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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
merry WARL|kE
IS KID COTTON
Pugilist Declares He'll Storm Ring
and Wallop Champ Jack
Johnson.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 1S.-That ne
as going to climb UP onto the stage
where Jack Johnson is cayorting
with his sparing partner, Walter
next week, and say To the
champion, -"You big stiff. make
match with me and I'll knock your
blame haid of for purse, side bet,
'or for nothing" was the modest dec
laration OF George (Kid) Cotton, the
local "Tar baby" today.
Cotton refused to answer whether
he had been given these instructions
by the manager of the burlesque house
Fwhere the ebony champion will ap-
pear, but he did make an emphatic
howl against the way Johnson has
been berating him since his bout with
Monaghan. !,
Il nearly busted Monaghan's bean.
be said, "and IL that dub Of cham
Ipion thinks can't do 1t any time l
want TO, I'll show him how 1t feels.
Yes, am peeved at his talk. and am
going to get even with him"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
No Alarm Felt
By Coach Yost

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Fielding ii.
Yost, Michigan coach, today declared
he is not alarmed over the cry that
Michigan will be cut off by eastern
institutions in seeking athletic games
and that the Wolverines will be com
PEELED TO knock on the doors OF the
western conference for readmission.
The Michigan director believes the
reports that Pennsylvania will cut out
the annual gridiron contest with Mich.
igan after the coming fall, is merely
chatter.
The only regret expressed by Yost
was the breaking of relations with
Minnesota. Iosi added, however, that
Michigkan had many offers OF good
games so many in fact that IL would
be necessary To turn down a dozen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

STIRLING. o., Jan. l3.-Old Hoss
Pete Steiner is the Oldest horse driver
in America. He is 76N Ed Geers is
Of. Pete started racing when he was
boy and next season will be his
dfty-seventh on the track. lie doesn't
smoke or chew.
Steiner was raised on stock farm.
His father bred draft horses. Petes
brothers were raised in the draft
horse business. III chad "a brothers
and sisters. But Pete had sporting
blood in his veins anu took TO the
speeders. He would not accept an in
terest in the draft horse business Of
tered by his father
Pete drove his first race down a
country road in 1855. There were 40
tracks in those days. Pete remem-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
To Track.

er's horse, has to pull Pete and his
wagon from one track to another.
Last summer Pete drove Daisy
King and his outfit from Berea TO
Mansfield. 70 miles, in three days, and
on the day following his arrival raced
In 2:24 trot and won.
Daisy King won one race at Medina
last summer. two at Berea, one at
Millersbure. two at Attica. and two at
Chagrin Falls, pulling the outfit from
one town to another.
Pete spends most of his time in
winter around the stove in Moone az
Monies grocery.
Il was just reading about Ed
Geers." said Pete, as he laid aside a
horse paper Eds an old friend OF
mine. Used to drive against him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
'GLEAs0N SAYS HE HAS
COIN FOR JOHNSON FIGHT

CHICAGO, Jan. l3.--Jack Gleason,
who with Tex Rickard managed the
|Jeffries-J johnson fight at Reno on July
a, is In Chicago, and will wait the re-
turn OF Jack Johnson from the east
Gleason declares that he and his part
|ner, Harry Frazee, the Chicago theatrt-
cal man, who has offered a $4,000
purse for fight between Johnson and
|Al Kaufman In London during corona
|tion week, are ready to post forfeit
Ito bind the match. Gleason added tnat
tie fighters would have to accept a
referee from the other side, but could
.agree upon a third man to be taken
lover from this country.
Gleason expressed confidence that
4 the match would be made.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
BILLIARD PLAYERS WILL
HOLD INTERNATIONAL MEET

lew YORK, Jan. 13.-What Is
planned to be the biggest information
a. contest ever held for the amateur
billiard championship OF the %worfd, is
ing arranged by the Liederkranz OF
this city.
II will open on Feb. and continue
for the remainder OF the month. Cham.
pions from every country where bill
lard playing flourishes have already
entered with the exception OF France.
Herr Albert Poensgen. OF Dusseldorf,
champion OF Germany, cabled today
that he will take part In the match.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Hockey ContestJ
Results In Tie

Ten minutes overtime did not break
the tie that existed between the
Wanderers and Shamrocks in their
hockey game at the Detroit Arena
Thursday night. The boys were pref
ty we'll tired out at the end OF SO min
utes playing and the game was called
draw.
The Shamrocks used better team
work in passing the puck than their
opponents did. but the Wanderers de-
tense men always managed to get In
the way when the goal was threatened.
The score made by O'Donnell was a
pretty piece Of work, as he took the
r. 1ber the entire length of the ice.
The Wanderers scored during scrim-
mage in front of the cage.
The score:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Big Indoor Meeting
Planned by Y.M.C.A.

The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton has made definite arrangements
to hold a Michigan state champion
ship indoor athletic meet at the Light
Guard armory on the evening OF March
IL. No expense or energy will be
spared in making this thoroughly
Hp-to-date and attractive affair with
both championship and special events.
For the championship events. there
will be the 35-yard dash, 35-yard high
hurdle, clearing two hurdles; 440-yard
run, $50 yard run, one-mile run, IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Beat Pole First,
Says Frank Gotch

CHICAGO. Jan. 13.Asse Hack
enschmidt. the Russian Kion," In or.
der TO secure match with Frank
Gotch. the worlds heavyweight cham
pion wrestler. must first defeat such
men as Mahmout and Zbyszko. This
was the course mapped out today by
Gotch himself
The only first-class wrestler Hack
enschmidt has beaten in this country
In DR.. Roller" asserted the wrestling
champion.
II am not crazy TO get back into
the game, but II the Russian defeats
the two wrestlers named, l will meet
him and beat him more decisively
than when took the wrestling title
from him"
Job Printing Done Rikht. Times
Printing Co.. No. Is John Rat Call
Main 1913. or City ASS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
TO
BY HARRY NELLY.

The passing OF Matty Mcintyre
marks the final break Of what was
the greatest outfield in baseball. With
Mcintyre In left, Crawford in center.
and Cobb in right, the Tigers when
they won three pennants, possessed
the greatest set OF gardeners in the
business. For general, all-around ef-
fectiveness, the equal of this combina-
ton did not exist In latter-day base
ball. The trio had everything that
goes to make up proper outfield, but
In baseball you don't last forever, SO
the combination was broken.
In his prime Mcintyre was regarded
as the greatest throwing outfelder IN
the major leagues. His claim to that
title was disputed by only one man,
Joe Birmingham, and their relative
merits always vas matter OF great
dispute. Mcintyre possessed the rare
accomplishment OF throwing lefthand-
ed without the nasty curve and bad
bounce that characterizes most men
who toss from the port side.
There wasn't an outfield in baseball
that compared with the Detroit trio
when each was going well. Inc
three men hit away above 300 each
and formed a nucleus for batting and
run-getting strength that was hard to
equal Mcintyre was one OF the hard
est men in the business for the pitch
or. He hit left-handed, was fast and
knew how TO wait. Topping the bat
ting list he was tough customer for
the opposition for the reason that he
could get on, and, when the occasion
required, could hit straight-away. Few
first-up players possessed both knacks
waiting and hitting. Followed by
good sacrifice man, Mcintyre was
great run-getter with Cobb and CraW-
ford next in the swatting order.
Davy Jones seems TO wear better
than) Mcintyre and during the past
season he was considered the regular
left fielder Deprived OF the chance
Of working daily, Mcintyre lost his
effectiveness as a batter and his aver
age last year was only .2S6. The
figures for Mcintyre and Jones are;
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
LOOKS UPON BOUT
AS CLEVER JOKE

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.--Jack John
son looks upon the reputed offer by
Jack Gleason of a $4,000 purse for
a fight between him and AL Kaufman
as one of the very best pugilistic jokes
now making the rounds.
II only hope it's true, for I don't
know any easier way to make a pile
OF money" the black champion said.
At that Johnson looks upon Kauf-
man as a good man, the best heavy.
in fact, In the business, Present
company expected" He says kauf-
man could make quick work OF such
men as jeanette, McVey and even
Sam Langford. Kaufman's recent
challenge OF Johnson. Jack declares,
was merely to boost his show
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

Hamlin TO buy him They brought
out The Abbot, Fantasy, Heir.at-Law
and a lot of other good ones
Fifty years ago any horse that
stepped a mile In 2: - was considered
a whirlwind. Nobody ever dreamed
that some day Dan Patch would go
II in 1855. WHY, So years ago Dexter
set 'em wild when he did mile in
2:17 IA.
Tracks were two or three Ipinutes
lower then. and the high-wheeled carts
were about FOUR seconds slower than
the bikes they use today. The tracks
were SO narrow only ore horse. could
so at time. Breeders were scarce.
You couldn't get more than 800 for
winning sweepstake. Now you can
get about $4,000. But I'll stick to
the half-milers and the county fairs"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

bers that he won his first race, but
has lost track OF the number he has
Won since. lie estimates ne has nm
ished in front about COO times.
Ed Geers travels about the country
on the plush seats of parlor cars.
Steiner rides on top OF wagon-bed
full OF hay. Uhlan is taken in spe-
cial car. and before race Is gwen
the care OF a baby. Daisy King. Stein
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
THE TINES SPORT PAGE
VtQAH WHO gAQTtD ON TQA0 Iona TFOf pop dtH Still DRIVES

Now he's on the big ring and I'm stu
q half.miler.
"Hal Pointer made Geers. About 20
or 80 years ago Ed drove Hal Pointer
in 2:05. They couldn't beat him. j.
c. Hamlin. a Buffalo millionaire, tried
his best 70 beat Hal Pointer ana
couldn't. so he bought him and made
Geers his driver. After that when
ever Ed saw a good stopper he got
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
!. N. D. LOSES TO
SPALO|NG FIVE
First Big Basketball Game Is Full
OF Fouls and
Thrills.

The Spaldings and Y. NJ. o. basket.
ball teams showed much class in their
battle at the Light Guard armory last
night. The score ended 81 TO 20 with
the>Spaldings on the long end. A foul
basket>by Ulbrich was the deciding
score.
The game was the first OF series
Of contest which eventually will de-
eide the city championship. The y.
M. o., Spaldings. Y. NJ. c. A. and ID.
A. c. are the four teams expected TO
be in the running when the showdown
comes.
The battle last night leaves little
choice between the Catholics and
Sport Shoppers. The game was SO
close all the way that neither ap-
peared superior. Both, however, were
fast, displayed excellent team work
and a strong defense. The game did
prove that these clubs must be count
ed upon as strong, aggressive hves.
OF course, winning game even by
one-pcint margin counts In figuring
championship, but the score is just as
likely to be the other way when these
teams strive again.
The officials had busy evening. ~
fouls being called. The teams were
about equal offenders. Unfortunately.
the Y. Nj. o. committed the last foul,
minute before final time and that
one slip-up cost the game. The speed
at which the boys worked through
out the contest could not help result
ing In frequent attractions of the
rules, but even at that the game was
free from what appeared to be inten.
tional rough stun,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
WITH THE
SPORTING
EDITOR

outfield and hung UP an average OF
.946 Jones labored in 10l and aver
aged 1854. Although in "a less games
than his rival, Mcintyre made IL as
sists as compared with 13 for Jones.
This shows that Mcintyre in spite of
his bad season, has not forgotten how
to peg the ball.
The speed with which a ball player
declines when he once hits the to-
boggap Is illustrated very we'll by the
fact that President Frank Nav!n asked
waivers oil McIntyre last August and
every club in the league passed up
the opportunity OF getting him for
$500. Every manger was more
anxious TO take a chance with some
youngster, and when the juvenile
White Sox failed to produce, Owner
Charles Comiskey let loose $1,000 for
his release.
The Michigan state indoor track
meeting to be held by the Y. NJ. c.
A. at Light Guard armory next
month, ought to do much towards
bringing to public approval this form
of athletics. In the east the indoor
stuff has attained place OF promi-
hence in winter sports. but In tine west
little attention has beer paid to this.
The Y program is comprehensive
enough that 1t gives all sorts Of ath-
letes all the opportunity in the world
TO show their merits. Being on a
strictly amateur basis, the evils of
professionalism will be eliminated
entirely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Roller loses Handicap.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Jan. l3.--Dr.
Ben. r. Roller. aspirant for the heavy.
weight wrestling championship, lost
his handicap match here last night
with Jim Barnes, mIddleweight cham.
pion. In which he undertook TO throw
mis- l5S-pound opponent three times I'm
an hour. Roller used up IS minutes
I'm securing two falls, but was unable
to pin Barnes in the remaining is
minutes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

pound shot-put, running high jump,
pole vault, and one-mile relay. IL is
quite likely that the 440 and $50 Will
be handicap events.
For special events, for high schools
the 35-yard dash, 35-yard high hurdle,
two hurdles, and special match relays.
For Detroit Bible School league
(which is, by the way, new organ
ization), there will be one 35-yard
dash and a relay. For boys weigh
ing under 115 pounds. representing
boys clubs OF the city. a 35-yard dash.
a relay, and possibly a 35-yard dash
and relay for boys weighing under 30
pounds. representing boys clubs.
The plan Is to make this meet
continuous performance on the track.
at the same time the field events an
the center. The track will be banked
at the corners. so runners may be
able to keep full speed all the way
around. The meet will be sanctioned
by the Athletic League OF North Amer
lea, and will be. in everyway, thor
oughly up-to-date amateur perform
ance
Handsome championship medals OF
gold silver. and bronze will be given
for the championship and high school
events.
Entry blanks will be out within two
weeks, and will be sent to all OF the
schools, colleges, clubs. and Y M. Q.
AS within a radius Of 200 miles.
The committee In charge will be
Messrs. Dive B. Duffield, John Folger
Davis, George A. Margetts, John G.
Spalding. and DR.. Modesett.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

Determined to make their port the
greatest In the world. the authorities
or Hamburg plan 10 spend more than
s50,000.000 in the next four years for
new channels, docks and railroad con.
nections.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
1911 Sporting Annual.

T. s. Andrews. of Milwaukee, Wis,
sporting editor of The Evening Wis
consin, has published his 1911 Sport
Ing Annual Record Book. containing
records of all the noted fighters! trot-
ting, pacing, running, bowling. athletic,
baseball, automobile, aeroplane, etc.
The book contains many fine illustra-
lions OF the world't prominent fighters,
and all the up-to-date records.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Defeated Candidate Claims sIander.

II. A. Holland, defeated candidate for
the rayoralty OF Walkerville. Ont.
has started suit for $4,000 against
Nohn Bailey. Walkerville customs Off.
der. charging that Bailey slandered
BIN I'm a speech on nomination day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
JOSH WISE
SAYS:

mot ter be out.
done by tn New
York huteIs, mine
host Snlekle o. tn
BeeIeysport tsw
err has fitted out
a ladies' smokin'
room with a lay.
out o. dainty corn
cob pipes"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

IldII--CpdIUIUkb
Baskets-walker, C. Roxborough =, u
brich 2. Monahan, Chabot 2. Hanrahan
Schultz. Baskets from fouls--Kinsel :,
Walker 4, c. Roxborough 5, Geddis >.
Ulbrich 2. Monahan, l.. Heaphy =, Han
rahan 4, Chabot 4, f. Heapby 3, Schultz
2. Time OF halves, 20 minutes. Referee
FRYE. Umpire-Branston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
Tn some respect. Bat Nelson rem

one OF the fellow who would have been
n champion runner--if he hadn't run
20 long In one spot. Bats chatter is
the same in every town. He doesn't
even revamp *.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

Mass. merchant, and the father of nine
sons. and while all OF them play the
game. the old Giant uniform is too big
for the best OF the lot.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

billy Lush has been resppointed
nssd 70 play IN Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13

Bill Armour, former manager mt De-
troit, has been elected vice president
of the American association. Armour
Is magnate at Toledo now The AmCri-
can association will play l6s games
longer than last year thus doing
away with the necessity OF double
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
SHORT LENGTHS
II MesterEnrd Will bring a stock :


honesty into the mat game with his
strength, youth. courage and speed. he
will indeed be welcomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23
JOHN D. GAVE $40.
Pressed Sum Into Palm of Church
Sexton Who Had Been Ill.

New York, Jan. 23.-The sexton of
the Fifth avenue Baptist church is $40
richer today because John D. Rookie
Teller braved the Sunday snow and
sleet and tramped from his home to
the morning church service. He ar
rived at the church long before the
regular services began and shook
hands with many friends. He was es-
pecially pleased when he saw his old
friend, the sexton who had been absent
for several Sundays owing to a fall
when putting the Christmas tree up in
the Sunday school.
Mr.. Rockefeller pressed the sections
hands warmly and left something in
his palm. When Mr.. Rockefeller had
entered the church, the sexton looked
at what he thought was some message
on a piece of paper and found it $40
bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23
of this sketch.

In former days Mr.. Kerr was a drug
gist, and the concoctor and distributor
of Kerr's Herb Tea, which, it is said,
tasted so bad that it would cure any
thing. 1t is suspected, also, that he
manufactured a hair tonic, but kept it
dark, for the reason that his portrait,
although it might answer as an after
taking" ad for his Herb Tea, would be
| a poor recommendation for hair tonic.
In the days when Mr.. Kerr ran the
| leading drug store of Independence, his
| window placards were the wonder Of
! the town for he is a cartoonist of I'M
usual ability. and we are thinking seri-
ously of engaging his services as first
assistant to this department
It finally came to pass that Mr.. Kerr
| wearied of pill-ro1ling and herb tea
making, and purchased a moving pic
| ture show, and now it is almost inn
| possible for a perfectly good nickel to
pass through Independence without a
brief stop-over in Mr.. Kerr's Golfers.
| And while he is in Topeka coming laws.
/ his picture house continues to con legal
tender in Independence.
Mr.. Kerr is not A lightweight. either
| physically or mentally, and although
| he seems unable to agree with his col
league from Montgomery, he agrees
with a large number of other legis-
lators.
| Senator Bender and Senator Ander-
| son board at the same house on Hun
| toon street, and there has been a riy-
airy between them as to which ona
| could get to the breakfast table at the
| earliest minute. A few days ago Sena-
| tor Bender, who had been the late ar
| rival upon several occasions, appeared
| at the boarding house before o'oclck,
tiptoed into the dining room and took
| his place Y, it'll the comforting remark:
| "This time I have 1t on Doc Anderson.
| I stayed up all night to beat him to
breakfast, and I have done it,
After waiting patiently for two hours
to taunt his rival Senator Bender was
informed that Senator Anderson would
not take breakfast at the boarding
house that morning.
Senator Bender's bill to prohibit the
taking of gate receipts at any Sunday
entertainment, will Never Never Do.
Such a law, while it might be undesir-
able to baseball clubs and theaters,
would not get the results desired by re-
formers. as it would prevent, the
garnering of mere money at Chautau-
qua entertainments on the most profit
able day of the week. The Good Peo-
pie will arise at once and walk all over
Senator Bender's BILL
1t may be remembered that Kansas
CITY passed an anti-raffle ordinance,
which met with the approval of the
Good People; but when the K. c. mayer
construed the ordinance to mean that
even church raffles were barred, there
was a reversal of opinion. and the
noise thereof was plainly heard as far
over the river as Argentine.
Representative H. G. Kyle would not.
of course, attempt to make silk purse
from lady pigs ear, but he is attempt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23

There are two representatives from
Montgomery county, but they are not
fiedglings of the same nest. In fact,
there is blood feud between the two
representative districts of that county.
F. S. Wettack. of Coffeyville, comes to
this legislature with the avowed pur-
pose of putting the independence high
school on the retired list, and has in
troduced several bills making for the
desired end His colleague, C. H. Kerr.
of Independence, is here for the pur-
pose of preventing Mr.. Wettack from
doing anything he hadn't oughter. He
has announced, in words of one or more
sy1lables. and in 24-point type, that Mr..
Wettack Shall Not Ring Tonight. And
this belligerent Mr. Kerr is the subject
of this sketch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23

ing to place value on something
which is more worthless than the ear
of a pig. A pigs ear is recognized as
the raw material from which several
packing house products are manufac-
tured, and it has, therefore, a value.
But the ear of a jack-rabbit is not even
good for the manufacture of shoe
strings. and Mr.. Kyle awould have the
county officials pay real money for
the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23
MOB TAKES A NEGRO.
Members Declare Afterward That He
Made Escape.

Avera. Ga, Jan. 2S.-After shooting
and killing d. G. Humphrey. white.
VIII Johnson, negro, was captured by
a posse and lodged in jail Sunday. He
later was taken from the Jail by a mob
which overpoWered the guard and dis
appeared with their victim. The men,
bers of the mob which took him from
the Jail declare that he escaped.
Humphrey was shot down by the ne
gro as the result of an old grudge il
is alleged. just as he stepped from the
train Saturday night.
The town is quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-23
POSTAL BANK SUCCESS.
One Hundred Dollars a Day Average
of Deposits.

Manitowoc. Wis, Jan. 23.-One hum
dred dollars day is now the average
of deposits in the postal savings bank
here. About 20 accounts have been op-
ened, Iaboring men and working girls
making up most of the depositors, the
farmers not taking strongly to the bank.
Many of the children who started with
five and ten cent stamps have accumu-
lated enough stamps to exchange their
accounts for a regular deposit account
of 81.