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The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
WHITE WIFE BARS
JACK FROM TEXAS

GALVESTON, March 13.-While the
Negro population OF Texas is prepar-
ing to pay honor to Champion Jack
Johnson upon his return home, white
Texans are up In arms over the fight
er's declaration that he will bring his
white wife TO Galveston. The Texas
law forbids intermarriage OF whites
and blacks. Even In cases where the
marriage ceremony was performed In
states permitting the union OF Negroes
and whites, Texas courts have held
they cannot live together here. II IL
understood that Johnson's defense
will be that they are not residents OF
Texas, but only here on brief visit.
He says he will fight the case and has
engaged counsel
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
GANS-WH|TE FIGHT
WAS FAKE, SAYS
B. NELSON
LtohTWEiGHT CHAMPION THINKS
.OLD MASTER" COULD HAVE
WHIPPED BRiToN IN TWO
ROUNDS BY TRYING.
BY BATTLING NELSON.
(LlqhtwelQht Champion Of the WORLDLY


NEW YORK. March 13.-The Joe
GansJabez White tight at the Ma
tional A. G. last night Is one OF the
affairs which tend tc hurt boxing all
over the country. In my opinion the
bout was very. very bad. ] think Joe
Cans was up To his old tricks OF fax
ing.
Both men were accorded great re-
ception. "Old Joe" seemed 10 have
great confidence, possibly thinking he
had a chance OF fighting his way back
into New York favor. Ii JabeZ 10
champion OF England. | know lot or
pork and beaners (by pork and bean
ers / mean "prelim" boys) who wish
they were fighting English champions
in New York city for living.
Cans apparently got sore at the
hooting OF the crowd and started out
as IL he meant business. lie put
White down with a right hook to the
Jaw for the count OF eight. AS soon
as White got up Cans began upper
cutting with right and dropped him
for the count OF seven. Gaas seemed
% realize that II he dent let up he
would be knocking the man out, as
after that he didn't half try to fight.
Il Cans had started In the first round
as he did in the sixth he would have
knocked White out inside OF two
'ounds.
II was more like a boxing lesson
han anything else.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13

Tuesday night at Boston. against AL.
belmont.
Cy Young IL reputed 90 have acquired
spit-ball. Maybe there is some
truth In that talk about his getting
old after all.
Frank Andrnda. one OF the new Nan
pitchers, is southpaw and OF span
ish descent. g. Stovall picked him
up out on the coast
Triss Speaker. who IL trying 90 make
an outfield position with the Boston
Americans was rated the star player
OF the south last year
HostOn lacks young boxers OF Iocat de-
AvelOpment, and 50 the Fanueil Hall
a. &. has been started 20 give the
ambitious punch-swappers chance
to learn the game.
Witherup, shipke and ,. DeIehanty nre
stu missing from the Washington
practice suuad. The ashamed has
not yet secured his reinstatement by
the national commission.
.
They nrc matching basketball teams ou
the coast now by weight. The class
IS run ten pounds apart, and they
are holding champion contests IN
Frisco new. with preliminary
weighing In.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
BY PAUL X. eRuskE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 10
Some one of these days the Pepper
Family" as Trainer Tuthill terms the
Schaefer-O' Leary combination from
Chicago. is going 10 give the rest OF
the party an opportunity TO criticize
the theatrical performance which the
pair produced during the winter on a
stage OF their home city.
Fragments of the skit which have
been reproduced on the trip lead TO
the belief that 1t must be pretty rich
in it's entirety
The captain and his old-time chum
profess themselves perfectly willing
TO show just how they got away with
it, provided they are guaranteed police
protection from Matty Mcintyre
The act, as reported To the Tiges.
appears TO have been Il remarkable
piece OF prestidigitation. Schaefer.
CARRIED in a conventional Irish make
up, addresses O'Leary, as German
with Angora foliage. He informs the
shortstop OF his own desire TO demon
strate to the audience his ability at
second sight. O'Leary. accordingly.
blind-folds Herman. An attendant
brings on bunch of props" O'Leary
selects a coin
Business OF displaying coin to
crowd
OLeary-Ladies and gentlemen. you
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Fridays Basketball Games.

d. A. c. five went to Pontiac and
played the Y. NJ. G. A. OF that town
on the "opry house" stage. In that
narrow arena. there was constant
succession OF baskets. ID. A. c. win
ming, SO TO 20.
Adrian defeated Olivet % TO Fl for
the state college title.
Delray girls defeated bonny five
from Marshall by 81 TO rs in the Sol
way gym.
Central high put 1t over Saginaw
east high by 20 TO 10.
Western high won from Delray 80
to III.
Detroit College Midgets made As to
10 for Trumbulls.
College Minims put 1t over Assump-
ton college 16 TO il.
Detroits won from st. Johns Y, %
TO 1S.
Central Reserves went to Saline and
won 3S TO "a.
Deans and Cadillacs are to meet In
Y gym Saturday night for the Com
mercial league title.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13

AWFUL LARRUPlNG GIVEN
TEXAN COLLEGE PLAYERS

Impeachment measures. and the town
is much fused up over the matter.
A slim gentleman. whom Moriarty
said had whiskers like Gov Hughes,
acted as the Texas coach. He called
his men Holsters when they failed 20
score on three hits In the first in.
ming.
This is the school that Draper, OF
Pennsylvania. is goipg To coach In
football next fall.
d. Jones and Crawford have had
their heads shaved. Both were mis-
taken today around the hotel for Tex
as statesmen.
Jennings reiterates his idea that X
may be good thing for Schmidt to
take year off. He processes TO be
much smitten with Stanage and Beck
endorf.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
SUMMERS To- use
". B. DONOVAN
SLOW BALL
"kickAPoo" WORKING ON The
ONE ARTICLE WHICH HIS REP
ERToRY HAS FORMERLY LACK
ED-How IT'S WORKED.
BY PAUL n. BRUSkE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March H.
The boys on the Detroit club are pref
ty well agreed on the proposition that
"kickapoo' Summers Ii on the verge
OF season Of unusual success. In
fact, there Is no limit to their expec-
tations In this line. They reason that.
II Summers could, In one season de-
velop into the leading winner of q
champion baseball club, he ought to be
able To do almost anything in his Sec
ond attempt, particularly when coming
TO the start OF the season In such OBJ
viously splendid physical condition.
Summers himself Is of the opinion
that his year ought TO be a good one.
Ii is. in fact the first time In his ca
reer as a professional baseball play
er that he has been able to start
season In city In which he had play
ed the year before. Last year was
his first I'm Detroit; In 1907 he made
his reputation at Indianapolis; the
year before that he was the leading
pitcher of the Grand Rapids Central
league champions; I'm 1905 he was
making his debut as professional.
serving at Marion and Springfield. o.
Chief as the players call him.
likes Detroit and the opportunity to
play there again is welcome. He
knows he had a good year In 1908.
but thinks he is considerable dis
lance from attaining anything like his
limit.
Summers is Of the opinion that he
needs an addition To his repertory
and expects to do lot OF work along
this line In the practice this month.
He has now mastered the knuckle-ball
until he has probably the most fiend-
ishly deceiving OF all the freak deliv-
cries. His fast ball and his curve are
on par with the best on tap any
where. For change OF pace. how
ever, Summers has always relied on
the knuckle- ball--a proposition that
worked all right except on the days
when the knckle-bal was not ON Its
good behavior. Like any other style
of pitching IL Is once in a while a bit
coquettish. On such occasions Sum-
mers means TO have something else
ready. He is learning the slow ball
which Wild Bill Donovan has always
used
Wild Bill has habit OF pushing
the ball clear into the palm OF the
hand. holding 1t firmly by the thumb
alone The result OF this hold is q
pronounced difference In the speed
which Is the effect OF the motion or
throwing. No matter how much force
the pitcher may be appearing to put
into the swing, the ball comes loiter.
ing up to the batsman with all tbs
deliberation OF a small boy on his way
to school
When combined with fast ball. de-
llvered with almost the same motion.
the effect on the batsman Of such q
delivery. Is battling In the extreme.
Summers expects to have the deliv.
cry IN working order In time for the
start OF the regular season. He work
ed on II some last fall and 1t already
fairly familiar with Il.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Frenohmen Have safe Lead.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK. March 1S.-With four
teen hours more TO run Cibot and Or.
phce, the French team, held the lead
in the six-day goas-you-please race at
Madison Square Garden today. At 8
o'clock this morning they were 20
miles ahead OF their nearest conten-
ders with a score OF $50 miles and 8
laps. Davis and Metkus were second,
and Dineen and Prouty, who held the
lead N the initial stages OF the game,
were third.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
When Cray Schmidt Saw His
Signs" 10 Info The Drink
BY PAUL n. BRUSkE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March Is
Hughie Jennings adds one more anec-
dote TO the long series which have
been told and reproduced. featuring
the deeds OF that remarkable baseball
character Crazy Schmidt. who last
year twirled few games for Jackson
in the Southern Michigan, but who
Will best be remembered HEAVIER at
Baltimore and New York.
The old Baltimore club was en- route
from New York to Boston--a water
jump-and Schmidt was in a particu-
larry frolicsome mood His style OF
practical Joking was not particularly
popular with the other members OF
the club and plan OF vengeance was
accordingly preached.
One of the conspirators secured a
rope. Another went below and dug up
Schmidts grip, Of which he was very
proud.
The grip was tied to the rope and
Schmidt was called Before his horrl-
fed gaze the grip was heaved into the
brlny.
There goes your grip, Crazy" re-
marked one Of the plotters.
Schmidt leaped up with an agoniz-
ing wall and had TO be restrained from
jumping overheard after his belong.
ings.
What do you care for, anyhow.
Crazy?" they asked him. "Hanlon will
dig you up another uniform"
"Ach. II is not mine uniform dot
grieyes me-" replied Schmidt, but
haf lost all mine signs The code of
the Baltimore Club and the weakness
Of efery batter In the National league!
/ am undone!"
And when the grip was hauled back
on board again and handed to Schmidt
It was with trembling fingers that he
opened II, drained out the water and
drew forth his precious signs" 10 dry
them out for future reference.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
CUTCHER YEARNS
FOR MAT VICTIMS

Floyd Cutcher. after being pretty well
bumped by Frank Gotch at the Ave
nue. Friday night, arose with desire
to get even by tossing one or two
grapplers OF his own weight.
II will take chance at Bleakley
Harry Davis, Findley or Jack Sperry.
II can get the match says Cutcher.
This man Burns up Traverse City
way looks like some RASTER too, and
l will try to trade grips with him
Il am ready TO do business as soon
as | can get the matches"
Cutcher has couple Of minor bouts
on, being engaged To wrestle George
Potter next Tuesday at Grand Rapids
and Mcclellan at Sarnia three days
later.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
COCK FIGHTING is
LEGAL FOR CUBANS

HAVANA. March 13.-The house of
representatives has passed the bill
legalizing cock fighting. but with many
restrictions. Cock fighting will only
be permitted from November TO May,
inclusive. and only on Sundays and
In regularly licensed pits.
The license fee will be paid to the
municipality. Cock fighting will not
be permitted in the capital cities OF
the various provinces. The bill Will
now 60 to the senate.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13

little Brighteyes, help me! What you
hold In your hand 10 q BELL!
Great applause from the crowd
which is the ONCE for the pair to come
TO the footlights. The orchestra bursts
into action and German song Is turn
ed on An Irish encore Is on tap, pro-
yided the reception Is particularly ef-
fusive.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13

AUSTIN. Tex. March 13.--That las
SONG Of the educated Long Horns.
which took place yesterday. being the
inst real encounter OF this season.
brought out a number OF individual
first performances which. II the Tiger
campaign proves as memorable as
usual. should be engrossed for future
reference. Those premier feats fol
low; First ball. pitched by Willett
caught by Stanage; run and put out
in nsid. Mcintyre: first clean hit, and
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
colIeaians Fence and WrestIe.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March IA tri-
angular fencing meet preliminary to
the intercollegiate match in New
York on March u. will take place at
the naval academy today. The naval
academy, University of Pennsylvania
and Princeton will be the entries, the
last team will drop out Of the match.
West Point, Cornell and Columbia
fence at New York and Harvard, Yale
and Massachusetts Tech. at Boston to-
day under the same conditions. The
midshipmen will meet the wrestlers
of the University of Pennsylvania to-
day, the match being the first of the
kind here. II will be refereed by Am
CIRCUS. the professional light heavy
weight Of Baltimore.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
ax JAMES ]. JEEERIEs.
(By permission OF VIM. Morris, Inc
Copyright, 1909

tBy permission or Nm. MOTIFS, Inc
Copyright. 1902
The consideration which has been
shown me by the public all over the
country entities them. | believe, TO a
statement regarding my position.
/ have never said that ! would fight
Johnson. but | say now that il fight
him, I'll lick him. ! Will not go into
the ring unless | am positive that
am prepared to put up the best battle
OF my life, and II succeed in getting
into that condition-and | don't think
there Is any reason to believe that
cant-there can be very little doubt of
the outcome. In this case | am going
to be my own Judge. When | retired
four years ago | made up my mind
that ! would never fight again and II
white man held the championship to-
day | would have stuck To my de-
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Lark Protested Back slap.

AT indianapolis the other day "A
youth named Pat Lark, making his
first ring appearance, was swatted on
the back in a clinch. Lark at once
twisted away. turned to the referee.
and shouted: is thot fair? Some
wan in the crowd biffed me in the
back whin | was agin the ropes be-
want. Will ye shtop the spalpeen"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
BREWER CHOSEN
FOR 'Y.D.A.C. GAME

Agricultural college, will referee the
big basketball game Monday night be-
tween the Y. NJ G. A. and d. A. G..
fives This is the second of the games
for the city championship and, If the
Deltas win, ii will end the hopes OF
the "Y" boys.
AS preliminary, the Y. M. G. A.
Reserves will play the Essex Fusiliers.
Dick Harfst will referee this game.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
AT|ie Latham Decided The
pIayby hea5uTingfset

When Arlie Latham was UNI
piring in the Southern league
base runner and a first baseman
slid for the initial sack stimuli
taneously. Arlie stopped the
game until he could get a tape
measure. Then he measured
the feet OF the sliders, and the
first baseman was found to have
a hoof one inch longer than the
runner. out" yelled Arlie.
and no one said word.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Doplln's Sad Farewell.

NEW YORK. March rl.-Mike Don.
lin has given up baseball. He has
signed contracts with vaudeville
booking agent which will keep him
on the stage until June o.
II is his intention 10 accompany his
wife abroad on July IL, returning lato
In the fall
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Eerouson seeks Matches.

BOSTON, March Ii-Sandy Fergu-
son has challenged AL Kaufman TO
meet him in New York or elsewhere.
Failing this match. he will challenge
Berger or Hart
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
cornelps Rowing Budget.

NEW YORK, March 13.-Coumbia
university's crew budget for the sea
son OF 1909 has been given out by A.
8. Alexander. manager OF the rowing
club. The total cost of putting the
crews on the water is s10,l67. about
$4,000 less than that last year
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Harvard PLAYER Canned

BOSTON, March l3.-Charles Crow
ley. Harvard II. celebrated enc on
the Harvard Varsity football team
last year. was yesterday dropped from
the university by the board OF over
seers who gave as a reason neglect
Of stutiIs"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Nector Picks Out SCHULTZ.

Young Hector. the Greek bantam,
states TO The Times that he Is anxious
to fight Billy Schultz, one OF his chal-
lengers. adding that the latter's idea
that he has whipped him young
HECTOR is a mental delusion
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Border League Meeting.

A meeting Of the Border baseball
league will be held in the Spaldlng
store, 254 Woodward-ave., Tuesday
evening The league will have Chat
ham, Windsor, Pontiac. Mt. Clemens,
and may take In two more towns along
the border
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
BeeIl Tries Goteh Again.

Fred Beell goes against Gotch again
at the avenue Saturday evening" He
stayed the 10 minutes Wednesday
night. Gotch threw Floyd Cutcher In
less than nine minutes Friday even.
ing.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
REDUCED FARES WEST.

Mail a postal card 10 Robert G.
Jones, 2l2 Majestic building. Detroit.
and secure folders. land pamphlets and
complete information. free. by return
mail.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Hart Won on a Eoul.

NEW ORLEANS. March l3.-Mar.
vim Hart got the decision on foul in
tho thirteenth round of twenty round
bout with Tony Ross at the West Side
A. c.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Totals

Innings pitched-Willett = SpCer 4,
Suggs O. GroesbeCk Z. Johnson =. Hits
or Willett 4. of Spcer 4, on Suggs 8,
on GrJesbeck IL. of Johnson l. two
base uits-Stanage. stacey Three
base hits-Bush. Stacey. Home runs
crawford Leary. Sacrifice flies
Hcckendorf Stolen bases--W inter.
Weller First base on balls---By Spcer
/ by Groesbcck ?. by Johnson 1. HIT
Nv pItcher--By Groesbeck 1. Left or
bases-DctroiU Texas .. struck out
BY Wlllett,2 BY Speer 3. by Suggs 4.
bv Groesbeck = Double play-Craw-
ford and Eush. Passed balls Weller
2 Wild piteh--JohrrsUnL Time u 80
Umpire-Smith. ATTENDANCE 200.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Laubscher StjIl PIaylno,

Lou Laubscher will play Adolf
Steffani at Medicin's pool room. Du-
bois and Jay-sts., Saturday evening.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
Central A. c. Wants Game.

Central A. C. desires game with
the Avons or 81. Louis Jrs. Joe Haas
"A Adams-ave. east, phone Main 1878
! Is manager OF the c. A. c.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13

Business-IIke printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind shat
looks right. Times Printing Co, No
is John RNst. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-13
College TuiIIu Uses Doth
Arms With tquaI Skill

Antioch College. small insti.
tuition. situated in Yellow
Springs, o., has a pitcher who
can twirl equally well with
either hand. Cap" Brown Is
naturally southpaw, but he
says II doesn't mater whether IL
is the right or the left wing that
he uses He has "a good assert
ment OF Blenders and speed with
both.
The ambidextrous one Is but
10 years old and OF husky build.
There have been others who
could use either hand In throw
ing. notably Count" Tony Null
lane, who once occupied the
mound position for the Cincin-
natl Reds. but none. admirers OF
the Antioch marvel declare.
who could use both hands with
equal facility
Norman Elberfeld, of the
New York Americans. can also
toss out a runner with either
hand,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
The Water Power Peril.

Chief Forester Pinchot, in return
ing to his attack against a possible
monopoly Of the nations water power
sites, reiterates his determination to
confront congress with the impending
peril, and hopes to, with the promised
help OF the president, stir that body
into the enactment of remedial legis-
lation at the forthcoming session.
1t would, of course, be a public
calamity TO permit any of the nations
natural to be gobbled up by
a dictatorial combination. and the au-
thority Of congress should undoubtedly
be invoked to prevent contamination
of such a purpose. But congressional
control, 50 far as It affects the water
power sites, can hardly be extended
to cover other than land of the public
domain and nsvigable streams, and
here, as in so many other matters. the
nations aim may be defeated or in
large measure frustrated by the laxity
or indifference of the individual states
Mr.. Pinchot himself has admitted
somewhat of this. Each state has
within its borders abundant resources
outside the range Of national control
resources now going to waste or USED
only In part, which in the natural de
velopment OF commerce and industry
are bound to invite the cupidity Of an!
such big combine as Mr.. Pinchot sug
gests.
1t is for the individual states t
awaken to this danger, as we'll as fol
congress. II national legislation Il
imperative to saw to the people thu
water power sitea on lands anC
streams within the reach Of congress
sional action. how equally essential
is that the states. with their severa
authority, enact at once such legisla
ton as shall conserve from monopo
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
Killing as a Mercy.

When one contemplates the picture
Of a human being suffering incurable
torture and pleading to be put out Of
misery, the temptation is to say that
here Is a case where one has the right
to kill. Wise men have often granted
the seeming justice Of the plea, but
sven the wisest hesitates to put into
anyone's hands such terrible power.
1t remained for a French jury to up
hold the right to kill under such cir
cumstances. In a case just decided
in Paris the husband on trial for MUIR
der pleaded that his wife, dying of an
agonizing disease, implored him to kill
her, and he ended her slow misery by
quick death. The jury acquitted him
on the ground that the killing was
justifable.
Testimony by a distinguished spe-
cialist entered into the case. The
physician said that the prisoner was
perfectly rational and that he I'M
doubtedly had been melted to his fatal
act by extreme pity for his wife, d.
rected by her will. The physician
added that he believed that there were
cases when killing would be a mercy.
This belief has been expressed before
by men of science the world over, but
the instinct to prolong life is too uni
versal to be thus readily overcome.
Human beings will continue to suffer
in sympathy with their loved one and
hope against hope for the last chance
Of recovery in spite of the French
jury's decision that there are cases
where killing as an act Of mercy is
justi1able.