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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-04
His Choice.

Bustin Seems-How'd yer like to be one of desc here turin rulers, Sel? Seldum Shaves-Not me, Bus. I'd a lot rather be king bum dan bum king. Kansas City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-04
The Boyce Construction
 Company

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

DAYS before the game 10 practice with
the team that was going To support me.
We worked out and that night a crowd
OF the fellows that ! had met invited
me over to the drug store TO take a
drink You know that / m no drinking
man. never was drunk In my life
and all liquor tastes like medicine 10
M. But these fellows put ~ so strong
that I did take one bottle OF beer.
The next morning | reported for prac-
tice and was told to 20 back down TO
the headquarters OF the club and turn
in my uniform.
We don't want any booze-fghters
on our team in a tight game like THIS,
was what they told me. / told them
that I had had only one bottle or beer
but they said they knew all about how
many BOTTLES I'd had. / could just turn
ia my suit. The man that did most OF
the talking was a big fellow named
Chichester sheriff Of the county. fne
young athlete. and man who could
easily have gone out and made good
in league ball. The team there was a
sort OF political nine anyhow. The
county clerk. the county treasurer and
some other officials played on IL But
Chichester was the star.
"Of course, ! was sore. ] went down
town. turned In my suit and went
straight TO the hotel where che stat
ford team was staying. They had Jusi
pulled In that morning. ] had pitched
quite a few games for them and against
them and their manager knew me well
] looked him up and told him | wanLAa
20 pitch the game for his team against
Kingman.
lie thought first 10 was some sort
didn't want "A cent II ! didn't win and
that J wanted him to bet the $40 I'D
get for pitching. on me 20 win the
game. I'd never been mixed up In any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
FARMERS COME
TO AUTOS AID
Glidden Pathfnders Find Much
Feared Stretch of Iowa Road
Scraped for Their Benefit.
BY E. lie Roy PELLEIlsR.

Talk about the farmers prejudice
against automobiles Is out OF date
While there may be few places in
the wayback east where country folks
hate the motor cars. the reverse OF
this condition exists In the more pro.
gressive west.
Dai Lewis gives glowing account
OF how Iowa farmers welcomed the
E-F'M 80" Glidden Pathfinder party.
Out here In Iowa" says Lewis,
every farmer has his phone. Men.
women and children came running out
TO the road 10 wave us howdy and
good luck 10 ye. as we passed The
wire fence telephone was the med
ium. When We had passed one farm
house the good folks ran in and ac-
commodatingly notified the next neigh
Dor we were coming Not infrequent-
ly the good wife would hall us with a
proffer OF cup OF coffee which she
had waiting.
"On the morning we left Blue
Earth City for Fort Dodge our hearts
were heavy. We knew We had the
worst stretch OF Iowa gumbo To pass
through that we had yet encountered.
The rain had ceased the night before
and the sun was shining in way that
meant dry roads and good going in
a few days. In a few days-there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

81 Edgar Willetts r. now putting in his
|Iourth fractional season with the De-
rot Tigers and the latter are just be-
mining to get hep TO his personal his
oeny. Edgar was the most amiably
tcticsnt Young man on the club. He
lint loQuacious about himself right
now. by a good. wide margin. but.
|once in while, he falls into the club
|Houke spirit When he does, his re-
parks are well worth attention.
| Who. for Instance. would imagine
|xessbonal football player? Yet he was.
HE attended the University OF Kansas
;4urinx the fall that Hal Weeks, OF
}Hirhi8an coached there. and played
IAolf-back on the Kansas team that
i{ear--an engagement which netted him
xhe princeiy sum OF 800. expenses and
<4ree tuition In two classes a week.
Edgar can give the college yell n
necessary. and still has a warm spot
~ his heart for the university OF MS
native state.
But his duties as a football PLAYER
were brief. IL was az a baseball sol
|HIef OF fortune that Edgar was known
COMMONWEALTH I'm which he made his
This portion OF his career comprise q
1nr<e or four years In which WflIstts
|Xnen mere boy. was getting his prep.
1fation for league ball
|t Edgar always prefaces these remin-
Icences by the narrowing remark tina,
1nStrur baseball IL ali right and. /,
|{orr<ctly managed. will net good
Mayer very Satisfactory financial re-
81 I'm those days" said the big pitch.
~ a used 10 Keep my uniform. shoes
loee and nightshirt all packed In Z
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
These Won't Parade.
DNE-TIME TERROR OF PRAIRIE TEAMS
WAS EDGAR WILLETTS TIGER HEAVIER

thing crooked in my life and he was
game enough TO take the chance.
Il never worked harder to win a
game IN my life than ] did that day
and the teams were pretty evenly
matched They came 10 bat in the last
half OF the ninth with the score TO
] in oar favor. and the nrst two men
went out Right here ] took chance,
The top q the batting list was up and
Chichester batted fourth. | passed the
The Stafford people were crazy win
excitement and had some trouble
keeping them calm. Up came chi
chester.
"a booze-fighter. am L. said TO
him. Well I've just done this on pur-
pose TO show what rotten ball player
you are and how much booze l really
drank last night. I'm going to strike
you out and make you like a..
pitch the ball. was all he said.
and. mind you. ne was = right good
whether / could get him or not. J just
wanted 20 take the chance. though.
II reasoned that. after that line OF
talk. he'd take a look at the nrst one.
so shot II over the middle OF the
Ofrer at IL. and 7 had him In the hole
right of the reel | handed him tho
old underhand curve the next time. lie
swung with all his might but only
fouled a. Then | knew ] had him. The
next ball ] shot straight at his head
and drove him back Then / curved
one over the outside corner and he
missed II foot.
perhaps / swelled up some when I
walked or the field and saw all those
stake holders paying on on me. IL
was the biggest game I'd ever won
and I'd taken a big chance and got
away with 81. They talk about that
game out in Kingman yet"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
Sporting Notes

Milwaukee 10 proving the Detroit OF
the American association.
bugs Raymond IL really the star
pitcher OF the New York Giants.
weston's schedule for yesterday In,
cluded % miles. He's surely a grand
old wagon.
Alma will play at Albion Friday In n
game that will go far toward settling
the state college title.
Fordham college will send Pitcher
Pagan TO Cincinnati and Shortstop
CofYee to the Boston Nationals.
Pretty soon they will quilt startine
Covaleskie against Brooklyn. Ihat
AGGREGATION knocked him out or the
box again
Kansas City baffed "Bumpus' Jones
out OF the box the other day. IL IS
fust barely possible that ne may get
hts wish and go TO Montreal aiter H.
Hon~.t John Eubssk has teined the
Macon club OF the South Atlantic put
ia nIaying first base. HIS pitchihg
DAVIS seem 10 be over. though ais
arm Is as good as ever
The southern Miehixsn gets goinE Ia
day with Saginaw at Battle creek.
BAY City at Kalamazoo. Jackson al
lansing and Flint at Adrian. I'M :
posInx csremonials Will naturally
take place at sacf town ----r----r-------r-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

grip. ready to grab In a moment ana
tear up The line from Wellington in
either direction TO the point where
they wanted me TO pitch. Al that time
every little Kansas town had its
ball club. and the betting was some
thing terrlhc Some team was always
wanting to load up with outside talent,
and I've often Knocked out 5000 a
month by running round the country
pitching games.
When the Nebraska Indians came
through our country pitched FIVE
days. and I'm as many different towns. /
won all i've games. four OF them BY
shut-outs. and the more I pitched
against them the better / got. When
turned up the NTH day I'm the NTH
town. Guy Green. their manager. was
50 sore he came near taking his team
OF the neld.
Il always made principle OF
doubling my pay by betting on myself.
would tell the manager OF the team
FOR which ! was pitching that I didn't
want a cent N lost the game but that
always made a hit with him because
II showed that l was on the square
and giving him the best I had OF
course. - cost me something once In
while but my expenses were always
paid anyhow and ] won 50 much Of
tener than / lost. that / quit away
ahead OF the game on the betting
proposition.
"A fellow runs up against a lot Of
peculiar experiences In those amateur
games-stufr that big-league player
would never imagine possible
- remember a game at Kingman
Eddie Slevers old home. They had a
series on with Stafford and this game
was the deciding one. Klngman sent
Tor me and 1 came down a couple OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
AUGUST BRINGS
7. BURNS BACK
Former Worlds Champion Expects
10 Return Then. But Will Locate
At Seattle, Probably.

just one more fight for Tommy
Burns and that one with Jack John
son. Such is the program which the
Detroit tnancier and boxer has map
eea-eut fof himself. according 10 A
letter recently received by Billy" Nc.
lntosh. his Detroit friend. The letter
also brings the news that Burns will
return shortly To the states and ex'
poets 10 be in Detroit some time IN
August. lie does not intend 10 settle
dowh again in his old home. however.
but viii probably 80 into some busi-
ness in Seattle, Wash. III account OF
Mrs. Burns desire 10 settle at the city
which was her girlhood home.
Burns writes Mcintosh that he HIM
sclf is far from convinced that John
son Is really his master. lie says that
he Was in no particular distress al the
time the bout was so summary ended
by the police and says the officer who
invaded the ring in the final round
did so on account OF the shouts oil
Jornson's seconds who we're plainly
scheming TO get their man verdict
IN that way.
Mcintosh and a number OF Burns
other personal friends in Detroit are
OF the opinion that Tommy would
stand an excellent chance OF beating
Johnson, with battle planned along
different lines
Tommy was the champion says
Mcintosh. and felt that. when John
son failed TO carry the battle. II was
up 10 him 10 do so. This was Just
what Johnson wanted. The black is
a fat-footed fighter and can only
counter. Then too. Tommy looked
very light and drawn In the pictures.
am sure that he would have stood
a better show II he had met Johnson
in a more temperate climate. II was
the Negroes weather both for training
aud lighting.
At present Burns is still al his old
tricks OF coming money, having been
occupied continuously in music hall
engagements at $1,000 per week, ever
since the fight with Johnson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

was the rub. We couldn't walt. but
push on. We started with determined
set faces. What was our surprise
when "A few miles out OF town we came
upon some farmers busy with scrapers
rudely grading the road. filling the
ruts and draining the water on. They
told us they kenw we were coming
and thought TO make IL as easy as
possible for us. They hadn't expect
ed us city folks would start so early.
We'll, all day we ran over roads
that had been specially scraped and
worked for our benefit. And IL was
revelation To us how rapidly that
gumbo dries and becomes tractable
once the sun and wind get at It and
the water has been scraped on Twice
we passed men in automobiles direct
ing the work OF horses. Hundreds
OF Iowa farmers own cars and this
perhaps accounts in part for the
friendly feeling"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

mai who kept Detroit In baseball NJ a
time when this feat meant the ex-
pehdlture OF staggering sum OF
money. MI. Angus. true sportsman
anu pubiic-spirited citizen, lived 10 lay
the foundation for Delroit's grea,
team but failed TO see his ambition
fulfilled In the pennant-winning which
! followed.
! Nor viii his successor as president.
William II. Yawkey. be among those
out In front OF the stand in that semi
circle round the field-not. at any ratio.
unless precedent is thrown 10 the
winds. From some retired location in
the background the man who backed
the Detroit club with his millions
when IL was loser ani who spent
his money like water In the process
OF giving his home town winner,
regardless OF expenditure. will watch
the events OF the day. No paradins
goes for Mr.. Yawkey Last year ne
, threatened to leave town unless the
committee In charge made IL easy for
him 10 escape.
The marathon march will also be
! shy the scholarly form of Frank J..
Nsvin, who has taken charge OF Mr..
lawkey's investment in baseball and
who. had he done nothing else than
/ pick out Hughie Jennings rs the man
needed 10 complete the wining quail
ties OF the team. would have well de-
served prominent position In the
pageant.
The glory. according to Mr. Navin.
should go To Hughie and the boys.
They do the parading FOR this com.
tination. I'm too busy on big day
like this. anyhow"
6arouche for Conger!
Come To think OF Il. there is another
| Individual who. though ctten cursed
| by the baseball devotee. really de-
serves formal recognition today. His
name is Conger and his headquarters
are the United States weather bureaus
Office In Detroit
yesterday right In the middle OF
cold-driving rain. he predicted that
| Flag Day would be clear and warm.
He went into even closer detail Some
| OF the skeptical fans grinned derisive-
! ly. Mr.. Conger remained calm and
stuck TO IL.
In all quarters today thinking NOR
tals hail the local observer OF winds
and clouds as a prestidigitator. Come
TO think, he pulled OF the same sort
OF stunt on opening day and In the
| face OF similar discouragements at the
time his prediction was given TO the
| fans
a barouche in that parade for Mr..
Conger. please.
Not TO forget what. after ALL Is the
real entree on today's oil OF fare,
here is the probable line OF battle:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

is the question that Is asttating the
New York camp. and II rs still IN sus
pense. The general impression pre-
walls that the league president. by his
silence, is tacitly complimenting Eloer
field on his failure 10 get IN and an
initiate Hurst. after that rrovocation
The New York players have IL that no
body but the umpire himself was
really 10 blame for the occurrence.
The rivalry that lis always In evs
dence where two big-league teams
exist I'm the same city makes the
New York crew particularly interested
I'm any developments In the National
league bribery scandal. one OF the
visiting newspaper men visited the
headquarters OF the Detroit club dur
ing the day and received great pleas
ure Ia an interview with President
Savin in which the local magnate
ahmed that either the matter should
have been kept quiet and investigated
without trumpets and lo0d threats. OF
else 81 should have been thoroughly
gone into with no attempt 10 make
anyone a scapegoat
Navfa Interviewed.
place the blame where II belongs
and shield nobody" was the tone or MS
remarks. which were meant for the In
tFrN1eWeT WHOSE payer LES -
strong stand 10 similar effect.
IL Is noticeable fact that stallings
appears 10 have the full sympathy OF
the members OF his club, Even the vet
eran. sre included in this list They
say that there is but one answer TO
the Improvement over their position
Of last wear, and that is 'Stallings
Jennings won a pennant with a
team that had finished sixth, didn't heg
Well. hasn't Stallings got right TO
make as big al Improvement such
is the line OF argument
OF course. the fan who wants stlil
70 be shown might call attention TO
the fact that New York. al this june
ture year ago. was leading the
league. which Is one point better than
AZ stands at present. but that would
be a remark highly devoid OF tact Also
IL seems highly possible that MI stall
ings' raw material IL not as promising
as that which Jennings had when he
came
But OF all that we viii know more
after the teams have FLASHED few
times.
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tContinued from Page O.e.p
IDEAL WEATHER IS AWARDED
FANS OF DETROIT

when none but aborigines inhabited
these shores, and carrying the story
right down TO the present time
through all the generations that have
interviewed. Detroit has managed 70
win a supreme athletic triumph such
as is being celebrated today. but three
times.
Oftener Of Late.
From 1901 down To 1887 was quite
stretch OF time. Then the grand old
team managed by w. II. Watkins cop
ped a National league rag. Al least
two OF the old war heroes are still with
US, and 10 them will fall the duty OF
lifting the banner this afternoon.
From 1887 TO 1907 was some 20
years. and then Hughie Jennings and
his mighty men brought home their
first banner In the American league.
Since then the haitauses have not
been SO long.
No wonder the old town feels that
II has a license TO celebrate.
That the celebration takes the form
OF a testimonial TO baseball In all its
forms. but most prominently as ex
emplifed In the amateur teams OF De
troit and Michigan. Is a fact which IL
entirely the choice OF the local man
agement The committee in charge
has been instructed to tender an IN
yitafion 10 all the ball clubs OF De
troit and Michigan to take part in the
parade, which will form at Grand Cir
Gus park at 49, 80. The management
realizes that the general interest In
baseball Is what makes their invest
ment in Detroit a profitable one. In
no other way can the interest In the
national game be so conserved as by
the fostering OF this friendship with
the amateur players. Free admission
on Flag Day Is by no means the only
method which the local club has taken
to this end Hence the parade WITH
all the features which tend TO make
II SO interesting.
These Won't Parade.
In the testimonial 10 the Tigers
considered from the standpoint OK the
formal ceremonials-at least three In
dividuals will be missing this after
noon.
One OF these will be s. F. Angus. the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

East and west broke even on the
inaugural clash OF the inter-see'
tional series.
White and Johnson had a battle
at Chicago that went III innings
before hits by White. Hahn ana
welday put the only run OF the
day across.
The Athletics hammered Rube
waddelI hard. the Rube was also
quite wild. Plank was his old enec'
tive self and the Browns never
had a chance.
Rain and wet grounds caused tn'
postponement OF the games
scheduled at Detroit and Cleve-
land.
Baker and Thomas of the Attn
letics with three hits apiece were
the batting demons of the day.
Johnson has yet 10 win brack-
cts, though he is still freely touted
as the best pitcher In the league.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday. Results

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago /. washington o Oil innings)
Athletics 5. 81. Louis ].
Rain elsewhere.
Todny's Games.
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland.
Washington at Chicago.
Athletics at ST. Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

Today's Games.
Cincinnati al Boston.
81. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Pfttsburg at Philadelphia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

Jeffries also signalized today by
predicting that IL Battling Nelson and
Packey Mcfarland ever get into a
ring the Dane will get beating.
Mcfarland has the speed. the clev-
erness and the headwork that wins
fights" said Jeff. Il like Nelson, but
think ne will tire himself out trying
to get at Packey Mcfarland. Packey
has no siedgehammer- punch, but he
has the gameness that spells sure VIC
tory II he ever meets the Dane"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11

Victoria Dsy-orand Trunk Railway
system-csnsdlan Points One Fare.
Dates Of sale May 81. %. %. "a re-
turn limit May 90. City ticket ONCE.
No. l24 woodward-ave.; telephone
NJ. 80.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
How On, Detroit Business
House Closed for Tia, Da


Quite a number OF Detroit
business firms closed on Tues
day afternoon, allowing aif their
employees To take part In the
Flag Day exercises at Bennett
park. Among them was the
Spalding Sport Shop" on Wood.
ward-ave. In the window OF
which early In the morning the
following card made it's appear
ance:
GRANDMA IS ILL
FULL PARTICULARS AT
BENNETT PARK
WE CLOSE AT loo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
pelehantY Can Play.

President Noyes. Of Washington.
has received notification from Presi-
dent Ban Johnson that Jim Delehanty
is eligible TO play in Cleveland here
after. Good for Ban.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
JEFFRIES TAKES WORK
ON DIAMOND WITH SOX
Ex-Champlon Continues Training In
Chicago. Accepting comiskey's
Invitation.

CHICAGO. May thames J. JEFF.
fries has accepted the invitation OF
Charles Comiskey OF the White Sox
TO use the White Sox baseball park
for his training grounds while In Chi
cago. He will start work there tomor-
row morning, he says. working out
with Ed. Walsh and other baseball
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
Bio Offer To WluoIers.

Peoria has opened a $IO,OOO handi
cap for PAGERS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
Glade still psIlIes.

Glade Still DaIlies.
Pitcher Fred Glade is TO join the
Highlanders on May 10. according TO
the latest report. BY that time he
may decide To report on June 10. and
eventually get there on Oct. ~.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

STANDING
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

come most of the great servants Of the
state" working without emolument and
without pay" His voice rams as he went
on to declare that the present government
apparently desired TO treat this class, the
very foundation Of the nation" as pariahs.
then his vein became lighter, and when he
spoke of dukes as "a poor but honest
class, the audience laughed heartily. A
little while afterwards Lord Rosebery
quoted a number Of figures in connection
with an assurance company. Every number
was heard plainly at this end OF the 400
miles-long wires. And so, from grave to
gay and gay to grave, with its satire and
scornful irony, its polished periods, its low
pitched sentences eliminating in ringing
eloquence, the speech was heard as per-
fectly in London as in the Glasgow city
hall.
The e"lectrophone has recently been i'm
proved by the Introduction Of a new trans
mitter, which gives a loud-sounding repro
duction of the voice with perfect articula-
ton. The invention, as now improved, has
been tested over artificial circuits repre-
senting $500 miles of wire-a distance equal
to that between London and Capetown.