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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

HE funniest thing | ever saw
! on baseball field" said Fred
died Payne ut a tanning bee at the
Hot Springs bathing camp. occurred
>------~w when l was play
FIGHT ing In the Eastern
MASKS ON. 's. Sone OF our
catchers was Steel
mau. who has been In and out OF the
big leagues several times, and who
has always been a right good back
stop. He won somehow the reputa-
ton OF being considerable OF a crao.
however. and most OF the umpires
came TO have II In for him. One OF
them In particular-Augie Moran
used to like Steelman about as much
as a bartender does a cash register.
They KEEP. grouching away at each
other all year on and on and came
together In one of the closing series
down at Baltimore. Tim Jordan was
hitting and Augie missed a strike.
"Steelman turned round and began
to call Augie all manner OF names.
Augie was right there with a come
back. Before anybody knew what was
passing, Steelman swung round his
catching mitt and landed one on
Angles ear. Then they clinched and
began the short-arm work.
The funny part OF 1t was that both
OF them still wore their masks and
protectors and II was virtually impos-
sible for either man to land blow
that would injure the other In the
least. They would bang away with
their fists at the wires and then shift
and whale a few into the pneumatic
cushions that covered their fronts
Finally they went to the ground and
IL looked as II Augie was trying TO
chew Steelman's ear, only. OF course.
be couldn't, being muzzled.
by that time all the players were
laughing too hard to pull them apart
and neither man seemed to have
enough sense to yank the mask of
the other. They might have been
scrapring yet IL Chief thinner, the
old Pittsburg backstop. who was UNI
piring the bases that day, hadn't final
ly come in and parted them.
Neither man had scratch except
on the hands. where they had whacked
them against the steel wires OF the
other fellows mask"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
win Summers Use
Slow Ball When the
Leauu0 Battle r. On?
BY PAUL 4. eRUskE.

24.-We introduced our new
pitcher retiring utility Mr. Robert LIN
coin had made
sixfute the famous nngertp ball
had obgngly handedup times Inc
party broke Mr. Lowe remarking that he had heard Oh sa
believed while Mr. Donovan soouned
and spake words OF wisdom
dandy IT'S got the best break OF
fellow 1t when the game
is and he is ptchidg?"
Of will his reputation with II last year.
right replied wirler OF them ALL but have
trouble with most pitchers
they apparently their slow ball in their games
line they forget they have IT,
Knian other exceptions
and here Is Mulln VINO mas as
ball in practice but whom never 81"
pitch II the
something that ball IL he
lot OF trouble for the
al their significant shake OF his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

FRESNO. Cal, March 24.--The
American car, which left Bakersfield
at o'clock this morning leading the
New York to Paris racers. passed
through this city. at 1:45 O'Clock this
afternoon. The car will proceed to
San Francisco through the San Joa.
Quin valley.
The Italian Zust broke down near
Kelton, ninety miles west of Ogden.
Considerable time VIII be lost before
the car can be repaired. A dispatch
from Rock Springs, wyo.. stated thai
the French De Dion had passed
through that place at noon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
Pete Listers Record
As a Baseball Tramp.
Five Clubs in Year

Big Pete Lister, first baseman
of the Toledo club, longs for a
quiet berth with one club for a
whole season. Here Is his tale
OF woe:
This makes the fifth team
have been within a little over q
year. and / want to stick here.
My wife don't like this jumping
around so much. A little over
twelve months ago I was with
Portland. They cold me to Bir-
mingham, and then I figured in
a deal with Nashville, playing
the season out there. Then /
went with Cleveland and now ]
am with Toledo That's going
some in a year. eh,"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
How Scranton Bill (ouyhin
det Ready for Infk0 Work
BY PAUL n. eRuskE.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. March
24.--During the closing days at
this training camp the Detroit
infield, in a frantic effort to get
some throwing practice, though
barred OF the diamond by the
orders of Barney Dreyfuss. pur-
Joined a trio OF worneut sacks
and laid out an extempore prop
osition In the outfeld on which
Rossman, Schaefer. O'Leary and
Coughlin proceeded TO do stunts
with one OF the catchers at
make-shift plate and Hughie
Jennings batting the ball. The
throwing practice turned out all
right, but the other portions OF
the drill produced some amazing
manifestations.
Hughie doesn't know how to
bat the ball lightly and 1t
bounded false on every hop. AZ
a result the men got TO lighting
II. rushing In every time they
deemed IL possible TO make a
capture. instead OF playing the
bounce as would have been the
case were the field In decent
shape.
or course, they got to joshlng
each other on their efforts to
corral the sphere and Bill
Coughlin finally drew a laugh
all round by taking his position
when II came his turn TO re-
ceive the ball. and squaring on
like prize fighter.
Either it'll get me this
round OF I'll get It." quoth the
doughty captain. but the ball
took hop, a skip and q jump
and cleared the "C2p'sI<head y
by an easy SIX feet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
LEATHAM SAYS
HIS MONEY is UP

George Leatham, local pugilist,
states that he has had 500 up since
Friday waiting for like wad OF money
TO be posted by hackers of Paul Lewis,
with whom he is matched ito fight
when q place and date have been ar
ranged. The Lewis people have ac-
cused Leatham OF being backward
about coming forward with the green
backs and he Is righteously indignant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
eHAF AND HFHHI cPoRf AND
\IOMMENT Of OPORTSMAN
By Milton Palmer

his man down and then he goes back
to the old style.
That surely gives some hope FOL
Gotch.
We saw q demonstration of the rel
t-oit when Fred Beeli wrestled Witt
mer O couple OF years ago. The big
German wore Beell down by weight
and strength as long as the wrestling
was at his favorite style. but was ar
easy victim at catch-as-catch-can.
1T soundsl Ike an echo from the
musty past 10 hear that Oar
|OLeary. who was merrily jogging
round the rings In long distance
walking mat ches -
when most OF us GOOD PEDs
were trying to NEVER DIE
learn to smoke on STOP.
cfgarettes--and go
ing home very white. Is out with 9
challenge to Edward Payson Weston
Daniel has formed a walking club In
Boston which shuffles the dust out 10
Lowell and back every fine day and
he longs to pull on match with
the other elderly gentleman.
Accidents sometimes make players.
Joe Birmingham, who has been scin.
tillating In the Cleveland outfeld, is
now browsing around back OF the
plate In practice. Some time ago he
hurt his leg and now the critics say
that he Is showing new and impress.
sIve form behind the bat as catcher.
They are getting extravagant in
Chicago since the Cubs won the
worlds series last fall A new seat
ing arrangement has been made at
the West Side park and bugs with
class IA voices will be allowed to
give up $50 to sing in the front row
OF boxes and the 75-cent section has
been extended
All loyal Chicago rooters gave three
staccato cheers the other when
IT was announced that the injury
which had been about to put Frank
Chance into the discard was only a
bruise due to limiting shoes. Frank
has a new patron the club--and all
is well
II remained for Catcher Philben. &C.
quired by Atlanta, to invent new
reason for holding out You notice
that they all disclaim sordid financial
reasons these days. He says It's too
hot to play there and he wants to be
transferred TO some place where the
cool breezes blow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

BAY MINETTE. Ala. March "a
me White Sox are marooned near
fhle town tonight With small chance
Tx getting away fcr AZ least twenty.
|6ur hours after 4 nixft and day or
ktrflls that seldom coli 10 the lot or a
t6neball club. Narrowly escaping
wreck last night. caused by wash
nut Oh the railway. In which a freight
<<foin OF twenty cars was sent into
ne ditch. the Sox are stalled here and
etnnot move
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
Sporting Note5

wyandetss indoor ball team wants
games rnursdsy and saturday night.
willie Hoppe ran up 400 points 10 o.
Tor Jake schaefer In the 1872 match
sloct<r defeated Hawkins IN the city
championship billiard tourney Mon
Delta baseball team wants games In or
outside the city. G. III. Davenport.
" Lysander.st.; Is manager.
Danny shay, Of the Giants. has become
an outlaw, joining the stockton club
of the California state league.
The American rowing crew for the
Olympic events witt be cnuEen a. IN
diyidusis and Nthen trained together.
Pitcher Hogg, OF the Yankees, says he
II willing TO go against any Of the
teams In the American league except
the Napoleons. They lace his shoots
TO the fence
Demsress, wright and Conknn are. tied
for the national amateur billiard
championship In the match at Chi
caso. and Will play or today and
Wednesday.
In honor of the visit OF the Prince Of
wales 70 Canada, the Montreal
Jockey club will add steepiechase
stake TO their Hat named the Primes
Of Wales stake.
had weather kept the opening day at
tendance down TO the regulars"
Sugar Pine ~ 100 TO 4 was the
! bookies' friend in the opener. Bell
wethe- won The handicap.
Thomas a. Hueston, who f. soon 20
play Jerome keoush, ot Bufralo. for
the pool championship says that
Catcher Johnny King r. one OF the
best pool players IN the land. but too
nervous In championship play.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
TEFFRIES PLANS
MIDDLEWEIGHT GO

Los ANGELES. Cal, March a.
onb>3 T. Jeffries Is endeavoring to
f1rnxe q match between Bill Papke
od stanley Ketchell for the middle
o1Ght ampionship. Jeffriea Is go
M 70 pull on some good bouts at &
<8l clubhouse over which he will
eon1de during fleet" week.
The building VIII be an immense
,estaeon shaped amphitheater with ac-
Recommendations for seating 5000 per-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
BASKETBALL CHAMPS
TO MEET SATURDAY

Hard practice is oeing taken by
the Detroit and Y. nj. c. A. teams
which are to contest for the state
championship SATURDAY, evening in
Light Guard armory. While the "Y'
team was beaten In the A. A. ". COZ
test. II had chance to 60 up against
some of the fastest teams OF the west
and made fine showing against them
on an unfamiliar door. showing tina.
II 10 right on edge.
The first Of series OF three games
between the Grinnell and FarranJ
teams for the championship OF the
Commercial league wills be played as .
preliminary to the big contest.
The 400 seats erected for the Tor
rey revival chorus will furnish fine
stand and seats in this will sell for
SC cents. Tickets viii be placed OIL
sale Wednesday morning at the
Spalding store on Woodward-ave.
PILES CURED IN TO ~ DAYs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
SPEAKING
o. ILL
WINDS!

Those who have been watching
Hackenschimdt in his practice bouts
shy that habit is too strong q thing
for the Russian Lion to break away
from. Trained to the Graeco-R Roman
game. he instinctively turns TO II In
his wrestling whenever he has hard
proposition. He tries the catch-as-
catch-can until he really wants TO put
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
nth THE @ IN THE
w TIGERS OOUTHLAND
BY Pail IL Braske

AT training camp. nor until the actual
American league season begins.
Last year the club struck Vicksburg,
Miss. with almost every one OF the
players fiat broke. Jennings promis-
ed TO make divvy on the
gate receipts Immediately after
the days combat scheduled
with the home club or the Cot
ton States league. For some reason
or other the crowd was miserably
small and more than half the people.
lured out to see the coming cham
pions. had come on passes.
AS result, when Jennings finished
figuring up, he was able to present
each man with exactly 35 cents, &C
companying the presentation with c
short address, advising against any
foolish expenditure of such a stagger-
Ing windfall OF wealth.
"A Nd just to think that that little
hook-nosed shrimp owns three
clubs In the National league, appoints
It's officers and runs It's business u
suit himself" So ~--------------->
liioauized one of TIGERS
the Tigers as he HAHPoON
gazed on the ei- DREYFuss.
nfsaHtive person of
Barney Dreyfuss, the Pittsburg mag
nate who had been seeing to 1t that
the Tigers had no real baseball prac-
tice at Hot Springs.
And Barney Is not an imposing gen.
tleman by any means. All the same
he Is generally credited in baseball
with having the best investment in
the land in the sporting way. The
Pirates have practically no opposition
in the way OF spectacular ATTRACTIONS
In their home city, pittsburg Is the
largest city by far In which there Is
but one baseball club. Pittsburg has
no racing worth mentioning. both run
ners and trotters being under the ban.
There is no nearby watering place
which diverts the attention OF its
sportsmen as locatloc for pleasant
afternoons sport. The ball game Is all
there is to see, and Il is SO centrally
located as to be withia ten minutes
walk Of the Office portion OF the city.
The Pittsburg club OF last year was
undoubtedly the highest-salaried az
gregation of ball players in the world.
Barney admitted to hughie Jennings
that he had paid his men in the close
neighborhood to $4,000 last year.
Fred Clarke, Hans Wagner, Tommy
Leach, Deacon Philippe and several
of the other members OF that old guard
OF Pirates, have been made wealthy
men by the little Hebrew who is now
realizing all too late that team Of
rich ball players is bad sort to de-
pend on. They are recurring on Barney
and he is facing a harder proposition
In the recruiting line each year.
But Barney has probably a more
complete line OF DOPE on the minor
league and college players OF the coun.
try than any rival manager. He fully
expects to ill Wagner's place before
another year Is out. Three men are
now being considered -all OF them tab
bed as possibilities Ia the dope book.
And when a player makes good for
Barney. there Is always a fat check
for the man who recommended him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
BAKER oUTPoINTs SUMMERS,
N ~ TAD.

NEW YORK. March 24.--Harry
Baker. OF California. outpointed John
ny Summers. OF England. last night.
In a six-round bout at the Grand Ath-
letic club.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
FIGHT
WITH
Masks ON.

COMEBODY mentioned Bill Duggle-
~ by, the big Philadelphia pitcher.
In a tanning bee at the training camp
the other day. and one OF the veteran
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

no Prevent the "trip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re-
moves the cause To get the genuine,
call for full name and look for sigma
ture OF K. w. GROVE. CSC.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

nNE feature of the horse racing
~ game that has hurt IL more
than anything else would be obviatei
IL all the tracks we're TO adopt the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

siever has left Detroit for Little
Rock 10 Join the Tigers Sam Craw-
ford will leave In few days. as his
wife Is much improved in health.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

THAT anti-racing bill iH New York.
while it Ii driving Keene and
other wealthy horsemen to threats OF
exile and racing abroad, Ia not with
~out It's funny aide
SPEAKING to othar localities.
Or I'LL washington. Bal
4 wINDss timore and Buffalo
t-tare figuring on
more racing and q better class Of
horses III the New York tracks are
closed or racing curtailed by the
stoppage OF betting.
We might even get some fourier
gcd horses. completely sound AZ
windsor now and then.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

PILES CURED IN TO 10 DAYs.
PAzO OINTMENT - guaranteed 20 cure
any case OF Itching. Blind. Bleeding or
Protruding Piles VA TO IL days or
money refunded Soc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

"A Nd just to think that that little
hook-nosed shrimp owns three
clubs In the National league. appoints
It's officers and runs ITS business "a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

THE Detroit baseball management
will presumably continue Its
policy this year OF turning over the
profits OF the exhibition games to the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24
MuTUELs
KNOCK THE
HANDBoOks.

There Will be no odds sent out " sno
roolrooms and handbook gamblers ON
these races.
BY the use OF the totaliser. no ODDS
can be figured until after the race -
run. All the money bet on the race
goes into q lump from which the clubs
percentage Is deducted. then the win.
ners get their proportionate share OF
the remaining 80 per cent. THIS
means that some figuring viii have TO
be done. The odds will be no good
coming to the poolrooms after the
races are run
The holder OF the IS ticket on q
winner Is likely to cash In about $isr
67--which would be rather hard Tor
the handbook men to handle IN ngur
Ing up the value Of four-bits paroii-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

turn out this spring round the south
ern circuit. A dollar just now repre-
sents as much real valuation as two
or three Of them later in the season,
for the boys are drawing no salaries
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

lizard luck has taught lesson 10
II Manager Clarke Griffith, OF the
New York Americans. Reports from
the south indicate that the old-timer
is not worrying so
Foxy GRlF much about his
PLANS FOR regular lineup this
SUBSTITUTES season a. about his
--------i substitutes. Every
year his team has gone to pieces Just
wheh 1t was going well.
Twice this has just nipped . PEN
nant away from him.
For this reason, Moriarity will be
kept out OF the regular lineup this
year to act az second man for nrst
and third bases. Ball will be under
study for secondbase and shortstop.
while Bell will be the outheld ready
relief Let the accidents GOMEZ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

Paris mutueI sys-
tenn, which will be
used exclusively by
the Louis Vile
4xs. ~..o~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

| IktlS expTesSeu Il
vearning desire to
fnd anyone who
could tell him
wherein lay Mr..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

tendance down TO the regulars.
Sugar Pine IT 100 TO 4 was ths
bookies' friend in the opener. Bell.
wethe- won the hapdicsp.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

players and the
latter will conss.
quently be much
interested In the
way the crowds
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

HE funniest thing ever saw
on baseball field" said Fred
died Payne at tanning bee at the
Hot Springs bathing camp, occurred
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-24

In honor of tho visit OF the Prince Of
Wales 70 Canada, the Montreal
Jockey club will add steepiechase
OF Wales stake
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-02
n GOVERNMENT eSl7WZHRg)N1 ROUNDS 1T ~
NgK22 TOR g<, NEW zzAZ<L INDY

tendants are well-to-do women who volunteer for
certain number OF days weeks toiling without any
payment Doctors always on hand, too, but only
to examine cases and record results The treatment is
not IN their hands They look with skeptica puzzled
wonder at the numbers who 80 away apparently
well after few days share in the very picturesque
deyotions of the place.
Comparatively few Americans go to Lourdes but there
within "a hours journey Of New York another miracle
working resort second only to the French shrine in point
Of popularity Is at the little Canadian village of
Beaupre on the left bank Of the St Lawrence river,
few miles below Quebec, rather It would be
rect to say that the village is at the church Of st Anne
de Beaupre for the shrine is the only for the
existence Of the village with its hafmle Of converts
Inns and shops.
All the year around people make special journeys there
but the great for the devotion Of the sick in mid
summer Follow the crowd into the great church few
rods away and no matter what your faith may be-
you cannot help being profoundly moved.
Then, when you make ready to 60 you notice near
the two huge stacks Of what look at first
like broken furniture and torn upholstery. You look
again. Each heap-hlgh enough to reach the ceiling
OF an ordinary house-is composed Of crutches canes
splnts and bandages left behind by those who
came suffering and went away cured In another part
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-02

!: : : : =. !. ! :
N@kS IN the lively between the French govern
threatened. II the government does forbid or
ganized plgrmages 10 Lourdes little provincial town
away up In the southwest OF the country at the
foot Of the Pyrenees mountains its action will be
ceved with chorus Of protest in all sorts Of keys De
vout lnyatds and their friends will lament in genuine
distress Hotekeepers and souvenir vendors who have
been making good living out Of the visits Of quarter
Of million pilgrims every year viii groan for reasons
Of their own And hardly railway in France in spite
Of having always made special roundtp tickets
10 the place Of cure viii fan to it's influence for
the continuance Of SO profitable custom
No wonderl AS many as 10000 pilgrims have gone to
Lourdes in a single August day. The crowds always
biggest In midsummer though. In fact there is
less travel to the shrine all the year round
The treatment al Iourdes is more through the spirit
than through the hesh-that is to say prayers
medicine nor surgery-are the main dependence though
the water Of spring In the Virgins Grotto is eagerly
quaed by invads and used for bathing suffering bodies
And the poor souls who there often in wreched
conditon many OF them have 70 be carried or helped
about By relatives or nurses good many Of the at
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-11-03
VOTING CONTEST
Two Upright Grand Pianos to be
 Given Away.
the Time is Very S1ort--Interest Being Manifested.

The Log Cabin Democrats grand grand popularity contest started off yesterday under favorable cir cumstances. Four contestants have been nominated and many more are expected in the next few days. Contestants are urged to get busy at once as the time is very short. Remember ycu are allowed one vote for each cent paid on subscrip- ton, but no votes will be given for less than one months subscription to the Daily Edition and three months to the Weekly Edition.
 This is without doubt the great est contest ever attempted by any country newspaper in the state. A little work on the part of some wo- man or girl may result in her win ming one of these grand prizes, and those who expect to enter should send their names to The Log Cab in Democrat at once. A nomin ation blank ts printed in this pa per which entities the contestant to 100 votes. The earlier the entry is made the better it will be for the contestant, as subscribers will be paying their subscriptions every day from now on, and many may desire to cast their votes at once. The pianos will be on display in a few days. They are excellent instruments and make prizes of which anyone might well be proud.
 Following is the standing of the contestants till noon today.
 Miss Mollie Livingston-.,...~~5oo
 Miss Mary Newbern-~.........-....-.Ioo
 Miss Woods Livingston.-.--Ioo