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The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

Commercial Cars at show
To the general public the gasoline
commercial cars OF today are pretts
much the same rs last year. but ther"
is vast Improvement In details that
can bc discovered easily by close op-
servations.
mercial car that has hindered ~ pro-
gress, has been inacesssbility OF parts.
For example, suppos" IN the past
bearing w the transmission went
altogether the fault Of the car Ihis
bearing ia Itself might he very ineN-
peustVe. but. after the car had been
taken all to pieces. the bearing nAcu'
and the car put together again. the
repair bill presented 10 the owner or
the truck. to saw nothing OF the ume
lost. made him sk"ptlcal ot TIE econ
omv az motor wagOns over horses. An
other thing which tended to give the
motor truck black eye was that
engin. bearings. and in fact bearings
all over the ear, were too small TO
withstand the hard wear. tremendous
strains and shocks 10 which they were
subjected. and the result was short Ire
When merchant PAYS several tnoNs-
and dollars for a piece OF machinery
that he expects viii reduce tine cost
Of transporting his goods. he is not
inclined "a euthuse much over tnis
piece NJ machinery IN " has Joined the
down and outs" within six months or
n wear
In the past. engineers made the
EFHIN ~tlnNk fi04l N WIN a l'ftF'iit
able factor ~ safetv--to transmit the
powcr develoDed by the engine. but un-
fOrseen strains came no and knOrk'd
into q cooked hat the theory that
gears need only be strong enough TO
transmit the engines power. Now the
tendency is to reduce tho hOrsepower
81 the engine and multiply the strength
of the gears This wear. transmission.
difrercutta1 and driving gears are hig.
husky. and % the right inateri> The
driver that can put them "out 81 bust
nees" should hc made foreman of a
railroad wT~cking crow
ANles. steering apparatus frames.
springs radiators iu fact all parts IN
the past have been generally deficient.
but the 1910 models of all the reliable
makers on rNhibitlon a. the Madison
square Caidtp show, Wero machines
thar no merchant need hesitate 20 in
vest his money ip. They show that
Z til'. pu-inr,f~ aad operators have been
gett4n2 their he.rds together and toe
cav havo Trpdncfd p practical motor
Vehicle tiat lS Thoroughly reliable.
/ long lived 0ud economical
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

YPSlLANTI, Mich. Jan l5.-Bu
once in the history Of coed basket
bail teams has AN "Ypsi' state nor
NAL team been defeated. and then 20
rub ii liz. IT was the Mt. Pleasau,
normal, coached by "A former "fpsi
girl, that turned the trick
Npsilantis teams are coached b.
Frances Cheever Burton. whose sue
cess as physical director aud coach
mas attracted countrywide attention.
Mrs Burton doesn't conduct train
ing table or insist on a diet. but sne
gives close attention to her charges.
All team candidates must abstain from
pie. pudding. hot bread and biscuits.
candy. tea, coffee and give up social
engagements so dear TO the college
girl.
II matters rot how fine player
she may be- the girl who will net
premise to give up these pleasures
may not try for The team. And The
girl who shows TIE least sign OF ex-
haLstion after a practice period Is not
permitted 10 continue.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
OETROIT's POLES
WILL CELEBRATE
OVER zBYSzCO
It's Planned To Make the Wrestler S
Appearance Here Thursday
An Occasion for Great
Rejoicing.
Zbyszko's Management To Cover
Fenby's Forfeit on Behalf OF
Yankee Rogers, 1t Is Said.

" the genial and astuie kooeF'
Reake5 is really out TO make cam
naipn with Ernes 81 FenDy whom MICH
iean recognizes as It's leading heavy
"a eight grappler just now he VIII pe
afforded some opportunities right mere
I'm Detroit, according 10 the ADVANCE
agent OF the ZbyszkO forces. now VI
the city. If Robert Is merely bent on
a little catchy chin-music, why very
well. One always has To take
chance on that.
But there Is no chance OF fehON
interrupting the program mapped on.
by the Zbyszkc forces Tor their iocai
debut here next Thursday evening on
the stage OF the Light Guard armory'
Al that function Mr.. Zbyszko VIII con
fue his efforts 10 two OF his hlren
I. men-Mr. Yankee Rogers and Herr
Wilhelm Stengel The affair VIII pe
merely in the nature Of an exhibition
but will be full OF action nevertheless
pay Attention to Reakes.
AS for Mr.. Reakes and his bold def
TO the Polish champion, the prosran
is decided on.
The Zybszko forces will cover the
Reakes forfeit, now said 10 be up III
negotiable form at the office OF DE
troit newspaper. but will cover II on
behalf OF Yankee Rogers. II Fenoy
throws Rogers, he will earn match
with Zbyszko and the clash between
the giant Pole and the arboreai mann
moth from upstate will be staged.
Fenby is said to be right good ol
present and has just returned from
n theatrical venture in which he me-
all-comers and fiopped their shoulders
to, the mat a couple of seasons o'
coaching at the hands OF Mr.. Reakes
the talented citizen OF the state capital
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Thc 1909 pehutants.

In 1909 possibly the most success
tul debutants were Baker and krausy,
of the Athletics; Adams and Miller,
OF Pittsburg; Bush and Stanage. NJ
Detroit; Scott. Of the Sox; Speaker,
CarriEan and Woods Of Boston Gard
Ter and Engle. oI the Highlanders;
Leliyelt. Groom and Gray. OF washing
ton; Bescher. Egan. HobitZcll and
Caspar. Of Cincinnati: Archer, Of the
Cuts; Wheat and LeunoX. of Brook
Ign: Curtis and becker. OF Boston:
Ellis. Evans and Backman. OF ST.
Louis. ami Meyers, cf the Giants.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Thomas Gct- Ills Cup

T. T. Tionia, tho Buffalo mauufaC-
urtf, whose o"rve brought victory q"
the Thomas FLYER I'm the great Round
the World contest from NV York tu
Paris. which staftnd Feb. o. zoos and
finished liN 30 - the same year. re-
ccit"d the trnphy omblematir ~ tir
vltt"rN no a banquet hold af frc Auto
mobile club of America FIFTY fourth
-. S'w York CITY SATURDAY. pH.uiut
IAN y. iayrv T. BulthaN represent
ing the New York Times aud H. Matip.
ut PnriT mad" tiIF presentation speech.
The table Was lu tfs form or % horse
ehuf or maguet 0Fith tho speakers
table ~ thc oprr ondN Tho vursts sat
ou tho 1uter ~Ad' facing thr guests.
and fastened to the back 90 the table
race from sfart 10 finish tile division
hetwc"n each tahle bninc marked b..
mission standards supportiug lanterns
which depicted the New Nurk-patis ear
wiuniu" the race Tho troplIr WAS boz
tho center ~ no horseshoe and faced
IN. speakers table
1hr trppbvl designed bv Georgr r.
Nerr"ault of Bunalo. FOR the /tiorhqm
g. IL yn Immense globe of Lbrnrzt.
/ furmounted Nv large bropz. sapls
WIKI outsnread wings fu attitude ~
defiance. Tile base IS Of green marble
brought aver from italy ogpccIaItV for
tlis trophy Rctween-thc globe and
the base ~ sub base ~ pink marble
brought from France The bronze An
the trophy was brought IRON, C;erunar n \
and tho ruuts is laid out with Ameri.
can silver Tho entire trophv stand.
as n symbol az the four nations thai
had the cdurage to enter this Ions
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Sporting Notes
Y. VI. 1. will play basketball at ID. U

". VI. L. will play basketball at ID. U.
s. tonight.
Nerma,s -; ID. 4. :. ~, at basketball
last evening Barton's opponent shot
10 field baskets.
Tommy Ryan ~ the latest one of
Stanley ketchefs managers.
ID. u. =. and the Peoples Bank teams
meet at hockey on the ID. y {. rink
this afternoon.
william ,. Ross, OF Detroit. says he
Is willing TO shoot the Niagara apids
In a motor boat with the three others
entered. Why not make race out
VI it2
The Augusta Y. VI. 4. 4. rendered n
banquet 10 Ty Cobb last night and pre-
sented him with membership card.
good anywhere.
~ Bobby Lowe doesn't hang up m
playing manager OF some good minor
league club, he will doubtless do the
Tiger scouting In 1910.
George Muiiin L. In town and has Sc
cured the consent of the baseball man
hgement to make the trip 20 the south
early with the Other colts
Hepresentntive~ Of the Detroit Golf
club and the Minikahda club. of Min
neapolis. Will lnght u out AZ tbtcag go
western golf tournament nest summer
-
Pitcher Powell. OF Pitt-burg. may
lose an eye as the result Of "a basket
ball accident This makes " look 90
~ the ulaEnat.ss were surely iigLl
about those 12-month contracts.
Huehfe JENNINGS has Joined the ranks
Aof tie scrfbes and VIII syndicate on'
warn 20 bunch OF sunday papers
with more TO follow next winter mas
be.
-
Over 500 bOyyiers attended the na-
meetIngN at tbe Wayne laAt night au'
most OF them bought stock in the en-
terprise OF pulling on the nationE
tournament
HARRY Postal. of Detroit. son of Free
Postal the state fair president. is tn
Michigan billiard champion by Nirtu
of his defeat OF Allison. Last night
play saN Postal the winner. 2Ob u
tpa
~. a. g., Ca it- own hall end with q.
t<tcoiieGiate rules governing. bad q
play for ita life 10 beat the Spaldings
or Detroit 20 90 rs. The game wa
won bl the ability of Busch. the Ne
.ereitsr. te register from free throws
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

rhe training is calculated tn give
the girls endurance and speed. Each
candidate presents different prob
lem. Speaking OF training the girls.
Mrs Burton said:
For each girl do what seems best
10 get her into perfect condition.
Starting with the fall term We walk
from two 10 seven miles across coun.
try. three or four times a week. The
other TWO week days we devote To the
gymnasium. each girl doing WORK
suited 20 her needs When one of our
outdoor days il stormy We have in
door basketball practice. This lasts
for - weeks. when those who are lett
are good subjects for a fast team.
After the holidays there are two
practice games n week and the girls
keep up their individual exercises.
one factor not overlooked is the bath
ing ~ least twice week the girls
take hot baths and the cold salt water
sponge or shower. as best suits the
individual This helps gain perfect
physical condition as much as exer-
cising.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
A. A. N. PREPARES
TO co TO COURT
Executive Committee Empowered To
Proceed Against Manufacturers
of Unlicensed Automobiles.

NEW YORK. jan. i5-At a we'll
attended meeting OF the board OF man
ayers OF the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers. win Pres
ident Glitch In the chair. Col. George
Pope. chairman of the snow commit
tee. in his report stated tnat all rec
ords had been broken by the \. l.. \.
NJ. show AT Madison Square Garden
This year. the daily attendance show
ing an increase OF 80 per cent over
former years He announced plans
Tor housing the big a. l.. A. Nj. mem
bcrship in the garden at the 1911
show.
Alfred Reeves was unanimously
elected general manager OF the asso-
citation. he was formerly general man
ager OF the American Motor Car Man
ufacturers' association. majority or
the members OF which have joined
the A. l.. A. NJ. The American Motor
Car Manufacturers association was 4
voluntary association organized Tor
five years. which period of time will
have elapsed next month. SO the A.
NJ. c. NJ A. expires by limitation
Coker + Clarkson, who has been
assistant general manager OF the \.
l.. A. NJ. during the past year. viii
continue in this position
An important feature OF the meet
ing was the empowering OF the eNecu-
tive committee 10 institute such suit :
against automobile manufacturers who
are infringers Of the Selden patent as
counsel may advise. There are now
So makes OF gasoline cars licensed I'M
der Selden patent. more than one
third OF these having been SO licensed
since Judge Hough. of the United
States circuit court broadly sustained
the Selden patent as covering the mod
ern gasoline automobile.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Novel Auto DISPLAY

The very newest thing at the n u
\ NJ uutOmbile show, was the Totaa-
ing chassis displayed BY the y. X
Thomas Motor 60. OF BuUalo MAKE
~ the Thomas Flyer .-
During previous shows attempts
have been made 10 show the un'er
parts OF car b. means OF q large
mirror placed on the floor under the
rbassis This arrangement gave but
au Imperfect view. The Thomas com
pauy he. mounted the whole chassls
80 that IL turns over and over. making
"a complete revolution once cach min :
ute All that the observer has 10 90
ls To- stand still and iu one minute ne
is shown the tor view. side view anu
bottom view 81 the machine.
To Still further improve. ana 70 tur-
Their attract. a series Of 10 boxes WIN
glass sides have been arranged 10
light up. one Immediately after an
otI. .er These signs call attention 10
th. new Thomas features. notably u"
new Ioug stroNe motor used ~ the
1910 Model M the new siN-cy Under
machine A. the electric lamps hash'
first Boz ono sicn boN. and thcn ~ an :
other tha special features OF the car
are silently and quickly set forth. Jhe
whole arrangement gives IN one tnin
uts top. bottom end side views of the
c1r aut calls attention ~ silent
sal,s talk 10 Is of the principal fra-
torres. \NtN
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

E.-M.-F. Opens Fire
The E.-M.-F. co. has been pretty
well occupied during the past month.
winning law suits in Detroit. kalama
zoo and Cincinnati. but has been bus
4iy manufacturing and selling ears all
the time. nevertheless. and is toda y
ops ming an RdVertisipg campaign which
demonstrates the belief OF the com
pany that il viii win its remaining
litigation. as IL has every prior round
up 10 date with the dcbAker Auto
mobile co. AZ its opponent.
The tWo-pagc advertisement which
afpears In the current number OF The
Times is an Indication OF what the
y. NJ. people are doing A dupli-
cate of this "ad" appears today and to-
morrow In 90 of the largest cities Of
the United states. two papers "A
rule, sometimes three. being employed
The advertising bill FOR this. the open
rag number OF the campaign, totals he
tween $4,000 and 100000. and is the
largest amount. IN all probability. ever
spent by manufacturing concern on
"A single newspaper advertisement.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

The user Is rot only provided with the
advantages afforded by the easy 1cces-
sibilitY aud manipulation OF the u! e
construction OF the dcmount4blc Tea
turt Eut la addition is provided with A
convenient means Of changing the tire
on the rim after il Is remos I'd from the
wh, ci Wltn the Goodrich demcunt- =
able rim. any number OF tire changes
are possihi, Oh the road.
with thr regular demountable rim.
road rppatrs arc seldom attempted. bat
with the Goodrich. tire may be re-
placed YerS quickly and the tNchang"
OF tires on the rim may be mad" m TIE
ear while travelling on its way.
The easy removal OF the tire FOR the
repair OF puncture or other lire mis-
hap has hcrn generally commented up
on. The tire may be removed from the
Wheti
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
MOONE AGAINST
STRAPlEss c. OF c.
Detroit Driving Club Will Stand To
Lose by Innovation But Want To
Make the Experiment

In the face of the statement OF
Race Secretary A. H. MoOne that the
Detroit Driving club will be the loser
10 az least the sum OF $1,000 by bar
ring hopples from the 1910 Chamber
OF Commerce sake. the members OF
mat organization are still standing pat
in their belief that this is the proper
caper and Indications now seem TO
poiat 10 event as a -. "A pace, hoppies
barred. This VAS the attitude taken
by the club AT its last meeting and
the members OF the executive commit
tee are willing TO lose the sum men-
toned. Just TO test the advisbility OF
their experiment.
Should this attitude be continued,
Ii is believed that the first strapless
stake in the history OF the Grand Cir
cult will be paced here in the FIRST
week OF August.
Members Of the Driving Club have
been discussing for several days the
result OF the Grand Circuit stewards
action in handing the open dates 10
Kalamazoo. At first il was thought
that some ambitious spirits who were
inclined TO fight the issue out with an
outlaw meeting, might prevail. More
recently 4 conciiiatory attitude has
been manifest In case the Kalamazoo
meeting takes the shine OF the De
troit event. next year will see the re-
turn OF the old order. III. however. Kali
amazoo's meeting continues OF the
bush order. not affecting the attend
ance and interest in Detroit, the open
inc may be continued in the upstate
burg.
An interesting fact which throws
some light on the situation is the
ofler OF pool seller OF national repu-
tation To pay the same amount for the
Blue Ribbon pool privileges as was
charged last year.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Nigh, Work u, Car,errnr-

The splendid business done AT the
Grand Central Palace show which mas
Just closed may bc taken as an ma
cation ~ 90 what may be expected IN
the automobile line In 1910, states
Harry H Radford. general sales man
aRer Of the Carter company. builders
Of tho friction transmission and chain
in-oli driven Cartercar.
our company haa displayed its line
IN all the important shows since 1905.
but the show which has just closed
beats anything ever attended before
foi the volume OF business actually
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
u,torcyc,e Tendencic.--

Time was. not 80 many wears ago.
when the MOTORCYCLE senffAilE NaS
referred 10 AZ the poo man antoiuo.
bile The past year or 50 ts WfH1sHt
a great changs. More properly the az
pelIatiOn cow might be the Htti"
brother OF the rich.
While Tins statement might apptaI, (,
somewhat Indefinite. it's meaning more
readily may be graspcd after a tislt
20 the moiUrcycle section at the show
In Madison square Garden.
Nn insI ection OF the new models en-
display prov I'd that the MOTORCYCLE -
a pleasure vehicle for poor ana rlch
like ranging in price from slOV Tor
the SIR all single cylinder machine; 10
more than $500 for the expensive fonf
,ylindcr touflng model dc luNe-but an
utility vehicle As well
Getterni Refinement seems to he the
tendency for 1910 Many improve
ments have been made in spring FORKS
as tie result OF hard road contests our
ing thc past year. and some OF the ma
chimes appear with spring frames ana
longer wheel base. all OF which make
f1r the comfort of the rider AS re-
CARDS the appearance Of the motor
cycle. better quality and more lasunS
enamel. as well As heavier p'at ins'
seems to To- the aim Of the manufac-
turcrs Handicbar control practically
is universal and magnetic ignition VIII
H. nor" popular than ever next - asoh;
several of tire makers having derldtd q
To- maize this type or ignition standard
equipment. instead OF optional as mere
tofore.
Increased power apparently is gem
crai tendency and ln"chahlIal olIerss
also VIII be in evidence. which vii.
eliminate gussswork In fabrication,
which removes one o. the previous
bdgbe9rs ~ riding. Several OF ,he
manufacturers have dFcihed 10 npViish u
the n.nr1"r cut-out. which. with "a .
mufGer Improvement nottceaple. shontd
maxi the motorcycle OF 1910 a. silent
steed az its forerunner. the bicycls'
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
Soldiers Win a Pair.

The soldiers were victorious in both
games OF baskes ball played in the Fort
Wayne gymnasium Thursday The
Army ~" team found the Campbells
very easy and defeated them by the
score OF - TO ?. The Army ~" Re-
serye team easily defeated the West
Minister A. c from Windsor, so 10 25.
The lineup for the Army ~ first
team. included: Heenan. Day, Leister,
Woods and Brown The Reserve team
lines I'D with Clay, Vetters, Harnett.
ca and Brown.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
comlskeY on Scar Hunt.

After taking time in cruise from
Chicago. via waterways, that began
two months ago, Charles A. Comiskey's
houseboat. the White Sox, reached
Memphis. where II was forced 10
anchor or account VI snow storm.
Capt. Cherboneau expects Comiskey
and a party OF base ball friends to ar
rive soon To hunt bee in the Arkansas
wilds below thai city.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
san Advises Murray.

President Ban Johnson is quoted as
saying that BILLY Murray will get tn
money his contract calls for from tne
Philadelphia club. "a he Is clearly en-
titled 10 Il under his contract. which
would stand In any court OF law
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
DETROIT AUTOMOBILE SHOW NEXT ON
CALENDAR OF MOTORDOWS CLASSICS

closed up. II was far in excess Of our
most sanguine expectations. From
the outlook at present ~ VIII be
necessary To add complete night
force TO the factory Ia a few weeks
time in order 70 keep The delivery
dates within ans kind OF reasonable
time
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

One OF the many features Of the eN-
hibit OF the B. y. Goodrich Co, al the
Madison sauare Garden show. H. the
quick detachable rim in combination
with the demountable construction.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
What Mind Of (dt(hGS
Did They Have Then?

Harry Stovey, the big fellow
who used Ia play in the Athlet-
les left meadow In the days
when Chris Won der Ahes
Browns were winning champion
ships. is the owner OF the
worlds base stealing record. In
1883 ne pilfered 156 pillows.
Billy Hamilton. the Phlllies
old fleet center fielder, stole ll5
i'm 1891 and l02 in 1890. and
Bill I.apge. of Chicago. worked
In 100 In 1896. They are the
only big leaguers ever attain
ing The century.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15
puffields Still Defiant.

The Dufiields would like to book
games With any ii or 15-year-oid
teams in the ci,y CT state. Address
Lawrence Hamlin, No 2i0 Duboisst.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

grind On the four sides OF the base
are bronze tablets IN high rellet de-
pictiug the start. the finish and the or :.
.cer ia which the cars were awarded
prizes The main side contains the iu-
scription OF award The suD-basc con
tains th,. coat of arms of the nations :
Competing. France. Germany ltaly ana
Tho United states The trophy u the
largest ever given for contest oG ans
description and stands SIX feet s!N
Inches la height and weighs ihvV
pounds
The trophy viii be- exhibited at the
Philadelphia. Detroit chicago. 81
Louis. Kansas City ana Boston shows
There ~ well -defueJ rutnoE th".
IN. Thomas company intend 80 test out
tnsir new ears bv sending one around
Tie. world The car viii be driven bE
George Schuster. with George MitI"r a.
mechanic A mechanical expert VIII
accompany the car 10 make thorcugh
and exhaustive record ot tre trip from
a mechanical standpoint.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

A wooden trestle on an oregon rail-
road is protected from fire in the dry
season by system of sprinklers
which keep il wet continuously.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

Trenton ~, Detroit >. at indoor base
ball last evening
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

Harry Postal. Of Detroit. son Of Fred
Postal the state fair president ~ the
Michigan billiard champion by virtue
~ his defeat OF Allison. Last night .
play saN Postal the winner. 2OB 10
The Detroit times., 1910-01-15

t<tcoileeiate rules governing. had &c
play for ifs life 10 beat the Spaldings.
or Detroit 20 90 rs. The game wsa
.ereitsr % register from free throws.