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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
HIGHLAND PARK STAKES.
Frontier 10 Worth $1,000 This Year
Six Other Stakes
Carded

The stakes list of the Highland Park
Jockey club, which is just out shows
that there will be no purses OF less
than $500 at the Windsor running
meeting July 81 TO August 21. Tne
Frontier handicap for 3-year-olds at a
mile and an eighth Is worth $4,000
For 2-year-olds there are the Essex
stake vt $500. the Ontario. for flies
at $1,000 and the Detroit worth $1,000
The d., B. !. & W. Ferry Co. stake Is
worth $1,000. and the Pontchartrain
and Windsor selling stakes are each
valued at $1,000, these being for g.
year-olds and upwards. The Windsor Is
at q mile and a quarter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
MARATHON RUNNERS TO
CHASE ST. YVES AGAIN
Buffalo Race Arranged for Professional
Long Distance Runners viii Bring
Together Many Champions.

NEW YORK. April Sit is probable
that an even larger field than com.
peted at the Polo grounds Saturday
will meet in Buffalo within a few
weeks TO contest again for Marathon
honors. While ST. Yves showed him
self the peer OF ali the distance run
ners in the race just past. IL was eyi'
dent that Shrubb and Longboat were
not In the best Of condition. and they
may be In better shape 10 fight II out
" 18th him next time. Savnberg and
others who did not get into that race
may also be entrants at Buffalo.
st. Yves was trained at Princeton
by Al Copeland the track team train
er. and the Princeton boys backed him
to a man. He gets $4,000 for his win,
while Dorando gets $2.500, Hayes 81.
500 and Maloney $1,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
When Charlie Schmidt Comes
Back to the Tiger Jungle

midst OF the activities of the practice
games. fellows have stored up
thoughts TO be vented on Schmidtty
when he appears, as appear he surely
will.
A ball player who signs has no sym
patty with a holdout He reasons
that. as the club have treated him
fairly. 1t is treating the other fellow
just as well. And the other fellow has
no right TO skip the arduous spring
training which nobody ever enjoys
and for which sthere is no pay-envelope
attached Most OF all the man who
has signed is an exponent OF the opin-
ion that no other member OF the club
has right TO do anything which vii.
hamper the club in its campaign for
the pennant and that soft post-season
emolument
On all these counts the Tigers have
1t on Schmidt, and on one more, as
we'll
Schmidt has committed the horrible
fauxpas of admitting that he hunger
ed for newspaper adulaiion. Worse
still. he has placed himself in the po-
sition OF demanding credit which has
been going to his mates.
Mucn mas Deen written OF the reld-
lions between the players and the
newspaper men. but never yet have
the Detroit scribes been forced to
face situation where player bold
ly stated that he hadn't been praised
enough. As for the other members OF
the club-well. much az any OF them
may appreciate bit OF formal COM
mendation. they have never yet gone
round asking for II, even in cases
where the writer can testify to the
existence of strong personal friend
ship.
BY his refusal 70 join the club
while he aired his feelings in the mat.
ter Schmidt has uttered an implied
threat. directed at the Detroit press
which has always treated him fairly
even fulsomely
II remains To be seen whether
threats. coupled with written insult
directed toward newspaper man
whom he had never even seen. will re-
suit in Schmidt's securing what he
admits he is after.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
klina Is Weakening Now.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. April AN
ncuncement was made here today by
personal friend Of Johnny King that
the star catcher of Chicago Nationals
would be with his old team mates
again about May l. When King was
asked about the report he said, Just
wait and see."
King played his first game OF bal!
yesterday He played with the semi,
professional team here which bears his
name.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
THE DAY GATHERED FOR THE DETROIT TIME
SAYS FRANK CHANCE;
q. Don't

Be anxious to start the sea
son.
Try to get In shape before
training begins.
Do too much gymnasium
work.
Worry about making your
team. II you fail other teams
will need you.
Think you know more than
your older team mates and
your manager.
Try TO show OF In the spring
and iniure your arm.
Get a swelled head when the
papers boost you.
Smoke too many cigarettes or
tobacco.
Get downhearted. Remember
a calling Is for your good.
Drink. This is the worst thing
a player can do.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
BY PAUL h. RRuskE.

DALLAS. Tex, April 5.-If Charlie
Schmidt wins a single argument on
the Detroit baseball club this season
1t won't be because Of the assistance
he will get from any OF his team
mates who in former years have sid
ed with him. His return TO the club
will. on the contrary. be featured by
q series of hectorings that will strain
even the nonchalant bearing OF the
phlegmatic German backstop.
The "kidders" OF the club are lay
ing for" Schmidt.
Round the hotel Hobbies in the even
ings: in the jumps across the south
west on the Pullmans; right in the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
PRINCE MAY CHALLENGE
New York Yachtsmen Hope That
Wales VIII Try for Americas Gun

NEW YORK, April 5.-The cabled
report from London that the prince OF
Wales has been making inquiries as
to whether or not a challenge by him
for the Americas cup would be well
received has been received enthus-
,astically by members OF the New York.
Yacht club. Commodore James states
that he has not heard OF the inquiries.
but says he hopes the prince will chal-
lerge as such action would further
cement international friendship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
WILLETTs WANTS TO WIN.
Pitching In Kansas Town Where He
Started in His Baseball Career.
BY PAUL n. BRUSkE.

WICHITA. Kas., April 5.-This is
the day for which Edgar Willetts has
been training himself, ever since he
struck San Antonio. It's his own
home country out here. This is the
city where he first pitched In league
ball. and from which he went TO De-
troit. Townspeople from Wellington
and Caldwell. up the line. and rela-
tives from other parts OF Kansas are
on hand to see him eat the locals up.
II he survives the siege of hand
shaking he ought to get away with
bis game nicely. After his last work.
out he proclaimed himself At, at any
rate
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
corbett is Getting Hoarse.

CHICAGO, April 5.--That James J.
Corbett II on the warpath was shown
yesterday when he announced that he
Is still after Jack Johnson. He said:
Jack Johnson is not going 10 lead
the simple life when get to New
York. He's got 10 fight or back
down. Johnson broke his word about
covering my forfeit. posted the
money and he ought 10 have come
through. He claims 10 have $4,000 up
somewhere, but IL must be in cold
storage, for no one can find IT,"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Tiasrs, Suits Are in Town.

The uniforms for the 1909 Tigers
arrived Monday morning at the Soaid.
ing Sport shop. and all bur a cJLplo
will be shipped out again at once -
meet the team en- route north. An
innovation this year Is that, In lddi.
ton To the usual suits and sweatcrr.
there will I've extra coats for the sew.
en- older pitchers. The samples which
are To be left mere will be on exhibit
ton In the Sport Shop until next
week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Bennett PARK is improved

The seating capacity OF Bennett
park has been largely increased dur
ing the past few weeks A block or
400 seats have been arranged 10 sell
by numbered coupon as with theater
seats. The grandstand has 1000 more
seats than II had last year and LOO
seats have been added TO the 50-cent
section About 10000 persona can
now be seated In tho park. while 20
600 NAV sec the games. Circus seats
will be used on the big days. Tickets
will be on sale Tuesday at Harris
for the opening game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Sports Want KetcheI.kaufmsn Go.

NEW YORK, April 5.-With Jack
Johnson booked for 90 weeks turn IN
vaudeville, the sporting public are
ciamoring for all the would-be aspir.
arts for championship honors TO get
together In a round robin affair. the
winner TO tackle the big Negro at the
finish OF his theatrical tour.
The coming fights between Kaufman
and Ross. and ketchel and Sailor
Burke will undoubtedly give a line on
the one most likely TO meet the black
champion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Sporting Notes
Paul Cobb has signed with the 80. Lou
Browns.

Paul Cobb has signed with the 80. Louis
The Yacht club launch In running reg
uiarly now
Root md FoIger won the six-day hi
cycle race at Atlanta.
Cincinnati Red. defeated the Boston
Reds at Cincinnati. Sunday.
-
sam Lasgford took only two rounds
to knock out John Willie saturday
Frank ChiIdx, Negro heavyweight. has
walked up and challenged the leading
heavies.
The white sox wen sunday from the
Wichita team which the Tigers play
Monday.
ID. A. c. members meet Tuesday night
TO discuss going To Toledo 10 meet
the Tigers.
Tn. Madison square bowling tourney
In New York. has attracted So Ave
men teams.
u e. expected tha, 400 horses viii turn
out for the big parade here next Mon
day morning
team sunday, against the Athletics
and was beaten
-
The New Jersey Athletic club will hold
Marathon race. May IL, giving
$1,000 in prizes.
Fred Busch, who hiss pitched for Cen
trail High and H. A e.. IL 20 enter
Michigan Agricultural college.
.
Catcher Land. OF Cleveland, and Dex-
ter. OF New Orleans. got into fight
saturday, and both were arrested.
Frank Owens was hero &C Oklahoma
city saturday rescuing several boys
who had been hurt IN the collapse
" the grandstand roof.
Jimmy CanaNnn. former National
League player. has been hired 20 act
ns scout FOR tho Detroit Baseball Clue
in looking ~ young talent
.
IaIoIe has released Pitcher NiIIer 10
Mobile after n brief trial and asked
for waivers ON Pitcher Andrada. thus
leaving Cleveland without SOUTH
paw twirler.
The big Are which destroyed $4,000. 900
worth 81 property at Fort Worth.
SatN rdaN. prevented tho game which
the Tiger second team war 10 have
played there. Charley O'Leary ana
Joe smith vcntured into the burning
district and Rad narrow escape
from a falling wall
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05

Innings pitched--Willett 5, LATTE Z.
At bat-Against Wiliett 1s. LATTE IA.
Hits-on Willett 2. LATTE 2. Two
base hits-McIntyre, Rossman, Hoff-
man. Sacrifice Midlothian. stolen
base-Jones. First base on balls-By
willett 2, by Graham 4. Hit by pitch
er--By IAftte. Criger. Left on bases
Detroit T. St Louis ]. Struck out-By
Wiilett 1, LATTE 6, Graham Z. Double
plays--McIntyre and Schaefer; Ferris.
Jones and Wallace. Passed ball--CTig-
er. Time: Co., Umpire--Con Luci,
Fort Worth. Attendance-1,7S7
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
ART BLACK TRIES AGAIN
VIII kseef- Gerhard ut Windsor Wed
Hseday Night-Has Won
.-.--.--- MANY Eiuhts.

Art -Bg1sirr who used to fight in De
'tfoit wksn- the- game WAS -rnnning open
here. ,haa- decided to- enter the. ring
again and viii meet Curly Gerhard al
windsor in the eight-round final Wed
.nesday. Black was a clever and con-
tnietent performer at 126 pounds. los
|Inx at*fhat weight only to Willie
|Bpraclkifns = 70 ..rY'' ss's
Therefwewiii --be the usual pre-
|1fvniu -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
SAYS FRANK CHANCE:
do

Go 10 bed early and eat reg
ularly.
Eat a light meal before going
TO the grounds.
Get a bat that suits your
strength. Many good hitter
is spoiled by his bat.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Keep thinking. Never lose
your head.
Remember that inside work
is often more effective than hit
ting.
Remember that your team
mates are part Of the machine
and when you feel friction help
eliminate II.
Boost the youngsters. Your
words help them.
Respect the owner OF the club,
for without him you would not
have a job.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
ST. LOUIS.
DETROIT.

a innings pitched-Suggs g. Jones 4.
pe1fy 4. Bailey S. Opponents at hat
xsfnef eugEs le, Jones is. Bailey, II.
E<ifvTfo Hfts--OH Suggs 1. Jones g.
6SNv 80. HALEY 2 Two-base hits
<rob6 Woriarty, Schaefer ?. Beckendorf
6c~rince hft--Beckendorf. stolen base
..- <SnbhE First base on balls-By Suggs
petty 1, Bailey T. Left on bases
|;>1roif a. ST Louis z. Struck out--By
Irn~e q Petty 1..Bailey 2. Time So
& Cmplre--con Lucid Attendance-i.O0 900
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Easter Holidays, Grand Trunk Railway
system, Canadian POINT.

One way fare. April 8 to IL. inclu
sive. Return limit April 13. City
ticket office No. ia Woodward-ave.
Brush-st. station. Phone M39.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Crawford. Cobb. BOSNIAN.
The Tiger 'UTe(king Grew

WICHITA, kas.. April s.
Capt. Herman Schaefer has add
ed one more appropriate figure
OF speech TO the Detroit base
ball clubs expressive phraseol-
ogy. To that smuggling contin-
gent of the clubs batting order
containing Wahoo Sam Craw
ford. Ty Cobb and Claud Ross
man. Schaefer has applied the
term "Wrecking Crew" and as
such they will doubtless be
known from now on.
The aptness OF the expires.
sion cannot be denied. The
champions batting list starts
OF with Mcintyre, fine com
bination OF straight-away slug
ging aud finesse. Then comes
Bush, the strategist. paramount
II the plans OF the first two
men have worked we'll there Is
a runner on first or second or
both. Then the heavy artil-
terry,
To anyone who have followed
cd the Tigers play In the past
rwo years the games which that
trio has wrecked" form the
basis for many pleasant rec.
objection. BRUSKE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
Second Team Sends Regrets.

SeCOHu cam oeHds HcHTcts.
While the recruit twirlers were COW
ering themselves with glory against
a major league team. the second team,
composed mainly OF the veteran pitch
ers, was having a dreadful experience
at Oklahoma City. Handicapped by
dust storm, the Tiger veterans could
not field as they usually do. They got
IL hits for only runs. while the Okla
homa wonders made Is hits for IL
tallies 1t was really woeful Mullu
and Summers took turns handing tho
ball up to the batters Winters. Kill
liam, Killifer and West were the bat.
ting stars Joplin. Mo-, is the next
stop for the Tfgerettes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05

nnressrs-Iske Prsnstss. NO fuss and
- <cSfhers- The plain. neat kind that
<oEs riGnt Ttnes P!inttng Co.. No.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05

Job PrfntfnG done right. Time. Print.
ms Co. IL John R.-ge Phone itss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
JENNINGS HAPPY
At SHOWING MADE
After Beating Browns Twice, He
Thinks the 1909 Detroit Team Is
Fit To Start Season.

WICHITA. Kans.. April 5.-Hughie
Jennings is nightly pleased with the
Detroit baseball club OF 1909. lie adj
mitted that fact en- route from Dallas
where they had just beaten the ever
lasting stuffing out OF St Louis In
two games I'm neither OF which did the
McAleerites cross the plate with
run.
The Tigers look fine ard ] don't
hesitate In saying So" said Jennings.
"Beckendorf in the last two games
showed me that more than any young
catcher | ever saw breaking into big
league company. In spite OF high
wind that prevailed both days, he
handled his pitchers perfectly. threw
accurately and with speed. stopped
/ big league ball club on the bases and
infused degree of life into the gamo
which could not but be or material
assistance.
"Moriarty is the great help 20 tho
| club that | knew he would be. We
are going TO get started well this year
and we ought To be able TO inish we'll
too. Al any rate. We aren't bothering
any about that yet
Browns ScoreIess for 10 lnnigns.
II is not often that a team can hold
its opponents without run In two
games at this season OF the year. IL
took grand defensive work by the Tig-
ers TO accomplish this result, Cobb.
Mcintyre, Bush and Moriarty, sew
orally and collectively. doing stunts In
the first game that saved II at critical
| times.
The work OF all -four Tiger twirlers
was all that could be asked, II being
hard TO pick the best performance OF
the lot. although Suggs might be said
TO have a slight shade. Graham look
ed the best OF the Brown firing squad.
the two runs made off him being help
ed by his team errors. Petty has been
considered 10 be In the best form OF
the McAleer pitchers. but the heavy
hitters OF the Tigers drove him of the
mound in the Sunday game and Bailey
had to replace him.
Beckendorf only allowed one stolen
base In the two games.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05

worth az property at Fort Worth.
saturday. prevented tho game which
The Tiger second team was 10 have
played there. Charley O'Leary ana
Joe smith vcntured into the burning
district and Rad narrow escape
from a falling wall.
The newspaper., 1909-08-06

as you expected and those that
are signed will be cancelled. You
have wasted your efforts and
given evidence of your utter un-
worthiness as reflectors of public
opinion We use the word ire
Electors" advisedly We do not
imagine that either of you would
wish to be considered as dcsirous
of moulding" public opinion in
favor OF Japs.
Because few people in Hotch-
kiss are willing to let their hatred
for laboring men induce them
to commit a crime against the
North Fork is no reason for gen
eral condemnation, but it is rea-
son for attacking the act with
sufficient vigor to help the clean
white people OF Hotchkiss to tri
umph over their desp oilers. As a
rule we believe the people of that
place are as good as any on earth
and they are not defending this
overt act against the integrity OF
the valley as whole. That is
proved by the large number oi
The newspaper., 1909-08-06

compelled to assume the author.
ship. He, it or they, complain
very bitterly because we criti
cised the contracting with Japs.
A paragraph attracts our atten-
ton: II is "Hotchkiss is the
front door OF the North Fork val.
ley" A man told us once that
the only objection he had to Pao
mia was that you had to pass
through Hotchkiss to get to it.
We are compelled to admit that
Hotchkiss is our front door.
But we who inhabit the parlors
and drawing rooms of the North
Fork naturally feel pride in the
appearance and condition of our
front steps. When we discover
some evil minded individuals
evacuating their bowels on the
aforesaid steps. and observe Edi.
tor Perry obscqulously rendering
his Herald for its only legitimate
purpose we are justified we think
in making protest.
We care little for the allegation
that labor conditions have been
unsatisfactory. That is often the
The newspaper., 1909-08-06

case. There are Legitimate meth
DDS for correcting unjust actions
of laborers and securing safety
He, it or they use the expression
that it is a matter of business. !"
Yes, SO we assumed. Ii YOU read
the last issue of this paper you
likely observed what a similar
matter of business" has done to
the Hawaiian sugar planter. We
acknowledge with pleasure your
admission that some of the peo-
pie up here ase not fools. We
had formed that opinion ourself.
They are all too wise to monkey
with Japs. This editor may be a
mutton head. but his subscribers
seem to agree with him on this
question. He. it or they says it
compelled to choose between the
editor of this paper and a Jap the
Jap would be selected Well.
that is a question of ra sing We
certainly have no complaint to
make There ere several hun
dred individuals. some of them
men. whom we would rather lodge
The newspaper., 1909-08-06

with than Perry, or any other Jap
worshipper. But our raising has
been of such a character that we
would rather sleep with Perry
than the Mikado Just the Pc
culiarity OF the man you under
stand. Select your own bed fel-
low but don't try to select ours,
BY the way. that mutton headed
business interests US considerable.
Since you folks who run papers
in Hotchkiss have deserted the
common laborer and are trying to
force him out of his country, we
have been favored with quite a
number of new subscribers from
that postoffice. They seem to
like a mutton headed chap who
believes in the North Fork and
white labor.
And. now boys we want to pro-
phesy. In spite of all your at
tempt to foul your own nest, no
Japs will come to Hotchkiss. AL
ready the protest, of your own
people has been heard and you
will not have Japs. Those con-
tracts are not being signed as fast
The newspaper., 1909-08-06
A Quiet Wedding.

On Wednesday at the NJ. E
parsonage was solcmniZed a
We cddIng at which Mrs Mary A.
Wilson and Mr.. E. E. Ham
mond were united. Only two
sisters of the groom. Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. Hammond w. r. Crook
and wife. Mrs. Martha Hammond
and Mss Winifred we're present
as guests Rev. Smith performed
the ceremony The groom is
we'll known to most of our people
as a most talented and popular
young man and the bride comes
from Denver where she has hosts
of friends.
The happy couple left on
Friday mornings train for the
Seattle Exposition and a trip
through California. after which
they will return and make Paonia
their home. The congratula-
tions of a large circle of friends
and we'll wishers are with them.
The newspaper., 1909-08-06

Now Tom, dear, you call our at
tention to what very insignif
cant thing one little pismire of a
man is. That is brilliant thought
for you, and we want to enlarge
upon it for a moment. The aver
age man is very small. His
presence or absence makes little
difference in the affairs of man.
kind. but that constitutes no rca-
son for refusing to do your best
wherever placed. A little edi-
torial utterancc from you would
have effectually put stop to the
importation of Japs in your 10
cality. Just one little pismire
like you and your paper could
have created much grief in the
pantaloons of the Jap trust.
Think of these things Tom, and
it will give you a clearer under
standing OF what a courageous
newspaper man should do.
And. little Arthur Perry also
says things. That is he prints
something upon this question and
as it is unsigned we are again
The newspaper., 1909-08-06
Card of Thanks.

Appreciating the fact that the
people generally were more than
kind to US and unusually sympa-
thetic during our FIRE loss and in
juries resulting, we desire to ex-
press in public manner our sin
cere thanks.
Mr.. AND MRS. ]. A. MCMILLAN.