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third base have good regulations as bat
tiers, and If Morarty holds his job. II
looks as though Detroit could expect con-
siderably more from her hot corner cus~
todian this year than she received last.
Most of the fans are pulling for Capt.
George to brace up and chase the "rook-
les back to the bushes. but the public is
tickle, and if any one can prove himself
more entitled to the place than the caps
tain, he will be made welcome.
stanage Can Hit, Too.
Stanage is a hard hitter and one who
gets many long drives in the course of
the season. so the opposing slabmen will
have no cause to rejoice when he comes
to the bat. Oscar is deadly against south
paws, and whenever one of this brand OF
HEAVIER works against him is likely To
feature the attack. Casey's best friend
couldn't call him anything but a poor
sticker, while the other catchers have
yet to show what they can do up here.
Mullin is the most reliable man among
the pitchers when ii comes TO busting
EN- He is likely TO break up a game
any time with wicked smash for extra
bases, and must be figured on as a very
valuable part of the clubbing brigade
when he is on duty. Some of the other
twirlers are fair, and it is reported that
there are a number among the recruits
who can slug to finish. AS pitchers are
not selected for their talents with the
mace. however. they must show some
thing in other directions before they can
be counted on.
Various Opinions.
II is interesting to note how various
papers receive the trade involving Perry
on one side and Lathers Lively and
Drake on the other. In some quarters
Mr.. Navn is being roasted for taking a
star from the Grays and in others the
weaker American Leae que clubs are get
ting PANIED for letting these three get
out of the league.
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NOTICE TO REPORT TO co TO.
PLAYERS In A FEW DAYS
First Squad to Leave Here on Sunday,
March g. Jack Flynn Pleased
With Criticism of Himself.

air. well, Charley, have put in draf'
for your man Jordan The Brooklyn
magnate was knocked off his feet for a
moment. but PASSED it over with flip
pant remark.
He excused himself in a few moments.
AS soon as Murphy was out of sight
Ebbets beat it around the corner and
put in drafts for three more of Toronto s
players. among whom was Shaw, the
centerfielder. Being a class A league
then-now class AA-Toronto could have
only one man taken from it by the draft.
and the three names put in by Brooklyn
diminished the mathematical chances of
Murphy just that much. In the lottery
Brooklyn had the luck. and got Shaw,
whom it promptly turned back, and Muir
ply. of course, got nothing.
The special finesse in this little deal
was that Mr.. Dbbets did not put in a
draft for Jordan. Had he done so it
might have come down to an even draw
ing match between him and Murphy to
see which should get the prize, and in
that case Murphy would have been on
even terms with him. AS it was, Murphy
had to stake everything on the one
chance he had in the hatful to see
whether Jordan would come out Of it
and he did not come out. You can make
little bet that major league drafting is
one of the several things that were not
dreamed of in Horatio's philosophy.
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TOME HAS BIG ENTRY
LIST IN c. v. j. MEET
Maryland School Will Be Rep.
resented in Eighteen In
stances in Local Games.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


TOME SCHOOL. Port Deposit. Nd,
February 2-Athletic interest at Tome is
centered at present in the gym and track
teams. The gym men are working con-
sistently in preparation for the exhibition
meet to be held here February with
the Princeton gym team. The Princeton
team gave a very interesting exhibition
here last year and their visit this year is
looked forward to with keen enthusiast SIN.
All of the gymnastic apparatus has been
moved to the cage, SO now 1t is possible
to hold exhibitions of this nature with
accommodations for a very large audi
ence.
Tome will open her indoor track sea-
son February 10 at the George Wash
ington University meet Tome made an
excellent showing at this meet last year
and many of the men who captured
prizes are still on the team. AS this is a
handicap meet it is very likely the odds
will be against the Blue and White ath-
letes. The handicaps have not been
handed out, but it is feared that several
scratch men will be selected from 0he
Tome team and thus lessen the chances
of winning the meet. Coach Mayser has
his men in good physical condition and is
looking for very creditable showing
from them. Hamilton. Harper, Konow,
Austin and Hardinge are new to this
meet and 1t is hoped they may be able
to spring some surprises. The following
entries have been made:
5O-yard dash (schola stic)-A. Smith. Hamilton.
so yard dash (open)-A. Smith, Hamilton:
5O-yard low hurdles (scholastic)-Buckiey, Ham
ilton, kOnOw.
30 yard high hurdles (scholasticl-PetersOn.
66O-y ard dash (novice)-Austin, Clarke.
4OO-yard dash (scholastic)-Hall, Martin, Argue.
One-miie run-Andrews.
G6O-yard dash (schoiastic) = Hsrdnge, Stein
hardt.
High jump-Curtis.
Pole vault-Curtis.
1opO,Ind A Smith
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[mERIINENI COMMIT
IN Happenings rSPortdom

which he is interested or il will not be
put on at all. Morris is said TO be show
ing so much Improvement that he is
commanding the respect of the other
hopes and O'Rourke does not want
to take any chances of having Palzcr
eliminated by being beaten by Morris.
hence he is insisting upon conditions
which Morris is not apt to accept.
Base ball has been adopted 10y the
schools OF Venezuela. The report OF
American Consul Thomas W. Noetter
brings this information in the following
statement:
"A recent presidential decree provided
for the creation of improved schools In
large centers of population. through
consolidation of previously existing
smaller schools, and a further decree of
January 3, 1872 has been issued provid-
ing for physical exercise for the pupils
The decree states that each of the larger
schools shall be provided with a set of
the articles for base ball as well as
other apparatus for gymnasium The
regulations stating the methods and
means to he used to provide these ar
ticles will be issued later
Ty Cobb gives it as his opinion that
the next pennant fight in the American
League will lie between Detroit Philadel-
phia and Boston He refuses to give
Cleveland a chance though that team APP
parently looms up as one of the contenu-
staff is materially improved, it is not
going to be an easy matter for the Tigers
to beat out the Maps in the next cam
paign. Cleveland. with its staff of bril-
liant young pitchers and two of the
games greatest hitters, is bound to be
most troublesome. Then, too, there is
at least a chance for Harry Davis prov
ing much more capable as manager
than his predecessors have proved them
selves. and that, too. is sure to make a
difference in the teams showing.
Here are few facts concerning 40
Tigers:
Hughie Jennings has been in base ball
longer than any other man on his teams
roster. He has seen twenty-one years
service. Other veterans are Sam Craw-
ford, twelve years: Jim Delehanty, thir-
teen; Wild Bill Donovan. seventeen: Da-
vey Jones. ten; George MulIin, eleven,
and Charley Schmidt ten.
Pitcher Donovan is the Oldest player on
the team. He is thirty-five years old. Five
men are on the pay roll who have not
yet attained their majority.
Crawford is the heaviest, weighing 1875
pounds. Owen Bush is the lighteSt. 11e
tips the scales at 14S pounds.
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TIGERS WILL HAVE QUINTET
OF REAL SLUGGERS IN 1912
If Perry Comes Up to Expectations Batting
Order Will Include Five 300 Hitters,
Hard Bunch for Pitchers.


again, crowding the plate. as though
nothing had happened, while a nervous
batter couldn't have been hauled into the
hitter's position with yoke of oxen.
Gamer. No. 4 of the slugging quintet,
showed wonderful ability as a batsman
last spring before Jack Coombs broke mis-
wrist with a pitched ball in May. He fin
ished the season with. better than 300
average, in spite of a rather poor show
ing when he returned to the game after
several months of idleness. This season,
if reports that his arm is perfectly strong
and free in it's movements are to be be-
lieved, he should live up to his promises
of early last year. and slam the leather
for a fancy average
Perry Should Make Good.
Perry. who completes the band Of
wreckers. has yet to prove that he is a
major league 800 batter, but nobody who
knows him is afraid to predict his sue
cess. Scores Of managers and players
have expressed their opinions on Perry
and not one has denied his ability with
the fail One or two have called him
clumsy and lacking in the finer points of
a base runners education, but one and
all declare that he can lam the sphere
with the best of them.
All three of the young candidates for
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

The death of Jimmy Doyle. the Cubs
young third baseman, is sure to prove
hard blow to the team. Doyle was one
of the most promising youngsters in the
old league last season, and 1t was fully
expected that he would be numbered
among the stars of the profession In
another year or So Manager Chance
banked on him, and he will find it no easy
matter to ell his shoes.
Doyle was secured by Chicago from
Louisville when Chance found that Stein
feldt would no longer do for the position.
The fact that he displayed intelligence in
his play right from the outset caused IA
lot Of favorable comment to be made of
him. and he was numbered among the
finds of the year.
That Griffith should refuse to put any
bonus clauses in the contracts of his
PLAYERS is not at all surprising. Other
managers have had discouraging expo
rience with this sort Of a contract. and to
get nearer to home it might be said that
one Of the local players had such cof-
tract last year, which proved detriment
to the team This player was to receive
$500 IL he hit over the three hundred
mark, and the result was that he gave
more attention to his batting average
than to the interests OF the team. On
several occasions during the latter part
Of the season this player was sent up to
sacrifice. 1t Is fact that he failed on
every occasion. fOuling off the first two
and then being forced to hit. sacrifice
might have won the game. but he was
more interested in getting a base hit and
was suspected of fouling the ball pur-
posely so that he could take a wallop
at it.
Lefty" Russell seems to have come to
his senses. After tossing away a chance
to share in the worlds series receipts by
stubbornly opposing Connie Mack, Rus
sell has signed for next season, and 1t Is
not necessary to say that his salary has
not been increased. A seasons lay off
seems to have reduced his opinion Of
himself to a normal state, and there is
now chance for him to become a
valuable pitcher.
1t does not seem that Tom ORourke,
manager of Al Palzer, is particularly
anxious to have his charge meet Carl
Norris for he insists that the bout must
take place before one of two clubs In
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BoMBARDIER WELLS COMING.
English Boxer Hopes to Secur
Match With Jack Johnson.

NEW YORK, February 2.-Bombardier
Wells, the heavyweight champion of Eng
land, will sail for the United States
March 2. Wells jumped into prominence
when he defeated "Porky' Flynn. the
American pugilist. His hackers hope to
arrange for q match with Jack Johnson
while he is in this country. Wells was
matched to fight johnson in London last
year, but the battle was prevented, owing
to strong public Misrepresentation.
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Comes Right Back.

One day down in Washington Walter
Johnson came within an inch oe bean
ing Del with one of his very fastest
balls. 1t isn't often that Walter puts all
his tremendous power into a pitch. but he
did this time, and had the ball struc< Jim
IN the head 1t might have killed him.
The next time old Del was right up there
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RACING IN ENGLAND
Steeplechase Season Has
Been DuIIest on Record.
FRANCE FORGING TO FRONT
Influx of American Owners Has
Doomed Sport in Both
Countries.
By the Marquis of Queensberry,

Copyright 1912. by the Marquis Of Queensberry }
U hear from a friend in England that
the steeplechase season oyer there has
been one Of the dullest on record The
reasons given are that the racing in
France Is SO much more attractive owing
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Wesleyan Foot Ball Schedule

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.,, February p
The Wesleyan foot ball schedule for next
fall includes nine games, four OF them
at home and FIVE abroad. The season
opens with Yale at New Haven Septem-
Der %, and closes with Trinity At Middle
town November 16.
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it looks as if France soon will be the
principal center, both in racing and box
ing.
The principal steeplechase event in Eng
land, the Grand National, in March, now
Is the topic of conversation. 1t is and al
ways has been medium of the largest
speculation next to the Derby and much
as continental steeplechasing has i'm
proved, / doubt if ever a race will be
seen which causes such worldwide in
tereSt as this great English Steeplechase.
While on this subject 1 had an inter-
esting experience in my own family. n
cousin of mine. who is a good judge of
jumping horses, bought a horse called
Old Joe for a small sum of money at a
1t was the one and only race horse he
ever owned in his life. He entered him
for the National of 1856, and, as the
horse was absolutely unknown. he was
for two months before the race he stood
at the long price of 90 to /.
1t was a peculiarly hard winter and
many of the horses trained in the south
of England had to go short in their work
owing to the hardness of the ground, but
my cousin was able to train his horse
on the sands of Solway firth, Scotland,
and on the day of the race Old Joe, al
though the outsider of the lot, turned
up the best trained horse in the race and
won with ridiculous ease All those con-
nected with him made a large fortune.
l suppose such instances are rare of a
man owning only one horse and winning
the blue ribbon of the steeplechasing
world
Old Joe. prior to being purchased by
my cousin, was ridden by one of the
whips to the Duke Of Buccleuchs hounds.
He was sold for S1,500 but this is quite
a large sum in comparison to the price
paid for Miss Mobray, the first mare
that ever won a Grand National, which
was sold for $50. She won the race in
1852. and was killed in the same race
in 1865 by breaking her neck at the
water jump.
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1t does not seem that Tom O'Rourke,
manager of Al Palzer, is particularly
anxious to have his charge meet Carl
Norris for he insists that the bout must
take place before one of two clubs In
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to climatic reasons,
and, likewise, the
stakes are larger.
Ever since the in
f1uX Of American
owners, owing to
the closing of rae
ing in most parts
of the L n i ( e d
States. continental
racing has been
forging ahead, and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
ELAYoRs CAKE.

Try using lemon and vanilla toseth-
er In havoring "A cake. II makes a
pleasant change.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
FACING ARREST, MAN
SHOOTS SELF DEAD

Facing arrest on a warrant charg-
ing him with firing bullet through
the door OF Mrs Ida Ford's residence,
No. 12S Helen-ave., a man known as
George Swift, 80 years DID, shot and
killed himself in Gladwin park. early
Wednesday evening.
Swift conducted a cleaning estab-
lishment. at No. $50 Helen-ave.. and
when he was arrested, Sunday. on a
charge OF disturbing the peace, he
blamed Mrs. Joseph Saunders, mis-
tress OF the house where be roomed.
for his arrest. He paid a fine Of IS
and was released. Tuesday. and
promptly went in search OF Mrs.
Saunders. She was in Mrs. Ford s
home. and the two women locked the
doors and refused to admit him when
be. asked 10 see Mrs. Saunders. Then
he fired a shot through the back door
and disappeared.
Patrolman Joseph VanDerven heard
shot in Gladwin park, Wednesday
evening, and hurrying 10 investigate.
found Swift sitting on park bench,
dead, with bullet through his head.
In his pocket was note, reading
Laugh last, laugh best. but you are
not dead yet,
The name G. A. Swift was tatooed
on the mans arm IL Is said that that
is HIS right name He came here from
Akron, where he has brother Dennis
Swift
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
TWO INJURED WHEN
GASOLINE EXPLODES

Robert Whelan. sor OF Collector OF
Customs John b. Whelan. and DR..
Robert J Baskerville. No 401 Wash
ingIon arcade, we're both painfully
burned in an explosion Of gasoline on
the launch Rabbits Foot, which they
we're fitting out, Wednesday night al
the foot OF Bellevue-ave., preparatory
to a cruise up the st. Lawrence river.
The two men were filling the gaso-
line tank of the launch, when the
fumes became ignited by a lantern
in Mr. Whelan's hand. Whelan was
burned about the face. hands and
neck, and DR.. Baskerville was burned
about the chest. The launch was dam
aged TO the extent OF about. $500. the
two men saving themselves from fatal
burns by jumping from the blazing
craft.
Both were taken to their homes
job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co., IS John r. ST.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
GIRL MONOPOLIZES
GUINEA PIG MARKET

DAYTON, O.. Aug 22.-The young
est monopolist In the world liey IN
Dayton. She is Beatrice Howell
daughter OF Frank Howell, wealthy
attorney, and is OILY eight years old
She controls the guinea pig marke.
State boards OF health, medical col
leges and other organizations which
must have guinea pigs for laboratory
experimental purposs are at her mer,
cy. Beatrice actually Is the head OF
Americas largest guinea pig farm al
her fathers magnificent country home
just outside OF Dayton. near the Ma
tional Soldiers Home. Two sisters
Kathryn, eleven. and Pauline, nve,
assist her.
The business has grown so enorm',
ously within the last year that Beat
rice Is unable TO look after the d.
nances," said her mother, popular
Dayton society matron, so | keep the
accounts
This year her sales will amount &c
about $4,000 pigs, She is getting 90
cents each for them In lots OF 80 or
more, but the day will soon be here
when they will command at least
$3.50 each"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23

militant sister also made such q
statement.
She acted like a tigress, and the
priest exhibiting a red and swollen
face 10 the police, said that she mad
attacked him apd slapped and scratch
ed his face while trying TO take her
sister away from him.
The case resulted in near riot in
Capt. Marquardt's Office. with both
women sobbing and crying, and the
aged priest heaping denunciaion on
the determined and angry little wo-
man in blue.
That man would shoot and kill
me. IL he had a revolver, she shout
ed liz German, and he went into a
paroxysm of rage and pronounced a
curse upon her, saying You will die
without my shooting you
Mary was invited 10 visit her SIS
ter and came three days ago. the
priest accompanying her. The sister
tried to persuade her to give him up,
bit she listened TO his requests to
go back to Winnipeg with him. The
sister followed the pair 10 the Union
depot Thursday morning, pleading
all the way with her sister TO aban-
don the priest An exciting scene &C.
CURED in the depot when she got
down on her knees and begged her
sis-er to go back home with her.
The police felt that they had no
jurisdiction in the case except TO tell
the priest TO make himself scarce.
while they turned Mary over To her
sister
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
HUSBAND TOO OLD,
SHE SOUGHT DIVORCE

MILWAUKEE,, Wis.( Aug. 22.-Arm
in arm. with smiles on their faces,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Koppel walked
into the office OF the circuit court and
asked for a divorce.
The aged husband. who admits sew.
enty-seven years, leaned heavily on
the arms OF his wife. who is twenty
seven years younger II want to get
a divorce TO marry younger man,
said Mrs, Koppel, while her husband
nodded assent My husband is too
old to take care OF me and I must
live. He is willing I should get the
divorce and marry some one that
could take care of me"
The aged man smiled assent while
his wife told OF their plans TO go sep
crate ways after over twenty-five
years OF married life. "Oh, no, we
never quarrel" said Mrs. KoppeL He
always treats me kindly, but he can't
earn enough money now"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-23
PRIEST OF GREEK CHURCH
ORDERED BY POLICE TO
GIVE up HIS AFFINITY
FIR. Krasicki Not Permitted to
Take Girl Back to winni-
peg With Him -
SISTER PLEADS WITH HER
Pair Lived Together Three
Years in Canadian City and
Were Visiting Here

The spectacle OF a young woman in
a trina tailored suit OF blue, on her
knees TO another young woman,
dressed in a natty white tailored suit,
begging, pleading, and weeping, as
she asked the young woman in white
to come with her. and desert her
white-haired male escort. attracted
the attention OF Patrolman George
limerick TO a strange little tragedy,
in the Union depot, Thursday morn
ing, and resulted in all the figures OF
the little drama being hailed TO police
headquarters for investigation.
The man In the case was the Rev.
FIR. E. Krasicki, OF the Greek Catholic
church, living at No. lis McGregor.st.,
Winnipeg, Manitoba. The two wo-
men were sisters, the one who knelt
in duplication to the young woman
in white being the 21.year-old wife
OF q west-side physician whose name
Is suppressed by the police. She was
pleading with her 26-year-old sister
TO leave the white-haired priest, and
come back TO her home TO live. The
elder sister is Mary Tomaszewski.
who says that she has worked rs
housekeeper for the priest, in WiEni-
peg. for three years, and who sided
up to the white-haired man, during
a stormy scene in Capt. Marquardts'
ONCE In the central station, and said,
in German, Never mind, | will come
back 10 you"
The police ordered the white;haired
priest, who is 50 years old, and ad-
mits that he has wife and several
daughters in Austria, and a
big son" living with him-priests OF
the Greek church are permitted TO
go his way, and leave Mary
with her sobbing sister, who several
times shook her finger under the nose
OF the priest, and declared, in melo-
dramatic style: Now I've got you"
The sisters went away together,
and the priest denouncing the young
err sister, went in another direction.
The priest admitted to Patrolman
Ferd Kaiser that his housekeeper had
been living with him for three years
as his wife, and the young woman's