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The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

The holiday-week dates have passed
in which the Townsend Harris Hall
basketball team or New York city was
scheduled TO play in Detroit and
Windsor. The Townsend Harris Halls
have not vet appeared on the scene
Dor has any Official explanation
reached the disappointed Detroit
teams that were TO have played them.
Toledo, Cleveland and other points.
said by the Townsend Harris Halls IN
their correspondence with the local
magnsteS>.to have been included On
their sg,, Va. report no team OF that
name in nce.
And n, a9eomes the explanation. as
containetAm letter from one Neil
McGinnisvto his brother in Detroit.
The whole project existed or'y in
the fertile brain OF said Neil McGinn.
formerly a copy boy on a Detroit news
Laper. now at work in New York in
the capacity OF solicitor of classified
advertising
Neil arranged the whole thing as a
hoax on the toiling manager Of the
Eastern high team whom he knew per
sonally and to whom he owed real.
good practical joke.
He went about IL all with an inge.
nuity that was positively ghoulish.
He first scheduled game with
Windsor for a very small sum. con-
Quoting the correspondence, Of course.
under an assumed name.
This was done just to make the bluff
extra good.
Neil then opened his negotiations
with Eastern under the same phoney
name and address. Promising the
Eastern team a return game IN New
York and asking only a share Of the
receipts here. with no guarantee. ne IN
formed Manager Lyon OF the trip OF
the team. told him OF the scheduling
VI the Windsor date and rounded II all
nth a bit OF Lsdy regarding the
putatLxr Eastern high. as IL |
as far away as New
Lyon fell for IL hard. Two
Ispapers fell. too. Windsor |
~ fell hard. though offciating
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
The THROBBNG PULSE OF THE SPORTING WORLD
.bOX|NG CLUBS
AGAIN VICTORIOUS

NEW YORK. Jan. Justice Sea
bury, in special term OF the supreme
court, today handed down several de-
cisions favorable TO athletic clubs in
their legal contests against police in
reference with boxing contests.
In tn case OF the Fairmont Athlete
club, OF Greater New York. which sued
for an injunction against Police Com
missioer Bingham and the police gen
orally, Justice Seabury said In the
course of long decision:
Il am satisfied that an injunction
should issue against the defendants.
but II should be so limited as not 10
restrain them from making arrests in
a lawful manner
THE court will restrain the defend
ants from entering without warrants
the cmbroom of the plaintiff to make
arrests for alleged misdemeanor not
committed In tehir presence
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

The Pennsylvanians are expected in
Detroit this afternoon. coming from
PittsburE, where. last night they
handily defeated Carnegie Tech. From
here they go 10 Akron. where they viii
take on the Buchtcl college team. The
squad which left Philadelphia con-
tanned 1c men-Capt Kleinath, Me-
Nicholl and Hough, forwards; Hess,
center; Toby. Kiefaber. Speer aud
Kennedy. guards; Lee. manager, and
Fitzpatrick, coach.
The d. A. c. team took fits final
practice Wednesday evening and
Manager Mazer picked the lineup
gwen above. Cox showed himself q
strong player at center. while Fred
Busch has improved wonderfully over
his old form, while AZ the University
OF Rochester. and will undoubtedly
start the game at forward. with Nc.
Diarmid as his companion and Shin
nick In reserve.
Joe" Nolde, OF the Riyersides. has
consented 10 act as umpire and is
likely TO be a busy man in view Of
PENIS admitted unfamiliarity with the
rules under which the contest will be
played.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
BILE FOR SETTING
CF0CORDS ON FIELD AND TRACK

Michigan star and Forrest smithson,
OF the Multnomah Athletic clup' ran
close TO the record on sevsrai occs.
a class by themselves In tho low hur-
dies. Elier. who 10 another OF the
famous Irish Anne rican club. Is the best
n esmps,t,.ns and IN the s.CysrS ra aa
barring Jimmy Rector, the Cniver,,
sity OF Virginia star, who was credlted
with Si5 SECONDS ,S IN int ~ss scarce
ly up TO the American stanoara. Nate
Cartmell, the University OF Pennsyl-
vania captain. althoush ne won the IN.
terooile eiates for the third successive
wear. was not In the best shape for the
Olympic games, and. as result only
captured second place. several men are
nrobabls that 1909 viii see the estab-
iishnent OF a new record.
In long distance running the Ameri-
can athletes made the greatest strides
rom Collins. OF the Irish America
club, won the fvenile run IN 20 min
utes II Is seconds. which Is a new
/ American record and compares very
/ l5 minutes II Us seconds. Mike Dris.
| coll. OF the Mercury \. c.. running at
/ the same meet as Collins, covered TWO
miles in\9 minutes % 20 SECONDS.
There has seldom been a inner field OF
performers ia the aeld events than APP
peared this year W " Dray. OF Yale
! ssnt tho pole vault records soaring
4 with most mary elous vault OF IL feet
Is1-g inches while Gilbert OF vale, and
Cooke. OF Cornell. also captured hohors
/ I'm this event.
The work OF Porter OF the Irish Am.
I erfcan club. proved htm to be the great
est high jumper since the days OF Mike
sweeney. u, Z. irons. 81 the Chicagc
\. C.. gained fame by clearing % feet
61-g inches In tho broad Jump. q rec
ora such as even KraCnzlein might he
PROUD %.
AIthcugh NO intert oliegiate record,
was broken OWING 10 the Hood IN
which the athletes had 10 compete. II
~ safe 30 SAY thst scarcely ever was
There such gipat interest taken IN
7 college track meet. a. during the past
twsiNe months
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Not since the days or George orion,
Bernie Wefers, Tewkesoury ana
Kraenzlein have more high-class attn
letes appeared In competition than the
stars who uphold the colors or me
stars and stripes on track and HELD IN
the wear 1908 4. d. Records which
time had dealt gently with were ami
hilated and scores of new records ere
Il cd all over the country az Is SAFE
40 say that the year 1908 VIII long be
remembered as a red letter year among
athletes. although the coming year
bids fair 10 eclipse 1t ALREADY.
First among the athletes OF renown
Is the name Of Melvin Sheppard. The
work OF this boy. who carried the col
ors OF the land or Uncle sam TO such
notable victories in the Olympic cham
uionships will not soon be forgotten.
Not content with his sterling per-
! formauces ia tliis country. he sailed 10
England last summer and won Won :
deTfgl victory In two events, noth OF
which were regarded as sure wins Tor
The team representing Great Britain.
In the first race of 500 metres the
Quaker star was oitted against me
pick Of the English distance runner
yet he forced them 20 their limit ana
won In the marvellous time of minute
So as seconds. which ngurer may not
be eduaIed fer wears to come.
His second victory was no less Won
derful Than the first This was the
1.5O metre run. which he won from A
large neld in the fast time OF min
uter 80 SECONDS. I'm both Oftthcse ne
broke Olympic aud worlds records.
Second perhaps to- sheppard comes
Martin Sheridan. ~ tRN Irish American
Athletic club His work. during the
year as well as The hcaV% OF f24 feet
( inches. which he made N enc discus
throwing contest at the Olympic games,
stamps him as a wOndCf, andNhe IS 20
the Held events what Sheppard is %
the track distances.
y n A. indeed ahwondei fll aggiee>N ION
that represents the irish AmeriNsp
Afhlettc Climb, and N e. pr,naps IN
most femarkahle and Versatile team
shat was ever estherea together boId-
ire as Il docs inen who have broken
reSorAs ia aln~t~ ,very event on field
and track
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
LETTER EASIEST
EARNED At YALE

Yale, by a great majority OF victories
over Princeton and Harvard. is gen.
orally recognized as being highest Of
any university in football, yet the foot
ball letter is more easily gained al
Yale than al any other college.
One minute play against Princeton
or Harvard entities Yale man to- a
football y. The general rule is that
players must participate In a certain
number OF games Yale's system al
lows faithful subs 10 leave college
with the football letter. Many not good
enough for the grst team. but who
have been faithful pluggers and have
bucked the varsity for three or four
years are put in against Princeton or
Harvard as reward for good work.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
T0wnsendHArv1SHALI
Trip a Gigantic Hoax

merely in the guise OF an innocent by
stander.
Right Down 10 the last the Eastern
high manager stuck TO the ship. The
hall was lighted and the crowd was
there in the vain hope that the Town
send Harris Halls would turn up at
the last minute.
But they didn't and Eastern, playing
a team picked up around the ID. A. c.
on the preceding afternoon. lost the
game at that. thus making the disap-
rointment doubly grievous.
In the meantime. McGinn, in letter
70 friend who is on the inside. ex
presses his intention or Remaining in
New York for some time. SO there
will be no opportunity for getting even
on any date in the near future. unless
something can be arranged by long
distance.
Li'.le Squaw . Brood Mare.
Little Squaw, 1904 1-2, is now in foal
to Walter Direct, 2:05 "a. and Will be
bred 10 Symboleer, 300 IL.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Mcdonald, Who also wears the mailed
fist OF the Irish-Americans, demonstrat-
cd his class by throwing the sc pound
weight i6 feet and 3-6 Of m inch. ss-
tablishing a new WORLDS record. which
James :. Mitchell, the old record hold 70
or. who had held the title for years,
fell far short Of
All the weigh. throwers seemed TO
be in fine condition. John Flanagan,
another Irish giant, threw the ls-pound
hammer 10 feet 49, ircnes az the
Olympic games, and after his return
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
ddthen Running Is Sur. 10
Doom Sport and hak, Converts

One result OF this all-powerful
Marathon craze that : sweeping
our country will be great crop
OF distance runners a year or so
hence. Hundreds OF youths
throughout the land, reading the
graphic stories Of the great long
runs. both amateur and prof.
will become interested in the
sport. Scores will go out ON tho
roads Just TO SEQ what they
can do" Dozens will develop into
distance runners, and among
them will be crop OF new
champions. Nothing has put the
English In their position of to-
day as long-distance leaders OF
the world but tremendous and
continued interest in the sport
throughout the nation.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
SUTTON FINDS A
BILLIARD WONDER

George sutton claims to have discov-
cred q new billiard "phenom." James
r. Crookston. OF Pittsburg. Is destined
TO be a champion within two years, &C.
cording TO Sutton. Says Sutton:
"Crookeston is the coming champion
OF the world. He has a masterful
stroke. really superior to my own In
driving, end IL 10 plain that with his
intelligence and observation his posi-
hilities are unlimited. He Is as good
today as I was a year before l came
TO the front"
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
nGsiV. Area Of Shirt Front
When &. NdIfng Dimes

George Stallings is a native
e Georgia, and south Georgia al
<hof. He was born on and now
owns a 1000 acre plantation.
end spends his winters there
esery year.
!. Wealthy In his own right.
<StSllings lives as BELTS his po-
z1ff1on at home. He dons dinner
<l0thes for dinner. no matter
(hether he is on the road with
Is team, or at home. He is in
seball because he loves the
re more than because there is
I'D money in it. and perhaps
Ir4nk Farrell has chosen wisely
u Aelocttng this aristocrat TO
DAnage his club.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
S"A ak RmS P0 %oRnp

| show challenged the winner of the
Burns-Johnson light.
Bob Grogan's spaldings make their de
but against the Ann Arbor N. ~
A at that city tonight.
The truth was told about Bsrry',I
hands He broke them both on kaat-|
mans elbows.
The Hart-Schrcck MILL booked for
Lexington. has been prohibited b.
the authorities
The Garden automobile show In NewI
York drew the record attendance last
night and was duly opened.
The Detroit FrankIIns heat the Frsuk-
din team OF Cleveland. 20 to Is, n
an interesting basketball game las,
evening.
vanderh,iIt has decided 20 cut Mchignr
or her schedule next yea This
virtually takes from Yost's cam its
only havd practice game
ciaud Ross..nan ~ backing mp early
that teaching AFFAIR cane to NI o.
New York Gia nts will have 10 axhf
Mobile tor inc possession OF Capron |
the football player. IL the Giant,
win. the man will be farmed 70 -
Paul. 1t is said. " %
to battle again in AustpalIs sno~rS
ing TO an official announcem.rt n,
the authorities.
LABELS star pitcher. sco.,t. WIN u,..s..
80 victories and only 10 defests ~
wichita. may prove good man 10
the eoN'
I'D Spencer has followed Lon e,,
and demands "a share Iof ire, rnnns
sent to Boston by ST. LOWS in IN
recent deal.
w,ne sehrect, Jack O'Briei, Jr..I
iIyan and Jack Johnson. ~, ~
nsmed were awarded decise,one.o OF
Tommy Burns. The last named i,
most
pr~.,deu Navin expects TO siEA, s.n. T.
err am perhaps OLeary In I CSi"s -
| next week. and the former viii "
| the usual $500 additional for bei 4
| captain. ~
The athletics win show some ne. I, "A. &c
| In uniforms when they take tx sns I'll
rxt season. Connie Mack be. ..
nat a team which PLAYS in ai'ie, W
million -dollsT park. should be ~.
with the front. vdI
While Booker Il. Washington IL uni.
ing the Negro. Sam Langford is iM4k
iiv engaged in knocking down f$3b
white trash. Fine combination. -
Johnny Bvers wrote TO n friend In CI
Cago the other day: Il will al
Mvrnny for such n high salary thu
be csI't possibly give II to me; the
ne will let me alone
a. sIauabter. the Canadian promots
"',aotey az saying that Detroit has II
Inter sports worth mentioning ~
should be on hand at the Light Guar
armory tonight.
THAT Townsend Harris Hall prsctfc
lie * even little better than
nearcd ~ first sight The Detro
,,ounRster who put IL over actual,
Ssd the temerity to use the nal
~ a real school in planning ~
I ynvthIcai trip. and got away with ~
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
my CAPONI is
NOW ct. c. O'BRIEN'

~ niddleweight fighter by the name
TIC. O'Brien is- now locking for
1afches. Contrary 10 the regular or
Yer o. things the initials do not stand
I<or Timothy Corcoran or Terrence
ECasey- Instead they are the abbrevia-
|&fohs OF the name of Tony Caponi, the
italian. boxer. who had added the
|O'Brien In the hope that it will be
Tan open sesame in the way OF getting
|m6tches. Tony has been disappointed
|ln 20 many nearfights of late that he
~ rdisgusted with his cognomen, for
~ believes that TO the promoters II
%lIstens" more like a music master
fhan prize fighter.-Chicago Tri-
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Open hou.. today a, the Detroit Curl
irs club.
Lo.x boat and Dorando run nj Buffalo
saturday night.
81 Bo.ifnce, n; Light G'ns rds, 5, Mt In
door baseball last evening.
Uob Fttxstmmons IL doing the actor
stunt in London. and to help his
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

threw the missile ia feet s3-i inches
~ celtic park on August 30. The day
before Ralph Rose Of the Olympic Ath-
leic club. had made record put OF 81
ieet inches with the 12-pound shot.
The year brought Nbrth a remarkably
me held OF murders. A. p. shaw, or
dartmouth. now running under the
colors OF the Chicago Athletic club, had
the honor OF establishing a new record
OF 10 Id seconds for the l20-yard high
hurdle
Johnny Garrels, the University of
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Kleinaths Ease is very similar.
He took a tern fic grueling at football
and suffered often from shoulder dislo
cations and Other hurts. He has taken
part In only one basketball game this
fall and did this solely to try himself
cut. On the hoh day trip which the
Penn squad is taking. kleinath has So
far appeared only as spectator and
adviser.
Il will not play till We reach De-
-troit." he told the Philadelphia North
American as the team left its home
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
MAYER & KLElNATH RETURN
TO RENEW OLD DUEL

one and only chance Of Penn defeat.
And doubtless. as kleinath spoke,
the image OF that tawny-haired Detroit
guard fitted through his mind and,
like a good foeman, he gIoried inward
ly the contest that was TO come.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

peculiar fact In connection with
the duel Is that II brings both men
back TO the game after prolonged va
cations.
Mazer has not nayed in public
contest this year and Intended TO rest
oil the season, consenting TO play only
after tremendous pressure had been
brought 10 bear. AND THE ONE
ARGUMENT THAT FINALLY
BROUGHT HIM BACK WAS \
TAUNT IN WHICH KLElNATH'S
NAME FIGURED.
an play him II I never enter a
basketball arena as participant
AGAIN" said Jake, and commenced
to train mig htily.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
The One Ball Player Who Quit
IN Ills pTin, and Won Riches

Harry Pulliam met his old friend
Bill Lange, the one time hero OF the
diamond, in California recently. and
the two talked over the days when
Bits name was the first In the land
LANCE is rich man now and has
made success of the real estate busi'
ness in California. When the pair
parted Pulliam watched Blil's big
shoulAers hObbing above the crowd.
There goes the greatest ball player
tEat ever lived. said Pulliam. When
they sit down and write One Hundred
Years 81 Baseball. Langc's name will
be right up there with such players as
Wagner ami the rest. Bill was prob
ably>th fastest big nan on The bases
the game eter knew.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Kleinath against Mazer; the star OF
all the college opponents Of basketball
against the man who. for years. has
stood for everything that was best in
Detroits connection with the great in
door sport-that is the duel In which
the spectators at the d. A. C.-Penn
game this evening will be most
deerly interested.
VIII the boy who ran Pennsylvania .
Champion football team last fan. whoSo
great passing was one OF the features
OF the year. be able 10 elude the vet
eran Detroiter and toss the ball
through the hoop often enough 10 bring
Pennsylvania home n winner. o. will
Jake repeat his great guarding OF
last year when he. broke better than
even in the scoring duel with the star
OF the college gamer
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
eivervlews Want Games.

The Riverview Basketball team d
Tres games with Holy Redeem'
Crays st. Johns Y. NJ, c. A., and an
otber teams In the lT-year-old elias
cut of town teams can secure game
Riveryfew club is composed OF {
,neligible players Of two local NJ
.chools For games address VIM. \
! aughIin. III Sheridan-ave.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
AT OAKLAND D.

FIRST Race--Six furlongs: selling:
May Amelia, 1903; Ellerd. 106; Cadi
chon. lO5; Sir Brillar, los; Bankara
1O3: John A. Mallon, 103; 'Okenite
lO2: The Captain, 102; Raleigh, 100;
inspector Bird, 81; Sid Silver, 81; Ser
enade. SO.
Second Race--Three furlongs
purse: Logician, 112; Woolton. liz;
Elm. Beau, 1l2; Eddie Eks, liz; Fire
112: Gerando, 112; Fred Stone, 112'
Tipster. 112; Mr.. Dunphy, III; JD
Brady, 100: Sixteen, 109: Gilbert Roe,
1913. (All first starters).
Third Race-Five furlongs; Latrop
handicap: High Private, ZIG; Aad'
man. I12; Trois Temp, 104; capt
John, 1902: Ocean Queen, 80; Fmatic,
81: Sir John. 95: Ace of Diamopis, Sd;
Schmioser. 81.
Diamonds and Schmooser Hildreth
entry private, Fanatic Fonythe en-
try)
Fourth Race-Mile and one-eighth,
New Years handicap: Montgomery,
100: Dorante. 11S; Light Wool u5;
ROYAL Tourist. l12; Firestone, Ill;
Don Enrique. 10: Col. Jack. los. Cow
an lO2: Down Patrick, l02. Enrique
and Tourist. Ellison entryl.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs selling:
ST Francis. 49, BotanIst, Ill; GYPSY
King. 40; Nebulosus i0s; Anna May
los: Fred Bent. los; Sire Ball, 100;
Native Son. 1O7 Lady Carol, 100;
Priceless Jewel, l03, boas. l02; Bill
Eaton, %.
sixth Race-One mile ocean Shore
i0a. Creation l07 Red Leaf, l02
wan. 90: Sempronium, %; Palo Alto
90. Joe Rose. 30: Mauretania, 30.
weather cloudy, track, fast.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
Fine Skatino AZ % A T.

Fine Skating at D. A. c.
The ice az the Detroit Athletic club
rink was announced to be in excellent
condition Thursday and the manage
ment has made arrangements TO en-
terrain a large crowd New Years day
and evening
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

py.I,e..-JIke Prtsfing. No fuss and
ri. feathers The plain. neat Kind, that
looks right Tfmes prinftsE Co., 10
Jehn R..st. Phone ltst.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

Three surgeons. assisted by half A
Nlczen attendants, recently removed a
5s,NsUnd tumor from noness In the
CtncirNntl Geological gardens one Of
tho rarS st operations In the history OF
the veterinary science.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01

city. and that is the only game I'll
get into on the whole trip. We plsy
a. A. u. rules there and they've got a
good team. | consider that game the
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
How D. A. {. and Penn
Will Line Up Tonight

REFEREE-Brc~er (Wisconsiu).
UMPIRHs-NoIde, 1Riversidesb.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
n.Ir nne "nROMO QUININE"

rh,, is LAXATIVE BRoMo QCINIs
tnoL for the signature ~ r.
GsRnyF. Used the World over To g
y cold in ono Day. 2sc.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
EXPENSE MONEY
NOT ENORMOUS
SHEPPARD GOT BUT S35 AND
SPENT EVERY BIT OF
1T, TOO.

In discussing the suspension OF
Bacon and the other ath
letes. recently penalized by the A. A
u. for accepting alleged undue ex
pense money. Howard Valentine says
in the New York Globe:
Just what surplus expense
money" is was not explained by
the registration committee, but II
was announced that Porter had re-
ceived s35, Sheppard $3.50, and
Bacon $31. for recent trip TO
Buffalo and return. The carfere
alone to Buffalo foots up s22 and,
as athletes are not accustomed to
bunk around in lodging houses and
live on shredded wheat biscuits.
these accounts do not look az all
exorbitant.
When the n. Y. A. c. sends its
men on a trip they have the best
that money can buy. Parlor car
seats. cabs. special meals. and
now and then a tallyho ride to and
from the grounds where the games
are held The n. Y \. c. athletes
- RotbinG,-but bottled spring
npr Ale foo
The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
TODAY'S ENTRIES.
AT SAVANNAH.

First Race-Three-year-ol ana up
512 furlongs: Risk. 116; The RAM
1l6; whiskbroom, liz; sam Gay, -
sArawaka, lot; Ensley. III; Blrdslay-
er. 1l2: Pom Zapita, 107; 'Ray Ihomp-
son, liz. ,s ra
Second Race-Mares. 3-year-old ana
nm. furlongs: Scotch Lass, 100; Is
tria. 100; Redemption, 11S; MISS mo
gene, 106; Spring Frog, Ill; Miss NOD
no: Bosom Friend, lis.
Third Race-Three years OLD ana
up; selling; one mile: Virgil Ta III;
Away, 1902; Miss Marjorie, 81; hcca-
donna. 102; Frank Lalor, liz; Coun'
termand, 107.
Fourth Race-New Years handicap
3-year-olds; one mile: -Dollie Bultman'
1l3: Pimpante. los; Spring Fros,ho,
Pocataligo. 10S; st. Abe, III; MIS-
Cardigan, 100; Belle OF the Ball loo
Fifth Race-ChathaiA~ Cupi~ S-yeaE
olds and up; gentlemen riders: one
mile: Countermand, las; w. q. WI
liams, $50: Jigger, 147; 81. Valentine
$50; Proof Sheet, 147; Flimnap, liz;
Haymarket, lat.
Sixth Race-Four-year-old and up;
selling; 6 furlongs: Lucullus, III;
Revery, III; Coincident. lis; Arswa-
ka. lis; Benora, III: Leonard Joe
Hayman, III; Foxy Grandma, 100.
RAY Thompson's entry.