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The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
DOPE BY
TIP WRIGHT.

The mental salaries OF men con.
nected with baseball are higher than
the Singer building
The difference between the money
paid and the sums said to be paid.
would keep a large family OF the
bread line until helfrozeover.
Maybe Mathewson, Brown, Walter
Johnson, Evers, McGraw. Chance and
Ban Johnson do receive from $1,000
to $4,000, as you have read, and
then again, maybe the author Of
these stories dreams when sleeping
on his back
When | read OF these stories about
an upto-date individual grabbing of
Pittsburger's monthly income from
the national game feel like para
phrasing: "Ofiicer, he's loose again."
The only human beings who really
take these yarns without the use of
other are fans who are so nutty the
squirrels bark when they pass.
You have heard OF the $4,000 sal
aries OF McGraw and Chance; OF the
$4,000 remuneration of Ban John.
son and doubtless have asked your
self, Is II on the level?"
And then you promptly forget IL.
AS a matter OF fact you don't care
whether they get the moneyor work
for the love of the game-which they
don't
AS a matter Of fact a large element
of doubt exists In regard TO baseball
salaries. in the minds of the men
who are close TO, but not in, the
game.
| heard a famous baseball leader
say that Johnson received $4,000, not
$4,000 a year, and that the latter
figure was given out for the public
10 swallow
That is just the point. II Is hand
ed TO the public. all of the time.
Why? What does the public care?
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Here Is The Reason For All
This Flood of Long Hitting

The illustration shows cross Sec
lions OF balls used In the American
league this season and for the past
two years. The reason for the In
crease in long hits is apparent.
They're making home runs in the
big leagues like Casey used to.
The fame Of Buck" Freeman as
home run hitter, Is destined to fade,
for young men on various teams are
making home runs regularly.
The reason Is that a livelier ball is
used this year than last season. The
American league ball last year differ-
ed from the old ball, because II had
center of cork. surrounded by rubber,
instead OF a solid rubber cork
This ball was not satisfactory.
Pitchers said It did not hold its shape
in the face Of hard hitting so the
manufacturers tried again. They re-
duced the cork core and increased the
thickness OF the rubber The result
Is lively oall that recalls Brother.
hood days.
In 1910 the cork center was an inch
and quarter In diameter. The rub
Der was a mere she'll This year the
cork Is about half inch In diameter
and the rubber considerably thicker
This change is the secret OF the In.
creased hitting. The new ball gets
away from the bat faster and acts pc
cunarly when hit upon the ground,
bounding faster than It's predecessors
and In unexpected ways. The in
creased hitting will prevail doubtless
until pitchers devise something to
overcome the handicap.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
WAR ON ROWOY
MEN IN NATIONAL
President Lynch Calls in His I'm.
pires and Issued Confidential
Instructions.

NEW YORK, May 15-r, Il onenIv
asserted today that as the res,,I, Of
the conference between PRESIDENT
s, sen OF the National league, and hi.
seSn vi umpires. there will be whole
sa.e suspensions OF kicking players
turing the next few days. The
umpires told Lynch that the players
were more abusive than ever and the
language used was frightful Lynch
ordered the men to report from now
all abusive language used and he an.
n hounced ne Intended not only TO fine
out 20 suspend the offenders
Inc umpires declare the games are
running over the two-hour mark be.
cause OF the managers dallying tactics
ID changing players. Lynch told his
umpires that this also must cease
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

ing over the heads of the pitchers these
days.
Drake hit a corking triple, SundaY.
into the edge OF the crowd, and man
sitting down reached up and caught IT.
Sign him"
Cobb's double that brought Bush in
with the tieing run, Saturday, comes
under the head of "Opportune" hits IL
ever there was one.
Paul shannon, OF the Post, and Her
man Nickerson, of the Journal, are he
Boston war correspondents with the
team
After using up Karger. Hall. Killllay
and Wood In the first game, and Collins
In the second, Manager Donovan has
Cicotte and his hrst-game twirlers to
come back with
Two OF Sundays triples were hard
hit balls into the crowd In the left field
corner. Ordinarily they would have
been long singles or short doubles.
The three base rule on balls hit into
the crowd In a pleasing variety For
merly the allowance has been two
sacks.
Cobb seemed TO lose his head in De-
troits ninth and started TO run in
when Schmidt famed. He stopped and
was an easy out. retiring the side with
the bases full.
Davy Jones got back into the game
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

that lasted long enough not only to
tie the Tigers six-run lead, but even
to pass them.
These diving catches are fine bus
mess, beyond question-when they go
through. When they don't, they are
the most expensive kind OF miscue,
for the fielder finds himself fiat on
his stomach, with the sphere merri-
ly rolling away behind him, and the
runners circling the sacks In mad
dening style. Nine times out OF ten
there has been no opportunity for
one Of his mates to back him up and
IL becomes incumbent on the pros
trate athlete TO rise right hastily.
pursue the ball and get II back into
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
fans lob Cops Who Try
70 Stop Sunday Dali

FORT SMITH, Ark, May 15.-Mayor
Bourland, Of Fort Smith. is today un-
decided whether he will again try to
screw down the lid on Sunday base
ball.
The mayors mandate against the
Independence-Fort Smith game was
disregarded yesterday and when the
mayor led policemen on the field to
stop the contest, the fans rebelled and
the mayor and several policemen were
injured before the riot was quelled.
Central and Alma tied at the M. A.
c. high school meet, each coping 26ls
points. Had the Detroiters taken an
other man or two along. they would
have picked up an odd point and VIC
tory.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
There's a Reason, Says Hal.

Hal Chase, manager and first base
man OF the New York Americans,
says that his sensational one-handed
stops while covering first base add
greatly to his Quickness as player.
by catching many throws with one
hand" says Chase, ''the baseman can
swing into position to throw the ball
to another part of the field more
readily than II he used two hands. Or
course, the player who aspires to
make one-hand catches must have a
very quick eye and a pronounced
aptitude for holding on to the ball"
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
What the Box Scores
Demonstrate to the Fan

Here's q real bit OF news; Cobb
didn't make . hit or steal q base
yesterday.
From the butcherics Of the last
few days u 10 . positive relief to
turn 70 the 20 o between Buffalo
and Newark.
The eastern division Of the Am
erican league went down to de-
feat In the west yesterday.
The cievelanders showed their
appreciation Of the new law per
hitting Sunday baseball, by turn
inc out 5000 strong and the
Maps showed their appreciation by
maullnp the luekiess Hlghlanders.
The st. Louis Browns change
heir lineup every day and win
merry week.
Every man In the Cleveland
team got one or more hits, stoval
Ioadlnp with four.
white, who tried 70 get q d.
vorce from the pitchers box In
order to marry the outfield, 10
now the White sox' most consist
enf pitcher.
cy Morgan 10 proving the Ed.
Reulhach Of the Athletics. He
has been Ineffective every time
out THE year.
Young Moinnes leads the bats
men Of the American league.
Pretty good for q sub.
Jennings needed a new first
bassnan this year. He tried out
caIpor and Ness and both are
making good with vengeance. 10
this Jennings luck7
Reuibach Will get one more
chance 10 make good for the Cubs
IN the game against Brooklyn to-
day. u he blows again, Chance
gays he will turn him over TO some
other National league team.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
BEANED BY FLY BALL.
First Basenan Near Death Because He
FORGOT His Little Mask.

CENTRALIA, H.. May 15.-First-
baseman James Snyder Of local
amateur ball team. Is near death as
result Of injuries he sustained yes
terday when a fiy ball struck him In
the head while his attention was d.
rected TO a player sliding for first
base.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Japs at ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, May l5-St Louis
university baseball team will meet the
Japanese players from Keio univer-
sity here this afternoon, the foreign
ers having come from Columbia, Mo,
where the state university defeated
them 10 to 0. Sugase. star twirler of
the Japanese team. will work against
the local players.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

Pitcher Wilhelm of Birmingham, in
a recent extra-inning game with New
Orleans, deliberately passed two
men, with one on, filling the bases, to
get Jay Kirke, who had not been able
to get ball past the box. He guessed
right, for Kirke hit right into his
hand for the sixth time up, but Will
helm spoiled 1t all by making a bad
throw and lost his game.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
HIGHLY RUBBERIZED PILLS DOUBLE
EXCITEMENT AT ALL BALL YARDS

Ralph's twirling and he deserves
short rest. Sunday his curve Was
sadly lacking in sharpness and he
finally had to give way TO Lively
who bluffed his splitter through the
final half OF the game. after the IL
gers had secured a two-run lead OF
Ray Collins.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Maroons 70 Meet Purdue.

CHICAGO, May 15.-University OF
Chicago track athletes will spend the
next few days getting ready for a
dual meet with Purdue to be held on
Marshall Field next Saturday. The
Maroon baseball team, which will meet
Illinois In Urbana Friday. will return
10 Chicago Saturday to play the Pur-
due squad.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
zbyszko-sampson TonIob,.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Paul Sanp-
son, the German champion wrestler,
and Stanislaus Zbyszko. the Polish ex.
pert, will clash in finisS match to-
night at the Star Casino. The winner
is to be matched with either Americas,
the Baltimore crack. or Gamo. the
East Indian.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
sherIdan-saylor Encore.

CHICAGO. May 15.-Indianapolis
fight promoters came here today to
secure the signature OF Eddie
Mickey" Sheridan. the jockey light
weight, to articles for q return match
with Young Jimmy" Saylor for July
e. The boys fought splendid Is
round draw in st. Joseph, Mo-, few
nights ago.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Hurting IN Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 15.-That hurting
will become one Of the most popular
sports in Chicago is forecasted hero
today following the attendance OF
1900 persons at the opening match
between teams Of the Illinois State
Gaelic Athletic association yesterday.
The match resulted In an IL 10 III tie.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
NEWMAN IS CANNED.

oro"ns Chase Him Back to Texas
League Where He Belongs.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May l5-Pat.
Newman. the Browns first-baseman.
VINO came here from Houston (Texas
ieague) last year, has been returned
by President Hedges Dode Crisis has
the regular job now. with Meyers In
reserve.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
THREE EYES MUST HURRY.
Schedule Provides for 40 Games TO
be Played In t31 Days.

ECATUR, H.. May 1.-THE
ThreeI schedule framed by Wilson
Boring. Of Decatur, was adopted by the
league magnates by telegraph today.
II provides for lao games to be played
In 131 days.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Northwestern's InterscholastIo

CHICAGO, May l5.-Northwestern
university will hold It's annual inter.
scholastic track meet on the North
western athletic field May 81. Invita-
tions have been sent TO 200 schools.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
JEANETTE VS.. LANGFORD.
Paris Offers $4,000 Purse for Big
Negroes To Flaht for.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Joe Jean.
nette and Sam Langford, will meet in
finish fight In Paris early In June
for a purse of $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Totals .....-...r..s4 s II AZ Il
Batted for Works In third inning
ROGTnN

Hlts on Works. IN InnInBs. on
Lively, In innings. Two-base hits
-Moriarty. Three-base hits--Drake
Moriarty. Hooper Struck out-By
Lively. 2; by Collins. 2. Bases on balls
on Works 3: OF Collins. 4: OF
Lively, 2 Double plays-Engle and
Gardner First base on errors--De-
troit. 3; Boston, !. Left on bases. De-
troll. IL; Boston, IL. Hit by pitched
bail-By Works. l tRiggert). Time
2:0i. Cmpres-Egan and Connolly.
.054
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

II was the hardest sort of luck
that Detroit failed to hold the Red
sox on Saturday. Solely to the fact
that Cobb and Crawford failed to
hold line drives hit into their ter
ritory was II due that the Red Sox
started batting rally In the ninth
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Flint 3. Bay City 2
Battle Creek 3. Adrian 2.
Jackson 10. Kalamazoo 4.
Saginaw Z. Lansing s.
Saturdays Results.
Flint 6. Bay city 1
Kalamazoo ~, Jackson
Adrian IL, Battle Creek Z.
Saginaw 81. Lansing B.
Todsy'r Games.
Lansing at Flint.
Saginaw at Kalamazoo.
Bay City at Battle Creek.
Jackson at Adrian.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
FooTLIGHTs LURE FLYNN.

Man who Beat Kaufman Now Starts
Out on Theatrical Tour.
CHICAGO, May 15.-It is an
nounced here today that Jim Flynn.
the Pueblo fireman who Knocked out
AL. Kaufman. has signed contract To
appear on the stage, his first appear
ance being In New York.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
TOOAY'S ENTRIES
AT LOUISVILLE

First Race-Selling. 6 furlongs:
.Roberts; 1os; Flying Footsteps. los;
Amoret, Ito; Royal Captive, 10: The
Pippin. ITO: Deanon, liz; Strike Out.
ll2; Toison Dor. 1l2: Wonder. l12:
Second Race-Purse. maiden 2-year-
olds. 4 furlongs: Batwa, 109; Coletter,
100; Sauce. 100; Canadore, l12: Bill
Todd ~ Phi Prine Ere vllla ~ BA Ads
Il2; Lucky Boy. 1l2: Foxcraft. liz:
Horus, l12: Charter. liz; Terrible Dan.
ll2: clyde T.. ll2
Third Raee-Purse: s.year-olds Q
Eggs. 100; Miss Minnie, los; Helen
winn, 105; Bette Sue, l05; Ella Bry-
son, los; Flying Feet, lo7; Bell Horse.
l Rsysr Rash A aG P haeod no. no JsG s
ITO; County Tax, l12: Uncle Ben. lia.
Fourth Race-Handlcap. mile and 20
yards: sBell Horse, SO. Melton Street.
70 TO-, P S,Thss Is. Leamepce fisht ~
Reed. los: Aylmer. ITO; Polls. ll2:
Countless. los.
Fifth Race-selling. 2-year- olds, AZ
s son. 100; Flo Flo. ioa; Judge Sale, los:
Minco Jimmie, 103: Bonnie Chance. 1903;
Yanker. 1913; Ganant. l04: BOBBY, l0i:
Terrible Boy, l05. Sayyille, l05; GriN.
los; twenty One. 107; Diamond Buckle.
Sixth Rac@-selling. Mile and 20
ards. Enyoc, 90; Crex. 90; Haldeman.
IS: .Galley Slave, 1903: Bobco. los; Ada
TO- Marian Casey, ITO; PLAIN, iii;
Peter Pender. ll2; Sir Cleges. H..
Miami, li2: Sam Barber, li2. Casuq.
liz.
Weather clear. Track fast.
AT pIMLIco.
First race-2-ye -olds. selling. s
furlongs: Floridas Beauty, Sc. Bill
Rev "a: Thirty Forty. los, Doodle Dan
dy. 10s Little Ep. lo7; Erella: 80; Mad
River. los: Kittery. 102: sam, ioz; Max
entius. 81; f. O. 8, 81
selling. 8 furlongs: First I'D. los; Ham
mon Pass. 102; The Gardner, l0I; Set
back. 10; Edgely, io7; Cheek. los; La-
Belle Agnes, 100; w l Hineh. 10;
Bartlett. ITO; Loyal Maid, los coined
ienne, los; Sixty, 1O7. German Silver.
iO2, Laughing Eyes, los.
Third race-Steeplechase, selling, 2
miles: Nancy pansy. lst; Rsesorook.
goo. I57; Thames. lIl: Pail Mall. l49;
Black Bridge. IA.
Fourth racs.s.yeS1;olds and up; s
100: Capsize, i05 Montcalui.
lis; Trap Rock, fo5; vreeland. i1e.
Fifth race-chesapeake steeplechase.
4-year -olds and up. 2 miles: Bigot. 149;
romcat, lee, Guncotton, 1877; Expansion
ist. I4s: Dick Shaw. i49; Waterspeed.
ia; Jack Baker. 147; Waterway, Isl.
sixth race-3-year-olds and up sell
ing. mile and 30 yards. Martin Doyle.
100. Idieweiss, 80: Sir Edward. ia:
i04: Amalh. go: Montgom-
cry. lie: Royal Meteor, los; Live Wire.
lis: Prank Purcell. i16; Busy. rs; As
pirin, ia: Sandrian, l0S Agnar. 90;
Col. Ashmeade, los: Superstition. log;
Bounder. sc.
Fair and fast
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Resulfs.
No games scheduled
saturdays Results.
Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati T.
Pittsburg 3, Boston g.
New York is ST Louis g.
Chicago 8, Brooklyn
Todsy's Games.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Chicago Mt Brooklyn.
St Louis at New York
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
ooh Printing Done Right. Timss
PrfntinE Co. ib John Rat Call Main
ites. or City sssk.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Short Lengths


Western, ~ Pontiac, 2.
Ypsilanu NormaIs, o. ID. L. s.. 3
Windsor, o. Crowley Miners, 2.
Syracuse, o. Michigan, Z, ut baseball.
-
Penn took the boat race from Yale.
England took the big soccer game
from Ireland
Arthur Chevrolet was badly hurt at
Indianapolis when his Buick racer
turned turtle. The car was also
wrecked.
saginaw got eight homer. at Ian
spaiding ball had as much rubber as
the Reach.
Michigan won the dual meet with
Syracuse. IS TO 40 Craig took both
sprints. Hanavan, another Detroiter.
came back finely and won the mile.
Meridian won the Kentucky derby,
breaking the track record for a mile
and a quarter. Gov. Gray got a bad
ride.
Cornell surprised Princeton by cop
ping a dual meet from Fitzpatrick .
charges. Saturday.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
nY PAUL Hale sRUskE.

A few, supplementary drops OF
sap. flched from the mutilitated
trunk OF South American tree are
doing an amazing part In the thrill
ing of thousands at the American
league baseball parks this year. The
additional amount OF rubber as
component part of the Official sphere
has made baseball a better game,
and II was quite some pastime before
that.
II anyone has any doubt regarding
the addition of interest, he wasn't
among the throng that saw the ter
rife game of Saturday, or the one
that packed Bennett park on SUM-
day.
Two hard-hitting, fastrunning
teams were battling for supremacy.
There was somebody on base In al.
most every inning and the course OF
both combats was punctuated with
batting rallies which kept the score
continual see-saw. There were dou-
BILE plays, close decisions on the
sacks and inspiring hitting at all
stages.
In the two games the teams scor-
ed totals Of 35 runs, Sc hits and for
81 bases. One Of the games was
won by O margin Of two runs and In
extra innings, the Redsox trimming
the Tigers In the Saturday combat,
while the Tigers turned the tables
and won by one run on Sunday.
The new ball Is the greatest little
foe to ennui yet invented.
And Il IL the same at the other
parks OF the league. Everywhere one
hears OF record-breaking batting
feafs. Fences that have never before
felt the feeting shadow Of the hurd-
ling sphere are being located and
with reasonable frequency. 1t used
to create great comment when any
OF the league hitters managed 10
drive a ball into the left held bleach
ers. This year Presiden. Navin had
the screen in front Of this enclosure
materially raised. Yet Stanage or
somebody else hit one into the glee-
ful crowd out there semi-occasional-
ly now.
However, 1t remained for Tyrus
Cobb to eclipse all the marks In the
archives Saturday, with drive that
looped the right field fence between
the foul line and the bleacher. II
was the first time that the feat had
ever been accomplished and, though
there may have been drives that went
further from the plate than Tvs
mastodonic swat, there were none
that ever preceded It in direction.
The glory OF the drive was enhanc-
ed by the fact that there were three
on base when Tyrus peeled 1t on.
Furthermore, there was a southpav
on the slab, none other than our old
friend TEX" Karger. Also, and In
cidentally, It seemed to have put the
game on Ice, only, as 1t later turned
out II didn't. --...-.....-....-...,
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

That Edgar Willett will be back
In his old form on his next appear
ance is the belief OF Manager Jen-
nings. The Kansan pitched good
ball until he weakened in the ninth
inning Saturday He set at rest all
doubts over his arm which seemed
10 be in excellent shape, though not
quite up to the strain OF going the
entire nine innings. Edgar had not
pitched for ten days and had been
resting for a greater part OF that
period. That the one game was what
he needed is the belief OF the local
Napoleon who looks TO see Willett
himself from now on.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Three League Races AZ a Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Detroit 6, Boston s.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia s.
81 Louis 8, Washington q
Cleveland II. New York ,.
Saturdays Results.
Boston Is, Detroit IL.
Cleveland II. New York s.
Phiiadelphia St Louis 0
Washington IL. Chicago 9.
Teasy's Games.
Boston at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington AZ 81 Louis.
New York at Cleveland.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Michigan Be.t. syracuse.

ANN ARBoR. Mich, May 1.-THE
anal score in the Michigan-Syracvse
athletic meet here today, was Michi-
gan IS. Syracuse 40.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Killing IN BILLIARD MATCH.

CUB Catcher Takes on DAILY Who Con.
eedes Him a Handicap.
NEW YORK, May l5.-Johnny
King and John Daily will meet in the
nrst leg OF two-night three-cushion
billiard match here tonight, DAILY con.
ceding the Chicago ball player twenty
points In each one hundred
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

II Manager Jennings doesn't start
Mitchell today, IL will cause general
surprise The left-hander has been
doing so well IN. practice and has
been saved up so long that the bugs
are beginnin: 10 believe that the stun
which all the Detroit papers have
been printing about him is kunkombe.
Eddie Plank beat the Red Sox and
made them like IL on two occasions
this year. While Mitchell lacks the
experience of Plank, the Tigers
will not admit that Plank has any
thing like the natural pitching abil-
lty OF the Nebraskan.
However, there Is no twirler who
can be stamped as thoroughly great
until he has passed the battle test.
Either Detroit has marvellous twirl-
er or Mitchell is destined TO be the
disappointment OF the age.
In all probability Boston will come
back with Joe Wood, her star twirl
er and the man who entered the box
In the ninth inning Saturday and
baffled the Tigers for the remainder
OF the combat.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15

the diamond before his man COM
pletes the circuit. There were two
OF these events in one inning Satur-
day and the Tigers blew the game
as a result, the Red Sox acquiring a
batting momentum at the expense
OF Willett which neither Works nor
Mullin could stop.
Works is obviously suffering from
a case OF too much toll. He has been
in grand shape all spring and has
been Detroits most effective twirl-
er, ready for duty at any time and
able to make the foe look silly. who
ever they happened TO be. But the
edge has gone temporarily from
The Detroit times., 1911-05-15
Michirnn won the dual me
Meridian WON ne
Wilhelm Some Guesser.

Cornell surprised Princeton by cop
ping a dual meet from Fitzpatrick
charges, Saturday.