The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-09
| THOUGHTS
on
SAM BERGER.

TuoUcurs that his aspiration
on was "A mistake but
SAM bER1Eh. when the evidence
had accumulated e
height be deemed adequate. he al
udtted himself IL. error. Since tha'
time he mas become Ii press agent. IL
should have entered that realm at first
With all due credit TO John r. Robin
son. Tyrus Cobb, w. w. Aulick, Car
irie Nation-yes, Theodore Roosevelt
the subject OF this sketch has II or
them all and wins pulled up by at leas'
- lengths.
Who could warrant such an en-
comium but Sammy Berger. Jeffries
] press agent. manager and adviser?
Sammy mas made II possible for jim
JEFF 70 pull of his 100000 tour; nis
perspicacity has enabled his charge IL
capitalize his quarrel with Jack John.
son at a figure never before dreamed
Of: his facile little mill has ground out
notices OF all sorts that have kept the
one-time bully Of them all In the
bright light for SD long ana now, with
the climax of his effort In sight, no
has started in TO make a final cleanup.
And his cleanup Is to be at the ex-
pense of the newspapers OF the United
States.
/ Sammy's fnst rloXe was the produc.
ton OF that highly fanciful "autobi
ography" OF Jim Jeff which is now so.
ing the rounds of the papers given TO
the vicariously-e sport page. SO
many fell for the autobiography that
Sammy followed that with a move still
10 ft,,rv obi ffxn
has a communication from Mr.. Berger
in which he states his desire TO con-
tribute exclusive CD articles, daily o.
weekly, by wire or mail. along with
photographs from Jeffries' training
camp. and signed statements by the
principals, trainers and distinguished
visitors" Nor IL Sammy relying On
bis unalded efforts TO keep the lard
posted. Assisting me-" he write .,
will be a competent corps OF writers,
artists aud photographers" Why.
what literary atmosphere they have
planned in the camp where the old
timer is TO endeavor TO come back"
And who can be credited with the re-
form but Mr. Be"ger?
Just 10 round the whole communica-
tion Off. the following signature is ap
pended
SAM BERGER, Manager James ).
Jeffries. Berger Building, San Fran
cisco, Cal"
Whew, Sammy must have been
saving some OF his salary. too,
Now, TIE Times Is not going to rely
for its reports Of the fighters on the
manager OF either OF them-begging
The pardon OF Mr. Berger for mention
| ing him and George Little in the same
breath
TIP Wright with whose work the
readers Of this page are familiar, will
/ be IN attendance at both camps dur.
ing the three months that precede the
fight and will tel every move made
lby either OF the men for this paper
| AND he will tell II IN a calm. unpreti
diced way, aud WITH what assistance
he requires.
II this putative little street car
strike OF ours ever reaches an acute
stage why not hand the situation over
10 the following arbityators: Ban
Johnson, Garry Hermann, Tom
| Lynch
Why female trotter is SO often
Registered ar Miss and SO seldom as
Mrs is a mystery hard 10 explain
/ And besides. think OF the prophecies
when hec racing Gays are outlived'
Interesting fact No pasteboards
for admission to the big quarrel VIII
| bc sold in the east except those "a.
Itdched TO railroad tickets
We all know about Mr. Taft. hut who
/ is this Mr. Sherman who gets into the
American league bali yards ON com.
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