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The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
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We don't Ike to gossip, but we do
appreciate the esprit de corps displayed
by the boys comprising the athletic squad
at the Central High School. Rumor has
II that Dutch Menefee, Who was unable
to attend the recent high school cross
country run because Of an attack OF
pleurisy. had his porous plaster embroid-
cred and interlaced with his school colors.
The feathers that Joe Hunter. OF the
Analostan Gun Club, shot of the clay
pigeons at PinehUrst- y. c. on Monday.
during the trap-shooting events, VIII be
made into a sofa cushion which Mrs.
Hunter viii donate TO the EIks' bazaar.
promises 10 donate a high-power micro
scope. which viii be a necessary adjunct
to his wife's gift Joe's average was SO.
We positively refuse to advertise the
Elks' Mammoth Minstrels. billed to play
at Elks' Hall. February l. 2. and 3
Charlie Snyder. who managed the
Nationals in 1892, will alternate with VIII
Belts during the coming season in UNI
piring the Departmental League games.
We think that DR.. Wiley Is carrying
things too far when he issues an order
prohibiting the players on the Department
Of Agriculture team from using benzoate
Of soda in cleansing their baseball togs.
Merit Chance sounds the warning note
70 all departmental team managers; Get
ready"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
WILL GIVE EXHIBITION HERE.
Frank Marshall. Chess Champion, at
Local Club Tonight.

Following closely behind 1he appear
ance OF Capzblanca, the famous Cuban
chess expert. comes the announcement
that Frank Marshall. American cham-
pion, viii be in this city tonight and
give an exhibition at. the Washington
chess club. 6l4 Twelfth street
The game has become more prominent
here during the past season than ever
before. and with this announcement It
seems assured that hereafter chess viii
take a regular place in the routine OF
the city sports.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
WOODWORK TO RACE TRIO.
LEGAL Crack Meets Relay in One
mile skate.

Jack Woodwork. the local roller skater
crack. will roll one mile against a three
man relay at the Palace rink tomorrow
evening.
This is the FIST time that such feat
has been attempted in this city, and as
the trio selected are skaters Of repute,
Jack VIII have his hands fun 10 come on
winner.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
sunday-schooI League.
Commercial Duckpin League.
WESTERN MEETS FRIENDS.
Scholastic Teams In Good shape for
Game This Afternoon.

Friends Select School basketball team
will lineup against the Western High
FIVE this afternoon IN the formers gym.
Both Of the teams are IN fine fettle
and cue OF the best games Of the season
Is looked for. Reserves Of the Friends
School and the second team Of the Uni
versity School viii be the preliminary
attraction
The Ifne-vp.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Joe Coster. OF Brooklyn, and Young
O'Leary,' OF New York. two OF the best
bantam-~eights. Will come together in
q ten-round bout before the Knicker-
booker ~ c., OF Albany. tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
SIOSson Defeats Sutton.

New York. Jan 26-GeOrge slosson
took the 1Sf balkline billiard champion
ship away from George Sutton tonight
in Madison Square Garden Concert Hall.
The score was 500 20 32S and It was a
long drawn out game, poorly played. The
averages were very low for topnotcb ex-
perts. Sutton's being 5 4s-5s. and Slosson's
52-5S
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
PLEASE NOTE

That Mr- II. c. Newcomer,
formerly with the VI Lindsay
Rubber Company, Is now with
the New Rubber store, Ioea-
tiOR. 1000 II street, az Tenth
street. by name, THE WASH
INGTON RUBBER COMPANY.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
BY BILL BAILEY.

Just three more weeks and the Old
Gent with the Scythe viii be hanging
crepe on the door OF the Winter League.
Weather smacks OF baseball already
smell the scent Of freshly shelied peanuts?
We have It from a reliable source that
Oscar Hammerstein is in the race TO bring
the heavyweight championship back to
the white race. Most OF Oscars work has
been done ihsthe open. and his ability
for taking punishment is well known IN
Gotham newspaper circles
It now appears that Tom Longboat will
not train in Alexandra. They have
enough Indians in that town already.
We saw Doc Birch. of Tech, last
night and he still wore that same old
William Jennings Bryan hat. He says
that Tech has the football championship
already won and tucked away. Put some
sand on your tracks, DOC" You're slip
ping
Foolish Questions Overheard in Shoo-
tatEfEANt y a ~ NlAEaN0 q AANAA OiA 0NIhH ~
lay a soft-boiled egg. how long viii it take
a telephone pole to fat up on toothpicks?
Young Corbett has money. and is in
a town where he cannot gamble it away. -
says a dispatch from New Orleans. II
Young Corbett IS looking for a chance
with his bank roll We can furnish him
the addresses or SSs resorts in that city
where he can be accommodated, reports
10 the contrary Notwithstanding
Tom Sharkey discovered during the wet
weather that the soles Of his shoes were
woTn through A new set OF footwear
was oat of-the question, so he switched
70 walking on his hands This may give
g clew to the New Jersey slueths as to
the origin Of the mysterious prints In the
snow.
Our clever cartoonist got real angry
yesterday at the old familiar Sporting
sidelights" head, ard TO vent his spleen
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
WHAT HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETES ARE DOING
IN WORLD OF SPORTS
By HARRY NJ. DODD

Whitney never used 10 keep his hair
brUshed-nOw he leads the league n
geod looks.
A plaintiye cry from Business,
Dear Friend: Don't call me Reds n
your columns The girls up here know me
as Blondy.
CSignedJ GREER
Hill captain Of the Western High
School baseball team. has a big job on
his hands this season The Red and
White leader IS confronted with the pain
ful necessity OF getting team out Of a
very inexperienced squad Hill Is a ca
pable bail player ard his work as captain
VIII be watched with interest.
Get 10 work. ''Toots
Capt Hildreth. Of the Technical High
School basketball team. has not been
around lately. His feud with the faculty
at the Mckinley School must have been
quieted-
Techs baseball team has not as yet
begun work. Capt. Gray has gone over
the list OF candidates and says he viii
be ready TO start practicing IN the near
future
Herman. the yOungster who PLAYED
third for Central last year. is the goods.
according TO Coach Handiboe's way Of
thinking. The kid has the form. and with
a little more experience, shoald class
with the best IN the organization
Aged One-'T hear A5 Weicker Is again
q candidate for the Business baseball
team"
Even OIder-'Ts that so? Why, that
fellow played with Business when was
a boy
Hooks Taggart. slab artist for Central
last season. has joined the Laura Jean
Ldbbey class and pens epics and so forth
for subsistence
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
Young MOriarity Goe. to Lynchburx,

specal 10 The Washington Herald
LynchbUrg. Va. Jan 26.-Managsr Orth
has received a request from George Nor
iarity, Of the New York Americans. ask
ing that his eighteen-year-old brother
who IS an infelder, be given a trial By
Bynchburg. Orth has mailed q contract
TO the player
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

has given Us q new sky piece. As long
as lie is happy We are satisfied. He can
not make Us a bit angry
Dear Bill: Where did you get the ex-
preston sight in seeing?" Get hep. old
man. Any street ragtag viii tell you the
expression you wanted is sight unseen.
which really means something.
Please give me the address Of Mr.. Billy
Sixsmith Jimmy Murphy, ex-prize
fighter Does she give boxing lessons?
TT
Answer-Sixsmith can be reached care
Of the sporting editor Ct The Washing
ton Herald
Dear Bill: Kindly settle this bet a
bets on ali OF the out-of-town wrestlers
In the matches held at the Guard Armory
the other night with the understanding
that Young Parker was to compete. B
bet on the local grapplers- Best two out
Of three was TO win One was a draw,
a local won one, and the other match
billed did not come of. Who is the win
neT2 ". G.
Parker's failure to take part. calls the
bet of.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Hooks Taggart. slab artist for Central
last season. has joined the Laura Jean
Ldbbey class and pens epics and so forth
for subsistence
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

other Sports on Page Eleven.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Aged One-'T hear Ab Weicker IS again
q candidate for the Business baseball
team"
Even Older-'Ts that so? Why, that
fellow PLAYED with Business when Was
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

It now appears that Tom LOngboat will
not train in Alexandra. They have
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Our clever cartoonist got real angry
yesterday al the old familiar Sporting
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
GREER
Get 70 work. Toots.

Techs baseball team has not IS yet
begun work Capt Gray has gone over
the list OF candidates and says he viii
be ready TO start practicing IN the near
future
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Just three more weeks and the Old
Gent with the Scythe viii be hanging
crepe on the door Of the Winter League.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

Foolish Questions overheard in Shoo-
maker s)-If It takes hen six weeks to
lay a soft-boiled egg. how long viii it take
a telephone pole to fat up on toothpicks?
The Washington herald., 1909-01-27

A plaintiye cry from Business
Dear Friend: Don't call me Reds n
your columns. The girls Up here know me
as BlOndy.
tSignedj GREER
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

will be the third consecutive pennant
winning campaign of the Detroit Tig
ers, OF which he is SO famous as the
leader.
Hughie has finished his play spell
and. winding up his social season at
Ithaca. N. Y. and Cambridge, Mass,
Is now ready for work.
He has even consented 10 make a
prophecy aud that prophecy isn't bit
doubtful in tone.
"Of course. Detroit will win the pen
nant." he says-just like that.
He cut loose the statement first 10
his old comrades in the fraternity
house at Cornell. He told II again in
Boston. He Is willing To shed 1t TO
anyone who asks IT,
Hearken to Hughie:
I'VE are out to take our third
straight championship. and the world Q
series. as we'll. this year.
why, We were strong enough 10
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
D. u. S. ANNOUNCES
DATES OF MEETS

The management of the Detroit Uni
versity school announces the annual
interclass meet In the gymnasium on
the afternoon Of Monday, Feb. %. All
"U" men will be barred from these
competitions but the winners Of the
various events will all have an oppor-
tunity TO test the mettle OF the older
stars later on In the week when. on
Saturday afternoon. Feb. 81. the ID.
u. 8. team stacks up against NJ A. c.
This event Is attracting consider
able attention In sporting circles and
is the first important athletic meet to
be staged In Detroit this season.
Friday night the ID. U. S. basketball
team takes on the strong Ypsilanti
Normal team. The Chop Suey cadets
and the d. u. S. Reserves appear in
the preliminary.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
AUTO SHOW IS
HAPPY FAMILY

One feature, appealing with particu-
lar force TO the itinerant visitor at the
local automobile show Is the goodfel-
lowship which prevails on both the
floors OF the big Wayne pavilion. where
the event is In progress.
IT'S peculiar condition." comment
ed an eastern man at the show FRI
day. Everybody is everybody's else
good friend, among the exhibitors.
They use the good points OF their own
cars and not the vulnerable points OF
their rivals To cinch their deals.
Everybody is pulling for himself first.
but for the industry all the time"
The condition is doubtless due to
the fact that, in Detroit, the dealera
themselves conduct their own show. IL
IL turns out a success-and that con-
dition is always the case-each ex-
hibitor shares In the profits. Should IL
be failure. the exhibitors would have
to stand shoulder to shoulder and
bear the loss.
This spirit Of fraternity In the local
trade was still further emphasized
Thursday night when $50 exhibitors
and attaches OF the show, with num-
Der OF invited guests--over $50 In all
sat down and partook OF an elaborate
banquet at the Harmonic.
Job Printing done right. Times Prints
ing Co, Is John R~-st. Phone 14ss.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
TEN NEW CASS
CLUB MEMBERS

The Cass Baseball Club. Inc. held
one of its unique sessions at the Alt
Heidelberg. Thursday evening. nearly
80 sitting down 10 dinner. Al a short
business meeting preceding the discus
sion OF the eats the following were
elected TO membership: A. NJ. Fisher,
&. S. Vaughn. c. David Widman, Frank
Widman. c. +. McDiarmid, Fred Gal
ster. +. w. Dennis. Jack Bosquette, Da.
yid Jones and Henry Guthard.
President Elmer Smith presided ar
the session which followed the din
ner. and addresses were given by Sam
Thompson. David Jones. John Kelsey
Eugene Bresler, Charles Higgins, Mr.
Loud. OF Au Sable; Jake MaZer. John
c. Lodge, Tom Hudson and others, who
spoke once. The orator OF the even
irg, however. was Sammy Wick. who
coached by State Representative
Lodge, made no less than nine bril-
liant addresses.
Banjo and vocal numbers were inter
spersed with selections from a Mazel
photograph.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Grand Rapid. H. talking OF pulling OF
female Marathon.
O
Salaries of Manager Chance and Hans
Wagner are said to be $4,000 each.
According Co dispatches, Fred Merkle
didn't FORGET to take the train Tor
the south.
No more fsdie-' days In the National
league and no passes for players. eN-
cept to wives.
Wh,eImen bovlers took the Packards
into camp In an interesting match on
the club alleys.
otto scbmidtke, the local bowling
champion. Is again in the lead in the
present tourney. now drawing TO a
close.
Ty Cobb dropped In mt Atlanta the
other day and told his friends again
the Tigers are the greatest club in
the world.
Between May rs and Aug. 10. National
league teams can carry no more than
% men under reserve. Before and
after that. the list can include IS.
The California anti-gambIing hill which
wifi put racing out Of existence Will
be signed some time today by the
governor and becomes a Law In %
days.
Hone college trimmed the Detroit ".
NJ q A state basketball champions
az to Sc last night, In Hopes min
iaturs gymnasium which bears about
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
THIRD PENNANT? WHY, OF COURSE"
SAYS HUGHIE AS HE STARTS WORK

recruit from indianapolis TO be the
sensation OF the American league this
year.
Stanage, our new catcher, was the
star backstop OF the Eastern league
last season; | guess We can use him
Ell?
The Browns are claiming that they
Will do wonders, and the White SoN
and the Maps expect TO be very much
In the limelight. But watch the Tig
ers. They were a good bunch 10 fol
low for the past two seasons. This
summer they're going TO be faster
than ever.
Il told twice before that we would
win the pennant. didn't |? Well. you
can bank on us making good this
time, too"
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
M0SHER WINS IN
MICH. MARATHON

JACKSON. Feb. 19.-Jimmie Mosher
of Jackson. won the Marathon race
held here last night, running the dis
lance over an lS.lap track In 3:24.
All the prizes went TO Jackson run
ners. though Hart Of Detroit. led Till
the eighteenth mile, making the nv"
miles in "a minutes: the ten miles In
I1:10 and the Is miles in 1:47 He
collapsed completely when passed by
Mosher.
Wild Bill Donovan acted as starter
OF the race and a big crowd saw the
competition.
The winner Is accredited the cham
pion amateur Marathon runner OF
Michigan. according TO the terms OF
the event.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
CMALL CPORTING
-,,> OF THE 111OD
- TALK &s=@A ~ WORLD

the same relation to a regulation
basketball floor as the modern Kitten
enette does TO the place where moth
er used, to bake
o.
The Attell-Driscoil betting favors the
Briton as tonight's victor, at odds OF
10 to J. BY the way. what has Dris-
coll done that wouldn't nave been
easy for Atteil?
The National league has relieved "Hys-
terical" Harry Pulliam from the cares
OF the presidency. and has advised
him to take a rest In some quiet,
local-option locality.
o
before Jack Johnson left England for
Australia. he mortgaged himself IN
tors. being badly in debt. Asa re-
suit he will work for some time for
very small pay.
A movement IL In progress, fathered
by Frank Bowerman, the Boston
manager, to square up the Indebted
ness of Bob Leadley. the one-time
magnate. and permit him TO come
home from Mexico.
A. tipped OF on this page some weeks
ago. Manager StallinRs OF the New
York club. Is relying on Elberfeld to
play third base for team-neNt
year The sale OF Conroy TO Wash
/ington makes this obvious
The spsIdisR- were estertained yester-
day evening nv Manager Richard
Jackson. Jr. Of the local branch store
OF the firm. having dinner at the Eel
lowcraft club, and attending the
alter party at the Temple,
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
BLEAKLEY WILL TRY
TO MAKE I4o POUNDS

Clyde Bleakley is training hard in
the endeavor to reduce his poundage
to l40. at which figure he is booked to
defend his state wrestling title against
Fred Mitchell at Battle Creek Wednes-
day evening
In case Bleakley succeeds he will
challenge Swanson, now at Flint. to a
match for the light welterweight title,
held by the latter.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Brimful OF confidence, choice as
sortment OF "Wee-ahs" bubbling up In
his aesophagus. rested by his long
winter In which he has sedulously cnl-
tivated anything which would prevent
his worrying over baseball, Hughie
Jennings will on Saturday. formally
take up the work Of smashing an Am
erican league record by inaugurating
what all Detroit and Michigan believes
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
Y. M. /. TAKES FAST
GAME FROM GREYS

The Young Mems institute Ave de-
feated the Holy Redeemtr team at the
Solvay gym Thursday night. The
Greys outweighted the Y NJ |. about
20 pounds 10 the man and had every
advantage In the football tactics which
they employed. In spite of this, how
ever, the Institute lads played rings
around them at every position and
landed victory by the decisive score
OF Al 10 80
Hanrahan AT center for Y. NJ I. sue
ceeded In ringing up five field baskets
and IL fouls out of 49, Hardy and
Lyons also contributed TO the point
getting and Berg and Langlois played
their opponents TO standstill at
guard. REYNOLDS played a fast and
consistent game at forward
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

win two pennants with the same team,
and now we are stronger than ever
with Moriarty and Bush to add to the
infield. besides getting clever back
stop TO help out behind the bat. We
were too hard for the rest OF the
bunch last season and with these re-
Inducements we'll be a tougher prop
osition than ever. | can't see how
we can lose. Can you?
"Moriarty is grand ball player. a
hitter. base runner and everything
else, and think he will strengthen our
infield nearly 90 per cent And just
watch this youngster Bush. OLeary
is a fine infielder. but ! look for the
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
Old Cy Is Obviously
Panied Over Change

n deal by
with
which plainly that the
AN al a
follows:
will pitching ball
are OF
Had wind like the the
Cleveland pitched will like
a
o ability. If
Cleveland fight will
DENTON YOUNG"
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

WI EEL
| ,,,.o 81, 1t IS American habit OF exaggeraton
or
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Paul. beena
the" ENLARGED his 'P ar unit" i % % " latest " " appeal
he
the appended legend capitalization aud
punctuation verbatim:
Insanity n
be made not base called tie
Each score a takes out insanit
base appended that 2 bases
he must be sti at large as he gives his d
been known to
the fun OF reading the
which mail
Mr. Is
has made him
most eccentric cause
control when sharp.
ear apply
contract with good
Coming to is forced
adm considered from
baseball standpoint has been bit the fuest on record
southern gentleman
bring gorilla from Africa capable OF licking JACK
Johns i doctrine with vengeance
In planning
Of the Driving had of the
expressed by the veteran Al
life day Of the meeting
The reason Stanley registered
insists he did not
for his Italian opponent
% hour our for the S s
the Cy Youpss disposal by the Boston e'uO
FOR he had la6ored SO long and so hard
From the way $
his big
face only onsboat but couple Of other men as
well
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
Grand Chance for Boxers.

Fred kid" Sheer is back from
Cleveland where he says he licked the
town bully and knocked out two or
three men at a smoker. He reports
this sort OF boxing in the Ohio metrop-
oils as fabulously remunerative to the
contestants and Is anxious TO get into
communication with Curley Gerhard,
Young Irish, Tommy Hudson, johnny
Wilson. Reddy Shores and Ruoe May
all of whom he thinks he can match
there.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Lou j. Laubscher defeated Henry
Pomaville last night before large
crowd by score of 1875 TO 1T. In
the first half OF the game Pomaville
was Al balls In the lead.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
Neil Beats Boyd Driseoll.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Frankie Neil
won from Boyd Driscoll last night at
the Fairmont club after 10 rounds OF
high class going 1t was Driscoll's de
but In America and he showed himself
to be clever two-handed fighter, with
rather a weak jaw. Neil came near
ending the battle in the sixth round
with left clip on the jaw when Dris.
coll took the count.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
GOlden'S
Last Big Cut

To make room for Hats and
Men'sF urnishings thatare daily
coming In and which we're
going to add by March lst. \
20 per cent discount on
made = to : order Suits. Over
coats and Fancy Vests.
50 per cent discount on
ready : to = wear Suits. Over
coats and Fancy Vests (uni-
forms excepted)
&@!!4:e':: : n
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
SPORT VIEWS
and REVIEWS
Bly,.
Paul II.
BRUSKE.


Of
which in I'm
OF and
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Job Printing done right. Times Pirate
ing Co, Is John R.-st. Phone 14sS.
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

don't mean II when apply those cruel words.
1t IS just American habit OF exaggeration.
There have been persons, however, who have
gone insan e--reaily bughouse, you understand
the national pastime.
The peculiar enthusiasm of one Louis r. Gem
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Made with full roll
arms, back and sides /;
a rocker that is we'll
worth $3.50, for
The Detroit times., 1909-02-19

Selected quarter-sawed oak.
highly polished. handsome
design. with lined &C1
silver drawer. ~ i
Pay 81 a Week.
Evening star., 1909-05-30


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