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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
WONDERFUL TALE
OF DANIEL O'LEARY
WHO PLAYED HERE
Mr. SPHINX RELATES YARN CONCERNING oLD-TlME
DETROIT STAR WHO KNOCKED CLEAN
HOMER BUT WAS CALLED OUT.

went to the saloon proprietor. who
owned the place where his players
hung out. and mortgaged his share
OF the afternoons gate receipts for
$500. which he also bet on his team
1.-The night before the game, Dan
had. by offering 10 buy everything the
saloon proprietor had In his place the
next night, induced him TO close his
place and a meeting of the players
was called by O'Leary. The man
ager had prepared himself by having
a full stock of turntables in his own
room. and he kept his players under
his own eye. until every saloon in
town was locked up for the night
Players Get Hep.
Next day the players heard about
the heavy betting their manager had
done and were suspicious that II was
the pay money. Isn't this pay day?
they asked Dan.
Maybe Dan replied. and then he
told them how he had placed the mon
ey.
We'll, talk about ball playing. why,
those dump rats went at the Will
Transport fellows like playing fiends
and made nine runs the first inning.
The full score was something like
20 TO 6.
Did the Dan O'Leary's' get the
eats and drinks that night? Did they
not? The manager set up the wine by
the case; champagne, too"
Dan O'Leary Is now living in Chica-
go and is known best there now In
theatrical circles as the leading first
nighter."
He is one of the most enthusiastic
baseball fans in Chicago, and rarely
misses game.
Not since 1S79-and that's a long
time ago-has a ball player repeated
the great trick made by Dan O'Leary,
now popular clubman in Chicago.
and In those days a player of consid-
cradle skill. Dan was with the old
Indianapolis team, and was having an
awful batting slump. In some 20
games poor Dan landed nothing that
resembled base hit, and he was fair
ly furious at his own ill-luck and the
joshings OF his friends. Finally, at a
critical moment of desperate game.
Dan leaned upon a fast ball and
whooped for JOY as the ball went
shrieking down the field. Round the
bases Hoped the delighted slugger,
while the fielders madly pursued the
leather. On and on he went, and at
last, in one great slide and storm OF
dust, Dan burst across the plate
only to be informed that he was out.
He had run the wrong way, going to
third instead OF first and circling the
bases In reverse order. Dan was so
badly broken up over the affair that
he gave up the game.
Copyright 1910. BY the National
Game Publishing Company
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
DETROIT EASIES
FOR HOME RUN HITS
TIGER FINGERS ALLOW OPPOSITION "a FoURBASE
CLOUTS AND LEAD THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
IN THIS RESPECT.

C0IF ALL the pitchers In the Am
erican, Detroit possessed tho
easiest marks for making
III home runs. The Tiger fling
ers during 1910 yielded 81
home runs, which Is four made than
were made off Boston. second on the
list The Boston Nationals and the
Phillies exceeded the Tigers In this
respect by two each.
Whether or not the American
league pitchers OF 1910 were better
than the National twirlers, the fact
remains that the artillerists In the
organization presided over by Byron
Bancroft Johnson had only lat home
runs made off their deliveries last
year TO 215 fourbaggers procured on
the gunners OF the senior body.
No American league player was
able TO straighten one OF the curves
flung at him by Jack Coombs, the
pitching star OF the White Elephants,
and slam ii either over the fence or
clout il such a distance that he was
entitled to be rewarded by the pres
entation OF pair OF shoes and other
merchandise. OF Chief Bender,
Coombs' running mate in the worlds
series, only one four-bagger was made
last season, Jake Stahl manufacturing
it. Walter Johnson. the Idaho
phenom, yielded one hit good for the
complete distance, this being poled
by Eddie Collins.
Some interesting Figures.
other star pitchers in the American
league did not fare so we'll. George
Mullin had seven home runs made of
him; Russell Ford, four; Ed Walsh.
four, and Eddie Plank, three. The
twirlers In the younger organization
who had the greatest number OF four
baggers made off their deliveries were
Stroud, of Detroit, nine; Summers, OF
Detroit, and Groom, OF Washington,
each eight; Mullin, OF Detroit, seven,
and Hall. OF Boston. six.
In the National league the pitchers
off whom the greatest number OF four
furlong drives were manufactured
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
SHORT LENGTHS

The Reedvsile, Mes.-, race track has
been sold and will be reduced to
half-mtler.
Y NJ. c. A Basketball teams viii play
Monday evening, Dec. rs. The game
will take place at the gym
The Tigers lost TO the Hsv.ba team
OF Cuba. Monday. TO 0. Ty Cobb
and failed to make a base hit.
Rube wsddciI has gone 90 Minne.p-
oils. Rube seems to be going quite
rapidly Of late
This Michigan-eonferenc sauabbIe
promises to become az long drawn out
as the prellminaries to the Johnson
Jeffrfes fight.
Mictagan and Minnesota are hitting
about 100 I'm the Pen and Ink league.
Jake stahI. Boston nr.t ba.em.n,
quit the game because his wife told
him to- which reason, IL You are mar
risd. win appeal good and sufficient.
Bc.ten 4. to have a new bail park. IL
will seat 10000, thus being the biggest
ball year In the country Hugh Nc
Breen. secretary for tho Red Sox. is
now In Chicago looking over the plant
there.
members OF the Csss ball club Will
hold a meeting at the Fairfax hotel
Wednesday evening Sam WICK VIII
be I'm charge OF the session.
Joe Tinker declares again that he
will play third base or not play. which
leads to the query: who's running
the Cubs?"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE

m OPHS, hopes and hopes. They
IAI have been the chief stock In
It'll trade In the pugilistic game
~ since Jack Johnson defeated
James ]. Jeffries Woodsmen,
farmers, teamsters and motormen
have all pushed themselves 10 the
front as hopes. and those who haven't
done so are only waiting the oppor-
tunity.
The white man has waxed enthusi-
astic over every one OF them. The
very mention OF a white man who is
OF Herculean build has started the
pulse working and the heart throb-
bling in every white mans breast with
the hope that the hope had been
found and Jack Johnson is due to be
annihilated, yes, to be obliterated
from the surface OF the globe.
But, alas! none OF these hopes have
made good. They have eliminated
themselves one by one. Red hopes
have sprung up. too, and the white
man has been ready to swear by them.
Anyone, so long as he can whip the
one black cloud that obscures the
pugilistic armament, will do.
Redskins Fail.
Down in Orono, Me-, they have tried
stalwart descendants OF the abortgines.
Some OF them lost their scalps quick
ly, while others put the white men 10
the floor for the count. The reds have
all been failures so far in Maine.
Out In Frisco, too, they have tried
to bring a redskin 10 the front as a
hope. Charlie Near-Shot, a Yuma
brave, left his tepee In Arizona far
behind to get a wallop at one of the
white warriors. Charlie was only q
gle and left the land near the great
waters a sadly detected athlete.
But there Is yet hope OF white
man coming to the front. Away out
In Gentry county, Kansas, gigantic
farmer is biding his time. Young,
strong and ambitious this disciple oil
Abel has been wrestling with the
crops In the land where the cyclones
gather force and strength, prepared
| TO rush out OF there at the proper
moment and assai Jack Johnson for
| the title. He Is under the watchful
eyes OF Joseph Choynski, who hopes
| to make him the only real hope OF the
Caucasian race.
With FIVE inches the better OF John
son in height, nine and a half the bet
| ter of the black man In reach and Is
pounds the better OF the weight condi
tons, he is a formidable opponent &C
cording to the folks who follow pugi
ism closely enough to venture an opin
| ion on the game. Miles Mcleod is the
+, man whom Choynski favors.
But how can a novice be expected tc
cope with a skilled master at the
game? Mcleod b endowed with fine
physique; nature has been generous
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
PRIZE FIGHTING
AGAIN THREATENED
The Recent Bloody Battle in Califor-
MIA Causes the Church Fedora
ton To Act.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2s.-The
blow which sent Battling Nelson down
and out in the ring last Saturday Is
believed to have ended prize lighting
In California.
Stirred to action by the CORY ac-
counts OF the fight, Attorney J. r.
White, representing the Church Fed
Grafton, today demanded that District
Attorney Fickert proceed criminally
against all the promoters and both
principals In the battle.
Governor-elect Johnson has already
been quoted as saying be is in favor
OF sparring matches. but is unalter-
ably opposed to prize fights. such as
took place Saturday.
owen Moran, victor In Saturdays
battle, was really responsible for the
action OF Gov. Gillett in forcing the
promoters OF the Jeffres-Johnson
fight to transfer that battle to Reno
Moran's fight with Tommy Mccarthy.
in which the latter was killed. was the
direct cause for the action OF the
Church Federation in forcing Gov
Glllett to Sct last spring
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
GERHART is
DOING WELL

LIMA, O., Nov. 29.-Curly Gerhart,
OF Detroit. sank unconscious to the
floor at the conclusion OF his 1O-round
bout with Jack McEienry, a local boy,
before the Allen Athletic club here
Monday night, and for more than an
hour was In q critical condition
Artificial respiration had to be re-
sorted to and a physician gave the
stricken man q hypodermic injection.
He was still unconscious when re-
moved to the City hospital in an am
bulance.
Today he was out OF danger. Lack
of proper training was responsible
for Gerharts collapse.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
LYNCH WILL
RETAIN JOB

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-According
to inside information rom the Ma
tional league headquarters today,
there VIII be no opposition to the re-
election OF President Thomas J. Lynch
when the league holds its annual
meeting at the Hotel Breslin, begin
ming Dec. 10. NotN only will Lynch
be the unanimous choice of the mag
mates, but his term is likely to be In
creased to three years. was the pre-
diction today of one of the "Moguls"
who dropped into league headquarters.
II is admitted that there are several
OF the magnates who are not in loce
with Lynch, but Brush. OF New York ;
Herman, OF Cincinnau; Dreyfuss, OF
Pittsburg. and Harris, OF Boston, are
known to be in favor of retaining
Lynch and the opposition will not fly
In the face OF certain defeat by oppos-
ing their will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
keoah Has Hard Task.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Although be
leads after the first nights play for
the pool championship, Jerome Keogh
title holder. realizes that he VIII
have TO play his best In the two re-
naming nights to save his scalp from
Alfred De Orc Keogh scored 2f0 to
DeOros $50 last night at Doyles. The
champion clearly outlucked the chat
lenger. The latter still looks TO have
n good chance for final honors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Murnhx Back In Form.

NEW YORK. Nov 29.-Tommy
Murphy is back in the good graceS
of the Harlem fight fans. today, as
the result of hts triumph last night
over Willie Beecher. the little East
side whirlwind Murphy needed a
decisive victory 10 make his friends
forget his recent defeat by Knock
out" Brown and he got IL.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Miohty 10 Ban.

There may be some little question
about the ar suitability for another
term, but no one disputes the claims
OF Ban b. Johnson. He Is the Presi-
dent Diaz OF baseball officials.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Back on the Job.

Amos Rusie Is working In bottle
factory in Olney. Amos helped TO
create the demand for his present
source OF livelihood in days gone by
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Rube ouallfies AGAIN.

Rube waddell ought to get back In
the big show next year. lie has but
ted into the airship business and has
also become soccer player.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Such is Fame.

Hank Mathewson has signed with
the OklahoL-a City team. This Item
only gets into public prints because
Hank happens to be brother OF
Christy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Something Lacking.

With Nervous prostration and auto
mobling for two of his afflictions II
cannot be said that the present heavy
weight Ia lacking is class.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29

Eddie Collins refused to go to Cuba
because his wife was seasick on their
wedding trip to Bermuda. How about
yourself, Ed?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29
Where, Oh, Wherel

Where do all the beautiful women,
whoc rowd the football fields on
Thanksgiving keep themselves the
rest OF the YEAR,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29

asks the Columbus. @, News Never
mind. News: Fletch. old hoy. will be
on the job soon That's one man you
can't keen down
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29

Doh Printing Done Right. Timss
Printing Co.. No. Is John R.-st. Call
Main 1893. or City sss5.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29

IN O'LEARY play
ed in Detroit once.
away back In the
early SOS when
the national pas
time wasn't con
Quoted on the
same lines as IL Is
ay. O'Leary
was one OF the
original characters
of the game and
they tell no end OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-29

l01F ALL the pitchers In the Am
erican. Detroit possessed tho
easiest marks for making
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
WICHITA FANS MADE HAPPY
Isbell's Release by Comiskey Makes
Hit with Kansans.
WELL KNOWN PLAYERS SECURED
'IzEy" VIII Have Shaner, BeIden,
AitchisOn, ShackIefOrd and Boz
harmon Among Others ON 10
His List.
WELL KNOWN PLAYERS SECURED

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 29.-(Special.)-
Wichita fans are more than pleased that
Frank Isbell has secured his release from
the White Sox and will be at the helm this
summer to guide the ,Iobbers through the
Western league season. 1t took no less a
parsonage than Isbel % make up for the
loss OF Holland, who goes to st. Joseph.
Among the well known players who will
be with Izzy this year>are Shaner, who
was on the tossing staff last year, and
Ira Belden, whom Holland got in a trade
for Pennell. Middleton and Pettigrew CT
last years outer garden are expected to
return. Aitchison, Shackleford and Fat
Bohannon are scheduled as members Of
the flinging corps. J~arnigan is a new
southpaw from Iowa college circles and
Locke is a new find on whom Izzy is
banking. Hassler and Hunt were taken on
at the close of last season and will be
given a tryout.
Shaw, who was acquired from the Bos-
ton Nationals, is counted upon as the
catching mainstay. and with him will be
Jockerst, who grew up in the back woods
sas State league last year.
IsbeH is relying on his old friend Comis-
key to help him fill out his infield posi-
lions. and especially for a good shortstop,
He has the hearty support of the fans OF
Wichita, who are eager for the season to
start. He has arrang exhibition games
with Oklahoma City, Bartlesville, Musco-
gee and Enid, and should have his team
in better condition for the opening thar
he teams of the more northern cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
Thirteen Aero
Clubs Delegates
in St. Louis
Congress Will Be Asked to Determine
Value of Air Craft in
War.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2.-Congress is to be
petitioned, according to a resolution
adopted by Aero clubs here today, to de-
termine the value Of air craft in war.
A committee from the Aero clubs is to
call on President Taft and ask him to
undergo steps to insure the. development of
aerial craft. The conference, which was
presided over by Cortland F. Bishop, presi-
dent of the Aero Club of America, repre-
scented aero clubs from thirteen cities and
states.
Mr.. Bishop represented by proxy the
aero clubs of New England and California.
Dayton, O.; Kansas City, Peoria, Ill. /;
Rochester, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Bal
timore and Washington had representatives
here.
Applications for the international avia-
ton and balloon races were announces
from Kansas City, Peoria, Indianapolis
and Philadelphia Baltimore and Wash
ington entered a joint application for
College Park, Md. Carl G. Fisher Of In
~dianapolis was appointed chairman of a
committee which will receive applications
and, allot dates for aviation and balloon
flights. The applications ust be. filed by
March /, and the dates allotted by March
Is. The place for holding the international
aviation and balloon contests will be de-
cided on by the Aero Club of America
within thirty days.
II the international aviation contest is
not given to st Louis 1t is planned to hold
flights here In May or June, with Paulhan
as one of the contestants.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

Continued on Page TwO.I
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
SKI TOURNEY NEXT MONTH
National Competition at COIerRine
Draws Large Numbers.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan Heterogeneous
are nearing completion for the national ski
tournament which will be held at Coler-
aine, Mimi, February 10 to 20. Men are
working on the hill course, which should
be in excellent condition for the jumpers
during the meet. Entries have been Te-
ceived from some of the best clubs in the
north and the cracks OF the northwest are
expected to compete. The Norge Ski club
of Chicago VIII send four jumpers, Andrew
Sehanke. Ed Anderson, Adolph Swenson
and Harold Smedirk. The Chicago organ
izatiOn has plans for securing the 1911 tour
nament and it viii make a bid for staging
the contests near Chicago when the ma
tional convention meets, February 20 and
p. The approaching event is arousing
considerable enthusiasm among the great
numbers Of t~ransplanted Swedes and Nor
wegians In Minnesota. Many families will
attend the tournament, coming miles TO
see the national sport OF the countries Of
the midnight sun.
Since the great numbers OF N~orwegians
have settled in the northwest the sport
has spread to others than the immigrants
and is becoming very popular in the ter
ritory whore the snow fails deep and
stays. II Is understood thar an Indian ski
runner. who has cast away the snowshoes
Of his fathers, win compete in the races.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
DENVER AFTER BILLIARD MATCH
Offers Big Prize for De Orc and Fred
Eames.

NEW YORK. Jan, eff Alfred De ORC
accepts the proposition made to him re-
Gently by Denver hackers of Fred Eames,
the new three-cushion billiard champion,
the Colorado metropolis will be the scene
next spring Of IN angle game for the big
gest stake ever contested for in an indi-
vidual billiard match. The westerners say
they viii put up $500 on Eames II De ORC
will wager as much on himself In a special
match Of 150 points. to be played in Denver.
After De Orc finishes his engagements
on the Pacific coast he probably will drop
off at Denver on his way east and consider
this proposition seriously. He feels sure
that he is the superior of the new cham
pion at the angle game and is inclined to
look upon the Denver proposition as easy
money,
De ORC expects to be in Denver when
Hueston plays Eames next March, as he
has a challenge in to meet the winner.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
w esleyan Team
Takes Measure
of York College
After Slow But Rough Game Min
listers Win by Score of
o. 81 to 90.

UNIVERSITY PLACE. Neb., Jan. %
Especial. )-Nebraska Wesleyan university
defeated York college at basket ball here
Friday night in a very rough CANINE, by
the score of 81 to 20.
Wesleyan suffered from over con-
fidence, counting too much on last years
score of 81 to IL, on the York floor. The
game was exceedingly slow on account of
the large number of fouls called, thirty
-four on York, to twenty-four on the
Wesleyan boys. The outcome of the game
was never in doubt, the low score being
accounted for by the fact that the
visitors played a guarding game through
out.
Meyer, Simonds and Swan played a good
game for Wesleyan, though far below
their usual standard. Bowers and Down
ing did the best work for York, the latter
doing we'll on the foul throws.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
DISCIPLINE TEST OF THE GAME
Ability TO Accept Things as They Are
Essential I'm Rail- Player.

Ability 10 Accept Things as They Are
Essential in Rail- Player.
Base ball attracts many a youth by It's
glare and glamor OF fame and publicity.
It's a grand thing to be a successful
player, to stand in the spotlight Of public
favor n hear the plaudits OF admiring
thousand sweep over your head. But
there's another side 10 the business that
must be considered by the man who hopes
TO win in this marathon OF human effort.
That is the impersonal side. Ball players.
you know. when considered from a business
standpoint. are merely chattels. Down in a
remote Arkansas town the other day,
Charley Schmitt, the Detroit catcher,
asked a friend who had come from the
north, HAS Detroit traded me yet? Down
here 1 never hear what's going on in the
winter" There's the test that base bali
applies to those who would espouse IL as
their camnE-"Has Detroit traded me
yet?" And. what II Detroit had traded him7
schmidt. as a good soldier, would have
accented the conditions and said nothing,
though he might not ave liked them 1t
Is not always the man who can come up
to the bat In the last OF the ninth with
two out, the bases full and the score
against his side. and knock a home run.
WIKI gives to base ball its fundamental
strength and stability; he's essential to
the game, but the final test comes In the
discipline. The man who keeps himself
in good physical condition, plays his best
each day. accepts things as they are he
Is the one who stands under the lnstl.ation
Of base ball as an enduring foundation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

GRINNELL. Ia. Jan. 29.-(special)-
Coach Dougherty, the first paid coach Iowa
college has ever had. has issued a call for
the base ball candidate and beginning next
week the ball tossers Will work out regu-
larry In the gymnasium
The prospects are the best this year that
Grlnnell has had In the last five years.
Instead OF depending altogether on the
pitching staff. Dougherty will nave a well
balanced infield ind outfield. Jarnagin. the
star twirler. Is eligible under the Iowa
association ruls3 and Il is probable he will
pitch most OF the state games.