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The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Tommy Burns Simply Too Little, Is
Tigers Verdict ON Johnson Bout

won his title. Such has been far from
che case. however
In Galveston, Johnson's own home.
where the first performance took place,
the affair was virtually boycotted by all
but the Negro population which filed
the gallery. San Antonio was only n
little less apathctic. The crowd down
sympathized with him I'm the terrific
, handicap under which he was placed
but received Johnson's successes In
silence. Such was not the case In the
gallery however. There the sprinklin x
OF local color was out 20 do honor to
tho first black champion OF the world
man with whom many OF them were
personally acquainted The usual defer
ence paid the white race in southern
city was nearly lost In the fatal thir-
teenth round when Johnson did his
most telling work. At the close OF this
period the Negroes ventured a burst OF
actual applause.
There was venom in the warning that
Kissed from the main floor OF the dark
ened theater.
The warning was needed. too. The
darkios In the gallery above saw their
champion win In silence. though their
expressions OF 10y were as eloquent
faciallly. when they passed out. "a "
they had rendered Johnson the ovation
that was so obviously In their hearts.
Incidental TO the pictorial scrap Mr..
Rossman got of good one.
THAT underhand blow 90 Johnson's
Is q peach" opined Claud.
There IL nothing like n professional
point OF view In such matters. Johnson
would doubtless reciprocate by n refer
ence To Edgar Willetts proficiency In
upper-cut pitching.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
TRAINER
HAS RETIRED

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 30
A frequent visitor round the Tiger
headquarters In San Antonio has been
David Sloan. in former years a trainer
OF thoroughbreds OF national promin-
ence but more recently employed in
that capacity by the Rothschilds in
France, where he won for the famous
bankers list OF races. including at
some time or another virtually every
event of importance on the continen-
tai turf
Sloan announces that he Is through
with the game. having saved enough
money to enable him to live comfort
ably for the rest of his days. Though
still young man he has no further
desire TO mix in the exciting pastime
which he followed 10 such financial
profit for himself and his employers.
II haven't got enough money to
live in New York. but can make
both ends meet nicely down here" he
says. MY wife likes It and the kids
think It's great"
Sloan owns a neat little Michigan
made automobile In which he makes
hunting trips almost every day. On
several occasions the Detroit players
have had the opportunity OF admiring
the enorm ,us strings OF ducks which
the former horseman has brought IN.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
No Folding Bed Holocaust
For Tiger Kit, R. Works

the one where | worked in FL Paso.
No. there isn't no way TO keep 1t open
IL opens IL il ever gets started
On being urged for details regard
ing the FL Paso couch she related how
an eastern tourist and his wife arrived
there one evening and were assigned
10 a room in which there was folder
just like the one in question. The
man was busy in the lobby during the
evening. When he returned his wife
was nowhere in sight. He made dill
gent search OF the hotel and finally
called the manager. That worthy had
| bunch. He rushed TO the room in a
hurry. pointed out the fact that lady Il
attire was hung ON a chair in the room
and then hauled the bed down, the
operation disclosing the miserable
victims remains She had smothered
standing on her head.
"Oh very we'll" responded Mr.
Works.
| With the assistance OF his room
mate he pulled the bed down AMI
moved a handicapped table over TIL
Il Tapped the foot. The pair OF them
then hoisted a trunk 10 the top OF the
table. The efforts Of the pair com
bined failed TO raise the foot OF the
! bed.
Works came down to breakfast the
next morning in good order and after
a restful night. He still observes pre-
cautions when about TO retire, how
ever
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
ATI ANTIC OF PERSPIRATION is
PROOF OF TIGERS TERRIFIC ZEAL

the windows and doors are sealed up
tight. and then observes his human
radiators with grin.
The citizens OF San Antonio along
the route OF the car are getting to
set their clocks by it's passing. which
seldom varies as much as n minute
from day 10 day. The car is always
denoted by a big sign Detroit Tigers
the manager OF the Sau Antonio
club Is good advertiser, rs has been
remarked before-and. II no other
method OF identification is NJ hand.
there is always the music which eman-
ates from within.
The men are never TOO tired 10 sing.
Killifer. O'Leary, Mullin. Donovan.
and. in fact, nearly all OF the men.
have an excellent knowledge OF the
popular songs. and they roll them of
with gusto which seems incredible
when one considers the terrific hui
midity OF their surroundings and the
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
sCHAEFER SERVES.
WARMING ON ALL
CAY YOUNGSTERS
TIGER CAPTAIN WON'T STAND
FOR ANY FLASHING OF SPIKES
BY MiNoR-LEAeue BASE RUN.
NERs ON COMING TRIP.
BY PAUL n. eRuSkE.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March So
The first minor league infelder who
starts to get gay this year with Her
man Schaefer. the doughty field lead
or of the Tigers. Is going
10 feel something drop some
where on his anatomy with
thud more than usually duh and
sickening Schaefer has turned In
his warning and IL III behoove the
young men out TO make records at his
expense to beware. He doesn't mean
to be crippled up before the start OF
the season this year. and in any ex-
hihition game.
The Tigers are expecting the usual
difficulty this year OF beating teams
that are going their limit The big
leaguers must turn the trick by the
use of tactics which are appropriate
To training combats. With the other
fellows it's often anything to win.
In virtually all their spring games a
big league club faces pitchers who
use every means at their command TO
stop their opponents. The young
sters are all fighting TO hold their
jobs and will take chance OF throw
ing an arm away to strike out one OF
the famous Detroit hitters. The other
players OF the little teams will all take
the same chances and these often in
clude genuine attempts to cripple the
big league stars and thereby weaken
them in the hope of securing a victory.
More than one big Lacquer has been
badly hurt at such time, Charlie
Carr whose big league career was
summarily stopped by a Nashville
southpaw. never heard OF since. being
one OF the most conspicuous exam
pies.
Schaefer will take a chance at the
bat but directs his defiance particu-
larry TO base runners who came In
with fash OF spikes.
The first one OF these bushers who
tries TO get me will have TO be mighty
careful" said Herman. "All ask Is
a chance to tag him. I'll bling the
ball into his face II I can and I'll not
stop there but. II he slides, I'll 90 IN
like football player and knee him
In the back. A baseball Is Just az
good as q set Of brass knuckles, II It's
used appropriately. and any runner
who tries to get gay with man who
has the chance to hop on him as an
inflelder does when the runner Is slid.
ing. is fool.
Il hope I won't have To do anything
like that. and I'm sure I'll not be the
one to start anything. But my heart
aches with pity for the guy that tries
TO cut me down In one OF these exhibit.
ton games. That's ALL"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Hue's IN Example Of What
Inside Dali" Rsa||y hean5

San ANTONIO. Tex. March 30
There are lot OF features OF the
great American game that even the
regular devotees In the stand don't ap
preciate. One OF these was illustrat
Cd In q little conference at the Tiger
training camp the other evening.
Several pitchers were discussing the
habits or various catchers, and the
name was mentioned OF a man who
was once q big-leaguer, but was more
recently famous as the manager and
backxtop Of q champion minor-league
aggregation.
aHe kept his reputation as good
catcher long after he really deserved
IL. commented George Winter. who
thinks. about as far as any OF the 10
tale bunch. There was the hardest
Il cher any pitcher ever had to work
with. Get man on first who was
likely to try to steal and he'd make
the pitcher waste three balls in sue
cession. to help him, In case he had
to throw.
aOf course, when he was getting
the bah In position for heavc TO
second right along there weren't many
runners who could steal on him, in
spite OF his bad arm. But he handi'
capped q pitcher so that 1t was almost
Impossible to work on batter unless
the runner would go down on the first
or second ball. They got next and
would hold the base as rule. The
catcher would have the pitcher in the
hole every time then"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
MATINEE HORSES WILL
RACE AFTER PARADE

An inter-club matinee program. In
which the contests viii be between the
members and horses OF the West End
and Detroit Matinee clubs. will fur.
nish an after-event TO follow tho
horse parade. Monday. April ~. The
parade is to end at the speedway and
the horsemen will then take positions
for the rnces. Or. j. Il. Meade is 20
be marshal OF the parade. with sew.
eral aides. The Detroit Matinee club
meets Thursday evening in the
Grande cafe. Elmer ID. Case aud &.
c. Cornetet have been added TO the
horse parade committee.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

n sAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 30
rhs one feature OF the work which
ne Tigers are doing in their training
this spring. that catshes the attention
q the lay spectators. is the terrinc .
Energy which the men are putting
Snfo their work. Sb marked Is this
oxtrsme strenuosity that It has been
oommented on, not. only by the meni-
bcru OF the party who have OF neces-
atty compared It with the former cam
paigns OF recent years. but also oy
ofher baseball men, including the
wondering members OF the San An,
fonIo club. who hare seen many other
M league teams in action at lher
training quarters. but never anything
like this.
FOR the last wee k and more Il has
.boon Hughie Jenn iDgs' aim to euro
the activities OF his men, rather imam
to incite them.
easy now" has been the continual
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

hard exercise which they have all
been through.
When the men arrive at th" bath
house one would imagine that they
would make for cooling spray I'M
mediately. Some of them do, but no,
the big fellows who are watching the
scales every day in the fond hope tha'
they may take OF thci- surplus weight
al the rate of about 10 pounds per
week.
The "Torridorium" for them There.
with wet towels on their heads. they
finish up with spell OF gehenna
which makes them vertically appear
TO melt.
Then the showers and the merciful
ministrations OF Trainer Tuthill and
his assistants.
IF PERSPIRATION is GOING TO
MAKE THE TIGERS VA THEIR
THIRD PENNANT THE FLAG MAY
BE CONSIDERED RIGHT NOW AS
FLAPPING On THE POLE.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

hsI.saQsa| king Of Swat
Who HeVU Boasts Of Deeds

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March
30.--lf there Is one featupre
aside from his wonderful base
ball ability that appeals 10 the
admirers OF Sam Crawford who
have the privilege OF knowing
him intimately. II is the innate
modesty he always shows re-
garding his own ability. Wahoo
never talks about himself. He
will sing the praises OF any
other member OF the team or
the team as whole but no
body who knows him we'll will
ever try TO get him TO spin a
yarn OF which he is The hero.
When the Tigers strolled
onto the San Antonio park II
was Immediately noted that. as
in Augusta, the right field fence
was the shortest one.
Nuts for you, Sam, re-
marked Herman Schaefer.
''Oh. | don't know replied
the king OF sluggers, that fence
is quite some distance on"
That afternoon Sam hit three
OF them over. The next day he
low-bridged the barrier halt
dozen times. After that nobody
kept count except the Negro
ground-keeper. who enlisted a
retrieving force consisting OF
one Mexican 10 stand on the
fence inside and yell Here he
comes" and two plckaninnies
outside to chase the ball and
choke IL into submission.
But it's dollars to doughnuts
that, when SAM gets back to
Detroit he'd lever admit he'd
hit II over once.
BRUSKE.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
BY PAUL q. eRuskE.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 30.--pe-
troit. people will undoubtedly have. an
opportunity OF Judging for themselves
very~soon regarding the merits OF the
Burna- Johnson fight, as exemplifled in
the moving pictures, q set Of which was
recently staged I'm San Antonio with the
Detroit Tigers In attendance.
without attempting in any way 10
prej6dice the Judgment of the home
crowd IL In perfectly fair -to-make the
statement that the ball players left the
exhibition almost unanimously con-
vinced that Burma would have won. had
the weights been anywhere near even.
AS Tor johnson and Jeffries, such a
bout could have but one ending, were
the old-time champion TO regain any
thing like his old FORM strength and
endurance, SO the athletes believe.
The American league champions had
particularly lively interest In the pic
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March so
The athletes bunk two in a room here
and there are several OF the rooms In
which half the occupants occupy a
folding bed.
Big Works, the New York State
league recruit, drew out OF the collap-
sibles and viewed it with some trepi-
dation. He examined the mechanism
and noted that II seemed to have no
means OF insurance against post
BILE closing up, aside from that afford
ed by the weight Of the occupant. This
got On hts nerves and he hunted No
the housekeeper to find out II there
was no hidden attachment for the pur.
pose.
why" said she. that's just like
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
SP|EGEL SEEKS
CHAMPIONSHIP

John Spiegel. who won the ail-round
championship in athletics at Detroit
University school last year, will com
pete for the honor again this after
noon. He has secured number OF
points In the events decided 80 far
this semester and will have 10 win
good places in the hurdle and sprint
events this afternoon to win again.
All the pupils in the school are 10
take part in the graceful calisthenie
drills Hawkins. w. Spiegcl and Bar.
ton are the pupils who have chance
10 beat John Splegel for first honors.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
CUTCHER To TRY
HIS ENDURANCE

Walter Willoughby. who is . claim
ant for the middlew-'ight wrestling
honors. will meet Floyd Cutcher AT
the Avenue theater " ,.nesday even
in. on an agreement that Cutcher IL
10 get the money i: he remains 10
minutes without being thrown. Nutc,''
er is in very good form his winter
and may go out TO surprise Willough-
by. II is possible that Willoughoy
will soon be matched with Americus.
OF Baltimore.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
h,v Combinations in The Way
Igss Pair OF This Year

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March
30.-The fact that several or
the Tigers have their wives
along In the present trip has
made necessary a new plan OF
pairing of this year At the
Menger the party is domiciled
two In a room. each room con-
tanning two beds. Manager Jen-
nings and Trainer Tuthill occu-
py the bridal chamber" OF
course, and Capt. Schaefer and
O'Leary wouldn't be separated
for anything. The other pair
fnRs are:
Crawford and Killifer: Davy
and "Bumpus. Jones: Moriarty
and Mcintyre: Bush and Sum
mers; Willett and Suggs; Beck
endorf and Winter.
The scribes also double ND,
the representative of the News
and Journal being paired, while
the Times and Free Press get
their dope on adjoining type
writer's.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
TIGERS LOSE SPEER;
GAIN SCHMIDT'S BAT

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 30
Pitcher George Speer has left the team
20 visit his wife. who is reported III.
He will re!oin the Tigers on the way
north.
Catcher Schmidt has sent his bat
to Trainer Tuthill and IT is therefore
figured that he will join the bunch be.
fore long
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
.KITCHEL COVERS
Johnson MONEY

NEW YORK, March 30.-Willus
Britt. manager OF Stanley Ketchei,
was ct the Evening Journal ONCE to-
day and covered Jack Johnson's bet
of $4,000 to bind a mstch between
Johnson ana Ketchel. 80 Ketchel Is o.
the opinion that he can knock out the
colored champion. and will go into
hard training at once. Jimmy Cof-
froth. the well-known Frisco fight pro-
moter. wired Manager Britt that he
would start for New York today. and
that he thinks so well Of Johnson
Ketchel bout that he win offer them a
biz guarantee to fight before his club
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

lures on account of their personal and.
m some cases intimate. acquaintance
with the thcn champion OF the world
OF nstiana They admired his pluck and
clevcrncss AMI only wished that no had
been able TO bring TO the match enough
pounds and inches to make himself n
logical rival OF the big black.
George Mullin. about as intelligent n
critic OF boxing as there ~ on the ciup,
voiced the general sentiment OF the
players when he said that Johnson was
a great disappointment.
"Fron what I had heard OF Johnson,
said George. I expected to see won
derfully clever man. The pictures
don't show anything OF the kind. Clev--
erness Is all on the side OF BURNS. ]
suppose he made a bad match in agree
ing to take on "A man so much larger
than himself but he was the champion
and he was game enough TO take the
chance
ITO claim that Johnson IL as clever n
man MS Jim Corbett IL absurd. yet Jeff-
ries out-boxed Corbett on the occasion
OF their last meeting. What he would
do. 10 johnson would be shame. pro-
vided he is anything like himself"
sam Crawford takes about the same
view OF the case.
son clean breaks and he would have
beaten him." said sam. The Negro
simply was too big and too rough. AS
"A pONfT ne ISM IN Burns flatS.
Burns will be out getting the money
again. too. mark my words"
Johnson really beat Burns by sheer
strength. In the clinches he was able
TO shake one arm free and rip IN those
deadly right upper-cuts with such force
as 10 beat Burns guard out OF the way.
The men were clinched most of the
time. virtually all the lighting being
done NJ close quarters-a condition at
which Burns was at a natural disad
vantage though doubtless the proxim-
ity was not OF his choosing.
In spite OF Johnson's tremendous SUI
pctiority i'm size. he did not appear to
have Burns In any real distress until
the thirteenth round--the one proceed
ing the finish. Even I'm the four
teenth. after the white-hatted police
man had leaped into the ring and
stopped the contest Burns appeared 10
he In very fair shape. He was GER
tainly very far from being out
a unique condition Is In evidence In
tho reception which the flms have met
| in Texas. 10 was apparently thought
that, as the Lone Star state was the
native home Of the newly made cham
| pion. It's citizens would rush for tho OPP
portunity of viewing the pictorial re-
| production OF the battle In which he
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
'FR|GHTENs
NEGRO WAITER
OUT OF HOTEL
GEORGIA PEACH REsENTs BEING
REFUSED COLD ROAST PORK
AND ResUkEs ATTEMPT TO
ARGUE THE MATTER.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 3d.
Tyrus Cobb came very near adding To
his remarkable record one more
episode arising out OF the race Ques-
ton when. al dinner, he took exception
20 the actions and words OF a Negro
waiter and chased him into the
kitchen In an attempt TO administer a
more effective form Of rebuke.
To the fact that the waiter lost no
time in putting considerable distance
between himself and the Menger hotel
was the one consideration which avert
ed what might have been more serious
trouble.
The Negro, known to the ball play
ers as New York." brought Eddie
| Summers a slice OF meat looking re-
markably like roast pork. Cobb Or
dered roast pork included In his order.
too. The waiter alleged that there
was no roast pork; what Summers had
he declared was veal. The argument
continued and the waiter forgot two or
three other things, included on tho
bill OF fare, which Cobb had also or
dered. When called down by the base
ball star he accused the latter OF try.
ing 10 rattle him.
Cobb retorted with some heat and
the waiter left for the kitchen, osten-
sibly to rectify the mistake.
Cobb kept his eye on the glass
doors which connect the dining room
with the kitchen. He saw New York
peer out OF one Of these. call another
waiter and point Cobb out to the lat
ter. The Georgian's blood boiled. He
pushed back his chair, rose. and
charged down on the kitchen door
with blood in his eye.
New York" saw Cobb coming ana
/ decamped In a hurry. When Cobb ar
rived. he was nowhere In sight.
Tie house detective, head waiter
and two or three other walters fol-
lowed Cobb into the Kitchen. but took
no action in the matter.
IF you'd started anything In there.
you'd have been killed. Ty,' was the
comment OF one of his team mates.
"Somebody'd have hit you over the
bean with a cleaver or something about
AZ heavy"
"Til stand for his forgetting stun
order. but III not stand for his point.
ing me out through that door" replied
Tyrus.
Another waiter served Cobb and the
other players through the rest OF the
meal.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
BIC PRIZES IN
MARATHON DERBY

NEW YORK. March 30.-Ten thou
sand dollars Is to he distributed In
prizes to the four runners who lead
I'm the Marathon derby race here Sat
urday. The course will be on turf. and
the distance &c miles. 3S5 yards. A
crowd OF $4,000 spectators Is expect
ed ut the Polo grounds. Longboat IL
the betting favoritc.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Charter Oak PARK Sold.

HARTFORD. Conn, March 3O.-The
Connecticut Fair association has pur.
chased Charter Oak park for Si75.-
600 fro ss..r--. 49, ... -. -
Icrns.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Twin sullivan After ketcheI.

Twin sullivan A1ter NetcheI.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Mike
(Twin) Sullivan has posted $500 as q
forfeit for his brother for a matcE
with Stanley Ketchel. II Ketchol
won't fight him at 1873 pounds. Jack
is willing to let Ketchel go in at catch
weights.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
s,rana Does Startling Feat.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 30.--Iewis
Strang drove his Buick cor three
miles around the l.. lap bicycle track
here at high speed. Spectators fled
in panic sure that he machine would
be dashed over the edge OF the track
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Detroit Doc VIM n au1.,,

DetroIt Dog WIn6 at buffaIo.
Mrs. c. T. Webster's English bull.
dog, Bruiser, won four frsts and three
special prizes at the Buffalo kennel
show last week.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30
Cigarettes Forbidden Yale Stars.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 30
Yale baseball players are to be allow
ed to smoke all the season. Capt.
Fred Murphy gave orders today that
they will be allowed to enjoy cigar
every night before retiring. but he Tor
babe any more cigarette smoking I'M
I'll the season closes.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

rttEs CuRED ~ . TO - DAYS.
IAZO OINTAiEsSi ~ guaranteed to Surs
any case OF Itching. Blind. Bleeding or
Protruding PILES I'm 9 - - dsN. or
y sn-e. res--det soc
The Detroit times., 1909-03-30

II has been fine and warm here dur
ing most OF the Tiger practice. The
thermometer has lowered right round
the so mark through the middle OF
the day. and that is the sort OF wealth
er that Trainer Tuthiil would have or
dered had he been privileged to pick
Just the climate he wanted for his
men.
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