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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
DETROIT is SURE.
To OPEN THE
CIRCUIT
Hope Of Grand Rapids and Kalama.
zoo, That Big Colt Race May
Result in Postponement, Not
Well Founded.
Negotiations Still in Progress Look.
ing Toward Purchase of the Big
Horseman Futurity for 1910.

There Is a rumor current upstate to
the effec, that. on account OF the de-
sire OF the Detroit Driving club to add
to its Grand Circuit program an i'm
portant colt race, there Is chance
that Detroit will vacate It's position as
opener of the Grand Circuit, postponing
It's meeting week or two, In order to
make the date as late as possible. the
object being to bring II into August.
according TO the conditions under
which all the futuritles on the harness
turf are raced.
The other two Michigan cities. see
ing In the possibility a chance for
themselves TO pull on the opening
event. have been waxing correspond
ingly jubilant. But they haven't a
chance. Whether or not Grand Cir
cult dates -are TO be granted to the
denizens Of Kazoo and Grand Rapids.
one thing may be stated as definitely
settled. Detroit will, as usual. open
the Grand Circuit.
II IL becomes necessary to open the
Grand Circuit without the big colt
race, the Detroit organization will do
II.
But this does not mean necessarily
that Detroit will not have the colt
race. Negotiations are now in prog
ress to secure the unanimous consent
OF the hundreds OF entrants In the
Chicago Horseman Futurity, TO waive
the clause in the conditions which
specifies that the event must not be
raced earlier than Aug. /. In case this
consent is secured. the way will be
easy TO the purchase OF this event. IL
consent. is withheld-well, the Detroit
Driving club prides itself that 1t IL
right now the biggest part of the Grand
Circuit and has AT its head diplomat
IN such matters who is also the prest
dent OF the circuit itself.
The Horseman Futurity is $4,000
event and will be the biggest colt race
Of the year from the monetary stand
point.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec, 24.-Charley
White, whom Battling Nelson picked
70 the boy TO wrest Abe Attell's title
rom him. Is oft with a challenge to
light Jimmy Moran and Babe Cullen,
he same night. White agrees 20 for
eft hts share of the purse II ne
doesn't whip both Of them Cullen is
claimant OF the Australian title. Mo
ran recently took a tattooing from AT.
tell and gained a. decision over. Cul-
len.
White has come. w. in the ranks
the last year. He Is clever Yiddish
boy OF IS, with a name that sodnds
like a c. O. ID. wireless. He lost an
eigfit.round decision TO Atten. who
chased him fully 10 miles during the
figfft. Write claims AttelTs demand
thar he make 1872 ringside weakened
hinsso he could only defend himself.
Atl-thstvhe landed a couple that
rocked Abie's belfry, and had he been
able TO show steadily. what he did
IN n. few-. flashes. Attell might have
he'd trouble getting the decision.
Now White wants to fight Attell
20 rounds. lie has IL on Abe IN
hefght end reach. aud his cleverness
enables him to boast that he has
nsyex been knQcksd aoWh
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
KETCHEL SAYS HE'S
MATCHED WITH BURNS
Plans Series Of Big Fights In London
and Says Hes Been Taking
Good Care Of Himself

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-Tommy Burns,
erstwhile alleged heavyweight cham
pion OF the world and Stanley Ketchel.
middleweight champion will battle be.
fore the National Sporting Club in
London In February or March, accord.
ing 10 a statement by Ketchel here.
The fighter who made such good
chopping block for Jack Johnson re.
Gently left here for Grand Rapids
Michigan where he will spend Christ
mas with his family.
KetChC said he would sail for
England about Jan. Is, and IL he de-
feats Burns will take on Sam Lang
ford. also before the London sporting
club Later he said he expects 10
take a run TO Australia and meet Bob
Fitzsimmons. Bill Lang and Bill
Squires.
Ketchel made a strenuous denial OF
reports that he had been dissipating
recently.
Il am not a fool yet" he said, And
expect TO fight for a good many
years"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
$500 FOR II MANS DRINK
IS RECORD FOR OLD CORN

The rattle OF the nog shaker ceased
and the eagle on the dollar stopped
fiuttering on the bar in the Belmont,
in New York. The bar man looked
up. He was used to money talk when
the Juice started 10 take effect, but
here was something unusual.
"Ill make your salary $4,000 If you'll
take a mans drink, and Nick. you're
witness TO the transaction The
speaker was John |. Taylor. ir.. owner
OF the Boston club and he was In that
happy-go-lucky state which has caused
frequent doings along the gay path
way. He was speaking TO Hugh Nc
Breen, his secretary.
Hugh did some thinking. His boss
was making good talk and he spout
ed You're on, John: I'll take bour-
bon
The bar man set an extra glass on
the mahogany, McBreen poured out a
portion and downed IL. following with
a liberal chaser of H-2-O Thus Hugh
McBreen became the highest priced
secretary in the American league
Back of this Is the story Tho
night previous Taylor was in one OF
his happy" moods and announced
there was nothing to II, he must boost
Hugh's salary $500. Later he declar-
ed $500 not enough and tackled on
$500 more, which made everyone feel
good.
In the morning Taylor had some OF
the good feeling left and when Nc
Breen greeted him with, John do you
know you boosted my salary $500 last
night?" Taylor shouted:
Did /? Well, what | say goes.
Let's have a drink"
McBreen and Nickerson, a Boston
scribe, ordered water. John /. iry don't
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
QUITS RIDING TO TRAIN.
Jockey Madden, Famous English Rider
Will Have String of His Own.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-With four
American bred horses as the nucleus
OF his stable, jockey Otto Madden. one
of the best riders that ever had a
leg up in England. today announced
his retirement from the active riding
game and his intention of going into
the training end OF the turf business
Three of Madden's horses. the three
yearold Wanda H., and the two-year'
olds, Coronal and White Perdrigon, he
bought from James Il. Keene for 81
900, s1,75O and $4,000 respectively
His fourth horse is the two-year-old
Fond Memories from August Bel.
mont's stable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
PRINCETON STAR ON SHELF.
It's Said That Capt.-Elect Hart OF
Tigers May Never Play Again.

PRINCETON, n. j., Dec. 24.-Eddie
Hart. recently elected captain OF next
years Tiger football eleven. will not
lead the team after ali. The injury to
Harris spine, which caused Eddie TO
wear an especially adjusted headgear
in the Yale game. is not healed. as
was at first believed.
Three doctors have examined Hart
and they have declared that he must
not play football again. A fatal injury
may result at any time from a hard
blow delivered upon certain part or
Harris neck, say the physicians.
Hart is star shotputter as well as
football player and at Exeter WOO
the New England Interscholastic shot
putting championship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
'MICHIilGIA SKATERS
MAY-EORM An
ASSOCIATION
Gaming Detroit Athletic Club Races
Bring Out the Need for the
Formation Of Such an
Organization
sanction Received for Local Meeting
and Winners of Events Will Be
State Champions Sure.

One of the results OF the state enam-
pionship ice-skating meet which Is
scheduled for the Detroit Athletic ciuo
rink ON the afternoon and evening OF
Dec. 20. is likely to be the organiza'
ton OF a Michigan Skating association
which will be 9, branch of the western
Skating association, the BODY "ni.n
controls the sports and conoucls i's
avstem OF competitions.
There are now several members OF
the national organization resident III
Detroit. The addition OF Few mole
Iii, Santifle the local interests 10 the
right to organize.
One OF the results OF the organlIa'
tion will be the location OF the conl'oi
NJ the sport In Detroit Meetings III
M,chiean viii be made contingent on
the sanction of the local organlzauou
and the interests of the sport VIII oe
looked after through the medium Vi
a hodv which will be on the grouno
"a able To Judge or the merits or any
StSnrted noint. far better than Is no"
the case, with the skating auInolisieS
for this district located IN Onlcaso
The Detroit Athletic ciuo mas ~" -
been waiting for the organization IL
making the plans for its meeting. now,
ever. II has asked and been gran. ,.,,
a sanction for its races and there WI,
Ia NO question regarding the right OF
the winners TO regard themselves DIS
state champions. Entries are coming
IN With almost every mail and Secre-
tary Eugene A. Bresler of the club ,, re-
,anrts that a representative meeting
i assured, in the event Of favorable
weather. Among the recent entrls -
p G. DUDE. Of Calumet, Mich, VINO
c,a,rs the title OF the northern part
~ the state and recently issued an
omen challenge to any amateur in the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
IOWA GOVERNOR GOES
THE LIMIT ON ETHICS
Won't Even Permit Fight Pictures To
Be Staged and Has Theatrical
Folk In Panic

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. "a
The action of Gov. Carroll in holding
that It is illegal TO exhibit moving or
other pictures OF a prize fight has
caused a decided sensation in sport
ing and theatrical circles in Iowa.
Parties who were operating NOV
ing-picture theater had made arrange
ments TO secure the films OF the John.
son-Ketchel prize fight, but before put
ting them into action concluded that
they had better secure an opinion
from the executive for the reason that
IN this state prize fighting is not only
prohibited, but participating In. pro-
noting or even attending a fight Is
made felony.
The matter was referred TO Gov.
Carroll and ia reply he has stated that
under the provisions of the state law
the exhibition OF such pictures is posi-
lively prohibited He goes beyond this
point and adds that the Iowa laws spc-
officially forbid showing any moving
picture OF anything illegal, continu-
ing: IF the fight would not have been
allowed in Iowa, the picture OF II GER
tainly could not be shown here"
That the decision on the prize-fght
pictures is more far-reaching is what
is worrying the show people. They
contend that more than half OF the
plays that are put on at the theaters,
especially at those OF the cheaper
class, portray the commission Of acts
that are prohibited by the state laws.
For instance. in tragedy the commits
sion OF murder is frequently shown.
II is nothing unusual to show upon
the stage Of even the high class the
aters all over the state the commission
Of burglary. robbery and arson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
WISCONSIN COACHES ARE
EXPECTED TO QUIT, TOO
Faculty interference in Athletics
Likely 20 Cause Hesira OF
Athletic Advisers.

MADISON. Wis. Dec. 24.-It never
rains but II pours. The resignation
OF Physical Director c. T. Hutchlns
from the athletic faculty Of the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin today is expected
to bring the resignation OF Coach Tom
Barry OF the football team and Coach
Ten Eyck OF the crew, who have IN
timated strongly that they are weary
OF their lucrative berths.
Faculty interference is understood
TO be the chief cause OF Barry's plan
TO quit While the former Brown uni
versity star has nothing but praise for
the Wisconsin spirit. il is said he con-
siders the attitude Of the faculty acts
as damper on athletic enthusiasm
and that IL is almost useless 10 al
tempt TO develop winning teams when
The men higher up" are continually
deluging the athletic department with
cold water.
Ten Eyck is also said TO be much
chagrined over the attitude OF the pro-
feSsOrs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
NELSON is WILLING TO
BATTLE WITH w0LGAST
Bat Says the Michiesnder viii Have
To Make the Regular Weight
First, However.

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-Battling Mel
son. lightweight champion. today sig
rihed his willingness TO meet Ad. VOL
CAST, the Milwaukee lightweight. IL
Wolgast will make 1873 pounds ring
side and II a large enough purse is
offered
IF Wolgast can meet my terms"
said Nelson, Il will be exceedingly
happy to bet a large chunk OF useful
American money on myself and don't
think III have occasion 10 regret IT,"
Nelson said he had about given up
hope OF landing a match with Freddie
WEIGH.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

drink water With the suddenness OF
popgun he swung upon NcBreen
and announced. III make your sal
airy an even $4,000 Hugh that's an
other $500 raise, If you'll take a mans
drink
II was then he barman looked up
and The eagle winked as McBrcen
ordered his corn.
Three hundred for hooker.
That's the best I've heard and all
he had was n Swiss s and a seer. A"
murmured the dispenser of liquid
thingS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
WHY JEFF DOES MOST OF
HIS WORK WITH A LEFT

Few people know that Jim
Jeffries is a southpaw. IL was
generally supposed that wonder.
ful right swing OF the Cali
fornian was his one best bet.
but one thing is certain. and
that is Johnson had better not
fiirt with that left hook. Jeff
uses his left hand in writing.
eating. shaving and combing his
hair. He says he has been
"heartside" worker ever since
he was a baby.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
BALL PLAYERS SHOW CHICKS.
Lajoie, Wagner and Cy Young Conn.,
peting For the Poultry Prizes.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., Dec. 24-Noted
baseball players in the American and
National leagues will have their poul-
try on exhibition here during January,
when the Mahoning Poultry associa-
ton opens its big show. Napoleon
Lajoie will exhibit his Leghorns.
Honus Wagner his Plymouth Rocks,
and Cy Young his Rhode Island Reds
Entry blanks have been received from
all these famous knights OF the dia-
mond. who are noted for their poultry
farms next 10 their fame as ball play
ers It is expected that at least two
of the trio will be here TO attend the
exhibition. which promises TO be the
most successful in the history OF the
local association.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
stu Another League.

A meeting Of baseball managers Of
Northern Indiana and Southern Mich
isan teams will be held during the
second week in January TO organize
an nterurban league. Among the cit
les invited to send representatives are
Goshen, Elkhart, Mishawaka. South
Bend. Laporte. Michigan City. Val
paraiso. Hammond. Gary. st. Joseph,
Kendallviile. Dowagiac. Fort Wayne.
Garrett, Warsaw. Wabash, Hunting
ton, Peru and Logansport.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
cIarke-Dreyfuss Alliance.

When Fred Clarke serves this re-
Gently contracted two-year term he
will have played baseball for Barney
Dreyfuss lG years. They ought to
know each other pretty well by this
time. Clarke was a conspicuous fig
ure at the Waldorf during the meet
ing with his western sombrero. Drey-
fuss says Clark Is the highest-priced
manager in captivity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
LA BLANCHE DEAD AGAIN.
For Fifth Time Bulletin Comes IN That
Famous Boxer ls No More.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA Quebec
dispatch received today gives this &C
count OF the death Of George la
Blanche. the famous prize fighter for,
merly OF Boston: Mass The body OF
man found In a swamp In northern
Canada is believed TO be that OF George
lie Blanche. the once noted pugilist
although S7he cOroner's investigation
failed 20 Mclose the mans identity 10
n certainty. There were no marks OF
violence on the body and IL was cvi-
IDENTIFY a case Of suicide.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
PIRATES GOT BROWNS GOAT.
That Was the Reason They Fheneo
the Championship From Cubs.

the Championship From Cubs.
For three years Mordecai Brown
was positively unsolvable to the Pitts
burs pirates. When he took up the
lob against them they-couldnt hit
thing and the Pittsburg gamblers were
60 certain that. the Pirates would be
defeated when Brown opposed them
that they laid 5 to on the outcome.
This season Brown dropped his nrst
game to the Pirates by to score
in an extra inning game. Thereafter
he lost six out OF eight games TO them
enough to decide the pennant be-
tween the two clubs Hugh Fullerton
believes that such an effect is purely
northumberland that IL Brown hadn't
dropped that first game to Pittsburg
Chicago would have won the pennant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
Monte Wood Located.

Hartford. which has always been IA
nous for its string of good pitchers.
has signed a Highlander and left
handler The portside finger is one
Pierce Mooney, hailing from Hoosick
Falls. y. y, and the other is Monte
Wood. former Albany twirler. hail
ing from Plymouth, Mich.-Sporting
News
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
EuerYthIna suita Lanq.

Nap Lajoie. OF the Clevelands. says
he'll have the best year OF his career
next season. az he hasn't the cares OF
tho team 20 worry him this winter.
And his big salary goes on just the
same.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
Sporting Notes
Ice-boatlns ON the river Z. nIl In order

Ice-boating ON the river 4. NIL I'm order
and the Detroit Yacht club has a re-
gatta scheduled for tomorrow
Pool Cham,,op Hue-ton defeated benny
Allen. OF Kansas city. and retains
his national title
-
stanley ketcheI IL at his home in
Grand Rapids. where he announces
he has signed pledge TO take effect
Jan. /.
Fenby. the shepherd wrestler, L. hop-
ping them all on their backs up
state.
JiRgs DoBahue IL going TO ight the nc
ton OF the Washington club by which
he is sent to Minneapolis
President FogeI of the Phniies. an
nounces that he has compromised
with Manager Murray who had
contract that had still two years 10
run. Catcher Doom VIII lead the
team in 1910.
Eastern invaded Westerns gymnasium
yesterday and won two basketball
games. reserves and first teams. Tho
big game was close. the final score
being Is TO IL.
Minnesota aud Marquette ErnyeIy nc
cept Michigan's apologies Tor the
playing OF Miller:
Davenport COPIED three races mt Tnmpn
yesterday. and Is no longer In the
ranks OF the apprentice jockeys.
.
big Jen Was Missed mt Galveston when
he made a speech in which the local
Negroes thought he was underestl-
mating the ability OF their fellow
citizen whom he Is scheduled TO meet
for the pugilistic championship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
Thoney for Toronto.

Joe Kelley. the Toronto manager. is
confident of having Jack Thoney, his
1907 star, back next season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
That Murray Contract.

IL further develops that William
Murray's contract was drawn-up by the
Bethlehem steel works, who engraved
It on a piece OF battleship plate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

owen Moran Returns 10 v. S.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Owen Moran,
the English lightweight pugilist, ar
rived today aboard the Lusitania. He
is eager to sign for a mill with Bat
Nelson at 1873 pounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
Anson Came Close.

Pop Arson lacked just eight votes
of being president OF the National
league.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

Also. will your honor kindly note
that. not once in the preceding article
was there the mention of the name
of certain tutor OF football?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co. Is
John r. st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

Those Ann Arbor authorities are
surely putting back.English on this
merry Christmas business In certain
parts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

And wouldn't it be awful II Michi-
can should find out that Benbrook's
name didn't appear on the chicago
birth records? OF course such con
clusion would result in the certainty
that such man didn't exist and there
fore didn't belong on the Ail-America.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
HEART With the
70 Sporting
HEART Editor.

There is no discounting the fact
that the University OF Michigan's
Board OF Control of Athletics has set
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
big Jen was Kissed mt Galveston whe

Davenport copied three races nt Tnmpn
yesterday, and Is no longer In the
ranks OF the apprentice jockeys.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24
jag. Donahue A.. goinE 10 fght the

Minnesota aud Marquette Ernveiy nc-
cept Michigans apologies Tor the
playing OF Miller.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-24

q III INNNE u IVI
eligibility observ-
ance by it's action
in the case OF Cap
tain Elect Joy Mil
The Yale expositor., 1909-07-16
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door Janitor
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with a letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Zimmerman, his at
torney Dan set out for Greenfelds, TO
get his family Jewels. During his walk
TO the country seat, he met the young
woman i'm gray, whom he had seen leaV-
ing his bachelors club. Her auto had
broken down. He fixed IL. By ruse she
lost him. Maitland. on reaching home.
surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe
containing his gems. She, apparently;
took him for q well-known crook, Daniel
Anisty. Half-hypnotized. Maitland opened
his safe, took therefrom the jewels, and
gave them to her. first forming part
nership ian crime. The real Dan Antsty,
sought by police of the world, appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overceme
him. He met the girl outside the house
and they sped on TO New York in her au-
to- He had the Jewels and she promised
To meet him that day. Maitland received
Mr.. Snaith," introducing himself as a
detective. To shield the girl in gray,
Maitland, about to show him the jew
els. supposedly lost, was felled by blow
from "Snaith's" cane. The latter proved
to be Anisty himself and he secured the
gems. Anisty, who was Maitland's dou-
BILE, masqueraded as the latter. The
criminal kept Maitland's engagement with
after falling i'm love at first sight. They
were to meet and divide the loot Matt
land revived and regretted missing his
engagement.