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The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
Hicks Home Run Was
a HaIf-Mile Long

Reports from Philadelphia indicate
that Rube Ellis poled quite a consid
cradle home run, Thursday. when ne
smashed the ball over the fence. Said
clout is recorded as 'the longest
home run ever made on the Hunting
ton-ave. grounds"
The. real home run record for Ions
distance belongs 10 the veteran Char
ley Hickman, who served with almost
every team In the American League
before going to Toledo OF the Ameri'
can Association. Charley was won
der, his sole claim to distinction be
ing a sunny disposition and faculty
for hitting. He couldn't HELD II pro
vided with bushel basket.
The time OF the great swat Charley
was with the Maps. That was Defore
the Athletics got Shibe Park. Direct
ly back OF the left field there was .
row of apartment houses. divided by
street. Hick got hold OF a fast ball
pulled II TO left and II sailed over the
fence.
II was a long. low, screeching liner
that just cleared the boards. Hick'
man ambled around the bases leisure
ly. and 10 minutes later policeman
appeared at the gate with base
ball.
where dfd you get II! uuerieu
the gate tender.
-Four blocks np-the street Re
piled the harness cop. Now, In Phii
lie, four blocks are a half mile, 20
Hickman's hit went that far, the Dali
rolling along the smooth pavement
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The Tigers are surely strong for that
sacrifice fiy stun.
Baker gave Bush as wide berth as
Cobb
Davy Jones got the Athletics asleep
with a swinging bunt to Derrick In
the seventh.
Our idea OF an event sure TO start
something: Bush walked.
A rooter with a cowbell was on deck
in the pavilion.
The Athletics play so far out that
several hits fell safe In the wide belt
between infield and outheld.
The crowd was swelled by, lot OF
people from neighboring towns up
state.
We don't see @. Muilin in the re-
served seat section OF the stand any
more George is back on the active list.
II Thomas had thrown as well as ne
guessed tho Tigers wouldn't have
scored quite so many runs.
sure recipe for breaking Ty Cobb's
record OF consecutive hitting: Pass him
TO first base whenever he comes up.
Oldring lay over in left field for
stanage, SO oscar tripled to right CEN
ter.
When Krause retired, Thomas went
with him. Livingstone caught the rest
OF the game.
IL Sam hadn't hit that home run it's
a safe bet that Cobb would have swip9d
third and maybe home again.
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SbOrf Lengths

The A. A. u. snd the 4. M. c. A. aD-
pear to be hopelessly at outs
Grsnd Rapids is assured that a will
get the South Bend team, which IL in
third place In the Central league ,ace
Cyclone paced half In i02M az
Marshalls new track yesterday.
Gales win OF q pacing race at hay
City yesterday was a hne feather IN.
the cap OF Dan Hopkins who trained
years when he was hobbled TO trot.
-
zombrewer went I'm 2s0t1s yesterday
at Indianapolis and Murphy with his
c. OF c. candidate, Sir It., was right at
hts throatlatch.
Miss stokes worked In 2uIh NJ In
dianapolis yesterday. In preparation for
the Horseman Futurity at Detroit.
Rochester, Detroit, BuRaio and To-
ronto clubs pull or a golf tournament
at the Country club today.
The woigast-Moran Aims, delayed I'm
tran smission, are scheduled TO reach
Detroit today.
The Cardinals are tied with Pitts
burg for fourth place In tho National
league.
Alta Mcdonald, the one-time trainer
OF Major Delmar and others, II dead.
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Ty as he slid in. The Peach seraped
the ground in front OF him and was
easily safe. With Delahanty at pat
Cobb then completed his theft OF the
circuit by stealing home while krause
was winding up. The decision wasn't
even close. Wowh
From then on, similar events con.
tinued TO transpire. After Crawford
had hit a homer with Cobb on second.
they led Krause away But Martin
was a mark for combined hitting and
bunts.
The Tigers dldn't fail on a single
thing they tried. Around third base
they did all sorts of desperate feats.
When called on to touch runners,
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What the Box Scores
demonstrate to the Fan

q there any use calling the
name Of the player who, In the
phlIadeIph Detroit contest, got
base on balls, stole second, stole
thlrd and then stole home7 Who
noorsd three runs without the
forsnallty Of getting . base hitf
Who stole four bases7
Al IN all, even the greatest
star of the "old timers" was
| dlmmed BY the luster Of ". cobb's
greatness.
Rollie Zeider. whom the fans
lecrcd as = shortstop, 10 playing q
wonderful game at first for the
white sox, handling % put outs
without : bobbie. He 10 hitting
.R6o.
pooln's forsetfuiness and Ma
cee's sIuoginp tendencies may cost
me PhlllIes dearly In the ras-
<he RAD.
with the Cubs IN q narrow lead,
PhlIadciphla and New York tied
Ior second place, and Plttsburo
and 81. Louls tied for third place,
only .o35 points separate the
from the nth.
The ovsr-confIdent Cubs dropped
nice one to young Wr. knetxer.
II Hubs Marquard's winning
streak holds out, "thewson" In the
name Of the Giants favorIte pitch
~ viii be changed TO "rouard."
Charley Murphy has titled the
ante and made u cost $4,000 90
Play IN the game for those emIn-
ert Llthuanlans, o'Toole and
Kelly Of 81. Paul. Which, II may
o> argued, 10 making the roof the
limit.
with Germans, cubans and now
Indians making up his ball team,
Garry Hermann 10 said 20 be In
reed Of the interpreter who was
10 ovcrWorked on the late Mr..
8ebcrs Unsuccessful tower.
Cleveland won. Oh yes. Mr.
Gregg of'iclated
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Giants Have Dictophones Installed
All Over Their New Park.

The management of the New York
Giants. has installed some thirty odd
dictographs In and about the new
steel and cement grand stand and
bleachers, ostensibly for facilitating
communication. This Is the instru-
ment used recently by the detectives
of w. J. Burns to trap crooked Ohio
state legislators at Columbus.
In as much as the transmitter of
the instrument In the Columbus legis-
latiYe bribery cases was concealed
under a sofa in a hotel bedroom, II
behooves visiting managers hence
forth to examine the neither side of
their seats and the bottom OF the
water cooler at the Polo Grounds be-
fore they discuss ways and means of
sending the Giants to limbo,
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FOUR STRAIGHT FROM ATHLETICS
NOW THE WARCRY OF TIGER BUGS

Baker acted as II 12-pronged streak
or lightning was the game he was ai-
ter. and acted with according eau
ton.
And through 1t all Wild Bill. cool,
serene. confident but nevertheless
careful ana painstaking, kept battling
the Athletics.
The Goat.Getters' Union held joy
full conference after the game and
discussed the construction of an en-
larged corral i'm which TO keep the
nannies that have been accumulated
during the past two days.
They expect 10 have quite a herd
by the time Saturday night comes
round.
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nr PAUL HALE eRusKE.

~ PAUL HALE bHOoNE.
When one team Is pulling on about
1>erything It tries. is trying a most
commendable variety and always
I1Ies the right thing in the right
Place, that team is going to be mighty
lard 70 beat.
when that teams opponents dis
play sudden and unmistakable symp-
TOMS OF epilepsy, locomotor ataxia
and non-compos mentis, the situation
doesn't need good guesser to pre-
dict the result.
But, when the beaten team drops In
two days from conquering champion
of the world to hopeless also-ran.
A element OF pathos IL evolved.
The Athletics played ball yesterday
that was worthy OF the Cleveland
Xaps. No further commentary IL
Necessary. All Detroit knows what
that means.
They started play with hangover
. from their delirium OF the opening
x6me OF the series. They muned.
they threw wild, they could neither
hid nor run bases. Opposed to the
+ Tiger machine which was running as
4 Dmoothly as six-cylinder racer, tney
had no chance.
Little wonder that, as the Athletics
fortunes ebbed from bad to desperate
and then to hopeless, Connie Mack
+. crossed and uncrossed his legs, stood
4 up. sat down and finally ended up by
ocoldinR his men in. petulant tone
which showed his grief and his dis-
gust
But the Athletics are too good
club to play long In so hopeless q
STAGE Of rout. They must eventually
4 raIIy and at least give the Tiger band
I 1ome real competition. They may 10
+ A today.
Comics youngsters have fallen nat
+ fn the present series. In his extrem-
Ify he Is likely to fall back upon his
F. <eterans. Davis at first In place OF
s 1fcInnes: Murphy at second vice Der
rick. and either Hartzeil or Strunk In
<he outfield position vacated by Muir
ohv. are all strongly probable In to-
1av'e line of battle. With Plank or
nender on the mound and "Baldy
Iapp behind the bat, Comics gang
xill lose lot of erratic brilliancy
bnf will substitute therefor an
amount or staid experience which
.hould do much toward safe, sane
baseball. and that is what the Ath-
1efics need right now. beyond
nhadCw of doubt.
II Connie had another extra In
1slder. he could use MIN to adyant-
( ne on the third corner. but the
change has exhausted the supply.
Baker's collapse has really been the
most radical OF any Of the Mackmen.
-Four straight. il the slogan OF the
bues OF Detroit and all over Michi-
+ 1a11 And the Tigers win surely win
the two remaining games, unless the
rhanfed frcnt Of the Athletics
resuIts in totally different spirit OF
play.
Should this be the eventual re-
.uIt OF the series, It would give the
riters clean lead of six and q hah
.ames and would place the Mackmen
rxncfly where they were when they
.tafted their sprint Of six weeks ago.
0V(fh the season more than half over
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
Mccovern Defeats Hommen,

NEW YORK. July 13.-Little Philly
McGovern put surprise over when
he defeated Packy Hommey at the
Twentieth Century Athletic club.
Remindful OF the days OF his broth
er, Terrible Terry McGovern, were the
slashing. ripping tactics OF the ban
last night In the tenth
round he had Hommey down for the
count of six.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
FLYNN-MoRRIs TALK AGAIN.
Fireman and Manager ufer Have q
Talk on White Hope Bout.

CHICAGO. July 13.--Jim Flynn, the
Pueblo fireman. and B. r. Ufer. man
ager for Carl Morris, have had long
fight talk and the result is that the
heayyweights will get together some
time In the near future. Where the
bout will be staged IS the biggest
question now
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

The Athletics acted peeved again and
or fan. Some bats were heaved very
wildly toward the dugout-
| In the fifth Donovan took Living
stones grounder and tried 10 get Der
rick at second. His throw pulled Bush
on the bag. but DOME kept on and
threw Livingstone out at first.
The Athletics made. much OF a wall
over the absence OF Collins But was
Collins Of any more value TO his team
than Gainer2
The game had little of the spectacu-
lar In the fielding line. The Athletics
gave the Tigers no hard chances and
missed all that the Tigers gave them.
| One play by Moriarty was well
worthy of mention, The Tiger captain
made a grand play In retiring Oldring
on his terrific drive In the third
Gordon Mackay. the Athletics sole
room by illness yesterday and was
spared the spectacle OF seeing his team
lose
Cobb bumped into Livingstone very
nard, when scoring from second on
Delahanty,s sacrifice fly. and the catch
CT dropped the ball.
TX Mack starts Plank today Il will
| be desperate chance The Tigers
have hit him for 80 hits I'm two conn
piete games. TO say nothing OF that
eighth inning Tuesday
They rave about the versatility of
McInnes and Derrick. OH very we'll,
but would anybody here trade OLeary
for either OF them7
Rube oldrinB lost track OF the outs
and started n frantic scramble from
FIRST when Barry lifted TO Crawford In
the sixth The crowd yelled Bone
head"
Jim Delahanty tried nard, but
couldn't seem 10 get out ~ Thomas
way when Cobb came sliding In on his
steal OF home. Reverse the English.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
LAPoRTE MAY BE SWITCHED.
Deal Said to BE On For He Exchange
For Scott and Payne.

CHICAGO, July 13.-Frank LaPorte
may be seen in a White Sox uniform
II trade on between Charles Comis-
key and President Hedges OF the 81.
Louis Browns goes through. 1t is re-
ported that Comiskey offered Pitcher
Jim Scott and Catcher Payne for the
the second baseman.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

Base hits-On Krause. 6 In 8 innings:
OF Martin, s In innings. Two-oase
hits-Bush Baker Three base hit
Stanage. Home run-Crawford. Sac
rince hit--Bush. Sacrifice fiies--Cobb
Delahanty. Stolen bases-Cobb Z. Bush,
Moriarty. Bases on balls--By Krause
q by Martin. 2: by Donovan. 1. Left
on bases--Detroit, 3: Phila delphia 4
Struck out--By Donovan, 6; by Krause
Il; by Martin, q Double play--Craw-
ford to Delahanty. Wild pitch-Mar-
tin. Time--1:42. Umpires-Perrine and
Dineen Attendance-10.123.
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Tigers 9, Athletics O; Murderl PoIicel

As usual when Drake started. Davy
Jones busted In before the game was
half over.
IL, In the circumstances, one OF the
Tigers had made Oldring's bull.
wouldn't we be amazedf
Today Connie Mack will try to keep
his players reminded on how many are
out.
It's hard to guage Martin on a game
like that In which he had nothing to
lose and everything to gain
After Crawford had his home run he
dumped two safe bunte, one of them
with pen on first and4second and one
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HoRSEMEN WERE IEARY.
Wouldn't ship TO Chicago Meet so tie
All Declared on.

CHICAGO. July 1S.-The proposed
horse meet at Hawthorne track has
been called on and most OF the thor
oughbreds that were here have been
shipped away. The fact that more
fast horses did not arrive is given as
the cause for calling on the betless
races.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

Motorcycle Riders at Chicago viii
Hereafter BE Differentiated.

CHICAGO. July 13.--when the mo-
torcycle speeders return to Chicago
for the races at Riverview Sunday
night all will be seen wearing silk
blouses. after the manner OF Jockeys.
Heretofore all the riders wore a num-
Der on their backs. The complaint
was that the racers went SO fast none
Of the numbers were distinguishabie.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
Cutler ReIoIns johnson.

Monte Cutler, who ran out OF John
,on,s camp a year ago IL one OF the
Johnson party aboard. The big
.mole IA keen for men who know
no,b,nq about boxing. He shines bril-
iiantly against them without eAsr'
ton.
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Edited by
PAUL HALE BRUSKE
$4,000
FOR BIG FIGHT
London Fight Club Will Give Big
Sum for Match Between Wells
and Mcfarland.

LONDON. July 13.-"Sporting Life
a weekly publication. has been com.
missioned by a local club to offer $780,
900 for fight between Mat. Wells and
Packey Mcfarland. OF Chicago. In Do
cember
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alo Smoke WeIahs ESQ.

They say Jack Johnson weighs ESQ,
is as big as fourth term alderman,
around the waist and requires oriy
a week to get ready for Pat Curran,
yet is assured $4,000 for his end.
Can II be the Britishers are bigger
boobs than we are?
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
sox Get HIGH School Boy.

SAN JOSE. Cal. July 13.-Erving
Kantlehner, an 1S-year-old Santa Clara
high school boy, Is today preparing
10 start TO Chicago where he has been
signed with the White Sox. He IL
southpaw pitcher.
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CHANNEL SWIM HIS AIM.

American, Charles Durborrow, VIII
Take Long Workout Sunday.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Charles
Durburrow, Of Philadelphia, Ameri-
can long distance swimming cham
pion, will start on 32-mile swim
from the Battery to Sandy Hook on
Sunday morning. II he succeeds in
covering the distance, Durburrow
will attempt to swim the English
channel
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And IN. TIoer. Arc clad

Hi West has returned to the
minors-again. He has tried three
times.
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NEW YORK. July 13.-E. McDon-
aid. Manager OF Matt. Wells, said today
that he would open negotiations with
Mcfarland at once to sign under
Sporting Life's" offer
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
OLD LANDMARK PASSES.
Clubhouse at sheepshead Bay Track
Sold For Mortgage.

ootu OF work0aHc.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The Sleeps
head Bay clubhouse. relic OF the old
days OF horse racing. has been sold
for 100000 being the amount for which
IL was mortgaged. One OF the princi-
pal art treasures OF the spacious build
Ing Is moosehead shot by Col -Roose-
Welt. when he was president.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
EasterIy Gives II Up.

Ted Easterly, after trying to make
an outfielder OF himself, has return
ed to the wind pad and big mitt.
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SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE

Yesterday Results.
kalamazoo 6 Lansing 8.
Jackson Z, Saginaw 5 Go !nnings1.
Adrian 8, Bay City 2
Flint 6. Battle Creek I.
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On The Short Ship
AZ nay CITY.

AZ Bay City.
3:19 TROT, PURSE S400.
Andy Popp, b. g.. by Ollie J. CAL
EiizaSeth Ray. b. m. tKeatiasj.. : : :
Miss Cresceus. b. m. tGray).. 3 3
Glenn c.. ch. g. (Sharpstein).. ds
Time-2:1sk. 2:21A, 2:1sA
Alt PACE. PURSE $500.
Tyrus ch. g., by Diliard On
line (Gray) .............. 4
Princess Nutwood, ch. m, by
Prince Nutwood Cunning
haml ,....,........:....... l4s2s .
lard Online -tStene} ....... g 8
Reward, TO. g. (RoriR) $780,. s34s 2
Little verna. blk m. (Berrill) 265 4
Carnival Girl. b. m. (AllenJ. 453B s
billiard X. b. &. (King). ds
Russell billiard, ch h. MOTT ds
Time--2:isk. 2:16k, 2'lsk. 2:Isk
ESQ PACE. PURSE $500.
Gale. b. T., by Col. Hook (Hop-
kinsl ..."..... ,............ I
Fred K. ch. g., by Badger j.
lKeene) ..-...,,..,.S....... s
Hal D., gr g. (McDonald. Nc
Laughlin. Cray ...2 222 2
Pandora Prince. b. z. (Castle). "a 2 3
Lady Mercedes b. m. Cunning
Jennie Bell, gr m CBaldwin). 5B6 4
Dolly Dimple, b. IN. (Harrison) ds
Time--2:2iH, 2:1sk, s:1sh, 2:21k.
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Cincinnati at Phiiadeiphia.
81 Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Broeklyn.
Pittsburg At New York
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Three League Races AT q GLANCE
AMERICANLEAGUE.

Ifsferdny's Results.
||||III ,. PHILADELPHIA 0.
|/<i1UI WASHINGTON 3.
|# York ~. 81 Louis ?.
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They Can't Race al Home.

New England has never before been
so heavily represented on the grand
circuit.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.
YesterdaI,r ResnIf..

~, Louis 13-6, Boston SIS.
Cincinnati s. Philadelphia e.
BROOKLYN s. Chicago 3.
New York 4. Pittsburg q.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

, and the Tigers improving and getting
nearer thes time when they can Put
their entire strength In the field, the
frayed Mackmen would then have
scant hopes OF a pennant. A team
that has lost Its nerve and suffered
SO radical defeat at the hands OF
its successful rival would ind IL Wen
nigh impossible TO come back.
Today, in all probability, It will be
up to Mullin to take up the pitching
burden.
Before yesterdays game. Manager
Jennings had decided that Donovan
would pitch IL he was really right III
Wild Bill showed the stun on the
practice firing line, well and good.
Otherwise, George was ready.
Hughie took one look at Wild Bill;
that was enough. The ball was
whistling through the air with all
that old speed which made Donovan
the most-feared pitcher Of many
championship seasons.
The crowd settled down to watch
the veteran with glimmering OF
doubt. Ii lasted for but an inning.
The first two batters raised high
flies. Barry took three healthy
swings. From crowded stands and
tbieachers came roar. II was VINO
Bills welcome home. The friends
and admirers of years needed no
more proof that Bill was Bill.
And they were right. Three real
hits and one base on balls were all
the Athletics gathered on Bill during
the day. Technical scoring may diff.
fer on one savage grounder which
bounded badly to Moriarty and got
away. Runs? There weren't any for
the Athletics. Two men got to sec
ond base. Neither OF these reached
third.
And the Tigers?
Were they tying themselves into
bowknots In the effort to whang
Rrause's tantaiizers out Of the lot?
Well not so that one would notice
II.
They were engaging In the amusing
pastime Of scoring runs on scant ex-
cuse and slight provocation- A few
illustrations will suffice.
Lord muffed Bush's fiy with one
out, and the peewee sprinted to sec
ond. Krause threw to Barry to
catch Bush mapping and Jack booted
the ball toward first base. Bush tore
for second. McInnes got the ball and
heaved over Bakers head. Bush kept
on for the plate and scored
Cobb walked. He stole second. He
took nice lead and broke for third.
Thomas got the ball to Baker In plen-
ty OF time, but Frank stood far be-
hind the line and dabbed daintily at
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Today'- flames.

Battle Creek at Flint.
Jackson at Saginaw.
Lansing at Kalamazoo.
Bay City at Adrian.
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crew Mu.kr.s scrap. rrs good
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

The Athletics acted peeved again and
again when Wild Bilf made them pop
or fan. Some bats were heaved very
wildly toward the dugout
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
WOLVERINES BREAK RULE
ON SCRIMMAGE WASHDAy
With Only Four Regular Varsity
Men In Lineup, They Are
Held BY Scrubs.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 3l.-This
Is the first Tuesday in some time that
the varsity football squad Is resting
from Mondays scrimmage. Monday
scrcimmages are as rare at Michigan
as white blackbirds. but yesterday
Coach Yost decided that little of the
rough work would do worlds of good
and so sent the squad through Il.
Assistant Coach Redden was out
on the field in toys for the first time
watching the men go through their
antics and IL he was pleased with the
showing they made he didn't say So
He refused TO express any opinion.
With Thompson the only regular
in the backfield and Boyle, Patterson
and Pontius the only regular lineman,
the first team was held 10 a scoreless
tie in the friendly bout. The scrubs
showed up exceptionally well. Only
once was their line badly threatened
Then enner crossed IL on a forward
pass play hut was called hack and
made TO start over because the ref
cree caught foul made by a varsity
man.
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"JIMMY' BARRETT WANTS
TO Be SCOUT, THEY SAY
Former Tiger Handed In Resig-
nation AS Manager of Mil
waukees, Monday.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Oct. 3l.-Ru-
mors in this city would have II mat
James Barrett. whose resignation as
manager OF the Milwaukee Baseball
club OF the American association was
announced at the office of President
Havenor, yesterday. is looking for a
Job as a scout on one of the big league
teams For some time IL has been the
general impression here that scout
ship was the sort OF job that Jimmy
wants
During the past season, it Is said.
President Havenor has consistently
refused to allow his manager the
wherewithal TO purchase new players
when the supply that he had 10 de
pend on went bad through sickness
and injuries, and from cltb that
started the season as a pennant con
tender. II degenerated into a fifth
F, placer. This Disguised Barrett, and
his resignation was sent In.
/ Nothing has been announced as TO
Mr.. Barrett's successor. Hugh Duny
formerly OF the Chicago White Sox,
may be given the berth.
Barrett came to the Milwaukee team
three years ago from Detroit, where
ne was center fielder for the Detroit
Americans. He worked in the capac-
ity OF utility man for the first season,
led the team in batting in 1909. and
1 was appointed manager at the open
! ing OF the past season.