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The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
DETRO|TERS DID
NOT SCORE HIGH

Detroit's pink knights al the Pitts
burg bowling tournament did not make
as good showing as had been hoped
In the fve.men events. The Valpeys.
composed Of Menninger, Sr. Dross-
man. Trent. Meyers and Gebhard were
the only ones 10 have chance for
landing in the big money, their SEQ. =
OF 26S2 being sixth Jest at the pres
ent time Double century scores were
rare. Schmidt being high for one game
with pa and Maurice Hotchkiss for
three games with ls9 average.
The team scores were as follows:
=. j. Schmidt Co. 2,625; Loyal Guard,
2.5SS: Pontchartrain. $50: Cadillac.
2.54S: Frishs Tigers, 2,547; Wayne,
2.537: Peninsular Stove Co. 2,459;
Henry the Halter. 2,453; Woodwards.
2.436: Herculeans. 2.4l3: Printers, p
1872; Schmidtke, 1927 Goddard, Sag
NAV, 2.515
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

81. San ANTONIO. Tex. March 8. 1909
unless ali surface indications -arS
desined TO 20 wrong. Detroits Tigers
have cemented an alliance with the
populace and civic authorities OF San
Antonio. Texas, which is likely TO be
one OF lasting permanence and OK.
tremely beneficial results.
Safe to say that never yet. has a
baseball club been so welcomed 20
"a strange stamping ground as has
been the case with the Tigers in this
historic old metropolis OF Southern
Texas. As the bunch disembarked
from the good ship Gramatan which
had brought them all the way from
their home city, strains OF music from
the San Antonio military band rent the
air. The melody-nothing but Mich
igan, My Michigan" How they ever
5oot II was a mystery not divulged by
the effulgent band master. Their
handsome leather travelling bags
swinging jauntily and Hughie himself
lfhding on the Tiger ayalcade passed
trough the train shed into the hand
fbne new station where a numerous
nod OF citizens headed by John b.
Arlington. secretary OF the San An
&1nio Business Mems club, rendered
~ formal welcome and the keys to the
|tity.
All of the bunch with the exception
'of Captain Schaefer. who honked gaily
away In an auto. then embarked in
two seagoing street cars and paradef
the streets. which We're brightly
lighted up for the occasion, A devious
route was pursued TO the Menger
hotel. where libations were poured
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
fastest Splinter Of nodun
Times Tells How To Start
BY ARTHUR DUFFY.


I'm sprint running he hardest point To
master is the start More practice
should be placed ON this function
than any part OF sprinting. | have
been competition az the h. a. y.
meets In the past for many years,
and he success i'm the 40-yard dash
lis principally in the ability to get
away | presume you aie practic-
ing ON boards: ii not. you want TO
begin TO do SO al once,
I'm starting. the forward foot or LEFT
foot should be five inches from the
line The back or right foot should
be about Is inches from the line. The
correct distance of the back foot can
bee properly Judged by placing the
knee OF the right leg at the instep ~
the left foot
After the positions OF the feet are
ascertained then the hands should he
placed ON the line This is the frs,
position
In the second position or set" the
body is raised from of ,he knees.
with the weight OF the body throw u
on the forward leg and hands. In
this position the body should DC
swung over the line just as far as the
center OF equilibrium will allow
The body should be held IN this pc.
sition until the report OF the pistol.
Al the sound of The pistol the back
leg is swung straight forward as the
hands push the body away from The
ioor and are thrown horizontaliy
across the body
NOT only should YOU practice these
positions on the track, but it Is Well
10 get into the positions on arisine
IN the morning ana on retiring az
night
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
ELbERFELO MAY
CAPTAIN YANKEES

MACON, Ga, March S.-Manag. r
Stallings is said TO have selected KID
Elberfeld for captain OF the Yankees.
Stalings was out on his plantation
when this rumor came TO life. with
Chase and Engel and could not he
reached 10 verify a very well authen-
ticated report 10 this effect. emanat-
ing from a personal friend OF his in
Macon. to whom he confided his In
tenuon.
The team was not at all surprised.
for Ii. had been gossiped ever since
the Kids arrival that Stallings had
slated him for this important posi-
tion on account OF his knowledge o.,
the game. Choice lay among Keller,
Chase and Elberfeld The veteran
right fielder has always stunned re-
sponsibility OF this sort and may have
declined the honor
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
SPORTING DETROIT TIMES
MefcherS Eccentric Garh
For Press Agent Purposes

taking up all the room In the papers
and Willus was hard up for an idea.
lie wanted ketchel here aud he
wanted every body 10 know when he
landed I/He Wired ketchel TO jump on
"A tram and come here. Immediately,
without even changing his clothes.
ketchel was mp i'm Grand Rapids
breaking records in the snow with his
big touring car The champion re.
ceiyed the wire. drove his machine
into Chicago and then jumped into
the Twentieth century Limited. arriv-
ing here with his old sautomobile ul-
ster, his cowboy boots, baDdana
handkerchief aud a dirty old golf cap.
Can YOU beat that for makeup?
Willus rushed his man around To
the newspaper offices and a few hours
later every paper in town had biz
picture and chunk of news about
the cowboy champion arriving in his
prairie clothes
That's press agent work. some. Ell?
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
bUFFAlOS EASY
FOR YIN. CA. FIVE

Scoring was light in the game which
Detroit Y. VI. c. A. won from Buffalo
Central Y NJ. c. A. Monday night in
the new gym. The locals always had
the lead and played defensive game
in the second half. the final score be-
ing Is 10 IL. Refill. one of the Bur
falo guards made two of the longest
passes 10 the basket that were ever
seen on a local floor Branston OF
the "" team was of in his foul-shoot-
ing. only making the basket four times
in IL tries.
In the first preliminary the Frank
Inns beat the Army Y by 80 To 9.
There was plenty of excitement in
the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co Es-
sex Fusiliers. the tool-makers having
the score l6 to 0 In the first haig,
but having to do their utmost TO win
BY final score OF u To IS. Dick
Harfst refereed all three games.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
WORLD'S RECORD
BY CHI. b0WLERS

PITTSBURG. March SIN rolling a
total OF 1862 pins In their three
games at the national tournament. the
Iipman bowling five OF Chicago set a
new record for national tournament
bowling. They are practically con-
ceded the title for this year. Frank
Bartsch. the captain, was i'll and tried
TO get out OF rolling. but ran up a to-
tai Of 6yl pins
The Detroit delegation is not making
any effort to get the 1910 tournament
although the bowlers from the City OF
StTaits express desire TO get the big
meet in 1911
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
|TIGERS' FIRST WORKOUT
DUE AT SAN ANTOINE CAMP

I The crowd simply packed The rotunda
! They say that r. "a. Hartman hard \
created a ilutter~Mhen here, compared
with the Whooperino that greeted Tho
| Tigers.
JUST why ali this Is The case is q
matter tlat everybody has been theOr
lizing over ever since. However Nor
4 ris Block president OF the san An
tonic club. is some pretty fairly cue
sort OF advertiser lie has some
games scheduled with the Tigers
/ When he took SO effective a manner
as that 20 welcome the big leaguers
he may nave had ulterior purposes In
view In the way OF shekels az the gate
Al any rate. he seems 10 be an indiyid
ual who is abreast of whatever is go
ing on Mayhap this sordid view OF
the case Is not c0rrect-if not all the
better.
But one feature Of prominence was
missing from the Tiger welcome That
was the absence OF G. Mullin.
Where is Portly Pr This remark was
heard frequently among the Tiges and
resulted in inquiry which disclosed
the fact that Muffin hadn't been seen
since he asked for his key al the
Office about $50 and retired, leaving
seven o'clock call. George is keep
ing the hours OF the birdie down here
AT any rate, he did so the first night
when there was chance for his move
ments 10 be checked up.
Red Killifer Stanage. Speer aud
Ralph Works were all on deck. how
ever. Hotel accommodation seemed
very much to the o. n All reports
a. ~ ok u "a
though last evening was admittedly
25 degrees cooler than anything on
record for the winter.
This morning Hughie Jennings let
the Tiges rest 10 their hearts con
tent, getting over the travail OF the
journey. This afternoon they are to
have their first workout.
The first duty of the morning was
facial hair cut all round. the only
shaver Of the past three days having
been I'll. Jennings who got his during
a five minute stop in northern Texas.
That's good, Check the bet: :"
twenty-five cents more than you: :"
Il pass" and similar expressions will
be heard no more for a while. Jen-
nings has ordered that early retiring
be the rule for a time with no excep-
tons.
b. Jones and S. Crawford are ever
seeking some secluded spot, there 70
discuss learnedly peculiar character
istics or various popular makes OF
autos. How Bumpus butts in as a
mechanical expert is not explained.
Prominent absentees from various
games OF chance during the tour wei
Messrs Jennings. Crawford. O'Leary
and Summers.
Big Lacquer Bush got back some Of
the coin that fell TO the lot OF Recruit
Beckendorf in the early Tits.
Familiar southland signs were all
noted along the line. House flies,
frogs, dark.es. cotton fields and finally
cactus. the last an entirely new phen-
omenon for the Tigers. were eneoun'
tered In due order.
a couple OF railroad men who are
In attendance are planning 10 take
the entire party to Laredo Mexico. for
bull fight some Sunday
Dayy Jones and Moriarty are team
mates for the second time, having
been associated together on the Chr
cage Cubs In 1904
The good ship Gramatan can take
il easy while now in the yards. This
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

money and got as far as Buffalo when
his funds ran out Hartley then rode
on the bumpers and arrived az he
garden An hour before the race start
ed. covered with dirt and his face NJ.
washed
When his partner, Anthony Hs-
gins saw him he refused 10 enter the
race. After Hartley had been induced
to wash his face. partner was Sc
cured for him in the person OF T. j.
Christie, a strapping young fellow
who had bought a swell bath robe
and other utensils for the race Every
now and then Christie would leave the
track and let poor old Hartley do the
work
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
BAN TAMS FIGHT
At WINDSOR A. c.

Tommy SculR. Of Escanaha. Is
matched 10 meet Earl Dennmg, ot
Chicago, protege OF Harry Gilmore,
az the Windsor A. {. show "Wednesday
evening rhe former has fought here
previously while the latter is known
only by his record. Fred Hicks meets
John SimpsOn, a Fort Wayne soldier
I'm one preliminary while Al Courey
and Billy Taylor furnish the other
bout
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
VETERAN REPORTER
DIES UNIDENTIFIED

CHICAGO. March Word reach
I'd Chicago Yesterday Of the death on
Dec ~ OF sam b Weems for years
identified with racing. both OF the
truttine and running tracks For
weeks friends are reported as having
sought the eld-time turf writer. he
having disappeared from his usua
haunts some time before Christmas.
AT he hOsuital IL was announced
that Weems had steadfastly refused
10 reveal his Identity and when NJ
died BE- was buried In an unmarked
grave
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
D. a. c. Midqets Are Sore.

There IL u pronounced feeling OF
soreness among the minor basketball
players of The -. \ {. over their fall
ure 10 secure a match with the Y VI.
l. team Tor "Wednesday evening The
latter team trimmed the Midgets In Q
close game recently ia which most ot
their points were made on fouls. ana
tne Midgets have been aching for re-
Neuge since As an inducements to "a
second game. they made the Offer 20
put the game on rs q preliminary IT,
he u a. c. Saplding game.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
JEFFRIES is BEST
EVER, SAYS SELBY

NEW YORK, March S--Norman
Selby. better known under his fight
ing sobriquet OF Xii Mccoy, returned
from Europe today on the Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria
There isn't a man living who can
whip Jeffries, be said when asked
what he thought Of Johnsons chances
in a fight with the big ex-champion
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
THE ETERNAL QUESTION
Ny ". o. NC EEHAN.

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ID 90 eve e m a cat
te a to n 20
When the Johnnles him purple
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No he on ne n no %
will do stun on the er
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lie W. Lead
he charge he ga
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Yes Jenries VIII do anything baf hight
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
ABOUT TRAINING TRIPS.

Ball players are not under salary.
nor are they under arbitrary control
during the training trip. They are
taken TO spring training camps az tho
expense OF the clubs with which they
are connected hut 50 far as they are
personally concerned they cannot be
asked 10 go in compliance with any
contractural obligations II the play.
or does NOT 90 10 training camp. ne
must report for the beginning of the
season ia condition 10 play.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
It saued Hla Ien.

All thought I'd lose my leg" writes
J \. Swenson, Watertown. Wis Ten
Years OF ecZema, mat 10 doctors couft
NOT cure. had AT last laid me up Then
Bucklen.s Arnica Salve cured 1t sound
and we'll lnfallible for Skin Erup-
tiDns. Eczema, salt Rheum Boils. Few
p Sores. Barns. sealas. cuts and piles
at r. z. Kinsei. Central Drug Co.
Gray & Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

NIP was universally pronounced The
most comfortable and pleasant or
record Jas .1s the train. came to a
iuli stop al san Antonio. Dayy Jones
and The architect of This mass of yer.
hiage bid nine hearts and made H..
thus deciding the five hundred cham
pionship of club Witch had been in
dispute since the opening evening.
joe Jackson and c. Ol.eary being
challengers
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
MOTOR BOAT SHOW
AGAIN NEXT YEAR

\, h Moulder. who managed the
motor boat show here last week states
that similar exhibition will be held
next year There was good attend
an"e and number OF sales, while the
prospects" evolved promise we'll Tor
the seasons business.
Davis. New YORK bautamweight
Is our with challenge 10 meet any
ll0-pOund boy in or about Detroit. lie
can be addressed al 2S7 Gratiot-aye.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
Maps or Yaps7

The cleveland team IS getting to
be an Aggregation Of hayseeds Young.
Flick Josh Clarke ana Mig Clarke
own and work iarms. and Lajoie IS
also entering that class
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
BY TAD.

BY TAD.
NEW YORK, March S-You have
"a hand IL 60 WilIus Britt
he gets away With IL.
here he was manager or Stanley
ketchel, champion middleweight OF
the world and ae was up against It ms
Tar as attracting attention figured. be-
cause Jim Jeffries was here Jen was
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
CMALL CPORTINC
~ TALK e@@=oS ~ WORLD

Chick Fraser has signed his contract
pnd Will join the Chicago Cubs at
once.
Connie Mack has taken - players
Il south with the Athletic squad 10 New
Orleans.
Sweeney defeated Huston, Of Ann Ar
y boz. ] 90 To- lit, at billiards AZ Swee-
ney's Monday,
- good baseball scout says Charley
White, Is the man who can seat
players as well as buy them.
/. III
Marry Anderson viii manage the Pere
n Marquette baseball team which re-
organized for the season Monday
q night.
Hnns Wagner was not In the Pittsburg
bunch that started Monday night for
West Baden. the big shortstOp not
having signed vet
TIM Jordan wasn't with the BrookIyns
1wfIEn they left for Jacksonville. ami
he'll have 90 pay his own fare south.
the Brooklyn owners say.
x some one say- Charley tomiskey once
f1rfd IN n -f+,r-e.--
<ral days TO get a Labor DAY date.
81 and tfen a. raiued on Labor day In
~ e4fitefa
1r<d T-uney o. covering the aolsgs of
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

PILES CURED IN TO - DAYS.
PAZO OISTM Ell is guaranteed TO -urs
any case OF Itching, Blind. Bleeding Or
Protruding Piles In 8 to Ia days OF
money refunded soc
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09
KUBIAK'S VICTIM
BEATS UP A PAIR

Depending almost entirely upon his
weight and strength. Ed Casey. the
former Nillanova college football star
who deserted the gridiron for the
fighting game. won from Jack Will
Jams in three rounds. and stopped
Jack Cooper in the third round. al the
Broadway Athletic club at Philadel-
phia
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

Job Printing done right. Times Print
ing Co, Is John n st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

LuakInE a itt AS manager cot lHr
White Sos ----4---4A- LaI.Ina ,f.s-sr... Il, q
the Affairs 30 the team WITH 5000 easy
grace mat SHOWS all Kinds uf. CON-
fideuce on his part and while Ia does
frtrt ffttrrft7 -rfvrfrr--r--
place even act tie fact that he -
DONG the managers WORT i- taken
- FFeet- -tAe-ii4-.gt4.-- l4-.-- = - 49,
upon fIfrr1--,-S.rs-ss- rrr1f. az ta, .arf..-
pondents with romiskey. i...r,. ~
California
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

Business-Iiks Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Priuting Co.. No
Is John r st. Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

one OF the New York dailies Fred
reported Tor practice about 20 pounds
over weight
10 has been decided by the registration
OF the Central \ 4 l. that tlt uIa.l-
bets OF t4e dishardrd Morgan -
Wright basketball team afr fr..
asents ana may sign again where
they wish
Terry Turner, the CIeNeIand .hnrt.t,u.
says that his arm, WIIDH f.f..i.. .-.f
MN all last season apreaIs goo b- tu
me snaps MOVE aud t'at lt r,p,rlr
To be able 10 WHip tH, Uai atfas-
the diamond Hsl we'll a- ,reI tlis
year.
ihe seCond division traWr In the Va
lioudl tcakur We're ans iui- o. NatT
tar number 90 players carried aft-4
May - limited Go u Tufs uouIu
have PAT more than 500 MON uu tre
market Tie best thcf. could E,t .u.t.
limit ~ - players
The Detroit times., 1909-03-09

9r<d T-uney o. covering the aoIsEs of
the Giants at Marlin Springs Tor
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

In spite of prompt and heroic work
by police and tiremen, a number OF
whom were seriously injured in trying
to effect rescues, ten persons were
sutfocated and burned to death in a
fire which destroyed a double tene.
ment house in New York city in which
thirty families, mostly of Italians,
were asleep. ...
Two mine workers were killed and
twelve badly burned by an explosion
of gas in No. IA colliery of the Erie
Coal company at Port Blanchard, Pa
Fire followed the explosion and sixty
miners were entombed back of the
fire for several hours. All, however,
were gotten out alive.
As result of March blizzard
which swept down unannounced the
Middle Atlantic seaboard from New
York to Norfolk was buried in an ava.
lanche of snow and swept by destruc.
tive winds.
Mrs. Herman Feikens and three
children were drowned while trying
to drive across the Vermillion river
near Parker, S. D., being swept from
q bridge by the food.
Four men were killed in the Dia
mond mine at Butte, Mont, through
the premature discharge of blast.
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
IN PENlTEnTIARY ACCOUNTS.
Convicted Bankers Discover Large
Discrepancy.

Convicted Bankers Discover Large
Discrepancy.
Pittsburg, March 1O.-Convicted
bankers now prisoners in the peni-
tentiary here have discovered an ap-
parent discrepancy of more than $780,
900 in the accounts of the penitentiary
and 1t is said that the amount may be
found to be even larger The board
of visitors of the Western penitentiary
some time since appointed Henry Rel
ber, formerly paying teller of the
Farmers Deposit National bank, now
an inmate of the penitentiary,, to
audit the books of the institution.
Finding an apparent discrepancy and
being unwilling to assume all respon-
sibility, Reiber secured the assis tance
of William Montgomery, for1rtk cash
ier of the Allegheny National: bank,
and J. B. F. Rinehart, former cashier
of the Farmers and Drcvers National
bank of Waynesburg, Pa, both CON
victs in the Western penitentary,
who are said to have agreed with. him
in his findings. Reports of the alleged
discrepancy was made to the board
of visitors, who are awaiting the re-
turn of Warden William johnson be-
fore making further investigation. 1t
is said to be probable that the alleged,
discrepancy may be accounted for by
bad bookkeeping.
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
MODIFIED BILL PREPARED
Will Take Place Of Census Measure
Vetoed by Roosevelt.

Washington, March 10.-Thc pas
sage of a new census bill during the
special session to take the place of
the measure vetoed by President
Roosevelt previous to his retirement
from office is confidently predicted.
Representative Crumpacker of In
diana, chairman of the census commit
tee of the last house and author OF
the Dill disapproved because it did not
provide for competitive examinations
for the temporary census clerks, pre-
pared the new measure He believes
it will not only meet with the ap-
proval of the special session of con-
gress, but will receive the signature
Of President Taft.
The plan for the selection of clerks
by noncompetitive examinations as
provided for in the vetoed bill has
been abandoned. Judge Crumpacker
has sought to apply the merit system
of selection, modified to meet the exi-
gencies of the census work.
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
THE DEATH RECORD.

E. ]. G.ucky) Baldwin is dead at
his home at Arcadia, CAL, after an Iii.
ness of several weeks. He was eighty
one years of age and was one of tn
best known breeders of racing horses
in the country.
Colonel Elijah e. Myers, widely
known throughout the United States
as an architect and the designer of a
number of state capitols and public
buildings, is dead at Detroit. Mich.
]. w. Blythe of Burlington, recog-
nized as state. leader of the Iowa
''standpatters," dropped dead near
Wapello, Ia, while on a hunting trip.
Judge Hosea Townsend, United
States judge for the Southern district
Of Indian Territory up to the time
Oklahoma became state, is dead.
w. H. Tllford. one Of the vice pres
idents Of the Standard Oil company,
is dead in New York city. III
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
EIGHT YEAR OLD YEGGMAN
cIeverIy unIocks Postoffice Boxes and
Secures Contents.

Montrose, Colo, March 10.-Robert
Oxford, an eight-year-old yeggman,
broke into number of the lock boxes
of the Montrose postoffice and secured
$1GS in cash and drafts and consid-
cradle amount of jewelry. The boy
opened the boxes, which are of the
combination lock pattern, by listening
to the click of the tumblers. He Sc
cured the larger portion of his plunder
from the boxes of the county treas
urer of Montrose county and the Rey-
nolds Jewelry company. He was ar
rested shortly after the theft was dis
covered Accompanied by the police
he returned to the postoffice and
opened number of other boxes to
illustrate his methods.
The Washburn leader., 1909-03-12
JUST ESCAPES
DEATH BLOW
Governments Case Against
Standard Oil.
RULING OF TRIAL JUDGE

Decides Prosecution Must Show That
Defendant Knowingly Accepted a
Secret Rate as Charged in the In.
dictment - District Attorney De.
clares He Can Produce the Desired
Evidence.
Chicago, March 10-The govern
ment's case in the retral of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana,
which so far has Jared unfortunately
in Judge Anderson's court, again mar
rowly escaped death blow Judge
Anderson, who is following the rulings
of the court of appeals with unvary-
ing fidelity, held that the government
must prove, as alleged in the indict
ment, that there was standard rate
for oil shipments between Whiting,
Ind, and East St. Louis, ILL.,. at the
time of the offenses with which the
defendant is charged and that the de.
fendant knowingly accepted lower
secret rate The court declared that
the government must convince him
that it would be able to prove this,
At the request of Assistant District
Attorney Wilkerson court unexpected-
ly adjourned to allow time for the
preparations of arguments to show that
the required evidence will be forth
coming.
Judge Anderson's ruling will, it is
said, compel the government to ask
for leave to amend the Indictment.
Although the government counsel did
not directly state that refusal to
allow this amendment to be made
would be death blow to the prosecu-
ton their admissions made this infer
ence obvious.