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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
FAIR BRINGS GOOD
HARNESS SPEEDERS

When the last heat Is finished at
the fair grounds next Friday after
noon. Detroit will have the distinc-
ton OF having been the scene OF the
two big harness race meetings OF the
year. First came the blue ribbon. the
most famous OF the grand circuit af-
fairs, and now for the state fair
meeting. which opens on Monday and
promises to eclipse all others. The
purse and stake list at the fair next
week amounts to about $4,000, the
entry is the largest OF any Ave days
meeting and more good horses will
be here than have visited any other
city. so only sunshine Is needed to
make this a fitting finale In COM
munity where harness racing Is held
In high esteem by the people.
The racing this week at the SYRIA.
cuse, indianapolis and Milwaukee
meetings has been excellent. Horses
that won at these points now are on
their way to Detroit where the big
clash between the eastern and west
ern campaigning stables will take
place. A special train OF twelve cars
brought in the horses from the Grand
Rapids meeting early this morning
and others will arrive during the day
| and tomorrow. so that more than 400
of the tried and true race horses Will
| be In the speed barns by noon Sun
| day.
Albert II. Merrill, of Danvers,
Mass. noted for the quickness with
which he dispatches fields, will say
go to the 2:l9 PAGERS at 2 o'clock
Monday and for five afternoons there
will be a continuous round OF speed
and contests. This pacing race has
| 10 entries so big field Is certain and
II will be followed by the 2:12 trot
the feature of the day, In which Ca
mar, Major Strong, Bisa and eight
others are to start. The 2:05 pace
has nine, including Tony Swift and
Earl. Jr., the best In their class from
west and east. On the same day the
breeders stake for three-year-olds
and under will be raced. The field
will be small but will introduce. JUS
tice Brooke, the fastest two-year-old
bred In Michigan. This colt Is by the
breat Barongale, four-year-old cham
pion OF his year, and has trotted In
l2:l5 IA, which shows that blood will
tell In Michigan as we'll as in Ken
lucky.
The 500 stake for 2:15 PAGERS IL
the headliner for Tuesday and In the
l6-eligible are such horses as The
Philistine, trial 2:03 1-2; Branhan
Baughman, time in 2:04 IA in a race;
Sara Ann Patch. DIR. w. w. L., Grace
lG., Nathan b., Rena Patch, Nellie G.
and other recent winners. The 2:OI
trot Ia down for the same Afternoon
and Bob Douglass. 2:04 IA, will NEE
Allen Winter and a lot of others thai
can beat 2:06. The 2:16 trot has
big field, among them Jane Jones
Royal Expedition. Captain Hunt, Ok
ford Boy, Jr., and others that have
the winning habit. The 2:08 pace
that day brings out w. ID. s., tina
took mark OF 1904 IA at Indian
apolls the other day, Lady Isle
Shaughran and a lot more flyers.
The Michigan stake Of $4,000 fol
2:17 trotters on Wednesday, looks tC
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
COOMBS HAS
.ABOUTALL-
HE NEEDS

John Coombs looks like the best bel
in the American league pitching
ranks. Friday John held the Tigers
to a pair OF hits. one good SOHO ray
nv Matthew Mcintyre, the otner y
SLOW roller in front OF the plate cred'
tied To Tom Jones. There might nave
been a chance for Catcher Lapp 70
nail Jones, but the ball rolled just
little too rapidly for him and ne rum
HE'D II. A little bending OF the SCOT
ins Judgment and the Jones hit prop
abiv would have been erased had NC
Intyre not biffed Clearly an inning
previous n
Coombs did not have as good con
troll al usual and passed three myers
none of whom progressed past ms
base. Two Tiges attained secohu
Crawford reached that base a1ter 1--WE
were gone In the seventh, wniie 4
Iones made that station In the elgntn
ON his puny hit and an error. NO
body reached third. 49,,
while all this was going on the
Athletics we're pummeling Wiiiett ane
stroud Each was equally easy ano
the ielding behind them was raw. Dee
Jones dropped low liner that ne
should have caught but for the iac'
he remained almost stationary In lei,
field and squatted down on the pal
ike one offering prayer. Matty NC
rntyre ran after two long ny oais
and dropped both after he had slowed
down and was nicely set for tne
catches. The Tigers lost double
play because nobody hurried TO sec
ond with any promptness after
grounder that Willett snatched on tne
first bound. -. 40
The Athletics worked the hit ano
run. sacrificed once and pulled on tne
squeeze play. Talk about the wo,iu
series Ringing on the catchins, NJ"
a. the name OF Mike are the Cubs go
inc To do much base running when tne
Athletics pitchers keep them away
from first? You got to get EN- on
TO run.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
WHO THIS COOMBS
PERSON REALLY IS

he wrote his name high in baseball
chronicles by pitching 24-innins
victory over Boston, Sept. 1. 1906.
Coombs won that game. but the
strain weakened him, and the next
season his pitching arm broke down
The Athletics trainer worked hard
on the arm. and In a few weeks
Coombs had more speed than ever
but no control. His batting caused
Mack to play him in the outfield part
of 1908, and he was kept on the pay
roll during 1909. although his pitch
ing was unimpressive.
Last spring Coombs' hard work
told. One afternoon he pitched a
few innings without issuing a pass,
AID folks who had asked why Mack
kept him knew the answer. From
that day Coombs has been a sensa-
ton and his performance OF tanning
IA Browns proves his class. Among
the feats credited to COMBS Is 10
inning runless game against the
White Sox, with Ed. Walsh opposing
him.
Coombs Is an out-of-doors man. He
was a farmers boy and sports have
, been his hobby. He played on the
Colby college eleven. and took part
In other sports. He spent the falls
I'm the Maine woods. He is a good
golf player. Whenever he can get
away for a couple OF days he spends
his time fishing OF the Jersey coast
Coombs Is a bachelor. When In
the eouth a couple of years ago. a
wealthy widow became attached To
him. She owned thousands OF acres
and a bsnk account. But Jack was
shy. He was trying to get control
OF the bal, at that time and probably
figured that to master q widow and
horsehide simultaneously would be
80, rpurh NJ a faqk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

II was early in 1906 that some re-
markable pitching attracted ATTENTION
ITO a youngster up in Maine. and nai'
4 dozen managers tried to sign him
Some thought they mad him, but there
awas heartburning one day In June
that year when Connie Mack toio
group OF reporters; u
"We'll have a new man tomor.v Wv,
His name Is John Coombs, Oh CODY
college, Maine" ,.,..oa
One of the reporters nearly tainted,
He was an official Of the Philiies anu
Thought Hugh Duffy. then manager
had Coombs as good as signed. !,
later developed that Mack mao sisne'
the youngster almost a year pelore,
The average collegian fails to de'
aiver in the big leagues. but coomo I,,
was different. Big and strong. win
treat speed, but not the best OF con.
troll, a good head and ability 10 oai'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
LATEST NEWS
HONEST OPINIONS
HERE IS A CHANCE
FOR LASTING FAME

less than a half hour. Four hundred
more will be sold Monday. which
pretty well shows the school spirit
II some wealthy man or body OF
men saw At 10 give the necessary
land for an athletic field. the associa-
ton would equip II and keep the
plant in repair with promptness
that would be surprising.
Hanging ones name over the gate
OF an athletic field in which thou-
sands OF young people will md en-
ioyment for generations certainly
ought to appeal a lot more forcibly
than buying a chunk OF marble Tor
some cemetery and hiring an Italian
with whiskers to cut stone angles on
the top thereof. =.
The schedule for Central football
team was announced last night by
Faculty Manager Bechtel at dinner
given at the Ste. Claire to sporting
writer's. The season opens Sept. "a.
one week from today. PIT. Huron play.
ing here. Ali games IN Detroit VIII
be at the ID. "A. c. grounds. The
schedule follows:
Sept. 24.-Pt Huron at d. A. c,
Oct. Pontiac at ID. A. Z.
Oct. S.-Muskegon at ID. A. {.
Oct. 15.--Hyde Park at Chicago
Oct. 22.-Saginaw at d. A. c.
Oct. 29.--Ann Arbor at Ann Aroor'
Nov. 5.-Toledo Central at Toledo.
Nov. I2.-Grand Rapids AT Grand
Rapids
Nov. 19.-Open.
thanksgiving Cleveland Central
M n A q
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
Bio Pole Comes Back.

NEW YORK, Sept 17.--The
theory that They can't come back,
has been disproved by Harry Covales
hi. the Polish miner pitcher OF the
Cincinnati Reds. In the opinion oil
those who watched the big southpaw
NOV down the Brooklynites yesterday
Cocaleski has been shunted around
from team to team and league 10
league In rather disheartening man
ner for the past few seasons but Man
ager Clark Griffith says he Is now In
the big league to stay.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
SHORT LENGTHS

Warren ,. Frye, ID. 4. y. coach, r.
In the city and will start football prac-
tice Monday morning Candidates viii
report at 1890.
Wenner, OF Tffhn, o., ~ the hrst
football candidate TO report at Michi-
gan. He comes with a prep school
record OF merit.
The Cass club beat the Owanas, 70
to Z, Friday. The losers made many
errors and the winners many hits.
Mowrey Mt third for the Cardinals,
had four hits In FIVE times at bat. They
included two doubles.
Divorski, of Adrian, was at hat four
times. Friday. and Knocked out two
singles. a double, and a triple.
Joe Jackson, the long missing New
Orleans outfielder. Joined the Maps yes
terday and played center field he NTd
one hit I'm four times up and stole a
base Peckinpaugh, who was farmed
TO the Connecticut league. appeared at
short. He failed to hit. Washington
lost the game. s TO s. Both teams
mace four runs I'm the eighth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
HOW FRANK CHANCE
KEPT THEM in LINE

in and fought II through TO the flag
and the championship of the world.
They all were good, and the last one
with whom | had TO wrangle was
Frank Shuttle. | caught Mr.. Schultz
one night at a cafe with a bowl OF
beer In front Of him you could have
Frank, don't you touch that beer
law, replied Mr.. Schultz, am
q German
THAT makes no liff.' said I. IF
you drink that beer, IL will cost you
$780,
~ think quoth Mr.. Schultz, that
Il is worth 1t to stop this thirst OF
mime
Also said l, I shall suspend you
for the season
I'VE have some great sub outheld-
ers,' answered Mr.. Schultz, that will
give them chance.
Furthermore I continued, I will
punch your head. And maybe the
Cubs will lose the pennant while you
are recovering
Far be II from me- said Mr..
Schultz, Ito thus iniure the chances
OF my club. Beer. FAREWELL And he
pushed It away from him.
And the day after we won the
worlds honors I met Mr.. Schultz
leaning against the Masonic temple
in Chicago. He was waiting for the
door TO come round, and. when he
saw me. he explained that he had de-
cided to give his worlds series money
TO the poor, because he could sell the
temple for s62O,000,000. But he hac
kept his word-he had postponed IA,
jag until the season closed Inc-s5nt
al Mr.. Schultz has never since Jagged
up during the playing season and
/. think he has become a blue ribbon
boy outside the schedule, too"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
COMMY GETS PITCHER.

Western Giant Goes to White Sox
With q Good Record.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1T.-President Com
iskey has secured Pitcher Kent OF the
Ottuma, Iowa. team. Kent is the twirl-
er who held the Cubs makeshift team
six innings without hit on their re-
cent exhibition game. Center Fielder
Johnson OF the same team has also
been captured.
Kent is q giant, standing six feet in
height and weighing 1S5 pounds. He
confines from Marshalltown, Iowa, and
was last year drafter by the Cleve-
land team, but was never given a
chanc!e TO show his worth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
IS AFTER
MACK PARK

ID. A. Fletcher, all-star promoter.
has made a proposition to Manager
John Roesink for the use of the Mack
ave. park In case his all-star aggre-
cations play at the close of the regu-
lar season.
The promoter was In town this
week and hit upon the Mack-ave. park
as the most likely place, and made an
offer To- Roesink. We decided moth
ing definitely" Roesink said today.
While in Cleveland, Fletcher looked
over Luna park, and secured an OBJ
ton on that place in event the trip
takes place. He believes this Wi,
solve the grounds question. although
those who have had experience In
league ball. declare the Independent
parks too small to accommodate any
thina like the crowds necessary TO
make money on a tour of this kind.
The Free Prers editorial team, a..
sisted by the News and The Times viii
play the Traver- Bird team at MACK.
ave Sunday morning The scrloes iost
to the Evans Mipstrels. yesterday. ~ 70
IL because the Honey Boys came
back" In the seventh and eignth nm
ings.
baker O. playing the greatest game
of his career these days. In MS pres
emit form Frank will create sensation
I'm the woTed's series.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
Joe jackson, the long missing Ne,
FOOTBALL STARS ELIGIBLE.

BOSTON. Mass. Sept. IA bull
movement In Harvards football stock
started today with the announcement
that Tackle Mckay and Fullback
Minot had practically made up their
scholarship deficiencies and would
join the squad next week Soldiers
Field is now the liveliest place around
Boston. Nearly nifty candidates are
working under Coach Haughton and
his lieutenants.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia ,.
New York 3, Pittsburg l.
Cincinnati Z, Brooklyn 3. ----
Boston Z, ST. Louis 5.
Today's Games.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
81. Louis at New York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
MAJORS SPEND MUCH
MONEY FOR DRAFTS.

AUBURN, N. Y, Sept. IL
During the major league draft
ing season, just closed, the sur
prlsing sum OF 100000 has been
received In fees, according to
Secretary Farrell Of the Ma
tional Association OF Profess
sional Baseball Leagues.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
<<IF-''

Jackson, OF the south Michigan
league, lost it's sixteenth straight game.
Bay City did the job.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

Hits-On Willett, II In Innings;
off stroud, in l inning. At bat
Against Wiiiett 36. against stroud 6.
Two-base hit--Barry. Sacrifice hits
Lapp, Lord. Stolen bases-Collins. Ba-
3. off Willett /. of stroud 2. Hit with
pitched ball-By Willett 1 tCollins).
First base on errors-Athletics 8. De-
troit 4 Left on bases-Athletics IL.
Detroit g. Struck out-By Coombs 4.
by WiIlett 1, by Stroud 1. Double
piays-Collins. Barry and Davis; Ba-
ker, Collins and Davis Wild pitch
WiIlett. Time-i:46. Umpires-Colli-
flower and Evans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
CoyeIerkI, the pitching sensation a

Coveierki, the pitching sensation OF
the National league a couple OF years
and famed IL men. He allowed Brook
lyn half dozen hits and won his
game easily.
Minor Heir paced n mile In IsSsH
ut indianapolis, Friday, lowering the
worlds record half second. Minor
Heir himself held the old record which
was made last Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
CHASING
THE AUTO
BASEBALL STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Yesterdays Results.
Athletics 10, Detroit 0.
Cleveland 8, Washington D.
Today's Games.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at ST. Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.


Yesterdays Results.
Kalamazoo 2. Lansing o.
Adrian IL. Saginaw 4.
Hay City 2. Jackson 0.
Flint 3. Battle Creek 2.
w Tedsy's Games.
Saginaw az Lansing.
Hay city at Flint
Jackson az Battle Creek.
Adrian ~ kalamaroo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

AIS PACE. PURSE $1,000
Sara Ann Patch, blk m. by Joe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

Totals 400 400 602 LIZ '.z6s
sTeam average.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

Of bis career these days In his pres
ent form Frank will create sensation
In the woTed's series.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

artle, b e.. by William wilkes
by Red wilkes (Gaha-
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
Another Panama Canal.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 2S.-Pas'
sengers arriving from Colon to-day
declare a corporation backed by
Wall Street money and known as the
Mandingo Darien Company has been
organized to dig an air line sea leve
canal across Panama, so miles South
of the big United States ditch.
The Colon representative Of the
company is Captain Thornton Bon
neville, of Newport News, Va. He
asserts that his corporation is as
sured that sea level canal, 29 miles
in length, can be constructed fol
sS0,00O,00O.
This amount has been pledged
Work on the new canal will be begu1
early in the year.
Captain Bonneville is quoted as
declaring he agrees with Admiral
Evans that the United States cana
can never be successfully operated
The Mandingo Darien Company will
build its canal with private capital.
Concessions of land for construc'
ton purposes have been secured,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
Kills His Brother.in.Law.

Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Acting, it
is said, upon the orders of his father,
Rupert Carleton, aged IS, to-day shot
and killed his brother-in-law, Arthur
Howard, aged 27, a former special
police officer. AS Howard lay dead
with two loads Of shot in his body
his father appeared upon the scene
but made a hasty retreat when the
Carletons opened fire upon him.
The shooting occurred at the home
of the Carletons after the elder Carle-
ton had ordered his son-in-law, How.
ard, not to enter the house. When
Howard attempted to enter, regard
less of Carleton's warning, the latter
is said to have shouted to his son to
get the shotgun and kill Howard
which the young Carleton promptly
did.
Howard was recently prosecuted
on a criminal charge by the Carle-
tons. John Carleton, his wife and
son, Rupert, were arrested following
to-day's shooting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
SAID DAMN" AT BREAKFAST.
Inmate of Confederate Home at Co.
lumbia Suspended.

Columbia, January 2.-F. Douglas
Walker, one of the most widely
known soldiers at the Confederate
Home, was yesterday suspended from
the home for 60 days. Mr.. Walker
has no living relatives and the Con
federate Home was his only home, sc
he yesterday afternoon applied fol
admittance at the county aims house
and was given a bed there.
Mr.. Walker says that because he
said damn" at breakfast he was
notified by the commandant that he
would be given a furlough Of so days
Mr.. Walkers account Of his trouble
is that Mrs. W. D. Starting, wife Of
the commandant, asked one Of the
men at breakfast If he had heard the
whistles blow for the New Year the
night before. The man addressed
was deaf and the question was re-
peated, whereupon Mr.. Walker said
Mrs. Startling, he is so damn deaf
that he can't hear any whistles"
After the meal was concluded Mr.
Walker says Capt. Startling said to
him: walker, I have a New Years
present for you. You are suspended
for so days for swearing in the pres
ence of my wife"
Mr.. Walker expects to stay at the
county aims house until his enforced
furlough is ended.
Mr.. Walker is native Of Charles
ton, was a member of Hampton's S
Legion, and after the war went to
New York, where men of wealth be-
came interested in him and assisted
him until he was well-to-do busi-
ness man. But his benefactor died
and he lost what he had accumulated
in the crash that followed. Finally
he could find no work and was starv-
ing on the streets when he went to a
police station and told them that he
was a Confederate soldier who could
get no work and had nothing to eat,
and requested that they send him
to an aims house.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
Educators Confer With Governor.

Columbia, Dec. 31.-Representa-
tives of the four State colleges
Winthrop, Clemson, the Citadel, and
the University of South Carolina
and State Superintendent Swearingen
had a conference with Governor An
sci in his Office to-day with a view
to his recommending to the legisla-
ture about to convene such changes
in the law with regard to awarding
scholarship as will harmonic the re-
ouiurements between the four col
leges named.
Present at the conference were
Prof. Riggs and Daniels, of Clemson;
Prof. Coker, of winthrop; Superin-
tendent Bond, of the Citadel, and
Prof. Wardlaw, of the University.
The contention is that the present
lack of harmony with regard to re-
quirements and benefits has tenden-
cy to cause students to change from
one college to another. Of course,
Winthrop being in class by itself,
does not suffer in this respect, but
the Winthrop faculty desires the
change in the interest of education
generally.
The request is along the line sug-
gested by Superintendent Swearingen
in his annual report. The Governor
gave a respectful hearing to his call
ers, but they went away rather disap-
pointed. He did not impress the
members of the conference that he
agreed with them regarding the es-
sential features of the proposed
change.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
AIKEN NEWSPAPER PURCHASED
Messrs. r. M. Hit and w. E. Duncan
Acquire the Recorder.

Aiken, January 3.-Messrs. R. M.
Hit and Walter E. Duncan, two
young newspaper men have purchased
the Aiken Recorder and will take
charge of that paper in few weeks.
Mr.. A. P. Ford is at present editor
and publisher of the Recorder.
Messrs. Hit and Duncan state that
extensive improvements will be made
to the paper, which will be made an
all-home-print up-to-date semi-week-
ly.
Mr.. Hit is at present connected
with the Journal and Review, and
Mr.. Duncan has had newspaper
career of varied experiences. For a
time he published the Elks' official
paper, and for time conducted the
Aiken Times, which fourished several
years ago. He has also been con-
nected with several other papers.
The Recorder will be conducted
under the new editorial and business
management after about the first OF
February.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-06
Confesses to Murder.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 81
want to tell you something l have
had on my mind for a good many
years. 1 can not keep the terrible
secret any longer. 1t was 1 and two
foreigners who killed Contractor
Samuel T. Ferguson near Washing
ton, Pa, on September Is, 1908, and
the man they hanged and the man
who is serving 20 years for that
crime are innocent" said Joseph
Vastello to-day. He is a prisoner IN
the Moundsville, w. Va, peniten-
tiary. He made the statement to
Captain of the Guard G.. G. Dawson.
Milovar Kovovic was hanged for
the murder of Ferguson and Milovar
Patrovic is now serving sentence in
the penitentiary at Pittsburg.
Vastello is serving sentence for
another crime. He was arrested a
few months after Ferguson was muir
dered for the robbery of the railroad
station at Burton, w. Va, and sent
enced to eight years Imprisonment
His term expires next November.
Vastello Is said to have told de-
tailed and consistent story. Vastello
implicated two foreigners who are
belived to have returned to their ma
tive lands.