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The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
az LOREN ROBINSON.

ANN ARBOR, Oct. ll.-Detroit has
corner ON the freshman eleven OF
the University OF Michigan this year.
At least, that 10 the way II looks
from the side lines. There are seven
men who hail from the Place where
life IL worth living" on the squad
and most OF them are making good.
Central High has furnished all but
Last night In scrimmage the fresh
men held the scrubs and outplayed
them In every way and II was the
Detroiters who did 1t. Just now
Coach Douglas is picking the team
that will journey to Tiffin, Ohio. next
week to meet the Heidelberg College
team and II ia safe to say that there
will bea at least Ave Of the Detroiters
In the lineup.
Allan Garrels stands out In front
OF the local stars. Although he has
been out OF the game for the last two
years still his vacation seems to have
improved his playing and he was the
shining light OF the scrimmage. Gain
ing ground whenever he had the ball
playing a brilliant defensive game
and booting his team TO safety when
needed. he made the upper class-mer
talk OF the days when his brother
was the mainstay OF the varsity ant
predict great things for the brother
"Squib" Torbett Is not far behind and
handles himself like the veteran thai
he is. Both he and Garrels are beinl
used In the backfield and are proving
very effective in the handling OF for
ward passes.
Patterson Is also there. His weight
and speed make him a valuable line
man and the way he tore up the scrub
line was like Benbrook In miniature
Bubbles" looks good to the rooters
and also to the coach. He Is playing
guard and has adapted himself to the
new position quickly. Bently, another
former Central star, Is out but ha,
had little chance as yet to prove his
worth. Craig is taking a try at quar-.
ter position and Is getting away with
IL. His track abilities place him IL
great form under the new rules and
his twenty and thirty-yard sprints
made Yost wish that he had him fol
the varsity. He has broadened out
considerably and now makes a for.
midable opponent for any man to
tackle. Besides he runs with his knees
high and the second team found hin
almost invincible.
Pontius, late OF ID. u. s., will no
doubt find a place on the team. He
looks good and although he has been
In very little scrimmage. still he give,
promise OF being strong player. An
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
CODES AUTO
BREAKS DOWN

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. IL
Especial. )-Ty Cobb, the star outfield
er OF the Detroit Tigers. Is broken
down in his automobile In Kingston
n. Y. and will be unable to appear
with the American league AllStars IN
the opening game against the Ath
letic at Shibe park today. Jimmy Nc
Aleer, manager of the Washington
club. who is in charge OF the All
Stars, received telegram from Cobt
saying that his automobile, with
which he was touring to Philadelphia
from Buffalo. had been wrecked, and
that 1t was impossible for him to pro
coed at once.
Cobb further said that he would
take immediate efforts to have the
damage TO the machine repaired, and
that II unable to get his car going al
once, would take train to this city.
Cobb expected to reach here this
morning. and had reserved rooms nj
the Aldine hotel. where the Tigers
stop when in Philadelphia.
In the opening game today. Ger
many Schaefer. OF the Washington
team, will take the place of Ty. Cobt
is expected TO reach here tomorrow
morning and appear in the SECOND
game.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
EDITED ~
HARRY NELLY
DETROIT PLAYERS
STAR AS FRESHIES
SEVEN YOUTHS WHO PLAYED ON HIGH SCHOOLS HERE
ARE DOING WELL IN FIRST-YEAR
SQUAD AT ANN ARBOR.

other OF the high school men to ind
his way to Ferry Field is Gum. This
scrappy little player won his letter
ON Centrals eleven last year. lie IL
game but his size is against him and
he will have hard time to beat out
some of the husky up-staters.
In number this years squad Is not
as large as that OF last season but
the quality of the material 10 on a
par with any that has ever been mold
ed into a strong freshman team. Sag
inaw and Bay City have a number OF
representatives as has Ann Arbor.
Boyne City. boasting OF a postomce
and general store has contributed a
player In the person OF White that
promises 10 make gridiron hero.
A half back and a peach Is the YER
dict OF the dopesters. He and Gar
rels make great pair. White 3
specially seems 10 be intercepting
forward passes. Three times during
scrimmage he stole the ball from the
scrubs and each time for an appreci
able gain, His offensive work il
equally as good. After seeing the
freshmen In scrimmage last night
Yost was heard, apparently remark
ing to himself:
There is enough material In col
lege to make a winning team for the
next five years"
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
GAN GET SEATS
ONLY BY LETTER
Mercy Changes Plans at Chicago
To Beat Out Designing
Scalpers.

CHICAGO, Ills. Oct. 11.-There VIII
be no public sale OF reserved seats for
Chicago games OF the worlds series
according TO an announcement Of Sec
rotary Mercy Of the American league
today.
Instead, the seats must be ordered
by mail and all letters received by
tomorrow morning will be thrown In
heap and the orders filed as the
letters are picked out.
The reserved seats In the Cubs park
are limited to 5000 and only four seats
will be granted each purchaser. AL
Of the box seats have been sold &c
baseball officials, regular Cub patrons
etc
Mercy said this scheme OF selling
the reserved seats was adopted be
cause II was learned that the scalp
ers had planned to secure practically
all OF them through representatives In
line. IL a public sale had been made
The unreserved section will be
placed on sale each day before the
games.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
NELSON is ~
STILL GOOD

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. 11.-If
victory over Monte Dale, OF Denver,
can be counted for anything. Oscar
Matthew Nelson. otherwise known as
THE Battler" has demonstrated that
he can Come back" after an idieness
OF nearly ten months.
The Dane disposed Of his opponent
In the third round OF bout at the
Grand Athletic club here last night
scheduled to go ten rounds. Dsies
manager throwing up the sponge after
a physician told Monte he had frac-
tured small bone In his left arm. ne
injury came In the second round. but
Monte toiled away bravely trying 10
ward OF his opponent with his right.
The Battler showed as much speed
and strength as ever before and Dale
was outclassed. Bats friends declars
that unless something unforeseen oc-
ours. the Hegewisch terror will again
hold the lightweight championship
honors.
Nelson announced today that he -
matched TO fight One Round Hogan
in San Francisco. Oct. rs.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
PLAYERS DO
NOT AGREE

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE pro
nounciamento OF Garry Hermann
chairman Of the National Baseball
Commission. that as a result OF the
scandal In the race for batting suprem
acy between Lajoie and Cobb the com
Mission would not permit prizes to be
offered for leading batsmen in the
future has aroused the ire OF New York
players.
How the commission can prohibit
the Offering or acceptance OF prizes
from business firms for leading play
ers Ii something that the fans and
players can't figure out
The next thing we shall hear oil
the commission trying to prevent suits
OF clothes and boxes Of cigars being
given to the players for home runs.
declared one Of the stars Of the High
lander team. Then the commission
will try to regulate how we shall spend
our winters and will prescribe what
We must and must not eat. No won
der there Is talk OF revolt against
the two big leagues. IL Is sure to come
unless the commission displays more
sense In the future"
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11

The Cincinnati Tribune, which Is
leading the battle against Promoter
ID. A. Fletcher, who would have post
season series and third major
league, axis these few little questions,
the answers to which are obvious:
Who Is Fletcher?
What has he done for baseball?
How much money has he invested
In baseball?
What is his financial rating In Day
ton, Detroit, and other cities where
he has operated?
Upon what does he base his ability
to raise 100000 to finance a new
major legaue?
Did he pay in cash for the one
share Of stock he owns In the United
States Amusement Co, or was 1t given
him?
Why did he vote with the other di.
rectors OF the United States Amuse.
ment Co. to call OF the all-star series
and then advise the players to cash
the checks sent them?
Why does he compel players desired
for the new league to agree to forfeit
$4,000 II they fail TO keep their agree
ment with him. when he himself does
not pledge one cent until after Feb
10?
What assurance have players that
the agreements which they are now
asked to sign will be backed by the
100000 capital which Fletcher
promises to raise on OF before Feb
10. 1911?
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
LATEST NEWS
honest OPINIONS
MEN
IN ONE FINE MIXUP
|oUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT DEPOSED MANAGERS
CAN RELEASE BASKETBALLERS WILL
GO BEFORE THE A. A. u.

would seem that the manager wouiu
not have the power TO dispose OF play
ers unless the hackers consented.
Take In the case OF the Detroit
base ball team. for instance. IL hugh
Jennings resigned or was discharged
he could not take his players win
him. The disposition OF men wouli
be up to President Frank Navfn. On
hand the basketball situation would
appear In the same light. However
I have not looked up the A. A. U,
presidents and will give no torn'ai
decision until fully informed.
II the players who signed Tor TWO
years last winter are TO be bound oy
those agreements, 1t will mean serr
Gus blow to the ID. A. c. and otner
teams. II will aid the Spalding cluo
and the representative team Oh the
Y. NJ. {. A.
The basketball outlook today Is bet
ter than ever at this stage OF the sea
son. Until after Thanksgiving the In
door sport does not receive any great
amount OF attention because football
holds the center of the stage, but al
ter turkey day, basketball will jump
into public favor.
Spaldings. Grogan. the Y. M. Z. A.
the d. A. c.. Burroughs and the l.
M. l., are making great plans for the
approaching season. There are more
good players In the city than ever
before and II is likely that faster
games will be played. Basketball Is
about the only popular indoor sport
as there are no halls In the city SUIT
ably lighted for indoor baseball
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
BY HARRY NELLY.

Much trouble IL brewing among the
4 men who play basketball In Detroit.
Some drastic action Is expected on
Rthe part OF the American Athletic
Eunion. and unless the contend.ns
forces get together the basketball sit
uation In this city during the coming
winter may face one OF the most Sc
\ we're crises In its history.
The mixup dates back to last year
4 and hinges upon who really has utie
Ito . player--the man who manages
the club OF the institution which backs
, the team. There Is diversity OF
opinion Just now and the local A. A.
tn. ofncial has not exactly made up
his mind
In 1909, Bob Grogan worked for A.
@. Spalding 4 Bros. he also man
aged the Spaldi7g basketball team
and directed Its affairs. This year
Grogan IL not with the Spalding con-
Germ. but will be employed elsewhere.
Thereupon hinges all the controversy.
AS manager, Grogan has given last
years Spalding players their releases
An an EFFORT to win them over to the
new concerns with which he will soon
be affiliated. He holds that he was
manager and as such, can control the
destinies OF the players. The men are
signed under A. A. u. rules TO TWO
years contracts.
The matter has been under nerce
dispute during the last two weeks. and
there has been much argument pro
and con. Some of the players IN
volved have asked for an Official rui-
ing. but none has been forthcoming.
Richard Jackson. Jr.. is Detroit rep
resentative OF the A. A. U, and ne
Has taken official cognizance OF the
puxxling controversy. He was asked
\ Tor an expression Of opinion.
II have made no recommendation
q A. A. u. commissioner as yet
Jackson said. However. the matter
4 has been brought to my attention ana
\ 1 guess II will soon be up 10 me. =
number OF the boys have asked me
about II. but the question Is OF such
imuortance that I do not wish to de-
eide hastily However. on-hand' IL
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
b0WLERS READY
FOR GOOD SEASON
City League Starts Tonight and
Some 50 Others Will Be
Rolling Soon.

When the City league starts tonight
the bowling season In Detroit will be
pretty we'll under way. Already q
number OF the home organizations are
rolling, and more are getting ready ell
the time. The bowling game will
flourish this season stronger than
ever.
The city league has signed nearly
all the old men who rolled last year
and has added some strength, 80 It's
games should be top-notch. The
schedule for tonight Is:
Cadillacs Va. Burroughs at Cadillac
alleys: Schmidtke's No. 4 vs. Schmidt
ke's No. 2 at Schmidtke's alleysIJ. A.
Fords VS. Woodwards at Woodward
alleys: McCurdy's w. Drews at Nc
Curdys alleys; Herculeans Va. Ban
wells h Johns at Smiths alleys.
The beginning OF the city season
also will see the formal opening OF
the new Cadillac alleys. Manager
Hotchkiss has installed nine new con-
tinuous alleys which are the fastest
In the city.
One OF the most enthusiastic organ
izations Is ,ne Printers league. Ar
rangements have been completed for
opening their season Monday, Oct. IL.
Twelve teams will roll In the after
moons and ten In the evening division.
Several important changes In rules
will 60 into effect and when the season
Is over the contestants will hold big
banquet.
IL is likely that So to 40 leagues will
be In full swing within the present
month. They range from the fast City
where a 200-score Is but passing In
cident down TO the little office and
shop affairs rolled on one set OF alleys
| in which an average of two centuries
is subject OF much comment.
When bowling regained popularity
some eight or nine years ago 1t was
counted a craze" which. like roller
skating and such, would die out In
due course OF time-probably about
two winters. However, there Ia much
merit In the ten-pin game and instead
of declining the sport has grown until
now It is the leading winter pastime.
Bowling requires some brains, con-
siderable strength and lot OF skill.
Therefore, II Is popular. Like base
ball It knows no creed nor race. Read
score sheet and 1t shows everything.
Germans. Irish, Italians, Hungarians
and whatnot.
The city is better provided than ever
with places to bowl so there ID every
reason TO expect q most successfui
season.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
WEIGHS l07,
PLAYS END

GAMBLER, o., Oct. l1.-Texas AYES
|the smallest fellow who ever played
conference football In Ohio, will start
the contest this afternoon for Ken
son against penison. AYES 10 a real
bona fide runt, no less. He weights
|1O7 pounds, to be exact but Coach
Bemus Pierce thinks he Is as good a
|0efsnsive player at end as there is In
the state. AYES plays on the right
wing.
a year ago this pigmy created SEN
|sation at Kenyon by coming out for
|pfactice one night In his stocking
feet. Coach Pierce discovered him In
1.-The midst OF the scrimmage playing In
this unprotected condition. AYES ex-
|plained that the manager had not
been able to find pair Of football
|nhoes small enough for him.
The youth comes from Texas. He
~ = sophomore. He made a reputa-
|tion last year by his brilliant tackling.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
GIANTS SLIGHT FAVORITES
. OVER THE HIGHLANDERS

NEW YORK. Oct. lin order to
have full days rest before beginning
the series with the Highlanders for
the championship of New York, the
Giants wind up their regular season
with double-header with Philadel.
phia today.
The Giant-Iighlander series Is croar'
ing a tremendous amount OF local IN
terest and the prediction IS made that
at least 10000 people will witness the
first four games. Ii this prediction Is
realized. the players Will fare almost
as well financially as the Cubs and
Athletics will I'm the series for the
worlds championship.
The Giants are 10 to 5 favorite.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
HEART W;ea n.
- Sporting
1 HEARTH Editor.

From all sides come demands for
an investigation as how Napoleon
Lajoie made those eight hits in Sun
days game at st. Louis and, APP
parently, took the automobile away
from Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Such an
investigation is right and proper and
the officials of the American league
should look into the matter fuily.
Furthermore, an honest. public YER
dict should be given so that all may
know that baseball is TO be preserv.
ed a game above suspicion
Lest our statements of Monday be
taken amiss We wish to add that, in
comparing the conduct OF Cobb ana
the conduct& OF Lajoie we were not
OF the opinion that Lajoie's actions
were justified because Cobb quit. We
hkad In mind the idea that Cobb had
legitimate grounds for protest be-
cause he had absented himself from
the game alta time when sportsman
ship demanded he should play II able
10 do 80. The fact that Cobb chose
TO act In a manner deemed unfair
BY many is no excuse for st. Louis
players being dishonest In behalf oil
Cobbs rival.
II is quite possible that there will
be much talk of investigatins much
language from Pres. B. Johnson to
the effect that the game must be kept
clean. Then the league will adopt
the most diplimatic policy, probably
making no open admission that any
thing crooked happened at st. Louis
You recall when they had George
StGllings trapped on the signaitip-
ping in New York, no public admis-
SION ever was made that there was
any dishonesty at the Highlanders
park. Neither will there be any dis
honesty admitted at the st. Louis
park, IL precedent means anything
III were Napoleon Lajoie / would
refuse to take that machine. / would
rather pass up sf.5e9 worth OF auto
mobile than accept the gift. realiz
ing that, at least, half the baseball
loving public was convinced had
secured Il by methods at least ques
tlOnA0iS. III i WeI6 y SObD Shouiu
have played the string TO the nm
ish, lest suspicion be cast upon my
sense Of sportsmanship.
ia probable that Jajoie will dc
nothing like this, and II 10 q Ger
tainty that Cobb did nothing OF this
kind when he had the opportunity
An automobile is a desirable thing
II 10 pleasant TO be hauled about as
one of the elite. yet do you think
that men who earn about $4,000 FOL
working six months. display judg
ment in keeping with their salaries
when they adopt school-by tactics to
get a l.500-machine for nothing
Let the league investigate thor
oughly and let the men who were pet
~ be held up to public ridicule. pro
viding, OF course, the facts in the
case warrant such procedure
HARRY NELLY.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11

Young Putty Brains proud parent
sent Putt away to college to be edu-
Gated from books. Beware OF the
feetbawl game" pa advised as sonny
departed.
One day Young Putt wandered out
where men in striped Jerseys chased
each other up the greensward, SO TO
speak. Putt was impressed Next
day he, too. donned the moleskins
The teams lined up, 7.l1-44. Young
Putt got the ball, he charged up the
field and
(The End
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
Told Kit TO Make Deal,
So He Traded Himself

"Let US get some new ball players"
once said the owner OF the Washing
ton ball club when Malachi Kittredge.
leading batsman In the language
league. was managing that club.
"All right" says Kit, II got a
hunch."
Thereupon, the jovial Kit consulted
with Clarke Griffith who bossed the
New York Highlanders. Kit wrote
letters. and negotiated. and talked
and added about for three weeks.
lac longer he consulted the willy Crit.
hen the more he was overcome by a
grand and magnificent scheme
Grin needed catchers and Kit didn {
like the Washington job Therefore,
he agreed TO trade himself To Crit
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
YALE HAS SECRET WORK
PREPARING FOR WEST POINT

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1.-THE
Yale football squad continued today
on week OF secret practice In prep
aration for hard game with West
Point Saturday. The signal drill on
the gymnasium floor will be repeated
every night until the eleven depart for
the army post on Friday.
Rely who has been acting as sub
stitute and fullback, played at right
halfback yesterday in place OF Capt
Daily, who watched the practice with
an eye to aiding in the selection OF
the varsity men.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
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Have you seen TIE sStof
The auto race smells worse than the
gasoline the pesky crafts supposed to
burn.
And. now, friends, the chief queston
before the house Is should one bunt
and get hits. or swing hard and strike
out?'
Judge PheIan better detail q copper
to watch that goat Ty Coobs going 10
have Opposing pitchers would pay
well to get same--meaning, OF course,
the goat
on the Empire alleys at Lansing Mon
day night He hung out the strikes
necessary to make 500 and got two
more Just for luck. IL was the hrst
time a perfect score had been made In
Lansing.
The Athletics played q picked team
Monday and were defeated. to 4. IN
10 innings Morgan pitched for the
picked team and Dygert for the regu-
lars.
The proposed auto race between Bar
ated a lot Of talk among auto drivers
Press agents for concerns for when
Oldfeld does not drive are hooding the
country with anti-negro sentiments
From what we observed of Johnson
during his recent visit here, he was
about as white as anybody, save. or
course. In skin Fact Is. Johnson 3
about the most decent pug champion
In many and many day.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11

for an outhelder and a pitcher. Pa
pers were drawn up and signed and
the big transfer was about to take
place
Did you make a deal7" the owners
asked.
Sure" replied Kit. II have just
traded myself"
Kit had full authority 10 do so and
for a time II looked as though the only
trade on record in which the trader
used himself as part OF the deal was
about to be consummated when big
Ban Johnson stepped in and told Kit
for the good OF the league he better re-
main in the capital.
zen Kit sat sadly down to tell Crit
Il was all on.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
AUTO ASSOCIATION DOES
ITS USUAL "BABY ACT

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Facing ex-
pulsion by the American Automobile
association II he goes ahead with his
proposed automobile race with Jack
Johnson, Barney Oldfield is today won.
dering whether the honor of beating
the colored pugilistic champion is
worth the penalty.
The automobile association has
withdrawn the drivers license issued
TO Johnson, alleging that II was grant
ed through Misrepresentation. This
means that IL Oldfield races the Negro
at Sheepshead Bay. he will place him
self In the outlaw class. Oldfield al
mits that he Is In the worst quandary
of his life.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
WHAT PRIZES DO
TO TEAM WORK
OF BALL CLUBS.

Until ten days ago Larry hit
for the Maps every time he went
TO bat. Ten days ago Owner
Somers called Larry into his
ONCE and told him to quit hit
ting for the Maps and hit for
himself.
BY hitting for the Maps is
meant that Larry did the thing
that seemed best to promote the
Maps chances or winning.
When Larry received permits
sion and orders to hit for him.
self he began hitting for an
average regardless OF what eff
feet his efforts would have on
the fnal score. That he hit for
the Maps as we'll as for himself
Is q matter Of record.-Cleye-
land Press.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-11
Who Is This Fletcher Person

What assurance can Fletcher give
the prospective hackers OF the new
league that the players who may sign
with them now will not repeat their
act OF jumping agreements and 60
back to organized baseball, leaving
the hackers to hold the bag?
Where does the promised "emanci-
patton" of the players, promised py
Fletcher, come in. when the contracts
which they are compelled to sign SUD
ject them to a ten-days' notice OF re-
lease, a limit OF Is days salary In
case they are injured In the service
OF the club and permits their transfer
to any other club and for any other
purpose In the league?
And. once again, who Is Fletcher,
anyway