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The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
WELL UNDER WAY
NATIONAL COMMISSION OPENS UP ON Mr.. FLETCHER
WHO REFUSES TO STAY DOWN MORE
THAN FIVE MINUTES.

the country TO which disgruntled ball
players might turn when not on good
terms with the organized interests.
Mr.. Fletcher is now in the east
sounding the minor league folks about
the third major proposition and right
there Is where his baseball bark is
going on the rocks. Ii anybody whacks
the third major league proposition 1t
will not be the majors. The minors
are the fellows with the most at
stake.
Under the present system the minor
league magnate knows that he will
receive either top-notch price by
sale II any OF his players do we'll and
develop. Oh he will get a fair price
through the draft. With a third
major league not in sympathy with
the organized interests In the field
the youthful athlete could develop with
a minor league club. jump 10 the "out-
law" big league and get for himself
the purchase or drafting price which
now goes TO the minor league club
owner who spends his time and money
developing the youth.
It's dollars TO little bone buttons
that the men interested In minor
leagues are going to do nothing to aid
Fletcher and they will come to the
front TO oppose him. Loss OF money
ordinarily received for the sale and
draft OF players would wreck one.
third OF the minor leagues operating
today. Without this pickup at the end
OF each season the deficit would be SO
strong that civic pride. which keeps
many little league going. would
scarcely be strong enough to stand the
assessments stockholders would have
to pay.
Just now one OF the most interest
ing things In the Fletcher controversy
Is a series OF articles appearing In a
Cincinnati paper bawling out the pro
moter and wondering how he will sue
coed. These articles are the begin
ming of the national commission's
campaign to preserve the present com
plexion OF baseball. and 1t Is under
stood the commission had these writ
ten and is paying for them.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
BY HARRY NELLY.

There are going 10 be some sleep
less nights for baseball magnates dur
ing the fast approaching winter. The
irresponsible Mr.. Fletcher is still on
the job and, according TO latest bulle
tins from the east, he's going strong
Just when the regular" baseball
folks think he has been put in pickle
for good, up he hobs. Fletch, old boy
insurges just as regularly as Kan
sas politician. Squelch him in Chi
cago and you find him busy next day
in New York In spite Of the fact that
Is hours stand between the cities.
The latest announcement OF interest
concerning Fletcher Is a statement
from Russell Ford, Yankee pitcher, to
the effect that he had signed with the
new third major league which may
or may not be formed this winter
The loss OF Ford would rob the High
landers OF about half their pitching
strength. His addition 10 the new
proposed league would be a strong
card for Fletcher TO play.
The magnates publicly pooh pooh
at Fletcher and his plans and we ad
NIT they do look pretty shaky on the
face, but the National Commission
has appropriated war fund from lts
surplus to whack Fletcher and there's
a lot more money where this came
from IL money is needed.
The commission with its unlimited
financial resources could make things
terribly interesting for a man who
actually did start a third league.
few years ago when 1t was decided by
the powers that be that the California
State league had existed long enough
as an outlaw organization Billy Lang'
went TO the coast armed with a bale
of money and legal education. Win
In two months the California state
was within the organized fold and NJ
league Of any consequence existed II
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
ANCIENTS
KICKED ON
ROUGHNESS

AS far back as 1853 the question OF
brutality was under discussion. The
following is an extract from ANA,
tonne OF Abuses by Philip Stubs,
printed in London In 1888:
For as concerning football play. |
protest unto you it may rather be
called FRIENDLY kinde OF fight than
play or recreation; a bloody and
numbering practice, than felowly
sporte or pastime. For dooth not
every one I've in waight for his adver-
sarie. seeking to overthrow him and
10 pickle him on his nose, though II
be upon hard stones? In ditch or dale,
in valley or hill. or what place soever
il be, he careth not, so he have him
down. And he that can serve the
most in this fashion, he is counted
the only fellow, and who but he? So
( by this means sometime their legs
sometime their armes, sometime one
part thrust out OF joint, sometime an
other. sometime the noses gush out
with blood, sometime their eyes start
ont. and sometime hurt in one place
sometime in another.
but whatsoever scapeth away the
best goeth not scotfree, but is either
sore wounded. craised and bruised
so as he dyeth OF it or else scapeth
very hardly. And no maervaile, fol
they have the sleight to meet one be
twixt two, TO dashe him against the
hart with their elbowes. to hit i'm un
der the shut ribbes with their grip
ped fists. and with their knees to
catch him upon the hip, and to pick
him on his neck, with hundred such
numbering devices. and hereof grow
eth envie, malice, rancour, cholor
hatred, displeasure, quarrel, picking
murther, homicide and great effusion
of blood. as experience dayly teach
| eth
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25

With the regular" season of light
harness racing over. II is possible to
place the biggest money winners OF
the year without waiting for the re-
turns OF the scattering few meetings
still To be held In the far south and
southwest, for none OF the leading
horses will appear at them. Their
campaign ended at Lexington and
they are now In winter quarters or ON
the road thither
However. the question, (which har-
ness racehorse will be the heaviest
winner OF 1902" was settled weeks
ago. fer 1t was then apparent that
Dude Archdale was so ar In from;
that she could not be caught. There
was only one possibility of her los
ing the coveted position. as long since
as zefore the Columbus meeting This
was that she should go out OF com
missio nor win only small slices OF
her closing engagements. and that
Colorado T.. should win all of his. in
Guiding the Kentucky Futurity. In
which first money was $4,000.
! But the opposite proved to be the
case, Dude won either first or sec
Nnu luOuSN III ali lOui VI utI eipSlht
races, while Colorado T.. lost the Flu
turity. in which he was beaten by
Grace. winning instead OF $4,000 the
much smaller sum Of $4,000 that went
10 the second colt.
TrfIe Shy OF High Mark.
The little black mare owned by
Frank G.. Jones. OF Memphis. Tenn.
end trained and driven by the "granc
oil oman OF the sulky. Ed. Geers
therefore. won away of by herself
with nothing near her. Her total JUS
falls shy OF the 100000 mark, footing
up To precisely s29.73iS3-and haC
things broken Just a bit more luckil,
for her she would have shattered al
Grand Circuit records for the amoun
Of money won campaigning along thu
line" IN a single season by harnes,
racehorse.
That record, as previously stated II
this column. is held by Billy Buch
2:071h. the hero OF 1908. with which
Geers that season won s33 300, Earl,
III the summer II looked as II Dudi,
would surely eclipse this. for sh'
seemed to hold her rivals safe and he
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
M 7TE5sE; ! THE TINES SPORT PAGE 77"7iSEr NELLY j
LATEST NEWS
HONEST OPINIONS
CHANCE DRAWS AK
TO LOP CUBS HEADS
PEERLESS LEADER WILL DEPosE OLD MEN AND PLANS
TO BUILD UP ToTTERING CUBS WITH
JUVENILE STUFF

nrise no one IL either Sheckard or
Schultz were passed UP for young
er player. Certain IL Is that Chance
will try out more new outfelders next
year than for several years,
Harry Steinfeldt will undoubtedly
give wayeto a new man at third and
this man will. in all probability, De
Heine Zimmerman, who in his trial NJ
third this year. played great ball.
Zimmerman fell down in his batting
in the championship series, but
Chance still has great faith In him.
II Evers' leg RECEIVERS. Little Johnny
will, OF course, be at second base
again. but there is much doubt as TO
whether his broken limb will ever
permit him to shine as in former
years. Several new men will be train
ed for Evers' place.
Pitchers On the Down Grade.
Brown, Reulbach, Pfeister and
Overall are all on the down grade and
Chance will have to work overtime
to prevent a collapse of his pitching
strength. II is possible that Reul-
bach, who was handicapped this year
by an attack Of diphtheria, will regain
his old time form next year. Cole
looks to be the Cubs mainstay in
the box, and young Weaver looks
good. Richie Pfeffer, McIntire and
Foxen are in reserve. but. at that
Chubby Charlie" Murphy would to-
day give $4,000 for another pitcher
OF the Cole class.
II looks now as though Archer will
be the Cubs chief catcher in 1911,
with King, the one-time unquestioned
leader of them all, playing the sec
ondary role.
Such a prediction a year ago would
have seemed foolish, but Chance realiz-
es, as few managers have ever realiz-
ed, the imperative need. Of new and
younger blood and in this quest IL Is
possible that he will ever sacrifice
himself to some youngster and be-
come henceforth a bench manager.
Enough of the old stars will be on
hand TO lend the needed ballast to the
1911 craft, but II is safe bet that at
least four names will appear regular
ly In the 1911 lineup that have either
not yet appeared at all or only as Sec
ond string players.
Chance believes that he can get
several good players through trades
and IL any are offered, sentiment will
not stand in the way.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
JOHNSON RACES OLDFIELD
FOR MUCH COIN TODAY

NEW YORK. Oct 25.-Many OF
those who journeyed TO Sheepshead
Bay racetrack today TO witness the
automobile race between Jack John
son and Barney Oldfield. went with no
ether thought in mind than that they
were going to see the colored pugtlis-
tic champion break some part OF his
anatomical structure.
Johnson had talked so big OF what
he would do TO Oldfield that the opin-
ION prevailed that he really would
drive his machine at a terrific clip and
take all kinds Of chances with his
precious neck. The race is two Ave
nile heats In three. for $4,000 a side
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.--Only one
thouGht animates Frank Chance OF
the defeated Chicago Cubs today and
that - 70 build. up his team to Its for
ner strength and have 1t once more
acclaimed a. the champions OF the
world. He realizes that he has a
horculean task on his hands, but
Chance Ikea q fight. az well as the
next one and Is already planning his
1911 campaign.
1T IL taken for granted that there
viii be several new faces in the Cubs
lineup next year and 1t Is probable
that the changes win be most appar.
ent Ia the pitchers box. The work OF
Gchulte. Sheckard and Hoffman in the
optfeld during the series with the
Athletics makes this trio look good
for another season, but 1t would sur
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
EDIsoNs CLAIM CHAMPIONSHIP
Declare Manager Of s. & S. Team Was
Unfair and That Umpire Said They
Won Deciding Game.

The management OF the Edisons
ball club has directed a communica-
ton To the sporting editor OF The
Times in which he claims the indie
pendent baseball championship OF the
city. His claim seems we'll founded.
In Sundays contest the Edisons
came to bat in the first half on the
eighth inning one run behind. They
scored six and then allege that Mana
ger Roesink, of the s. & s. team, re-
fused to let his players go to bat. or
course, this made the score revert to
even innings.
Umpire BRIGHTER. the Edisons claim,
declared the game should proceed as
It was not yet dark. In view Of these
allegations the Edisons are very sore
at the 8. & 8. team and claim they
should have undisputec title to the
city championship.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
SHORT LENGTHS
who's roof leaks nowf

who's roof leak. nowr
Dead One,-Tinksr, 10 Evers to
Chance Phooy.
Popular dish in PAiI.aelphi.-sear
meat
sam Crawford has returned his
check TO Promoter Fletcher and will
not play In the post season games
which same are now on.
scribe George MuiIin want. TO know
IL anyone was ever stung by speei-
ing bee?
For q pitcher who IL all I'm, Matthew
son stepped some against the High
landers In the greater New YORK cham-
pionship series.
Col. RooseveIt's one dollar a word
for his stuff isn't so much Many a
ball player has paid for speaking 70
the Jump.
Now they've mixed up Tex Ricksrd
and Jack Gleason In the new big
Gleason were through after the Reno
thing, where Jack kicked In on shoe
lace.
In the world. series the money re-
ceived by the players Is velvet. The
club owners pay travelling and hotel
expenses. and the national commits
sion all other items
Ph.r.nhrssins s.e, ntsc. Of f,s rsesn,
nowr
Resson discovered for presence Of
arS Players i Catch stray BOX tous
might otherwise kill on few regular
scribes.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
VANDERBILT SAYS
YOsT'S ALL RIGHT
ooutherners Send Message to Michi'
I gan Man Thanking Him for
K Assistance.

j ANN ARBOR, Oct 25.-(Special.)-
Coach Yost of the. Michigan team
Helped Vanderbilt In her game with
tale Saturday. The Tennessee boys
1re coached by one Of his old pupils.
Dan McGugin was a part Of the Ia
nous machine that took all OF the
honors In 1901 and 1907. Dan is also
me coach's brother-in-law and In the
tinter the two football enthusiasts
bend their spare time devising plays
Ipr their teams. This fall Yost has
eeh helping the southerners and CIV
yhg them some good plays. These
tlays were used last Saturday and the
Vanderbilt team feel greatly indebted
d "Hurry-Up" for his help.
I Saturday night the coach OF the VOL
|erlnes received the following tele-
Fran:
"vsndexDilt, is grateful to Coach
fost for all ne did 10 help US in our
game with Yale and feels sure that
Michigan rejoices with u.s."
IN. B. JACKSON, Manager"
The last part OF the message has
>ome significance, as wen. Michigan
kd With Vanderbilt for several
1904. Last year. no game
16 n \ With the boys from
|l1fS nndfof 1purne fhe usual stories
4 unpIeaSant ralo lions we're a1loat.
ne Telegram shows the view that
'anderbilt takes OF the situation and
~ 1l1chigan followers feel the same
~. sThey are glad that the south
rnors held the Yale team and their
MY rcgref Il that they did not beat
hem. The best OF good viii has al
rsvn prevailed between the two uni
'crnities. YIN fact me friendliness was
3 rxcat that the spirit Of the game
~ endangered. Michigan would now
re- = cn6nce 1t Vanderbilt to see II
ko could not theoretically, at least.
|rove hsrself superior to the southern
II 49, Ftt, x~-r-~v x,>prNyon>r
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
ED COLLINS WILL MARRY
TO CELEBRATE VICTORY

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 25.-Eddie
Collins, the marvellous second base
man OF the worlds champion Atm
letics, will on Nov 3 make the best
play of his career, according to an
announcement today. On this date
Collins will sign up for LIE with Miss
Mabel Harriet Doane, OF Clifford
Heights, a Philadelphia suburb. That
the little star was Just as nimble Ia
love-making az in baseball was not
generally known until today's an
nouncement. Collins says that the
future Mrs. Collins will act as official
umpire" from now on and that he
will accept the decisions withou. a
kick
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
GIANTS STAR
AS ACTORS

NEW YORK. Oct 25-If the audi,
ences are genially inclined, it is pre
dicted today that the vaudeville team
OF Christopher Mathewson, John
Meyers and Miss May Tully (her real
name), may survive the winter. They
made their first appearance yester-
day at Hamerstein's, In a skit called
Curves"
Their batting and fielding averages
were rather low. Meyers having &
number Of Passed balls" and "Matty''
making a number OF wild pitches,
but the gallery gods liked II and the
same warm reception is expected in
all the big league towns and baseball
centers.
The famous battery appears in both
baseball toys and real clothes and
they seemed far more at home In the
former. Meyers made his big hit
however. when he appeared IN
an Indian outfit, fresh from a
Broadway emporium OF Indian fash.
ions. In the windup "Matty" rescues
the heroine and prevents her couture
from being lifted by the terrible red.
skin, by striking him out on three
pitched balls. This made such a hit
that real flowers were passed over
the footlights.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
'iffos- Years Fighting
Young Hayes Looks Good

MEMPHIS, \ Tenn, Oct. Boy
&ehting an eight-round draw with
koung Battling Hurley. which most
Sriffcs might have turned into de-
Sision In his favor, Young hayes,
"a who started lighting one year ago,
hands in line for championship hon
- Is the, bantam division. although
9 Win graduate into featherweignt
Sosore another year,
hurley 10 recognized as the south.
- bantam champ, but he couldnt
kondls Hayes. who blocked his heavy
1890 and pecked at his iron jaw
n{0 Il looked like one side OF q
rl1111d Niece OF turkey. Hayes Is
- seventeen. has fought about
Snty 6ghts, and lost but one de-
1r1on. That was TO Hurley when he
itod out.
4 6loyos has been matched to box
|r1 oonning Mt Milwaukee. He fights
7lg pounds.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
Tabulated List Of Winnings.
Total winnings

Total winnings ..............$ 29,134
When Dude first appeared before
the public the criticism was passed
that she would be an early bird, with
which II would be we'll to make hay
while the sun shone, for she was so
small and slight. SO devoid OF all
those physical qualities OF robustness
considered necessary to the racehorse
which must stand grief. that II was a
moral" she would fade long before
the season closed.
The tabulation shows the pace at
which she was forced TO go. Only In
her first essay, at Terre Haute. was
the time slower than 2:10. Altogeth.
er she started in 40 heats, of which
sac won %, the average time of the %
being 2:0S& Her best record. 2:06h.
was taken at Kalamazoo. in the sec
ond heat of the Paper. Mills Stake.
This she repeated at Readville. while
az Cleveland she trotted the first heat
In 2:06ia. and at Columbus won a
third heat from Joan in the same
time.
In IA weeks she started in 13 races.
she won seven times. she was five
times second and in the one remain
ing race she was third. This Is
wonde rful record for consistency as
well as speed and gameness. With
out exception. never did she face the
starter without "trotting her race
And on only two occasions did she
fail TO trot other than truly great
race.
| Abe AtteII had the better Of Johnny
| Kilbane OF Cleveland, in 10-rouhd
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
STAR TOUR
is ALL OFF

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-A formal an
nouncement that the post-season all
star baseball series scheduled to have
been played In Kansas City has been
called off is expected from d. A
Fletcher, the Cincinnati promoter to
day following the action taken by sew
eral members of the Cubs in return
ing their $500 checks to Fletcher.
Several players returned theil
checks last week and II Ia now under
stood the players have come to the
conclusion that the scheme Is a fail
ure.
Artie Hoffman, Mordecai Brown
Evers and other Cubs who returiie5
their checks said they had not draw
out because of any fear OF the Nation
al Commission, but because they
thought the series had fallen through
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
LOREN ROBINSON.
no HoLD0UT FOR king.
eubss Catcher says He'll BE on Job
Early Next Spring.

/ CHICAGO, Oct. 26--Johnny King
kas no intention Of holding out next
teason. The peerless backstopper
knounced he would be on hand bright
ma early next spring when the Cubs
prepare for, their training trip to New
Orleans. King played stellar role
MS year In helping the Cubs to &c
yory In the National league pennant
ash after his belated arrival In
lamp.
~I'm on tomorrow night for Kansas
Lity," said Johnny, land during the
Inter will devote my time to my
Business interests. For the next four
Months m forget baseball and
buckle down IN work, but count me
a on the NEXT training trip
4 nouhae Subsequently, series tn win
<er 10 rprinx training trip. Atlantic
Eity. 20 Trent 20 New York.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
DUDE ARCHDALE
STARTS 40 HEATS
IN RACE SEASON
JONES MARE STARTS IN I3 RACES IN "a WEEKS AND
HER AVERAGE TIME is BETTER
THAN oo
THAN a:o9.

path appeared to be pretty smotth
one. But just at that time she trained
OF. and then Joan flashed and Hail
worthy developed ensa.lonal form--a
chain of incidents thatS,ost her a lot
OF money.
Tabulated List Of Winnings.
Here is the tabulated list or the
winners OF the daughter OF Archdale
and Dudic Egmont. (2:13h). showing
when and where she raced. from the
inauguration of her campaign at Terre
Haute. early In July, until Its close
week before last at Lexington:
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
ALCOHOLISM CAUSE OF DEATH
"Yawke Pete" Not Foul Play Victim,
Coroner SAYS.

Coroner Rothacher has decided that
"Yawke Pete" found dead In the al
ley at the rear OF No. 159 Fort-st.
east. Monday morning. came to his
death by excessive drinking. The
wounds on his face, the coroner de
clares, were superficial and could
have had nothing to do with the
mans death.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
"GET YOUR GUN READY"

and start for the North Country
where game Of all kinds is plenti-
full. ID. & c. Line have special
rates in effect until November
10. Steamer leaves Mondays.
500 p. m; Fridays. o:3o a. m.
Just ask our City Ticket Agents
llor particular
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
HOPPE SHOWS FORM IN
MATCH WITH A. CUTLER

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.--If he can
continue the form displayed lasr
night. Willie Hoppe will run away
with his billiard match with Albert G.
Cutler. the Boston shortstop. Playing
the ISL game 10 the Bostonian's 1872
Hoppe scored 800 TO 176 In the first
block of the 1,s00point match and
exhibited all his former cunning. In
his second inning Hoppe took the
starch out OF Cutler by running l0S
Hoppe was so sure Of himself that he
resorted to many trick shots and got
away with all Of them.
Nal lNfttrcdge, now manager OF the
Saginaw club. Is going to make the
south Michigan folks a very big
league. Next spring he will take them
on a months trip through the south.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
Roller WrestIes Well.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 25.-Dr. b. +.
Roller. OF Seattle. is conceded today
&c have chance for the worlds
wrestling title. now that Frank Gotch
has retired. He defeated John Par
delli straight bouts last night. Both
victories were secured oy half-nelsons.
the first In % minutes seconds, and
the second I'm IL minutes so seconds.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
zBYszK0 COMING HERE.
Terrible Pole Msy lnfIict Himself On
Detroit, Sports Being Willing.

Zbyszko, champion wrestler OF
Europe, which isn't saying much In
view of the flock OF four-fiushers com
ing across the pond OF late, Is coming
to the u. 8 soon. Word comes from
his manager, J. II. Herman, OF Buff
falo. that he will arrive early next
month.
Herman is trying to make match
for Y. and somebody in Detroit, and
is sounding local enthusiasts TO see
how n battle" of this kind would
draw. u. wants to wrestle anybody in
this broad. broad land, preferring
Frank Gctch and is willing TO post
81 900 to the effect that he can trim
the champion.
n In now said Han johnson deserves
credit for making owner Farrell keep
Manager Stallings a year longer than
Farr6iI wanted to. Bits OF Informal
ton seepinR through the interstices
are that Farrell wanted 10 put Chase
in command last spring. hut Johnson
wouldn't stand for the deal.
Wonder " Frank Chance Will blame
| 1t on the Cubs equilibratorY
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25

no sessna-hsns yIpires, sIswsr-
<@ tHo names Of Johnstone. Rigier
- rlnns are TO be offered at bar
5<<@~ ~ the National league this
~ a Minor leagues take notice
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25

Sob Printing Done Right. Times
/ Printing Co., is John R.-st. Call Main
ltss. or City 33Ss.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
But when ne strikes football

Catcher Needham, OF the Cubs, has
taken a bunch OF fallen heroes on a
barn storminR trip through the west
who wants to pay TO see the deal
ones?