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The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
7. RYAN BELIEVES
JEFF 0VER-RATED
Thinks Champion of Former Days
Will Have Time of His Life Avoid.
ing Knockout From Negro.

CHICAGO. Jan l0.-Tommy Ryan.
former middleweighl champion. has
started out as matchmaker for the
Memphis Athletic club by putting q
nice feather in his cap. lie announced
today that he hao signed mp Battling
Nelson FOR iight wltn Eddie Lang, o.
Chicago. on the night OF Jan. 2l. The
lads will go eight rounds aud Nelson
says IL Will be merely part OF his train.
ing for his mill with Adj Wolgast at
san Francisco on Feb. %.
simultaneously the Dane announced
that he has quit the stage for long
period and is now ready TO meet any
lightweight. His fights with Lang and
Wolgast are just starters. he declares.
Ryan today Also expressed his opia'
ion of the Jeffries-Johnson fight.
'Jen isn't kid any more. said
Ryan In his last two real fights he
met men who were going back rap
idly. For this reason IL Is hard 10
Judge him. bui it Is a certainty that
he viii nave 20 Oe just as good as he
was In his palmiest days II he expects
&c defeat Johnson.
The Johnson. ketchel pictures
show that Jack simply toyed with
Ketchel and you can take IL from me
that the Negro will knock Jeff out Ii
the ex-champion doesn't look out. lie
needn't think Jack IL easy and hasn't
the punch"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
MOST WONDERFUL DEVICE IN THE TROTTING
WORLD ARE DETESTED HOBBIES

marked What a pity IL Is that he
wears the straps. he doesn't need them
at all But observe the famous gray
ghost" closely. and YOU VIII be forced
To- change your mind. You VIII note
that he frequently shifts his legs max
ress which would result In break
but for the fact that he goes into his
straps momentarilN thus saving MIN
self Also he turns his head towards
the pole in going into turn ana II
would be difficult matter to squar"
him away were " not FOR his neither
harness Citation. 2.0la. the greatest
OF ell hobbled pacing mares made less
use Of her straps than any PAGER ever
obse rived. vet without them she was
lost She was a perfectly gated PAGER.
too. aud had great turn OF speed
without her supporters bat after
speeding q short distance mixed" 80
badly that she had O" be taken back
20 almost a standstll in order TO re-
gain her stride. ItS my oninlon that
the hobbies are absolutely responsible
for the success Of at least So pcr cent
OF the PAGERS wearing them. regardless
of who might have trained them in
their early days
have seen some OF our best train
crs wrestle with PAGERS for weeks In
order To- educate then. to 20 without
the straps. and finally huVc To- give up
ia despair. Take Thespian. =. 2:tSit.
as an instance. lie is one of the
best-b bred PAGERS In tie LAND. being nv
Direct lInl. .:0ihs. dam Anvil chorus.
dam of Peter the Great 2:07 ,. 4.
but despite the efforts Of such
trainers as Peter V Johnston and
Mr.. Geers. the straps had to be
hung ON him. Mr.. Johnston gave him
two-year-old record Of ASA. but
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
MURPHY SORE At
GR|FF's CAUTION
Cub Boss Couldn't Lure Clark Into
Trading Players and Shows Him
self Peeved as a Result


CHICAGO. Jan. iO.-There isn't q
chance that three-tngered Brown, thr
Chicago pitching marvel, Will go 'o
the Cincinnati club and the story
from Cincinnati to that effect is pure
fabrication, according Ia statemcnt
made today by President Murphy. ot
the Chicago Cubs.
We wouldn't trade Brown for the
whole Cincinnati club with Grliil;h
thrown in" said Murphy. And, at
that. Brown hasn't signed a 1910 col'
tract yet.
Murphy said he did not know who
started the Brown story. but he ala
say Grif,itn was the shyest man he had
ever tried TO trade With
When il comes 20 drawing the lin"
hairs in a trade, Griffith Is wonder.
said the Cub boss. 1t looks To me as
il he was afraid he would stub his toe
again. He evidently hasn't forgotten
some of his earlier trades when he
swapped some IF the New York High
landers for some OF the former mem
bers of the ST. Louis Browns. Every
one knows how beautifully Griffith was
stung on that deal"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

mile tracks through that one cause.
ON the haIf-mile tracks. they had suf-
fiCient speed 10 take and retain the
pole. but when up against horses whose
speed was equal TO their own, they
found their old manner OF racing im-
trouble. Another great fault notice
able with horses that ny virtue OF
having won largely on the half-mile q
tracks are sent To the mile rings, ~
their tendency to slow down when Lead
ing in the stretch. In their previous
experience tnCy outclassed thelt nelds,
raced FAR iva front and had sufficient
lead when the stretsh was reached 20
slow down and pass under the wire at
half speed The requirement ot this
habit proves their undoinK, for very
Frequently the horse who has been
rated along Iva a trailing position viii
null out and sprint past them befOr"
clip When their driver gets them
going again It's too late TO catch the
living leader Another serious mistake
that many trainers make ~ working
their horses from wire to wire. TINS
tearbing the horse to slow down when
the milc is finished. Horses quickly
learn where the wire ~ located. and
many OF them give notice of the fact
bv pricking their ears when they turn
into the stretch and catch sight of the
htdges' stand In order to offset tn"
Tendency to- slow down nearing home.
the high-ciass trainers Insist upon their
horses finishing out their miles at y
part Of the route. MI. Gcers, for In
stg nee. invariably works his horses az
fnft speed well beyond the FIRST eighth
pole Horses are largely creatures of
habit and their habits are largely
controlled by their trainers. this being
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

true. IL stands to reason that bad hab-
It's result from bad training
One very bad practice that many
trainers fall into - driving with their
knees tilted high ana their arms rest
lug thereon. The position is resttul to
the arms. but plays hob with the
horses delicate mouth. The arms lose
their resiliency when supported by the
legs. and az a consequence OF the hard.
stiff hold thus put upon the reins. the
horses mouth quickly becomes tough
encd and lacking In sensitiVeness. IL
tends to make puller Of any horse 80
driven. destroying as 10 does the deli
cate touch which the mouth naturally
requires In order To keep IL Ia normal
condition of ncNibility.
m I had tendcrly reared son
would very much dislike seeing him
in the thick of the bunch sculling a
hobblcd PAGER around the sharp first
turn OF one ~ those half-mile tracks.
When the sulky hubs collidcd and they
had my pride and hope penned in
against the hub amid a cloud OF dust
aud he begging for them TO let him
out fear that father would east
about for an artillery piece with which
TO protect the family interests. And
when I would perchance have to wit
ness the aforementioned pride. etc. de -
scribing parabolas ~ the blue ether as
the result of hObble accident ! sur
mise that II would be about time for
son and to order car and return To
the cheering solitude OF the home
circle.-Iorse Review.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
Nv "MARQUE. I"

Doast them as We do and nght
against them as hard as We may. the
hctbies are nevertheless the most won
d,rful device that was ever brought
into the horse ousiness--the most de-
testable. YOU aud / may say. bat Just
the same we must denOrninatc any
thing wonderful that can transform q
plow boy into trainer in single sea p
son Then too. hobbies are truly
wonderful device from purely me-
chanicaI standpoint The use OF hob
bleS eliminates the necessity OF pos
sessing knowledge OF balancing and
rigging. and Furthermore the Tact tina
hobbIed horses are less prone TO brea
enables almost any energetic young
man to become trainer, regardless OF
previous experience.
IL il my observation that hohbled
horses are not so likely TO become lame
as those who pace free-lcgged. This
doubtless results from the fact that the
straps prevent them from stratning
themselves when striding. their legs
straps Then. too. hobbled horses, as
rule. do not go as high az do the
strapless sort. consequently there -
less lar and strain OCcastoned To- ten
dons and ligaments.
IL ts very often remarked of horyes
that wear their straps loosely. that 10
IN shame that the straps were eyer
used on them. for u can be plainly seen
that they do not really need them. etc,
etc But you can put % down in your
little book that such PAGERS do need
the straps. and the chances are that
they would never have amounted To-
very much without them. The Eel
2.G2I., belongs In the class referred to
and very often ! have heard IL re-
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found him unreliable and finally de-
CIded To give Mr. Geers q chance To
see what lie could do with the horse.
Mr. Geers worked on him last spring
AZ Memphis but without avail. Final
~ lie was sent north and turned
over to Harry HOFFMAN. who ap-
Flied the straps ana very quick
~ the stallion gave evidence that they
Were what hc uad been searching for
all the while Tommy Murphy got him
10 the fai, and believe worked him
Ia .0s or better At Lexington.
Aside from the fact that the straps
viii enable trainer to make fast
PAGER In half the time that would be
necessary without them, their mOst
beneficial office H. found Ga the fact
that the straps enable them To be
pulled out quickly or taken hack sud
denly without causing them To break
\ great many PAGERS really have no
they are suddenly asked to turn to tho
right or left their stride is disturbed.
resulting Ia a break This part of
great percentage Of our horses etuCa-
tiou ~ neglected. the average trainer
falling into the habit of permitting his
horses To take all their work at the
pole and falling TO subject them To- all
the tests which they must meet la ac-
tual races. once horses are taught to
work at the pole. they are diSiufifued
20 work kindly on any oihcr part Of
the track, and when racing this fca-
ture constitutes heavy handicap.
Horses So educated Invariably drive on
pole and constantly bore in" ia order
To- reach their accust toned position.
This fault ~ prevalent among half
mile trackers. and have seen many a
successful graduate from tho twO-lap =
rings prove failures when taken to the
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

OLD CHALLENGER
AGAIN IN FORM
Matt Kramer's Ice Yacht Wins and
Is Favorite in Novel Event To Be
Sailed on Tuesday.

The old-time ice yacht Challenger,
for several seasons the champion oi
Lake Sc. Clair, made her hrst appear
ance OF the season In competition Sun
day. leading big fleet around the
course and winning well-contested
race with Ed Rooney AT the helm. The
Challenger Is also the fayorite In a
novel event 10 be sailed Tuesday the
course lying between Matt kramers
place at Gaukler's point, and Smiths
club house, 10 miles up the lake.
This event Is n handicap. the Glass
c boats starting at o'clock, the
Glass b boats following three minutes
later and the big Class \ boats get
ting under way at 2;05. The time OF
the arrival OF each yacht at Smiths
will be taken and exactly one hour
will be allowed each crew TO warm
up aud procure lunch. The yachts Will
get away on the return trip IN the
order of their arrival and the first
boats to make the finish stake In front
of Kramers will receive the prizes in
order.
The ice is in prime shape since the
last freeze and over 20 shippers have
made entries in the event OF Tuesday.
the affair being sweepstakes with
added money.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
INDOOR LEAGUE PROSPERS.
Everitts Still Lead But ST 6oniface
Team Is Close Second.

The lntercity Indoor Baseball league
had another very successful week.
games all being closely contested aud
very interesting. The lower division
teams have braced their lineup. so
that they are again in the running and
making even the trst team hurry up
TO keep in the game with them. The
b. F. Everitts are still heading the
league, although they are closely fol
lowed by the Bonnies. whose strong
lineup and long experience and asso-
citation together make them hard
team To defeat.
Monday night will see the Walker
vile Boat Club con,esting with the
"Y" in the big gymnasium at the
local institution.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Funny to see Packy Mcfarland chas
ing of TO Europe on the top of Stan.
ley Ketchels statement that top-notch-
ers can get big money on this side,
doesn't it?
Mcfarland said before leaving that
he was going after Freddy Welsh )
English title and would remain abroad
a year. invading every country where
fighting thriyes. meeting the best he
could induce To fight him.
And then he's coming back TO say
things 70 Oscar Matthew Battling Mel
son. Just like that. Mcfarland is sure
he can beat Nelson. So sure he's go
ing abroad for a year 10 let Nelson
add another year to his age before
tackling him.
There aren't many men close to the
fight game who will risk anything
upon Mcfarland in 2O-round battle
with Welsh tight now and as for the
stockyard scrapper making has-been
out OF Nelson. well, It's best to take
that statement with just wee pincn
of salt.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Here's hoping the managerial
troubles of VIM. Reginald Armour,
owner of the Toledo American associa-
tion baseball club. are ended. Bill
Reginald's woes have been frequent
for the last couple OF years.
Armour tried to manage the team
from the bench. same as he managed
Dayton in the old days. and as he did
later when he shaped the destinies of
the Maps and Tigers, but he couldn't
stand the strain.
Along toward the end of 1908 he
turned the team over To Catcher Fred
Abbott. Abbott was failure. and
along the middle OF 1909 he resigned
and Sox Seybold took a try at the job.
Sox wasn't a bowling success. either,
and Armour reared he might have 10
take To the bench again In 1910.
However. he has signed up Duckv
Holmes. the old big league outfielder.
and lately part owner and manager
.. the Lincoln and Sioux City teams
in the Western league. He will have
complete charge OF the team
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
BY TIP WRIGHT.

Ever ride on a racipg ice-yacht?
Yes? Then you know what II Is.
No? Then you have something coming.
a sensation which can be likened To
nothing else in the wide, wide world.
You don't know what travelling Is
until you fly over the CLASSY surface
OF river or lake in piping blow. with
the ccrdage humming like a gigantic
Aeolian harp. the tough timDers
creaking and groaning like a ship III
distress, the well-ground shoes grip
ping the shining ice and throwing on
puffs OF powdered ice as the crait
answers the slightest movement OF
the ;iller, like a thing of life.
On a dry cold day, when the Ice
cracks and rings and reyerberates in
the cold, like metal striking against
metal, with a 50-mile breeze (Which
one gets only occasionally. by the
way), and a stoutly built craft.
know OF nothing so exhilarating rs
an hour on an ice-yacht.
You may have your high-priced,
high-powered racing automobiles,
your S0-miles an hour express train,
your aeroplanes and dirigibles. but
give HE the ltdHs blthdtis
racer and Ill not wish for greater
pleasure.
Zeppelin. the Wrights. Strang.
none of them feel the thrill that is
the mans who. lying fiat In the low
cockpit. one hand upon the sensitive
tiller, feels the swoop of the run
away thing he has loosed as 1t darts
away In this direction and that. at
his slightest touch. You get that
choky feeling. as II you were trying
TO swallow the left ventricle OF your
heart, when you climb out upon the
windward runner OF a racing ma
chine, slipping away into the wind
at so miles an hour.
You stand there, clinging 10 the
singing steel stay as il huns and
vibrates, the wind biting into your
marrow despite heavy clothing.
Then, without warning. perhaps as
an extra heavy wind pun strikes the
peak. you find yourself going up, up.
until. as you take n quick downward
glance. the ice seems TO be dropping
away and the stay you cling TO leans
away forward.
You know you are going 10 get a
spill You the certain no craft can
skate along at such an angle and
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
Sporting Notes

An automobile Will, as usual. he the
first prize in the big skat tournament
To take place here next june
-
Detroit Curling club rinks swept the
Ice with roiedO's best on saturday,
making clean record In three
matches.
The Michigan state Fair H. "a possible
applicant for Grand Circuit dates AT
the meeting OF the stewards which
takes place here tomorrow.
jay kirke, colt second-sacker, IL the
latest Tiger To sign mp. He il winter
ing at his home TN the catskills. down
on the map as flcischmann's
Independent manufacturers see In
the tactics OF the Licensed association
a campaign tending to make trouble
for the newer factory interests.
Max Drossman who has lost hut one
game In the city bowling champion
ship tournament, has long lead and
looks winner, barring accidents.
barney OIdGeid garnered n bunch of
WORLDS records yesterday, travelling
five miles on the Los Angeles track
In i.2l, and setting intermediate marks
from two miles up.
Minnesota, Case ana Ohio state are
the Only sure games for the Michigan
football team next season. Marquette"
possible. while Penn and syracuse are
probable.
Look. OF the burroughs. and Fftsger-
aid OF the Franklins, mixed matters
aggrcssively during the game OF fatur-
day evening. VARYING basketball win
hsticuns. The Burroughs won In the
former competition. 80 to 10.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
mo EASY Marks
FOR S. LANGF0RO
Pittsburg Director Of Public Safety
Won't Permit Negro To Be
Staged With nd.Raters.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan. l0.-After a
month OF scouting ia an endeavor &c
find a man willing to meet Sam Lang
ford in six-round bout here. the En-
pire Athletic association had their
work undone today when Director OF
Public Safety NORM declared he
would not issue permit for ighs
between Langfo,d and Montana jack
Sullivan. II now seems probably thaS
l.angford may not be seen here at all,
Director NORM declaring that there are
but six men at present who have any
chance with Langfoid and that 10 So
cure a permit the club must match the
negro with one or the six. The six
men designated are Kaufman. Ketchel
Papke. Jeifries, Johnson and JacK
O'Brien.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
ZIP! BlNG! ZZ-WSH! BANG! 90 MILES AN
HOUR ON A DARTING, HALF. FLYING ICE. BOAT

Ice Yachting is grand sport.
True. il has its element or danger,
but what fun worth the candle
hasn't? There is the ever present
fear Of air holes and II requires =
keen-eyed. nimble- witted, cool-headed
man at the helm TO avoid a hole at
80 or 90 miles an hour. The small
holes are not dangerous. for, rip
snoring along on the invisible planes
OF the wind. the yacht jumps them
with the ease Of living thing
But the big holes. 10 and 10 feet
across, are menace. And so is rotten
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
CORNISH CHAMPION DEAD.
William Martin Succumbs To Pneu-
monia At Home In Calumet.

CALUMET. Mich. Jan. 1O.-(Spe-
cial--William Martin of Laurium.
aged 80. undisputed middleweight Cor
nish style wrestling champion. died
yesterday after three-days illness
with pneumonia.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
D. A. C. MEN GET SWEATERS
Presentation Main Feature OF the Jan.
uary Session OF cass Club

The presentation OF the sweaters 20
the members OF the Detroit Athletic
clubs football eleven will be the fea-
ture OF the monthly dinner of the Cass
club. which event is scheduled for the
Berghof cafe. Monday evening, Jan. "a.
The event will also be the annual
meeting OF the Cass CLUB
Capt. Mouat has not yet announced
the names OF the men who will be re-
warded for their efforts on the grid
iron. II has been settled. however.
that the club will distribute l2 big
sweaters and seven Jerseys.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
HARDIN SIGNS UP.
Three-i. League Conscript Sends His
Contract to President Navin.

George w Minnie" Hardin, last
year the star pitcher OF the Rock
Island team that won the champion
ship of the league. has sent his sigh
ed Detroit contract To President Ma
win OF the Tigers and expresses him.
self as impatient 10 get back into
harness.
Hardin has been wintering at his
home In st. Louis, Mo.
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Andy Welch Comma.

A New York dispatch states tha,
Andy Welch has been authorized by q
number OF New Workers to apply fCr
dates for meeting OF the grand cir
cult in the Metropolis. 1910. Andy
will of course be present at the stew
ards meeting Jan. l..
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

IL will be incumbent on Jack OCon-
nor, HuEhie Duffy and Patsey Dono-
van to furnish good bit OF fun TO
add To the Amer
vr WILL can league gaiety
MISS JOE during the coming
CA>riLLoN. season. for the
banjohnson circuit
has lost one OF It's star performers oil
1905 and his place is going To be 4
hard one TO MI. Joe Cantillon will be
absent when the bell rings and Joe
will be missed, particularly in the
other cities OF the league into which
Joe has percolated al regularly stated
intervals for several seasons. Win
hard luck story which lost nothing III
the variety with which Ii was always
expounded and the quaintness of thc
excuses involved Joe Cantilion had
wit that could not be denied. The
grim necessities OF the Washington
club. coupled with the inyeterate habit
of its manager OF being always III
trouble with the powers OF the league,
gave him an opportunity Of exercising
his peculiar gilt TO the absolute limit.
The writer sat on the Washington
bench one afternoon while Joe's band
was getting ready tn fy at the throats
of the Tigers. Joe had just finished
the recountsl OF an array OF injured
which was simply staggering. Jerry
Eddinger was busy patching up Grip
Piles to get into the play.
"Clymer has broken leg, you
know" Joe was saying. and Streets
fingers are in awful shape Johnson
is mighty sick man. but | guess he III
have 10 pitch today Milans ankle -
on the bum and Jerry Freeman seems
TO be going blind from the way he Is
hitting. Bob Unglaub sprained his in
tellect when a small child and has
never gotten over IL. And still that
crowd back there IN Washington IL
wondering. | suppose, why We don't
win
AS Joe spoke, the veteran Jack
Warner and the venerable Jesse
Tannehill drew on their manual equip
ment and started out to Timber up
bit. Both were admittedly on their
last legs as big-league ball players anu
Warner in particular looked Old
enongh Ia be the father of some OF
the ambitious colts on the senatorial
lineup.
Hey. Jack" yelled Cantillon; Hey,
Jess"
The battle-scarred heroes of days
gone by stopped and stood at atten-
ton.
Men" continued Joe. be careful.
Don't get gay and rupture blood
vessel Don't do anything desperate.
Don't hurt each other"
Jack and Jesse didn't sense the
point for moment and then the eaten
er grinned. I.anguidly Tannehill wound
up and lobbed ball into Warmers
mitt az lightly as a piece OF thistle
down. On the bench i'm the Wash
ington dugout, Cantillon leaned back
with a Sigh OF resignation that actu-
ally sounded as IL he meant IL.
DAYS when the grass Is damn must
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
Kid Brother Comes Out.

Chitwood Jr. brother TO Hedge
wood Boy. 2:02 Ia, and Lady Maud
C.. 2:02 l-2, is expected TO make coed
this year.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Ice. with its treacherous surface.
Tough as whalebone and duck in
the water must be the hardy son OF
adventure who rides the darting, side
stepping, dancing winter craft.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
taubse her vs. oltsehIaa.

Lou Laubscher and Ernie Gitschlag
have been matched To play pool to-
night AZ 1929 Gratiot-ave.. the place
conducted by Charles II. PIowe. The
pair win play 12s balls. after which
1-aubscher will execute fancy shots.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

)ee Hsener i- Estsg Go try to sich
away Martin Sheridan's al-rounh
champ ionrhip during the summer. and
X9on< Fitzpatrick has consented TO
1f1In him Cor the task
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

maintain its equilibrium. and just
about the time you are looking for
a soft piece OF ice to light upon
and figure how far you will scoot
when you land at 90 miles an hour.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

DAYS when the grass is damp must
be added 10 the other sort OF days in
which Wild Bill Donovan is not 70
pitch. if We understand the situation
correctly.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

gear gives the tlller slight touch
and YOU return 10 On upright posi-
ton as the steel takes the ice
again
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Grand Rapids will have nm auto show
in February.