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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
SHOW WILL BEAT
FATHER time"
JACK BRADY.
ny y. LEROY PELLETIER.

After reading OF the New YORK
shows and the big EXHIBIT or auiomO-
bles To be held In Chicago, one is apt
10 form the erroneous impression that
nothing has escaped the big towns,
remarked J. IL. Brady. OF the Detroit
Automobile Dealers association whose
second annual show Will be held at the
Wayne casino. Feb. Is TO 20 However,
there are others. as the expression
goes. and Detroit Will be the first place
public. We VIII have number OF
these cars that ore waiting TO make
their debut ia a city where life is worth
living.
one OF the best things about our
show Will be the fact that when the
doors open everything Will be where IL
belongs IL - no simple matter To
10 II this year. ana II cannot fail We
have made arrangements with the
Michigan Central for special trains
which VIII leave there on the night
their show closes. That viii bring the
automobiles here on Sunday. and as
the casino, u VIII he the matteS OF
minutes TO pun them over.
The DECORATIVE" scheme is 50 big that
Il worried us for time. but there
was no use Of feeling at all apprehen-
sive as Contractor Buelow has more
than Kept pace with Father Time. By
working day and night. he is farther
advanced than BE expected 10 be at
this date IL will take comparatiVely
short space OF time to install the stan.
lattice aud scenic painting and the
electricians Will follow the decorators.
A. We are to use $500 incaudesCcnt
bulbs on the two floors this alone is no
going 10 be the best looking one Of the
wear
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
RUBBER MATCH
IS THIS BOUT

In taking on Kirk Yates. of Toledo,
whom he meets at the Detroit Wheel
men next Tuesday evening, Clyde
Blsakley, the Detroit grappler. Is nm
doubtedly stacking up against the
hardest opponent with whom he
has gone TO the mat here this
season. Yates and Bleakley have
met twice, each having won once.
1t Is peculiar fact that, on
both these occasions the winner
secured the verdict by means of the
toe-hold. Yates winning the second
time by twist SOW icious that Bleak
ley's ankle was out OF commission for
some time thereafter
A recent request from Yates that no
holds be barred. meets with Bleak.
ley's approval and. In ali probability
the men will wrestle in this way.
Bleakley remains a slight favorite
among those who know the ability OF
both men. as It is reasoned that his
during the last season
should give him the shade over a
man with whom he wrestled on even
terms two years ago
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
CMALL CPORTING
y TALK NzM4O WORLD

son. John Allen and son. and Charlie
stuart and son. will roll a match next
week losers to pay for the suppefs
All are crack bowlers.
o
The allegation from New York that
Pitcher Cheshire may be released ~
undoubtedly move To Eet JACK
down to some reasonable settlemc nj
on the salary question.
o
They gave Lou CriEer n bunch Of coin
to let himself be moved from Boston
to II. Louis. SO now tacR Spencer.
who makes the same trip IN the OPP
poslte direction. thinks he ought TO
get his. "a well
o
Cleveland won't have new park or
anything like that but great stress
Is being l9id on 2 6rsn,d,new gate sbe
present abiding spot OF the Maps
4 series Of real boxing bouts. with
Rube May and Lefty Eberhardt In
the fnai>-is To be given az Fort
wayne Feb. 10. Eberhardt is the
champion OF the Seventh regiment.
The spaIdInE-C. p. n. contest tOniE he
in the H. 4 &. gymnasium Is about
the most important basketball match
between local teams this season.
Both are but q very little shy absO.
lutcly hrst-class
A proposal cmanates from CincinRnti
10 make the chief umpire Judge %
the ground rules. This plan would
hamper tho Tigers some. az Hughtc
jennings has been very astute In the
WAY be has treated this matter at
Renuett park. invarlahly placing re
crowd where "a would do the -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
ERADICATE EIGHT
YOUNG YANKEES

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Before George
Stallings, pilot OF the Yankees, lett
for his plantation home In Haddock,
Ga, eight Highlanders had been Grad
icated from the Yankee payroll for
1903. This. II is said, Is but the COM
mencement of the many releases
which the scrappy manager is at pres.
ent contemplating
Among those OF the eight on whom
waivers were asked, and whom no
club In the American league would
have. are two former regulars. Frank
Delehanty and Jim Vaughn. the twir-
Ter who gave much promise last sea-
son. Neither, in Stallings opinion.
will be able 10 stick with the fast pace
In the major league. and with them
he decided to send six others along to
the minors
The Newark club, of the Eastern
league, will have the preference of the
departing players.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

The Michigan baseball team has been
Invited TO visit the Alaska Yukon
exhibition at 9eattle during the COM
ing summer.
ID. A. 4. beat wisd-or. Z to y. nt hockey
last evening. and would have scored
more but for rough Ice
The Grand Rapids council has decided
10 place league baseball games under
"a Irenxe. also making the promoters
directly responsible for disorder OF
injury to spectators.
4 2uO irotter In the hands of n 2s2J
n driver mas not as good show TO
win as a ago trOttet IN the hands OF
a2i0 driver.
Doe White has bought ont Charlie
IuckmHps interest In the Washing
ton sporting goods store, formerly
owned n partneTship.A
o
Spencer. of ~. Louis. scored the high
est average at the traps last year
shooting at Ills targets OF which
he broke lO,Nl5.
Hal Chase L. nnsd $500 and Jake Wei
mcr $50 for falling To play with
the clubs 10 which they had been
assigned. Both VIII pay.
Rube May stood OFT Harry Cobb until
The sixth and nnaf round NJ Wind
sor last night but was then sending
out a rapid succession Of q. O. ID -.
g.
Walsh hrs boosted the ante 90 81. 500.
tie VIII sign for about $4,000 aud he
glad TO- before tho season IS far ad-
yanced.
Hob MennInger and son Dan Nyers md
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
John CIaI,lkSOI1
Dead in Boston
One Time King Of Pitchers Expires, Strap
ned to q C0f-- Started Career In
MIchigan and Lived Long
In Bay CITY.

BOSTON, Feb. John q. Clark
son. I'm his day the greatest pitcher In
the world. died mt Mclean hospital,
Waverly. at ll:l2 u. IN. today. The
news was communicated TO the par
ents OF the ball player. who lived In
Winthrop.
Clarkson was very III with double
pneumonia and grew very violent soon
after arriving at the hospital last
Tuesday
II was necessary to strap him 10 his
bed.
He grew worse and this morning
had a bad sinking spell from which
he failed 10 rally.
In May, 1905, Clarkson was taken 10
a sanitarium in Flint, Mich, suffering
from a serious nervous disorder, ana
Il unsupported al the time that he was
violently insane. but later II was
said that his trouble was really
Observation-Disclosures Undoubtedly this
had bearing on the violent symptoms
displayed at the hospital.
Boston baseball fans were shocked
at the report OF Clarkson's death. The
great pitcher played such an import
ant part in baseball affairs decade
ago that every one knew him and ad-
mired his great skill.
John G.. Clarkson was born In Cam
bridge, July /, 1861. He played ball
on his school mines and later Joined
the Beacons, famous Boston anna
teur club. His first professional en-
gagement was with Worcester in 1881.
Then he joined the Saginaw club and
attracted the attention OF Adrian c.
Arson. manager OF the old Chicago
Nationals. Arson signed the young
ster in 1888 and he remained with
Chicago until 1888 when the Boston
club bought his services for $4,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
BIC PINCH OF
COCk-F|GHTERS

BUFFALO. ". Y, Feb. Shortly
after midnight this morning Sheriff
Henry Jorge and six deputies. supple
mented by Police Captain Kress and
squad OF police from precinct No. ~.
made q raid on a resort just over the
line In the town of Checktowaga where
great cooking main was In progress.
More than IS men were taken to the
police station, together with abou,
three score birds, some OF which were
dead, thus giving evidence that cock
fights had taken place. Among the
men arrested were several sporting
men from this city. besides cock fight.
ers from Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Canada.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
PORTING DETROIT TINES
PENN CANS HER
BEST RUNNER.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 4.-By fall
ure 10 pass the required number or
midyear examinations. one of Mike
Murphys most promising proteges
has been lost 90 the University ~
Pennsylvania Willard C. Morton. OF
the freshman class. failed in more than
40 per cent OF his work. and is there
for, no LONGER ON the tolls of the In
stitution. Morton halls from Yates
school. az Lancaster where he has
achieved great records IN all-around
track work tie not only was a hne
22O.yard man, but had a record OF
10 Is seconds for the lO0-yard dasA
M preparatory school. and al Penn
won the cross-country race between
the Penn freshmen and Mercersburg.
Mike Murphy. when approached, spoke
o. Morton as one OF the best runenrs
I'm the entire college.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
GROSS GOTHAM
BEST FIGHTER

Trainer Harry Tuthill. OF the De-
troit Tigers. who Is already on the joD,
has been spending his winter as ply.
sical director Of New Yorks leading
boxing club. He says that the sport
OF boxing Ia New York seems to be
now on a very firm basis. The Ma
tional Athletic club with which he was
connected has membership list Of
over Al 900, he says. No non-members
are admitted 10 its bouts.
Tuthill Is much interested In the ef-
forts OF Young Corbett. his former
charge TO get back a share OF his old
ring prestige and prophesies success
for the ex-champion.
"He will get plenty Of bouts in the
east II he shows them he is in shape.
says Tuthill. AT present think Leach
Cross is the best boy boxing there,
though Tommy Murphy IL also good
card
Mr.. and Mrs. Tuthlll will reside this
season at No. 334 Brooklyn-ave.. which
is in handy distance OF Bennett park.
Harry Is now engaged in settling In
the premises
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

He played with Boston many years.
during which time he was considered
the best pitcher In the country.
Finally he was released to Cleveland
and ended his baseball career In that
city. Later he went into the cigar
business at Bay City. He has several
brothers who have made names for
themselves In the baseball world. One
OF them. Walter. was captain OF the
Harvard nine several years ago and
later played with the New York and
Cleveland American league clubs. Ar
thur. another brother. was at one time
n pitcher or the Detroit team during
It's Western league career Neither OF
the others ever approached In ability
the eldest OF the family who has Just
died.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
ny PAUL Il. sRUskE.

No wonder Appius Claudius Ross
man remains haughtily aloof when the
matter of signing of 1903 extracts Is
mentioned Small cause for SURPRISE
over the reluctance of the greatest
slugking first.b aser in captivity In
once more afixing his name 10 an IN
denture. pledging his services In Sc
curing another pennant,
Claude doesn't need the money. lie
Is In funds. He has been endowed
By the Phillmont. n. Y. Gas Co and
~ now equipped with all the neces'
sary funds with which the hold-out
baseball player must needs be fur'
nished 20 make his blum good.
This startling information comes
from a letter written by Elmer Steele.
the Boston pitcher. who lives near
Rossmans arcadian home in York
statc."
Mention was made In this column
some days ago of an accident which
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
c OP HERS RAISE
CONFERENCE
BOYCOTT
MlcH,eAN's ACCEPTANCE OF
DATE A GREAT STRATEGIC VIC
TORY THouGA- XosT,s MEN
ACCEPT BIG HANDICAP.

Nov. 90 Michigan VS.. Minnesota al
Northrup field.
Above is the entry which VIII soon
be formally made on the schedule VI
the Wolverine football team. thus end
ing for all time. In all probability the
boycott which, since 1905. has pre-
vailed against the big Ann Aroor
school among the other members Oh
the conference colleges and. most par
t!cularly Chicago, Wisconsin ana the
great university OF the northwest.
The contract. signed in Chicago by
Manager Baird OF Michigan and the
Minnesota representative, subject only
10 the approval Of their respective
boards OF control. provides for Two
games. the 1910 contest To be played
on Ferry field. which has not seen
one OF the Gopher teams since tha'
eyentful day In 1902 when. after Men"
gan's great eleven had beaten inc
Conner defense down and rolled up
an Imposing score. big Flynn hnally
snatched a punt from Boss Weeks
arms and saved his team from abso-
lutte disgrace.
All the guessers were wrong In the
identity OF Michigan's opponent. chi
| cago and Wisconsin had both been
hazarded as the conference school
which Michigan was endeavoring 20
secure. The latest guess had been =
lthree-cornered agreement between
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Chicago.
That Michigan's deadliest foes OF for
mer days should be the ones TO open
n 80 haTaTHnd
result should go far toward rehabili-
tating the Gopher school In favor al
Ann Arbor and goes far toward con-
frming the probability OF fufillment OF
the prophecy made several months ago
| in this column that the season OF 1916
would see Michigan back in the west
once more. competing against her
logical opponents.
The solid front OF the conference
colleges has been broken AT last and
the rest Of the process ought TO be
easy.
That Michigan will be sadly handi-
capped in her efforts against Minno
sofa next fall goes without saying
when IL is recalled that Nov 30 comes
but one week after the date on which
Michigan will stack up against Penn
sylyania at Philadelphia. To play SO
strong a team as Penn and then travel
halfway across the continent and
meet the Gophers Is terrific tasl.
for any team. Last year after the
Penn game. the Michigan team was
but a shadow OF its former self and,
indeed, this was true OF all the teams
which played the Quakers. The fact
that the two games come as close to
gether as they do. added TO the newt
able slump following the days on the
road. must have been taken into ac'
count by Manager Baird when he
scheduled the game. That he went
ahead and placed his team under so
terrific a handicap is prima facie evi
dence OF his intention Of scheduling
the game regardless of the probable
result. In other words. the strategical
advantage OF securing Minnesota as
an opponent far overbalanced the
probability OF one defeat.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
.kIluFER WOULD
Be IN DEMAND

The Detroit baseball club has not
yet asked waivers on Wade Killifer,
nor is there any intention OF so doing.
As usual, however. the denials OF the
report that the Michigan boy had been
transferred to Montreal, has failed TO
keep pace with the original statement
that the deal had been completed. All
over the American league the regret is
being expressed that Killifer was al
lowed to go to the minors-which he
waEn't and won't be.
IF this league let's Killifer get
away remarks the Boston Posf.
"somebcdy is going to pick up pretty
bargain" Tha; Is about the way they
all look at IL. The Paw Paw boy would
bring a neat price from several Amer
tcan league clubs. but will be kept in
reserve for infeld duty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
JEFFRIES PROMISES
TO TRAIN HARDER

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Jeffries now
says that he has succeeded in taking
of 10 pounds since he began work in
the vaudeville stages, but he still re
fuses to. disclose his actual weight In
addition TO his routine OF work before
the footlights he has begun TO take
long, hard walks early in the morning
and will gradually increase the dis
lance up TO 10 miles.
Then he will switch over TO daily
five.mile runs, which he believes will
soon get him down to his old fighting
weight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
NOW WHICH IS
THE DODGER !?
BY TAD.

NEW YORK. Feb. Att looks as
though New York would not see the
Attell. Driscoll match after all. Three
weeks ago Billy Gibson wired Attell,
offering him a bout with Driscoll.
Weights didn't suit Abe and he stalled
along until now. Last night Gibson
wired again. offering Abe any date
up TO Feb. 20. Driscoll leaves for
England on that date. as he has prom
Used 10 appear at an annual orphans
benefit.
Both the National and Fairmont
clubs offered Attell 80 per cent of the
house to box. but he says that he can
not appear before March. Driscoll is
losing a bunch Of money going away.
but his word Is his bond, he says and
he will go 10 Europe even though he
does lose thousands OF dollars in
matches.
Attell has had plenty time TO ar
range go before March. Driscoll has
been here boxing lightweights. He
is dead anxious to get Abe. too.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
YALE AND PENN
CREWS WILL RACE

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. 4.--For
the first time in twelve years Yale
and the University OF Pennsylvania
are 10 meet on the water A two-mile
race has been arranged between the
Varsity Fights OF the Ellis and the
Quakers, to be rowed at o'clock on
the afternoon OF April 10 at Philadel
phia. Clement b. Wood. OF Philadel-
phia. Harvard alumnus has been
chosen az referee
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
NEGROES RALLY To
BLACKBURN MD

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. A mum.
Der of benefits are being arranged for
Jack Blackburn. the Negro fighter. who
is In Moyamensing prison. charged
with the murder OF Alonzo Polk, also
a Negro. during a fight on the night
OF Jan. IA.
Colored sporting men who are striv.
ing for Blackburn's acquittal have en-
listed the aid OF members OF their
race living in New York, Boston and
Baltimore.
The first OF these will be held at
New Equity hall, Feb. Is. Joe Cans.
former lightweight champion. who has
fought Blackburn on several occa.
sions, will come here from Baltimore
as a spectator Cans also has prom
Used TO box at another benefit for
Blackburn, which will be held later.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
WILL TRY FOR MARK
STANDING SINCE 1905

Melvin w. Sheppard. the worlds
greatest middle distance runner, an.
nounces that he Will Try for the half.
mile record next Saturday night at
the games Of the lrish.American Attn.
leuc club at Madison Square Garden
For TWO years the old mark has been
within the reach OF the great runner.
but Sheppard has never made deter.
mined bid for &c. In all his races he
has been content to finish first
The record is l SO 2-5. made by G.
II. Fitzpatrick. Sept. 81. 1895.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
SAGINAW CLUB
IS ON MARKET

President A. s. Burkart. OF the Sag
NAV South Michigan club. announces
that the franchise Is on teh market.
He sets no definite price on the club.
franchise and players. but insists that
he is willing to dispose OF them for
less money than he made out OF the
team last year.
Burkart put no price on the grounds
or plant, which he will insist on re.
tanning.
Lack of a competent secretary 10
put In charge of the club while he him
self is away is the cause Of the an
nouncement. according to the mag
nate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
BUFFALO GETS THE
DEAF-MUTE TWIRLER

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Luther Tay-
lor, ON whom all the National league
clubs waived claim last week. has
been placed in a congenial berth by
Manager John McGraw, OF the Giants.
McGraw sold the dummy's release To
Manager George Smith. of the Buffalo
Eastern league club. Taylor and Smith
played together on the Giants for sew
eral years and they are fast friends.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
SEPARATE TRAINING
HOUSE FOR YANKS

Stallings is anxious 10 get back TO
Haddock. Ca. to superintend horde
Of carpenters who are building house
for the ball players who will work
out ON the plantation. The Yankee
manager thinks the boys would feel
much better IL not held down by do
mestic conventionalities They'll have
q "caboose" all TO themselves on the
hnruesfead
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
SOUTH MICHIGAN
RAISES LIMIT

BY vote OF to 2, the clubs OF the
Southern Michigan league have voted
TO Increase the maximum Of players
allowed any one team at oen time from
~ TO 13 and salary limit OF sl,l00 has
been agreed on.
Last year the league did business on
q basis OF 81, 900 for IL men.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

when informed of the details OF the
ill.fortnne that had befallen his great
batsman. President Navin. OF the TIC.
ers. failed TO exhibit the expected
symptoms OF alarm. Instead he pre-
dicted that the morning OF March &,
al the very latest, would see Rossman
I'm Detroit. ready for the start OF the
trip south, with the team.
Nor is II the custom OF the Detroit
club 10 take on its training trip any
ball PLAYERS who have not signed their
contracts for the ensuing year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
Young corbett Matched.

young Corbett" who looked good
in his fight with Harry Ferns, when
nc knocked him out In eleven rounds
at New Orleans a week ago. has two
fights on at present. His first will be
with Null Bowser. the Pittsburg light
weight. for six rounds. at Pittsburg,
a week from tonight. while his second
will be with Freddie Welsh, the Eng
fish lightweight. for twenty-five
rounds. before the Southern A. c.. OF
New Orleans on Feb. 20
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04

SUTTON TRIMS
MORN|NGSTAR

NEW YORK, Feb. George SUIT
ton won his 90o-point contest with Or
lando Morningstar at the Kniekerbock-
er billiard academy In Brooklyn. The
contest ended last night. The total
score was: Sutton, 900; Morningstar.
Si3 In last nights block Sutton made
$50 10 Morningstar's 2l3.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
.COlLEG|AN FOR
DAVIS PLACE

Manager Mack. of the Athletics has
secured the promise Of First Base
man Carney of the Holy Cross col
lege team TO join the Quakers az
soon as the college season is over.
last year Harry Davis, who has
guarded the first sack and captained
the Athletics ever since the organiza.
ticn OF the American league. was In
poor form. The collegian may beat
Harry out. 1t is thought. In Philadel-
phin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
JACKSON SIGNS A
DETROIT PITCHER

Manager 30 Slear, Of the Jackson
Southern Michigan league club. has
signed Pitcher Bublit. Detroiter. who
twirled for several independent teams
last year. Boblit Is a Pole. Slear
thinks he will develop into another
Covaleskie.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
Hello! What 5 Up?

Tom Loneboat, Indian 'Marathoner,
thinks he is all in, down and out.
He recently wrote Tim o'Rourke at
.AIIenhurst, NJ. j., telling him not to
bet on him. The Indian says he's
sick and is troubled with a sore back
and lame knee. He claims he can't
train hard and is in doubt as to
whether he can run rs miles or not.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
Watch This One.

Bill Snow will take the unmarked
stallion. Star Patchen, by Joe Patchen,
2:01 IA, to the Jewettville. n. Y. COW
cred track this month. This one is a
possible star for the coming season. as
re showed himself capable of going In
2:05 last year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-04
McGraw Hands a Neat
Testimonial to Rival


have known Stallings a long
time. and don't believe you
can find finer fellow. and there
are few that know more base
ball. He is clean in his habits
and sets an excellent example
for a lot Of young ball players.
III predict that Frank Farrell
never will regret the day he en-
gagged Stallings as his manager