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The Detroit times., 1912-02-23

ceived in the minors was made for
the benefit OF the players. Expert
ence has shown that the youngster
VINO doesn't make good at first gets
greatly discouraged when he is
dropped from high wages to those OF
the minors on being sent back TO the
bushes. but If he goes back without
a great drop in stipend, he doesn't
seem 10 worry as much and weathers
the storm In better shape. Sounds
strange, but those in position TO
know insist that il is true.
A. 5. Burkart. the Detroit magnate
OF the Saginaw club in the South
Michigan, has practically got Out
fielder l.. l.. Nefeau, the full-blooded
Indian who was given a trial with
Barney Drcyfuss' Pirates few years
ago.
Neieau was the Pirate cut.up when
at Pittsburgh He enjoyed firewater
and gambling and kept the team in
AN uproar most OF the time, so he
wa canned A short time ago he
wrote an amusing little letter TO
Dreyfuss.
il ran about as follows Or. Mr.,
DTeyluSS. lou pTODdDly remember
me. am the fellow who Git up so
rluch when was with your-team-
But | have got all over that | have
been playing ball lately, but you
didn't know II for | have been under
another name. Do you think | could
get job with you now"
Barney thought he couldn't but has
practically disposed OF him TO
Rurkart
The Saginaw magnate is also
looking over two men on the Phillies'
list with a view TO purchase. German.
"a first bascman and Deal, short
stop, are the men
joe Campbell. one or the veterans
OF the South Michigan league, has
been traded even for Outfielder
Nickel. OF Hannibal Campbell has
been playing with Saginaw for three
years. This Nickel is an outfielder
who batted 800 with Hannibal. last
season.
Outfielder Ross, OF Joplin, who
lead the Western association in hit
ting with an average Of .377 has also
been signed. Ross is a college man
who has played only part OF the
season heretofore, but who has now
been graduated.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
BIG LEAGUE RECRUITS ARE WISE
THESE DAYS; WERE NOT ALWAYS so

ing On. the sleepers. He being the last
recruit was delegated TO watch foi
developments. The players told nin
they suspected the porter and warned
him to watch closely.
As is customary, the porter make;
his rounds. gathers up the shoes, pre-
paratory TO shining them. Just wher
he had his arms full the big recru,
pounced upon him. The scared por
ter fought back. but was powerless
In few moments the car was in com
motion. Players hustled from the
berths scantily dressed and experl
cnced considerable difficulty in sep
srating the two. IL cost the club sew
erei hundred dollars TO square itsell
with the porter and the company.
Playing draw poker is a favorite Iii
version on the trips. Recruits as 2
rule are the most enthusiastic pla"
ers. IL Is customary 10 ring In cold
deck on the new men. A big hand
is kiven them, but the deck is so ar
ranged that several veterans get bet
ter hands. q
Desiring TO prove their sporting
blood. the recruits play their hanGs
to the limit, and usually at the close
OF the hand the new players are sep
nrated from their bank roll. They
give mp their seats and wonder how
they will ever get through the res
of the trip without a cent. The fri
lowing day the veterans return tbs
money TO the youngsters. with littlc
advice about being too free with theil
coin.
inviting the recruits TO a game ol
billiards while on board a boat. y:
sending him down 10 see II the bowl
ing alleys are open are a couple o.
stunts that were slipped new men
The bush leaguers' OF today are ?
pretty wise lot. however, and few d
them fall for the old stuff, although
every now and then some intelligent
youngster, who has been advised tc
do the bidding OF the older players
falls for some time-worn by-play.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
CHAMPION j kftBAHf= IS
SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS
ATTElL IS DISCOUNTED
Abe Cannot Come Back, Is the
Verdict of Fans Who Watched
the Big Battle
SAYS HE CAN STOP KILLY
cleveland Boy Made Former
Champion Extend Himself for
First Time in Years
SAYS HE CAN STOP KILLY

Los ANGELES. Cal, Feb. 23.-Pos
5sessed OF that rarest of sensations in
THE sport world, that OF holding q
Worlds championship, Johnny Kit
bane, OF Cleveland, appeared rather
tearly today among his hundreds oi
new admirers.
Disgruntled over the work OF Ger
tain umpire, and physically stove up
as the result of his battle as world
featherweight champion, Abe Atteil
Remained sulky toward those sports
who placed money OH the ringside
favorite.
~ In the first battle in years that ap-
peared to draw upon his full strength
and prowess as feather champion, AZ.
tell sacrificed the worlds title 10
tKilbane. here yesterday afternoon
when the Cleveland boy was awarded
tho decision in the twentieth round.
.Attell extended himself, even rough
Ting Il in four or five rounds, but Xii
tbane fought a serious fight, smiling
only, where Attell talked constantly
to his opponent and 10 Umpire Eyton.
Eight years as champion was the
fore-ordained limit for Attell, in the
sopinion of fight fans here. He won't
come back. He will fail TO return
lust as did Nelson and Jeffries, al
Though Able already says he can stop
Kilbane in another 20 rounds,
Hardly second TO Johnny Kilbane,
Rfeatherweight champion, as a fighter.
fis Jimmy Dunn, the champions man
fager, as a handler OF lighters and ad-
wiser in the ring.
4, Abe Attell went into the ring ex-
spectipg to gain an advantage over kil-
bane by talking to him. Abe was Qu'.
talked, although Kilbane said very
little. Jimmy Dunn did the talking.
Bring him over here, Johnny.
Dunn commanded Kilbane in almost
every round. Kilbane always obeyed,
lighting Attell into the Kilbane cor
ner, and then Dunn got busy roasting
Abe.
,Attell turned once to reply to Dunn,
Z but as he started to look toward
! Dunn, Kilbane landed left TO the
mouth. Abe quit the conversational
end and always fought to get away
from Dunn's talk after the tenth
tround.
s CLEVELAND, o., Feb. "a COM
bination OF brains and rare speed Is
Johnny Kilbane, who at % years Of
( age, 10 the new worlds champion
/. among the featherweights. In 1907 he
4 fought his first fight and won. At
/ that time Kilbane was a switch ten
( der in Cleveland railroad yards.
n Being Irish and confident, he set his
cap for fistic honors after laying away
all local corners. This required only
three and half years OF real fighting.
Almost Ave years less OF time for
training and development than the
championship record Of Attell. eight
years title holder.
81 Kilbane has fought AZ fights. He
went to California after winning on
points for a year and half, and
knocked out Joe Rivers; then he de'
Treated frankie Conley and Charley
|lWhite. He was conceded the most
Illogical candidate for Attells belt, and
when the news Of his victory flashed
Into Cleveland last night, the local
fraternity refused to contain itself.
4 throughout the night fight fans
talked Kilbane. All believe the feath'
or title Is safe OR time.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
CALLAHAN LEAVES EARLY
TO DODGE CELEBRATION

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-More to dodge
the getaway day celebration OF the
fans than because OF need for his
immediate presence in the southland.
Jimmy Callahan. manager OF the,
White Sox is today speeding toward
Waco. Tex. with two young pitchers
in tow. When the main squad leaves
for the south next week, the fans plan
to usher in the seasons preliminaries
with an impressive love feast.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23

Il thought Thomas was the regular
catcher" insinuated McGraw. Has
he been injured" Brennan did not
answer. Lapp, who had been warned,
merely gritted his teeth
AS was expected. the Giants started
taking liberties with Lapp, and did not
stop until five had been cut down in
their efforts TO steal. As McGraw
passed l-app quietly repeated:
"lapp is the catcher Lapp Is still
catching" McGraw was forced to
smile.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
ST. PAUL WRITES
APPRECIATION OF
TREATMENT HERE.

As sequel 10 the hockey
season comes this letter 10
Harry Brown. of the Arena.
from Earl NJ, Eyleth, manager
OF the Phoenix Skating club.
of 81. Paul, which sent its
hockey team here to meet the
Arena seven:
In behalf OF the team and
the club as whole | wish 10
thank you and the referee for
the good time and the fair.
square deal you gave them
while they were in your city.
They are unanimous in their
praise for the straightforward
play OF your men and the clean
unprecedented work OF Mr.. Muir,
the referee"
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
:. CHANCE COMBINES
BASEBALL AND HIS
OTHER BUSINESS

Frank Chance of the Chicago
Cubs. believes In combining
business and baseball .henevc-
possible. During the Ninte"
months he spends his time on
his 100000 ranch a; Glendord,
Cal. which ne, calls Cur
Ranch" Frank carries on his
correspondence with the aid OF
CLASSY stationery. WHICH bears
an odd monogram al The top.
The initials OF the full name,
r. l.. c.. are woven into taste
full monogram, with 4 bear cu)
welding a baseball bat standing
on the lower line OF the | Ovtr
he bears head appears a base
ball
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
MANSON SUFFERS NO
ILL-EFECTS FROM co

ALBION Mich, Feb s2. -Jee
Manson, OF Buffalo, is suffering no
serious effects from the injury re
teived in last nights wrestling bout
here with Edwin Shelp. OF Bancroft
Shelp lifted Manson from the mat
and dropped him on his head. rem.
dsring him unconscious for some
Tune. The bout was called Of.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
BASE STEALING PHENOM
JOINS DAHLEN'S SQUAD

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Feb. o.
George Cutshaw, the Pacific coast
base-stealing phenom, todhy Joined
Bill Dahlen's advance guard OF Trolley
Dodgers, Cutshaw played with Oak.
land last season. He is an outfielder.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
HEiLANp SAYS HE CAN
LOWER WORLDS RECORD
IN 7o.YARD SPRfNTS

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Hal
Holland of the Xavier Athletic
association, declared today that
he could better last nights per
Torrance when he equalled the
worlds record in the semi-final
of the 70.yard handicap race a.
the Greek-American Athletic
club games. His time was 1-5
seconds. In the finals, Holland
finished last because OF the
severe handicap that was inn
posed upon him and the fact
that he was exhausted by his
record sprint.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
SHORT LENGTHS

University Of Michigan baseball men
are called upon TO report for first time
this afternoon.
Chris Jordan forced Suter, Of CIeye-
land, TO quit their wrestling match az
Battle Creek last night and was de-
clared the winner.
Toledo High school track team de-
feCted Central 81 TO Il. at Toledo last
night
Central league has adopted n sched-
ule OF 1872 games, opening the season
April % and closing Labor day
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
CHICAGO BASKETBALL
ASPIRATIONS BURIED

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb. %
The championship aspirations OF the
university of Chicago basketball team
are effectually buried today following
the defeat OF that team by the
Gopher Ave in a game remarkable for
fits rough play last night. The score
was % to IL. Capt. Bell and Norgren
OF the visitors were forced out OF the
game through injuries received in at.
tempting to block the fierce attack OF
the locals.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
FOOTBALL HINGES ON
FORWARD PASS, SAYS
COACH or BROWN u

The whole football situation
in 1912 will hinge on the de-
velopment OF the forward pass,
IN the belief of Donald Pryor,
the Brown university coach. He
says: 1T will take several
weeks OF experimentation and
study TO determine definitely
the necessities and possibilities
OF the game In its new clothes.
II seems ut first glance that the
changes should produce what
they were intended TO, produce
"a running game.
1T IL true that the big teams
viii be able to beat the small
ones by comfortable margins,
but when the giants clash. un-
less the forward pass Is well
and systematically developed,
the running game will fail and
1912 VIII find the big teams re-
lying on their kickers just as
. fbev did IN 1911"
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23

ing.
Knowing this. wanted to do Justice
to George Memsic. Not 10 save the
game would I have stopped the con-
test while he had a chance.
With the ninth, Wolgast started
body punishment hghting Memsic
about the ring. The detectives started
jumping mp again and | had TO think
quicker than ever.
After hot exchange saw Memsic
stagger, hands down. knees sagging
and Wolgast starting to swing. Mem.
sizes hands went mp. but before VOL.
CAST could land ! stepped between
them
Excitement was intense, but my ac.
ton has brought it's own reward. In
the legal proceedings which followed
We were indicated and boxing IS
stronger in California than II ever
was
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
o,Rrien Likes Cubs.

Joe O'Brien, secretary of he Giants,
believes that the Cubs will be just
about as formidable as Of yore in tbs
prospective campaign. Joe ws;che
Chicago very closely last season. He
says that Johnny Evers was never
better In his life than during tee las.
month OF the 1911 race. O'Bri.n fg
Tres Evers about half an inie,d, es,
pecially II Frank Chance Is able to get
into half the games.
skst tournament at Harmonic hall
Sunday
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
News and Gossip of Ff he Boxers

Shades Thought
tory Over Gibbons
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23

Getting the opposition's goat Is
Manager McGraw's favorite pastime.
II will be remembered that Ira
Thomas caught the first two games OF
the last worlds series.
Jack .Coombs pitched the third con
test and Jack LapH who always back
stops for Coombs. was so announced
as his battery mate
-Lapp Is a youngster and looks It..
McGraw decided II would be q wise
plan TO get Lapps nerve.
AS he approached the plate McGraw
walked close 10 where Lapp vas
warming up Coombs, and addressing
empire Brennan said
who is catching for Philadelphia
today"
"LApp,p answered Brennan"
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
CRAIG Is
HANDED
A BOUQUET

business. He was in Boston last Sat
urday morning and an EFFORT was
made to persuade him TO stop over 10
see the B. A. A. games. but the old
Michigan star listened 10 the call OF
duty to his firm rather than TO that
OF his own favorite pleasure and
missed the games. A conscientious
Young man, whom MANY lads wotitt
find il difficult TO emulate in Keeping
IN the path OF duty
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
BILLY
ENANS
SAn0:

Now that spring training is not Tar
distant, the retirement stunt Will be
worked to death Every dissatisfied
player or umpire will decide to quit
and go into business.
Every now and then a retirement is
legitimate, but usually the declaration
Is made with the hope OF getting an
increase in salary.
I recall story I heard manager
tell on one of his star pitchers. The
pitcher had a good season and the
next spring attempted TO get about
three times the salary he had been
paid.
II seems that near the close Of the
previous season the manager had
promised the pitcher a suit OF clothes
lf he won a certain important game
and the HEAVIER turned the trick.
One morning In the spring the man.
ager picked UP a. paper saying his
pitcher had decided to quit, and aside
from coaching a college team would
instruct in other branches.
That very morning the manager
had received letter from the pitcher,
in which he requested check for that
blew surge" promised him.
When 7 struck those words said
the manages, IL was curious to know
In what other branches my pitcher
might instruct. surely literature was
not one of them"
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23
Observations From
The Sporting Dome

Sportsman, in the Boston Globe,
hands Ralph Craig this bouquet:
The Detroit times., 1912-02-23

Ralph Crai the
intercollegiate 100
and 220yardchan'
pioh. Is surely
tending strictly to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19
STARTS ABOLITION
EXPOSITION PLANS
New Jersey Commission Ar
ranging for 1918 Emancipa-
ton Celebration.

TRENTON, Sept. 19,-The Emanci-
patton Proclamation Commission. Gre
ated in accordance with an act passed
by the last Legislature, to act for this
state in arranging the celebration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the aboli-
ton of negro slavery, has taken Of
fees in the American Mechanics
building here and has begun the ac-
tive work of arranging for the cele-
bration.
: The semi-centennial will be held in
Philadelphia in September, 1913. The
movement took formal shape at a
meeting in Louisville, KY, in 1909, at
which DIR. Booker T. Washington sug-
gested the holding of a national expo
sition to commemorate the freedom of
the slaves. President Taft in his an
nual message the same year Endorsed
the proposal, but the following year
a bill authorizing the appropriation
of $250,000 for the celebration failed
to pass the Senate.
State aid was then sought by the
movers of the project and the legis-
latures of Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey appropriated each $4,000 for the
purpose last year.
The members of the New Jersey
commission appointed by Governor
Wilson are: Mayor George Hamp-
ton, of Bridgeton; Robert A. Messler,
of this city; DR.. Clement T. Branch,
a prominent colored physician, of
Camden: the Rev. DIR. A. Mark Har-
ris. pastor of the Salem Baptist
Church, Jersey City; Mayor William
Riddle. of Atlantic City; the Rev.
DIR. l. w L. Roundtree, presiding
elder Of the Trenton district Of the A.
NJ. E. church, and T. d, Sensor. of
the Department of Public Instruction,
secretary.
The general plan of the exposition
is to show the industrial. educational
and the religious progress made by
the negro since the end of slavery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19
M~OTORCYCLIST TO RIDE
FROM COAST TO COAST
From Newark De Turck Will Travel 4,5oo Miles, 1 500 of
Which Will Be Across the Great Desert-Expects
to Finish Journey by November I.

I'll have to do L,500. There won't be
any snow or very cold weather. The
only danger will lie in sandstorms."
Mr.. De Turck likes the East, but he
likes the West better.
Somehow 1t seems cleaner out
there" he explained.
Il was here once before, eight years
ago.. but l was only 10 years old then.
In Southern California we don't have
the rain you have here. A nightly fog
takes its place. l don't like the rain,
but I'm getting used to 1t since I've
been here. Neither are the roads in
the cities so good as those we have
In California. The worst that I ever
encountered were in Pennsylvania"
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 19.-Start-
ing from the city hall at noon Hugh
A. Fargo and Harrison H. Crawford
are going West on four-cylinder mo-
~torcycles, bound for San Francisco, on
a pathfinding trip. They have letters
from Mayor Louis Thurman, of Buff
falo, and Mayor William Riddle, of
this city, to Mayor James Rolph, IT.,
OF San Francisco.
1t is not the intention of the young
men to make a speed record. They
will &c through Philadelphia to Get
tysburg, then south and over the
mountains to Wheeling, thence
through Columbus, Dayton, Indian
apolis, st. Louis, Kansas City to Den
yer. From Denver to California the
route will depend largely on the
weather.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19
TWO IN
ROBBER PURSUIT
Accommodating Chinese Laun-
dryman Had Shrieked
Alarm to Cops. a

Caught after a long and exciting
rob the till of a Chinese laundry di-
rectly across the street from the
Second precinct police station, two
negroes, Frank Fuller, 10 years old,
of Montclair, and Bunny Steve, Is,
of Orange, we're held In $500 bail each
today by Acting Judge Oehring. Steve
was also held In $1,000 ball on an adj
ditional charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
The two men entered the shop of
Thin Sing, SO Seventh avenue, and
asked him for a drink of water. When
he came back from the real room
with the water he was just In time to
see the negroes taking some money
from the till. Dropping the water
and selling instead a hot iron, Thin
Sing ran to the front and sang out,
IT robbed; l robbed"
Policeman Evertz gave chase, call
ing as he passed to Policeman Dunn,
who drives the automobile patrol. At
Branch Brook Park the men sepa-
rated, Fuller going into the park,
where he was soon caught and sub
dued by Dunn, and Steve heading
north with Evertz behind him. At
Mt. Prospect and Bloomfield
Steve stopped, and pulling out a nasty
looking homemade blackjack swung
at Evertz. He stood no chance. how
ever, against the policeman and was
quickly overpowered.
John G. Miller, a grocer Of 20 Bridge
street, who on Tuesday had com
planned to the police that two negroes
had robbed the till of his store, posi-
lively identified the prisoners as the
men who had robbed him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19

Facing a 4,5oo-mile journey on a
MOTORCYCLE. Harry ]. De Turck, or
Los Angeles. left Newark today on
his homeward trip across the CONT
nent. He will dare the sandstorms
of the desert, camp in the open pc
side his machine, ride through river
fords a foot and a half deep ana
trust to the guardian angel of motor
lists for the daily replenishing OF MS
gasoline tank.
He has been staying with Pau j.
C. Derkum, of 1923 washington street,
the of thefVailsburg Motor
drome.
Mr.. De Turck is a superintendent
of tile layers, who makes motorcy-
cling his pastime. His idea or a
vacation is riding across the country
ten hours a day for a month at d
time.
He blew into Newark from St
Louis. a. matter Of some 2,212 mics
by the roads he had AIKEN. In Plus
burgh he had met floods and a
ridden across shaking bridges cov-
cred six inches with water.
To Make $50 Miles Daily.
From here he will go to Boston,
then to st. Louis and through the
desert country of Oklahoma and new
Mexico to Southern California. aver
aging $50 miles a day, he expects 10
home on November l.
I'm the East l can travel light, ne
said today, II ship my suitcase by
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19
HURT IN
LEAP FROM WINDOW
William Kraig, overworked,
Makes Plunge Despite Efforts
of Wife--FalIs 2 Stories.

William Kraig, 81 years old, a
truckman, of 1876 South street, is
dying at the City Hospital of in
juries he received in falling from the
second story window of his home
while walking in his sleep early to-
day.
Mrs. Kraig was aroused shortly
after midnight by the sound of her
husbands voice. Kraig was standing
in a corner of the bedroom waving
his arms and shouting what seemed
to be orders to a helper regarding
the loading of a truck. ~
Shove that box over; hurry up!'
he was yelling. "Oh, that's not the
way at ALL" he complained.
Mrs. Kraig knew from her hus-
bands staring eyes and his queer
actions that he was talking In his
sleep, and Selling his arm attempted
to rouse him.
Let me alone" he mumbled, shak-
ing her off I'm running this truck"
Once more Mrs. Kraig seized her
husband, trying to awaken him, and
induce him to return to bed. Kraig
escaped from his wife's grasp and
walked to an open window. For a
second Or two his body swayed to
and fro and then he tumbled over the
low sill and plunged to the street.
Mrs. Kraig managed to secure a grip
on her husbands night shirt as he
fell, but could not retain her hold.
Kraig was taken to the City Hos
pital, where 1t was found he had con
cussion of the brain.
His wife said today her husband
was overworked of late and had been
unable to get sufficient sleep.