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The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
NEAT LITTLE COMING-OUT PARTY IS
ENGINEERED BY MR.. H.. JENNINGS

orally approved as good tactics never
thelesG. There were two out ana
'Bumpus' up.
The slow neld seriously hampers a
throw from the outfield. two fine h-avcs
to third base By sam Crawford being
slowed down BY the impact just enough
to miss play.
Prior TO the actual hostillties. Mr.
Donovan exhibited q little OF the speed
and curves which made him famous In
past years. Bill gave really an i'm
presisVe workout.
Bush made one play on Cravath In
the ninth away out ia left field near
the foul line, returning In time 20 grab
Airs groundsr back OF second base and
heave his man out at first.
Just to jolly Tannehill along a bit.
Moriarty fumbled his grounder. He
then chopped him out with a heave
that can best be characterized as Ross
mans woe. The ball nearly knocked
Claud OF his pins
A chicken. madly in pursuit by n de-
corous park policeman. created some
enthusiasm I'm the early stages. The
bird escaped from Mr.. Clines pen OF
bluo-blooded stoct
owens, the ngw catcher, is an attn
letiC. looking young man OF consider
able speed but hnmperGd yesterday
somewhat by scatter-gun style OF
throwing. That may go I'm the south
ern league but not here.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
|sOX NEED MUCH
MORE HAN
F. JONES
Entire Ball Club Seems To Be
Demanded in the Haunt OF
That Genial President
Charlie Comiskey.
Initial Showing Of Windy City
Contingent Al Bad As the Play
Of the Tigers Was Good.
sy PAUL \. eRusKE.

Far be It from the intentions OF
The author OF this piece 10 insert at
this joyful stage any element which
would tend to deprive the Tigers OF
any OF the just fruits OF the remark
nble start which they have made in
the American league race. They have
surely disported themselves like good
men and true. making good thereby
all the pleasant things said about
them while they were absent on, the
training trip, and they have given
the home populace much TO think
about with the best start Detroit
club has made In many moons.
Nevertheless the faithful critic OF
the past three games must be par
doned little ponder.
Were those three victories secured
solely because Detroit was so good
or did q fatal weakness OF the Sox
which II bound TO become more thor
oughiy apparent later on In the sea-
SON, have q most important bearing
on the result?
More than probably. both conditions
contributed to the most delicious ter
limitation OF the first series. Yet II
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Z91EsGS

ey TIP WRioHr.

lis this Pat Powers really ~ wise
as they say he ISL was asked . day
or two ago.
lis corn.fed shoat . dellcacy at an
A. NJ. Z. festival" continued.
Yes. this Powers person In 30 wise
that at times he suspects himself.
You couldn't sell him $40 gold pieces
at $ls each with government as
sayer vouching for your GOODS.
Powers is the big detonatsr In New
Yorks sport amusement world. His
long suit 10 to act as press agent Tor
Pat Powers when not counting the
receipts from six-day bike races. go
as-you-pleass things and Marathons.
He's strong for Marathons just now.
had to laugh over the way New
York went TO Powers last Marathon
that one at the Polo grounds. when
ST. Yves COPIED. Heralded as the
greatest OF Variations" II really was
an open and shut affair from the start.
AS usual. the public played tho part
OF the lodge room animal and cough
ed up the dinero.
The wiseness OF Powers became APP
parent afterward. o. course. The ALI
nation Marathon found Shrubb. st.
Yves. Longboat. Maloney, Dorando
and Hayes competing. They were the
pick OF the long distance world Their
peers could not be found. The winner
would be- the undisputed champion OF
the world. At least. DO said the Pow
ers press agency
But Immediately after tie race II
was discovered. accidentally. OF
course that st. Yves time had been
beaten by another Frenchman: that
Appleby. the Englishman. could prob
ably beat him, and that Svenbsrg. the
Swede, had run the distance In faster
time, by minutes, than ST. Yves when
he Hoped home on the Polo grounds
track.
Then someone discovered. because
Svenberg talked, that the entries OF
this trio had been refused. Here was
the hand OF p. Powers.
Just now the ast,fte Powers 10
working up sentiment for another
Marathon TO include st. Yves. Sven.
berg and Appleby. In view NJ the
showing OF st. Yves, the public viii
probably go TO II just az eagerly 40
It has the others. They like II and
Powers will see they get II regularly.
but he will get the money.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17

Powers was another of those fellows
who didn't realize his true vocation
in life till after he had been trained
for something else. He wanted TO be
a doctor. and went through n long, hand
course at Notre Dame. But he was
coaxed out 10 the baseball field and
became one of the best college catch.
ers I'm the country.
In 1898 Powers got his NJ. ID. degree
and decided he could make more mon
ey stopping foul tips in the Dig league
than waiting for patients. He played
with Louisville a while, then went 10
Washington. Then TO Indianapolis.
where Connie Mack grabbed him away
before the summer came. He has been
with the Athletics ever since.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
to Inquiry.

Fiene remains .tlli a near major
Lacquer.
Brackets for "Bumpus" after three
years OF trying
The Sox ought never 10 have hsd
their first run The second was mona
rlo. however
We can't help saying IL again. any
how: oh, you "Donie0
Lantte's copious glands reused the
envy 81 even such a famous splitter az
Mr. Frank smith.
Twas true some OF the Tiger hits
were very punk. Nevertheless, there
were plenty OF the other kind.
owen. Beckendorf and LATTE smelled
powder for the first time. Fiene ana
Jones are battle SCARED colts"
Sutor had pitched full game before
emerging from obscuritg. He started
warming up with the crash OF the nrst
single
Ffene's performance made horse
man reflect on the green" trotters that
are being perennially saved over for
the fast stakes
From an otherwise obscure town in
Connecticut rumbles forth a partly sup
pressed charlie. And IL ~ In the tones
OF one L Walsh.
Cravath. the Human Nccktie" was
not ia evidence In the hit column, but
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Bush a Lallapalooza,
Say sChicagO Scribe

Brief mutfetngs as regards
that young volcano. Bush. must
he inserted right here. Detroit
sure has picked up a lallapa'
looza In this shortstop. IL ne
didn't cover more territory than
the statutes allow the Sox might
have wound up differently. He
seemed TO take a weird delight
in stepping around second base
and cutting OF budding bingies
before they reached their prime.
Malcolm MacLean in Chicago
Record Herald.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17

sBatted for E Jones in seventh.
n.,ro,, : : 10
Chicago / . o e.
Innings pitched-Jones Laftte 2.
Fiene S. sutor :. AT bat-Against
Jones IS. LAfitte 7, Fiene ~. Sutor ! !.
Hits-On Jones 8. LATTE /. Fiene IL.
Sutor a. Two-base hft-Schaefer
Three-base hit---McIntyrc- Sacrihce
hits-Rossman. Fiene. Sacrince nies-
Bush, Cobb. Rossman First base on
balis-On Fiene /. First base on err
rors-Detroit 2. Chicago l. Left on
BY Jones . by Laftte 2. by FIene :.
Double play--Atz. Isbell and Owens
wild pitch-Jones. Time-l;5O; UNI
pires-OLoughlin and KERN. Attend
ance-44Ss
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
TIGERS PLAY SUNDAY.
Detroit and Cleveland to Clash IN
Game Not On Schedule.

II is formally announced by Presi'
dent Frank ]. Navin, OF the Detroit
Baseball club, that a game would be
nlayed at Bennett park Sunday after
noon with the Cleveland club. now tied
with the local aggregation for the
leadership OF the league. The game
will start at o'clock and viii take
the place OF the one scheduled ior
Tuesday. The Monday game viii be
played as scheduled.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
FIGHT ROUGH DRAW.
Wolsast Has Early Lead Over Mems'e
But Latter Finishes Strong.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. April IL
George Memsic. OF Chicago. and Al
Wolgast. OF Milwaukee. are nursing
many bruises today as a result OF their
lo-round bout TO a draw here last
night. The fight was one OF the hard-
est and toughest that has ever been
seen here. The men used their ell
bows and butted each other at every
opportunity.
Wolgast's defense was without
flaw and In clinches punished Memsic
numerically. Honors were even up
10 the tenth round when Memsic more
than eyened up matters.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Bender a Handy Man.

Connie Mack has been trying In
dian. Bender, at second base while
Murphy has been indisposed. In the
third game OF the city series Bender
made three hits and took all OF his
six chances He will stay with the
team as a pitcher and not as utility
man however
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
NickaIls On His Way.

Vivian Nickalls, the Detroit Boat
clubs coach, is expected to leave for
this country In the course OF a few
days. He will visit the eastern col.
lege rowing camps before going to De-
troit. where be Is due TO report on
April % or therabouts.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Call 20 Cardinals.

The Cardinals will line up against
the strong Warrens Saturday morning
at Trumbull and Warren-aves. The
following players are requested to re-
port early. A. Cameron, r. PageL,
Jenney. Dream. Davis. Burgess. Hen.
derson, A. and B. Israel. White, Mar
Gus and J. and z. Thomas.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
HAYES BEATS DINEEN.
six-Day Piugoer One Of Pair He Ran
Against at Bangor, Me.

BANGOR. Me-. April 16.-johnny
Hayes, hero OF the Olympic Marathon.
IL winner of q 15-mile race held here
in which he was forced TO extend him.
self as rarely before. He ran against
@ relay team. Pat D!neen, OF Boston,
and J. II. Neary, Of Natick, seven and
a half miles each. and the Olympic
Marathon champion won b. six laps,
or three-eighths OF mile.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Flint hlahlx Excited.

FLINT. Mich, April 1S.-This city
IL considerably worked up over .
match between two champion wrcst-
lers, scheduled for Monday evening.
The participants are Max Luttheg. Of
Chicago. lightweight champion OF the
world, and Charles Taylor. OF Hamil.
ton. Ont. who claims the wciterweight
title OF Canada. Fred Close, OF Lans.
ing, will be the referee.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Harvard starts south.

BOSTON. April 1S.--Hsrvard's base
ball squad. chosen for the southern
trip. will leave tomorrow evening for
Charlottesville. where they will play
two games with the University Of vir-
ginia, and then one with Georgetown
at Washington on the return trip.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

ye~terday's Results.
st Louis 3. Chicago J.
Cincinnati 8. Pittsburg g.
New York J, Brooklyn o.
Boston >. Philles o.
Todsy's Games.
Brooklyn at Boston
philadelphia at New YORK.
Pittsburg AZ Cincinnati
st Louis at Chicago.
Answer TO Inquiry.
Ty Cobb is exactly feet 1.2 inches
tall
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
CHICAGO WELCOMES
PEDESTRIAN WESTON
Cope Escort Venerable Walker to Gen.
ter Of City From the Limits.

ter OF CITY From the I'm'ts.
CHICAGO. April 17.-Chicago Is
preparing TO receive Edward Payson
Weston. who Is walking from New
York TO San Francisco. Weston Is
expected here this afternoon. squad
OF South Chicago policemen met him
al the state line this morning. they
will escort the walker through South
Chicago 10 Seventy-nrst-st. AZ tnat
point he will be met by another squad
OF police who will escort him 10 the
Illinois Athletic club, where he viii be
a guest Of the club.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
A playground Booklet.

"Playtime" is the subject of neat
little booklet. just issued by A. q.
Spalding Il Bros. It comprises an In.
telligent ooncensus OF opinion by
prominent authorities on tie value OF
such places and is replete with illus
'rations OF practical Fairgrounds al.
ready In use. The book is full of sug-
gestions for those interested in the
further establishment OF Fairgrounds
for city children and is entirely free
from advertising.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Net Loss, $500.

Il cost Frank Farrell $4,000 to take
the Highlanders through the south.
Less than $500 came back in gate re-
ceipts
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17

must be admitted thet the SoN looktu
woefuily weak.
Miss Jones and Walsh.
Without Jones the Whitesox will
be far from formidable"
Weeks ago the prediction outlined
above began TO make Its appearance.
Since then II has appeared often
enough I'm the sporting pages to make
St look as IL the lfhe had been stere.
otyped and was being passed about
by a syndicate. The first series play
ed by the Chicago club certainly
makes that prediction seem very prob
able OF fulfillment Without Jones'
and Walsh-the Wllitesox do look
very punk. In fact, there Is a still
ugller IL slightly longer. term which
would even more ap;ly describe their
performances here. That the condi-
ton was fully recognized 10y the vet
eran members OF the club itself. as
we'll as the Chicago baseball experts
who were present. goes without say
ing. Though not yet quite ready 10
call in the services OF the embalmer
they left ready 10 admit that the air
in the vicinity was already becoming
slightly tdlutcu.
However, enough Of this most un
pleasant phase OF the situation and on
10 the less disgusting details.
doping" the sox
For years everybody has wondered
how in the world the Chicago club
won so tarnation many ball games
Dissected by experts, year after year,
the aggregation didn't seem 10 class
with any OF the two or three clubs Ut
round the top OF the American league
ladder with whom IL was continually
fighting a battle for the lead The
club had two or three corking pitch
ers. backstop whose superior would
he difficult TO find, and a brainy boss.
That was about all that could be said
for Il. Yet IL kept winning, strictly
against all precedent and prediction.
Finally even the experts gave IL up.
set the Sox down az hitless wonders
and began TO dope the Chicago club
on a basis all It's own. Things went
along this way until this spring. II
events continue to record themselves
in the tone prevalent up To date, the
baseball world will soon be Eailing
Fielder Jones as not only grand
tactician, but as an actual wizard
In other words. folks interested In
baseball will at last learn where the
Sox really belonged all the time.
OF course, the absence OF Ed Walsh
hurts. In fact. on the basis OF the
Sox' showing here. Mr.. Walsh looks
TO have been even q greater factor in
the teams scheme than Mr.. Jones'
When the giant exponent OF the ex-
pectoration pellet returns to his own,
as he undoubtedly will, after the law
yers have MIXED him as dry as they
can. we will know for sure. In the
meantime, the Sox hardly look az II
Billy Sullivan or any other man OF
merely human brains. magnetism and
Intellect, can do much OF anything
With them in league as strong as
he American.
Though anything is likely to happen
N the great American game-as
men are frequently wont
20 observe. IL may not prove a rasn
prediction to make at this juncture
that two eastern clubs have grand
chances to butt their way into the
first division this year.
EuEv for ~Bumpua"
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.


Yest<rday's Results.
Detroit 10. Chicago ?.
81. Louis Q, Cleveland 5.
Washington 3. Boston 2.
New York !. Athletics o.
Today's Games.
Cleveland at Detroit.
chicago at 81. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
RICE CONFIDENT HIS
CREW WILL WIN RACE
Ex-Detroiter Talks Enthusiastically
About Columbia
BOYS.

Boys.
BOSTON, April IG.-Coach Rice, OF
Columbia, and his eight-oared varsity
crew. who row against Harvard here
tomorrow, are confident OF victory.
Rice said today:
Il believe that the present Columbia
crew Is as fast a combination as that
which defeated Harvard on the
Charles two years ago. Ny men are
all In the best condition and should
give a good account Of themselves"
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
AMERICAN GOLF
CHAMPION BEATEN
Jerome Travis 10 Beaten BY A. r.
Aiken, the Champion OF
ireland

PREsTwICK. England. April Is
Jerome d Travis. the American golfer.
wa. defeated here today by ~ r. Ait
ken. champion Of Ireland, rp ana
TO play.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
CONNIE CLEANS HOUSE.

Among Those Released 10 Joe Jack
son, Alleged Second Cobb.
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.--Connie
Mack released four players today.
They are Salve, who goes TO Johns
town. in the Tri-Stste league; Files
TO Holyoke; Kicher TO Bridgeport.
and Jackson to Savannah.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17
Easy for "6umpus''


Be that as it may, the Tigers licked
the Sox again yesterday. and for the
third time in as many days On the
occasion OF the final game OF the
series they licked them much more
soundly than In either OF the other
two, doing so by the hefty score of
10 TO 2. II was the first time thar
the Champs have really struck their
old batting stride. The butchering
OF Mr.. Fiene, painful as the process
must have been TO himself. was
frought with loads OF eciat and oceans
OF bliss.
Prophetic az ever Of what was In
the wind, little Hughie sent out Bum
pus" Jones TO do battle with F1ene>
"Bumpus" was favored in the events
which shortly began TO transpire. As
.t developed, almost anybody could
have licked the Sox yesterday, much
less such corking pitcher AZ the
pride of Oxford. Mich. AS a matter
IF fact, "Bumpus" was some distance
from being in his actual top form and
allowed some six scattered hits, OF
which>three came In one inning. He
was plenty good enough. however.
and LATTE, who followed, was even
more impregnable.
Hughie might have made the oc.
oasion one OF debut for any number
OF colt twirlers. They could all have
gotten away with it Just as well
The peculiar appropriateness OF Mr..
Jennings pitching sesection was not
lost on the fans, who keep up their
baseball history. Observing Mr.. F1ens
working himself up into the state OF
mild perspiration necessary TO partici.
patton in the pastine, Mr.. Jennings
bethought himself that the OBVIOUS
selection OF his rival had been In and
out of. the American league four or
FIVE times. What more natural than
that he should produce his own per
ennial colt, thereby making IL y bat.
lie In which the flttest should sur
vive? So he did. and the result h.
known to all the world. Mr. Fiene Is
still minor Lacquer. II will prob
ably take more thorough trial to
convince everybody OF Mr.. Jones
sterling worth. but he did pretty well.
and SO did Mr. LATTE. So also did
Mr.. Beckendorf. VINO signalizee his
inaugural simultaneously with Mr.
LATTE. II is the fashion for Tiger
colts so 10 do.
Wreckers on the Job.
To enumerate the details Of the
latest triumph would be superauous
to the mob that rushed last night To
the sporting extras and has been add.
ing pabulum ever siuce. Suffice 10
say, the wrecking crew was in grand
shape. as will be seen from the box
score
Today. however. the competition
promises to be OF a different sort
There is real ball club In our midst,
bearing the standard OF Cleveland
Detroits rival lake metropolis. There
will be doings AS 4 matter or course,
weather permitting. today. tomorrow
and Monday. Mr. Willetts will lead
the foray from the jungle this afte-
noon, TO be followed by Mr. Muffin on
Sunday and Mr.. Summers ON Monday.
II providence SO wills.
The Detroit times., 1909-04-17

Cravath. the Human Nccktie" was
not ia evidence in the hit column, but
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-12
IMPROVEMENTS AT DUNCAN &
 CANFIELD'S.

With commendable enterprise the hustling firm of Duncan & Garfield. clothiers, of Bank street, have equipped their store with the hand some and convenient Grand Rapids clothing cabinets. Each cabinet will hold from SO to 70 suits, without wrinkling and free from dust and dirt. By means of the extension slid ing racks all the suits in the cabinet can be brought to view when it is desired to show them to customers, and are easily put hack iE place. The cabinets are grained in a handsome golden oak color, and the other fur niture has been grained to maj oh them. This gives them a very fine appearing store, and both Messrs Garfield and Duncan have been
 warmly orgratulated on their enter- prise. Sherman Garfield, of the firm is son of Daniel Garfield, a well known cattle man, and now a resi- dent of this town. MT Duncan is g practical clothing man, having beer
 connected with tEe clothing business here for many years. Their friend.
 wish them a still larger measure o
 Sut cecs.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-12
sssssseee
 New Milford.
 TOWN AND VILLAGE COMMENT. OSSSSSSS SSsSSSSSS

seem to be skating on thin Ice, so we Il only assert. without fear or favor that circumstances beyond our control, and possibly theirs, mark the candid phraseology, compelled us to leave about one half our party be- hind and let it go at that. As our doctor remained with them, we feel comfoyted in hoping at least, that the proper antidotes were promptly administered whenever necessary. Now, MT Editor, the writer desires to say that if any one ofthis Bunch" takes umbrage at this truthful narra- tive, said scribe will be glad to meet such one at his convenience in some vacant lot. The undertaken may be needed in just about 15 minutes and the subject will not be "The Dean" " The "Bunch" who went. $. S. Green, President First National bank and hat maLufactlr- CT; II. LeRoy Randall, manager of Savings bank; E. J. Emmons, of the Randall Company; Charles M. Beach, President of Fire Association and merchant; w. G. Brown, Secretary and Treasurer of Fire ASsotiation and merchant; Hon c. B. Marsh, Member State Legislature; $. c. Beach, Selectman of the town; A. H.. McMahon, President of Water Com pay; V. P. Staub, superintendent of Water Company; w. C.. Barton, mer- chant c. p. Bentley, of The Booth & Bentley Co.,; George E. Ackley, Of Ackley, Hatch & Marsh; Charles N. Hall, of State Board. of Education; w. N. Noble, druggist; F. J. Hatch, Me"chant, of Hatch x Dewey; w. P Landon, expert accountant; Dr c. P. Blynn; J. H. Morehouse, confidential L.Srk of c. M. Beach.
The Newtown bee., 1909-03-12
A NEW MILFORD IDYL.

Upon one of those rare March days when all Nature seemed to make life joyful and filled with cheer, two gen. tlemen might have been seen quietly and sedately, as was seemly for per- sons of their years, strolling through our park. They carried what might have been handicap to some, about 16S years of life's burdens, along with them. This load was by no means equally adjusted and there's s,tha rub, for one or them just well started in the twilight zone, we may say, tipped the scales at 1O1-6, while his companion, just beginning to feel his oats, so to speak, was younger. Arriving at the residence of the elder gentleman he bid his companion goodbye and was about to- trip up the stone steps without the least as- sistance, but the younger, ever mind full of the proper respect one should always have for old age, insisted against protest in landing him safely at his very door, Just little cpl sode, MT Editor, going to show the possibilities of life in New Milford.
 Friends who are interested, just a word. A few gilt-edged residences and village lots, with possibly {, good farm or two can be secured by any who so desire. No recommendations necessary but good habits-and the price.