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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
PLAN SURPRISE
FOR THE FANS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 10
The Tigers are planning surprise
for the fans, To be sprung on the UNI
suspecting victims April IA, when the
opening game is played. The affair Is
conditional. however, on the consent
of Rossman and Mcintyre To the hair.
clipping mania which has afflicted the
camp with such unusual virulence this
year.
The idea, which originated In the
fertile brain OF O'Leary, Is tor the en-
tire infield and outfield TO have their
heads clipped now and shaven again
for opening day on some appropriate
signal. either one by one or in unison,
the players would remove their caps
and bow OF course, the result would
be dazzling.
The Tigers are now practically a
bald headed team. Bush. killifer,
.OLeary and Beckendorf have had
every hair amputated. aud their conks
shaved so smooth that even fly can
secure no foothOld. Crawford. Jones.
Schaefer and Moriarty have nat
their heads cut and shaved after the
fashion OF monks and German come
dams. They look all right with their
caps on, but at dinner present an as.
tonishing array.
Jones and Killifer have deliberately
allowed their heads To be sunburned.
in addition.
BRUSKE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
When OlsaTy Tried 10
"det" Dix Jake 5tahI

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 1S.-
They were discussing collisions on
the base lines, in the evening tanning
bee out in front of the Menger the
other night, and Charlie OLeary, the
Tiger shortstop, was reminded.
"The worst shaking up I ever got
was one day in Detroit when | tried
20 sacrifice down the first base line in
game with Washington. That was
the year Jake Stahl was playing first
base for the Nationals. The ball roll
ed right TO Stahl and he came tearing
IN TO get II. | was watching the ball
and running as hard as could. forget
ting Stahl AS a result. / Differed
squarely into him.
Now, Jake Stahl was a swell foot
ball player in his day and weighed
pretty nearly twice as much as | did.
When I hit him | bounced back half
way TO the plate. l thought every
bone I'm my body was broken.
That night down at the hotel Stahl
asked Schaefer what | had against
him. He said he knew | tried TO get
him on the field that day and he act
t. ed as II he thought | might pull some.
thing on some time. Herman laughed
fiil the tears ran down his cheeks.
8tahl and | shook hands the next day
and agreed TO let by-gones be by.
zones, whatever that meant would
not have run into him that way for
$780, BRUSKE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
COLLEGE PITCHERS
HAMMERED BY
TIGERS
sLuooiNc BEE FURNISHES LIVE
~ WORKOUT FOR COMING
SERIES WITH WASHINGTON ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 10
Just 10 get their trusty bats used I'D
action for the two games that are to
be- played with the Nationals here
Saturday and Sunday. those Tigers
went out 10 81. Louis college Thurs
day afternoon and engaged In a regu-
lar. old-iime batting spree. They
made Il hits and could have made AZ
many runs almost, mad they desired.
blazing sun and temperature OF
so degrees were factors tending to
make the quality OF mercy a desirable
one and the score was only IL TO az
the finish Fifteen men took part
for the Tigers and OF these Bush.
Crawford. Cobb. O'Leary and Ross
man got three hits apiece.
Suggs began the game and was
touched up for several hits and two
runs right at the start as the college
boys could his hit speed Willett and
Speer did the rest of the twirling,
while Beckendorf and Stanage halyed
the catching. The team had 10 do a
lot of walking and everybody worked
up fine Precipitation SO that eJnnings
herded them into the Turkish bath on
their return 10 avoid any chances or
colds.
A big gate should be the result OF
the exhibition games between De-
troit and Washington. II Is not often
that the people down here get u
chance To see two major league clubs
In action together and they will turn
out strong. IL is believed. Walter
Johnson and Burns, the Nationals
stars. are expected TO show for Can
tillon, while the Detroit hurlers have
not been picked as yet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19

in counting 100000 worth of ball
players in sight OF the cigar stand.
At 9:3o there isn't one.
There has been no movement of a
professional nature. but the men have
simply left In twos and threes for the
Turkish hath house three blocks
away There they don the uniforms
laid out Tor them by the attendants
and. with each man carrying his glove
and spiked shoes, his feet encased for
the time in slippers. familiarly known
as "sneaks.' they drift 10 the street
where. AT 9:45 a special car comes
bowling along and takes them TO the
baseball park.
The fan who has come out an hour
early To Bennett park to watch the
practice work OF the Tigers knows OF
what the usual program down south
consists. for IL is a virtual duplicate.
1t lasts. however from 10 80 till IL As
and every man is on the jump from
start To finish.
The special car is waiting for the
men, who. after short run, bundle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
SEND UMP|RES ON
TRAINING TRIPS

SOUTHERN PINES. y. c.. March
1S.-Manager Murray OF the Phillies,
says There should be decided
change in the umpiring OF these prac.
tice games In the south. The league
should assign umpires for the spring
training trips. These umpires should
be compelled to come south and train
the same as the players.
They should take long walks and
runs and they should umpire the
games. They should get their eyes in
shape the same as the batsThen. They
should start In with the pitchers and
get accustomed to straight balls and
then TO curve balls. Such a plan
would result tn far better umpires
umpiring in the championship games.
An umpire should be assigned 20 each
team, and the expenses for his trip
could be paid either by the club or
by the league. am going 10 try
and have rule to this effect passed
by the National league next winter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
ST. YVES IS ASPIRANT
FOR MARATHON GLORY

NEW YORK, March 1s.--Henry St
Yves. the French waiter at a London
restaurant. who has become one OF
the fastest long distance runners In
Europe. arrived here today on the
White Star liner Teutonic to train for
the $4,000 Marathon derby at the
Polo grounds on April 3.
st. Yves says he will beat Dorando
Hayes or Longboat. lie will train al
Princeton
From what ! can learn OF your Mar
athon races in America" said st
Yves. II think. when once | have got
into proper training. that shall be
able TO do better than any OF your
fast men. My endurance qualities and
wind are really remarkable and sur
prise even myself. | consider Long.
boat your best man, but have nc
doubt that / can beat him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
D. JONES IS ONE
WHO MISSES HACK

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 10
Davy Jones has taken the absence OF
Charlie Schmidt from the Tiger train
ing camp, more TO heart than any OF
the Arkansan's mates. In fact. most
OF the others have quit asking about
news from Hack" Beckendorf ana
Stanage are delivering the goods. and
Schmidt has been out OF the picture SO
long that only an occasion allusion
brings him back into the picture.
This allusion Is pretty sure to be
fro d. Jones. when II does occur.
Davy tried to have Manager Jennings
save the extra bed In the room to
which he was assigned here. for
Schmidt, but Hughie needed the room
and Jones drew his brother, the Ok
ford pitcher
peculiar friendship has long been
in evidence between the dapper little
Wisconsinite and the big Arkansas
coal miner. They have roomed to-
gether for two years and more and, II
Schmidt does not report for the regu-
lar seasons work, Jones, for one, will
sincerely regret 1t.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
MONTREAL STARS
START TRAINING

There is a miniature training camp
right here IN Detroit. out Fort.st. Dr..
James Casey, dentist and manager OF
the Montreal ball team, has started
boiling out in preparation for the be.
ginning OF the season. With him in
his stunts are his old teammates or
the Detroit Tigers OF some years ago,
Joe Yeager and Fritz Buelow. Both
are with Casey now in the Canadian
town.
A. s. BurKart. baseball magnate
instead OF a player. is doing little
reducing at tho bath-heHse also and
with him In his course of sprouts is
Ed Mcdonald. who will play on Burk.
arts Saginaw team this summer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19

themselves inside again, the doors are
shut. the heater is turned on. ana the
men sweiter in their clothes unth the
Dathhouse as reached where there are
showers plunge and a rundown TOT
the pitchers or those afflicted with any
particular muscular ailment
Some Of the men remain at the
baths through the noon hour. stretch
ed on one OF the low divans and we'll
bianketcd. More than half OF them 60
without lunch. Those who do eat, do
so very lightly. taking meal that
would scarcely satisfy an invalid.
AT 1:i5 the car leaves the oath
house again. The afternoon practice
is the big one OF the day and Is a hit
more diversified than the morning ar
fair The manager gets a chance 10
work out some OF his original ideas
In Hughie jennings case this means
this year special bunting drill. once
in a while game Is played. Tne
men are hard AT il till 1 10 wnen the
car takes them back again TO the IN
evitable bathhouse steamlng with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
N INTER bETRAYS
PITCHERS UNION
SECRET
Ex-BoeToNiAN TELLS WHY IT
WAS "KiNe" LAJolE DROPPED
100 POINTS IN BATTING AND
LOST HIS CROWN.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 10
According TO George Winter. pitcher
OF the Detroit Tigers. he was the man
who discovered the batting weakness
of Napoleon Lajoie, and who, by judi
ciously passing the information among
the other members OF the pitchers
union, brought II about that the one
time kings batting average was alum
3 he'd to the extent OF 100 points-a har-
B rowing experience from which IL has
never recovered.
''The first time | ever pitched
against the Cleveland club was at Bos-
ton. said Winter, in telling OF the
nemesis act he played on Larry. Now
I'd always noticed IN my college. ball
|xames that when big fellow came up
10 the plate and stood straight up with
his feet together, he had difficulty In
hitting a curve ball that broke round
his knees. | didn't know what the
other fellows had been throwing 10
Larry, but he seemed TO demand the
prescription, though the catcher didn't
signal IL.
Larry missed the first two and
rolled the third one to Collins.
"'My goodness, Spec Collins said
when I came In after the inning was
over. don't ever hand that big fellow
low ball again. He murders 1t. Just
shut your eyes, say little prayer
and shoot one up. fast and high
But I got him. didn't IL
"'Yes, but you were mighty lucky
swell, 10 cut a long story short. l
(. pitched two games OF one series
against Cleveland and won both of
them. Lajoie didn't get single safe
hit, and, inside of two weeks, all the
pitchers on the other teams were
pitching him the same thing. He hits
Il once In a while and. now and then,
somebody tries to fool him with some
thing else, but usually wishes he
hadn't"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
SWEDE TRAINING
FOR DISTANCE RACING

John r. Svanberg, who holds the
worlds running record for 5000 me-
ters, has come TO America TO engage
In the long distance running game.
lie is fast at any distance from a mile
TO The Marathon distance At pres
ent. Svanberg is training az the Irish
American \. &. in New York WITH
Ernest H1ertberg and he proposes &c
challenge I1ongboat. Shrubb and 9th
ers as soon as he is At He was eighth
i'm the Olympic Marathon. although
suffering from stomach trouble which
disabled him for II minutes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 49,
Cards and pool are. the world over,
the standard reereations for baseball
players when the weather is such as
to make il uncomfortable TO pursue
outdoor occupations. Both pastimes
have their ardent adherents on the
membership OF the Detroit club and
any rainy day sees them In full
swing. Bush. Beckendorf. Winter,
Capt. Schaefer, Mcintyre and killian
viii quit the training season bit
ahead in their poker speculations. AS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
GL|DDEN TOUR
CONTRACT MADE

George E. Lane has returned from
New York with a signed statement
from President Hover. of the Amerl-
can Automobile association, guaran-
teeing that the Glidden tour will start
from Detroit The president OF the
Detroit Automobile Dealers associa-
tion filed the required Is Detroit en-
tries which were needed to insure the
start being made here. but IL is expect
ed that more entries will be made by
the local manufacturers and dealers.
July is the date chosen for the
start and the auto enthusiasts from
all parts OF the country will begin
congregating here before that time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
Floyd Cufcber, Veteran, IS
Training Son 10 Be Champ

Floyd Cutcher. the Armada wrestler.
who has become well-known 10 sport
loving Detroiters through his many
matches here the last five years. is
already figuring on the time TO come
ia few years when he will be known
as the father of champion rather
than for his prowess. He has a son
growing up now that promises to out
do mis- father at the mat game.
If you can breed speed in horses,
IL stands TO reason that the same thing
is true OF human beings" says Clutch.
er. That's one reason | think | have
champion In my lad. | was wres-
Ting before he was born and he's
been taught the game since he was A
kid In knee pants.
Not only that. but he's bigger than
am now and still growing The old
man can throw him yet, but in year
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
Battling Nelson Refuses To
Fight Unknown for $4,000

Battling Nelson turned away a
chance at big money Sunday night
when he refused an offer made by
w. G. Mayheld. who offered to put up
certified check for $4,000 for a
bout between Nelson and an unknown
at l40 pounds in New York city. Mel
son demurred, saying that he could
not make 140 pounds just now. He
also wanted to know whom he was
to go against.
II is understood that the offer was
made with the intention or pitting
Mickey Cannon against Nelson.
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or two he will be throwing me-and
then will retire and let him have his
turn on the mat | tIy 10 go easy
with him now, but he just bulls
into me SO | have TO throw him hard.
This wrestling game is about the
best there is, figure II. Here | am
over 40 and still in good shape and
getting the money They don't do
that In other lines. I've got three
farms upstate that are all paid FOR
out OF wrestling SO | won't worry
when | have 10 quit
The best OF IL is that | never rob
bed man in match and | have al.
ways wrestled on the level. Funny
thing, too, that never got one OF them
Tin ears" although have gone
against the best OF them. Some fei'
lows get their ears all twisted up the
first time they ever go into match.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
B0WtERS
ACCEPT TOURNEY

At meeting held in the Wayne ca
sine Wednesday evening. il was de-
cided by Detroit bowlers that this city
can handle the 1910 bowling tourney.
providing the date is set for March.
Information 10 this effect was sent to
Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG. March lS.-Champion
teams OF the three big bowling asso-
Citations met on the Duquesne Garden
ALLEYS Wednesday evening, but low
scores resulted DeSota stars OF St
Louis hung up mark OF 2.635, Bruins
wicks. % New York, made 2,6O4 and
Bonds OF Columbus shot 2,5l5. Six
more games Will be rolled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
JEFFR|ES ISN'T
READY To FIGHT

NEW YORK, March 1S.-James j.
Jefiries, former champion heavy
weigut pttgiiist of the world today
denied that he had decided to accept
Jack Johnson's challenge
No. | have not said Jeffries in
answer to question as to whether
he had decided to fight Johnson. II
stand where was weeks ago. want
TO see IL can get into proper condi
tion before | say | will fight any
body"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
Schmidt Is Now WeakenIna.

II il reported from Little Rock. Ark.
that Catcher Charley Schmidt Is get
ting ready to sign his Detroit con.
tract. lie has told his friends that
he is ready to make concessions IL
the club will do the same. Pres.
Navin cannot see a concession com.
ing anywhere Schmidt is catching
games for the Cumberland college
team, which he is coaching.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
EDDIE SEVER SIGNS UP
WITH ABERDEEN CLUB

Eddie Siever.' the former Tiger
pitcher, has signed d contract to pitch
for Aberdeen In the Pacific. Northwest
league. He will get a salary as large
as that he received at indianapolis
and his contract contains a non-re'
serve clause.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
pelehanty Ia R.lnstated-

CINCINNATI. q, March 19.-The
Natlonar Baseball Commission has
granted reinstatement 10 Inflelder j.
Delehanty, of Washington. who was
made ineligible on account OF playing
against the outlaw Logan Squares. OF
Chicago. last fall. conditional upon his
paving a fine OF $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
This niH-f00t Indian FUNNY
Inspires Pitchers Rs5ptd

ATLANTA. Ca. March ID
Pitcher Jack Rowan. Outhelder
Bob Bescher and 4 couple OF the
other Young Reds teak in-the
cyclorama of the battle OF At.
lanta. al Grant Park yesterday.
Among 3 the exhibits I'm the
cyclorama building are two
Egyptian mummics, and one OF
an Indian over nine feet tall.
Jack Rowan stared at the re-
mains OF what was once a won
derful piece OF human machin.
cry. and then, unable to repress
his admiration, exclaimed:
Gee. | guess that guy wouldn't
have been something OF pitch
er, eh?"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
MADDEN 20 Race In canada.

LEXINGTON. KY, March 1s.--John
+. Madden announced that he will race
10 horses on the Canadian circuit this
season. This will be his first invasion
of the Canadian turf. His string viii
be under ". J. Snyder.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
ALL THAT'S DOING TO-DAY IN THE REALM OF SPORT.
SOUTHERN TRIP OF BIG-LEAGUE BILL
CLUB FIR FROM BEING Il JOE Jz4UNT

sweat and well wearied as the result
of their exertions
Along about > o'clock string oI
weary athletes winds its way back 10
the hotel and each man picks out
comfortable seat from which he rare
L. moves until the dinner call.
THIS is THE BIG MEAL OF THE
DAY AND THE TIGERS GO TO II
IN 4 WAY THAT RECALLS THE
FEEDING OF THE ANIMALS IN
THE MENAGERlE. Soup. fish and
two or three condiments: roast beef
fowl. seafood. three or four kinds OF
vegetables. an ice and salad, pie or
pudding. ice cream, nuts. fruit and
coffee form a sample meal and the
walters lSg away little but the we'll
picked debris.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
BY PAUL Il. sRuskE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 10
There exists general impression IN
fandom that the southern trip OF a
big league baseball team is a sort OF
pleasure jaunt in which sightseeing
combines with luxurious appointments
In the way OF accommodations and a
little baseball appears as sideline.
The scene OF the whole being laid III
the proverbially sunny south is per-
haps TO blame for this impression,
bugs compelled TO remain In thAr
northern homes during the month or
March naturally being OF the opinion
that the balmy atmosphere is cincn
in itself.
WELL. FORGET IT,
There are some pleasant features
connected with the annual southern
trip OF a baseball club, but, particular
ly under a tsskmaster like Hushie
Jennings, there Is no scarcity Of good,
honest toll for the men whom he COM
n,snds.
Nor is the important fact TO he lost
sight OF that the ball players are not
vet eligible 10 a cent OF salary. being
paid only for the actual league season.
Their main expenses on the trip are.
OF course. paid by the management or
the club, but there is always more or
less call for small change. and IL Is
mighty scarce after a long winter
which most OF the men have spent In
idleness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
MILLER FACTOR IN
PINEHURST TOURNEY

PINEHURST, N. c., March &c
a. Miller. OF the Detroit Golf club. is
ono OF the four golfers left In the semi
Gmals of the spring golf tournament
The others are G. l.. Becker, Wood
land: b. r. Merriman, Waterbury;
John K. Porter. Allegheny Country
xI1ih
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19

The gathering for the start OF sucn
a trip brings out many pleasant feat
ures. The men. most of whom nave
been separated since the conclusion
of the season. have joyous sort OF
reunion and, on the way to the train
ing quarters there is always run
ming fire of gossip and anecdote. Soon
after the train leaves Detroit. Mana
ger Jennings passes round the green
roll which represents the eats. The
NUMBER OF meals enroute Is calculated
and each OF the men is given 81 To
blow on the occasion OF each sched-
uled visit TO the dining car.
The arrival at the training quarters
finds the men pretty thoroughly tired
out from the journey and nobody re-
mains up very late that night. In
fact. taking the Detroit bunch as a
whole. there is never any trouble
about the careful observation OF the
bedtime hour Eleven o'clock is YES
per for the Tiges and few OF them are
about after 10.
THERE Is BUT ONE MAN ON
THE CLUB THIS YEAR, TO ALL
APPEARANCES, OVER WHOSE
HABITS HUGHIE JENNINGS SEEMS
TO EXERCISE THE LEAST APPRE-
HENSON AND THIS Is A STATE
MENT WHICH 1T is VERY DOUBT.
Full If ONE COULD TRUTHFULLY
MAKE REGARDING ANY OTHER
AGGREGATION IN THE BIG
LEAGUES.
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oIliIman Third al Pinehurst.
<. n. n. Silliman, OF Detroit, was third
IA the qualification round OF the spring
mo1f tournament st Pinehurst. n. O..
11ith s.. 9. l. Becker had low score
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-19
Sporting Notes

Pitcher Mcintyre has signed his con-
tract with Brooklyn
>
Cleveland Will hive to discard four
outneiticrs WITHIN u=ttioRth.--
Lobert has signed with The Reds, lenv-
ing Spade the only hold-Out.
Terry Turner IL fnvoring his weak
throwing arm again this season.
.
pitcher Manuel OF the White soN. has
strained ilgament In his pitching
arm
=
Among the American bicycle riders who
age racing In Berlin at the present
time are Floyd MscFarland, Walter
Demara and James Moran. =
Abe ttteil " mn example of what the
vice sake meant when be peEned A
fool amt his money soon part" Abe
has mad" barrels or n. IIet got e
trimming gUn-dums and he " mbicd
80 away Ike one. After all the big
Ahn-took- part ia shortly be-
fore coming east. he didn't fFvu
enough money to make good all OF
$500 forfeit.