The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-06
BRAND NEW
LIE IL
TOLD.

ers thereof 10 pass
| il around in order that the vast
multitude OF liars may store II away
in their mental warehouses for further
recountal Hunting and fishing liars
are often hard put 10 IL and many Is
the old staple worn threadbare with
narration. Here, however, is a new
one. It has as its source the fertile
brain OF Freebooter known as
Fritz" Wit2leben. one OF the draughts'
men in the Office OF the municipal
engineer OF this fair city. II Mr..
Witzleben is as nightly hunter as
he Is a mighty liar. it's wonder that
enough ducks survive annually TO
propagate their species up at the
Flats
Il had been hunting all day in the
marshes" is the way Mr.. Witzleben
recounts his wonderful experience.
and tad had 'air success No !css
than Il reheads lay in frCnt OF nc IN
the cunt Some IF their were slone'
dead. Naturally. some II then were
sthl Kicking
Darkness was falling and | had
turned on my homeward way, laying
my gun In front OF me. pointing to-
ward the bow OF the boat IL must
have been that. for the first and oniy
time in my life, left my trusty shot
thrower out OF my hands with the
hnmmers cooked At any rate. | was
startled by an explosion. A moment
larer, before haG had an opportunity
70 investigate. the dead body Of duck
dropped into the boat and rolled
against ny feet.
Il ben; forward 10 grasp the gun
but before could reach il The seCon1
, barrel was discharged. couldn I
even dodge before the corpse OF an
other duck MT NE o., the chest. near
I ~ knocking me Owe; bodrl.
What could i mean?
We'll. when I picked up the I'm
found a peculiar condition OF affairs.
one OF the halt-dead ducks ha n
some way managed 10 get Eis wcbbeA
tees tangled up in the triggers OF the
gun. He had kicked and dc 'harged
bo,h the barrels. The shots went
home into the bosom of brother-or
sister-duck each time
Il really believe II IS the first in
stance on record OF a case where \
duck. using the weapon man has in
vented for his slaughter. has turned
II against one OF his own kind Or did
that duck. in his dying hour discharge
the gun in the hope OF bringing low
the man who had encompassed Ills
doom? In either case such murder
Gus intentions present an interesting
case for the societies OF Dhychical re-
search among our waterfowl"
The heart-rending tale which the
Whitesox bring back OF the Los An
geles ball yard on which they were
fine contrary TO the Tigers recol-
lection OF hospitable San Antonio.
Note, if you please. that il was a
former Detroit ball player involved
in that divorce suit. not one OF the
present manly band OF athletes.
II becomes necessary TO accord TO
Claud Rossman the credit for playing
in the outfield at Columbus through
the practice season, at any rate.
II She Washington club runs to form
here's a prediction that Jim McAleer
will revise his intention Of hanging
about the ball yard from practice un-
I'll time for the game each day. He'll
be glad 70 get away from II as much
as possible
Somehow-have you noticed 1.-THE
strike news from Philadelphia hasn't
amounted to much now that the Ath-
letics and Phillies have started their
annual spring series?
II all the mosquito-league twirlers
who have trimmed the Tigers this
year. follow i'm the footsteps OF Buck
Harris. the only one TO turn the trick
in 1909. Dixie will be full OF ruined
pitchers.