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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

ball exploded, a flash Illuminating the
park. Everybody near the plate fell
backward. and for second the
thought thar SOME mutt had thrown
bomb struck me.
Il saw the batter sitting on the
ground, his club shattered; the eaten
or escaped. and when the smoke
cleared away and | realized no one
was injured. | drew a breath and be-
gan 10 investigate
Try as would. didn't get any sat
isfactiOn. No one knew what hap
pened OF course. We couldn't finish
the game. The life was aiken out Of
the players and the crowd seemed
satisfied for once: so We called IL of
we went on the road The next day.
and night games were not popular In
the other cities so we didn't play
any more in the twilight that fall.
1t wasn't until | returned to Tue.
son and began frisking about the club
house that learned the truth. While
proving through kid pitchers
locker | found a small package LAT eled
dangerous which / opened. and IN
side found another wrapper labele!
Illuminate vi mercury. EOl WioE
right there
DO you know what that locoed kid
did? He doped a bali with the stuff
by taking OF the cover and unwinding
the yarn until he could get enough
OF the explosive inside 10 make a nice
loud bang. without killing anyone
when the blowoff came; then he re-
bound the ball and substituted IT du7-
ing the game. when the chance show
ed itself.
He trimmed up the job with the
catcher, who ducked when the bali
came M to him. OF course. the bat.
ter wasn't in on 1t. and | don't sup
pose TO this day he knows what he
hit There was good money in twi.
light baseball. all right, but ! didn't
want TO spend money on insurance
policies for my players to protect
them against some other fellow with a
busy think tank"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
CHATHAM WILL BE READY
FOR CRUISING DETROITERS
Motor Boat Club Expects to Have %
Craft in Line For Its SECOND
Annual Trip.

From reports received BY Regatta
Committee Chairman G. W. Graves,
OF the Detroit Motor Boat club. In the
neighborhood OF 80 craft ranging In
size from the large yachts 10 some or
he little launches. will make the trip
on the clubs second annual cruise
tC Chatham and return. the start OF
which is scheduled for Saturday morn
ing AZ 9 o'clock The fleet will &c:
away behind Commodore c. W. kotch'
er's Wilanna and the rules provide
that the clip shall be governed by that
OF the siowest boat in the feet.
AT the mouth OF the Thames me
feet will be met by the Chatham
Moto' Boat club TIE party will be
met al the city by Mayor Westman,
OF Chatham. and he and Mayor Brett
meyer OF Detroit, will make speeches.
Decorations Will line the river and
the ameneties will come to grand
conclusion with ball at the Chatham
armories Saturday night.
The return trip will be made On Sun
day. II 10 expected that the fleet will
average about seven miles an hour on
both trips
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

in the fourth inning OF the frst game
but for the feature play OF the day,
contributed by Wagner. who leaned
nigh la the air and speared Moriartys
line drive in his gloVed hand. with
Crawford tearing for the plate from
third and two out
Collins watched his bases Ike a
hawk and did manage to catch Stanage
of second in>She third.
The Tigers srCplaying more agercs-
sive ball than ti( Sohave shown against
any OF the other-fubs during the home
stand.
KiIlifcr Is making good In fine shape
at Detroit's second base and II may
be long time before Schacfer gets
back.
Mcconnell was badly spiked when
Killifer slid into second in the seventh
inning OF the second same. His knee
was barred and repairs were made. the
crowd cheered him when he continued
In the play.
There has been no recurrence OF the
I'll feeling which Is said to nave be en-
I'm evidence betWeen the teams during
thlr clash at Boston.
Carrigan showed the effects OF his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
OWNEY GhAGAN.

Il see" said Owney Ghagan. they
are playing night baseball in Cincin'
natl. IL reminds me of the old day
when | was running a team in Tue
son" The ola man sighed and NUT
tered Those were good days. my
boy.
In Arizona the afternoon fades into
darkness slowly. twilight; lasts very
long probably because the atmosphere
is SO rare.
Well, one day some baseball shark
conceived the idea OF playing twilight
ball and the rams took 10 II like
bulldog 10 the slack of hobo )
bTeeches.
They had TO have their night base
bah and it was up TO me 10 give u
10 them. | had to argue with the
other managers. and ii was only a,ter
Showing them we could get more mon-
ey. that they would consent
The first crowd astonisned me. !
guess the country for - miles was
enptied Of its population. The MOB
contained every one from the baseOalI
parson 10 COW men.
we did land Office business for
three weeks, but it was hard keeping
the PLAYERS in line. They didn't fan
cy working at night
How long did it last? You ask. Just
81 DAYS. and IL came TO finish as
abrupt as a blue ticket in your en-
velope Saturday night
Il had a college pitcher ana he was
one OF the best ever knew. he
didn't have much. but say. he could
drive nails 60 feet away with bal.
He played control clear across the
aboard and was always coming on the
bit like a colt that's been running IN
the long grass for month.
But he was against night baseball
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

life. Speaker came tearing in 10 make
a wild attempt To pull on a catch thai
wasn't within the power OF mortal
man. 'fhe ball knocked his hands
apart and hit him or the lower leg.
bounding back almost TO second base
OF course, the runners had started
With the crack OF the bat and both
scored without molestatiou. Speaker
could hardly walk through the rest OF
the game, and ii was feared for time
that his anatomy had been splinter
ed. Thereafter Speer left IL TO Cobb.
who ranged about IN that right field
like devouring demon, eating M,
high flies, line drives and about every
thing else that the beany hitters could
produce.
Speer in the Pink.
Just word about our little demon
southpaw. II ever there was all athlete
who deserves success as the result or
painstaking efforts IL is he. Every
morning that the club Is at home finds
HIM at ;he park at O'clock Day
after day he has pitched 10 the De
troit batters and kept them primed
for the rival southpaws. He has been
working az no Detroit ball player ever
worked before. and when he got his
chance. after virtually a month on the
bench. he was At and right. In the
game there isn't an infieid play that
he doesn't back up. Yesterday he was
back of first base on every assist made
by oae OF the Tiger infield On the
move every minute, ne never showed
the effects of his hustling. His con-
troll was perfect and mis- curve, easy
as IL may have looked from the stand,
was regularly setting down the Bos-
ton batsmen.
The kid Is going tc be regular
some day and will win about any time
he gets good batting and fielding sup
mort
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Mullin and Wood had great time
comparing speed and the veteran dad
more than hold his own.
Willett and Clcotte are regarded as
the probe BILE pitching selections for
today in case the latter's arm is luliy
recovered.
Before striking out In the opening
inning OF the day; Cobb nearly Drained,
ed Davy Jones who was on third, by
terrific drive that nit couple OF inch
es foul out In left field.
The chilly weather was unusual for
July here. The thermometer At the
l.. 5. weather bureau registered O2 as
north wind added to the discomfort.
The sale OF Pitcher Burchell to Buff
falo was announced Just before play
started The pitcher did duty on the
gate. but IL supposed TO nave caught
the afternoon boat.
Little French was In continuous
argument with the bleachers all
through the games and hghting against
terrible ODDS.
During the first game a gust OF wind
lifted half-dozen straw hats OF the
heads OF occupants OF the first base
bleacher and play was suspended while
several small boys picked them of the
diamond.
The Tigers brought out bunch of
willow bats for use against Wood and
his speed.
Collins. though a loser. made good all
the pleasant things said about him In
advance He was as stsid a. "A veteran
and felded his position superbly.
Some OF the bugs took IL an Ill
omen when the pennant flag was taken
down lest il blow into bits
Though the pitchers OF both teams
have been criticized elsewhere. neither
staff looks weak OF the basis OF It's pei
Torrance IA the fret three games OF
the series.
Mrs. Harry Niles and Master Niles
rooted hard but In vain all day. The
youngster cried In the second game
when cobb robbed his father OF what
started with u noise like thrcebase
hit
There would have been more scoring
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
WINDSOR RACES CANCELLED.
Of Meeting Called OF Be-
cause Of Weather Conditions.

The remainder OF the Windsor har-
ness meeting Las been declared on
IL was impossible to race Thursday
owing To the track being inches deep
in mud. Conditions were the sam ?
Friday and IL was at first proposed
TO run Of a card on Saturday. but as
many OF the horsemeE wanted TO use
that day to make the shift to the Fair
Grounds track. where the Blue Ribbon
opens next week, IL was finally de
cided to cancel the remainder OF the
meeting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
In THE LEAGUE RACE


Detroit took both games OF
double-header from Boston, Muilin
and Speer beating Wood and Col
Inns. Mclntyre's hitting broke up
both contests.
Chicago knocked Krause on the
slab, scoring three runs In the
opening inning which were all
that were counted through the
whole contest. Scott. Dygerr and
Bender all pitched well.
Washington outplayed st. Louis
on The bases and won 4 TO
game with Witherup pitching
against bailey.
Scott and Speer who won fea-
ture games. are both 1903 re-
cruits and pitched last year Tor
the Wichita club in the Western
association.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

stones best batter up. a man on Sec
ond and every fan yelling his head
off. this Md handed up a drifter that
didn't seem 10 have life enough 10
reach the plate. The batter swunS
like imagine Jim Jefries will on
Mister Johnson some day. What fol
lowed broke up the game.
when he hit that ball the approach
ing darkness was put or the blink.
With a report like 40 six gun, the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
TIGERS 5-4 REDSOX 2-2; BENOALS
BANQUET OFF THE MEANT PRODIGIES

long lay-orf when sent to bat for Nc
Connell lie was easy for Speer and
his noater.
Cobbs play was uniformly brilliant
and effective In botn games.
Gossler sprung some strategy In The
fourth inning OF the second game when
ne had Speaker come over into right
and hand Mclntyrc's ny back 10 the
plate. Tris made a dandy throw. on
the fly all the way but Bush beat it.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
HOW THE PLAYERS UNION PUT
BAN ON TWILIGHT BALL WAY BACK

from the start. and | had to watch
him close. because new he would
kick over the traces ii he rot his head.
bur the son-of-a-gun put one over III
spite OF me.
1T was Ike this. We were playing
one evening and along about the
seventh. with the score tieu. TomS-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
At FORT ERIE.

First Race--Two-y ear-old 5h fur
longs. Hedge Rose. 30; Fesrnaught IL.
SocfabIe. Ben X. Sieet, Frosty Lancas-
ter Mesmerizer. los; Western Lady,
Salinn. lO5: King Sol. Short order. 100
Eve White. 1i6; Steffens. ss.
Second Race-Seiiing 3-year- old 9
and up, furlongs: Minnie Bright. 30:
Refine. SO; Edgely. los: Blagg. los.
Ragman. 1912: Busy Man. l0i: Minot.
100; Teddy Hodge. 100: 'Aphrodite. os:
Beatrice X. l0l: Black Sheep. i0s:
Clostcress. Ill
Third Race-3-year- and up.
mile: Gwendolyr c.. 30: Claiborne
Tremargo. Dispute. steel. 100: Pedro
1906; Uncle Tooy. Deburgo. DredseT,
Darlington. ios Soil. 81; Usury. l0t;
Lazarus 100; Dark Night. 1o6; Wool
Sandals. 100.
Fourth Race--Declared on; none sub
stituted.
Fifth Race-3-year- and up. | n
miles: voN ropuIi. The Minks. All Rcd.
100: Creel, 100.
sixth Races year -olds and up. sell
Ing. | l-l6 miles: DIR. Pillow 30: Mar
Talbot. Thomas Calhoun, i0+. The
Peer. 81; Stolypin, lo2; Bonnie Bard.
I07.
Seventh Race year-oids and up.
ais miles: Winning Star. I01. Harry
Richardson. Beau Brummell, 104: King
OF Mist. 1917: Arrow swift. 1917 Reid
more. 113. Vesme, 1903: 'Zipengo. 100.
weather-Clear and heavy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
TO THE HAMMER BRIGADE

Come hither now W. hammers
We wine AT Gamers
do not like the Z
once fam pitcher Bill i.
Forget about his tanning ~
pls nnng and his canning
Thoiigh lac Manning
could hold all clubs at Will
Let about his pitching
he clubs itching
While his "inshoots" 10 bewitchinE
For ne Brow Maps and Sox"
Lett "rans' siGhing
Sons Of almost crying
our
Wild william In the box
Yes ret OF your clubs. and club him,
unkind things. and snub him.
Mate notw wins ma
He there With = smile
he FAM greatest batter.
those
so cool little while
Don't forget late this summer
rhap we hummer"
the conner
no will he q the
Don't forge e done ~,
I'd fou and II,
paste this bonnet
spirits VII en- they las
CHARLES r. DUFFIE
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Sporting Notes

All on nj windsor and nothing doing
until the runners drop in next sdtur-
day
Id. 4. 4. aud spsidings clash again AT
D. A. G. today and the club team mas
grudge TO settle.
THE Giidden tourists are due In Denver
tonight and will lay UP there over
sunday.
The Pierce team IL again threatening
10 make clean sweep or the GID
don and Hover trophies.
Chevrolet drove so miles In 81 80 NJ
Grand Rapids yesterday It's new
worlds record.
Casx 2, Athletics .; Armstrong pitched
against Van Sickle.
Mercy Me- 0ne-tine e. of 4. caudi-
date. was the medium Of big Kill
ing In the fast pace at Erie yestel e.
day.
The Detroit Boat clubs senior eight
has a fine new shell. built by Sims <
Sons, Of Putney, England
He's Overdue.
Neal Ball. an lin and outer" while
in New York. hasn't had a bad day
since he became a member OF the
Clevelnnds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
REGIMENT OF RUNNERS.
Problem 10 Now 20 Find stable Room
for Windsor TNorouohbreds.

Secretary Walter Farmer, Of the
Windsor track, has been the busiest
man In the neighborhood during tho
last few days. endeavoring to locate
enough stable room to accommodate
the runners that will be here for the
meeting which opens July 81 and win
continue to Aug. Fl.
Already there are requests for near
ly 500 stalls. and prospects are thar
there will be even more than this
when the cavalry squares away foo
the big meeting.
The Frontier stake on opening day
10 sure TO be . corking race. Among
the ehgibles Are King james. star OK
the eastern three-year-oads. entesed
along with ave others Of the Hi3dreeh
string; Pinto. winner Of the Fort Ere
derby. and Michael Angelo. that ran
secono; Olambah that ran soaood 10
Fttx Herbert In the Realization: Mare
Abe. Tourenne. and many other stake
winners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Had To Work for No-HIt Game.

Pitcher Blackeney, of the Houston.
Tex. team. pitched hitless game the
other day. in which IL men reache ed
first. four got to third and one scored.
Wildness and errors did H. Houston
won the game, anyhow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Stars for Auto Races.

Promoter Hempel. who has charge
Of the automobile races scheduled for
the Crosse Pointe track, Friday and
Saturday OF next week, has received
telegram from Walter Christie. for
warding his entry. and is OF the opin-
ion that the entire Buick and CHAIN
ers-Detroit teams will be among the
starters. Barney Oldheld has also
promised to be here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

TWO base hIt--Cobb. Thr~s- base hits
Speaker. Stshl, Mcintyre. kiiitfer.
Sacrifice hit-McConnelI Sacrifice ny
Lord. Stolen basea-McConnelt.
Crawford Speaker. Bases on balls
BY Mullin by Wood 3. Struck out
BY Muilin }. by Wood S. Left on bases
Detroit !. Boston IL. First base on
errors--Detroit :: Boston 2. Double
piays--NcConneil. Wagner and Stahi.
Time-3:o5 enthusiastically and
Egan. Attendance, sou.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Two base hIt-Gessler. sacrifice hits
BUSH. Cobb. Speer. Sacrifice hy-Ac-
Intyre stolen Dase-Cobb. Ftrst base
on balis--By Collins 2. Hit by pitcher
By Speer tCoiiins. First base ON
errors-Boston L. Left on bases-De-
troit Boston s Struck out-By
Speer 4. by Collins .. Wild pitch
Collins Time-l:35. Umptres-Eean
and Connolly. Attendance-tOfhcia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
'DEAN-FED ATHLETES
ATTRACTIVE MENU
FOR THE T|GES
Boston Redsox Are Again Eaten
Alive by the Scrappy Occupants
of the Bennett Park
Jungle.
Poetic Principle Involved in the Way
Jennings and Lake Are Picking
Their Pitchers
BY PAUL II. eRUskE.

)Rt provender Tor
the hungry mon
archs OF the jun
gle, They're in a
ferOcious IN o o 4
right now. anu
their appetite. in
stead OF becoming
satisfied by the
three successive
banquets I h Z Y
have z n j o Y e a,
seems only 10
have been stimu-
lated. Bean.fcd
athletes " h | G h
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
CoId-PIated Sulkies

The sulkies used by Hedgewood
Boy and Lady Maud c. this year are
painted IL gold bronze and the trim.
mings are plated with 1S-k gold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
4 horse and buggy belonging to Jacob
RosenberR. of No. A5xi Heaublen -s t a.

was conhscated by the Canadian au-
thorities in Windsor. Friday and Ro-
senberg was locked up in police head
quarters. Last night Rosenberg
crossed the river To Windsor. and
when the gang plank OF the ferry
boat was lowered he whipped up his
horse. driving the animal up the
ferry hill on the run. The customs
officers called on him TO stop. but he
paid no attention TO their orders. and
continued on his way. driving TO
bennington. lie was recognized on
his return and arrested. The law
provides a fine OF 5000 for his offense.
His defense is that his horse ran
away.
Mrs. Gertrude Drolshngen. aged 20, one
of the best known charity workers
on the east side died Friday in her
home, No. 465 Sherman-st. Two OF
her sons, Henry and William, are
we'll known sceu!c artists.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Plenty o. EN-. Anyhow.

Boston Americans have more than
! team of pitchers In uniforms every
day. Alphabetically they ere Arb.
lanes. Burchsll. Cicotte. Check, Col
Inns Nourse. Pape. Ryan, Schftxefs
Woltcr and Wood.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Rain in every city.
Today's Games.
Pittsburg at Boston.
--St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yerterday'- RrsuIl..

Yesterdays Results.
Detroit s14, Boston 30
Chicago 2. Athletics O.
Washington 4. ~. Louis .
Rain at Cleveland.
Todsy's Games.
Boston AZ Detroit
New York at Cleveland g games).
Athletics az Chicago.
Washington AZ st Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
Ne.,eraa,'. Results.
ro,,sy'- Games.

Lansing 4. BAY City 1Is Innings
Flint Z. Kalamazoo 2.
Battle Greek q. Saginaw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Job Printing done right Times Print
tina Co.. 10 John R.-st Phons 1888
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Fltnt 81 sag inaW.
Battle creek at Lansing
Adrian at jackson.
Bay CHy AT kazOO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Be- Prsetisg SS.s raghs. Taass YxAsAs
ing Co, Is John Ret. Phoos 1to9.
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here would have been more scoring
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-17
Giant Regulars Play
First Real Game TO-Dau

ray'age old leasue1. there faces did
not look exactly right as members o!
tho Giants, but they were not strange
anyway. We have been so accustomed
60 looking at the fresh and unta-
m!.!ar faces o. the youngsters for three
weeks or more that the sight OF old
time Giants In group brought back
m emories OF tho stirring fight OF 1903
7, was the nrst time that McGraw had
got his regular team together FOR q
game, and the game this afternoon
really means the beginning OF the sea.
son so Ear as the true and tried are con.
cerned Il Is tho little fame which Will
eventually be the big blaze that will
light UP the Polo Grounds wIihsn On.
other month. a few OF the youngsters
were brough along to/work on the gates
and TO act as substitutes In case they
are needed, but the veterans vii! do
the principal part Of the work to-day.
Colts Arc In Dallas.
Tho main band Of colts are In Dallas.
taking part In the St. Patrlck's Day
celebration. There will be little more
10 do at Marlin. as the Colts will not re-.
turn from Dallas and the regulars who
are here will Join them there SATURDAY
The entire club viii remain II tie Texa.
metropolis eight days, playing a. ternate-
" with Dallas and Forth Worth, which
is only an hours ride BY trolley,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-17


MACON, Ca. March lr.-Th!s being
st. Patr!ck's Day will not put damper
on the H!yhlanders strenuous work in
the training line, which has been the
rule for the past two days under a hot
sun, and weather such as New York
ers have during the month Of July. The
Hilltop manager, who Is having a very
difficult problem in building UP a ball
club wh.ch will make creditabIe
showing IL the American League Or
gantzat.on. Is beginning 10 get Inc
as to now ne will line up his !nt;eld and
outfield for the coming campaign.
II can be safely announced that the
nt!eld has oeen chosen with tie eHcep-
ton OF tie second base assignment.
However, Frank Iaporte has been loom.
Ing Up in excellent fashion at that sack
FOR the past two days, and the smile
on StalIngs face gave the impression
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-17

GORGE BONHAG, Of the Irish
II American A. c. continued tn., .,t nj,
~ record breaking stunts last night
when, for the fourth time within 'e"
weeks, he made new worlds record
This time 4, was the tive-mlIe marx
established by Tom Collins ct the
A. A. l.. indoor winter meet couple
OF months ego that he broke,
Bonhag made the distance last night
(, 4.5s?-5. clipping twenty seconds on
the record Of Collins; This sets d new
mark for both indoor and outdoor per
formanccs at this distance. Bonhas
ms been given credit for covering the
distance In Ass i-j over track al
Troy. hut this record will probably not
he allowed. There can b. no question
Of last nights mark being regularly
'' Eleven Of the greatest distance and
r,iddie distance runners In the country
s.ar,ed in the race, but BOnhas seemed
70 outclass them al, and one by one
snrh good runners as Tom Collins,
Jimmy Lee, Fred Beilars, George Ober-
seer and others fell behind, and Bon
nag finished all alone. nearly lap
ahead OF Fred Bellars, who was sec
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-17
Stack Up Against Waco Team
While the Colts Are
Busy in Dallas.
BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

WACO. Tex. March lL-someth!ng
like q breath o. Coogan's 5luH struck
US In the face this morning as The regu-
lar team Of Giants, headed By McGraw
himself. arrived here at an unearthly
hour OF the morning. From the IA
mll!ar faces In the troop Of players q
slight stretch o. Imagination would have
made one believe the arrival was for
a championship game with the Cubs.
With McGraw leading the way 10 the
hotel there was Mat;y In a summer
suit Of blue serge. Behind him came
Tenney, Br!dwell and Doyle. a little
further back were Arthur Devlln. Har-
ry McCorm.c'; and Leon Am.s sch!ei
came along as the regular catcher. Not
withdrawing the fact tina: he and Muir