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The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
TEX LAUGHS At
WHITE HOPES"
Richard Says JEFF Is. Too Rich To
Fight, But Is Only Man Who
Can Lick Jack Johnson.

CHICAGO, Feb. This proves
what have said all along, said Tex
Richard. promoter and referee or the
Jeffries,Johnson fight, when shown
the copyrighted statement made by
James ]. Jeffries TO the United Press
announcing his determination never
TO return to the ring.
"Jeffries IL too rich to need the
money and viii not make the effort
TO put himself in good enough condi
ton to fight the black man" he coli
tinued, And Jeffries, in condition, is
the only man In the world, today
who can whip Johnson. Personally
IL matters little IL either man never
draws on a glove again. There is nc
chance for a mill big enough TO gel
me into II. Besides, this country Is
practically closed to the big fellows.
do think Jeff. was on on the
day of the fight? l most certainly do
but l do not take any stock In The
dope story" Tea continued.
Tex" doesn't see anything In al
this white hope" talk.
Johnson 10 in class by himself,
he said.
Rickard will leave Chicago, tomor
row, for New York, en- route to South
America for a pleasure trip.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
CONNIE MACK APPLAUDS
OFFER BY HUGH CHALMERS
Wires Approval Of Conditions Govern
ina 1911 Competition For Autos.

ing 1911 Competition For Autos.
Following the announcement by
Hugh Chalmers that he will give a
Chalmers 80" car to each OF TWO
players, one in the National legue
and one in the American league, who
do the most TO help their teams, Con
ME Mack, manager of the worlds
champion Athletics. has telepraghed
Mr.. Chalmers as follows:
Congratulations on your liberaiity
and enterprise i'm offering automobile
to the most valuable ball player in
each league. The new plan will not
cause individual playing and IL en-.
tirely unobjectionable. have talked
10 some of our star players and they
will try hard 10 be license-tag purchas-
, ers at the end OF next season. Cnal'
mers and champions is a good pair
to draw to-"
Mack has voiced the sentiment ut
the leading men i'm major league base
ball. Mr.. Chalmers proposition 10
have the awards 10 the most valu-
able man leach league made by q
committee of newspaper men, removes
the only possible objection to giving
prizes for baseball prowess. Accord
ing to the new plan number of the
most skilled baseball critics in the
country will decide, not the ability
OF a player in any one departms mt,
but his general usefulness in all de
partments. The only way man can
win a Chalmers 80" In 1911 Is TO
play Just the best ball he knows how
all the time. Awarding the prizes in
this way ought to do great deal to
stimulate loyalty and whole-hearted
effort among our major-league stars.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Short Lengths

Detroit has lost Tico. the coast
Commission rules belongs to the Ver-
non, Cal, club.
IL is reported that Bailey, who real
|ly won one game for st. Louis last
year. Is held at $4,000 by Hedges OF
st. Louis.
Now IL appears that the bullet
DOC Graydon shot through his head
never touched his brain, but will re-
suit only in the loss Of an eye.
Penn has barred graduates Of other
colleges from her athletic teams and
may extend the rule TO cover students
In all but the literary course.
Huston averaged IL and beat
Slator, 200 to 159 in the state billiard
tournament.
Owen Moran admits that Tommy
Mccarthy, the coast feather, died
from the result Of a blow he struck
him In the first round Of 16-round
fight.
IOuay IS Al WOisasts tWenty-lnlru
birthday. He Ia celebrating IL by a
return to the ring In q clash in Phil
adelphia with 'Kupckout" Brown.
Burroughs 46; Army 'Y." 80.
The Boston Nationals have sold
First-sacker Beck TO Cincinnati.
The Mcmillan High state champion
Girl basketball team will entertain a
challenging team from Saginaw at the
Solvay gymnasium, Friday evening.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

II has never been, seriously charg-
ed or believed in sport circles that
there was anything of crooked ma
ture, regarding the Burns-Johnson
fight. Neither Burns nor Johnson has
ever limited that the battle was any
thing but straight. Unless there are
more confessions coming, the boxers
should be given credit for lighting
a square battle for the worlds cham
pionship, with the better man winning
on his merits. 80 @
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
|MAHNOUT THE man
! FEARED BY THE !.
GRAPPLERs
Best Of the Turks sidestepped by
Both Zbyszko and His
Big Rival, Hack
ensehmidt.
Two Form Combination To Keep
Mahmout in the Background and
Are Getting Away With 1t.

There is nothing complicated IN the
heavyweight wrestling situation. sum
med up. the whole thing is this:
There are three leading contenders
for chance at Frank Gotch--George
IIackenschmidt, tYussiff Mahmout and
Stanisiaus Zbyszko. Gotch has said
that he wished q series of elimination
trials. Hackenschmidt and Zbyszko
absent. For purely personal reasons,
mainly reasons of their managers
they decline 20 have aught TO do with
Mahmout because OF the latters con-
ncctions with Antoine Pierri who they
say. has been an extremely bad &C.
tor" both here and in Europe, circu-
hating stories that reflect deep dis
credit ON all of them. That is the nuo
OF the whole thing. The Lion ana
the Pole decline absolutely TO see
Nahmout at any stage Of the game.
Tins is Mahmout out in the cold ana
even the Vaccinations OF the so-called
s.trnst.' as the Mahmout people are
pleased to refer to the only club that
can get them any money, are I'M
potent in the situation. The trust
would like TO get Zbyszko to wrestie
Nfahmout or have Hackenschmidt cut
into the game with the Turk, but per-
saasion is in vain. The two foreign
ers are a unit in this matter and that
has ended abruptly all negotiations.
Gotch says he does not want TO
train for more than one match or else
he would take them on one at time.
He has erected Mabmout as a bul-
wark, although on the straight dope
the Turk does not figure as strongiy
as either of the others.
Gotch beat the Turk in Ia minutes,
two falls, while Zbyszko stuck mat
ter of 30 with the champion and
IIackenschmidt wasn't thrown at all
to his shoulder-blaGes. Zbyszko has
beaten Mahmout twice, once in an
hours handicap and again in a level
match that Pierri now, says wasn't
honest.
Naturally the dope now is, or should
be, that the Pole and the Turk take
holds once more and wipe out the
stain Of the match, wherever the stain
lies. The Pole won't do 1t. He says,
even IN he felt inclined. to, there
wouldn't be any money in it or enough
for him TO quit the road shows.
Hackenschmidt says he came TO this
country to match with Gotch IL the
champion was willing. When he
learned that the champion had retired
be didn't challenge him. but dropped
the whole thing The result Is there
are no 'big" matches in sight and at
The present writing none likely.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Reeli and Amertcus.

CHICAGO, Feb S.-AChicago mat
fans are jubilant today following the
receipt of a telegram from Anericus.
the Baltimore wrestler, who is now
in Kansas City, saying he will NEE,
Fred BeelI in a preliminary to the
Hackenschmidt-Cu Cutler match I'M Chi
cago next Monday, Both Beell and
Americas are popular In the Windy
city and the match Will be second
only to the Hackenschmidt go.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
The Problem.

Bintown
pions, me Of
In a batt rally n the Is
four diff
Slugge managed to ou tn frs
called without being
Mlldale
Had Champions placing
hits
balls recorded
hey
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Discipline Down south.

Writing OF Southern league man
agers aud their efforts To preserve dis
cipllne an Atlanta scribe says: 'Bi'l
smith. of Chattanooga. preserves dis.
ciplIne by making his men afraid oi
bin. 1911 Bernhard. of Memphis. gets
W by making mis- men like him. and
Charley Frank. of New Orleans. win
remnants by not having any discipline
and by firing every man who makes q
Tool Of himself"
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
GEERs AT HOT SPRINGS.
G. o. M. OF Harness Racing Means To
Be Down To WeIoht.

Although Hot Springs has been the
rendezvous for baseball players, box.
ers. wrestlers and celebrities of other
lines OF sports for years, II has never
been the mecca for horsemen. II ID
up to the veteran Ed. Geers, the O.
o. NJ. OF the trotting turf. to start the
Geers. the dean OF horse trainers
celebrated his sixtieth birthday last
week and he looks forward to one OF
his best years since he entered the
racing game.
The Tennesseean wants to get down
to weight so as to be able to pick
the best bet OF his new greer trotters
for the stake races the coming season.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

next man singled, slow one down
third base line. runner had no chance
TO score: man on first stole second;
next man up dumped slow one in
front of the plate and the catcher
had no chance to catch him at first,
but held the runner on third; next up
fouled out, or any old way. Rain;
score. 10 2. Results: Two runs,
one triple. two doubles. two singles.
four stolen bases by four different
men. Yours truly.
c. X. O'Neil, Sec'y p. NJ. club.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

First batter hits two.bagger, steals
third; second batter hits two-bagger
and steals third, one run scoring;
third batter hits three-bagger, one run
scoring; fourth batter singles, steals
second. one run scoring; NTH batter
singles Ga bunt) toward third, then
steals second. Game called. three
runs in. Total, two doubles, one
triple, two singles. four stolen bases.
Harry A. Roemer, IA Wabash-ave.
No. makes three-base hit and
steals home: No. 2 makes two-base
hit and steals third; No. makes
two-base hit and steals third. No. 2
scoring; No. makes infeld hit. No. 3
being held on third: No 4 steals Sec
ond: No. gets base on balls: No s
hits down third base line and runner
coming In from third Is hit 'by ball
and Is out: No. G gets credit for hit.
Total, two runs.
John r. Scherer, 1l15 Russell-st
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
ANOTHER SCHEME
OF FOXY CONNIE
Has Always Kept the Pitching Mound
At Athletics Park Low To Handi-
cap Visiting Twirlers.

Connie Mack Is not troubling him
self about the proposition TO level the
pitchers box.
They can level the pitching KNOLL
said Mr. Mack, ''or dig an artesian
we'll for tho pitchers TO stand In.
don't care II won't hurt the effec.
tiveness Of Messrs. Coombs, Bender.
Morgan and brother-fiingers
I'VE have at Shibe Park the small
est pitching peak I'm the country. II
is only three inches higher than the
home plate, although the rules per
mitted an elevation OF twenty-four
inches
Nearly all OF the mounds In other
cities are near the twenty-four-inch
limit II might hurt some of these
outof-town pitchers who are used to
standing on small-sized mountain,
but IL won't hurt any OF my pitchers
TO be three inches shorter In facing
the batsman next season. should the
rule be changed"
Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co., Noz Is John R.-st. Call
Afa.. ar
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
KLAUS AFTER TITLE.
conqueror Of Willie Lewis Means To
Make Himself q Factor.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.--The middle.
weight championship aspirations OF
Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg mauler
are receiving the most favorable con
sideration today as the result al
Klaus practical knockout OF Willie
Lewis at the Fairmont Athletic club
last night Klaus announced today
that he would go right after Billy
Pnpke and Dave Smith. who claim the
American and Australian champion
ships respectively.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
TINKER ON THIRD BASE.
Cub Short Stop insists That He'll
Play That Position.

LA CROSSE, Wis. Feb. Joe
Tinker, star Cub shortstop, who is
appearing at local theater declared
today he would insist on being given
the third-base position before signing
his next seasons contract Tinker
claims the gruelling work at short
would end his career many years
earlier than If he plays third. He
declares he will have ample oppor-
tunity, to use all his speed TO advan-
tage at the new position.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Another South African.

Kennedy Kane Macarthur will prob
ably represent South Africa IN the
Marathon run at the Olympic games
IT, Sweden next year. He recently war
the South African championship run.
which was ~ the full distance. -
miles. 5so Yards, In the good time u
N tsm sss.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Paekey Can't Hurt Reyes.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Feb. 7.--Packey
Mcfarland is disappointment. ac-
cording to the general verdict Of Pitts
burg fans, who saw his bout with
Bert Keyes, of New York, in the Tenn
pie auditorium last night. The Stock
Yards mauIer easily outpointed Keyes
through his stiffness, but was not
there with the punch. Reyes took
ave clouts TO everyone he gave, but
at the end OF the sixth round 1t was
idificult to see where he had received
any real punishment.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
THE TINES SPORT PAGE
LOOKS LIKE A CASE OF
A VERY SHORT FENCE. YES

One OF the most curious rec
ords TO be found In the record
books was made last year IN
California by Ping Bodie. the
outhelder. who goes to Chicago
to try his hand at big league
ball. 'rhe baseball archives
credit him with 30 home runs,
S three baggers and - two bag
gers. Aside from the remark
able number of home runs is the
also remarkable disproportlcn
of three baggers To home runs
and two baggers. II II hard TO
understand how nan should
make SO few triples when he Is
such a walloper In making extra
base smashes of the other two
dimensions. Apparently he
either knocked the bail into The
next county. where there was no
chance of getting IL at all. or nc
sent II only a moderate distance.
IL seems as though fast run
ner could have stretched some
OF the large supply of doubles
and so accumulated a few more
three baggers.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
chance Pitches oranaes.

Manager Chance. OF the Chicago
Cubs. has kept his arm Inv condition
ever since the close lof the season by
hcaving damaged oranges picked froii
the trees ON his ranch. Every morn
ing Chance walks through his 2l-acrc
orange grove near Glendora,' % miles
from Los Angeles. On every tree may
be see a few split oranges. these being
worthless. and they arc picked by
Chance Instead OF tossing them ~
the ground Chance selec,s an object
60 feet distant and throws ~ II
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
oo,en signs For Opponent.

BOSTON, Feb. 7.-Difiiculty YES
reported today by George Tuohy,
wrestling promoter, In finding an OPP
ponent to meet Gotch. who has agreed
to wrestle here, Feb. 20 Americas
or Henry Ordeman, the Minneapolis
giant, may be obtained.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
nv JACOB MAVEN.
tMss.ser of the D. A. c. tea,

I was shocked at the \. VI. &. n.
teams basketball and know tbst they
are capable OF q much better game.
They were undoubtedly suffering fro0
q had case of over-conndcpre. The
spsidtngs were stronger than they had
Thought.
2 am sure that, hsd my team beeu
the ". VI. 4. As opponent last slight,
the ~" would have played far faster,
saper article OF bssk etbsIi.
The result of the game viii probably
hurt our series with the ~, hut eN-
prct 90 see the .y" team come hack In
strong style. after learning the lesson
the spsIdings taught last night.
The sYw team showed lack OF vcrss-
trItty In one IN srked respect. This was
the failure 90 the guards to take nd-
vantage of the shots they were given
when the spsidfngs bsd the forward
line covered.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
7 INES Baseball Puzzle
Gets The Fans Guessing

this time
and
Several very editor
Theyar eproduo ed on his
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
Doe,n't Count the Tiaes.

Manager John CANCEL. OF Rochester.
predicts that this race will he between
the Athletics and Hishlsnders from
start TO hnish.--sportine Life
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
BOXING AND WRESTLING

Wednesday, Feb. \, siI5 Detroit Time
WREsTLING--Joe Harris, Detroit W.
billy Neal, Windsor.
BOxING-Four Rounds, f33 lbs,
Tommy Courteney, Detroit W.. White
DeBoldt, Detroit. semi-Ftnal. Stx
Rounds. $50 lbs. Pat DrouiiIard. wind
sor va. Kid Herman, Detroit. wind-tp,
Eight Rounds, I33 lbs, Joe Phillips,
Cleveland Va. Tommy Deveiin, Phila-
defphis.
Windsor Athletic Club
Next 90 Postoface. Pitt-st. West.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
sh,k. tic for Athletics.

Big shake-up in Athletics expected,
John Shibe declaring that he will
have a number OF recruit ticket TAX
ers and two bush sandwich distribut-
go next n.-Philadelphia Ameri-
can.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
ANOTHER CONFESSIONS
Has Tommy Burns More To Reveal
I'm the Nature Of Bad Faith?

Friend Editor: | read about the
Burns % 'Brien fake fight. I would Ike
to ask you IL Burns wanted TO fake
the fight he had with Johnson and II
Johnson double-crossed Burns.
Yours truly, A READER
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
The, Answers.

gameby
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

First man up tripled and stole
home: next man doubled and stole
third: next doubled and stole third:
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

lob pri-tius Dove RiEs,. TIVE.
PRINTING Co., No Is John R.-st Call
Main 1875. or city ssss.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

Do you recognize this individual?
II is his second appearance on the
sport page Yesterday he made his
bow and on Thursday his name will
be printed under a picture which
has escaped the raid of the ART de-
partment
Before S o'clock tomorrow morning,
however, IL you desire TO take part
In the guessing contest. mail your
answer to the puzzle TO the sporting
editor.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
nv DICK HARFsT.

Manager Of the v. ". G. a. tesmb
The boys were over-conndent SD
didnr seem able 60 get started. u was
their Arst game o. strange aecr this
As q matter OF fact, ! blame myself for
not seeing to n thst they hsd q Night
or two % practice on some noor other
thsu our own.
We VIII make short work OF the
spaldings In the other games OF the
series snd those who regard ~ ~ sure
Iosevs 20 the ID. a. g. Will mad = sur
prise awaiting them.
The present ~Y- team is the hest that
has ever represented the instttution. !
am confident OF its ultimate success.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
How The Masnates
Regard The Game
~ RICHARD JACKSON, JR-
Manager of the SpaldingsD

was responsible for my teams In
provemest. From now On we VIII
shape our season solely TO take anoth-
the ID. A. e..
kinseI played q nne gasae asd will
remain the regular ceuter % long ~ he
holds his form. I benched Marlborough
ffce Saturday night.
Z hope the crowd appreciated the
fact that the spsIdings were MP sgstsst
the toughest sort Of play. Both Merx
and Geddts are In bad shape today.
expect we shall have 20 cancel the
game we have scheduled with the Bur
roughs for Saturday night.
As for the "Yv team, u needs COM
plete reorga niss ton.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08
HEART With III.
l-ro---Sp Sporting
Editor.

I'm these days. when hopes OF the
white race can be found by the coun-
torful in every five-and-ten-cent store.
4 ic absolutely refreshing TO enSoun-
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

Job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co., Nosz Is John R-st. Call
Main 1898, or City 1885.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

They talk about basketball dope
but draw a diagram OF this: NJ. A. C.
trims Spaldings, SO does D. A. G.
Y. NJ. c. A. beats n. A. c.. Spaldings
beat Y. NJ G.. A. Which Is the better?
ID. A. c. or Y. M. C. A.?
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

"Hf' Cole. the Cub pitcher, says he
has discovered bunch OF new curves.
Doe Cook once reported that he had
visited the North Pole.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

Foster J. Walker announces that
he has turned over his responsibility
as a hope Of the white race, TO Kid
Sheer.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-08

The sobs OF IN esteemed morning
contemporary over the passing Of
George Stallings as a big league man
sger are touching, but not convincing
The Ysnks had a fine and lucky sea
son last year aud may not repeat, but
they aren't likely TO miss a man tried
cut twice and IN both leagues. only
10 be found wanting In executive abil.
ity, league loyalty and good faith.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-21
NEW FABRICS.

We will also be able to show you
as full line of imported and domes-
tic fabrics as you could find in the
most exclusive custom tailor shop in
the New York City.
Remember the opening date, July
9th, 2Sth and 29th.
1t will cost you no more to be
dressed absolutely correct, than to buy
ordinary ready-to-wear garments.
HARRISSON & GILLESPIE BROS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-21
Strychnine Poisoning

Sallie Sanders, colored woman,
about 80 years old, died of strychnine
poison Mt the home of Jim Bell, in
Shakerag" Tuesday about l o'clock.
A coroner's inquest was held Wednes-
day, and the conclusions reached were
that she had come to her death by
poison, and the evidence of of several
colored people strengthened the opin-
ion that the poison used was strych-
nine.
The woman had been addicted to the
drug habit for several years, and
the evidence was that she bought fif-
teen cents worth of what was suppos-
ed to be morphine tablets Sunday
night. 1t appears that none of these
tablets were used until Tuesday. The
package in VIII 'ch the tablets were
bought was unlabeled, therefore it was
impossible to tell if they were bought
through mistake, in Tazewell.
1t is possible that the woman has
had the strychnine tablets concealed
for sometime, and and when the
supply of the usual "dope" had be-
come exhausted, she resorted to the
strychnine, which is powerful stim-
ulant, if taken in small doses, and
took an overdose.
There was no evidence that the wo-
man had committed suicide.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-21
Burke's Garden

Burke g Garden, July 9.-On next
Monday night, July 24th, Rev. H. M.
Fugate will begin a protracted meet
ing at the Baptist church. All denom-
nations and those who are not church
members are invited to attend these
services.
Childrens Day will be observed at
Central Church the fifth Sunday, an
interesting program being rendered at
eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Jenkins. of Bluefield, and Mr..
Barnard. of Washington, d. c., left
Tuesday evening after spending few
days with friends in the Garden.
Miss Therecia Greever is over from
Tazewell visiting her many relatives
Mr.. Henry B. Groseclose has re-
turned to Blacksburg, his home, after
passing month pleasantly with his
grandmother and numerous friends.
Mrs. Geo. w. Moss is enjoying the
pleasure of visit from her father,
Mr.. Brown, and her sister, Mrs.
Beavers.
Master John Robert Meek fell from
cherry tree one day last week and
broke his arm. Tho the little fellow
has suffered great deal, he is i'm
proving and it is hoped that his arm
will soon be we'll.
A party of young folks from the
Garden spent Sunday in Bland county
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Hoge, Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Greever and others.
Rev. E. l.. Richie, Messrs. John P.
Gose, T. e. Howell and F. M. Moss
were among the gentlemen from this
place who attended the Laymens
Meeting at Tazewell.
Mrs. Halls many friends are dis
tressed that she should have had such
an unfortunate accident and extend
to her kind wishes for a speedy re-
covery.
MIR. and Mrs. j r. Meek entertain.
ed party of twenty five at their ele-
giant home on Wednesday evening, ir
honor of their house guests, Messrs
jenkins and Barnard.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-21
SUNDAY MORNING.

The exercises of the day opened
with a general Sunday School mass
meeting of all the schools of the
town, in the Presbyterian church.
w. A. Scott. Superintendent, presid-
ed, and had charge of the service, and
introduced the speakers.
The first speaker, Rev. MIR. Preston,
spoke of the zeal and devotion of the
men and women to Bible study, in
Korea. He had had seen 600 men in
one class, many of whom walked one
hundred miles to the place of meeting
remaining for days, at their own ex-
pense, to study the Bible. and hear it
explained. The Sunday School is
working wonders, said the speaker,
i'll Korea, Japan aud China.
His instructive and inspiring address
was followed by one equally so from
Prof. Henderson and DR.. Lankford.
These three men of wide experience
and observation, each gave the Sunday
School high place in the evangelical
tion of the world, and urged upon the
men and women present the impor-
tapce of taking an active interest in
the great work. Each of them, in the
course of their addresses endorsed and
highly commended the work of the