Milan and Spencer were
right up with three each.
Owen and Altrock Of the Sox
were rIddIed for 10 bingIes by the
Athletics while Plank pitched his
first game Of the year for the only
victory scored by the eastern
clubs in thsir initial clash with
the west.
In the Detroit-5oston game no
less than II attempts were made
to steal, csrrisan and Schmidt
stopping three each.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
CMALL CPORTING

match With Tommy Burns because
the promoter wanted 10 give him
only $1,000 for his end. IL is good
betting that foxy Tommy suggest
Overall, of the Cubs. lost his first game
since last August 10 Philadelphia
yestereay
Chase, 1sO7h, trottsd a half on the
Boston speedway in minute Hat
setting record.
Dick McMshon has what looks 90 he
quite the best stable In the west at
tie Libertyville track.
The Battle Creek Southern Michigan
team IS now known as the "Criek-
cts. which isn't bad By good deal
intsrscholastic Saturday, which gives
Central an excellent chance for win
ming.
ID. A. c. neided badly but Utley's pitch
ing was too much for the Detroit
college team, and the club won, .
10 4.
scholastic record for the pole vault
by topping the bar at height OF
IL feet, n inch
mon
league club IS in second position IN
the outlaw organization. and will
soon open at home
Philadelphia Jack O'nrien has agreed
10 meet Jack Blackburn in the
Quaker city the latter part OF this
month. OBrien figures lie Will clean
up about. $4,000.
The Southern Michigan got under way
yesterday with fine weather and big
crowds Kalamazoo Flint. Saginaw
and Flint were the winners. though
all the losing teams but recumseh
battled hard. The Flint-Jackson
game went l2 innings
y physical department took place at
the association last evening. The
state champion basketball team re-
ceived fobs and sweaters. and Mont
I-EeH4eF y the e44-FetfHd gymnasium
stat. got handsome cup.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
ONLY AMERICANS
CAN ENTER THIS

The Sporting Editor is in posses
sion OF entry blanks for the try-outs
10 be held near New York during the
first week OF June. in which the
American committee will pick q swim
ming team for the Olympic games
They Will be furnished 10 any desir
ing TO make the trial. The events are
as follows:
One hundred meters.
Four hundred meters.
Fifteen hundred meters.
One hundred meters back stroke.
Two hundred meters breast stroke
High diving, from Ave and l0-meter
boards. Arm take-off.
Fancy diving: from one and three
meter spring boards
The committee will select from the
try-outs the men for the 200 meters
team race.
An Olympic diploma will be award
ed to first. second and third in each
event
An entrance fee OF $500 per man
Will be charged In each event and fee
must accompany entry.
Natural-born or fully naturalized
subjects or citizens OF country" or
of the sovereign state or which a
country" forms part. are alone eligi.
bic TO represent that country as com.
petitors In the Olympic games.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

THREE WESTERN CLUBS WIN:
TIGES COP. FOUR STRAIGHT

safely and DaVy Jones Was put IN TO
run for him. cieotte hit o'Leary in
the ribs. Davy Jones tore for third in
order 20 be on hand 10 score on an in
field out sno made the steal success
fully Mcintyre raised a fly 10 la.
porte and Jones tore across the pan
with the tying run. Sehsefer beat out
IN inhed tap and. with men on first
and third, Wahoo Sam Crawford
landed a knockout blow in shape OF a
triple 10 center that got away from the
numbering Laporte. O'leary and
sehaefer tearing across the pan with
the runs that won the game.
Siever let down a bi; in Boston 5
half but braced when danger was
imminent and the irrepressible Wag-
ner. though on third, didn't get q
chance 10 score again
Today Cy Young. the grsnddad OF all
the pitchers. Is due 10 try 10 stop the
Tiger rush. which now includes four
consecutive games. In all probability
ne will be opposed by young Eddie
Summers, Killian and Mullin will
probably be used for the other games
OF the Boston series. with Wild Bill
Donovan 10 open at New York.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
PUG|L|ST MAY
Die FROM BLOW

PEORIA, May (Bulletin.)-
Original Kid" Farmer, who was
Knocked out by Morgan. of lndianap-
oils, regained consciousness this
morning. but is stu! in very critical
condition
PEORIA H., May 13.-Jack Nor.
gan, of indianapolis, knocked out the
original Kid Farmer. OF Chicago, after
one minute Of fghting in the tenth
and last scheduled round OF their fight
before the Peoria Athletic club last
night. Farmer Is still unconscious
and near death In the hospital asa re-
suit of the blow delivered The doc
tors say that the chances are 10 TO
against him.
Farmer worked a wicked left In the
early rounds and had shade on the
first four sessions. but Morgan came
back strong and compelled Farmer to
hold on continually until the knock
out. A straight left to the Jaw turned
the trick for the Indianapolis man.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
Why Ar, All lsft-handsd
fH Either Bugs Or Players?

Why, does left-handed man take
naturally to BASEBALL" asked Geo
Wiltse. the Giants star slde-wheeler
Whenever you see southpaw the
chances are he plays baseball, and it's
q cinch he is a fan"
Wiltse is one Of family OF six
brothers. Three OF them-George
Lou and Harry--are left.handers. and
the others are ordinary mortals.
The three left-handers took to base
ball from the time they were old
enough to know what baseball was
while the others never even cared
TO look al game.
Harry pitched for awhile. until an
opportunity presented itself for him
to enter business. Louis is a pitcher
in the Eastern league and George is
with McGraw
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
Connie had Says Climate
Curses WaShinsion'S Bad Habit

Connie Mack believes that a
team representing either Wash
ington or Louis would have
TO be fully rs per cent stronger
than any other city in the
league 10 win the champion
ship.
The heat OF these cities In
summer takes all the life out
OF a player" said Mr.. Mack. Il
played with Washington when
youngster After a game !
would return home utterly fag-
ged out and unable TO eat any
supper. All night | would be
trying 10 get cool. The next
day IL would be the same thing
over again. Yes. ST. Louis won
four pennants in succession. but
Comiskey had a team at that
time which was probably 90
per cent stronger than any other
American Association club.
Perhaps Connie had this con-
dition in mind when he sent
Waddell 10 St. Louis. instead
OF 10 any other club In the
American League.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

Well, the battle is on. The west
has won first blood
Before the thousands OF eastern
baseball rooters the four western
clubs made their seasons debut yes
terday and. when the smoke and dust
had settled and all the returns were
In. three OF the western clubs had won
their battles and only Chicago had
fallen. Detroit, Cleveland and st
Louis had all won their games and the
honors of the initial class were with
the invaders.
BUT EVERY GAME WAS A FIGHT
ALL THE SAME.
In three OF them a hit at an appro
pirate stage would have changed the
verdict. Boston and Washington
were fighting as hard as their Victori
ous rivals and finishing spirits were
all that won for their western oppen'
snts.
All over Detroit a groan went up
when Eddie Sieyer's name appeared
on the blackboards as the selected
twirler for the Tigers The Detroit
rooters had completely lost confidence
In the once effective southpaw. whose
spring form reversal had been so
marked this year. They called 10 mind
his steady run or overwhelming defeat
and predicted q certain Boston vic
tory.
But for once the dope went wrong.
Slever pitched a very creditable
game and, though touched up with
considerable freedom, managed to- scat
ter the ten hits secured by Jim Nc
ouIre's proteaes. so that they were
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
ENGLISH RACE NOT
WON BY AMERICAN

LONDON, May 13-The race for
the the Chester cup. handicap OF 2,200
soyereigns for 3.year.olds and up,
nearly two miles and a quarter, was
run at Chester today and was won by
Lord Derby's- Glacis A. Stedall's
Wise Mason was second. F. Lynham's
Asticot was third. The betting was
i3 to . against Glacis. 100 to against
Wise Mason, and 4 to~1 against Asti-
cot. Thirteen horses ran.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
ABLE To
SEE ONLY CANS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S-Joe
Cans and Boer Unholz viii rest today,
both fighters being already in shape
for the 20.round bout In which they
will participate in at the Coliseum
Thursday night.
Cans has been at 1874 pounds for a
couple days and can easily reduce to
the 1873 pound mark called for In the
articles. while the Boer can always do
the weight without trouble.
The sporting public evidently
IN A4sat Gtt VIII be able to handle
the thickset lightweight as they have
Installed the champion a 10 l fayo-
rite, and Unholz money is scarce al
that.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

Belmens,s opening Is scheduled tor to-
day.
The $50, 900 Derby entries close sstur-
day.
The dam OF ArdeIie. 2i0414, IL I'm foal
10 Walter Direct. 2:05A
"The. Allen. once the king of the New
York pool rooms. is dead.
Billy Andrews has beaten 2iI6 Mt
Poughkeepsie with Blackjack.
Sam Mcyey, the colored heavyweisht,
who is in Paris making all kinds or
money In boxing. refused TO make
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
Herrera Boxes laxlly.

BOSTON. May l3.-Willie Fitzger-
aid. OF Brooklyn. won an easy victory
over Aurelio Herrera, Of California.
In their 12-round encounter az the
Armory Athletic club last night. Her.
rera boxed In his usual lazy fashion
OF blocking and keeping away. not put
ting up his hands half the time.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
THAT AND llHl CPORT AND
Co ON ! EN- s SP oFSf Nan
, By Fxuf Il. BruskeE

when a man draws the line on Sun
day baseball.
Il don't know that a winter OF idle
ness appeals TO me either, and yet a
fellow can't give any employer con-
scientious service and hold down a po-
sition II he isn't on the Job the year
through, with reasonable regularity"
We asked a question up above. Is It
answered?
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

Ran for ,Saever I'm eighth.
tThoney orff, hit by batted ball.
tBntted for ,Cicotte In ninth.
aPayne out. init by bsttsd ball.
67 o "
Detroit % u D y o o 3 o. q
boston % o o D o o o. 2
Three-bnse hft--Crnwford. Sacrifice
hits-Carrignp 2, Mcintyre. stolen
bnses-Lord. Cobb, Laporte, O.Leary,
Jones. Double play-Lord and In
glaub. Left on bases--Detroft q, Bos-
ton .. First bas~ ON bnIis--On Cfcotte
I. First base errors-Detroft 4.
struck out-By sievcr s, by Cfcotte L.
Hit by pitched baIi-By Cicotte I. Time
LIDO. Umpire--O'Lough him.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
KeteheIl Getting the Coin.

Stanley Ketchell received $4,000
for his battle with Jack C'TwinD
Sullivan last Saturday. The twin got
s2,560.2O, The total receipts amount
ed TO sl2,S01.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
BILLIARD PALACE
FOR JOHN Killing

Within a few days a deal will be
completed in Cincinnati, which will
give John King. the Cub catcher, the
finest billiard room and bowling alley
in the west
Billy Thompson OF the Brunswick
Balke-Collander Co.. is putting
through the business for King. He
intends TO install 80 tables and 10
alleys for the Chicago backstop, who
will make his home In Garry Herr
MAINS town after the 1908 season
closes
Jesse Burkett and Hugh Jennings
are IN much the same position this
spring with champion teams al the
wrong end of the standing. Burkett
lost several
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

X Why don't you 60 out and show this
run to some OF the big league man
<ersT somebody asked the former
Michigan star.
Well, why should To- was Utley's
<eply. I'm the first place, II would
oeen a financial sacrifice. In che sec.
md, Il 10 too difficult to get chance
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

productive Of only two runs. The 5os'
ton club, which leads of with four
minor league graduates in the batting
order. was pie for him. shortstop
Wagner being the only Bostonian who
located his curves with any degree Of
frequency. He struck out no less than
eight men and was the same e'e-re-
liable fielder OF his position that ne
has always been when winning.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
CA - n @ HI Z a.
s..,,tA. 1Ihs Kind yos Haze nsar bcucs
as, q &AZIHI r.

Reduced rates TO May Fsstlval.Ann
[Arbof via Michigan Central.
Tickets at rate OF 800 for round
trip on sale May 1916, limited for ro-
turn May u
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

"a THE years drift by. professional
"a ball for some reason or other
seems to be rapidly losing the college
Z boys who were once so prominent as
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Yestsrday'- Results.
New York :, PIttsburg 2
81. Louis 2. Brooklyn .. 49, =.
philadelphia 8, Chicago 2.
Cincinnati ;. Boston 4.
Todsy's Games.
\ Philadelphia rat Chicago.
New York lat Pittsbure.
y Brooklynlat 81. Louis
u Boston at Cincinnati W
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13
THE BiGGEAGuE'RAcEs Ant A>GLANcE
AMERICANA LEAGUE.

restsrdays RssuIss.
0o(roit 4. Boston z
-IIllodelphta q. CHICAGO 3. wv
I0voland Z. New York o.
q. Louis 6. washington 3. ~
09froit ~ Boston. ~
y Chicago at Philnkeiphia. n
Cleveland 40 New York :.
X ~ Louis az washington- Y
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

Eddie Cicotte, who in the winter
time runs a buffet in a down-riyer sub
urb OF Detroit and who gained his tirst
baseball fame as Detroit amateur.
twirled for Boston and had the Tigers
worried at all stages. His own single
tied the score at one run apiece in the
middle stages and Boston scored what
looked like the possible winning tally
in the seventh on hunts by Wagner
and Carrigan and two errors by
Schmidt
But were the champions down-heat-
ed? Not on your life.
The heavy guns opened up on CT.
cote In the eighth. Schmidt hit
The Detroit times., 1908-05-13

II was last trial for Siever. beyond
question. and his victory has unques
tionably prolonged his life on the club
If IL gives a right line on his returning
ability he will be invaluable for use
against Boston, Washington and Chit
cago. while the club has now four
other twirlers who may bear the brpnt
OF the burden against the clubs which
have always been difacult for Sieyer
10 beat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-08
poPULIsTs OPEN CAMPAIGN.
Dead Party VIII BE ResuTectcd To-
morrow.

Atlanta, Ca, July 8.-Those who
have forgotten that Thomas Il. Wat
son. of Georgia, is a candidate for the
presidency Of the United States, will
have their memory logged tomorrow,
when the populists Of this state will
be formally notified Of his nomination
and will deliver an address in which
he will sound the keynote of the peo-
pies party national campaign. Popu-
ering in Atlanta today and will be ad-
dressed tomorrow by several Of the
national leaders.
Among the distinguished pOpulists
who are here or are expected tomor-
row are J. w. Forrest, Of Albany, n.
Y, chairman Of the national execu-
tive committee; Hon. George A. Hon
necker and Hon. Joseph Keim, both OF
New Jersey; j. A. Parker, of Ken
lucky; j. II. Ferris, Of Illinois, and
DR.. r. II. Roomelin, Of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Watson will deliver two addresses
tomorrow, one on state and one on ma
tional issues. The national commit
tee will hold a meeting tomorrow
morning
Reduced rates have been given by
all the railroads and it is expected
that several thousand populists will
be here tomorrow, making this one of
the most important meetings of the
party during the campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-08
HUSBANDS DEATH
KILLS BRAVE WIFE
Arising from Sick Bed TO Nurse Him,
She Gives Up When Labor Is In
Vain

Arising from Sick Bed to Nurse Him,
She Gives Up When Labor Is I'm
Vain.
A few hours after the burial of her
husband, whom she had arisen from
sickbed to nurse, and whose funeral
she had come to Spokane to attend,
though she had but three weeks be-
fore given birth to twin boys, Mrs.
Louis Winker, her strength gone,
but conscious to the last, surrendered
at the end of her determined fight
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, pass
ing peacefully away at the Deacon
ess hospital, says the Spokesman
view.
The afternoon of the previous day,
the last time at which visitors could
be permitted to see her, realizing that
death was not far distant, she spoke
of her babies and turning to her
come from Republic, Wash, with her,
took from her fingers two rings, ask
ing Mrs. Johnson to keep one for each
of her boys.
When her husband was buried at
10 O'Clock Mrs. Kinker was fast ap,
preaching the end. At 1 o'clock DR..
e. S. Hutchins. who had attended
her, visited her and in response to
his efforts to cheer her up talked
freely, as freely as her enfeebled con-
dition would allow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-08
NEW SYSTEM FOR
LAND OFFICES
ALL RECORDS KEPT
IN MODERN METHOD
Department Has Simplified the Work
and All Old and Obsolete Methods
Have Been Dlscarded-New Blanks
Files Indexes and Other Parapher-
MALTA Necessary.

For the purpose Of simplifying the
system Of keeping the records, an en-
tirely new plan was introduced In all
district United States land offices and
in the general land office at Wash
ington on the first of this month, saya
the Portland Oregonian. Practically
all Of the record books heretofore In
use have been discarded while what
is known as a serial number book
and a card index have been substitute
ed.
In the serial book is kept a complete
record of every transaction relating
to a tract of public land from the time
1t has been filed on until final proof
has been made and patent issued.
Corresponding records will be kept
at the general land office at Wash
ington
Formerly this information was
recorded in several separate volumes,
each transaction regarding a tract of
land being designated by a number
corresponding with the order in
der the new system every step in the
progress of perfecting title to each
piece of public land will be recorded
under one serial number with a COM
plete indexing system in connection
All Papers Kept I'm Glasses.
Under the new system one set Of
numbers will be maintained at each
district land office for all classes OF
entries, purchases, locations, etc. The
initial celebration, application or 9TH
er paper required in any entry pur-
chase, selection or location will be
numbered at the time in the order in
which it is presented to the district
land office without regard to its sub
sequent allowance or rejection. All
intermediate or final papers required
Herewith will be given the same num-
Der as the original paper.
Another important change is the es-
tablishment Of an alphabetical index
OF all declarants. applications, entry
men, purchasers, selectors and loca-
lblSs MS luutA VIII Dt maintained
both at the district land office and
at the general land office and at the
general land office at Washington.
Still another change has been intro
duced by which an entirely new sys-
tenn is required of the registers and
receivers of the district land offices
In making reports
BY the change the entire system
has been revolutionized, involving
complete new outfit of blanks, files,
letter presses, stamping machines,
card indexes, binding apparatus, etc.
Because of this fact there prevails
a suspicion that a graft has been
worked by some one expert in the
interest of the manufacturers of such
paraphernalia. While the registers
and receivers. who are capable, will
not mind the annoyance resulting
from the complete change, II is be-
lieved the new system will be cum
bersome and not as satisfactory as the
old for permanent use.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-08

the work themselves organizing an
entirely new company.
The building of the proposed Boise
Butte railroad has been the dream Of
business men of Boise for long
time and though steps have been
made towards effecting Its start moth
ing has been accomplished except the
establishment Of a permanent survey
with the right-of-way into the city
of Boise.
The original survey of this line was
made about 15 years ago and the
party then instrumental for 1t, al
though without financial backing.
managed to run his lines and estab-
lish an available route some 200 miles
long. His death caused the deal to
fall through, but later the survey
work was again executed and a COM
pany formed to finance the road. This
deal never materialized, although the
citizens OF Boise raised considerable
money and offered the citizens right
of way into the heart of the business
district This right of way still re-
mains laid out and ruins from the city
up the Boise river canyon.
Should a new company purchase the
plats, etc, of the old survey, the
probabilities are that the citizens right
of way would also be turned over to
them on the condition that the line
enters Boise.
1t Is understood that there are
number Of the prominent business
men of the city backing the move
ment and that negotiations have been
opened with the eastern purchasers