The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-06
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1T is doubtful II there Is city In
the United States blessed with
anything like Detroit's wealth Of inter
scholastic athletes which will get less
$3.50 enjoyment out or
its possessions OF
spn19s this sort this year
LANsUisu. than will Michi-
gan's metropolis I'M
the present governing conditions
Detroit University school and Cen
trail High. old-time rivals and logical
opponents In all kinds of sports. have
rnptured relations. Western and East
ern High, as we'll as tho smaller
schools are unable To compete with
Central on anywhere near an even
| basis and the only occasion when De-
| troiters will have the pleasure OF SEQ
| ing their first class teams extended
VIII be In the competitions with out
side schools, consideration which
easily cuts the interest In half. IL not
even To a greater extent.
7 The situation In Detroit makes IL
virtually impossible for Central's rival
! public schools TO give her q battle on
the athletic field. Her enrolment Ia
So lnuch greater. her training facilities
so much further advanced and her or
ganization SO much better developed
that she stands in majestic isolation
except on the remote occasions when
one OF her rivals happens TO develop
Il freak baseball team, ~ Western
seems 70 have this year. In football
and on the track, ceutrais only logical
opponent Is the exiled ID. Is. II.
The present year is To SEQ the debut
OF the new faculty organization for
the government OF athletic sports In
;he Detroit public schools. This has
gotten away on its trip by making
the announcement that declares In
eligible all athletes who accept sweat
ers or other awards OF substantial
nature from their athletic associations.
Public school competition with none
but public schools was the next slogan
and II too Is a radical change. AT
present the organization seems ~
have accomplished but little aside from
the achievement OF supreme unpop-
Llarity. Schedules for the various
seasons are being made out now and
are sure to have a disappointing ring.
due &c the absence of local competi.
ton. regardless OF the advent of the
Chicago football teams which II is
the intention OF both the leading
SCHOOLS 10 bring tnlS year.
Sportsmen In general and particu.
larry the alumni OF the Detroit schools
Gre awaiting with interest something
from the new athletic league which
will Justify its existence COR any othe.
purpose than the careful and sys-
tematic disbursement of the sort OF
competition which rules outside De-
troit
Residents OF the upstate local-op-
ton counties who happen TO be motor
lists are said 20 be purchasing large
quantities OF a certain nOn-freezing
solution discovered to be OF value To
both man and car.
III matters are so arranged as 10
make your presence at she ball park
impossible when the Tiges raise their
remnant. Monday, try TO make 1t more
convenient next year.
For some reason or other the In
dfanapoils club is trying TO live down
the nickname OF "Hoosiers' this year
Why they should have settled on
Browns" however is mystery as
yet.
In declaring Flay Day halfholiday,
the common council is extending TO
city employees an unusual privilege
that OF beholdipg a ball game. Or
dinarily the city officials are so pushed
with work that they are compelled 10
miss at least one game every week
Authorities all agree that Matty Nc
i Intyre's batting has been really one or
the events OF the winter up to date.
! BASEBALL Automatic SC0REB0ARD
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