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The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

Warhop held the Tigers. to six
scattered hits and won without
trouble from Donovan. who was
wild. New York hit the Tiger star
but was unable 10 score much
that way.
The Maps kicked away their
, game with Boston. Wood beating
Falkenberg and Sitton 10 0 and
allowing but six hits.
Witherup and Altrock were
touched up freely by Chicago and
Washington lost a game. 10 L.
Five hits was all that the
Browns could get of Pitcher Nor
gan and the Athletics won a To
0 shut-out and crept up on the
Tigers materially.
Detroit's margin was cut yes
terday TO AZ points by the victory
OF the Athletics and the leaders
defeat al the hands OF New York.
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Sporting Notes

kilhan lost to Neallcy.
Bland y. paced In 2i05h az Springfield
on the Great Western yesterday.
.
Penn a. going to use uamsdell the
sprinter. as football halfback.
Mathewsou suffered a broken finger In
Yesterdays game at New York and
the Giants stock has gone down per-
ceptibly
Q
A Canadian plunge ON Pert In the hfth
race at Fort Erie yesterday went
wrong when the horse was virtually
left at the post.
The lansing tenn IL proving Snginnw's
hoodoo In the Southern Michi gan
league race. Burkarts men seem 10
be particularly susceptible TO the
traps set by that old fox Johnny
Morrissey.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
THE DAY. GATHERED FOR THE DETR(

gave Teasel quite a battle In the sec
ond and fourth heats, too. but Geers
was not TO be denied.
Star Patchen and Darkey Hal sim
ply walked In, both OF them being
odds-on choices over their fields. The
latter is sure 10 get into the money
I'm the c. OF G. according TO all the
wise ones Teasel was also a favorite
I'm her event.
Bea and Denver.
Today Denver and Bisa, prominent
En- and Emmers, are scheduled TO
meet in the 2:2l trot. II one OF them
doesn't scratch out. The day is also
scheduled To give Detroit an opportu.
nifty OF watching George Gano. the c.
OF c. favorite. in action. The entries
are as follows:
2:2l trot-Bisa. Denver, Mechanic,
Wynema, Chimes Henry Setter. AL
MAIDEN Frazee. Joe onward. Gladys.
2l2 pace-George Gano, Hoosier
Prince, Geraldine, Shadeland. Nutlear.
Bottom de ORC. Walter W.. H. Ontime,
Lady OF Honor. oranseburg. Raymond
=. Dr. Fox.
2;0S trot-Maxine. Lady Jones. Car
lokin. Del Coronado. The Harvester.
Genteel III.
Racing starts sharp at 2 o'clock.
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TwO-b base hltS-Cobb, hlelhoW
Three base hit--Demmitt Sacrifice hts
Mcintyre. Elberfeld. kleinow. stolen
base-keeler. First base on hallS-By
Donovan. ). First base on errors-De-
troit . New York , Left on bases
Detroit ? New York II. struck out
by Donovan g. by WARRIOR ,. Double
plays-Schmidt and Schaefer, Laporte.
Elberfeld and Chase. Time as. I'm
pires--Egan and Connolly. Attendance
-3l09.
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WILD BILL IN FOR
BAD SEASON? It
LOOKS LIKELY
Lost Control Yesterday at a Fatal
Moment and the Yanks Scored
a Winning Majority I'm
mediately.
Crawford on First and Jones In
Center Is Latest Order of the Tiges
and Both Star.
By MILTON r. PALMER.

II looks as II Wild Bill Donovan
was In for another bad season similar
10 the one that he had IN 1906. IL Is
10 be hoped that this pesimistic sur
mise may prove groundless. But GER
tainly, the Smiler's arm has obstinate
ly refused 10 get into shape up 10
this time.
That erratic faculty OF losing the d.
rection OF the plate, which early earn
ed him the sobriquet OF Wild BIZ,
was greatly In evidence Tuesday art
ernoon. There was not quite the old
lump on the fast ball, and when BIZ
tried TO put them over at top speed,
he could not convince Umpire Egau
dat they were over the plate. Inc
slow ones were easy for the Yankees
In the twirling of WARRIOR. whom
Detroit let slip last year, there was
not a flaw. He had perfect control.
kept the Tiger hits scattered and was
entitled to a shut-out had perfect sup
port been accorded him. A fast un-
derhand delivery was his principal
stock in trade and the locals kept nit
ting IL UP in the air SO that the field
ers had plenty of time TO get under
heath.
Tiges Not at Their Best.
One-sided as was the game, 1t might
have been worse Also, it would haze
been better IL the fielding and pitca-
ing OF the Tigers had been OF separ-
ately instead of simultaneously in the
seventh inning. An error made tho
scoring in that inning possible, oDono-
vans wildness and another pair or
misplays following made the loss OF
the game almost inevitable right there.
1t was the seventh inning that count
ed for the contest. Up to that time
both sides had been hitting in scat
tering way. New York had one man
on base in each of the first three IL
nings and two IN the fourth but with
out results. The Tigers also got hit
I'm each of the first three sessions.
Their only chance TO make a start in
the early stages of the game was cut
short when, after Schaefer had stolen
second Clearly in the third. he WAS
called out.
Each side got run in the NTH.
With one down, Kleinow doubled. but
was caught on the line when War
hop grounded to Bush. That left the
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
sCRATCH|NGHU
THE INTEREST
At WINDSOR
Star Patchen and Hal Raven Scared
Out the PAGERS in the 2:2l
and 2:07 Events Yes
terday.
Quaint Process This Scratching Bus
mess and Here's How 1t Originated
Long Ago.
BY PAUL "A. BRUSkE.

Away back in the days OF the cave
man when horse racing was In Its III
fancy and the mile record was held
by a four.toed Bucephalus that had
skated the distance in 7:42. last quar-
ter l 40 fiat. one OF the trainers OF
his era stepped up 10 the judges stand
Just as the vendors had finished sell
ing the pools on the l0-minute trot.
grasped the bronze-headed Ratchet
that lay at the base OF the stone slab
on which the list OF entries for the
event had been sculped for the bene-
fit OF the sporting populace and. with
series OF brisk. criss-cross motions.
obliterated the name OF Dinosaur
Wilkes. Jr.
AHA, Adolphus." remarked the pre-
siding judge. peering down at the
busy teamster. you're scratching
eh?"
Ever since that time this process
has become popular among the sue
ceeding generations OF teamsters. Par
ticularly at early meetings OF the year
is In its regular vogue.
II was so at Windsor yesterday, and
is likely to be SO. TO a greater or less
extent. for the rest OF the meeting
What Starts the Scratching.
Horses are raced at the meetings
preceding the opening OF the grand
circuit. for two purposes-education
and the money. With the no-record
candidates for the big stakes, the
races at Windsor are more important
from the former point OF view than the
latter. for the entire purse money TO
l. ls,-s2 III h.a vii
but 81 900 TO each race.
On the other hand, the money part
of the situation is not TO be lost sight
Of 1t is the supreme idea OF the big
trainers 70 pick out for their equine
charges at such places the easiest race
they can see TO which each trotter or
PAGER is eligible and then go just as
fast as is necessary to win IL. but no
faster. For the accomplishment OF
this end the real things arc usually
entered In two or three events and
then, after looking the situation over
al the last minute. the soft spots are
selected and the scratching begins.
Trotters Furnished the Fun.
But one event yesterday retained
anything like its pristine interest ar
ter the itching for easier picking had
| been allayed. Star Patchen scared all
| but four out OF the 2:21 pace-the
/ Little c. OF C"-and the Blind Hal
Ravens presence in the 2:07 pace
performed the same Office in that
event The 2:1f trotters we're more
courageous and the race of the day
! resulted between Country Jay and
| Teasel. the latter winning after a 1--we
| ~ little scrap with the veteran Grip
pie and both stepping into the 2:iO
class. This was no great surprise. so
far as Teasel was concerned. The
feat of the aged Country Jay that has
been on the shelf for four seasons
now and was supposedly all In. how
ever. remarkable. Still lame In
front and behind but able to pound
along at a pretty lively clip, notwith-
standing. he drew the pole for the
first heat went a short mile, took the
lead when Demarest gave up and start
ed TO bark at the three-quarters, and
STAYED off Teasels finishing rush, He
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
WAIVERS ON CHESBRO2
Such Is the Report the New York Cor.
RESPONDENTS Have Sent Out

Jack Chesbro has gone the way
OF the great stars OF former days. The
man who made the spit bail" famous
Is not good enough now for even the
New York Americans.
A report has been sent out by one
of New York's scribes here with the
team that Manager Stallings has ask
ed waivers on Chesbro.
Not that Stallings is lacking in ap-
probation of the great work Chesbro
has done in former days; II is simply
that Chesbro's days OF usefulness are
over. II is hardly likely that Chesbro
will have to so back 10 the minors,
for he Is rich as ball players go.
Stalings neither affirmed nor de-
MED the report. y
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
Another Retirement Yarn.

This Is frank Schulte's last season
with the Cubs. He has purchased a
saloon in Syracuse, N. Y. and claims
that he will devote all his time AMI
attention to that business hereafter.
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Harvey oIdneId Bumped.

CHICAGO. July 20-Barney Oldheld.
the automobile driver. was slightly In
jured here this afternoon when he was
run down and knocked over by ma
chine on the south side, Oldheld was
taken 10 "A hospital, where his wounds
were dressed and he left at once.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21

SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
Jackson Z. Kalamazoo /.
Lansing 10. Saginaw 4.
Bay City 4. Flint /.
Battle Creek 0. Adrian 8.
Todny's Games.
Lansing at Bay City.
Kalamazoo at Flint.
Battle Creek at Saginaw.
Jackson at Adrian.
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The Day On the Short
Ship.
Al Windsor.


2:2l PACE-PURSE 81 600.
star Patchen. blk. h. by Joe
Patchen--Sara Ann. by This
tie NSnoW) .......... ............ 1
The Bos'un. b. T. (CoN). 3 ? ?
sidney r., b. &. (McGarvin) go. 3 8
Victor NJ. br. x. IHopkins) 80. dis
Bonnie j.. gr. IN. (Nalentine) dis
Time--209ts, 2:12. 213.
2:ll TROT-PURSE $1,000.
Teasel. ch. III. by Allan
Downs--Lady Kittson, by
Com. Kittson (Geers) ... / /
Country Jay. ch. K. by Jay
hawker--Paronella. by
Peter Baitka, blk. Z. Csnow} 8 3
lnnerguard. b. Z. Murphy 1
Nelcyone. b. IN. (HowelD.. s 5
Demarest, b. x. tRoss) 80. dis
Time-2;os%. ?:09 =. 2LoA. 2:llA
2.07 PACE. ? IN 3-PURSE $1,000
Hal Raven. b. M. by Hal b
Raven. by Alcantara Snow. | !
Green Pilot. b. h. Murphy 49,. ?
Matte Chimes. b. m. tToor) >
Rollins b. x. (Loomis) ........... 3
Arthur j., b. x. tGeers) ......... 4
Time-2:06l1, 2:09.
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p. o. & NJ. Ry.

All POINTS ............ 81. oU
Special train 1880 a. m. Advance
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ward-ave., Telephone M-39.
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Nothing Lost by Shift.

The shift that Jennings has made
in the team as a result of Rossman's
being out of the game with stone
bruise on one foot, seemed 10 work
well in this game. Sam Crawford has
had plenty OF practice at first and
played a good game except for that
one Dad toss In the seventh. Jones
signalized his return to the game by
poking out two safe hits.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21

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looks right. Times Printing Co., NJ
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The Detroit times., 1909-07-21

Il little pitcher on second. where he had
and two men out. Demmitt came up
and poled out a triple that scored
WARRIOR. We eyened when Cobb
doubled, Jones beat out tap aud
Kleinow's low throw TO first got away
from Chase.
The Fatal Seventh.
That brought II up TO the seventh.
Laporte sent stinger down 10 Bush
which the little short stop threw wild.
Kleinow sacrificed and WARRIOR foul
ed out. That left Laporte on second.
two men out and the exasperating
Mr.. Demmitt at bat Donovan pre-
ferred to pass him TO first. But he
got the pass habit and sent Austin
the same way, filling the sacks. Egan
called four wide ones on Chase ana
run was forced in. Then Elberfeld
grounded TO Schaefer. The latter's
fling 10 Crawford was wide and low
and Demmitt scored. Crawford tried
10 get Chase of second, but he pegged
wildly also and Austin hurried III.
After that there was not much TO
It, Donovan's controi was still loose
in the eighth and ne started the in
ming by passing three men in success
sion a shower of runs seemed im-
minent. but the fourth batter fouled
cut, force play at the plate was made
on the next and the sixth man sent
fly C right.
Chases very questionable hit start
ed the ninth for New York. Keller
came along with another hit and tho
only stolen base OF the game wild
throw by Schmidt and Laporte's sin
gle scored these two.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday Results.

New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04

presented by this competition In arm
ament are growing heavier and heav-
Ter. and the problems for solution con,
sistent with their increase become
more and more difficult. The posi-
bilities OF war now arising come chief
ly from Responsibilities OF govern
menL and In those countries where
stability OF internal control is lacking
The United States has contributed
much TO the cause of peace by assist
ing countries weak in respect To their
internal government 80 as TO strength
en- In them the cause OF law and or
der. This relationship of guardian and
ward as between nations and coun-
tries, In my judgment, helps along the
cause OF international peace and indi-
Gates progress In civilization. The pol
Icy of the United States In avoiding
war under all circumstances except
those plainly inconsistent with honor
or its highest welfare has been made
SO clear to the world as hardly TO
need statement at my hands can
only say that so far as my legitimate
influence extends while at the head OF
this government. II will always be ex-
erted TO the full In favor OF peace, not
only as between this country and 9TH
er countries, but as between our sis
ter nations"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04
bALL|MGER AND
WILSON WRANGLE
Secretary Of Interior Said He Would
Not Withdraw Lands--President
Taft Is Appealed To.

WASHINGTON, May "a dispute
between Secretary Wilson and Score
tary Ballinger over a question of cour-
tesy as well as one OF Interpretation
of the law. has been carried to Presi-
dent Taft
A decision either way will be con-
sidered a rebuke to the cabinet of
fetal who may lose out and members
OF the presidents advisory board are
awaiting the verdict with considerable
interest.
The controversy arose over the vex'
atious question of the Roosevelt con-
sentative policy and the attitude TAX
en- by the general land Office.
The present difficulty is in connec-
ton with the withdrawal OF lands
needed by the forest service for rang
er stations and the quarrel Is really
between Fred Dennet. commissioner
of the general land Office and Chief
Forester Pinchot. although the CORE
spondence between these two officials
is carried on through the chiefs OF
their respective departments. Ballin
ger, who was at one time commissioner
OF the general land Office. sides with
Dennet. Neither Dennet nor Balm
ger is in sympathy with the methods
employed by the forest service to de,
velep the conservation idea and both
have refused TO make any concessions
Pinchot, through the secretary oil
agriculture, asked that certain lands
both inside and outside national for
ests In the west. be withdrawn from
all form OF entry for use as stations
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for the railroad companies. that the
clause. IL applied 10 pre-ex.sting rights.
will operate TO take property OF rail-
road companies. and therefore. VIC
late the due process clause OF the NTH
amendment to the constitution, were
all based upon the assumption that
the clause prohibited and restricted In
accordance with the construction
which the government gave that
clause and for the purpose of enforc-
ing which prohibitions these suits
were brought.
"As the construction which the gov
ernment placed on the act and seeks
to enforce Is now held to be unsound.
Fand as none OF the contentious now
relied upon are applicable TO the act
as now constructed, because under
such construction. the act merely EN-
forces regulation of commerce by
which the carriers are compelled To
associate themselves from the prod
ucts which they carry. and do not pro-
hibit. where the carrier Is not asso-
ciated with the commodity carried.
Il follows that the contentious on the
subject OF the fifth amendment arc
Without merit.
This exemption as to timber. etc.
contained In the clause is not repug'
nant to the continuation.
THE provisions for penalties are
separable from the other provisions
OF the act AS no recovery OF penal
ties was prayed. no issue concerning
them Is here presented. Ii will be
time enough to consider whether the
right to recover penalties exists. when
an attempt to collect the penalties is
made.
las the construction now given the
act differs SO widely from the con-
struction which the government gave
to the act, and which 1t was the pur-
pose of these suits to enforce. II is
held that IL Is not necessary in re-
versing and demanding. to direct the
character OF DEGREES which shall be
entered but simply to reverse and re-
mand the case, with directions to en-
+ force and apply this statute rs 1t 10
now construed"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04
NATIONAL PEACE
. CONGRESS BEGINS
More Than 1000 Delegates and Wis.
itors in Observation-Disclosures
of National Disputes Is Urged.

CHICAGO. May 3.-With more than
thousand delegates and visitors In
attendance the second National Peace
Congress began today. The congress
will continue until Wednesday even
ing when II concludes with a banquet.
Foreign diplomats will vie with Amer
lean publicists In extolling peace and
advocating the disarmament OF the
world. The assembly has for its PHf-
pose an awakening OF the worlds con-
science for general agreement to
abolish war. Arbitration of national
disputes is urged as a cure for the
evils of fratricidal strife.
The congress is composed OF four
sharply defined clements:
Humanitarians, who are prompted
by religious and benevolent motives;
labor leaders, who believe the working
classes bear all the ills and reap none
Of the profits OF war: commercial lead
ers who think universal peace will In
sure greater prosperity and increased
productivity. and academicians and
Socialists who urge the establishment
of a cooperative brotherhood of man
with the abolition of war incidental TO
steps for the general good.
Preliminary crowded meetings were
held yesterday and last night in all
the downtown halls at which numer-
GUS addresses by the advocates OF
peace were delivered. The silent pro
test" by the Socialists In Grant park,
where the park board refused to per.
NIT public speaking. was held yester-
day afternoon, but the Socialists could
marshal only 1000 persons instead OF
the 10000 they wanted. The 1000,
however stood for an hour and a half
In perfect silence, as a protest against
the action OF the park board.
An address by Secretary of War
Dickinson, president OF the peace con-
gress, was read to the gathering. Mr..
Dickinson pointed to the progress to-
wards universal peace made through
the meeting at The Hague some time
ago. mo event that has transpired in
history" he said. has even approach
ed the profound and lasting effects
that will flow from these conferences
upon the peace OF the world"
President Taft sent this letter which
was read to the meeting:
Il greatly regret that / am unable
to attend the National Peace Con-
gress at Chicago and there TO express
my earnest sympathy with the object
OF the assembling OF so many dis
tinguished men in the interest OF
world peace. That progress has been
made In the matter OF peace every
where by international action and by
the moral pressure OF the peoples OF
the earth. anyone who has examined
the record must admit. II is true that
ornaments go on increasing in cost,
but II Is also true that the burdens
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04
trolIed by railroads.

WASHINGTON. May 3.-The SUI
preme court OF the United States this
afternoon declared the commodities
clause OF the Hepburn railroad rate
act constitutional. thus reversing the
United States circuit court at PhiladeI
phia. which held II to be unconsu
tutional.
The. decision is against the rail
roads which are interested In the pro
dueu9p or coal. They will now have
% dispose OF their mine holdings.
There was only ono dissenting opin
Jon, II was filed by Justice Harlan.
3psrfces Harlan uissented from the
reasoning ny wiIfch'the supreme court
reached It's conclusion. but concurred
int-tbel -AndiRgs. The opinion of the
coart, 50 Tar ~ the result Ia concerned
was upauapops -
The,&eettop ,ofsthe Hepburn inv thus
sNpheld by the court OF last resort fol
lows: a
From sadafter.May i, 1908. IT shall
be unlawful for any railroad company
TO transport sfrom any state, territory
Tor. the DISTRICT f Columbia, to any
sptner Stale. territory. or the District
kpf Columbia, or to any foreign country
kany article of commodity, other than
Timber andithe manufactured products
ftheTeof, Manufactured, mined or pro
,duee0 by 1t, Or. under its authority. OF
(which II may, own In whole. or in part
for In which II may have any'interest
direct or indirect. except such articles
The Detroit times., 1909-05-04

for the forest rangers who patrol ~
national forests IL n necooooDy -
have the land for tt1is pl1xpono W1fh>
drawn even II n BE- inside Z na(lonol
forest. because the national foreo1o
are subject 10 mineral entries and 4
was felt that the ranger stations
should be free from molestation and
belong absolutely to the government.
Heretofore, when one member OF the
cabinet has requested public lands
withdrawn for the public service, n
has been done without question.
Whenever the lighthouse service or
the army wanted public lands the sec
rotary OF commerce and labor or the
secretary OF war asked that the land
be Withdrawn for the public use and
the papers have always been signed
by the secretary Of the interior with.
out question.
But this time, there was a snag Bal
linger sent word TO Wilson that he
would not withdraw the lands re-
quested. holding that the law did not
permit II.
Secretary Wilson at once appealed
to President Taft 10 order Ballinger to
withdraw the lands, or to withdraw
them himself by an executive order.
AS to the integrity Of his motives
Secretary Wilson said he would per-
NIT no man to 90 behind a request
with demand that 1t be shown TO be
In good faith.
The president has asked both sides
to submit their cases by briefs.