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The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
RACING BALLOONS
LIKELY To HEAD
THIS WAY
Expert Thinks Indianapolis Event
Will Finish at Hudson's
Bay and We're in .;
Line. SHs
Six Entries in One Race and Three
in Another Will See Who Can
Stay Up in Air Longest.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 3.-Mil.
lionaire aeronauts are docking 10 In.
dianapolis TO be present at the start
OF the national championship balloon
race Saturday afternoon. The start
will take place from the indianapolis
Motor Speedway four miles northwes:
or the city and six balloons have been
entered.
or almost as much interest as the
championship race is the free-for-all
handicap. The three entries in this
race will be piloted by Captain Bald.
win and aide. II. w. Thompson and
aide and c. A. Coey. OF Chicago and
aide. The latter will pilot the Chi
cago. the largest balloon ever built.
A cup will be given the contestant
who keeps his balloons up in the air
the longest.
II is announced that the races Will
start Saturday afternoon. regardless
OF the weather. The prevailing winds
In indianapolis at this season OF the
year are from the south so that the
balloons will take a course on a line
ward, and possibly little east OF
north.
Holland Forbes. the most expert
enced aeronaut entered, believes the
balloons will take course on a line
from indianapolis 10 Detroit. He him.
self hopes 10 be able 10 reach the
Hudson Bay in Canada ard he thinks
all OF the air crafts will land some
Mace In Canada
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
.LAN|GAN TIPS
PIRATES TO WIN
St. Louis Expert Thinks They'll Be
National Leagues Representatives
In Worlds Championships.
BY h. w. lANlGAN.

PITTSBURG. June Sit looks like
Pittsburg's pennant
Fred Clarke is directing the great
est team he has ever had. Further
more. he has II In the pink Of trim.
Looking back on what happened a
year ago, the Pirates would probably
have landed on top IL either Billy y
Abstein or Johnny Miller was on the
team
This season the two are on duty.
and judging by the work they have
done TO date they are the two best
young performers in the game. Clarke
got good break. a break that is a.
most bound to win for him. when
King quit the Cubs and when McGraw
traded Bresnahan TO ST. Louis and lost
Donlin.
The Pirates must be corking good
team. for haven't they won seven out
OF eight from the Cubs this campaign
The lone Chicago victory came in the
eleventh inning. And aren't they out
in the lead by over 100 points?
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
STILL HOPE FOR
THE RACING GAME
Action of the Police in Permitting
Oral Betting Makes Prospect Bright
For the Metropolitan Tracks.

NEW YORK, June 4.-The success
tul opening OF the Gravesend race
track yesterday and the non-interfer-
ence of the police with The taking OF
oral wagers by the bookmakers IS
held here today To mean racing at all
tracks about New York from now on.
Yesterdays test was the first real one,
as. the Gravesend course is within the
city limits and II the police agreed 10
construe the law as the lawyers have.
it meant the racing game was back
on IT'S feet again. That is just what
happened
Police Inspector Russell, who had a
big staff OF plain clothes men there,
reported 10 Commissioners Bingham
today that there were NO violations
OF the anti-betting law This state
ment accepted on its face means that
oral betting has come 10 stay and
that the tracks can he run al. a profit.
BY the time the nndlcap Was. run
yesterday $4,000 persons had paid
three dollars each 10 see fits running.
A gate OF $780, 900 left a big margin OF
profit for the association and there
is n rumor that they will later in
crease the size OF the purses
King James. winner OF the Brooklyn
handicap. means. that II he trains on
he will go to the post favorite for tho
Suburban The explanation the Keenc
stable makes for the defeat OF Celt
that he sulked will not hold water. Ho
was simply run off his feet The mile
and quarter wns covered In 2:Of
fat. only two-ffths OF a second less
than the worlds record and Celt sim
ply was not fast enough to keep up.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
CHANGE
GL|DDEN RULES
regulations Preventing the Washing
Ne Cars Should Be Abolished, Thinks
Driver Meinziger of Pathfinder.
Nv Z. lE ROY PELLErIER.

."Some provision should be made to
|errnit cars participating in the Gid
IN tour being washed every night.
3 AZ least twice week." says Geo.
Zeinxinger, who drove the EMF
nthfinder over the course. 1T is not
My shame to subject any piece OF
1ochanism to such treatment as a
= gets when it must carry from day
day the dried AMI caked mud and
nd that has accumulated. Besides,
1Dfeats the real purpose of such a
1 the object OF which Is TO test the
bnnism under severe touring con.
Any sane man. knows a piece OF
chipery TO run at all, must not only
kept well oiled In every moving
~ but scrupulously clean as well
~ object OF cleanliness, of course
" permit OF examination and oil
@In past tours, no provision for
rnhink has been made; in fact, to
f0mpt % wash car would be tC
~ the rating. When sand and grit
~ been permitted to accumulate ON
D chassis. IL is simply matter OF
1dent II some particles find their
~ to a vital spot. And though this
- may, be more carefully protect.
~ one car than in another. the bet.
lie Ii just as likely TO suffer.
I'm the 1909 tour. which is one
hoand miles longer than any pre-
~ one, there will be Is days dur.
which under present rules, no driv-
can give his car rational treatment
<nnot even wash ii. When you re.
mber that the Pathfinder carried
actual weight, 100 pounds of mud
- We arrived at Mankato, MINI.
vl1l be seen that a caravan of cars
1ocked to such abuse would prove
- ~ to their real touring quality
~ average conditions. And 1t Is
(nin that good rain on the pre-
~n day would make the gumbo as
1<v a. IL was In April when We wal
"a through Minnesota and Iowa.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

Willetts two hits and Craw.
ford's homer enabled the Tigers TO
trim Boston, Steele being batted
out OF the box.
or the IL hits secured by the
Tigers at Boston, one fell 10 the
lot OF every member OF the team.
Crawford sSld Willett got two.
The Athletics used l6 and the
Sox Is players yesterday. the lat
ter proving victorious TO 8.
Eight pitchers saw use
Harry Davis. the Athletics cap
tain. got four hits out OF five
times up in the Philadelphia game.
Waddell hurt his arm al New
York and the Yankees batted
Powell hard In the closing stages,
winning out. to . for Brockett
and WARRIOR.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
SWIMMING INSTRUCTION
AT DETROIT'S EXPENSE
Movement In Progress To Secure
Prof. Corsan At Belle Isle All
Summer To Teach Bathers.

S6fFtUSf 80 cdCn odtucTs.
A movement is in progress TO Sc
cure the appropriation OF $500 for thu
securing of Instructor Corsan OF the
Detroit Y. NJ. c. A. as a civic swim.
ming teacher az Belle Isle all through
the summer. the ~" expert having
consented TO assume the position and
teach an average class OF 400 a day
for that sum.
Men Interested in the remarkable
success which Mr.. Corsan has had at
the Y. NJ. c. A. and elsewhere are
lending their strength TO the move.
ment and the engagement is predict
ed, even in case IL becomes necessary
to secure the sum by private dona-
tons.
There Is no investment I know OF
which would be so certain TO pay big
dividends. as would the engagement
OF Mr.. Corsan," remarked one of those
interested In the movement. He can
give beginner 90 minutes OF his time
In two or three lessons and teach him
a stroke that will equal that OF many
swimmers who have dabbled along in
dependently for years. The knowl-
edge OF the art which he would teach
in Detroit in one season at Belle Isle
would save scores OF lives, beyond
question"
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
KILDRETH RUNS ONE-TWo.
King James and Restigouche Beat
CeIt in Brooklyn Handicap.

GRAVESEND RACE TRACK. y. Y,
June 4.-Running in the colors OF Sam
Hildreth, the western horseman. King
James won the classic Brooklyn handi-
cap with his stable mate Restlgouche
second. and the supposedly unbeatable
Celt. James r. Keene's thoroughbred
third.
At the start High Private took the
lead with Celt second and King James
third. AT the quarter Restigouche took
command by half length with Frank
Gill second. a length ahead Of Ber-
kelley. At the half Restigouche main
tanned his lead with King James sec
ond. a length In front OF Celt. with
Frank Gill. fourth, High Private fifth,
Berkeley sixth.
At the three-uuarter Restigouche was
first By length with King James sec
ond a nose In front OF Celt. Frank
Gill was fourth. ara High Private NTH.
Coming into the stretch Restigouche
increased his lead 10 a length and
half with King James a mead In front
OF Celt. Frank Gill and High Private
fourth and fifth
King James won by head. with
Restigouche three lengths In front or
Celt High Private was fourth by
head. Frank Gill fifth by four lengths
and Berkeley last.
King James was 2 10 | Restigouche.
TO . and the time. 2 o..
.yob Printing dove right. Times rrtnt-
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
CUBS STILL DEBATING.
Now Proposed to Cut Out 1909 Re-
cruIts From Share in the Bonus.

CHICAGO, June Now that the
Cubs have received their little sl0,-
900 present from President Murphy
they are having all kinds OF trouble
about what TO do with the money. Not
that any OF them could not use II, but
tho question is just who will Get in
on It."
President Murphy first planned to
do the dividing himself. including this
years recruits He finally decided
however TO leave it TO the players.
meeting will be held today at
which the money will be distributed.
All members of last years team will
be counted in with the possible excep-
tions OF King. Coakley. Durbin and
Marshall At that rate each man will
receive $666.66
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Still GUESSING With Younq corbett.

NEW YORK. June At was an
nounced today that IL Young Corbett
wins a decisive victory over Sammy
Smith before the Fairmont club to-
night he will be matched in San Fran
cisco to meet the winner OF the Leach
Cross-Dick Hyland bout. Corbett will
enter the ring at 1873 pounds tonight.
rather a contrast 10 the IFS he weigh
ed when he began trying to come
back" some months ago.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Banners We. Lilies.

The Banner Cigar Manufacturing
company will play the Lilies, Cigar
company a series of three games for
the championship OF the cigar league,
commencing Saturday, uJne 5, at Belle
Isle. Manager Frank Bartell Of the
Banners would like to hear from the
Hummeters. Both teams look for a
large attendance.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
snaldinns Want Games.

The Spalding sport shop team has
few open dates left and would like
10 hear from the strong state and city
teams. Schemms team OF Saginaw
and Battle Creek Independents pre-
ferred There will be a meeting OF
the Spaldings Friday evening, June g.,
at S O'Clock at the club rooms.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04

of the Kansas wheat fields; Il believe
ought to hit as good as IT'S this
year."
Up to date willett has proven even
more OF a demon than that with the
sapling. On both his last times out it
has been his bat that has larruped in
the winning run for his side.
George Mullin must give heed 10
his knitting or his title as the Tiges'
premier batting pitcher will be in dan
ger.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
"punk" Weiahs AZ; in shape.

LIMA, O., June ED Dunkhorst
has signed articles today to go six
rounds with Jack Johnson before the
Twentieth Century club. Philadelphia.
the first week in September. Dunk
horst now weighs All pounds. but
says he is in splendid condition. The
articles have been previously signed
by Johnson and the purse will be So
600
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Autos Must Hump.

BUFFALO. n. Y, June Alive au-
tomobiles in the ocean-to-ocean race
started on their long hard drive 70 To-
ledo, Ohio. this morning. To check
in at Toledo with perfect scores it will
be necessary TO travel 10 hours at 20
miles an hour
The cars left New York Tuesday
afternoon for the 1000 mile run which
ends AT the Alaska Yukon-Pacifc ex-
position grounds on Puget sound.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Poor Danzio Can't Sprint.

BOSTON. Mass. June 4.-Harold
Danzig, the extra first baseman. the
Red Sox management secured from
Portland, Oregon. last fall, is slated
for a release to st. Paul. After VOL
ter's star showing at first base. Man
agen Lake today decided that he would
not need the Pacific coast youngster
this season and has notified st. Paul
owners that IL they want Danzig now
all they have TO do is to say the word.
Danzig will probably be turned over
TO complete the purchase OF Wolters.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
AF TER MEET WITH
FOuR-MAN TEAM
D. U. S. Will Send Only It's Relay
Team to Stages Big Chicago In
terscholastic Affair, Saturday.

Five members OF the Detroit Uni
versity school track team are off for
Chicago. where they will compete for
University OF Chicago interscholastic
meet
The bunch includes the relay team.
composed OF William and John Spie-
gel. Tuomey and Schlee. who VIII
probably run in the mile and possibly
the half
The Spiegels will enter both the
dashes. and it is the forlorn hope that
their victories In these events will
raise the total of points for ID. L. ;.
10 a stage where II the other honors
are we'll split up among the Chicago
schools. d. L. S. may have a chance
TO win out.
The ID. L. S. track tea mheld a meet
ing Thursday evening at which John
Spiegel was elected captain for 1910,
thus settling any possible doubt re-
garding his return TO school.
William Spiege. the present cap
tain OF the team. will be running his
last race for ID. L. S. on Saturday.
He has decided To attend Cornell next
year. where he should prove OF ma
terial assistance in intercollegiate
athletics. as he has repeatedly shown
his ability to come very close 10 ten
seconds for the 100, as a schoolboy.
The Chicago competitions will close
an unusually prosperous year for ath-
letics at D. U. s, in spite Of the fact
that the team was small one and
was forced TO rely on its few stars
for most OF it's points. The brightest
feat Of the team was It's overwhelm-
ing victory over the eastern and mid
dle-western schools in the Cornell in
terscnolastic meet. | tdid not COM
pete In the Michigan interscholastic
at Ann Arbor.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
.Bstted sor Cicotte In ninth.

.Batted FOR Cicotte In ninth.
Detroit "a q q q 70 =
Boston % o q o o T. 3
Two-base hits-Hooper. schmidt
Three base hlt--Madden. Home run
Crawford Hits-On Steele 5 in IS 10
innings OF Ctcotte 2 ia "a innings.
Sacrifice hit-Lord Sacrifice nY-
Schmidt stolen bases--Iord .. Niles.
Moriarty. Thoney 2. Wagner. cobb.
Double plays-Isord and Woitcr. Tho
nney. Miles. Lord and Wagner Left on
bases--Boston T. Detroit >. First base
on balls-On steele >. OF Willctt g. IN
Cicotte l. First base on errors-Do-
trOit 9 tlu by pitched balI-By VIII
lett sneaker. struck out--By Sterlc
8. by WilieU Wild pitch-Willett
Titne-2:e5 Cmpircs-kerfn and
O LouEhlin.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04

ket the story of his life the "Parson'
invariably said: After I'm dead you
can write that. II will be time enough
then My story is not concluded while
I am living"
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Manufacturers League Games.

manufactures league games Tor
Saturday, June 5. are scheduled az
follows.
:, Kemiweld Can Co. VS.. Hayes Mfg.
Co, Kemiweld grounds; Jim Brandon.
umpire: Leo Cailihan. scorer.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. w.
Gray Motor Co, Burroughs park; NJ.
Myers. umpire; Savers. scorer.
EMF Co VS.. American Lady Cor
set Co.. EMF grounds: E. BRIGHTER
umpire; w. B. Allen, scorer.
Detroit Lubricator Co. VS.. Burnham.
Stoepel & Co., Fort and Waterman;
Jno. Roach. umpire; Ed. Henderson
scorer.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
travelling Alonq.

Walter Cox has been in 2:15 1-2 with
his Chamber OF Commerce candidate
The Bosun.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04

The Cubs raised their nng and beat
Philadelphia in 2 innings. In whic n
respect they had X on saginaw. that
celebrated its flag day by losing TO
Bay City IN 10.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Sporting Notes

hopkins and his big string are on
~ the fonia races.
erfn park, Toronfo's outlaw track.
n1ans b0-day meeting this year.
1919 | .
.>axef claims the Bracket cup for
4 1fnfe college baseball teams but has
still TO play Alma.
4 r,ixht al Bradsh aw's I'm a bout slated
to close the local season.
-
&rnxn~r's terrific batting won for Pitts
r. bufx again yesterday. The German
n surely the king OF all players this
year.
recent game nt Dubuaue. Ciaud
Ifark. OF Detroit, got three doubles
4N the pitching OF Guerney' also
bet ~. Almn q, Hnlsdnie and Aibion
each were the results or the open
/ox clash in the annual Michigan In
<<rcollcEiate.
I -
4my osrn~ T. dsing well nj the fair
Xrnun4s with Dan n, that mas
I~u<s been fast but a bad breaker
rcnt octoo n half IN los yester-
Aged Horseman Dead.
QUTH BEND. Ind. June Ar, c.
|,eIl, -. owner OF Riley Medium,
champion halfmiler. died at
- y MIshAwAka today. Inter
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
TIGERS RESUME 4
/. LONG LEAD IN
PENNANT RACE
Push Boston Into Fourth Place and
Increase Their Margin Over
the Athletics Whom
Sox Defeated.
Willett and Crawford Heroes of
Combat in Beantown in Which
Tigers Won Out By Score of 5 to 3.
BY PAUL II. BRUSkE.

Gently but firmly grabbing the Bos-
ton child by the curly locks. the De-
trit Tiger chucked him down into
fourth place in the American league
race, and. kindly assisted by the
doughty deeds of the Whitesox at
Philadelphia, resumed the long lead
with which the eastern series had be-
gun. Today the boss of the jungle has
an opportunity TO even up the count
for the season with the bean-fed in
FAINT and Eddie Summers will I'M
doubtedly be used in the effort 10 do
that very thing.
In all probability the infant will
come back with Burchell TO oppose
the Tiger unless the fact that the ex-
Baltimore southpaw has been batted
of the slab in both his prior appear
ances makes Manager Lake bit
chary of the result.
Yesterdays combat was one In
which more gore was split. There
were men on bases right along and
something was doing every moment
for the entertainment OF the populace
which was present in large numbers
In Mr.. Taylor's ball yard. Seldom
was IL The case that the side at bat
did not have a man or two or three
on the paths. waiting for a swat TO
score them. Both teams ran bases
after the fashion OF the famous resi-
dent OF Borneo. who acted first and
thought about II afterward. Five times
scurrying Tigers crossed the pan In
safety. Thrice members OF the ten
second bunch representing the hub Of
all creation dashed over the spot
where Charlie Schmidt held sway for
the champions. There were good
plays and bad but. after the Tigers
had tied the score in the sixth inning.
batting Pitcher steele of the slab. the
Boston bunch began TO slide into the
background
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04

yob Printing dove right. Times rrins-
frp Co. rs John R.-st Phone l4Hs.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
Lucky With Pinch-Hitters.

In this connection IL might be re-
marked that the success which Bos-
ton has had against the Tigers this
year has been due almost entirely TO
the uncanny ability OF the Boston
pinch.hitters On but two occasions
has the individual selected for this
duty failed to make good and In
stances have abounded where he has
come through. Almost any old bat
ter seems to be able to come up and
make good for the Beanies. when hit
ting for somebody else. as long as the
Tigers are the opposing aggregation.
Madden is q catcher, secured from
California or some similarly out or
the way locality. He is genuine colt.
no non-ball-playing Splinter with a
long list of turn-downs. or course.
he didn't break IL up yesterday. but
he Gid come so close that he had the
crowds at the various points where
returns were being received locally,
very much on the anxious seat.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
WlIiett and Crawford.

The game, from a Detroit point or
view, embraced two heroes, one or
them Edgar Willett, whose doughty
deeds at bat and in the box were the
real feature.
The other of these heroes was Wa
hoo Sam, whose errors OF Judgment
had been to blame for the loss of the
game OF the day before. The score
was 10 in Boston's favor and Bush.
who had just hit. was on first base In
the sixth when Sammy pulled of one
of his clouts. High and far he hit
that ball and the large paid attend
ance held it's breath as the sphere
hurdled the right field fence. IL was
surely mighty drive.
Schmidt doubled and Willett singled
In the very next inning and Detroit
was ahead. Manager Lake then yank-
ed the spitball twirler and sent out
the nnbeaten Cicotte. Detroit hit him
for two drives and perfect bunt In
the ninth which, preceded by an err
ror and a wild throw, netted the Tig
ers two runs more.
Boston only threatened in It's half
Madden hitting for three and scoring
Wagner with two out.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
The Sad Case of oessler.

Once more the American league
race has developed a case in which a
captain seems TO be unable TO make
the regular position on his team
which he is supposed TO occupy. This
is now in evidence at Boston. which
last spring selected DR.. Gessler. the
hard-hitting outfelder, TO be its field
leader.
DOC" is a fine ball player. hits them
hard, fields we'll and throws in grand
form. But he would find II difficult
TO do the hundred yards in better than
IL seconds. in all probability, though
reasonably fast man. Judged &C
cording to the apparent standard that
prevails in the Taylor camp-where
the men must be able TO beat il in
Dan Patch style whether they can
play ball or not-the captain is appar.
emily an undesirable person on the
teams lineup.
Like the placing of Wolter at first,
in place OF Jake Stahl, 1t is the hope
of the other American league clubs
that Gessler remains on the bench.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
"illett's Modest Hope.

The fact should not be lost sight OF
that Willetts bat played a most inn
portant' part in the days proceedings
While he did not Wichita" any over
the barrier, his two hits drove in as
many runs for his side. and two was
the margin by which he won his game.
To follow ont precedent Edgar
should today be wearing his baseball
uniform TO breakfast. oThat Is what
ne did on the spring trip the day af-
ter he took his worlds record OF two
home runs with the bases full. at any
rate
When congratulated on his remark
able performance the next day Willett
modestly expressed the hope that he
might raise his batting average a bit
this year
Il hit .lC4 last year. said the pride
The Detroit times., 1909-06-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Detroit ;. Boston 3.
Chicago .. Athletics s.
New York :. 81. Louis 5.
Rain at Washington.
Todny's Games.
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia
Cleveland a, Washington.
ST. Louis at New York.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-04-23
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