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The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

plays. Yet II Is hard to bring its COM
pletion TO mind.
I know that Dunlap ran back OF first
base. twisted until he seemed to be
facing the outfield. picked up ground
hit in his left hand that no human
being seemed able TO stop, and. with
out shifting the ball 20 his right hand,
although he was a right-hand thrower,
tossed Il tc Phillips az first base. and
Phillips, half of his balance as he
caught the ball. managed 10 throw to
the plate for a double play.
think that Chicago was Cleveland s
opponent that day. but there is where
memory fails. although memory is not
al fault so far as remembering Dun
laps almost superhuman stop.
There's another play ! recall that
seemed the greatest. and that was one
afternoon when McAleer. after run
OF 80 feet. threw himself headlong and
slid along the ground until he was on
top of second base and caught 10"
~. That's the best out1eld play. at
anv event.
saw n catch on the Polo ground,
which never has been duplicated by
another mortal who has played on
the Polo ground infeld. and that was
when Gilbert-seemingly at right
angles 20 the ground. as no threw
himself into the air behind Mathewson
caught a line hit with his left hand,
the arm being twiejcd back so that his
hand faced home plate. and In some
manner. never quite understood. he
managed 70 snap the ball 10 Deylin for
a double play.
Bdt As the term GREATEST PLAY
not ONLY CONVEYS the idea OF skill. but
of importance. I think that THE great
est play | ever saw-a play fraught
with all the importance Of settling a
champions ship--took place I'm New
York. Sept %. 1908. in the game he
tween New York and Cincinnati And
the play which followed ,he Merkle
episode contained all Of the elements
OF a baseball tra9edv az Merkie fig
ured I'm II, too.
New York could no. count on the
protested game with Chicago ON ac-
count OF the slowness OF the board Of
directors uf the National league. and
the Giants hardly expected they would
get the game after the pronounced,
stand In favor Of the umpire by the
president of the National league.
on the other hand. IL New York
could win three out OF four from Gin
cinnati. there was little chance that
they would lose the championship.
They would not have minded Coveles-
kie IN Philadelphia.
Two raues we're paved With Gin.
cinnati ON this particular afternoon
Now York lost tho first and the crowd
began TO grow restive.
The second had been played until
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
PROMOTERS SEEM.
IN DANGER Of
1 REAL FUSS
Rickard Is Still Pulling for Salt
Lake While Gleason, His Partner,
Can See Nothing But
San Francisco.
Former Says Latter Is Putting Up
Nothing On the Deal, But Gleason
Is Confident Just the Same.

II Tex Rickard. OF Salt Lake City.
Utah. and Ely. New. and Jack Glea-
son. OF San Francisco. Cal, do not get
together and have little understand
Ing there is no teIling but that they
will get into little mix-up between
themselves before Jefrries and John
son meet in that worlds champion
ship battle.
One day we hear that Rickaid in
sists that Salt Lake City Is going to
be the place where the big mill will
come of and how he will spend $4,000
II needs be 10 realize what he says.
He is doad anxious TO repudiate any
story that Jim Coffroth is going TO cut
in on the big melon. and that Is why
he Is so anxious To have the scene OF
the bout in the Mormon town.
Now comes along Jack Gleason with
the story that there Is no possible
show Of getting positive assurance
that the authorities will offer no in
reference In Salt Lake. and that un'
less such assurance is received thera
Is too much at stake to risk having
the bout prevented at the last min.
ute. He made the statement In re.
sponse 10 onc given out by Rickard.
who seems to feel sure the fight will
be staged IN the Utah city.
And Jack winds up his statement
that he will bet $1,000 that what he
says goes.
That is the latest fuel TO keep the
fight talk pot boiling except that We
understand that Johnson just loves
that stage work and has signed up
for - or more weeks OF work behind
the footlights. and that Jeffries Is tir-
ing OF IL all and wants TO get back
to the mountains.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

The crowd was not kept in suspense
long. for Merkle hit the ball an awful
crack toward right field and higher In
the air than mans head by two feet.
In fact. the hit would have gone be
tween right and center fields If ii had
ever reached the destination for which
IL started
For lust one second such bedlam
never was heard. for there seemed no
possible chance for Merkle 10 realize
anything other than home run.
Out Of the half gloom in the dnll
autumn day a long shape climbed into
the air and pulled that ball down with
the tips of its fingers. The shape be-
longed To Egan. Cincinnatis second
baseman. hen being tried out. he
steadied himself and threw 10 first.
doubling up Crandall. who was more
than half way to second.
There is no doubt that II the bali
had passed Egan u would have gone
TO the fence and the New York play
ers would have tied the score, for
every man on bases would have
reached home. With tie score there
Is little doubt. as baseball was going
in those stormy days. that New York
would have won. and II they had won
they might have laughed ~ Coveles-
kie. the BOARD Of directors or ANYBODY
else.
Folks said after the game was over
that Egan had made miraculous
catch. Jonn McGraw said 80 me in
LATER davs. that Just that particular
catch put New York out Of the cham
nionsnip. Losing the championship
cost ihem chance 10 play for the
worlds championship. 50 there IS rea-
son why Eeans catch should go into
history with unusual fame.
Further than that. think of the hard
luck of Mcrklc. who bad that drive
gone safe 10 the fence would have re-
ceived as much. or more credit Tor
making the 1omc rim than he received
criticism FOR falling 90 touch second
base Twice within week the fates
h .,ealed him With scanicst cour-
That catch cost tho New York club
not less than $50 600 From such small
incidents docs history arise and the
costliness or The gllt-edged play Is an.
other valid reason why IL belongs on
the greatest shelf
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

the tonneau. TN other cases the extra
room has been given 10 hooded dashe:
which by extending backward over the
drivers feet and legs protect him from
the weather and wind. and add com
fort as we'll as the sporty look sc
much affected by some users.
In many cases the added length has
been utilized 10 introduce longer
springs. which have in turn. softened
the vibrations and very much helped
out the riding qualities OF the respec-
tive cars. The lighter weight OF the
past two years has also done much
TO better the spring action and there
is much evidence that in future. COM
fort rather than mere speed. will take
precedence.
There is also 10 be seen tendency
toward larger wheel sizes. The fact
is slowly being recognized that the
cycle was not the predecessor OF the
motor car and that cycle practice,
such as wire wheels and smaller tires.
was a mistake. The former was quick
ly learned but the latter has been a
slower lesson A few years ago IL was
surprise 10 find wheels OF 36-inch
diameter on any but the most high
priced foreign cars. but this fall we
find cars with 42-inch. wheels and
others. like the American Traveller
with 40-inch.
Not only in wheel sizes but in tires
do we find an increase. Quite a num-
ber have increased the tire section in
spite of the rising price of rubber.
Tours Help Sales.
These are but few OF the visible
changes for the coming year which
indicate the trend. Among the more
mechanical details are 10 be found like
improvements. The industry is NOV
ing forward, and many OF these
changes are due TO the experiences
found in the great tours held in the
10 see what buyers of their goods were
,np against in those less developed
sections. where more than century
OF occupation had not been enjoyed,
with the resultant improvement in
the roads that did inevitably creep
into the east
The gospel OF large wheels. light
weight and large tires finds ready &C
ceptance where the roads are bad. IL
cannot be argued that the roads should
be improved The automobile must
take the roads as they are and let the
road improvement follow. and big
strides have been made in this also
In general the improvements to be
seen. are more practical than many
seen in former years and Indicate
better understanding OF the roads and
buyers than in the past.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

the fourth inning. Dubuc was pitching
for Cincinnati. Seymour started with
a two-bagger. Devlin went out. Nc
Cormick aid Bridwell hit safely In
succession. and so did Crandall. Ten
ney had started 10 play in the game,
BUT his foot hurt him, and he was
taken out. Merkle batting In his place.
The score was 10 as the inning be-
gan. in favor OF Cincinnati. and the
gloom was thicker than the paste in
a country printing Office.
On Crandalfs hit Seymour had
scored. and there were three on bases
when Merkle walked 70 the plate.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
MICHELIN FIRST ANTI.SKID.
Popularity OF This Form OF Tire for
Road and Track. Remarkable.

Anti-skid tires were invented. patent
ed and first marketed by Michelin In
1905 Their first public appearance
was just prior TO the Gordon Bennett
cup race OF that year. when the late
Leon Thery. one of the worlds most
famous drivers came to the weighing
scales with Michelin anti-skids OH his
car II is a matter OF history that
Ihery won the race
The Michelin company states that
over half or all the pneumatic tires
used in Europe are Michelins. and
that OF this number more than so per
cent arc Michelin anti-skids. The com
pany makes il clear that anti,skid
tires are advantageous the year
around because OF the protection they
AFFORD against cuts and punctures.
Chevrolet used Michelin anti skid3
when he averaged 20 miles an hour in
the Rlverhead Mattituck race on Long
Island In September.
Job Printing done right. TImes
Printing Co., is John R-st. Call Main
lfgS City 1885.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
This Started the Qov Of
John Hsyd|eT and tbbett5

The owner OF the Brooklyns went
TO Heydler's office in New York with
n complaint that Knabe. OF Philadel
phia had spiked Tennox. the Brook.
lyn third baseman. The cut is 10 to
Is inches long and almost an inch
deep. said Ebbetts.
81 will go over TO Brooklyn and see
the wound said Heydler quietly.
What" shouted the magnate. You
say am lar?'
According to report, he dashed out
OF the office and ever since has clam
ored for Heydlers humiliation. II is
also related that the alleged cash on
the leg OF Lennox never was offered
in evidence TO anybody"
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
CObh,S Resignation a Sad
Misfortune For. Detroit
BY oRANTLANo RICE.

hadiu
CO An Atlanta carrying the
in this headline, COBB RESIGNS AND GOES HOME"
farmer, sitting in south Georgia
nhent aloud to friend sitting him.
What's that? remarked drummer
handinc
Why ked the farmer lust the
friend sresign home
lis II trnef' In yoce
DO think tha dopctis ~
Why, IL is The paner
Gee! but that's he'll only comment m.
drummer had 10 he
look for the complete narrowing details o the
Which recalls The that
friend he his whether
not, but am claiming kin same For Ty has
done 70 make the hamc OF Cobb famous
three OF the clan by that Journal
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
Sporting Notes

"Shorty" Longman's hne italian hand
Is observed IN a new crop Of eliRihil-
ity charges against Smith, Watkins
and Casey OF the Michigan team. No
proof IL attached to the statements
not false on their face.
The motor car crop for IsON is ~.ti-
mated at 100000 cars I'm the United
states. Of which moro than half will
be built In Detroit.
The saginaw board Of trade voted enrh
of the city's south Michigan cham
pion team n sum Of $3.50, forwarded
to arrive on Christmas.
4 biG bunch of promising skating ms
terial as well as n half dozen pro-
fessionals. now Detroit residents are
tr1inng for the ~. A. C's race meet
INK Wednesday afternoon and even-
ing
Bili Armour In sheer despcratIou, IL
goiug TO take the bench in Toledo
and run his team next year.
.
u u figured that nbouf 1000 skst pisy-
ers VIII visit Detroit In June, when
the national tournament is to take
place
istlcs give the leadership to Leever
OF Pittsburg. with eight games won
and one lost The real leader. how
ever. is either H. Camnitz. of Pitts
burg with 25 won and lost, or
Christy Mathewson OF New York.
who stands at the same spot. Adams
won L. ana lost 3.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
SYRACUSE WONDERS WHY
WORKS DIDN'T HIT EN-

Syracuse fans are puzzled as
TO why Ralph Works, OF the
Tigers. who pitched for the Salt
Lake City team In 1908. made
such a poor showing with the
bat in the American league last
season. Works, when In the
New York State League. used to
be q demon hitter and was the
star swatter of the Western
Canada League in 1907, having
an average OF .34l. Those
figures are decidedly different
from Works .059 last season.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
Flat-faCed Bat Proposed
to Make Game Interesting

will be ultimately adopted by the
major leagues. +. A. Ware. OF No. 2GJ
Broadway. who is the patentee, con.
ceived the idea OF fiat surface bat
while watching games last summer
which were made uninteresting by the
endless succession OF foul balls. which
we're only interrupted by occasional
strikes and spectacular plays.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
Tim Wants Old Job Back

NEW YORK. Dec 27.-Umpire Tim
Hurst is trying for his old job in the
American league In case his wire
pulling fails 10 net him anything, PAT
Powers viii probably see him placed
with the Eastern league.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
BOOKS BOUT AT MEMPHIS.
But Detroit Feather Would Like One
GalIop Here Before Leaving.

Johnnie Pendergast. local bantam
weight. who fought Kid Sternbank 10
rounds TO a draw. has a return match
for January 80 in Memphis. Tenn. and
viii start raining Al once Pender.
gast would like TO meet any local boy
lat ll6 or 122 pounds for side bet
OF $50 or more.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
LAFTTTES FORM ABOUT
ONLY BROTHER BATTERY

Memphis secured rising
young catcher In big Jim La
f1tte, a brother OF Edward La
fitte, the former Providence
pitcher owned by Detroit. In
that case these boys would con
stitute about the classiest
brother battery" In baseball.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27
SHAKESPEARE ON BASEBALL.
| viii 20 root.--.Rlcharl III

viii 20 root" Richard III.
Now YOU strike like the blind man
Much Ado About Nothing
Out. say" Macbeth.
I will be short-"Hamlet.'
Thou canst not hit it; hit il, hit g.
Loves Labor Lost
Re knows the Henry VI
o hateful Julius Caesar
\ hit. hit. very palpable hit
Hamlet
Re will steal, sir.-"Alls Well That
Ends Well"
Whom right and wrong have chosen
as umpire Loves Labor Lost
Let the world slide. Tanning Of the
Shrcw"
lie has killed a iy.--"Titus Androni-
Gus
The play as | remember pleased not
the million. -" Hamlet"
what an arm he Coriolanus.
They cannot sit al ease on the old
and Juliet
Upon such sacrifices the gods them.
selves threw incense. King Lear. -
Chicago Tribune.
~ - surely dmc fa write the obifunry
~ bob Fitzeimmpns ~ that hc went
down with ,olors nNinE
Edward Pay-ou Weston VIII leave New
York Tor Los Angeles afOot Jan. 20.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

Edward Pay-on Weston VIII leave New
York for Los Angeles afOoI Jan. 40.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-27

~ .. surely 1tIuc 80 " rite the obIfunry
~ Tiob fitZeimmnns. NJ That hc went
down with ,olors nNinE
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
NoN-PAYING HOTEL PATRONS.
Inevitable Expense That Proprietors
of New York Hostelries Must
Be Prepared For.

The proprietor OF one Of the largest
hotels in New York, speaking OF the
uses made by non-paying customers of
his house, said to a rural guest a few
days ago: I'VE have a large number
of patrons from whom we never col
lect cent. although we have no such
thing as free list They come here
in the morning. pick up CASTOR pa
per, which they read, keeping an eye
open for another which they grab as
soon as it is dropped. After reading
awhile they stand at the ticker, often
giving long lectures to their fellows
on financial conditions and stock pos
sibilities. The overcoat becomes bur-
densome, aBd 1t is taken to the check
room, where its owner knows it will
be perfectly safe. Then, If they can
tear themselves from the ticker, let
tiers are written on our stationery
They do not use our telephones, be-
cause we charge an extra five cents
for the call, but they carry home
matches, toothpicks. blank cards and
blotters, and use up the soap in our
lavatories. They also take generous
nibbles of the cheese and crackers in
the cafe. The strangest part of all is
this, that the majority of this class
are well to do and highly respectable,
and on that account we do not shut
them out"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
A ceoruia Genius.

Clark Howell of Atlanta tells a good
story about~a former janitor of the
Atlanta Constitution Office, who lost
his place through overindulgence in
liquor, and who afterwards secured a
position as an assistant in an auto
mobile garage In that city.
HE had been working around the
garage as a handy man for about six
months" said Mr.. Howell, and hap
pening to meet him on the street one
day | asked him how he was getting
along in the automobile business.
Fine said he.
AZ suppose you know everything
about an automobile now, Tom? l
said to him.
eyes, sir. Mr.. Howell, knows a
lot about dem cars. for Use been work
ing under dem, and over dem, and
all around dem ever since l left the
Constitution ONCE But dere is Just
one thing about dem automobiles dat
puzzles me, said Tom.
What's that?' asked
well, sir, Mr.. Howell, l can't get
It into my head how they make EN-
go without hitching q horse to en-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
POLICE WOMEN IN THE WEST
Cities of Portland and Seattle Are
Said to Have Found the lnno-
walton Satisfactory.

The cities of the west are never
afraid of innovations, says the St,
Paul Dispatch. This is one explana-
ton of the existence of police women
In Portland and Seattle. The other ex-
PLANTATION must be found in the fact
that these cities have discovered that
police women are needed in the bust
ness Of maintaining order and solv-
ing problems of order in the large
cities. The old theory that men are
TIC criminals and must be policed by
men is giving way before the fact that
there do appear from time to time
women criminals, and especially be-
fore the fact that women can be saved
before crime fixes them permanently
In its possession.
In Portland there Is woman on
the police force who has done efficient
work In connection with the Young
Womens Christian association - an.
other vital factor in large towns in the
ordering of the city. She had also
accomplished much as probation off,
Ger. Having served her term in these,
the woman was ready when Portland
decided that 1t required a police wom-
an. She Is a regular member of the
department, with the same recognt
ton shown to men. In Seattle there
is also a police woman, although her
appointment is temporary-during the
Alaska-Yukon exposition. In all prob
ability, however, Seattle will find this
one police woman of such value that
she will be retained
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
China Shows Advancement.

A curious superstition, prevalent
for centuries in China, will no longer
be officially recognized. The Picking
astronomical board presented memo
rial to the prince regent recently, re-
porting a forthcoming eclipse of the
moon and recommending the perform
ance of the usual ceremonies. The
memorial was rejected. On the &C.
casion of eclipses of the sun or moon
It has for centuries been customary
III China for everybody, down to the
meanest subject, to let off firecrack-
ers and cause gongs to be beaten for
frightening off the monster which is
supposed to be swallowing the lumin-
airy, and for every mandarin holding
Office to burn candles and incense and
PROSTATE himself before the darkening
orb
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
his VIEW THAT OF MANY EEM
Boy Surprised at Idea of Mother Re.
ceiving Wages-"She Don't
Do No Work."

Harking back to women and their
employments, read somewhere lately
a good story of Mrs. Runciman, wife of
the president of the board Of educa-
son, or, rather a good story told By
her, Mrs Runciman addressed the pu'
pills of the high school at Bromley and
said among other things that she ap'
proved of marriage as a profession Tor
women because most people thought II
women stayed at home to look after 8
house they did no work. To emphasize
this she told a story. a growing boy
had obtained a small iob-his first
and boosted how much work he did.
Il gets up at half-past five o'clock and
has my breakfast" says he. Anyone
else get up, too?" he was asked. "Oh,
ves--mother; she gets me breakfast,
and then she gets dads at half-past
six" And your dinner?' oh moth
er gets that, too; and then she gets
fathers Has she the afternoon to
herself?" "Oh, no; she cleans up,
looks after the children, gets the tea
IOT udu anu Hle WLSA we COLhC HOlhO'
We gets our smoke and then we gets
to bed" And your mother? well,
she does bit of sewing then, when all
is cleared up after tea" What wages
10 you get?" the boy was asked. lob
] get ten bob, and dad gets 49," "And
your Inother?" Mother! She don't
get no wages; she don't do no work"
-Limavady, Ireland, letter to st. Louis
GlCbe-Democrat
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
Clock Resented Removal.

When representatives Of the dis
trict collector of taxes attempted to
remove from a Georgetown house yes
terday grandfather's clock which
had been levied on in payment of per-
sonal taxes the old timepiece, which
was in perfect running order when the
officers entered the house, fell to
pieces in heap of debris.
The old clock was worth probably
500 to any curb dealer or collector OF
that type of colonial furniture. 1t had
been in service there for IS years.
When the officers unscrewed the clock
from the wall preparatory to remov'
ing it it tumbled to pieces as If struck
by the wand of magician.-Washing-
ton Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08
ne WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
GOOD Reason for Man Sinking Home
u In the Dark and Avoiding
Acquaintanees.

In the small hours of the morning a
Zhan. carrying heavy suitcase. hur-
led down the deserted streets of the
Sleeping city. His hurried footsteps,
lespite all caution, echoed in the quiet
horoughfare. He shifted the weight
pf the suitcase from one arm to the
other; he appeared nervous and every
Sound caused him to start. His coat
Icollar was turned up and his soft felt
that pulled well down over his watchfm
Leyes.
The man was sorely tempted to risk
5the owl-car, for he had far to go and
=his burden was heavy, but when the
car came with its load of boisterous
men, singing and smoking. he dared
mot venture abroad. Instead he picked
Pap the heavy suitcase and hurried
down the darkest side of the street
Once he hurried by a man who turned
and gave him searching look. He
1tried to walk on as though uninterest-
yed, but his knees shook and his brow
grew cold and damp, for he thought he
krecognized the man.
Il In the shadow of an alley he stood
bfor long time until two young men
ended their late visit beneath an arc
lamp and separated for the night. For
\ an instant the street was empty, and
khurrying across the street the man dis
Happeared in the shadow Of the porch
&of handsome brown stone residence.
+. "A key grated softly in the lock, door
|opened stealthily. and closed almost
Dnoiselessly.
Safe at last" muttered the man,
lbs he dropped the suitcase and mop
I ped the cold sweat from his brow. But
i thought I'd never make 1t; twice
III ran almost into acquaintance Now
I'll stay right indoors until these
cussed sunburns heal before venture
ouf where all my friends can slap me
,onI the back or pinch my arms and
BIB oulders."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-08

Binks tin 1910)-What kind Of a fu-
neral did Howard have?
Jinks-A mile Of aeroplanes.-Life