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The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
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~ 32-36 MICHIGAK ave.
GLIDDEN TOURISTS ARE
ON THE HOME STRETCH
Inspection ct the Cars Is Due at Kan
sas City Tomorrow and Then She
Event Will Close.

SALIVA. Kas.. July 30.-The Gid
den tourists left on the tinal lap of
the trip early today for Kansas CITY,
where the final inspection OF their
machines will be made this evening.
In order to make an impressive show
ing the first 10 cars will enter Kan
sas City together and parade TO Con-
ventjo3 ball.
The tourists today found the roads
In scarcely as good condition as yes
terday, and the excessive heat IS max
ing the fila; laps a hard test.
No further penalizations Were mnde
yesterday in the list OF perfect scores.
No. Ill Jewel. Glidden contestant.
had 2.6 points added for repairing a
gasoline Line. and the White No. Ii
also a Glidden car, was assessed four
tenths OF n point for wiring on Il mud
guard. The PREMIER No SO was pen
allied for repairing a spring.
The trap today is PIP miles and fur
Their penalizations are expected.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
READY
TO BID FOR BOUT
All Eager to Secure Privilege of Pull
ing Of Match for the Heavy
weight Championship.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Fight pro-
motors all over the coutry have got-
ten out their pads and pencils and are
figuring out just how many thousand
dollars they can offer J. j. Jeffries
and jack Johnson 10 appear in their
particular roped arena and punch
each others heads of.
While no actual bid has been re-
ceived for the battle. sporting men IN
New York today declare the purse
which finally lands the fight will De
the biggest that was ever offered for
fistic encounter The promoters are
a little wary, each waiting TO see what
the other fellow is going to offer be-
fore making his own Did. One fight
promoter who has pulled of some Of
the biggest mills in America believes
the house" which sees the fight will
pay 100000 for seats. not counting
the money that will be received from
the moving picture people.
Already the sports are beginning to
dope out the chances OF the two fight.
ers. and many concede the battle To
Jeffries already. They point out that
too much high life" IS going TO tell
on Johnson's wonderful constitution.
and the Negro must train faithfully TO
get into ring condition again.
To those who saw Jeff in New York
Yesterday, when he posted his for
felt. the old-time champion was a
surprise JEFF stripped to the waist
just to show the sporting writer's now
he looked If ever man looked fit 1t
was the gentleman now engaged in
the manufacture of alfalfa. When he
began training for his battle with
Rubin, Jeff weighed 265 pounds and
worked down TO 220 for the fight. To
day he weighs 235 pounds, and says
he is feeling fine.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
ALL THAT'S DOING TODAY IN THE REALM OF SPORT.
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
II THE LEAGUE RACE

New York slugged Willett and
Works. Doyle holding the Tigers
and the score being III TO 2 at the
end.
In the New York game. Demmitt
has 4 perfect record at the bat,
scored four runs and robbed Craw.
ford OF a homer by tremendous
catch.
rhe Athletics. Morgan and
Coombs pitching. took double
header from Cleveland. which sent
Berger. Sitton and Rhoades 10
the firing line. Collins featured
the day with six hits.
At Washington. Johnson let the
Sox down with six hits. and his
mates won a game for him from
"Unlucky Bill" Burns Smith
beat Oberlin In the second con-
test. however. White breaking
things up with triple.
Al Boston, Wolter was wild and
Karger easy, The Browns won.
TO J. for Bill Bailey.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
PATHFINDER ON WAY.
Entries Come in Rapidly for Run Over
Washington-Boston Course.

The pathfinding Chalmers Detroit
car. which will lay out the route for
the Frank A. Munsey reliability run
from Washington TO Boston and re
turn. Sept II to %. will leave Wash.
ington the latter part OF the week
The scout car is the Chalmers-Dc
troit 80" the flag TO flag car which
made the famous and grueling trip
from Denver to Mexico City.
The factory entries SO far are the
Chalmers. Detroit. Hudson, Oldsmoblle.
Jackson. Stevens-Duryea, Washington
Premier and Mitchell. In addition en-.
tries have been received from a NUN
her OF private owners and dealers IN
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia
and Boston. The present outlook Is
that at least 30 cars will compete in
the tour.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

event that looked able to make IL in
teresting.
The Track Makes Good.
Horsemen Joined in complimenting
the management OF the club on the
Sc ientihc manner in which the track
had been constructed. 10 shed water.
In spite OF the downpour OF the night
before-the hardest In the history Of
the local weather bureau-and. without
any real sunshine TO assist in the pro
cess OF evaporation. the track was
ready for racing seven hours after the
rain had stopped and was improving so
rapidly at the close that even the most
casual spectator was moved 10 mar
vel
The time may come when trotters
and PAGERS race on tracks OF sod or
composition which will make rainy
day postponements a thing OF the past.
They have such a plan in operation
now in Europe and are satisfied. in
spite OF the fact that they have had
Ia sacrifice few seconds in speed.
In the meantime, however. the State
Fair track comes nearer TO satisfying
the demand for a fast and rain-proof
course. than any other ring Of dirt
above which float the Stars and
Stripes.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
BIG OUTING FOR CASS.
Famous Local Aggregation Books Trip
to Cleveland Sept. 3 and 4.

The Cass Baseball club has arrang-
ed ar outing to Cleveland Sept and
4, for those members and thei" friends
who wish TO participate. eacn per-
SON paying his share.
The party will leave Detroit Thurs
day, Sept. 2. at l0:45 p. m, by the
d. G. c. boat. arriving at Cleveland
Friday morning, spending Friday snd
Saturday at Cleveland; the Tiger"
play Cleveland on both these days and
the party will attend both the games.
The trip will cost sl5 each and the
secretary must know intentions not
later than Tuesday Aug. "a, so that
proper arrangements and reservations
NAV be made
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
BIG FIELD IS SURE
IN FRONTIER HANDICAP
List SINNERS Down to Score, How
ever, From Which Starters Will
He Drawn.

The hotels are crowded with the
devotees OF the thoroughbred sport
which will open at Windsor Saturday
and the followers OF the light harness
horses who have been In attendance
AT the Blue Ribbon Meeting at the
Fair Grounds. The running horse
men were just as sorry as their Eel
low horsemen over the deluge OF last
night. One horseman remarked,
whenever light harness meeting or
a circuit comes to town II rains
The allotment OF weights for the
Frontier handicap which will be run
on the opening day. next Saturday.
seems TO give general satisfaction
among the hcrsemen and big field
seems TO be assured in the start
event OF the nineteen days which tho
meeting will run.
There are "A entries to the Frontier.
but IL Is most likely that the follow
ing will furnish the field. However.
ii will not be known until tomorrow
when the entries are put In the box
what horses from other points will be
on hand and with the colors up when
the bugle calls the field TO the post.
These are the probable starters.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

SAONhiAh AtPulSt. ItN uluIl Ddl
much Of any themselves. their field
ing was far from what II should have
been. and the game in general was
one which the home bug likes TO pass
over rapidly, trusting In the mean
time that the Tigers. having purged
their systems OF II, may resume the
liberation OF the cellulose without
further ado.
The responsibilities o. the New York
scoring were about evenly divided
between Willett and Works. The
Yanks scored five times OF the offer
ings OF the Kansas soil-tickler and on
six occasions while the Quincy ounce
was cavoTting on the slab. Neither
one of the Tigers could get the ball
over the plate very often. on the few
occasions the sphere was started in
that direction IL seldom reached the
catcher. but was retrieved in the re-
mote distance by the skilled and per-
spring occupants OF the suburban po-
sitions.
Slow Joe Doyle pitched his first
game of the year against the Tigers.
and his spitters were deadly.
Athletics Going Mad.
All this wouldn't De SO aggravating
II the Athletics hadn't continued their
mad career by winning their third
consecutive double-header in as many
days Six victories in three days Is
travelling some. and, while the Tiges
gain something through the fact THAI
Cleveland was the victim In the last
one their own lead has been cut 10
20 points and some Of the timorous
fans have begun to fidget already
New York dispatches have IL that
Wild ELL Donovan is to ascend the
mound this afternoon. Jennings has
an option OF pitching either Wild Bill
or Liivelt. with Killian as a sort NJ
long chance, he not being at his
best against club containing sucn
good right-handed batters as Chase.
Elberfeld and Laporte.
jennings is anxious 10 get Donovan
going on this trip. He is on record
with the statement that all Bill needs
is revival OF confidence In his own
ability. The last time he pitched here
and Il was against New York as
well-what Bill seemed to need worst
of all was his oldtime speed Both
he and the Southern league phenom
were -cuTvIng them very neatly, but
neither had the ability to Impress the
batsmar with the iGea that his per
son would suffer severely, should he
come into contact with the flying
sphere A feeling OF personal security
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
Sporting Notes

Open regatta mt the Yacht club satur-
day.
John A. Heydler will undoubtedly get
the position left vacant by Harry
Pulliam's suicide.
Auto races at the Crosse Pointe course
today with Oldheld. Christie and the
ChalmersDetroit team entered.
The ID. A. c. team leaves for CLEVELAND
tonight 10 play the Cleveland AtL-
letic club team, which il recently dc
feated here.
Nearly 20 rowing clubs from all over
the continent have entered crews w
the National Amateur Oarsmens re-
gatta at Detroit In August.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
Ralph Is frustrating.

Ralph Rose is picking oranges and
putting the shot on his fathers ranch
at Heal1sburg, Cal. He can put the
l6-pound ball nearly as far as most
people could an orange. Al a local
meet there lately he put the shot 81
feet inches. four feet better than
the worlds record.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
jumps Have to Explain.

Ban Johnson, president of the Amer.
lean league, has made a rule that
should appeal to baseball fans all over
the country. Any umpire who allows
q game TO run more than two hours
comes up on the carpet and tells
why.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

Yesterdays Results.
New York IL Detroit ..
81 Louis g. Boston 2.
washington 81. Chicago 2-2.
Athletics %. Cleveland IL.
TOday's Games.
Detroit AT New York
ST Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
YANKEES REPEL
INVASION OF
THE TIGES
All the Champs Shortcomings Will
Be Forgiven II Wild Bill Pitches
q Good Game Today,
However.
Athletics Cop Their Third Double
Header in as Many Days and Are
Again Getting Close.
BY PAUL n. 6RUSkE.

lie TO the habit
which fhey have
developed OF late.
the Tigers have
come across with
/ Il e regulation
bad game which
they furnish just
about once IN
every fifth or
sixth time out.
IL the first badly
pitched combat
out OF the last
eight played.
they opened the
eastern invasion
and met with 4
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

Two-base hit-Chase. Three-base
hits--CobD, .Keeler, Crawford. Home
runs-Engle, Cobb. Sacrifice hits
Keller 2, Demmitt. Sacrifice tiy-Engle.
Stolen bases-Demmitt. Austin. Left on
bases-Detroit 4, New York s. First
base on errors-betroit L. New York 2
Struck out-By Doyle 2, by Willett l.
by Works 2. Bases on balls-On Will
lett 3. OF Works 3. on Doyle j. Hit
with pitched ball-By Willett / (Au--
tin), by Works (Elberfeldl: Hits
on Willett. in 3 innings: of Works.
In innings. Time-1:45. Umpircs
--Perrine and Sheridan.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
Tigers psnnani Dole Is
Shattered BY Lightning

During the severe electrical
storm Wednesday night light
ming struck the pennan. pole at
Bennett Park. knocking on ID
feet OF the top and virtually
wrecking the handsome column.
II will be spliced and in shape
by the time the team returns,
however.
AS the 1908 9ennant won b.
the club was 50 badly torn on
the day II was raised that IL has
never appeared since. local
fans are wondering II the com
binaticn Of omens does not bod.
IN 10 the team.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
Can Win Without Him Though.

WIN Ff'" s'ShH's
II Bill could pitch sterling game
right at this Juncture II would ma
terially enhance the ease with which
the Tigos are going TO cop the rag.
However, they have demonstrated that
they are pretty likely 10 do II. Dono'
van or no Donovan.
AS for Willett. no fears OF col.
lapse or anything like that may be en-
tertained by even the most apprehen-
sive. Edgar was engaged on one OF
those games which he invariably pulls
OF when unable TO get his curve ball
over the plate and forced To take aim
with every delivery
Mr. Dcmmitt. the interchangeable cen.
ter felder OF the New York outfit.
starred during the day. walking twice.
hitting safely twice. scoring four times
and robbing Wahoo Sam OF home
run by superhuman catch.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
Jack Warner Waits,

The veteran catcher, Jack Warner,
disengaged. practices every morning
at the Polo grounds. In New York.
awaiting a call from some club need
ing brainy backstop.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
THREE BASEBALL RACES AT a GLANCE

Yesterdays Results.
Lansing 3. Kazoo l.
Battle Creek g. Adrian 0.
Flint 6, Saginaw 2.
Jackson 4-3, Bay City 90.
Todny's Games.
Saginaw Mt Battle Creek.
Flint at Adrian.
Lansing at Kazoo
Jackson at Bay City
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

having been established. the batsman
had little difficulty in stepping into the
curves and poking them into the
hence
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30
SIDNEY HATCH.
aus PACE: PURSE $1,000.

sidney Hatch. the First Regiment Atb-
ietic club distance runner, set new
worlds figures for 100 miles when ne
ran the distance In I6t07.f3 ut River
view park, Chicago, July ~. In low
ering the record he cut 1854 from
Corey's time. Hatch finished the
grueliina performance I'm splendid
condition, running the last mile In
$40. n wonderful effort.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-30

event that looked able to make IL ii
teresting
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-15
PANHANDLERS
CAUGHT IN RAID
ON RETREAT"
Ten Locked Up With Barten-
der, Who, 1t Is Charged,
Sold After Hours.
THEIR RIGHTS INVADED
CrippleS and Others Protest
Loudly at Station, but
All Go Below"
THEIR RIGHTS INVADED

Inspector Of Police Russell and some
Of hs men descended upon tho "Pan.
Handlsrf Retreat" at No. 3e Park Row,
AZ . o'clock this morning and gathered
n . choice lot Of cr.pplss, incidentally
Eugene cNeill. bartender Of the place.
vss arrested for violating the Excl ~
law.
TIN . disciple Of DemostheneA" said
Ddward Clashassy. a man with one les,
as no hmped before Lieut. "Bulr' Nc.
Carthy at tho OAK street station.
Heaven Is my roof. Thought u my
food"
Take him back" said the LIeuten.
.ant and back to cell the disciple
VA taken.
And I am a relative Of Gen. Gus
ter" spoke up Joe Custer, as he
jbllnked his one good eye. 'He is
the greatest fighter the world has ever
produced. II he had only"-
Back with him. interrupted Nc
CArthy.
oH dttSh NdH"i q
tAtfd prisoner fully equipped with arms,
legs, and eyes, but better equipped with
the sort OF stun they sell for I'VE cents
a glass on the Bowery. MY rights as
'sn American citizen have been evaded
and mean"
Him also" said Mccarthy.
my rights have been invaded. too"
said Thames Murphy. who was a good
deal the worse for navigation purposes
because OF his association with Mu,
hern. He wen, back, too.
Then stepped UP James Noonan. per-
feet in department, and 10 Mccarthy he
said:
II am an Investigator for John D
Rockefeller. want TO 60 away from
here" He went-below.
James Moran hobbled up with one leg
and two crutches,
plato Ia my god he began. The
Police Department knows nothing Of
the Ten Commandments" he tried to
continue, when Mccarthy waved him
10 the rear
gone and the other will go shortly. He
gan long speech, but Mccarthy
sighed and said
Take EN- all below. pisorderly cen.
duct. II this keeps up III be w.;h EN-
and in be murder charged against
me"
The men caught in the "Panhandlers'
Retreat"-ten In all. not including the
hartender-were arraigned in Centre
Street Court later and fined 50 each. As
none Of them had any money they went
to the vorkhouse.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-15
WIN REPUTATION
FOR THEIR COFFEE
How Tho fNsrlts american Drink Has Made
Fame Tor Many Of Americas
Leading Hotels.

"A restaurant may surround itself
with pomp and splendor-dancing
lights and tinkling music-but that 8
an old story, The thing that counts
most now with the public is the quail
ity OF the food, particularly the coffee
served.
The average New Yorker will walk
blocks out OF the way to the restau-
rant that has a reputation for serving
good coffee The restaurant keepers
themselves realize this, and each Is
trying to Guido the other In serving
the most delicious coffee.
Nowhere is the competition keener
than In the higher class hotels, where
a chefs reputation Is now almost
measured by the coffee he serves.
The management OF the famous
Hotel Astor, New York, after a great
number OF experiments and much
testing OF every combination OF
every hrst-class coffee that grows,
finally hit upon blend that every
one pronounced perfection.
To-day 1t Is safe TO say that the
most delicious coffee served any
where In New York Is that prepared
for the guests at the Hotel Astor.
And the same Identical blend Is
packed for family use under the
name Hotel Aston Coffee" by B.
T. Fischer & Co., the largest importers
and roasters Of high-grade coffee in
New York and one Of the Oldest
houses in the business.
For pleasing fragrance and den.
cate richness no other coffee in the
world comes near equalling Hotel
lAstor Coffee. Sold by grocers every
where In one-pound and three pound
alright tIns-ln the bean, ground or
pulverized, and guaranteed TO be the
same as that served now and always
at the Hotel Astor. from which II
takes Its name. Furthermore, the
Justly celebrated recipe is In every
can and It requires much less Of this
f,ne coffee to make a .steaming cup OF
rich, smooth. fragrant deliciousness
than Ia required Of inferior kinds.
Get q can Of Hotel Aston Coffee
from your grocer to-day. Taste 1t
loacs, Iov'll uss II always. 49,
Z
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-15
TO ORGANIZE A CHICAGO CLUB.

II you have escaped from Chicago and
Joined the New York colony and feel
pleased with the resuk Of the change. f.
Ed. spooner, OF No. 1881 Broadway,
wants to get your name to add to about
ITO more who Will dine as members Of
the new Chicago Club at Healy's, Co.
lumbus avenue and Sixty-sIxth street,
Friday evening. Jan. %. An annual din.
nsr and ball Is TO be one OF the features
OF tho club organization.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-15
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28
cURB1Na AN EMBRYO M. p.

"A "'talk'' an. A. Pr says: Some twenty years
ago, one very hot day, gentleman visiting Harrow
noticed a small boy madly racing round playing
field. ''Who is that?'' he asked 'Oh that s young
Churchill, replied his companion & He must b.,
fond of exercise to like that such day. said
the stranger. Its not that" explained the other
1.-The fact is, Churchill talks too much; So when he
starts, have to order him three times round
the field, as hard as he can. 1t is the only way Of
stopping him.
Mr.. Churchill's set-tos with the suffragists have
been provocative of much amusement and have been
freely commented on in the English press It is said
that his wife is not at all in sympathy with the suf
fragist movement, and doubtless her influence has
made her husband than ordinarily caustic in his
remarks regarding the ladies who insist upon voting
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28
DIR. RICHTER AND THE TRoMnox1sr

THE following story about DR.. Richter the famous
conductor, is always amusing: trombonst,
who was German, played single note during
pause of the brass Instruments Dr. Richter, who was
conducting, tapped his desk with his baton, and
glared at the offender though he would wther him
up ''What that?' he growled cit s in dc
music, replied the trombonst. Let me see, - said
Richter, with increduous frown. As the from
bonist moved the music to hand it to his chief, he
made a strange discovery "Vy!' he exclaimed in
astonshment; lit vas a fy!' Then he added, tri-
umphantIy, But I played him!'' DR.. Richters
amusement at the last declaration about all thas
saved the trombonist from summary discharge.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28

FREDERIC d 'ERLANGER, the English composer,
whose new opera, founded on ''Tess of the
d 'Urberviles,' great success when produced
recently at the Theatre dial Verne, Milan, is also the
composer of three other works, namely: 'Jehan de
Santre, 8 Free Mendo'' (Which has been performed
accepted for production at the Opera Comique).
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28

TO SEARCH FOR DIR. COOK
II ILLON WALLACE, the Arctic traveller, is to head
- a relief expedition, the object of which is to
find DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the Brooklyn explorer,
who made attempt to reach the north pole in July
1907 and who has not been heard from since March,
1908 Mr.. Wallace with Leonidas Hubbard when
he lost in Labrador, and is therefore well versed
in the life of the polar regions The expedition is to
be made under the auspices of the Arctic club and
will cost about 100000
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-02-28

A RECENT German novel, ''Through the Mist -
"A bears upon its title page the of F. Hugin
as the author. 1t appears that this is merely
pen name that in reality the writer is the Princess
fedora OF Scheswig Hostein, the youngest sister of
the German empress The young woman, whose por-
trait is reproduced above is not yet twenty five years
Old Previously she has written number of rather
interesting short stories Through the MIST how
ever, is her first book.