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The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
JOHNSON WILL NOT.
FIGHT HIS old
MEAL TICKET
Foolish To Talk of Championship
Bout Between Negro Title
Holder and Ike Dusky
Joe Jeann0tte.
Latter Now the Champion of France
and Is Shooting Out Challenges
but Nobody Will Stage 1t.
by z. W. SMITH.

With their pockets bullying with
foreign money" SO the CORRESPONDENTS
says Joe Jeanette. the big black.
who is now champion Of France. and
Willie Lewis, who doesn't claim any
titles ia particular. but who says he
IS as good as any middleweight in the
world landed back in America after
foreign invasion lasting five months.
That's nice talk about the money.
but while discoursing upon how easy
II is for American pugilists To get 1t
over there, Mr. Jeanette let out a
few links OF conversation that don't
sound well. He issued a challenge to
fight Jack Johnson for the champion
ship Of the world
That's frontage talk. Perhaps it's
NOT generally known that for some
months Johnson would have gone hun
cry more than once If il hadn't been
for Joseph this same Joe, who now
claims TO be champion OF France
through virtue of his thrilling defeat
in 80 rounds of Sam McVey over near
Paris not SO very long ago
Whenever Johnson wanted a little
pork chop he sent word 10 his friend
Jeanette and asked him II he had
time TO fight AS Joe generally was
in a state OF financial embarrassment,
too, he not only always had the time
but the inclination as well. They did
this seven times and despite the fire.
quency OF their engagements neither
man ever got beat up" much You
see. according to the inside dope on
the fights by Johnson himself, Jack
couldn't well afford to lose this pleas
ingly accommodating meal ticket lab
eled Jeanette. But for this he would
have handed Joe a stiff lacing or two
and get him out of the way. But Jack
needed him in his business.
Seven times in 10 months and Is
days is the exact accounts OF the
meeting Here is the brief summary
of the ham and battles
May 10, l905-No decision in
six rounds.
Nov. IS, 1905-Johnson on
foul. two rounds, Philadelphia.
Dec. ., l905-No decision In six
rounds, In Philadelphia
Jan l6. 1906-No decision in
six rounds, Philadelphia.
March IA. 1906-Johnson won In
10 rounds. Baltimore.
Sept. 20, 19G6-No decision in
six rounds. Philadelphia.
Nov. 20. 1906-Draw in ten
rounds. Portland, Me
Jeanette explains that he is so
much better now than he was when
Jack was eating of him that he be-
lieves he can grab the championship
from him II he'll only be good enough
to give him a fight. That is impossi-
BILE and Jeanette should know II, be-
cause no promoter in the country
could afford to give Johnson his price
and take a chance against him with
another colored man. Two blacks
never draw
Willie Lewis, who returned with
Jeanette under the management OF
Dan McKettrick. sends on noisy
challenge to Stanley ketchel. Billy
Papke or any other first-class middle
weight Willics successes abroad evil
IDENTIFY have turned his head. His Am.
erican performances hardly entitle
him TO a place in that charmed and
charming circle of pugilists par ex-
cellence.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
cleveland ..Sws ;

lClcNclalU -~SWN
The piutocrat oall team of the
American league, il Is declared by a
magnate. would be ABOUT as follows:
Pitchers, Donovan. OF Detroit, Joss, Of
Cleveland. and Walsh. OF Chicago.
each drawing about 5000. The catch
.ers would be Sullivan. of Chicago. and
.Criger, OF ST. Louis, each pulling down
about $500.
Hal Chase, Of the Highlanders, leads
the first basemen with a pay GU
velope OF $4,000 LaJoie. OF course.
leads the second sackers. with his
10000 Bobby Wallace, OF the ST
Louis Browns. drew $1,000 for three
years during baseball war times. aud
gets close 20 that figure now Bill
Bradley, the Cleveland THIRD sacker.
leads the players OF that position with
q salary OF between $4,000 and s. coo
Cobb. of course, tops the outfeld.
crs. with, hiss $1,000 salary at the
age o. p. Sam Crawford. the great
smuggling center fielder OF the Tigers.
is the best paid player in that posi-
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
Burroughs Play Milford.

The Burroughs Representative team
will play at Milford, Mich. July >.
Two games are scheduled, one In the
morning and the other in the after
noon. The Burroughs boys defeated
Milford in a doubleheader two years
ago, and milford is determined 20
turn the tables this year. For this
purpose they have secured the ser
vices Of a number OF the ID. A. c. play
ers and hot scrap is promised. The
Burroughs team will leave from the
Union station at $50 Monday MORN
ing
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

brothers OF the ring. Each is pos
sessed Of tremendous strength and
terrific wallops with either hand an 4
neither is afraid TO take a punch to
land one. The dope gives Ketchel
slightly the better OF 1t. but you can
never tell.
No matter VINO wins on Monday. the
winner will know that he has been in
a savage and desperate battle.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
TIGERS WIN EXTRA
INNING BATTLE
FROM MAPS
Schaelers Fourth Safe Hit Was
the Winning Swat of a
Long and Exciting
Contest.
Els on Both Sides Gave Many
Chances for Runs But Few
Were Tailed

In good old-time style the Cham
pions took LaJoies orphans into camp
again Friday in a Thinning contest
that was punctuated by many OF thosd
heartstopping happenings that make
the fans sit up and take notice. First
one team and then the other seemed
TO have the contest captured. but each
time the game was prolonged by sen
sational fielding.
bit OF weakening In the twelfth
inning ty one OF the Cleveland fielG-
ers gave the Tigers the opportunity To
finally put the game away in the
won" column. Cobb was first at bat
IN that interesting period, and II had
begun TO look as II darkness was 10
be the winner and Saturday double
header the result. But Neal Ball.
Cleveiands shortstop. played han l.
TALL with che Georgian's inheld drive
and Cobb was safe on first.
He took the second stage OF the
journey on sacrifice by Claude Ross
man. and then trotted over to third
when Moriarty. who had been inject
ed into the game In the eleventh in.
ming. died on an inield tap. That put
the thing up TO Germany Schaefer,
and the captain selected one or
Rhoades straight balls and banishei
IL to the outskirts OF the field for d
single. Cobb pattering in with the run
required Schmidt also singled, but
that blow was not needed.
Tigers Took Early Lead.
The Jenningsites seemed to have
things their own way right at the
start This, too, was due to the wob-
bling OF Mr. Ball. After one nibbc
at Rhoades' Ringing In the first IN
ming. the Champs started of with
kossman as first man VI in the second
inning Claude singled and took sec
ond OH OLearys sacrifice. The oblig-
ing Mr.. Ball fumDled Schafers
grounder. and the bases were playing
10 capacity when Schmidt logged TO
first on balls \ wild pitch scored
RossmaL. and Schaefer arrived at the
tallying place when Birmingham re-
turn after Suggs' fly sot away from
Catcher Easterly.
Errors also accounted for the two
Cleveland runs Stoyall's grounder
was felded we'll by O'Leary In the
fourth. but Rossman dropped the
throw. The Cleveland first.sacker ad-
vanced on Flick's out. and scored on
Easterlys single. In the seventh.
OLeary fooled Hinchman's grounder.
and Birmingham was hit by pitched
ball Pitcher Suggs who had only
given two hits In six and two-third
innings, was showing signs OF weak
tning. and Jennings derricked him aud
sent in Mullin. after Bradley had been
tossed out at first and Hinchman had
been caught asleep at third. RhOades
hit safely. scoring birmingham ana
there the scoring stopped until the
twelfth period.
Tiges Held II Even.
From that time on Cleveland was
always threatening. Five hits We're
made off Mullin, two OF them In the
ninth. but good fielding kept the Maps
from getting any run
Saturday afternoons game Is an
early one, starting at PAS, so that the
Tiges can get away in time TO take
their train for st. Louis. Summers
and Young are the pitchers carded 70
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
PAPkE'S RECORD.

Papke has engaged IN "a battles
winning 20 by knockout route. He
has won six decisions on points.
fought four draws. lost a decision
on points Ito KetcheD, lost once
by a knockout Ito KetcheD and has
engaged in two no-decision fights.
one with Sailor Burke, whom he
beat tola fragile, and the other with
Jim Flynn, the latter being cred
tied with a shade.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
suehlas PLAY Army az"

The Buehla Baraca ball team are
scheduled TO play the Army Y" team
on the Fort Wayne diamond on Satur-
day. July 3 Came called promptly at
.2:30. a cordial invitation Is extend
ed TO the public
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
FITZSIMMONS' NEPHEW IS
A PROMISING YOUNG PUG

Sid Fitzsimmons, a nephew OF
old Bobs, made his debut as
boxer In Timaru, New Zeal
land, the other day and he not
only won but displayed such
good ability that a great future
in the ring is predicted for him
He is only II years old. weighs
1876 pounds and stands feet IL
inches high. He is growing so
fast, his parents will not let him
box again for a year.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
Tloes Held IL Even.
a Texas Home Run.

The luckiest man Of the year 1909
Is a baseball player down In Texas
who made a home run on strike-out.
The ball hit the home plate, bounded
to the roof OF the grandstand and
lodged there while the man with the
sure enough mascot circled the bases.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
First National Y. M. c. A. Meet.

Teams from New York. Philadel-
phia and many other of the large east
ern cities will be entered in the great
national Y NJ. c. A. track and field
meet. which will be held at the
stadium OF the Alaska-Y n-Paclfic
exposition at Seattle in July.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
WILL History Repeat2

The Pirates came within one game
OF their 1903 record of Is straight VIC
tories They won the pennant that
year; will history repeat in 1909?
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
pendence Day-Grand
Railway System.

One and one-half fare Chicago. MIL
waukce, Buffalo All local points in
Michigan. Indiana. Illinois and certain
stations on connecting lines. To Cana
dian points All stations Kingston and
West One fare plus 25c Dates OF
sale July 8. 4 and >. Return limit July
9Th City Ticket Office, 12i Wood
ward-ave. Telephone Main 80.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
Ball Player Would Be Governor.

x-Pitcher John X. Tener at pres
ent a congressman. is out with an AL
nouncement OF his candidacy fol- the
Republican nomination for goveror Of
Pennsylvania.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
The First Two.Tenner.

Black Dart, the gray son OF hirect-
um. 2:05 Ia, who took "A record OF
2:09 IA at Clarksburg last week, he's
the honor OF being the first new 2:iO
PAGER Of the year
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
MIstak. for Maps To Fire Him.

Few discarded pitchers ever came
back so splendidly as Earl Moore His
work, game after game, is admirable
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

Hts hits and % times NJ bat OF
Suggs in s2-S innings 6 hits and FL
times at bat of Mullin IN Ia innings.
First base on errOrs-Clcvcland 3. De-
trolt 2 Two-base hit-Easterly. sac
rifice hits-Schmldt 2, O'beary, Ross
man stolen bases-IInchman ?. Brad
lev Schaefer. Double play-Ball and
Stovall First base on balls-On
ball-Ry Suggs | birmingham. Left
on bases-Cleveland g. Detroit IL.
struck out-By Rhoades I. by Suggs !.
by Nullin l. Wild pitch--Rhoades
Time-2.42. Umpires-Hurst and Con q
molly.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

bicycle viii bc repeated in the case OF
the automobile In the minds OF
conservatively the automobile as a
means OF conveyance has but one men
ace to It's supremacy, and that is navi-
cation or the air, which. II success
fully accomplished as 10 safety and
economy Will undoubtedly make the
automobile I'm a way old fashioned. But
even when that day arrives. there will
still be numbcrlcss people who prefer
to be on the ground
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

DurinesS-Iikr renting. No fuss an
no feathers The plain neat kind ina
looks right Times Printing CO.. No
rs John st Phone l49S
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE
STANDING.
Yesterdays Results
Todny's Games.

Lansing 3. Adrian 5.
Kalamazoo y. Battle Creek o.
Rain elggy here
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yesterdays Results.
Gancs

Chicago So. PittsOurg o..
81 Louis 5. Cincinnati 4 Go inninSs
Boston i-3. Phlllics SO.
New York s. Brooklyn >.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

Battle Creek at Kalamazoo.
Jackson at Sa giunw.
Bay city at Flint.
Lansing at Adrian.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

Browns Reverse Prediction.
When the season opened st. Louis
enthusiasts expected the Browns to
run away with the pennant Instead
they are running away from II.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

New York at brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at st Louis.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
'Batted for Bradley In the twelfth.
tBatted FOR Rhoades In the twelfth.
DETROIT
.Batted for o'Lcary IN the tenth.

122i5 e7s9 10 II IL
-levcl'd. 0 O o o o 0 %
Detroit o . 0 0 0 % Ia
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03
Is Warlike.

WARRIOR has hit eight men already
this season. Dangerous child that.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yesterday. Rr.nIt-.

Detroit 3, Cleveland (12 innings)
New York s. Washington o.
Athletics ]. Boston o.
Chicago IS 1t. Louis .
The Detroit times., 1909-07-03

Detroit at Cleveland.
ST. louis at Chicago.
Washington at Boston.
Athletics at New lOl k.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25

trsry. only two ever left 10 go on big
ger stage The rest. having a chance 20
act st home, preferred 10 stay there
Closing II on Sunday has cut OF thou
sands Of children from their one weekly
diversion. and the alleys and streets will
claim their own. A bigger theater Is
needed; IN fact, a dozen such could be
opened and run every night all through
the year. and the neighborhood actors
would always play to standing room.
When Mark Twain went down to see the
children play his Prince and PEuper" he
took an interest in the work that has
not abated aud that led to his being made
president Of the Educational Alliance
Theater. with such coworkers as Miss
Herts. Rev. Percy s Grant, Robert J.
Collier, and Otto II. Kahn.
There has never been room enough for
all the people who attended the plays.
Each performance has witnessed a long
line waiting as early at II or Y O'Clock
when the play was 70 be at 2 O'Clock.
There has never been need for rules IN
this unique theater. II children were COM
petent TO interpret good play and act
II. they were considered equally competent
10 constitute the audience that witnessed
such play. The signs protesting against
noise and undue applause that adorn so
many Bowery theaters were noticeable by
their absence in this one. A certain
chiyalry sprang 70 the fore. reflected. no
doubt. from the stage. where only good
examples received portrayal. and law and
order have ever been supreme.
The children Of the streets have a YER
uacular and an accent Of their own. Yet
from these Miss Herts chose her players
and when Mrs. Frances HodgsOn Burnett
came TO hear them render her plays she
commented especially on the excellent
English, the best she had heard. The
children had wrought It out for them
selves. Since before the day Of Sophocles
there has been much said and written
for and against the stage. The tenor Of
the whole cry has been. rs IL educatlve?
Is Il uplifting7 Is IL conducive 10 moral
lty2' The best answer is found in the
Children's Theater, and is emphaticslly
Affirmative.
gCopyriEht 100. By Frederic J Haskin.l
TO-mOrrO1v-COnserv of Child
Life.
V-The Little Mothers.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
TIE NATIONAL


Rlcheileu ..--...---------..-.--At s.lS
ShakespesTean and classical drama. pre-
ssnted By Robert Msntsll and Merle Booth
Russell High-class productions. vel acted
BY the stars and supported b. competent
company.
THE COLUMBIA,
Paid IN Full 2.I5 and SIS
Eugene Waters fine American drama d
American lie. A good entertainment. with
4 powerful moral lesson II IS PLAYED by
company q unusual excellence.
THE BELAsCO.
PiKiey & bldeT's latest C0nic opera, intro
ducing clever Louise Cunning as the prima
donna. jess Dandy and other very clever
comedians help 70 make this q rafting good
show.
CHAsErs
Eote FaudeTille Z.L5 and SIS
joseph Sbsehsn vocalist Henry Give.
b1riesque magician. and SIX other popular
variety acts
THE ACADEMY.
The Ninety and Nine ..-.-....-...At 2:ls and Is
play by Ramsay Morris. considerably
above the average production at popular
price theste-S
THE GAYETY.
BurIssque- 2:l5 and SIS
The LYCEUM
Buricsqus- 2:g5 and sds
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
The BeIasco.

The Pied Piper" the latest fantastic
opera written expressly TO exploit The
talents Of that prince OF lyrical come
dams. Mr.. De Wolf Hopper-hiu Of
Wang" "Happyland.' aad Ell Capt.
tan" fame-wiu be the attraction az the
Belasco .Theater next week. L IS de-
scrEbed as a fantasy in two acts. the
work Of Austin Strong. who wrote the
story. and Manuel Klein. who composed
the music The Niessrs. Shubert are
responsible for the production. and the
excellence Of their numerous other pro-
auctions should aTe~d assurance that the
new production ~ he literally cared
Tor in the way OF an appropriate cast and
pleasing stage effects The plot OF the
story is a sequel 10 the tales OF the
Pied Piper OF E9melin." The chorus Is
said 70 be composed Of & selection OF
the most beautiful young women OF the
New York Casino forces. among them
the d-zen fetching females who. as
Wang's daughters. were the talk Of
Broadway during the half year season
OF the famous revival Of the tall come
dams earlier successes. Nearly a hun
bred people are used in the production
which. with its fairies, COLLINS. and gen
eral atmosphere Of our youthful story
books. resembles Peter Pan with The
added advantage OF being set 10 entranc-
ing music.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
The National.


After the surfeit Of invertebrate musical
comedies Of the past few years. Franz
Lehar's opera-cOmique. The Merry
Widow. 10 be seen at the New National
Theater during the coming fortnight,
with the original New York company
intact. comes as treat OF the first
water
Since its initial presentation in Vienna
three seasons ago, The Merry Widow
has swept over the entire playgoing world
with a swiftness and a complete triumph
that has not been enjoyed by any previ-
Gus work OF this class. There is not a
country 81 Europe that has not accepted
with enthusiasm this masterful achieve
ment. while its conquest OF this country
Is a matter OF such present Importance IN
the public eve that no mention need be
made. scarcely even OF the fact that Il
has broken all records wherever present
&C. Even IN Asia The Merry Widow"
Is to-day a great reigning success. the
japanese being among the most enthusi-
astic converts 20 the charms and allure
ments OF this merriest and ula66est OF all
her wiusome and captivating sex.
During the engagement OF The Merry
Widow AZ the New National a matinee
viii be given Wednesday and Saturday
The original New York production viii
be brought 10 Washington. The players
VIII include Donald Brian. Robert F.
Graham, Fred Frear. William c Weldon
Miss Francesca Easpar. Charles E
Wright. H J. Refill. Nellie Mimic. and Ma
belle Moyles. There VIII also be the noted
English grand opera orchestra, under the
leadership Of Louis r Ciottschalk. the
Tsigsne Orchestra. especially imported b.
Mr. Savage from Hungary FOR this pro-
ducticn. and the full force Of dancers.
lesser singers. and actors
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
THE REAL TERROR.

If you should chance mention Death will have
crouch and vet die nothing than going your couch
when YOU have done your little performed the evening
chores wound up the clock blown the light and put the
outdoors The good old world logged smoothly before you
had your fling and viii Jog smoothly when you have
cashed your string King Death himself good and kind he
ways does his best sooe the heart that's SOrrowu give the
weary but there evils his train that
SOUL and Of them may end this cheerful rgmaro
always have haunting dread that when to die the
papers Of the viii tell how insurance guy paid up the
money that due weeping kin Of before the funeral
procesh had fallen OF line and thus they'll ad
Line BOOM before had chance to get &C
quainted with my tomb! WALT Mason
b
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
CHILD LIFE CONSERVATION
N-THE CHLDRENS THEATER.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN
W-THE CHILDREN'S THEATER
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

they learned something OF animal life
and, coming closer TO nature. came closer
to the higher plane Of civilization.
Miss Herts finds that her thsater can
help in the social as well as the moral
and educational Up-bUilding OF a COM
munity. She declares that the plays not
only influence manners, customs. and
morals, but also fashions. She tells how
thirty little girls who were to play the
part Of guests in Sara Crswe's" party
were cOstumed In plain white dresses,
with only deep hemstitch for the trim
ming. The dresses had been given for
the play, and the cllildren's mothers were
chagrined that such plain things were to
be worn. they wanted to substitute
elaborate. lace-trimmed. but very cheap,
affairs. They were asked 70 wait until
after the first night before they made
a change. When they came and saw
the little girls with the simple India
lawn dresses and the dainty hair ribbons,
al the mothers went home and devoted
their sewing hours thereafter to the
manufacture OF palmer. dainter clothes
the taeateT had scored another social
success.
Like al other unusual things. the chill
dren's theater came and proved its worth
in the face OF adverse criticism and much
opposition. To some il meant putting
wrong ideas IN children's heads. They
argued that playing Lord Fauntleroy and
wearing velvet clothes would make them
dissatisfied with everyday life. The chill
dren Of the world are sometimes clevere-
IN this respect than the grOvn-ups- They
look deep enough 10 imbibe the spirit OF
manliness and honor, and the clothes
did not count one whit Others argued
that IL put impossible ambitions in the
children's music. that the whole East
Side would be stage-struck On the con-
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25

His makeup may be taken almost as the
key 10 which his Interpretation Is al
tuned. for It has about IL nothing gro
tesque OF extraysgant He vas the He
brew money-chsnger OF medieval Eu-
rope-nO more. no less Embittered by
misfortune. goaded 10 vengeance by mad
hatred Of the man to whom he attTib-
uted his losses, the ShylOck Of Mr.. Man
tell remained dignified in adversely with
no futile raging against fate In the
court scene, where the disguised Portla
strikes the cup Of vengeance from his
lips, the actor was superb. Miss Marie
Booth Russell did exceiiently as Portia.
while the Gratiano OF Guy Lindsey and
the Launcel0t GObbO Of Edward Sewers
we're cieveriy interpreted.
The settings OF the comedy we're al
that one could demand, the court in Ven
ice and an apartment in Portals house.
with 2 view Of lake and mountains, be
ing especially beautiful
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25
New Legion Comes Here

The National Protective Legion, Of wa
verify. y. y. one OF the leading Frater-
nal and Beneficial Societies Of the United
States. have opened Offices in the Nun
sey Building. and intend TO organize le-
gions Ia the District. Legion No. 9157
has already been organized. and bids
fair to have large and rapid growth.
The regular meeting was held on Febru-
airy g. at Schmidt's Hen Nine appIica-
tons were received and accepted. The
next regular meeting viii be held on
March ,, a. the same time and place.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-25

The united Irish societies Of Wishing
ton have perfected details for notable
demonstration this year in honor Of the
birthday Of Robert Emmett, Irish patriot.
who was hanged by the British govern
ment on September %. 1905. All of the
Irish societies Of Washington are behind
the celebration, which viii be held at the
Columbia Theater Sunday evening, March
. Addresses VIII be made by Or. c. J.
Hexamer. Of Philadelphia; United States
Senator Robert L Taylor. Of Tennessee:
Representative James ". Murphy. Of
Wisconsin, and Rev. Father O'F1anna-
gan. Of RoscOmmon. Ireland.