The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-06
BRAND NEW
LIE IL
TOLD.

ers thereof TO pas
IL around I'm order that the vas
multitude OF liars may store IL ava!
in their mental warehouses for further
recountal. Hunting and fishing liar'
are often hard put TO il and many Il
the old staple worn threadbare witt
narration. Here. however. is a new
one. Ii has as its source the fertile
brain of Fred-better known a:
Fritz" Witzleben. one OF the draughts
men in the Office OF the municipal
engineer OF this fair city II Mr.
Witzleben is as mighty a hunter as
he is mighty Liar. it's wonder that
enough ducks survive annually 70
propagate their species up at the
| Flats.
Il had been hunting all day In the
marshes" is the way Mr. Witzleoen
recounts his wonderful experience.
and rad had ,air success NJ less
than 70 reheads lay in frcnt OF inc In
the cunt. Some VI their vcrr s,one'
dead. Naturally, some Ct then were
still kicking.
Darkness was falling and had
turned on my homeward way laying
my gun in front OF me. pointing to-
ward the bow OF the boat. II must
have been that, for the first and only
time in my life. left my trusty shot
thrower out Of my hands with the
hammers cooked. At any rate. was
| startled by an explosion. A moment
later. before had had an opportunity
10 investigate, the dead body of duck
dropped into the boat and rolled
against my feet.
81 bent forward TO -9asp tbe gun
but before | could reach II he seCon !
F, barrel was discharged. ! couldni
even dodge before the corpse OF an
other duck bit me OF the chest. near
ly knocking me ovei bodri
What couli 4 mean?
We'll when / picked up the gun
I found peculiar condition OF erairs
One of the half-desd ducks hal II
some way managed 10 get Eis wchbef
tees tangled UP in the triggers Of the
gun. He had kicked and do .harged
bo,h the barrels. The shots went
home into the bosom OF brother-ol
sister-duck each time.
Il really believe it is the first In
stance on record OF a case where :
duck. using the weapon man has In
vented for his slaughter, has turned
IL against one OF his own kind. Or die
that duck. in his dying hour. discharge
the gun in the hope OF bringing low
the man who had encompassed hi
doom? In either case such murder
Gus intentions present an interestinl
case for the societies OF phychical re
search among our waterfowl"
The heart-rending tale which III,
Whitesox bring back OF the Los An
ge!es ball yard on which they were
not even allowed to train. furnishes
a fine contrary 10 the Tigers recol
lection OF hospitable San Antonio
Note, II you please. that IL was {
former Detroit ball player involved
In that divorce suit, not one OF the
present manly band OF athletes
II becomes necessary to accord L
Claud Rossman the credit for playing
IN the outfield at Columbus through
the practice season. at any rate.
II the Washington club runs 20 form
heres a prediction that Jim McAlee
VIII revise his intention OF hanging
about the ball yard from practice un
til time for the game each day. Hell
be glad TO get away from IL as muct
as possible.
Somehow-have you noticed 1.-THE
strike news from Philadelphia hasn'
amounted 20 much now that the Ath
letics and Phillies have started thei
annual spring series?
IL all the mosquito-league twirleri
who have trimmed the Tigers thii
year. follow In the footsteps OF Bucl
Harris. the only one 20 turn the trlcl
in 1909, Dixie will he full OF ruinet
pitchers.