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The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
WANTS SAFE AND
. SANE TRACK MEET
Coach Stage Suggests Novel Plan
For Holding Contests Among
Collegians.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.--The first 1911
athletic novelty In the west was
sprung today by Coach A. A. Stage, cf
the University of Chicago. when he
announced a new constitution design
ed to insure safe and sane" inter
collegiate track meets. IL will get
it's first tryout Saturday when the Chi
cago track men meet Northwestern al
Evanston The chief features are:
The number of participants Is limit
ed to four.
The hurdles are to be nailed.
The 440-yard and the SS0-yard run
shall start from opposite sides Of the
track; the mile and two-mile run shall
start on the same side.
II on the last quarter mile, the third
and fourth man Of one team shall be
Tapped he shall drop out.
In the high jump the bar shall start
at four feet six inches, be raised two
inches at a time until five feet high
After that 1t is to be raised one inch
at time.
In the pole vault the bar starts al
eight feet six inches and Is raised SIX
inches at time, till the height Of ter
feet six inches Is reached. After thai
II Is to be raised three or four inches
at a time.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
DOPE
Nv
TIP WRIGHT.

What q clever little person II the
champion lightweight, Ad Wolgast!
After almost year Of inactivity,
save an occasional arm-breaking
sprint against some secondrater, pay
ing about az much attention to offers
to meet good fighters az a blind man
to street car advertising, he sudden
ly agrees to meet X. o. Brown, Pack
ey Mcfarland and Owen Moran at
Jack O'Brien's club in Philly.
Fine. The press associations and
correspondents fall over their feet
getting the stun on the wire. Fight
circles are knocked into equilateral
triangles and other things like that.
Then for q couple of days while
the big stun IL being digested and
Jack O'Brien gets credit for putting
one across, the thing 10 discussed
pro and con. Perhaps, after all, VOL
CAST has been misjudged.
But In the meantime p. Mcfarland
does that thing to j. Goodman In
New York. Then up hobs Tommy
Jones OF managerial fame, and In
sjsts the task Wolgast has laid out
for himself ID too much and as the
champions manager he horns In.
Right away come rumors OF split
In the wolgast-J family. Then
Wolgast denies IL and proves that AZ
ter all he isn't the fearlessly careless
young champion we imagined him.
Fine advertising.
He makes II known that In the
articles he signed for O'Brien, IL was
expressly stipulated that II he
couldn't get into condition he can
defer the fights. How long they mag
be set back isn't specified, but this
glimpse OF Ads far-sightedness leads
one to believe IL may be indefinite.
SO perhaps wolgast won't meet the
three shining lights. He says Tom
Jones continues to be his manager
and that what he says goes. Knowing
Jones, IL IL reasonably safe TO assume
that he won't let his fighter take too
many chances. but Will work the title
business to the limit and continue 10
gather In the kale with az little exer-
ton as possible.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

not be hurried. II will take some time
to develop the Oklahoma tighter for 4
championship battle. and the more
time he Is given to develop the better
his chances.
That Morris Is more than an ordip-
airy novice stands to reason, and a.
ready good judges of fighters are pick
ing him as the coming champion
William Mccartney, an experienced
judge Of pugilists, who Is also boxing
promoter In Philadelphia, Is one OF the
first eastern sporting men to personals
ly inspect Carl Morris, the Oklahomn
Giant. Mccartney saw Morris knock
out Marvin Hart at Sapulpa and ha>
come home with glowing account ~
the big fellows prowess. Morris n =
real hope" says Mccartney. He II 4
natural fighter. A giant In physiQ11es
he IL the hardest hitter I've ever seen
He IL wonderfully fast ON his feet IN
spite of his size and weight and knows
how TO take punishment. He IL 30 bic
and strong that / don't believe . man
lives who can hurt him. In fact ho
looks like a coming champion, and
with careful handling he viii soon b.
In the front rank. I've seen all the bic
fellows for the past twenty years
Jeffries, Corbett Sullivan, Fitxslm-
mons, Sharkey. Johnson and others
but this giant Morris Is the most ddi>-
gerous of them all. He will be the ona
to beat johnson as sure az I'm alive.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Bowling Teams
Well Under Way

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23.-Ten-pin roll.
ers from Dayton, Ohio, will occupy
the sixteen Coliseum alleys today, In
the American Bowling congress tour
nament, their appearance TO be known
an Dayton night. The 0hioians enter
the tournament free TO break records
established a year ago. Twomen
teams from Chicago, Memphis and ST.
Louis will resume bowling at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The st. Louis Duffeys, promising
candidates for new national records,
captured all honors in the hve-men
class yesterday with n score Of 2,I1s.
The ST. Louis Palaces. were second
with 1905 and the witter Monroes
third, with 2,360.
In the two-men class, II a I. Stolz
won with 1901, Eubanks and Mason
second, with 1.os1 and L. Amman
and T. Haley. third, with 1,02i.
III. stolz again was In the first d.
vision in the individual play. lead
ing that class with GOT. Charles Den
nett was second with I'll and II.
Booker third. with $50.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
First Sackers Scarce
In American League
RESUME OF INFIELD FORCES SHOWS THAT MEN TIC
WORK FIRST SACK ARE FEWER THAN
FOR ANY OTHER POSITION.

HIS infield, with the exception OF hrst
base. Filling Jake StahPs place VIII
be his main dificulty. For the other
positions he has Larry Gardner, Wag-
ner and Purtell. II any OF Taylors
recruits crowd any OF that trio on
the team Il will have TO be a phenom.
The same conditions 10 true at De-
troit, where Delehanty, Bush and
Moriarty will retain their jobs to the
exclusion OF the recruits, thus leaving
first base the only position for which
a battle will be waged by the recruits.
Ness and Gaynor are the men who
will try TO get Tom Jones place.
The initial corner IL the only part
of the Washington infield which Is
open to competition, as Cunningham
has made good at second and Nc
Bride and Elberfeld are fixtures at
short and third. Unglaub, Henry.
Sommerlot and Lelivelt are the first
base candidates. Sommerlot being the
Central league recruit. Cleveland
had an option on him last summer
and passed him up.
But there Is one club in the league
where youngsters will receive ample
opportunity to display their talents.
That Is at st. Louis, which had but
one real infielder when the season OF
1910 came to an end. That one was
Bobby Wallace, now manager. Bobby
can play second. short or third In a
skillful manner, but not all three at
the same time: Just who will hold
down the other jobs this year Is a
mystery. Very likely Wallace and
Hedges would be tickled to death II
they themselves knew. They have a
first baseman and second sacker
from the Cotton States league who
may do, and Wallace may develop
third baseman from among the bunch
of youngsters drafted and purchased.
But the outlook is not very promising.
BY this resume II can be seen that
the opportunities for any but phenom-
email youngsters are decidedly limited.
In q nutshell, the situation can be
summed up by saying Cleveland needs
shortstop, Boston, Washington, Chi
cago and Detroit each first baseman.
with st. Louis requiring three new In.
fielders. AS for New York, II has
veterans enough who could I'LL the
bill, but changes may take place
nevertheless.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Queer Rabbits
! Grow In Gotham

FORT PLAIN. N. Y, Jan. 23.-"Bad
Bill" DanIen, who since his assumption
OF the Inanagership of the Brooklyn
baseball team has been trying his
best to live down the sobriquet OF mis-
days as a scrappy player, Is again In
bad odor today. The odor is so bad. IN
fact, that William Is In quarantine. At
tendants upon him say the case Is not
serious and that as soon as the patient
undergoes another day OF disinfecting
and uses q Jew more gallons of pei
fumed water, he will be ready to min
gle with his fellow men again.
The accident" to Dahlen came dui-
ing a rabbit hunt yesterday. Arthur
Smith, hotel proprietor, and Dahlen
were hunting with ferret, when the
ferret lodged into hole that Dahlen
was sure held a fine bunny. He sta
toned himself at the mouth Of the
hole and spread his sack. In moment
the inmate of the hole dashed out, not
into the bag but In bad Bits" ex-
pectant arms.
But Dahlen's cry Of triumph was
shortlived. The rabbit was skunk.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
THE TINES SPORT PAGE
BY HARRY NELLY.

With every assurance that they
will struggle from start to finish.
Henry ordeman, Of Minneapolis, and
8. zbyszko. OF Poland, are In the city
awaiting the bell for the principal
bout at the Wolverine Athletic clubs
show this evening In Light Guard
armory.
The hushies are prepared for a
hard struggle and a big crowd will
no doubt see the bouts, the advance
sale pointing to that conclusion. The
FIRST entertainment OF the Wolverine
club was conducted In such a way
that the wrestling fans have consid-
cradle confidence In the honesty of
the bouts engineered by this organi-
ration. A lack OF confidence a few
years ago almost killed the wrestling
game here.
The visit OF DR.. Roller. Saturday
night, showed the love the heavy
weights hold for each other. Roller
tarried just long enough to issue a
few statements, which, being read by
Ordeman, caused him TO come back
with a few other assertions regard
ing the possibilities of the eminent
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
BY HENRY p. EDWARDS.

Where are the American league
managers going TO play the host OF
inneld recruits that they have pur-
chased and drafted since last sum
mer? Are they merely going to look
them over and then turn them back
for future reference, or will they car
~ them along this year as utility
men? There IL scarcely an American
league leader that has not signed up
two or more young infielders and yet
the real vacancies throughout the
circuit are mighty scarce.
In fact. few OF the American In
fields will be made up just the same
this year as last, and the opportun-
tiles OF the recruits are not what
could be deemed very bright. For
instance, what chance has recruit
got Of breaking into Connie Mack
inner bulwark with Harry Davis, Ed
die Collins. Jack Berry and Frank
Baker on the job? Yet, Connie has
several youngsters he Is grooming Tor
places In his infield without taking
McInnes and Hauser, last years subs,
into consideration. Hogan Is a nrst
baseman and, according to Coast
league reports, Is q better man than
Hauser. who has been tipped or as
Harry Davis successor. Derrick set
the world ablaZe with his work at
short In the Carolina league and half
a dozen biz league scouts were after
him. Still he will have TO go some TO
take down McInnes' job as first aid
OF Barry.
with the exception of first base,
Comiskey has his infield practically
decided upon in measure. Harry
Lord Is a fixture at third base. Either
Zeider or Blackburne will play short
and either Zeider or Mcconnell Sec
ond. For first, Commy has Jiggs Don
ohue and Tex Jones. Not much
chance for any OF the other recruits
to break In there.
Hal Chase has men of experience
for all his infield jobs, but at that
one youngster may break in. In fact.
there are two of the Yankee recruits
who are considered as having chances
to become regulars. They are John
son at short anG Elliott at third.
Chase has a surfeit of infielders and
is well fortified against accidents.
While his regular lineup will prob
ably be Chase at first, Knight at Sec
ond, Johnson at short and either Aus
tin or Elliott at third, he will have
Knight ready TO play either first or
short. La Porte and Earl Gardner
as possible second sackers and Roach
and Foster, also sAortstop POSSIBLE
tiles.
John I. Taylor is not worrying about
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
NEW YORKER WOULD HOLD
TOURNEY FOR WRESTLERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Now that
Frank Gotch. world champion wrest-
Ter, has decided to return to the mat
for brief engagement, Joe Hum
phreys the local wrestling impress
sarlo. is trying to sign him to a
contract before Gotch changes bis
mind again. Humphreys is set on
getting Gotch and Hackenschmidt,
from within the Iowan won the worlds
championship, together again and
right. here In New York, wnere IL
Is believed the match would fill Mad
ison Square Gardens.
Humphreys plans a wrestling tour
nament with Gotch and Hack, .engag-
ing In preliminary bouts with such
stars an Zbyszko and Americas.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Burly Wrestlers Are Here
For Armory Bout Tonigh

Doc. throwing him. or words - 81
effect
In the meantime, the manages 4
Zybszko point proudly to the lo
that they hung up purse ~ Chs
that Gotch didn't challenGo, N
Hack says everybody In the worI
but himself In dub.
There you have the heayywe1G1@
wrestling situation with word ~
two from Gotch every once In avh1I1
saying that he will return 20 the nat
The match at the armory this ovc<
ming will give Detroit fans COD
chance for getting lire upon two q
tie aspirants for the big honofD-|
Zbyszko and Ordeman both are hue1<
and strong. Zbyszko has 80 pounds
on his opponent, but Ordeman n q
man Of exceptional speed for his size;
so the added weight doesn't seem no
important as IL might otherwise.
Every arrangement has been made
at the Light Guard to Accommodate
large crowd. The first Ave rows ~
seats have been reserved, while tho
remainder of the lower floor In gen
eral admission. The upstairs tickets
can be had only at the Brust-st. en-
trance.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
SHORT LENGTHS

A real line on the outcome Of q John
CON- Kaufman fight or they run to
form) might be obtained by asking the
chap who went TO Reno how often big
Al can hit Johnson with a buggy whip
in 10-foot room--or with a handful
OF corn, for that matter.
Owner Comiskey, Of the White sox,
has sold Zwilling and Bowser, formerly
in the South Michigan league. They
are out under optional agreements.
-
Teams from kelIey's island, near
Put i'm Bay, played a game of baseball
recently on the frozen surface OF Lake
Erie The score was 20 to 20, the
players being mounted upon skates.
Watch the wire for ews from Ca
dillac. Mich. where that little terror.
A. Wolgast. hibernates. II the McFar-
land match isn't of before Feb. %, q
lot OF people will be disappointed.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

the West-side boy
with neatness and
dispatch at the
Fairmont club.
Packey made
Goodman, a clever
boxer as clever
boxers are judged,
look like a novice.
Despite the i'm.
preston that he
could not make
1873 and be strong,
Mcfarland was a
young giant at a
haif pound over
the class limit.
His work in the
ring was impress
sive and he look
ed every Inch a
champion. Appar.
emily there Is no
comparison be-
tween the stock.
yarder and VOL
CAST, who wears
the title, tough as
the latter IL. The
decisive manner
In which he out
boxed and then
X n &C ked out
q o o d m a n has
made Mcfarland
New York's favor
lite In the light
weight handicap
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Chiefly be-
cause several young folks have per-
formed notably in the waters about
New York the athletically inclined
of the several boroughs are swim
ming mad.
Splendid swimmers are legion, but
the most talked about are the splen-
did looking Due sisters OF Brooklyn.
whose feat of swimming the Narrows
made them national figures.
The eldest, Ethel, Is seventeen, and
weighs 124; Vera Is fifteen, and
weighs 116; Beatrice Is twelve, and
weighs SO.
Well prepared for their great swim
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Fast Skaters
At the Arena

A number Of the fastest skaters IN
the city will compete 1t the Areno'
his evening in the first of q series
OF elimination matches to decide the
amateur championship of the city
These have entered for the quarter
mile. which will be run this evening:
Farlow, Suave, Piatt, Monro, Billings,
Bradhurst, wheatcroft, Murphy.
Partridge and Bedford.
The officials win be: Judge, DR..
Lundy.. A. A. u. commissioner; Start
er. Richard Jackson; Timer, Cnas.
McEachron; announcer, H. Brown.
clerk of course, Foster Walker.
The races will be held Monday.
Wednesday and Friday eveninex.
starting at 8 o'clock. They CONTINUES
for six weeks and heat winners viii
compete In the finals.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
BASKETBALL GAMES
ON WEEKS PROGRAM

Monday-Detroit "Y" va. Lon
don "Y" at Detroit.
Thursday--Western High We.
Jackson high at Jackson; Spald-
ings vs.. All-Saglnaw, at Sag
inaw.
Friday : Eastern high vs..
Alumni at Eastern; Western
high vs. Kalamazoo high, al
Kalamazoo.
Saturday-University of De-
troit Va. st. Johns college OF
Toledo at Detroit; Western
high vs.. Grand Rapids high at
Grand Rapids; Central high vs.
Ann Arbor at Ann Arbor; Com
mercial league games at "Y"
gym.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

by their father were the sisters. He
swan with them and rowboat fol-
lowed each girl. The swim was q
handicap race. Ethel gave Vera Is
minutes and Beatrice half hour.
The distance from FIT. Hamilton TO
FIT. Wadsworth is just mile and a
quarter, but the tide makes II q
tremendous task.
Beatrice took the water first and
the others at 15-minute intervals.
The tide carried Beatrice up the bay
to 16th-st. before IL turned. The
other girls were able to swim In n
more direct line. All of the girls
were annoyed by the thick oil which
fioated on the surface and by steam
ers, the wash from which forced
them to stop time and again
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

The pluck of the youngest sister
was shown when, after the others had
landed, she refused TO leave the
water when the men In the accom-
panying boat advised her to. II was
only when her father insisted upon
her quitting that she was lifted into
the rowboat. She wanted to remain
IN the water until the tide turned and
effect landing, although at the time
she was mile below FIT. Wadsworth.
None of the girls felt any illeffects
after the swim. They have been
swimming since they were Riddles
and their splendid looking young
bodies, slim, erect, powerful, 10
enough to convince the most skepti-
cal OF the benefits derived from the
water.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
HERE'S THE LIMIT
INDOOR GOLF GAME
PLAYED BY WIRE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. %.
"A telegraph indoor golf match.
innovation in the game. will be
played next Saturday between
the indoor golf clubs of Milwau-
kee and Grand Rapids, Mich.
The play of four amateurs and
two professionals from each
club will be involved In the
match. Results will be ex.
changed by telegraph immedl-
ately after the close OF the
match.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

This picture is the original Of the
patched photograph Of Saturday. Gen
tleman Jim Corbett was the mysterI
ious man. Funny how q little paint
will make man difficult to recog-
nize.
Corbett began his career n box-
er at the Olympic club. San Francisco.
He introduced new style OF boxing.
known as the hit-and-get-avay. He
won the title by beating John L. Sui
Ivan and lost IL to Fitzsimmons via
the ruby ones shift and solar plexus
blow. Corbett Is through with the
ring. He il n member OF Honey Boy
George Evans, minstrel company and
aside from that. 10 keeping an ere
peeled for a white mans hope.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
n'fARlAhD HAS GALL As LIGHTWEIGHT

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--Is Packey
Mcfarland to be the next lightweight
champion of the world, literally as
he 10 generally accepted to be by fol.
lowers of the ring right now The
Chicago fighter made 1873 IL pounds
for Jack Goodman and disposed OF
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

Although an American, weyman has
done most OF his flying in Europe,
where he has made some sensational
records and gathered In quite a bit
Of prize money. He was Chaves' lone
contender I'm the trans-Alplno trip.
Weyman being forced to turn back
when he encountered battling winds
at a height of LOO feet.
He won the Michelin $4,000 prize.
when ne, I'm Farman biplane, car
ried passenger from Paris TO a
mountain $500 feet high and 217
miles distant
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

Despite his gloomy name, Frank
Coffyn is q very care-free birdman. He
il one Of the stars of the Wright
team, and has made a speciality Of
contest work. Unlike his late team
mates, Hoxsey and tombstone. Coffyn
has not been tempted TO go after any
snowy records. He is an American.
and has been In the flying game less
than a year.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Haley RolIs Drossman.

There will be a match game at Nc
Curdy's alleys this evening between
Tom Haley and Max Drossman. They
will roll IL games for purse Of $50.
Both men are going strong and the
games should be good.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23
Baseball Rules
Are All Right

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-"Nix on the
proposed changes In the baseball
rules" Ia the declaration of Chicago
players following the invitation OF
President Murphy Of the Cubs to dis
cuss the proposed changes.
The players are a unit in opposing
the change allowing the over-sliding
OF second and third bases In an at
tempted steal and the suggested limo
walton of making three balls instead Of
four requisite for pass.
Among the prominent players now
in Chicago who voice their opposition
to any change are: Ed. Sweeney,
catcher, New York Americans;
Charles O'Leary, of Detroit; Herman
Schaefer, of Washington; Frank Roth,
formerly of Cincinnati; Arthur Devlin,
OF the Giants: Joe Tinker and King
Cole, of the Cubs.
The players believe the oversliding
rule would give fleet runners like Cobb,
Bush, Collins and Speaker an advant-
age that would merely make 1t pro.
cession around the diamond.
Lawton, Okla, for giving views OF late
lamented Jeffries-Johnson affair. Po-
lice said they disturb the peace"
It's hard to XIII on some forms Of
sport The six-day bicycle riders are
racing in Paris this week.
Before some brixht youth refers 70
the seething discomfort In England
over the kidney punch as a kidney
stew" We rise to point of order.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

Lawton, Okla, for giving views OF late
lamented Jeffries-Johnson affair. Po-
lice said "they disturb the peace"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

It's hard to Kill on some forms Of
sport The six-day bicycle riders are
racing In Paris this week.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-23

Before some bright youth refers to
the seething discomfort I'm England
over the kidney punch as a kidney
stew" we rise to a point Of order.
The evening world., 1911-06-20
SHE CAN'T MARRY
BUT ASKS $4,000
FOR HIS REFUSAL
Suit Brought by Divorce
Against Doctor Thrown
Out of Court.

Although prohibited from remarryins
By an order OF the Court, Mrs. Caroline
:. jewell OF No. 3te West one Hundred
and Forty-ffth street, has nlcd n So.
preme Court action. II was learned to-
day. to recover se5.coo damages from Dr.
Frank W Chamberlain Of No. III Com
vent avenue. for breach Of promise to
marry her.
The case came up to-day on an APP
plication made by Physician to Supreme
Court Guy to vacate an order secured
by Mrs. jewell for his examination be-
fore trial. The order, his counsel told
tho Court. was only secured TO harrass
the defendant. as II will be- impossible
for the plaintiff successfully 10 prose-
cute her case during the lifetime OF her
former husband.
This u II asked 10 do an Illegal
thing declared Justice Guy to-day.
granting the motion to vacate the order.
IT cannot grant this application for an
examination OF the defendant. This ends
tho proceedings. You might as well ask
the court to help collect a gambling
debt. 1t cannot he done"
DR.. Chamberlain has since married a
Miss Irene Stidd.