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The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
GERMANY HAS NEW
SPLINTER WHO
IS A MARVEL
Regarded as Sure Winner of the
Short Distance Events at
Coming 0lympics
Games.
R, Rau the Man and He Made Two
94-5 Swedes Take His Dust in
Berlin Race.

NEW YORK, APRIL 3.-For the
first time in the history OF track and
field sports, Germany has produced
first-class sprinter, and this man,
who Is little more than a beginner,
Is likely TO prove stumbling block
TO the visitors at the Swedish Olym-
&c games next year. The name OF
the flyer is X. Rau, and in competi-
ton he sports the purple and gold
OF the Berliner Sport club OF the Ger
man, capital. Quite recently in the
indoor Olympic games at Berlin. Rau
gave fine display OF sprinting PROV
ess and something which means that
the visitors from America, England
and other countries VIII have TO look
10 their laurels at Stockholm next
year. The German covered the so
meters in 7-10 seconds, figures
which, If closely calculated, compare
with the best on the record books
OF any country in the world today.
Estimated. according to the English
statute measurement, the distance Is
"a yards and two feet, so that on 4
rough calculation the Splinter was
covering So yards, that Is allowing
for little loss of ground at the start.
The time was shade worse than
5 3-5 seconds, and il is worth remem-
bering that American sprint records
for and around the half century dis
lance do not show any better figures
than those accomplished by the Ger
man. For the so meters there is no
American mark on the books, but
there is record of . % seconds for
so yards, done at different times by
different men. The record for 81
yards Is 3-5 seconds on the Yankee
record list, and the marks made by
Rau is anywhere from three TO four
yards better than this
This coming season will be the third
one on the part for Rau In the
course of last year he hung up some
creditable performances, one being OF
special interest at the international
meeting at Stockholm. Word had got
noised around the north Of Europe
that the Germans had a real tiptop-
per OF a Splinter and the Swedes.
who are getting pretty cocky about
their running OF late. made fun OF the
reports about the young German. The
banter somehow or other reached
Berlin and IL riled Rau so much that
he Immediately sent his entry for the
Stockholm bettor, for they wanted a
chance to show up the German and
incidentally to display all they had
OF late learned about the secrets oil
sprinting. Rau was opposed by the
faster of the Lindholm brothers, Eek
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Theft Of Third Becomes
q Prominent Ambition

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April
4.-The influence OF George
Moriarty's captaincy has been
noted this spring in the daring
base running Of the team in
general and the fact that the
men seem TO steal third as
often as second.
Moriarty has always believed
that third base is. at times, cas-.
Ter to steal than second. Par
ticularly is this believed to be
the case when a left-hander is
firing for the foe. With men
on second and first, double
steals have become regular fea-
lures of the Tiger plays, MORT
arty being often the man 10
start them.
There is no play which more
thoroughly demoraliZes an en-
envy than the double steal. The
Tigers hope TO play IL often, in
the future.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
N COBB JOKES FANS BY
HOL DING HIMSELF BACK

close of last season, that nothing thai
Cobb could do, would surprise loca
fandom Did Cobb have such situa
ton in mind when he started playing
OF, just 10 get the bugs worriedg oi
was he just kidding Joe Jackson, iris
Speaker and the others who are out
TO grab his crown this year?
There Is JUST one phase OF the stu
alton that intimately concerns local
fandom. THAT Is THE COMEBACK
FOR THE BIG SHOW.
Ty can play as he chooses in the
spring games, but the crowd VIII be
disappointed II he fails 20 start the
league year az his regular, normal
clip
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

that base line as his natural right and
woe TO the man who obstructs IT.
With the studded shoes, Ty's slides
contained little In the way Of terror TO
opponents, but with the old razor
edged tools back on his soles, IL will
be altogether a different proposition.
In the meantime II is interesting 10
note the new phase of the Detroit
stars many-sided nature, which in
duces him TO hold back and fail 10
show his sbest work in the field, on
the bases and at bat, in order that he
may burst upon the baseball world in
the guise of surprise.
Worrying the Bugs.
A well-known Detroiter said, at the
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
EX-Tiger Now White SOX

Matty Mcintyre
used to play left
field for the three
time A IN e RI C o n
league p n n a n I
winners, but Hugh
Jennings let him
go to Chicago last
season. Mcintyre
is the fellow who
when Cobb was In
the doldrums, step
ped in and batted
so well that the
great one was not
missed.
The curly haired
outfielder is here
s b o W n riding a
r &c ky mountain
canary, with every
evidence of con-
tent. w it'll tn e
White Sox McIn-
tyre will doubtless
be contented and
should play better
ball week in and
out than he did
with Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
STEWARDS PLAN
A LIVELY FIGHT
Meet Today To Apportion Columbus
Dates To Some Other
Association.

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 4.-Tho
dates originally allotted to Columbus,
To-. by the Grand Circuit stewards,
will be taken up at a meeting of the
stewards here late today and may be
assigned To some other city.
II is anticipated the Grand Circuit
moguls will close up the line for an
energetic assault on the insurgents
institution success for which at the
expense OF Goshen and Buffalo, n. r..
might jeopardize the entire future OF
the circuit.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Smith on points.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Young Sam.
my Smith. of Philadelphia, is today
several notches higher in the estima.
ton OF Gotham ring followers as the
result OF his decisive victory over
Fighting Dick Hyland, Of California.
The westerner lived up to his name
last night, but his opponent clearly
outpointed him. Smith also had phys
ical advantage over Hyland.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
May Re-oraanize League.

CHICAGO, April 3.-The long drawn
out trouble OF the Three-I league got
back to the National Baseball Com.
mission again today. The commission
went into session on the little leagues
imbroglio here determined TO put an
end to the pickering that has tied up
the baseball clubs and prevented the
adoption OF a schedule.
II was thought probable that the
commission might order the formation
of ten-club league, admitting Quincy
and Decatur.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
WOLGAsT THROUGH
WITH M'FARLAhO
Lightweight Champ Calls Of All
Negotiations-Says Packey's
Welter.

LON ANGELES, Cal, April 4.-Be-
fore leaving here today for New
York, where he will meet "one Round
Hogan, lightweight champion AID VOL
CAST announced the proposed match
between himself and Packey McFar.
land, scheduled for April rs, was on
The champion declared he had been
advised that Mcfarland was a welter
and could not make the weight.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
COULoN sIDEsTEPs BURNS.
Eastern Boxer Once Did Same SO He
Can't Have q Match.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Because he
sidestepped battle with Johnny
Coulon in New Orleans recently. the
chances OF Frankie Burns. the Jersey
fighter, getting the Chicago man into
the ropes of New York ring are
mighty small, according TO Pop
Coulon
Coulon declared western men are
given cool receptions in the east and
when this is coupled with the dila-
tory tactics OF the challenger, the
hope OF match fades.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
SEAT SALE OPENS.
Tickets for Opening Tiger Game Tc
Be on Sale Wednesday.

Tickets for White Sox- Tigers game
here April IL, which will ,open the
baseball season in Detroit. will be
placed on sale at Harris Cigar store
Wednesday morning, according 20 an
announcement made by the Detroit
baseball club Monday. Many inquiries
regarding seats for the opening game
have already been received by the
club, so that II is believed that an
enormous crowd will attend.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
ElberfeId oettIna PeeyIsh.

Three nights as Kid EIberfeId's
NOMINATE prove enough for Long
John Somerlott, who registered a
kick, and was assigned TO keep Doc
Meyer company. The peppery one
now has Trainer Joe Quirk for a
.roomie," and as Quirk is an early
riser, everything goes along WE'LL
Washington Herald.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
KELLY AFTER THOMPSON.
Later Seemingly Not Anxious 70
Fight and Makes Big Demands.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Appearances
To-day indicate fight between "Cy-
clone" Johnny Thompson and Silvie
Ferretti is more probable than bat
tie between the Sycamore Cyclone"
and eFrretti's protege, Hugo Kelly
Thompson, in statement today an.
swered Ferrettfs uncomplimentary
remarks concerning Thompson in kind
and stated that he stands pat in his
Remand for $4,000 or 80 per cent Of
the gate.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
LINE OF STATES IN
NATIONALS NEW STAND

At the suggestion OF Presi-
dent johnson. the forty-six
boxes In the center OF the stand
are TO be named after the states
Of the Union. President John
son considers this an appropria-
ate Innovation for the club in
Washipeton to adopt and IL Inn
medlately met with the approx
n % the local owners.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
GEERs TRAINING
FIVE FOR N. & N.
Dean of Harness Horse Drivers Will
Name EN- All and Pick the
Best One.

Pop Geers, dean OF the trainers or
the harness and the most prominent
stake-winning driver, is grooming no
less than FIVE horses for the $4,000
Merchants and Manufacturers stake
TO be trotted at Detroit's Blue Ribbon
meeting. He is naming them all in
the event, with the obvious idea OF
starting the best one, after he has
had thorough opportunity OF search
ing them all.
A Detroit horseman who is just
back from Memphis says that Mr..
Geers has no Dude Archdale in the
Ave, so far as the past history and
present form of the trotters enables
him to ascertain. They are all five,
however, promising trotters and three
of them-The Huguenot, Anvil and
Viola Strong, have shown 2:10 abil-
.ity. Three OF the five are owned by
Mr.. Geers' most prominent patron
Frank Jones. Mr.. Jones, in his airy
way, insists that any of the three is
equal 70 the talk Of coping the 1911
M. & NJ.
In the pacing department of the
stable, Mr.. Geers does not seem very
strong this year. II Is understood
that he has named three in the Cham
Der OF Commerce. with similar inten-
tons to those that prevail In his selec-
ton OF an "Em-and-emmer.'
Entries TO the big stakes OF the De-
troit Driving club. which close Tues
day, are coming in rapidly. One OF
the latest TO enter is the Cleveland
PAGER Butcher Boy.
Cleveland report has IL that Paul
Sikora and Tommy Kilbane boxed a
draw Sikora took n lot of punishment
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
A. JOSS COLLAPSED.
Cleveland Pitcher Afflicted by Heat
and keeled Over in Faint.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April A.
Addie Joss, was overcome by heat at
the ball park yesterday afternoon and
had to be rushed to the hospital Joss
had just arrived at the park and had
not started practice. He was talking
to Rudy Hulswitt when he keeled
over. The players threw water in his
face and revived him, but a physician
advised that he be hurried TO hospi-
tai and given attention that will en-
able him TO leave tonight with the
club.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
unhoIz Kind To His Ear.

CHICAGO. April Rudy Unholz!
Tin ear is not going to keep him
from meeting Tommy Moore in st.
Joseph, Mo-, Friday night The little
Beers friends tried to prevail on him
to wait until his head trouble had
passed but the South African battler
didn't like to see fat purse slip.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Play Billiards for $4,000.

CHICAGO April 3.-Plans for big
three-cusion billiard match between
Charles NORM. of Chicago. and Pierre
Maupome of ST. Louis, were conplet-
ed here today. The pair will play for
a purse OF $4,000. Wednesday and
Thursday night the play will be at
st. Louis and Friday and Saturday in
Chicago The winner must take four
out OF seven games.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Giants, II; greensboro, o.

At Greensboro
n. Y. Nat1s.0 O1 gao 04 0--11121
Greensboro o o go o. 21
Tesreau and Meyers; Wallace and
Stewart
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
Two S0ufk-paW BafsM0n
On This Tiqer Team

INDIANAPOLIS April S.Whe American league
loading lefhanded pitchers wherewh
which will be
the exceptions emphatic enough be noticeable
With left field first
behind the bat and the pitchers the
Manager Jennings
when ghthanders oppose. Bush and
Iathers
change lineup members which would
hit rghthanded.
versatility Yes? BRUSKE.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Nationals Win. 81.

Al Philadelphia
Americans % 100 100 OIL 3 1
Nationals lilo 0O01 IS 6 1
Morgan and Livingston r Moore and
Doom. Umpires--O'Day and Connolly.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
Vaughn Overweight

Jimmy Vaughn, of the Highlanders
weighs 206 pounds, and Hal Chase has
'ect the task for him to take off the
extra 26 before. the time for the big
bell TO ring IN
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

berg and Beijborn, the great Swedish
flyers. all beating AS seconds for
the 100 yards In private and already
sure winners in the Olympic games
next year.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04
SWELL TROPHY DONATED.
M. A. c. Secures Monster Cup For In
terscholastic Victor

EAST LANSING, Mica. April A.
A Detroit sporting goods firm has
donated an immense silver cup. IS
inches high, TO be used as a perpetual
trophy, rewarding the winner OF the
annual interscholastic meeting, held
at NJ. A. c.
The winning high school will retain
the cup for a year but will hold no
permanent ownership rights, competi-
ton being re-opened each year.
Henry GerIoskI, Grand Rapids city
champion, rolled 800 in bowling
match last night. with big crowd
looking on
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

nusfness-lfke Printing. 80 fuss and
10 Feathers. The plain. neat kind that
<1oks right. Times Printing CO., Is
Iohn Rest Pm. Main 1898 or city 1885
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

Hosiery made where the comes
the rub and the stub of the heel and toe.
These vital points skilfuly reinforced. You this
forcement but you feel the feet That nsure comfort
well as strength
Evewear Hosiery fits perfectly where the
and ankle the heel and the And its remarkable elasticity
this fit despite its hard and many washings.
Come today and Evewea Examine closely Note
the absence of Feel its SOFT smooth read the positive
six months guarantee.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-04

A Cleveland report has IL that Paul
Sikora and Tommy Kilbane boxed a
draw. Sikora took a lot Of punishment
from the aggressive Clevelander but
had the better of the points In the clos
ing stages.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27
Mr.. Hamilton Here

Mr.. Joe N. Hamilton, whose
services as Principal of the
Meade High Schools have been
secured for the coming year, was
in Meade few days this week.
The following is taken from a
write-up in the Southwestern
Collegian, of the Southwestern
Male Quartette, of which Mr..
Hamilton is Manager;
]. N. Hamilton, manager, was
born at Coldwater. His parents
live at Anthony where his father
is merchant. Joe graduated
from the college in 1910 receiving
the degree A. B. Last year he
taught in the Pratt High Shcool
and perhaps will teach there
again. However some other high
schools in the state are making
him some very fiattering offers
for next year. He was a popular
college man, Foot ball Captain,
'09 and managed basket ball, foot
ball and track teams in different
years, was member of the col
lege debating team two years.
He has pep, enough to make
him the ideal quartette manager,
that he is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27

The old Mertilla school build
ing is being advertised for sale
ION August 7 to the highest bid
der. The building has beer
used for number of years, but
with the increasing population in
that part of the county, the build,
ing has become to small and has
been replaced with fine new
building, costing $1,000. Again
we see indications of prosperity,
A copy of the Anniversary
number of The Boys Chronicle,
published monthly by the class
in printing at the Boys Industrial
School, at Topeka, Kansas has
reached our desk. 1t is a neatly
gotten up affair of fifty-two pages,
all the work being done by the
boys at the school. A glance
through it gives an idea of what
the State of Kansas is doing for
the boys. 1t affords an oppor-
tunlty for them to learn most
any trade they care to. The en-
rollment of the school at present
is 26S which is the highest ever
recorded.
Shafer & Cs., find it necessary
in order to wind up their bust
ness affairs by the middle of
August to discontinue all credit
business and delivering of goods
August 1st. We wish however
to thank our many customers and
good friends for the support and
confidence they have given us
during our three years in busi-
ness, We have tried to please
you all and hope we have. 1t will
be greatly to your interest to
continue buying of us while we
are here even though we cannot
deliver your goods. Our prices
are so low that you can we'll af-
ford to carry home your own
bundles.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27
A Surprise

The friends of Mrs. C. w.
Mckinney, living southeast of
Meade, gathered at her home on
Sunday, July %, and gave her a
very pleasant surprise. The
surprise was in honor of her
birthday. The secret was we'll
kept and the surprise was COM
plete. Mrs. Mckinney went to
Sunday School at 10 o'clock and
on returning found her home
invaded and large crowd to
welcome her. Tables and seats
were arranged in a grove of
young locust trees near the house,
which made an ideal place for
serving dinner. The ladies' all
had we'll filled baskets, which
greatly relieved the astonished
hostess. There were seventy
seven present and the trees
resounded with merriment and
lively conversation.
Theguests consisted of friends
and relatives from Englewood,
friends and relatives of the
neigh borhood and friends from
Meade. The cordial hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinney and
the pleasant social time enjoyed
will long be remem bered while
the grove will remain an inviting
place for future picnic excur-
sions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27

Out of III students who took
the tachers examination at Mary
vile recently forty-six made pass
ing grades-De Kalb, Missouri,
County Herald.
In the recent examination held
in Meade county, there we're
forty-four applicants, and out of
that number eleven failed to get
the certificate applied for, this is
by no means to convey the idea
that they were given nocertifcate
for in each of the eleven cases
the applicants had applied for
higher grade certificates than
they at the time held and failed
to make the grades necessary,
in which cases they were give
another certificate of the same
grade which they had previously
held, for this reason they would
not be considered failures. Out
of the entire number, three failed
to make passing grades, and one
of those wA under age and could
have been awarded certificate
even though the required average
had been made.
1t will readily be seen that the
per cent of failures in Meade
county was not half what it was
in De Kalb county.
The law governing the awarding
of certificates in this state has
been changed in many ways and
a number of new requirements
and subjects have been added.
The examinations given in Kan
sas are among the hardest given
in any State in the Union.
De Kalb county, Missouri out
ranks us as to quantity but by no
means in quality.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27
By Way of Comparison

An ordinance relative to street
lighting has been submitted to
the voters of Dodge City. The
Dodge City Journal says:
Under the terms of the ordin-
ance five year contract will be
entered into. The light COM
pany is to maintain los street
lights for which the city will pay
500 month for for midnight
service. The city has also the
option of ordering an all night
service that would cost $3.50 a
month. The city is now paying
$40 month for lights for the
down town district, the water
plant, the city hall and the bridge.
Under the proposed contract the
bridge, the park entrance, the
city hall and the water plant
would be lighted free of charge
and the pay would be lighted free
of charge and the pay would be
for the street lighting only.
There would be five arc lights
in the business streets and 100
incandescent lights in the resi-
dence districts.
People familiar with the light.
ing system in Garden City and
Great Bend will realize the much
bettersystem proposed for Dodge
In Great Bend there are 9 arc
lights and 90 16-candle power in
caudescent lamps. In Garden
City there are 5 arc lights and
so incandescent lights.
The system here would have
so 32-candle power lamps and so
IS candle lamps. BY this it will
be seen that Dodge will not only
have greater number of lamps
but will have much stronger
lights.
By way of comparison and for
the information of our readers
will say that Meade has IS 32-can-
die power street lights, lighting
both the business and residence
districts, and all this light costs
the city S35 per month. which
amount indicates a great saving
IN the cost of light compared with
the number of lights and the
price paid tor same by some of
of our neigh boring cities. Be-
sides all this light we have
400-candle power search light on
the water tower, maintained by
private Inscription, whichlights
up the entire west part of town
and can be seen for miles in all
directions.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27

Two car loads of brick for the
Episcopalian church have already
arrived and are being unloaded
this week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-07-27
At WEHRLE'S

The street sprinkler is again
busy.
DAVIS Grigsby returned to
Pratt today.
Hans Erickson, of Fowler, was
in Meade today.
VIM. Jobling was down from
Fowler Tuesday.
J. r. Reynolds has returned
from Kansas City.
Bert Martin returned from
Hutchinson, Saturday.
C. F. Gardner is here from
Trenton Missouri on business.
Thomas Burrows has been
appointed Street Commissioner.
Mrs. ]. M. Clements is visiting
her daughter in Fowler this week.
George Theis Jr. of Wichita,
was here on business this-week.
Confine your troubles to our
"Want Column, "relief is certain.
Mrs. O. r. Stevens and son,
Z Ferol returned home from Coats,
Kansas to-day.
Mrs. c. H. Burford is visiting
relatives and,friends in Fowler
for few days.
Mrs. ]. F. Frame is visiting
her son Frank, in Santa Fe for
for few days.
DR.. Decker was visiting home
folks in Hutchinson the latter
part of last week.
Oliver Frame orders the News
sent to his brother, Frank Frame
at Santa Fe, Kansas.
D. B. Stutzman and wife, form
err residents of Meade were here
few days this week seeing old
friends.
M. E. Read and Cassel Braden
have charge of the L. N. Braden
Store during Mr.. Braden's
absence.
Ben Cordes of Uneeda while in
Meade Monday, called at our
Office to have his subscription
extended.
Mrs. Fred Gray and daughter
Moscelyn of Hutchinson, are
spending few days with w. c.
Osgood and family.
The contract for installing the
heating plant in the school build
ing has been let to Polly &
Welchons, of Hutchinson.
Boosting for your own town is
a good deal like footing your own
horn. If you don't do it, whom
do you suppose will?
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Braden
have gone to Clairmore Springs,
Missouri, at which place they
will remain for a week or ten
days.
The M. and M. Drug Co., have
their new electric fixtures COM
p1eted, and now have one of the
most up-to-date places in the
city.
Business and work at the
Marrs & Day garage have in
creased to such an extent that it |
was necessary to secure the
services of another mechanic.