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The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
Today'- Games.

real brain power than all the thor.
oughbreds in the south. A horses
first impulse when he sees something
he never saw before is 10 commit
suicide. and murder his driver
And the people down that way are
Just about as nervous as their stpeds
when motor car heaves In sight
The pathfinders have been startled
many times by the hasty and ungrace.
:ul manner In which ladies' dismount
or get out OF carriages whenAthey see
the Chalmers on the horizon. Once
or twice mysterious garments OF
white hue have become entangled and
have remained in the buggy or cling
Ing 10 the saddle as some Bluegrass
belle dived 10 the ground
The pathfnders make every effort
10 leave a good impression behind
them for the benefit Of tourists who
Will follow Much time is spent
coaxing horses past the car and Joe
Gardham, the Chalmers driver. will
give his passengers severe iolting
rather than hit a hen or a dog. His
mortality record thus far Ia a blank
In sunny Tennessee there Is a
superstition or an ingrained prejudice
against bridges In country that has
been settled for 100 years. II is a case
OF swim or sit on the bank for the
water TO lower az this time OF the
year when there are freshets The
Chalmers go" scout for the 1910
Glidden .our, 10 getting to be am
phiblous.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
SATIN SLIPPERS
HAS FINE F0AL
A. L. Goldberg Tiokled Over the
Fact That His Favorite May Have
Reproduced Herself.

There is great Joy In the heart or
A. l.. Goldberg, the Detroit horsvman.
for news arrived at his Office FTiday
OF the birth al w. w. Golfers Biz.
mingham stock farm or a Inc FILL foai.
the dam OF which Is his old time Tayor.
tie. Satin slippers. 2;09. al one time
the champion double-gaited erformer
OF the world and a frequent winner on
the Grand Circuit years ago.
For years Mr.. Goldberg as been
endeayoring 10 secure a ioal from
Slippers" She had always been his
favorite mare and for years has been
driven by him on the road and ths
Boulevard speedway. Her sweet dis
position made her easy To handle. and
/. was no infrequent sight 10 ses her
hltched in front OF Mr.. Goldberg
place OF business. waiting 'or her
owner and driver. An increasing age
began 10 make It's appearance felt M.
Goldberg, in the hope OF securing a
colt OF Ally which would reproduce tho
mare, had her bred in succession 10
Direct Hal. StarpleX. Crescevs and
several other noted sires. In gariably
up TO the present case, some misfor-
tune had interviewed. One Of her foals
was born dead and another died soon
after birth. But Mr.. Goldberg perse
sered and the present good fortune -
the result
The foal. 1t is believed. is a PAGER
| IL has a great speed inheritance, being
/ by dam with pacing record o 2:09
and trotting record OF 2:13, while
! Allerine. the filly's sire. has a mark
of 2:l5 l-2. both sire and dam have
been miles considerably faster than
their records.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
Todny's Games.
Horses and Bluegrass Bellies
Dash for Cover From Auto Path

The members of the crew OF the
Chalmers 80" pathnnding car Of the
American Automobile association,
have Just about lost all the love and
admiration they ever possessed tor
that noble animal the horse, after
passing through Kentucky and Ten.
nessee, where the equine race is sup
posed 10 attain its perfection 4
horse or n mule ia encountered every
100 yards through Kentucky and no
man can predict what any one of them
will do when he catches sight OF an
automobile When the driver or rider.
and horseback is the fayorite method
OF locomotion. holds up his hand Il
means that the motorist must stop.
This is the law and. besides. certain
gentlemen in this section OF the coun-
try have such a high regard for
legality I'm this respect that they are
willing 20 use double-barreled shot
gun 10 enforce It.
Well. the car stops and then II is
exciting betting as TO what the animal
will do. Once In great while he
will stand still and snort. Oftener he
will arise on his aft legs and churn
the atmosphere. which Is at the same
time made blue by the mellow pro-
family OF the man in charge Then n
there is a stone wall or barbed wire
fence at hand, the beast will attempt
TO butt HIS head into II.
II Is mystery where the horse got
his reputation for intelligence. A
three-months' old hound pup has more
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
WON'T HIRE DELANEY.
Jack Johnson Doesn't Think He'll
Need Jeffs Old Trainer.

CHICAGO. April 22.-Chicago has
seen the last OF Jack Johnson until
after the Fourth OF July fight. lie
is spending the day in Omaha and
Will appear there tonight.
The sendoff Johnson received when
his train pulled out OF the northwest
ern station shortly before midnight.
was the biggest any black man has
ever received in Chicago. Several
thousand persons, white and black,
packed :he station and fire works and
all sorts OF noise making implements
were brought into play to impress
the champion with the fact that ne
was not forgotten.
Az his train was pulling out John
son took time 10 deny that he would
employ Billy Delaney to take charge
OF his training work. He insists no
change will be made In his present
STAFF OF trainers.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
The AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACE IN A NUTSHELL

Detroit knocked Linke out OF
the box and went into the league
lead by trimming Cleveland.
Browning pitched we'll and was
perfectly supported.
In the Cleveland Game Sam
Crawford hit for two triples and
single with men on base.
krause held Boston TO five hits
and a shut-out. Hall also pitched
good ball but was hit freely by
Collins and Oldrins at critical
times.
Walter Johnson was wild and
New York had little trouble beat
ing him. though the Senators got
nine hits off Quinn.
IN the New York game Cree,
making his seasons debut. was hit
on the head by pitched ball and
will be out for some time more.
II II ralned at ST. Louis and no
game was played by the Browns
and Sox.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
sY PAUL Hale eRUsKs.

From any point of view the cam
paign of the Tigers up 10 GATE mus
be considered as remarkable IN tne
way Hughie Jennings has planned IL
up 10 date. 90,
To Hughie. the Tigers are still IN
their training season None kho"
better than he that the Tigers were
forced TO start their league scheuule
in a very unripe condition. The reg
ulars needed batting practice anu not
one of the pitchers had been the iuil
nIne-inning route. The team WASH
ready and the forlorn hope that the
others would be In a similarly half-
baked condition does not seem 10 have
been fulfilled.
Has Hughie pushed his resources to
the limit, in a hectic endeavor 10 win
every ball game. as IL came along?
Not on your life
There has been hardly days play
up TO date in which il was not evident
that Hughes main purpose was TO
fit his team for the long seasons
campaign that is ahead. The game Of
the day wasn't forgotten, but was
merely made a means to an end.
Mullins Case for Instance.
To start the year, Hughie made
George Mullin take strenuous work
out OF ten innings-twice as long a
period as he had gone at any time
in the training games. George needed
the workout, Hughie knew. Detroit
lost the game but. as soon as Mullin
was again called TO the slab, he
showed Immediately that the workout
had had the desired effect and looked
as IL he was now ready TO take his
regular turn.
A similar experiment was made In
the case OF Willett, though Edgar was
taken ont TO allow another man to
bat i'm what Hughie hoped 10 make the
eliminating inning.
The next day, did Hughie send one
of his tried veterans TO the slab?
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

No, He knew two OF them were right
and that was enough He started
right in To find out the calibre OF his
youngsters. and gave Browning his
first baptism of fire
The little Detroit manager thinks
that Summers will be this year an
even more effective twirler than last
year Chief has been straining at
the leash but is being kept in re-
serve until the warmer weather.
Saving Lelivelt, Too.
on the southern trip Lelivelt
looked ia many ways the most prom
Using of the young pitchers His
minor league career and the price paid
toT him all indicate that this is the
correct theory But has anybody seen
Lelivelt pitching? Not yet Hughie
is saving him. too. for the warmer
weather. for that is the sort Lelivelt
likes best
Stroud and Pernoll are going to be
tried before another week has gone
by. One game week will be about
Browning's limit anyway; Hughie
knows he has two good coldweather
men ready now and these will keep
the team up reasonably we'll, while
the test is going on even II the other
two youngsters fail to have the good
fortune TO break into the winning
class with the effulgence that has
crowned the efforts OF the little coast
king of last season.
In the general play OF the Tigers.
Jennings has manifested the same
policy. The men have been encour-
aged To test out their signals TO the
utmost. The policy has bumped the
Tigers into several bad mixups on
the bases. as is only natural with
club that had played only three games
as an entirety before the start of the
regular season
Nevertheless. II is a policy that is
going TO have the team In shape so
that, when the time comes for the
squirt, with everything ready and the
men in the pink and at the very top
of their game. there isn't going to
be screw loose in the mechanism
anywhere.
AS for the position of the team in
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

oh! so EASILY THESE
TIGERS STEP OUT AHEAD

the race. Il Is a doubtful matter II
even the optimistic Jennings Is not Il
bit surprised
The Tigers arose this morning 10
note a familiar word al the top OF
the standings Of the American league
race.
1t was DETROIT"
Yes. IL is true.
How II Happened.
While the Tigers, with Wahoo
Sammy TRIPPING whenever he saw men
on bases ahead OF him and Browning
twirling another Of his clever games
OF ball. were again throwing the
hooks into the quivering flesh OF the
Maps getting sweet vengeance on
young Mr. Link too. by the way. the
Athletics turned loose Harry krause
az Boston and the pristine leaders
GOT setback. the result putting the
Tigers a, the top OF the table, which
position. as this column has more
than once taken occasion 10 remark,
is the spot where they belong.
THAT THE TIGERS HAVE
FORGED INTO THE LEAD so
EARLY IN THE YEAR. IN SPITE OF
THEIR HANDICAP IN TRAINING
AND THEIR EFFORTS ALONG THE
LINE OF DEVELOPMENT. RATHER
THAN IMMEDIATE VICTORY, is
SURELY AN INDICATION OF GOOD
THINGS TO COME WHEN THEY
REALLY CUT LOOSE.
Browning Plnches Himself.
incidentally. Mr. Browning wonders
II the Tigers ever indulge In the
ancient pastime OF errormahng He
has twirled two games for the team
now, and in each there hasn't been
a symptom of a misplay in his sup
port, while some OF the stops and
catches made AZ his back have been
stunts that he has seldom seen dupl-
Gated. even in the fast minor organi-
zation in which he starred last year.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

the nerve centers OF which We are
speaking are intimately connected
are. In fact, part Of an interlacing set
OF hhers So when one center is
struck, all are disturbed more or less,
and every Notwithstanding, circu-
lation and waste removal especially
is interrupted.
The heart punch is not often the
immediate cause OF knockout But
like other punches which ! shall de
scribe, the blow over the heard dis
turbs and weakens the entire system
and hastens that moment when from
fatigue or incaution. the fighter shall
relax his abdominal muscles or let his
jaw sag, and the knockout can be
snapped home.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
Sporting N otes

The Philadelphia NafiJnplS are play
ms prominent pat. IN the lrdSu,. 3
early campaiSu They now lead IT,
The Woodwsrds I'm the dNe-mnn. stu
art and W caNcr IN the tw0-fnau, and
Max brossman In the individuals, are
the winners az the hrsts ia the city
bowling tournament
Mike DoDliD has been reinstated aud
viii try TO break ia az FIRST with some
semi professional team I'm Chicago. ~
the Giants will give perm ssion
Central High plays AT Assumption
college, Sandwich. this afternoon.
Abig crowd turned out 10 the show
of the North End Kennel club I'm a.
bers hall. on bOugatl-aVe.. last
night The show comes TO "A close mis-
evening
Business-iikc Printing. NO fuss ana
no feathers The plain, neat Kind that
looks right Times Printing CO.. 10
John Rs Main i49s. or City 1885.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
JEFF TRAINING 0 n
HIS PARTNERS
UPPERCUTS
Berger in Particular Features This
Form Of Attack, Fitting Old.
Timer for Johnsons
Pet Blow.
Trainers Begin To Wonder What Jeif
Will Do When the Weather Gets
1t as II Will Soon.
BY MAX BAlTHASAR.

JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP, hO
WARDENNAN, Cal. April 23.-Tns
warm weather OF yesterday and Sam
Berger's repeated statements that Jen
il too light and taxing on weight too
fast nave aroused many conJeetures
about the camp as 10 what Will DC
Jeffs course OF training when The
thermometer begins flirting with the
high spots in May and June. For II
gets blistery down here In the warm
months. despite the shady pines and
mountain hreezes.
Jims road work is done while the
sun is very young, but wnen the warm
days come. Jef will find IL uncomIort-
ably hot in his little gymnasium and,
as the real hard work must begin al
least six weeks before the day of the
fight. IL looks like the weight question
is going TO increase Berger's worry
considerably.
A Good Perspirer
When Jeff begins 10 perspire IN his
training he does not do ii by halves
and il doesn't take much work 10 bring
out great beads OF perspiraion. |
have seen his face dripping and his
undershirt soaked after five minutes
OF tugging at the weights and pulleys,
and when he was through he looked
voluntary bath.
Another matter that is going 10
worry Berger is the great crowd OF
spectators tnat is sure 10 gather here
during the end OF the training season.
Jim mates crowds They get on HE
nerves. make him surly ana iutract-
able. and the worry throughout the
camp is correspondingly increased.
Perhaps the frills that veteran Joe
ChoynsN has promised TO put on the
Jeffries regime will overcome that dit-
fculty. but If they do, Choynski VIII
have accomplished something no other
trainer has achieved.
With Sam I.angford aud Frank
Catch in camp, JEFF ought to get all
the rough work il is admitted ho needs
greatly Bob Armstrong; timidity
and Farmer Burns increasing age
initiate against theid doing anything
strenuous. When Jeff crowds Arm
strong in the boxing bouts. org Bob
hangs over the ropes and yells for
help. or turns tail and fees precipi-
lately. Every time he puts on the
gloves with Armstrong, Jeff grins and
reminds the spectators of the closing
rounds of his fight with Armstrong
IN New York when the Negro did the
same thing. after he couldn't do any
thing that would worry the California
grizzly. even with his hardest
punches
Boxes Five Rounds.
Yesterday JEFF put on the gloves for
a fast fve-round bout. taking on Arm
strong for three rounds. at the end OF
which the Negro took it on the run.
Then Berger donned the gloves and
STAYED TWO rounds II was noticed thai
Berger was continually trying to land
an uppercutt, Jack Johnson's fayorite
blow. Joe Choynski was at the ring
SIDE He will probably oox with Jeff
tomorrow.
Farmer" Burns has given out the
following as the latest official figures
as 10 Jeffs size:
Height. s feet l-2 inches neck. IS:
chest normal. As: expanded. so: waist,
SO. thigh, PC; calf. Il; ankle. 10;
blceps. l6. forearm. 49, wrist, Ia;
weight. Dps.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
saaInaw Finishes strong.

ALMA. Mich, April "a tSr ecialD
Alma College held Saginaw .eaguers
TO score OF 20 2 yesterday after
Loon Saginaw won by hitting the ball
hard In the eighth. scoring six runs
Alma made three double PLAYS. Score:
Saginaw L g o 0 o s 0 - 10
Alma .....O ! 0 0 % 4
Batteries-Brown Burgess and Run
Hoe and Graham
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
BY W. r. c. LArsoN. q. s.. M. o

The heart punch. skillfully employ
ed, is one OF the most dangerous blows
In boxing
For this there are two reasons
First, because OF the injury TO the
heart Itself, the most sensitive organ
and, secondly, because OF the SHOCK
TO the cardiac pleXuses OF the sym
Lathetic nervous system
Owing, however. 10 the fact that al
this point the internal organs are pro
tected by the breast bone and ribs
IL is usually necessary TO repeat the
blow number of times before much
damage Is done.
As | have explained heretofore. all
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
Weston Wears End OF TrIp.

SYRACUSE. y Y. April ga Edward
Payson Weston reached the home ol
George =. RYAN here. at 10 o'clock to-
day The pedestrians entry into syria
Cuse was greeted 81 large crowd.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
CLEVELAND
.Hatted - 81 m seventh.

Two-base hits-I.aioie. Birmingham
Ttrse-hHSe hltR-CraW Sacri-
ncc nits-Bradley. Jones'. sacrifice ny
-StoAaiI stolen bases--CrawfVrd
Cohh Bush Double plays-Turner and
Iaioie. bail Turner and La ioie. Brow l.
ing. prlehanty and Jones Pitching rec
ord hits on Link In 9 % innings 3
hits on Berger in 80 innings flrst
base on baIis-Ry Link ?. by Berger ].
by browning 2 struck out-Idnk <.
Berger O. Browning g. Left on bases
cleveland s. Detroit 3. Time ~"
Cmpires KERN and sheridan.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

the past two years, endeavoring APP
u---u parently to trans
xy.uoo sx form the baseball
AND THE parks of the coun-
BULL. try into barnyards
by erecting ram
pant bull against the fence some
where. and then daring the ball play
ers to hit it and gain thereby sundry
sacks of alleged smoking tobacco, Is
a source OF continual jest among the
members of the profession. With
one exception, SO far as the bulls en-
countered by the Tigers in the past
two seasons are concerned, they would
have been in no danger from any
drive ever hit by mortal man. In fact,
Ii is well that the bovine's counter
felt has been constructed on such
heroic lines Otherwise ii would be
hardly visible from the stands, so
great is the distance usually select
ed.
The one exception noted was that
of minor-league park which had no
fence more than 800 feet distant.
Even here the most remote spot was
selected and the annals of the field
include no record of damage to the
bull. though a luckless wight did
once, favored by an alleged pneu-
matte ball and high wind. manage
to hit ball squarely over IT.
Last year the Bennett park bossy
was out back Of the flag pole and IL
is not on record that any ball was
ever hit hard enough TO roll more
than half way. This year the changes
In the contour OF the field made II
necessary for the bull TO be stabbed
elsewhere Accordingly he was moved
10 the barrier in deep center where
he will presumably repose this year,
perhaps 80 feet nearer but safe as
ever.
News of the change of stalls
reached the Tigers before their re-
turn and I'm somewhat exaggerated
form The boys didn't any of them
care much about the reward, but the
glory. honor and fame OF the feat
never yet performed on any ball yard
Interested Wahoo Sam Crawford
greatly. And the bull was nearer this
year, he heard.
The first thing Sam looked for, on
arrival at the ball yard. was the bull.
And the look of disgust which man
tied his classic features raised a roar
from his mates.
"Going to hit the bull opening day.
inquired Davy Jones
mot unless they'll let me bat with
rifle" replied Sam in a petulant
mood. And even them M Afraid
can't shoot well enough 10 land a bull
let on SO small mark"
II is rumored that the tobacco firm
intends TO raise the reward in view
OF the failure of claimants 20 appear
So far as the Detroit park is concern
ed. even though il shelters the two
greatest sluggers in baseball they
might safely increase their offer 70 a
carload.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

Busine.s-tike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing CO.. rs
John R-st. Main 1898. or City 1855
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
| HEART With tie
- Sporting
|HEARTI Editor.

The open-hearted generosity of the
tobacco firm which has been, during
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
BOXER DEAD: ANOTHER
CASE OF HARD FLOOR?
Max landy. Of Boston, Expires After
Drawn Battle. in Brockton, Mass.

BOSTON. April 23.-Max Landy, OF
Boston. who fought Joe OBrien. of
Cambridge. in a draw last night before
the Union Athletic club, Of Brockton.
at lie pounds, died here today
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

without any intention OF inserting
a Earring note into the National league
harmony. doesn't justice demand the
admission that some OF the recent
acts OF President Lynch show that the
times have rather walked away from
him. during the interim In which he
has been running that little theater
up I'm Connecticut?
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
THE BIG-LEAGUE RACES
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

besterday's Results
Attendance
Pittsburg .. 81 Louis O.4S4-
brooklyn 3. New York l........9.10t
F1liiits g. Boston .................4 50t
Rain al ChlCaRO.
TOday's Games.
Boston at Phlladelphia
Brooklyn at New York
Cincinnati at chicago
81 Louis at pittsbuTg
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Attendance
Detroit g. Cleveland 2............5.5G
AthlctiCs D. Boston 0.............2s 6l
Nov York $. Washington l......5.04S
Rain at So Louis
Todny'z Gumes.
detroit ~ cleveland
chicago 40 -. Louis.
Athletics me- Boston.
New York at Washington.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

Ifs tough 10 be purchased by a big
league ball club and sent back with
out ever DOMINIC a suit. but tia
tougher yet 10 be In the position OF
Pitcher Joe Bills OF wilkesbarre
when Detroit canned Bills local
newspaper boldly inquired Who lie
her"
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

The Whitesox rooters in Chicago
are marvelling at the change which
has I'm -four years. annihilated their
vorld champion infield. Why. Detroit
turned the same trick I'm half sea
son and never dropped a pennant
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

whatever II Is safe 10 predict that evi-
dence TO be given at the inquest over
that dead Philadelphia boxer Will
show that he sustained his injury
solely from the effects OF his head
hitting the floor Of the ring The
prize fight had nothing whatever 10
do with a.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-23

parently to trans
form the baseball
parks of the coun-
try into barnyards
by erecting a ram
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
KEOKUK BOY PLAYS
CHAMPION TENNIS
Former resident, Virgil Sheldon, Now
Of Los Angeles, in Match, With
Fottrell, Junior Champion.


A press notice received in. this city
today by relatives, tells of the compe-
tition of Virgil Sheldon, a former Keo-
kuk boy, at tennis with Junior Cham
pion Fottrell, the matches now being
played on Los angeles, Cal, courts.
Miss May Sutton, the champion wom-
an tennis player of the world, is in
the same tournament with Sheldon
and the games are fast.
or Sheldons playing and coming
match with his opponent, the Los
Angeles Herald of recent date says;
Sheldon will probably be the man to
meet Fottrell in the finals of the
juniors and the local youngster is
confident of giving the Frisco lad a
run for his money. Sheldon has i'm
proved wonderfully of late and may
be expected to make a splendid show
ing. if he does not carry away the
win.
In giving the summary and totals
in the preliminaries, the scoring sheet
in the Herald continues: Junior
singles Second round Sheldon de-
feated Linn, rs, 6-2 Fottrell defeated
Newell, GA, 2-6, 6-3.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-16
THREATENED TO
KILL HIS WIFE
That is the Charge Mrs. Bud Fields
Brings Against Husband, Who
Was Arrested Today.

Bud Fields, new Keokuk citizen,
was arrested this afternoon by Con-
stable Henry F. Reichmann on a
warrant from Justice Leindecker's
office, and is now in the city jail
awaiting trial on the charge of
threatening to commit public Of
fence His wife charges that he
threatened to kill her last Saturday
night. He entered plea of not gull
ty and will be tried on the morning
of August 10.
Mrs. Fields and her husband have
evidently been having little family
trouble for they separated a short
time ago. Mrs. Fields has been work