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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
BY PAUL n. sRUskE

The Detroit Athletic club basketball
Team last night served motto, OF
f6e Y. NJ. e. x, Michigan Agricultural
college. Burroughs Adding Ma2hino
co. and 5undry other rivals IN theli
way To Inc state championship that
tffe returns are not going 10 be made
mp this year without reference ~
fhemselyes.
BY trimming the University OF penn
fsiyania --team.-27 10 is and being
never out OF the lead except for Few
moments. in abe early stages whpn
Penn crept zap 90 a tie. the club tean'
stamped i.self as an opponent capab'"
of. giving any team in the country n
s.iff argument, Speed and good pa s.
ing were the strong points OF The team
play and. though the club team only
held. Penn even on the field baskets,
OF. which each side secured Eve. they
won out handily when the result was
NIT up 20 their free-shooter Jake
Nazer. who negotiated II out OF his -
chances.
ID, A. C. enjoyed the large majority
or the field shots from close range but
failed to negotiate its usual percentage
OF successes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
LETTER EASIEST
EARNED At YALE

Yale. by a great majority OF victories
over Princeton and Harvard, is gen.
orally recognized AS being highest "a
any university in football, yet the foot
ball letter is more easily gained AT
Yale than nj any other college.
one minutes play against Princeton
mr. Harvard entities Yale man To a
football Y. The general rule Is thas
players must participate in a certfm
number OF games. Yales system al
lows faithful subs TO leave college
with the football letter. Many not gooo
enough for the first team. but VINO
have been faithful pluggers ana nave
bucked the varsity for three or foui
years are put in against Princeton or
Harvard as reward for good work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
DEVLIN STARTS THE
NEW YEAR RIGHT

SAVANNAH. Ga. Jan l2.-BcfOrc a
crowd OF about 500 fight fans. among
which were many New Workers Tom
INV Dcvlin. of Philadelphia. received
The decision over Young Evans. OF
Now York. after ~ rounds of hard
fighting Devlin carried the fight 10
Evans IN nearly every round and at
the end Evans was just able tn stand.
Evans outweighed Devlin by about 10
pounds. bur Devlin's cleverness easily
overcome that advantage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
CANT|LLON GETS
A BIT SARCASTIC

Joe Cantill6n's reply 10 Bfl Burns
when he wrote that hc wanted $o.OIO
next season and would insist upon
Ganley being let of the team, ran
something like this
Kindly let me know just what play
ers YOU want on the team. After you
have made the selections please con
sider me an applicant for the position
OF manager When you've settled that
] would ask you 20 express youl
wishes relative TO the president am
other officials az the club.
Burns as yet has made no reply e
these requests.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
&c NEWS OF THE DAY GATHERED DETROIT TINES
BROWNS TAKE
40 MEN SOUTH


The So Louis Americans will take
10 ball players south this spring. OF
these players 10 are pitchers. Nc
Aleer needing strength here more
than any other place. Eight. or over
half. OF these are from last season
team. three of these, Bailey. Graham
and Crisis, being youngsters and deem.
ed worthy of further trial. OF the new
Corners, great expectation is being
placed i'm Walter Justus, of the Ian
caster. o.. team, who led the country
in no-hit contests which, in Itself.
n ould show that the youngstcr was
worthy of major league trial.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

run his proposition independently. He
did. won the game and cleaned up
something like $500 for the club,
which he turned back into its Golfers.
demonstrating the truth Of his lorg
contention that basketball in Detroit
could be made 10 pay on a big scale.
The club promptly elected Mazer
director
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
TAD THINKS WELL OF THE
NEW GOTHAM BOXING CREW

local bunch would surely pull out a
boy 10 meet the great Dane. To look
them over: Jack Goodman Young
Otto. Leach Cross. Tommy Murphy,
Johnny Mario. and several others. II
there are any so-called chaps in the
west who think this is an easy gang,
let them come.
We are a MT shy on the big boys.
but there is Frank Klaus. and in the
middles. Sailor Burke and Jack Robin
son.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
sherrina Would Bun Again.

Billy Sheroring. winner of the 1906
Olympic Marathon at Athens, Greece
says he will not race Tom Longboat
Sherring is trying TO be reinstated SO
he can run in the Greek Olympic. His
registration card was withdrawn after
he accepted a gift OF $4,000 and a
house and lot when he returned from
Greece, but they never really called
him a pro in the generally accepted
meaning of the word.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
Basketball Efficiency, rs Land Dozen 4
by lake ZNaSey, u. Il. g. Coach

Since that time the ID. A c. has
PLAYED all Cf its big games In the bic
hall. TIE same old team won tue
state championship in 1904, 1908, 1906
and 1907. Last winter it lost 10 tIF
Y. NJ. c A. and Jake accepted t';is
Gictum rs indicating the need OF a
change. The present new blood Is tho
result
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
Quick Finish to This Ore.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Mickey
Cannon. the Pittsburg welterweighl'
gave Fighting Dick" Nelson. the New
York lightweight. the quietus quickly
NJ the National A. c. II all happened
within the limits of three minutes Oh
The first round and was done so QUICK
IL that the spectators did not know
nj first what caused Nelson to drop
but later it became known that the
blow that did the trick was an upper
cut to the ajw.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

To keep the opponents from SCORING
should be the main purpose OF ever.
has ketbe,l team, according TO Jak'
Mazer, coach OF the ID. A. c. basketbal
cam. which last night battled il tn
Light Guard armory with the Unive'
city OF Pennsylvania eastern colleg
champion five.
A team Of good defensive abil-
fly will beat team OF sensational
basket.shooters nine times out OF
ten, according TO Jake.
A good defense man Is more
precious than rubies and much
harder to develop than forward.
II Is twice as hard 10 follow your
man and block him as IL Is 70 get
away from an opponent 10 receive
a pass yourself. That is the differ.
erce between a guard and a for
ward.
To cover the man whom he is
selected to oppose when the oppon-
ent Is within shooting distance OF
his goal should be the first duty
OF every basketball player. II the
man elects 10 try for goal from
anything but a legitimate shooting
ing distance, he is welcome 10 all
he gets. Let him shoot. Then re-
trieye the ball when he misses, as
he will 10 times out of 20 at least.
Never try for a field basket
yourself when there is a team
mate NyNO has = better chance
Whether you succeed or not, it's
poor play
Any time your own opponent
gets a shot, it's an error for you,
whethe" lie makes II or not.
On these principles MazeT has devc
open what is virtually a new team a
the\ Wood ward-ave. club this year
Is the-fasteSt team. by all odds. tha
tho alnh hau aynr frhran or IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

In Detroit Jake played his first bss-
ketball with the old Parke-Dayis cam
OF the Y. NJ G. A. Commercial league
and ON q r. Y NJ G. \. first team
But Jake believed that there was a
greater future for basketball ia D.
;roit than that which limited ijs scope
30 the litie Y. NJ. c. T. gymnasium
tie allowed his membership 10 .apse
and changed his allegiance to thc he.
iroit Athletic clue. where he was
rather coo!ly welcomed. With him
went Shinnick. an old Parke- Davis
;eam-mate and several other mon OF
whom Jake organized his first local
team and won the championship q tie
state, in he first year OF play.
Tine beginning Of new era I'm bas-
ketball-nothing less--was tho result
Of the game which Mazers team
played in the winter o. 190i-J AGAINST
Yale. II was tho first game I'm the
light Guarc armory and, TO bring n
tc pass. Nazer had to stand personally
good for IN expense OF nearly $50.
The y. y e. told Jake - 20 ahead aAd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
LONGBOAT-DORANDO
ENCORE AT BUFFALO

BUFFALO, y. Y, Jan. 2.-The Mar
athon craze has spread 10 this city
where tonight Tom Longboat, the In.
dian, and Dorando Pietri, the Italian.
will renew their struggle for suprem-
acy In 25-mile run at the Seventy
fourth regiment armory. Those who
witnessed the exciting race in Ma di-
son Square Garden three weeks ago
when Dorando lost, collapsing in the
twenty-sixth mile, look for a Atill
more gruelling contest in the local
race.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

ID. A. {. was in astonishingly good
condition physically and seemed
stronger than Penn at nearly all
stages. But one substitution was made
b. the home team. Shtnnick taking
Busch's place toward the end and
playing good basketball. he trimmed
The hoop four times in as many NJ.
t'mpts. though none OF his shots wen.
through.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

one Robert GnIiegher. who claims t.
have played ball for w. ~ w az TX ns
il irving 10 get work in Detroit. do
ing any old thing. lie lives at 81 CO.
lumbia- st west
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
piles CURED ~ TO - DAYS.

PIIES CURED ~ To ~ UNNs.
] AZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed 20 -uI .
- cnse Of Itching. Blind, Bleeding Or
i5rotruding Piles In to Ia days OF
money refunded SOC t
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

Billy Delaney sadly admits that kauf-
man hasn't yet attained tho stage OF
perfection possessed by Corbett or
leRries at the times he made them
champions and won't let his charge
take a chance with Johnson yet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02
SPORTING NEWS OF THE LA
NEWD. a. G.. FIVE HANDS
4 PENN A RED=HOT PACKAGE

Kleiuath got the bali ON the h.t-or.
started down the field and muffed a
pass. tie chased che sphere round a
hit but didn't enter much into tie
play until foul was called which he
shot
ON the next hit.on he secured it
again aud started cross-cross tear
ing down the field al a ten-second clip
Al the center OF the floor he hit some
thing. From the vs., he bounced back
Ee may have inferred that il was a
stray post. The obstacle was. how
even, the hurry person OF one Joy Mil.
ier. Lat"r on this happened several
times. Eventually Mr.. Kleinath nero
stated one field basket. So also did
Mr. Miller, though this was a hi; out
az his lire
Al the finish H. \. c. was going
away md the possibilities of Perm
rally urdrr the leadership OF the
famous star had gone glimmering.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

On these principles Mazer has 1evcl-
open what is virtually a new team AZ
the> Wood Nard-ave. club this year II
Is the-fastest team. by all odds that
the club has ever had. Three OF is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

And now word. in closing, about the
man who, beyond question, has been
the most powerful influence in Detroit
basketball
Jake Mazer was one OF the stars Of
the game in Pittsburg, where he spent
his youth. and to star i'm Pittsburg IS
mighty near the limit, for that city
has more basketball than any other
three, year in and year out. Always
OF athletic ability and tastes ne Is
still remembered as one OF the clever
est road ,iders of the Smoky City,
when such events were the big spoft-
ing features.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-02

members are college boys like the
Penn cro%d. Miller and Cox are from
Michigan; Busch is attending Rothes-
ter. Alex McDiarmid was the infant
prodigy Of the team of last year.
But speet, in basketball is not every
thing The man who digs the ball
out of a melee and then passes Wild
is not in the class OF the man who
may no; get 1t so often but know
what TO do with il when he docs get H.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
Collection Of Rare Bulbs.

The collection Of rare plants at the
Phipps conservatory and the cabinets
In the Carnegie museum will be en-
nched by a number Of donations from
Miss Ida Vera Simonton. who has just
returned from Africa. To the con-
servatory Miss Simonton will give a
package Of bulbs Of the famous CAM
melia rose, which on the stem or in
bouquet Is ever changing In color.
White In the morning, 1t becomes a
delicate pink at noon. At sunset It's
petals are a brilliant red. Some rare
orchids and the famous lily, gloriana
superba. are in the collection. The
savage tribes Of western Africa still
perpetuate in crude way the lost
arts OF ancient Egypt Their idols are
typically Egyptian and their method
of handling dyes Is the same as that
of the subjects Of the mummy curers
Of the pharaohs on the Nile Articles
In burnt wood. pieces Of cloth dyed
with gay and everlasting colors and
the grotcsque idols will go to the
museum.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
AM[ md N I
PASSED THE
SENATE
Appropriating Fifty Thous.
and For Survey to "The
Lincoln Way.

Washington. Jan. 22-By vote OF
As to "a the senate today adopted
Senator Knoxs amendment to the
Lincoln Centenary resolution. ap-
propriatlng $4,000 for a survey OF
THE Lincoln Way" between Wash
ington and Gettysburg and declaring
the act to be with view to the con-
struction of suitable memorial To
Abraham Lincoln,
An amendment by Mr.. Newlands
to create a Council of Arts" to con-
slider plans for tho highway, was
voted down.
Mr.. Hepburn expressed fear that tho
matter might be placed in the Presi-
dents hands to the exclusion OF con-
gress, but Mr.. Knox said his amend
ment was 80 drawn as to leave the
matter with congress. Mr. Hepburn
referred to the Presidents creation CT
an art commission and pointed to the
way the executives action had been
received by the public. Mr.. New.
lands contended that the President
had only intended to recommend
legislation and did not undertake to
place the commission ON legal basis.
Mr. Burkett charged that real es-
tate speculation was involved In the
proposition for highway from Wash
ington to Gettysburg. He preferred
a public building in Washington.
The resolution as adopted makes
February IL holiday.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
TO
PRESIDENT
GOMPERS
From United Mine Workers
of America, "Stay in
the Game"

Washington. Jan. 22.-"Stay In the
game" flashed the United Mine
Workers of America in a message
from Indianapolis to President Comp
ers OF the American Federation OF
Labor today.
The message referred to the fight
of the Federation of Labor officials In
the Buck Stove and Range company
contempt case, in which an appeal is
now pending before the District OF
Columbia court of appeals from the
sentences imposed OH Messrs. Comp
ers, Mitchell and Morrison, by JUS
tice Wright of the district supreme
court This telegram read:
"One thousand three hundred and
fifty delegates attending the thirtieth
annual convention extend fraternal
greetings. appropriated $4,000 for
pressing need and instructed the exc
cutive board to furnish more when
needed.
Stay in the game. Three hundred
thousand black diamond artists arc
with you in this fight to a finish TO
determine our legal rights. (Signed)
'T. l.. LEWIS, President.
JOHN T. WHITE, Vice-Presidenr-
wv. D. RYAN, Secretary.
The United Mine Workers Of
America"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
SECRET oIvULeeo BY PARROT.
Servants In Nights OF Merriment Had
Forgotten Bird.

The late George Winthrop Sands
passed last winter at St Moritz. This
robust and handsome youth, with his
modest and pleasant air, was a great
fayorite with the distinguished band
OF curriers'. bob-sleighers and skiers
who frequent the sunny, snow covered
village Of the Engadine.
There was a ball on Christmas
night at the Kuhn hotel, and Mr..
Sands. who entertained George Corn.
wallis-West at his table during the
ball supper. told as a bottle OF cham
pagnc was being opened. a parrot
story.
Il once had a parrot" he said. "It
was a gray African bird. an excellent
talker went away for u month with
my family, and of course the parrot
remained behind with the servants.
We'll. on my return l found that
the parrot had learned a new speech
Every evening, at intervals Of Is min.
utes or SO, 1t would repeat;
"Ha, ha. ha! Let's have another
bottle, There's no one here to know.
Plopl Gurgle-gurgle-gurgle!'"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
Sweet Temper and Beauty.

Beauty of grooming. correct poise
and ability to make the most of ones
good points count for more than a
beautiful face. Any woman With a
passable face may be attractive and
even be considered beautiful. If she
will cultivate the art of being well
groomed.
There are so many great things
that go toward making a well-groomed
woman" said a well-known beauty
.culturist THE first thing we teach
our patrons is the proper use OF the
mirror. We teach women to look
hopeful. how to wear their clothes.
how to make their eyes shine, to lift
the corners Of their lips, and to OBJ
serve what a pleasing effect Is OBJ
tanned After time this becomes a
habit, and the mirror watchfulness Is
no longer necessary. Good nature is
al essential to a woman who would
appear at her best Grouchiness. or
Ill temper. is her own worst enemy.
Good nature depends. of course, very
largely on being well dressed, and
well-groomed woman is nearly always
sweet.tempered." d."-Delineator.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
GEO. A. LOWE co.

bearing north 43 degrees 81 minutes
east 2S20.6 feet distant from thu point
first above described, also from nu-
merous small springs adjacert thereto
and conveyed to point of diversion"
No. 4, which bears north "A degrees
A minutes cast 2.5S32 fent distant
ed, where 1t will be diverted At
point of diversion" No. 5, which bears
north 81 degrees 33 minutes east
2.427.7 feet distant from the land cor.
neT above described. part of said
water Will be collected from small
springs situated In a side canyon which
enters the main canyon at q point
northeast of the point of diversion"
last above described. at point Of dl.
version" No G. which bears south S5
degrees '63 minutes east 5233.S feet dis
tant from tho land corner above de-
scribed, the water which flows from a
spring situated about 100 feet east OF
said point of diversion" will be divert
ed, The remainder Of the water applied
for Will be diverted at point OF di
version No. z, which bears south 69
degrees minutes east 3.464.2 feet
distant from the land corner above
described, at which point the water
from numerous small springs situated
In two canyons which form the main
canyon Is to be collected and diverted.
The water from the various sources
above described will be collected and
conveyed 10 a point near the west line
OF Section SO. township north.
Range ! west, Salt Lake base and
meridian, where it Will be conveyed
for about 10000 feet by means of
pipe line to the reservoir of the ap-
pllcant situated east of Ogden City be-
tween 22nd and 23rd streets and froli
there IL will be distributed during tho
period from January l TO December
81, inclusive. of each year. by means
OF the present system of water works
operated BY the applicant and to be
hereafter constructed and there used
for municipal purposes. This appli-
cation is designated in the State EG'
gincer's office as No. 1909.
All protests against the granting OF
said application, stating the reasons
therefor must be made by anldavit in
duplicate and filed in this office with
in thirity (30) days after the compile
tion of the publication of this notice.
CALEB TANNER. State Engineer.
Date of first publication. Dec. rs,
1908. date of completion Of publication
Jan. %, 1909.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
YOUNG ESKIMO STUDIES
CIVIL ENGINEERING

New York. Jan. 22.-Not only viii
Meme Keeshoo. the young Eskimo.
who Is the sole survivor of band
brought here by Commander Peary
In 1895, remain in this city to study
civil engineering, but when he COM
pletes his education, he intends to
head a Polar expedition himself. Be
ing an Eskimo, Meme naturally thinks
he is we'll fitted to endure the hard
ships of the far north. According to
Harry w. Radford, an explorer.
whose interest in Meme has resulted
in the plan to give him an education.
the boy has talked of his hopes and
the failure Of white men to discover
the pole. He Is quoted as follows:
"The explorers who are trying to
find the north pole now don't know
how to do It, They fit out comfort
able ships with crew Of fifty. carry
ing electric lights and things to make
life pass pleasantly up there, where
they know 1t will be lonesome. They
stay in a comfortable harbor until
spring and then make a dash TO see
how far they can go. When the sum-
mer is over, they start back home,
and when they return. they write
books and magazine articles.
The north pole will never be dis
covered In such way. The man VINO
finds Ii will go as far as he can in one
season and make permanent camp
there until next summer. Then he
will continue on his journey. and i'll
such way he must succeed. That's
what / want to do. Not only do
want TO be the first man to find the
pole, so that the honor Will go to one
of my own race, but | want TO en-
plore the vast unknown tracts OF
Greenland. which contain more coun-
try unknown to man than any other
land. With what l know OF my race,
their language, folk-songs, and GUS
toms, / want to study their origin.
remember the stories of the myth
ology OF my people. told me when
was seven years old. before | was
brought to this country, and [ am sure
that If ! have the opportunity, I can
write history of the Esklmos OF
Greenland that may show the rela-
tions between my own people and the
other races better than it has ever
been done"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-23
BATTLED AGAINST
AN ADVERSE FATE

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Battling brayely
against an adverse fate which seemed
determined to prevent her marriage,
Miss Isabelle Spartz, of Kenosha coun-
ty, Wisconsin. has finally triumphed
and Is now Mrs. Phillip Neu. The
couple was to have been married a
week ago yesterday, but while max
ing arrangements for the marriage
feast, Neu was injured by a runaway
horse. When he regained conscious
hess after five hours. he found two OF
his ribs broken. When he recovered
sufficiently to go TO the church for
the wedding he drove over to the
home of Miss Spartz. AS Miss
Spartz got into the carriage she
said;
do you think the wedding will be a
go this time. OF are you going to have
another runaway ACCIDENT"
Neu, still suffering from his injured
ribs, assured her he was determined
TO be married il he had to walk to
the church OF be carried on stretch
er. Half an hour later the horse
SHE'D and upset the carriage, throw
ing the couple into ditch. Fortunate
ly neither of them was seriously in.
jured, Leaving the runaway animal
to demolish the buggy, they walked
to the church.