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The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
EvELAN D CLU B
FRAMING UP A
BIC DEAL
George Stovall, Leagues Hardest
Hitting First Baseman. Is 0bvi-
ously To Be Sacrificed
On the Block.
Navin on the Ground, But Seant
Chance Exists of Detroits Get
ting the Fence Smasher
Rx pAuL HALE eRuske.

1ha, the Cleveland Maps are 90
,iously framing matters up TO dispose
IF George Stoyau. commonly believed
10 be Tho hardesthltlng Businessman
IN the league is shozn from The dis
patches which emanated from Chi
cago and other points
Stoyall IS ON the market. Lajoie
Will plan first base next year and luI-
ner second 4 good fleet uuthelder rs
wanted for Stovall ANA George stone
OF che 81 Iouis Browns is the man
most desired
Detroit bugs VIII undoubtedly DE in
tercatcd ia The possibility that I'm the
event of the proposed Nap-BroWn deal
falling through. Stovau may become
Tiger There is probably no man In
the league aside from Hal Chase who
would so strengthen Mr. Jennings
team II he could be secured without
the loss OF any OF the Tiger regulars.
II would unQuestiunably be move
THAT woula add 20 per cent 10 the
strength OF the lhree-time champions.
StOval sumped last year with ths
rest Of the Maps. batting Dur 246 lie
Is q natural 500 batsman, however
anu Win the tl-fiS WUAlu uuhbAbtNN
ly hi right around thar mark rs he
would bc assured OF facing many left
handed pitchers who are never trot-
ted out against the righthand hitting
Cleveland aggregation. In fielding
Stovall virtually led the league. ac
cepting more chances than any or his
regular rivals. none of whom eXcelled
in percentage. with the exception OF
Isbell Who played the bag only part
Ct the year
The largest impeachment in the way
of a deal which would bring Stovall to
Detroit would undoubtedly come from
the other clubs IN the American league
who would raise a mighty hue and
cry. beyond doubt, over the radical
strengthening of the team which has
already won three consecutive pen
nants.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
SCHAEFER T0UTS
OLD TIGER PALS
Detroit's Captain OF Year Ago Be
lleves Former Comrades Will Be
Up at the Top As Usual.

Germany Schaefer tho former III
ger second baseman. VINO Is now a
member of jim McAleers Washington
squad stopped OF IN s.. Louis ou his
WAY Ia Hot springs where he in.
t1uds 10 remain three weeks before
Joining the Nationals IN Norfolk VA.
SChaefer talked there ~ Hal LAM
gan as though he was satisflFd WIN
the sRap which laaded-him, In Taft
Vile and SAYS some nice things about
Nc N.cer and the Washington team.
Jim McAleer should do Well with
the Nationals this season. said Scha
efor Sure. hes gut some good
Youngsters How about ElbeTfeld
Conroy and Schaefer@" he asked in
his kidding way
But the team that beats out De
troit Is going to- win the American
league pennant Ny old pals are a
game lot. and Jennings will have them
lighting around the top as usual The
reason Cobb and Crawford They'll
smash any infieid 10 pieces. You just
can't stop that pair
Boston and Philadelphia, OF course
are being picked as best bets by
many sui. these outfits may blow
az any time and some of the other
teams may furnish the interesting
scrapping for the Tigers.
~ saw all the games between the
Tigers and Pirates II the Detroit
rowd had any luck II would have
won the series Still. | must say that
something was wrong with my old
team mates in that first game Davy'
Jones, first up against Adams. got four
wide ones that he couldn't have reach
ID with a fishing pole
Babe was clearly up in the air
Then Bush instead OF waiting and
worrying the big Rube, hunted That
gave Adams a chance 20 come back
70 earth, and he certainly took advan-
tagc Of Il. To- me IL didnt appear
that he had a whole lot OF stun in
the first two gameF In the third
though he pitched corking fine ar
Hcle OF ball
Lots OF people ask me why Cobb
never hits In the big show He stung
quite a few against Pittsburg, but only
cot couple OF them safe In one
game with two on and just about that
many runs needed. Tyrus poked out
liner over Leach's head II was n
great wallop Leach. | believe. thought
he had no chance and started the
chase 10 relay II back He looked
up. hooked on and. bingo, Tyrus was
crop.
Il was surprised when old Claude
Rossman slipped 10 Columbus He's
a good ball player Still. the Browns
certainly get a nice player in this fell
low Abstein Sure. he had n bad
streak in the big show. but when in
any season doesn't any ball player
have a week, or two OF poor playing
Abstein vs. Just that unfortunate that
his came when 1t hurt most and was
most notice able
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Soft for Wallace.

Magnate hedges has given "Rhody"
Wallace permission TO be- his own doe.
tor SO far as spring training is con
cerned. The little Scot can make the
trip To Houston or loaf az Hot Springs
or remain at his domicile In Millvale.
Pa He will write his own prescrip-
tion and its ingredients will be per
feCtly satisfactory TO Hedges Texas
weather, they say has never been
much OF n hit with Wallace. He's
not only Of that stripe Of player who
can be trusted. and who hasn't "A
chance 20 abuse himself, but is one
who takes on but little excessive
avoirdupols during the OFF season ana
who needs but little else than shave
and "A shampoo To get ready for the
new campaigns Louis Times
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Al JACKSONVILLE.

First Hace-Maiden --year'oid',
colts and geldings. L furiongs
liawkiike, los, Dolan, los. Locke,
li5. Common Sense us; The Rascar
us; Louis katz, us Gay. us sH
n arney us, New star. us, Nule'
tide. los. Great Caesar 10 Receit-
able, llG. Jack Denman. lls. Johh
PcEdergast. IFS Roseburg III, rs.
Second Race-Three-yearolds and
up. selling, > - urlongs Dero0E,
lCl, BOlJeH. 80. Schieswig. 80. VI j.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
HALF-STEP DELIVERY OF NO-H/7
PITCHER OF YEARS AGO. FORGOTTEN
BY tip Wright.

wonder how many dyed in-the-
wood baseball fans realize the value
10 a pitcher OF lootwork in baseball
Not many. TN warrant, and FOR that
matter. not many pitchers pay any
attention 10 Il.
don't suppose half a dozen ~
the brightest pitchers in the business
men who use their brains as well
As physical ability-pay any attention
20 clever footwOrk
And yet one Of the best fingers
that ever curved a ball over plate
he man who pitched the first nine
inning no.nit no-mau.r eacn.firs base
game on record. pr lee RICHMOND
07 TT Oh VOTCTsTFT T7afII, 'F"as a
student ~ footwork He used his feet
AS scientifically as his hands in fool
ing the batter
wonder why pitchers don't pay
attention 90 the way they hantr their
pedal extrcmities2
The Gay Dr Richmond now pro.
fr.suI Of mathmatics pitched tho
game lhat made him lannon's he had
the battprs breaking their backs
with what he used TO call his half
step ball The didoes that ball cur
M would not have been believed by
the public had this. story been told
before the sIit balisbecome 80 well
known
Richmond used 20 pitch his fast
hau of tho ends Of bis FIRST two
fingers. with a side arm motion, a.,
The end of a full stride toward the
batter The ball had plenty OF steam
and sharp Jump that made 81 hard
10 blt safe.
Thai he was close student who
appreciated the value of change o.
pace without Obvious change OF de-
livery was evident for he had a slow
bail which he delivered with the same
motion save. instead OF "a fill stride.
he stepped ouly half the distance and
Jet 90 OF the ball.
TEe abrupt halt as the ball left his
/ hand caused the sphere to do the
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

Connie ha(t Never Cares
10 def d Discard ba(k

connie Mack emphatica!ly denies the
report that he haG any idea OF ac-
curing Jack knight. the Highlanders'
slfOrtstop.
IN all my baseball career. have
never attempted to regain "A player
that sold OF traded to big league
team When | let man 40 In this
manner, 1t means that | do not think
lhat he Is the type OF player | want
! wish knight the best OF luck. but
dont think tnat need him on my
team.
As for trading ieitmuller and Dy
CERT, / wouldn't give this pair for the
whole Highlander team
! am rot worryirs about the short.
stop position. | nave one OF the best
II the country in Jack Barry. and hell
be 20 per cent better next season.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
SAYS 154 GAMES
WILL Be PLAYED

NEW YORK. Feb. Were got
en-, licked liIl De l54-game SEIZED
ule and yOn can bank on g."
This was the way r;arney Dreyfuss,
owner of the world ) champion Pitts
burg team. sized up the fight today
between the schedule faction in the
National league.
Dieyfuss' confidence IS based on the
belief that Dreyfuss, Brush OF New
York Hermann, OF Cincinnati,
Dovey. OF Boston. and Ebbetts. OF
brooklyn, are solidly in line for the
retention OF the old length schedule,
as against the lss game season fav-
orec by Murphy. II Chicago. Robson.
OF ST Louis. and Fogel OF Philadel-
pkia.
The schedule fight. the only thing
remaining for the National league 10
settle. viii be threshed out at a meet
nag at the Waldorf-Astoria this after
noon.
The American league in session al
Chicago. has notified the National
league club owners that IL viii adopt
the l54-game schedule. regardless OF
what action the older league takes
There was plenty OF wind spilled
about the corridors OF the hotel today
in discussing trades but there was
ll,tle doing as a result Roger Bresna-
han grabbed on vic Willis the Pr
rate pitcher. but IL is understood that
the consideration was purely a cash
one and that no players figured in the
deal
\ telegram has been sent Ban
Johnson asking him to come by the
end OF the week for a meeting OF the
National Commission TO take up the
case OF Johnny King. II is believed
King will be fined 300 and rein
stated and the rumor was renewed
that be would then be transferred 20
New York
Fred Lake. OF Boston. was trying TO
buy first and third baseman. bur with
out success He had talk with
Barney Dreyfuss i'm an attempt to buy
one Of the latters infelders. but there
Was nothing doing
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

most remarkable things imaginable.
u would duck. dive and bob up again.
like cork in water across. which the
Vind blows rlBpies
No one. least Of all the batter. could
tell whether the ball would bob up or
drop ~ FEW inches as 10 approached
the plate bpt 10 was not "A hard de.
livery 90 cgtcn. as the spit ball in
have Matched pitchers for years.
and I have yet 10 see ono use the
short step which made Rlchardsoh
famous Every one has hole a
good long stride away. into which his
foot sinks as ne delivers tho ball 20
the batter Med as soon think or
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
KAZOO GETS AWAY WITH IT.
Another Boxing Match Has Beer
Booked by Celery City Promoter

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Feb 10
Billy Randall has secured a good
bout for The next Boxing show to ue
given by the Celery City Athletic club.
The main feature will be- ten-rOund
&C between JACK Dougherty OF this
city and JEFF q COnnel OF England.
The men will box q Us pounds and il
promises to be a very fine exhibition
as O'Connell Is one OF the best little
men who has come To America in re-
cent years.
Porter OF this city and Abbott Of
Battle Greek are expected TO furnish
the semi Sindup
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
MEADOWS IMPREssES EN-.
New Workers Believe He's the Best
Distance Runner seen Yet.

NEW YORK. Feb 1.-THE easy
victory OF the Canadian crack. FreI
Meadows. In the lJ.mile race at Mad-
,son Square Garden laAt niShl is The
main topic ~ condensation in sport
ing circles today. and il IT, expected
race az The full Marathon distance
viii be arranged within a few DAYS m
which the Guelph crack can meet thu
lGmilers. -Judging from his perform
ance fasl night he is .n a class bs.
himself an the lj.mile distance with
Sniuhb out of the game and he was
running So well within himself tina,
Il seemed last nieht he could have run
pn the fun Marathon distance -auJ
'egballfd the professional record Tor
tte distance
There Is also talk today of The
matching Meadows and tlfred Shruub
M English l5-milor who was unable
90 ake pau IN last nights race be-
cause OF bad legs.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
GEORGE ST0vALL
ON THE MARKET
Talk al League Meeting Centers
Around Possible Exchange Be-
~ tween Maps and ST. Louis Browns

CHICAGO. Feb. l5.--Everything II.
dicated he greatest harmony today
when the magnates OF the American
league AMI American association began
their separate sessions called for the
adoption Of the 1910 playing schedule
The arrival TODAY OF kilfoyl ana
Somers OF Cleveland; Navin OF Detro.,
and Farrell OF New York completed
the> roster OF magnates OF the Amer
can league. and they began their ses.
sion at ] p. IN. Iteir session today
VIII be perfunctory according 10 Pres.
dent Johnson. VINO declared just BE-
fore the session that the magnates
would devote today 10 formally ratify
ing the new ten-yeaT agreement The
present agreement runs out next fall
Tomorrow the sCheGuie Will he ratified
and the magnates will adjourn
Among the American leaguers there
was astonishing lack OF trade reports,
most Of them being confined as 10
what will happen to George Stone. the
St. Louis outfeldef The most pc
slstent report was that PresideH-
Hedges or St Louis is negotiating a
deal with Cleveland whereby Bemls
and Stovall would so to the Browns
p III ca Aohb' w DApAN h4N i'cbpy W a.
lace.
Connie Mack OF Philadelphia stu
remains non-comm,ttal when asked
whether he is after Stone. though be
admits he wants a good outfelder.
Meanwhile the American association
magnates are minEling with the major
leaguers. endeavOrmg 10 negotiate
from some OF the castoffs OF that or
ganization No trades or exchanges
have been announced. however.
TOLEDO. Feb I5.-Ad Joss. tie
star pitcher of the Cleveland team.
First Baseman Stoyall and Catcne.
nemis 10 the Browns for Outfclder
Stone ana Iufelder Wallace.
This trade would apparently verify
the report that Cleveland intends -
use l.aioie at first base next season.
Should such a move have been decided
up0n. Stovall, who is a hrst-ciass man,
would be excess baggage.
The coming of Stone and Wallac
would greatly strengthen the CleYe-
land team Wallace started his biz
league career in Cleveland during the
Teheau regime.
lie signed as pitcher and did GOO
work but one spring. when Chiplv
Meas = s+-t---4 =
lace was sent 60 third base aud did
so well that he VAS never asked &C.
pitch again. although subsequently he
was switched TO stortstop. where Boo
has shOne brilliantly Tor years
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Sporting Notes

PItt-burg has sold Pitcher VI" VII
lis - the - Louis Cardinals.
All day yesterday the National League
spent IA a deadlock over the scHe"utr
matter
The ID. \. {. basketball team meet.
the g. h r. co me at the tlup ~ m-
uasium tonight
Connie Mnck doesn't think there IL n
chance 90 keeping br""nihA on the
ron Of the Tiger p..rh"f''
Hoppe trimmed Morniugstar couple
uorr Ramss az the Donovan ltrsion
rooms Yesterday and the pair ieft on
their way fej'',lnA
-. l. =. VIII send team 10 the
Princeton alumni meet at chicago. FEB.
- ~piegcl Barton. Tuome}s Gambler
and NDble wlN x" along
The White sox WI" helped the Tigers
nightly when help was needed last
summer. VIII help raise tne Hag at
Benuett park ueNt summer
Ness. the M"dison nrst-sncker. WIZ"
Vail boz given tridF Win a." Tigers
At Sautour. Is a shipping clerk lu o.
blk Clicagu grocery store winters.
"chIck" Ln,her-. In MI probability
the most brilliant baseball PLAYER the
University Of Michigan ever had has
quit school aud Will pronably play pro
fesSiuual bail Trouble over his sChol-
nstlc standings precipitated the ar
dcutN.
Thc philadelphia Athletics will do
business or '0-crnt basis next year
Ink" the other American league clubs
\. =. Burknri. at the saginaw club,
has 5s men under contract That IL
ZnIuE- come FOR Ii Class --leAgILe-- eXcn-
~ IL is champion club.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Attcll the Busy Boy.

Abe Atten has consented TO NEE,
Harry Forbes for ten rounds at a
show 10 be brought on at Troy, =. y.
ON Monday evening, Feb 81. ON the
following Thursday Abe viii hook up
with Frankie Neil In ten-round 20
AT the I.ongacre Athletic club. Abe
ought 20 have no trouble in outpoint.
inc both lads. providing he cuts
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

placing his foot somewhere else rs he
would OF passing up chance ITO buy
diamond at q bargain, And IN you
don't know how remote that ia. ask
"a player
The nearest approach TO Rich
mond's delivery. ami 10 Is not close
enough 90 resemble Il, was the side
step used o.. pitchers few years
ago. when the crossfrc WIS popularity
believed 90 De the most effective OF
All deliveries But this step 10 the
right az LEFT bore no resemblance TO
the half step stunt which placed
Richmond IN the gallery OF baseball
inlmortals.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. Is - Pho
nix champion" is the title borne by
Young Jack Johnson or Hook Bones"
as ne is famIliarly known It's the
same title "Klondike" had when he
bested Jack Johnson
And right now Hook Bones looks
more ike "A champion than either
"klundike" or Johnson did ar that
time He's meeting all smoke welters
here. whore The color line Is strictly
observed and ne never has been de-
feated
Hook Bones" was picked of the
street selling hook bones. which
"culud" man in the south loves next
TO possu mand watermelon. That's
where he got his name
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
OUR TY NOT THE
ONLY R0YSTON WONDER

ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. II
Brooks. native OF Royston.
Ga. the home OF the celebrated
Ty Cobb. and three years ago
Businessman on the Georgia
School az Technology baseball
nine but who. for the past TWO
years. has been PLAYING in the
.outheld for the Enid team IN
the Western association. ha-
been signed by New Orleans for
the coming season Brooks has
made good In professional bali,
and last season. with the Enid
pennant winners. hit .294 and
helded 9lj He scored seventy
runs and made l27 hits This
is pretty good for a yOungster
second year in fast company.
Brooks desire 10 return south
was the cause OF his being sold
10 New Orleans He was first
offered 70 Atlanta. but the
CfACkefs are OFerstOCked on
outfeld material, and so turned
the Offer down.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Latest Seine Bulletin.

Bout between Harry Lewis AMI
Willie Lewis. scheduled In Paris Fri
day was post oned week. There is
still three feet of water in the fght
club as far front as X and :
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Bug Holiday Dead.

CINCINNATI o.. Feb 15-Bu-
Holiday a. former outnebler win
be Cincinnati Reds died today after
lingering siiluess lie was well
u0VH t1 baseball Won AIN over the
comtff .and played with the CinciN.
mats team for " years He leaves \
WIDOW
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
VIVA, cy Owes TO Baseball.

Old Cy Young who hasn't anything
except several farms and roll as biz
as n bushel basket 90 show FOR his
in baseball intends 10
purchase an Oregon timber tract.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
What Worries Mcclure

Jim Mcclure isn't worrying about
whether the new Nap park will De
on time nearly as much
as on that infeld problem.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
Matty a Veteran.

The coming one WILDE Christie
Mathewson's tenth season with the
Giants
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

DustncsS-ii<e Prtp'tau. 80 fuss ana
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co, rs
lohn II st Phone l49S.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

I~II,eIt. Ness. oLeary and Moriarty
reported 10 President NaFtn and thr
first mentioned pair signed up AZ cA!-
0fgn yesterday
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

The casual spectator /at hasSethali
matches is slow td realize the iact
shat as a rule. TIE team ghat n play
. ing In IFS own
rntrh> home sNmnasiu.-,l
iii is equipped With
"1N W." au advantage at
The start or the
game which other things helms equal
is estimated according 90 me 'di louS
nick Hoor conditions az from hNe
point, to 70 or go
There never Was Il gymnasium yel
where strange team had as s9od
chance as one that had played mere
before "A veteran basketball ta,tlcl"n
mid rfrF- writer -t-l,,tfs ttiile 40 ana
local nails abound In illustrations OF
int TACT
me beautiful y NJ {. 4. - nina
stun is strange enough 10 make ihe
average newcomer teel simply lost %
"a PLAYER Who has been accustomed Q"
view lap baskeL-N iIh "A background o!
Mood on other solid substance, the
slass Ihat backs up the hoop NJ me
y look, Ike nothing az all. ana
t4ulanc, to shoot low is always no
rictable Thi, impression Is iostertd
p. thr Aety inadequate lighting oi me
ends of the nooi. where the baskets
afc located liut the hoor Is
prrlably Tie hest court in Mlchlsan
IN tha. The d. A G. court has a trick
ina a wali AZ one end back OF when
thrre ARE "out of bounds y team
MAKING toward that end is always
wise 90 take LONG shots aud quick
passes. for the ball cannot be losl au
tomaticaly 10 the enemy IN case the
Shot goes wrong,
The RuTmchs gym has an even
iricket end than this. part OF II being
blind and part open The home team
invariably starts the opposition AZ
work toward the blind end In the hrst
half Before the tricky condition j.
really sensed. the half is over ana
then the hone team goes 10 WORK
Systema ically and runs up the score.
using ,hc advantage To the limit
ON he few occasions when games
are PLAYED in the Light Guard armorl
the waved dancing floor offers nan
dicap hat H. nearly fatal 10 team
thar has not sbeen prepared Tor tira''
yely thing And the same Is the case
with the floor az VI \ c.. from when
returning teams bring stories OIL IN
ability tu do anything but spfa"l.
while the college BOYS We're doing al.
sorts OF fancy skating and the balI
was shooting through the basket WIN
agsravating frequency.
Galleries. gynnasiums, apparatus
low raltets and similar impedimenls
exist IN various halls where the game
is PLAYED and form advantages which
the home team is always ready to
grasp. often a style OF play can be
fostered IN a trick gymnasium. when
is virtually unbeatable. even when OF
posed by a team OF far superior merit
But the trickies, OF all the stale
gymnasiums is the one al Adrian col
lege. where there is no out-ot-0ounds.
the playiug floor being entirely sur
rounded with wire netting The
lght Is all from above and the spec
tators are grouped in the gallery.
From back OF the wire through the
gloom. the stuffed birds and beasts OF
the college museum glover at the Wis
iting athletes whose emotions are al
WAYS greatly confused for the first
fey Minutes OF play. il not for a long
e. period
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16

In an imposing special number OF
thu ighly-esteemcd Western Horse
nen. which has just reached us. that
organ advises trainers to use alcohol
strychniue aud nitro-gS ycerine on their
tired charges. rather than the juice
Of The hOla nut heroiu sJrophduthus
digitalis or cocaine. which are only
suitable for thOroughbreds And still
We wonder a; equine crime
Old friends or Horace Fogel the
Philadelphia magnate fail TO recall
any prior attacks OF the govt which
kept HIM from settling with Billy Muir
ray ia New York the other day Doubt
less Horace recently started eating
three squares per day
Mcrningstar is a nice. hopeful name
aud its possessor needs it, inspira-
ton one might imagine. Can't they
fix II for him 10 beat that boy Hoppe
once in a while just 10 make it inter
estIng in some OTHER tOWn7
Umpire KERN protests against the
use of footballs in the Tiger training
practice. He says Jennings men are
pernitiousiy accomplished kickers
now.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-16
HEART
HEART
Wnh fhe
Sporting
Editor.

the casual spectator /at basSetball
is slow td realize the tact
shat. as rule. tie team ghat n play