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The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
BY HARRY NELLY.

Baseball Is better for having men
like Herman Schaefer. The former
Tige IL one of the few who can stani
day after day on the coaching lines.
having been relegated TO the rear by
younger player. retain his good nature
and put life and vim into his work.
Germany" Schaefer is card. All
over the American league circuit they
commence 10 laugh when he inhabils
the coaching lines and they keep on
laughing till the games over and then
go home and tell what he said 10 the
family.
You can't help liking his humor-
II is Infectious Like the smallpox,
with which Herman was once afflict-
ed. it's catching. Your team may be
seven runs behind or be one run TO
the good ana the opposition have the
bases full, yet you always can ind
time TO pause and listen TO Ger
many"
Schaefer is one OF the most photo
graphed men in baseball. Every
newspaper Office on the circuit has his
cut I'm the "morg" showing him busily
engaged in front OF the grandstand
bouncing a hall of a bat and trying to
keep the sphere from hitting the
grouno. This cut is run every time
the club he is with comes around and
the folks who like a little dash OF
ginger along with their ball game
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

WE WON'T ~ IN THE PENN14N7 BUT WE ARE
HUS7LLNG GIVING THEM ALL Il BATTLE

the correctness OF the old saying that
truth often is uttered In Jest. The
Maps were playing here In the open
ing game OF the season. Schaefer was
on second and a play came up tina,
he did not like. Jack Graney, a pitch
err then but playing the outfield regu'
larly for the Maps now. was down be-
bind first trying to bother the Tigers
and keep the Maps awake.
When the umpire !,
posed unjust decision Schaefer threw
down his glove In disgust. Graney
rushed into the diamond and shouted:
Pick up your mitt. Germany. pick
up your mitt. Killifer's sitting on the
bench and he's better man than you
are"
The remark brought a laugh at the
time, but, alas. Killifer did prove a
better man In time and when Schaefer
and he were traded to Washington for
Delehanty Kiliifer eventually landed
the second basing Job.
But. Schaeier. a discard, Is out there
every day. shouting encouragement 10
the whole crowd and doing his best.
They say In Cleveland that his coach
Ing here Saturday was the funniest ex-
hibition since Arlie Latham forgot
how TO say funny things. Schaefer
may not be a top-notcher any more
but he Is shining example OF doing
ones best. Baseball is better for men
OF his character.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

The name OF Elberfeld-the TOBIAS
co Kid-has been a household word
for aye these many years. that Is, III
every home where baseball has been
discussed. One would think the Kid
was forty odd years old. He was
playing With Lajoie at Philadelphia
before the year 1900 rolled around. He
was with Detroit. New York and Is
now with Washington. The latter
may be his last stand, but Kid ex-
poets To play baseball for seven or
eight years TO come. for he is only 35
years old ard is as lively az cricket
and an energetic on the ball field IA
at any time In his career. Manager
McAleen will not permit him to EN-.
gage In any wordy arguments with
the umpires and In that way he has
kept the little fellow in the game up
TO the time he hurt his hand
IL Is 10 years now since Elberfeld
first broke into the game as pro
fessional He went from his home 10
Clarksville. KY, and. according TO his
own story, he was a sorry lookins
spectacle when he reported To the
manager. There had been a wreck
the night before and instead OF max
ing the trip In few hours Kid was
on the road all night. lie was sleepy
dirty and as hungry as youth OF Il
can become overnight. tie wore knee
trousers and the manager looked a;
him askance when he walked up and
said: Are you the manager? Well
I'm Norman Elberfeld your new
player"
A few minutes later Kid heard the
manager confide TO one Of the old
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

players that that half pint OF cider
will never do" However, he gave
Kid a chance that very day and ne
won the game for Clarksyille. Tue
same evening. as they were walking
along the main street. the manager
turned TO Kid and after looking him
over from head to foot. said: Il guess
you are ball player all right, Kid,
but IL you stay with this team you
will have to wear long trousers.
I'm willing. boss replied Elber-
field. You buy them for me. You
see. I'm dead broke and couldn't buy
a shoe ace"
Elberfeld is little bigger today thai
when he started on his long career lG
years ago. His earthly belongings.
however, amount to considerable
more than In 1894. When Kid repor''
ed at GAINESVILLE he was the proud
owner OF baseball cap and a pair OF
shoes. To-day he is well on IN this
worlds goods and no less parsonage
than Manager McAleer OF the Nation.
ais believes that Elberfeld will be a
fixture al Washington for several
years to come.
You would be surprised to see Kid
in action Why, he is a different bal
player than when he helped shoulder
the burden with Clarke Griffith at New
York and later carried IL all himself.
lie is the equal OF any third sacker
IN the major leagues and he has In
stIlled fight and ginger In my boys
that Is really good to behold. Nobody
knows any more baseball than Elber-
field and the younger members OF the
team are only too happy to receive
the many valuable tips from the Kid"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
DO BIG WRESTLERS
BELONG TO TRUST?

has had ghost OF q show to win. But
because he Is champion he does net
have TO wrestle hour handicaps and
fail to throw a man In an hour he can
throw In half an hour just to get an
other match and get two purses Instead
OF one. With all the money he has
made out OF the game II seems Pc
culiar that Gotch would do thing OF
this kind. He Ia too rich to continue
handing such things To the public
which has made him rich. But like
the rest he Is money mad. Gotch
could have thrown Zbyszko In half al
hour when they met In Buffalo Just
as he did recently.
Gotch was simply so scientific that
the great strength OF the fat Pole
amounted to nothing. He was toy
la the champions hands. Chicago
has now had two such bouts, the hrst
was between Gotch and Mahmout.
AS have stated several times. arm
Thoroughly satisfied that Mahmout, the
Turk. can beat Zbyszko In straight
falls and yet he lost" to Zbyszko me
EAST winter Why did he lose? A
pretty soft question for the wrestling
trust TO answer. II the Turk and Pole
were 10 meet again In a match that ~
strictly on the level believe Mahmous
will beat Zbyszko Is an hour and \
balf. lie might beat him In an hour.
In their match the Pole was on the
defensive so II was possible for
Zbyszko TO win" Mahmout made the
Pole look like a second rater when he
was on the offensive.
But probably next winter the same
old gang will be back on the job and
the public will fall for the mat game
as usual. Don't forget what p. a.
Rarnum said about American people.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Chalmers Dealers Here.

number of Chalmers dealers are
In the city today arranging for their
1911 allotments. Among those who
visited the factory are Geo w. Nipple
and Chas. Chalmers, of the Chalmers
Nipple Motor company. Philadelphia;
w p. Johnston and Z. j. Thurber, OF
the Crescent City Auto company. New
Orleans; John Weigel. Jr., New Bruins
wick. NJ j.; E. II. Coppock, OF Sidney.
%; Mr.. Lucia. OF the Lucia Bros.
Cycle Co.. Green Bay. Wis; Mr.. Law
fer. of the LAWYER Automobile com
rany, Allentown, Pa, and Mr.. Donald
son. OF the Standardization com
pany. Vincennes, Ind.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
NOLAN NOT HIRED
!. TO BOSS JOHNSON
Richard Persuades Negro Not To En-
gage Him and Labors for Reten-
ton of Little.

SAN FRANCISCO. June Con
trary to previous announcements, Jack
Johnson today declared that he had
selected no one 10 succeed George
Little as manager. that Billy Nolan
had not been appointed. and that he
intended to manage his own affairs IL
future
II is believed that Tex. Richard, pro
moter of the big fight. had much TO 60
with Johnson's determination not TO
add Nolan TO his staff. Richard and
Nolan cordially dislike each other. iof
lowing n war over the handling OF he
Gans-Nelson fight pictures.
There is considerable talk today
that Richard, who seems TO have great
influence over Johnson. is trying 10
persuade the black champion TO rein
state Little. Richard knows. j. is said
that Little has an ironclad contrac,
and that he is in a position to cause 9
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
BY E. W. cocHRANE,


Sporting Editor Kansas City Journal.
Oh, you Wrestling Trust, answer
this: Why did Frank Gotch aiiow
Zbyszko TO stay one hour In handi
cap match In Buffalo some time ago
without winning fall when. as ne
proved recently, he could have won
the match In straight falls In about
half an hour? The Wrestling Trust ID
money mad.
That's the answer. The innocent
public had TO stand for two matches
instead Of one and was fooled INTO
thinking the big cheese from Poianu
was a wrestler. In the good old days
when men fought for glory and were
not money mad the best man won. To
day men wrestle for money and not
glory. II Is a hard thing To tell when
Is the better man no matter who wins.
Gotch says he is going TO quit after
having beaten Zbyszko. II he intends
TO wrestie any more handicaps ana
finish bouts as he has with Zbyszko
everyone will be better satisfied IL he
does quit
What fall guys the Wrestling Trust
Ia making out OF wrestling fans
Think Of the poor fan who goes to one
OF their frame-ups and stays through,
sees an inferior man beat good one
because the good one Is forced To lay
down and thinks the match Is on the
level. II ever sport was bad. the
" resting game rs bad In this country
Still you cannot convince the puoUc
that II Is being bunkoed.
Frank Gotch Is the greatest wrestler
in the world. We all admit that. There
is not a man who has wrestled aim
since Hackenschmidt was here who
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
LET THE WEATHER
HEAT UP AT ONCE.

Manager Hughie Jennings un-
loosened the family wallet today
and visited a hat store There
he purchased or left orders for
straw bonnets for each OF the
Tigers. All that's lacking to
make the generosity a success
is some sunshine and hot
weather. Jennings promised
the Tiges hats IL they won three
OF four from the Athletics and
cleaned up with st. Louis. They
did. Only one member was
stung. Geo. Moriarty saw some
bargain hats at sl.9S, reduced
from 81, and invested before the
manager sprung his little treat.
Morry may have TO spend the
winter in the south to get MS
money out OF the investment.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
BLAMEs THE PITCHER.
McGraw Says Most Of Stolen Bases
are Fault Of Finger Not OF
Catcher.

Manager McGraw OF the Giants
SAYS bases are not stolen on the
catcher, but on the pitcher. He says
II is up TO the pitcher TO keep base
runner close 10 first base.
If the pitcher allows TOO much or
a start the best throw In the world
cannot stop him. says McGraw. "Of
course the catchers make bad throws
occasionally, but they would make
very few IL the base runners were
held close and throws did not have TO
be made in a hurry"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
SHORT LENGTHS

Pittsburg will raise the worlds
championship pennant June 80. some
day one OF those things will noat At
Bennett Park sure as you're foot
high.
Ia In said that Joseph O'Brien, former
president OF the American association.
will succeed Horace Fogel as president
OF the Philadelphia Nationals. Racing
season at Emeryville will open Nov.
~ week earlier than usual.
Mig Clarke, Cleveland catcher IN with
typhoid fever. Is better. Club physi-
elan says ne has just an ordinary case.
no better. no worse. than the average.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

lot of trouble IL he is not satisfied.
Little has already engaged an attor-
ney TO look after his interests and Is
threatening all manner OF dire things
Little claims that the $4,000 for
felt money posted in Johnson's name
to bind the Jeffries match really be-
longs 10 him. and that in addition.
Johnson owes him $4,000 for money
advanced Little also declares his con
tract calls for % per cent OF all tine
money Johnson makes, either In night
ing. moving pictures or theatrical en-
gagements. This contract.which Little
says has a year to run. means about
$50. 900 TO the ex-manager and he will
not give up without fight.
After days lay-off yesterday, Jeft'
ries put In a hard days work at
Rowardennan today. Corbett being
prepared for the first time TO don tie
gloves with him. Jeffries' work from
now on will consist for the most part
OF boxing and Corbett is said TO be
ready to do his share.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Rrannlaan Does Well.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June Although
local newspapers here today give
Monte Attell. the bantamweight
worlds champion the decision over
Patsy Brannigan, the local scrapper.
In their six-round bout last night.
Brannigan proved without doubt that
LIE must be reckoned with In consider.
ing future championships. The local
boy forced the fighting every minute,
and the bout was the fastest seen here
for a long time.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Windsor Club VIII Bowl.

The first annual tournament OF the
Windsor Lawn Bowling club will be
held July /. The AFFAIR Is open only
to clubs In the county OF Essex and
Detroit There will be two events.
the oliver J. Wilcox trophy with eigh:
prizes for winners and runners-up. and
the consolation with eight prizes for
winners and runers.up.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACE In NUTSHELL

Ed Walsh held boston to a lone
some hit and no runs. He got half
Of chicago's four hits, one being
double. The Sox scored one
run after White stole third. The
play there was close and Lord OF
Boston was chased for kicking.
Hal Chase of New York had
three hits, half his team made, and
ecored both it's runs.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
HILL is CHOSEN CAPTAIN.
Will Lead y. of NJ. Baseball Team
For the Season of 1911.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, June THE
Michigan baseball team met and elect.
ed Norman Hin, 10 lit, captain of next
years team. Lothrop was the opposi-
tfon candidate. Hill comes from the
Lafayette high school OF Buffalo. n. Y.
X and has played on the team two years
Capt. Enzenroth awarded Ms as fo..
lows: Enzenroth. Hill, Marlin, Lo-
throp. M. Campbell. Waltner. Hays, j.
Campbell, Smith. Walch, verheyn and
Mitchell
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Manager Lawton A. c. call West
2395-R in regard TO game with the
Peerless A. c.
Owing to the o. X. game scheduled
for Sunday being transferred TO Pom
tiac, the Schaefer grounds may be Sc
cured by fast clubs. Call o. Kurtz AT
West 947.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
TOMMY BURNs COMING
TO CHALLENGE WINNER
neat Load Of Australian Sports :
Way To See Johnson-Jeffries
FIGHT.

SYDNEY, Australia, June IA
great galaxy OF pugilistic stars ard
ce}ebrities left for Vancouver Monday
Fou tho liner Mariana. All were bound
COR San Francisco TO witness the JET.
ffries-J ohnson fight.
Bob. Fitzsimmons and Tommy
Burns, both OF whom have had the
heavyweight championship in their
Z day were among the passengers. 20
were ''Bilr' Lang, the Australian
s lighter. ''Boer" Unholz, Hugh McIn
toah. promoter OF the Burns-Johnsol
night, and large number Of prominen,
Australian sport writer's. II is ex
{pected that Tommy Burns will Issue
- challenge to the winner OF the JET.
fries-Johnson fight as soon as he
reaches America.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Sluaqer to Join Browns.

NEW YORK, June Joe Higgins,
semi-professional player from Bed
ford park. has been signed by the st.
Louis American league team to piay
first base He will report July l. Hig-
gins has been playing with the Asbury
Park team. In a recent game he made
three home runs and two three base
hits
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
BASEBALL STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yr.terdnx,r Re.uIts,

Yesterday Results.
Detroit 4. Washington 1.
Chicago l. Boston D.
New York >. 81. Louis /.
Rain at Cleveland.
Today's Games.
Washington at Detroit.
Athletics at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at 81. Louis.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
Three Additions to Red sox Squad.

CHICAGO. June Two new play
ers joined the Boston team OF the
American league here. They are Nc
Hale. the star pitcher OF the Univer-
sity OF Maine, and Pond, hard-hit-
ting outfielder of the same nine. HAP
Myers. a utility man, recently recov-
cred from the scarlet fever, also joined
the team.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
rotsay's Game,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yestrrdny'. Re.uIt..

Phillies IL, Chicago 2.
New York 3, ST. Louis 1.
Cincinnati l. Brooklyn o.
Rain at Boston.
Todny's Games.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
81. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
NATIONALS LIVE
UP TO NOTICES

ed In every run. In the first innine
ID. Jones got around after a hit ane
sacrifice. on a bad throw by McBride
Crawford tripled and Delehanty sing
led. but Del never would have come &c
bat II Cobb had been retired.
In the fifth, Detroit profited by q
passed ball after ID. Jones double and
sacrifice. Milan for washington
scored on a wild pitch.
The different styles Of playing were
demonstrated very clearly In the way
Detroit ran the bases and the way
Washington hung TO first when bat
ter CHANGED TO make that station. the
Detroit fellows started TO run at once,
Washington didn't.
Speaking of running. Detroit has
about the best team In the league
when IL comes TO working batsman
and base runner In harmony. fav-
orite PLAY and one which has been
used extensively in the last half dog
en- games Is the hit-and-run or the
bunt-and-run with a man on second.
Other clubs fear TO try this because
IL is mighty expensive II the batter
misses or drives the ball on line.
but the Tigers can be depended upon
usually 10 hit the ball somewhere, so
they go in for the hitand-run.
If you can get away with this play
1t is very profitable, as a fast man Of
ten can score from second II he is un-
der way when the ball Is hit. But, IL
the batter fails TO connect the runner
has less than an even chance OF reach
ing third In safety. One good single
will score a man from second. and
most managers figure il Is better for
him TO stick there than 10 take a
chance on being nipped.
II is probable that Donovan will
work for Detroit today. II not Dono-
van. then Killian. Groom is first
choice for Washington with Reisling
second.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Two-base hits-D. Jones. Moriarty.
Hardy. Three-base hit--Crawford. Sac
riice hits-Bush =. Lelivelt stolen
Lsses-Cobb 2. r. Jones. Double play
Mcbride, Killifer and Unglaub; Hardy
and Mcbride. Left on bases-Detrott
=. Washington 6. First base on balls
on Mullin 3. of Gray 3. First base on
errors-Detroit /, Washington /.
struck out--By Mullin ). by Gray ..
Passed ball--Hardy. Wild pitch--Mul-
lin. Time-l:47. Umpires-o LoughiIn
and Perrine.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Joh Printing dcne right. Times
Printing Co.. Is John R--st- Call Main
1898. or City 33s5
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
ye.terdny's Results.

Lansing s. Adrian 2 I'll innings)
Flint .. Kazoo /.
Jackson s. Saginaw 3.
Today.s (.nmea.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Lansing at Adrian.
Flint at Kalamazoo.
Bay City at Battle Creek.
Jackson at Saginaw.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

Cincinnati sport writer's complain
the Reds lose because their pitchers
lack control Quite right. Control Is
a valuable thing TO have lying around
handy.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

The game Monday would have been
" very tight contest eliminating the
errors, which. though few. appear
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07
TopAv's BATTING ORDER.

Advance reports or the Washington
hall club were none too natterlhs'
'1GcAleer's men certainly are playing
= good game. They do not seem IKE
the same club that used TO work two
hours daily and draw money the nrst
and fifteenth of every month. Ihat
used to apcear the chief ambition OF
Washington--get II over with as soon
- possible.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

42s 14os eo4 s7s 'sss
'Team average.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

In the fifth. Detroit profted by a
passed ball after ID. Jones double and
sacrifice. Milan for washington
scored on a wild pitch.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

The club has not added any mater
/; lal strength since Joe Cantillon left.
THE lineup. save for a couple OF pitch
!orp. has not changed. yet the club APP
\ hears different There's reason
} Jim McAleer. You hear lot OF COM
}xnent about managers and how much
Ior how little they have TO do with the
3ouccess of a ball club, but you certain
Nv have 10 hand IL to McAleer. for he
has wrought a wonderful change.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-07

II is probable that Donovan will
work for Detroit today. II not Dono
van. then Killian. Groom is first
choice for Washington with Reisling
second.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

without any dictation from the
average business man, whose only
ideal is dollars and cents? What
does he leave to the world? Whose
skill designs and erects our mag
nificent buildings, paves our
streets, decorates our halls, prints
our books and papers, builds and
operates our railroads and ships,
discovers and operates our mines,
invents our labor saving machin-
cry and gives to the world the
great geniuses in science and art
the business man" or labor? The
man who fears he would lose caste
if he should attempt to clean up
this dirty, corrupt, grating politi-
cal machinery has no place in our
commission form of government.
Who would be so capable of carry
ing out these fundamental princi-
pies as those who had the brains
to conceive remedy, and have the
courage of their convictions? Moth
ing is impossible to him who is
right and has the courage and the
determination to carry out his con-
victions. The laborers need not
expect any reform for their good
from the average business man, so
let the labor unions be up and do
ing. Let our commissioners be
commoners, who are not contami-
mated by contact with our present
system of government Mrs. H. K.
Towner, 1928 College Ave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

Editor The Press: After the
labor unions and women have con-
sumed their time and money in an
attempt to reform conditions at the
city hall, why should some one try
to secure the reward for the bust
ness man; indeed, what part did he
take in the fight for better cOndi-
tons; who is the support of the
deplorable ward politics as exem-
plified by the Pittsburg graft case
that Mr.. Chandler cites in his
statement of Wednesday,, April 20?
That anyone need try to rake out
the chestnuts for the business
man, with labor for a cats paw,
if he fears to lose caste in an at
tempt to house clean with them,
then labor should fear to have such
men on their official charter COM
mission. After the labor unions
and women have made a reform
possible, why not give them the
credit and honor instead of trying
to make the business man the i'm
portant factor? Labor unions then.
not until then, can we have the
commission form of municipal gov
eminent, by the people, for the peo-
pie, and not for the few. Mr.. Chan
dler admits the business man
knows conditions are bad, also
that he has no remedy at hand;
then why not let the Tabor unions
and women conduct the reform
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
NO HEADWAY BEING MADE IN
THE MATTER OF WATER
BETTERMENTS.


Trouble is brewing at the city
hall over the failure of Contractor
John Huetter to complete the
standpipes and reservoirs.
Huetter, it is claimed, promised
a week ago to go ahead and rush
work on the reservoir being built
in Lincoln Heights. A visit to the
job yesterday showed that he had
done but little, and that the work
was as yet only in the stage of be-
ginning.
A threat is made to forfeit the
contract of Huetter and have the
work completed by the city or re-
advertised and relet under a new
contract This would mean still
greater delay.
Huetter blames dilatory tactics
on the part of the board for the
delay in the work.