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The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
OLD NATIONAL PARK FOR
THE LOUISVILLE REBELS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan ILL
Louisville obtains a franchise in the
proposed outlaw" baseball league IN
the central west, OF which William
ANieseh, OF Chicago, Is said to be the
principal promoter. the club probably
will play at the old National league
grounds. This park is about twelve
blocks farther from the business cen
ter OF the city than Eclipse park. used
by the association team. The grounds
are now in the hands OF real estate
men, who will be glad to lease them
for baseball purposes. For several
seasons after the National league
abandoned Louisville. Washington.
Cleveland. and Baltimore, thirteen
years ago, the league continued 10 pay
the rental and hold It's lease here. but
at its expiration the lease was allowed
TO lapse.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
Salaries of $4,000 Will Be
Common In Ten Years, Says Iy

CLEVELAND 1saar of $4,000 baseball Will DC
startling
the leading part in The College WIDOW mere
in popularity continued ~
costing $6OoOO 10
minor league parks will rival those major league CUES
within the ve
and ball players VIII be PAID fabulous
will be Unless conditions are ney
will
dashng style Of play will prevail ms TO
anu
the will be filled with gold.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
ABOUT TO RECEIVE A
SEVERE REPRIMAND
Tip WRIGHT.
Public Is Ripe For New Condi-
tion of Things, Thinks
Sport Writer.
NEW LEAGUE A BOON.
Best Result Will Come From
Earring Cocksureness Out
of Big Leagues.
VIEW LEAGUE A BOON.
by TIP WRIGHT.

Organized baseball Is about TO be
<1primanded. A tired public halls the
vent OF third major league or an
rutlaw" league, II you will. with JOY
Ipping to kick the baseball trust on its
hin, hard enough TO leave dent.
Last fall big league magnates were
- complacent as q man who has
IIEhted a pipe In the wind. Now they're
~ touchy as a bachelor girl when
11ked to tell her age-under oath.
Mention outlaw" ball In the presence
" one of them-and then duck.
But the public Is ripe for new con-
dition OF things and II the promoters
of the new league have the money and
make success of the venture, no one
viii be more gleeful than the chap
Who pays % cents for q seat In the
bleachers.
Organized baseball, or the baseball!
trust, enjoyed monopoly too long and
new arrogant. The straw that proved
lust too heavy for the fans was the
thick coat OF whitewash so artistically
applied to the scalping scandal by that
11ne little mob Of kalsominers, the ma
ftonHf commission.
Right now the independent promot-
srs have a splendid chance TO launch
nnother league and gain support. The
National league was fossil when the
american league was organized and
war followed. The same condition ex-
lists today and another league, with
the resulting war, will revive tagging
interest.
Al new league will be boon. II VIII
widen the field and admit classy
youngsters who are now unrecognized,
or who need the stimulus OF JOB In
fast company to bring out what is In
them; 1t will mean big salaries to star
Mayors and increased interest in the
public.
But the best result will come from
Earring the supreme cocksuredness out
az the National and American
leaguers, who now rule through the
national commission. In high handed
manner and permit such things as the
recent scalping scandal to be passed
ever without even reprimand.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
MURPHY CONFIDENT THAT
BROWN WILL RECONSIDER
Cub Manager Returns To Chi
cago To Complete Plans
For Training Trip.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-After a three
weeks sojourn in the southern states
and in Panama, President c. Webb
Murphy. Of the Cubs, returned to his
Office today and began putting the fin-
ishing touches to his arrangements
for the west siders spring training
trip. He announced he would prob
ably take up the Mordecai Brown
case. Brown has announced his re-
tirement from the game, but Murphy
is confident he can induce the Cub
star TO reconsider
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
ST. LOUIS MAN WANTS
TO PREVENT SCALPING

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.-Secretary See
kamp OF the ST. Louis National league
team has drafted a city ordinance pro-
h.biting scalping OF baseball and
theater tickets. Seekamp declares
the club was embarrassed last season
by spectators who on several &C.
casions handled large blocks OF reser-
The ordinance will be sub
mitted TO the house OF delegates at
an early date.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
SPRINGFIELD CAN JOIN
THE CENTRAL LEAGUE

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 11.-At a
meeting of the magnates of the Ohio
State League this afternoon, II was
decided to allow Springfield to join
the Central League.
BY the agreement. w. II. Watkins,
of Indianapolis. who financed the
Springfield team last year. Will take
the Newark club, which was admit
ted TO the Ohio State League. Mans
field was also admitted Applications
for admission TO the league have been
received from several cities, but the
two mentioned were the only ones so
far admitted.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
HARRISON WILL ALLOW
Peterson TO WRESTLE

CHICAGO, Jan Mayor Har-
rison has issued a permit for a
wrestling bout. 10 be held Saturday
night by the Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation. Jess Petersen. the big Dane
who Is matched TO meet Mahmout, has
agreed 20 throw Frank Erler, a local
heavyweight, three times in IS min
utes. Several other good bouts have
been placed on the clubs bill.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
FRARY WILL UMPIRE IN
UNION ASSOCIATION

MISSOULA. Mont. Jan. l1.-Ralph
Frary will umpire for the Union AS
sociation next season. Frary was TAX
en- from the Union association by the
National league last summer. He was
forced to quit the National by an at
task OF blood poisoning.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
DEMAREST LOOKS LIKE
WINNER OVER CONKLIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-Calvin Demar-
est, former 1872 balk line champion
looks like an easy winner today in
his handicap match with Fred Conk-
lin, the international amateur cham
pion. Runs OF IA, 1873 and 80 enabled
the professional to overcome Conk-
Inns handicap in the third block of
their match last night. Conklin's grand
total is 664 with high runs OF 80 and
81. Demarest's grand total is 1900.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
CAPRON, GOPHER QUARTER,
is TRYING FOR OLYMPIC

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. IL
Ralph Capson, the crack University OF
Minnesota Splinter who has a RECORD
of > As for 100 yards, began trainin,
today for the preliminary tryout in
the Olympic games. Capron has had
an offer from the New York Athletic
club 10 run under its colors II he
qualities for the American team.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
FLYNN ON WAY TO MEET
KUBIAK AT TORONTO

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Fireman Jim
Flynn, the white hope" who is to
face Champion Jack Johnson in the
ring next July, is on his way 10 To-
ronto today to meet AL. Kubiak, Jan.
10. Flynn will start training as soon
as he arrives in the Canadian city.
where he expects Tommy Ryan to join
him
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
STALuNGS EXPECTED
TO VISIT DETROIT
Is Making a Trip Through Big
League Circuits Looking
For Men For Buffalo.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-George Stall
lings, manager of the Buffalo team
OF the International league. is making
a trip through the big league circuits
in search of likely material for his
team. During a conference with Man
ager Callahan. of the White Sox, he
secured a promise TO have first pick
Of tire youngsters Callahan will drop
after the spring training trip. Stall
iings went from here TO Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
BOMB. WELLS CANCELS
PASSAGE TO AMERICA

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Bombardier
Wells, the English heavyweight cham
pion, has cancelled his steamer pass
age for America, and will not go there
until next season. The fact that Jack
Johnson is signed up for a mill with
Jim Flynn. precluded the Englishman
from fight with the champion, caus-
ing him TO postpone his trip to Amer
lea
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
DILLON AND HERRICK
ARE TO FIGHT AGAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-For the fifth
time in his young life, Jack Herrick.
Fred Gilmores crack middleweight,
will swap wallops with Jack Dillon,
the Hoosier claimant OF the title The
bout will be staked before the Miners
Private A. c.. at indianapolis, on Jan.
&c, and is scheduled for ten rounds
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
MCFARLAND WARD BOUT
WILL BE A SMASHER

+ PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ia smash.
ing six-round bout before the National
A. G. is expected on Jan. "a, when
Packey Mcfarland, the Chicago stock
yards champion, meets Jack Ward, OF
England. The men will weigh In at
'5s pounds at o'clock. which is con-
kieered as proof that Mcfarland is out
o. the lightweight division for good
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
DeORO LEADS CARNEY
BY 25 POINTS TO-DAY

DENVER, Col. Jan. 1l.-Alfred De
Orc, national three-cushion billiard
champion, is today, % points in the
lead of Joe Carney. Pacific coast
champion. In the first block OF their
$50 point match, De ORC defeated Car
new. so 10 %
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
DODE PASKERT, PHILLY,
is ANOTHER HOLD-OUT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. IL
Dode Paskert, center fielder OF the
National league team. is
holding out for $500 more salary.
President Fogel believes the trouble
will be adjusted.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
GRAND JUNCTION OFFERS
FLYNN TRAINING PLACE

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Jan. IL.
The chamber OF commerce offers
Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, an
of[er to provide quarters for training
for his battle with Jack Johnson next
July and to pay the greater part Of
his expenses. Trout fishing near the
quarters on Cottonwood Lake is one
~ the allurements OF the offer. Flynn's
fn'her-in-law resides here
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

has not been in a battle since last MAY
on account OF the death OF his father.
lie has trained faithfully, however.
and followers Of the game do not con-
cede ktson more than a bare chance
tv win
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
Chicago Fans Journey to South
Bend For Coulon-Kitson Go
Champion Has Trained Faithfully Conceded Victory
Over Kitson.

CHICAGO. Jan. 11.-Several hun
dred Chicago followers will go to
South Bend. Ind, tonight to see the
mill between Johnny CouIon. bantam
title holder. and George Kitson. Coulon
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
BOB sCHRAM OPPOSES
WILLIAM COUNCILMAN

Rob schram and William Bunkel-
man VIII be the attraction at the
|Iak wrestling show At Jeary's Ath-
I&<it club on Commonwealth-ave., Fri
<|.r nIght. Both are very good men
and the best bout OF the year Is ex-
..tf>d. Bert Marsden VIII do the
<<frfecing.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
Abe Attell Cancels Theatrical
Dates to Train For Brown &c
Brown Predicts That He viii Keep X
Reputation.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.--Apprecisting
the fact that he has tackled big job,
Abe Attell, worlds champion feather
weight, has cancelled his theatrical
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
Observations From
The Sporting Dome

The Johnson orbett squabble OF
words is a pretty good thing not to
follow along. Aside from the fact that
1t is mere hot air. il doesn't aid the
fght game any. This talk about
Johnson and Corbett's knocking each
others block of brings TO mind the
picture OF two irresponsible kids
quarreling over marbles.
Hockey is getting another big
boost over in Ann Arbor where the
departments of the university have
organized league. At the first game
of the season, 500 students were out
to watch II and their enthusiasm be-
tokened a great future for the game.
This season will probably decide
whether the ice sport will be recog-
nized officially as varsity game
hereafter or not. II is up to the ad-
herents OF the puck and stick to make
good this winter IL they ever do.
Manager Brown OF the Arena wants
TO bring a representative seven over
from the university to play the De-
troit seven. 4.
Windsor's privilege OF pointing to
Toronto as a Canadian city where
boxing is allowed may be taken away
A Toronto paper has started crusade
against the sport in that city With
Windsor just a little shaky for fear
the officers may tighten the clamps
on the lid, and Toronto suffering from
crusade, things are not so bright
for the CanuCk fighters
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

y =. Ge0rxe Hmckenscnmtut, inc nnSshh
wrestler who quit cold in his Labor day
match in Chicago with Frank Gotch, In
talking about a return engagement as
soon az his knee il cured" Few be-
lieve the Iowa champion would con-
slider another match with the Lion
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

q. for Cobb with his keen batting
eye. sings a western poet. And at that
Cobb never battnd an eye.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
s74 for Johnson's Laundry.

A Chicago laundryman got judgment
for a s74 laundry bill against Jack
Johnson recently for work that the
champion had done during the three
months previous TO his departure for
Europe
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

you hsve co hand it 90 Cobb, after
I'll. While acting at Cleveland he
eays the Maps will land in fifth place
next year Another reason why some
press agents seek the rest cure.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

The ID. U. q. Representative basket.
ball team, picked from the many teams
OF the various departments OF the
school. will play Pontiac High school
the latter part OF March.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

best lightweight battles I'm months Is
scheduled for tonight when Matty
Baldwin and Pal Moore meet In ten
round 60 at the National Sporting
club. New York.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

engagements TO train for his coming
ten-round fight with Knockout Brown.
Brown predicts a knockout Attell is
conceding his opponent 2 pounds
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

paris Aght fans believe "kid Mccoy"
will prove real for sure come back
Last ntg1~ he beat George Guuther. n
heavyweight, iu ten-round bout,
showing both skill and strength.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
EBBETS AND ARCHITECT
START ON INSPECTION

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Accompanied
BY his architect Charles H. Ebbetts.
Of the Brooklyn Nationals. has gone to
Toledo Cincinnati, Cleveland. Pitts
burgh Chicago and Philadelphia. to
inspect the modern baseball plants I'm
those cities, preparatory TO the cree
ton OF the New Ebbetts Field In
Brooklyn. Ebbetts declares his plant
will be the last word in baseball park
construction
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

Golfer. A. to be presented with a por-
trait (of himse.O done in oils. Each
Of hts friends Is TO give guinea to-
wards IL These guineas always We're
GOOD at this art stuff. (Meekel Angelo
moves In his grave.)
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11

The National Sporting club ba.
signed up Jack Goodman for a ten
round tight at New York. on Feb. 1,
with Young Ernc, of Philadelphia. a
1ght every promoter in New York has
been trying TO stage.
The Detroit times., 1912-01-11
SHORT LENGTHS

The Burroughs Adders defeated Wy
andotte, 10 to > last night at lnooor
baseball
One comment ON the Argonauts was
omitted: Dion wore a pretty mustache.
Notre Dame has n training table for
SO basketball and track men.
western Reserve n TO have wrest-
ling this winter as an indoor sport
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
STATE CAPITOL
 NEWS AND NOTES
Politics Warming Up---SaY Ses- sion Will Be Extended.
 Talk of Change.
CHILDREN ARE ASPHYXiATED
Father Returns Home From Work to Find Tragedy in Home-Gas
 Stove Cause of Death.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Political rumors are beginning to fly around the capital city. Every day some one is announc- in for some legislative office.
 Already talk is rife as to how long the legislature will be in session, some of the legislative members claiming that the session will have to be extend sd 15 days, the full limit the new ref erendum law allows.
 One of the first things that will con front the opening of the legislature will be the finances of the state which are said to be in bad condition and which the Dtate auditor, in his biennial report, gave warning of the states if nancial condition. In the report the auditor said that the state had issued a great deal of script in the last two years and that the state would have to make some provision for taking care of this debt and to keep the state off a script basis in the future.
 From all rumors and talking going the rounds one would draw the con clusion that the next legislature will witness a warm fight for a new con 5tltutton or at least radical change in the present one. Already some have expressed themselves as being in fa- vor of a change.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
Lay Violations s+opped.

Little Rock.-The feed inspector of the Department of Mines, Manufac- lures and Agriculture have discover ed several violations of the commer- cia1 feedstuffs law within the last few days. At Texarkana it was found that two concerns were violating the law, and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John s. Brooks drew indictments against both firms. One plead guilty and paid the fine, and the case against the other firm still is pending It also was discovered that two concern in Little Rock were shipping short weight sacks to Fordyce. These sacks were held from sale and ordered to be resacked and made to contain the standard weight
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
FINDS CHILDREN DEAD
?. N. coppedae Returns Home to Find
 Daughters Asphyxiated.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-When P. N. Coppedge of this city returned to his home one night last week after working late he found his two young daughters dead and his wife in a dying condition.
 The mother and the children had lain down to take a nap and left the natural gas stove burning and it is supposed that the pressure weakened and caused the stove to go out and when the pressure came back to nor nal the gas escaped into the room causing the death of the two children and the mother to lose consciousness.
 A second tragedy was barely avert ed when the father of the dead chill dren rushed out of the house to sum- mon aid. Mir Coppedge rushed up to Humane Officer Rankin, who is a neighbor, to appeal for aid and to Mr Rankin 1t appeared to him that some one was rushing out of the dark to waylay him and the fact that he was wearing a heavy coat and a pair of gloves prevented him from draYing a revolver and firing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
Desions for State FIau.

Little Rock.-A total of 21 designs have been submitted for the state flag, and within a few days Secretary of State Earle W. Hodges will name the members of the commission to select a design. The plan to adopt state flag originated with the Pine Bluff chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and it is proposed to make an attractive state emblem to present to the battleship Arkansas after the design has been selected Designs have been received from many states of the Union. After the jury selects the best design, it will be submitted to the legislature for approval, and thcn will become the official state flag.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
Planning Organized Protest.

Little Rock.-Petitions are being cir culated over the state asking for mass meeting to be held In Little Rock early in January to petition the legis- lature for relief regarding exorbitant rates charged by the express com panies operating in Arkansas. Efforts have been made several times to in- duce the Arkansas Railroad Commis- sion to do something along the lines suggested, but it seems that the com mission is powerless to act. Mer- chants of Little Rock. Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs, Texarkana, Helena ing vigorous protests against the charges eXacted by express companies.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-12-20
BIG RAILROAD REVENUES
Immense Sums Earned by Railroads In
 Arkansas-i. M. Leads.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-The trunk lines operat- ed in Arkansas made net earnings of more than $10,o00000 during the fiscal year just ended according to reports filed with the Arkansas commission. These figures do not include the Mis- souri &s North Arkansas and the lines operating independently of the trunk lines.
 The Iron Mountain report shows that this company has earned more than half the amount earned by the other larger lines in the aggregate. The net operating revenue for Arkansas of the Iron Mountain is shown to be s7,720,- 570.64, while the total net revenue for the entire lines is $9,844.262. The total passenger service revenue in Arkansas was $4,603, ,18981, the total freight revenue $11,501,7 ,71494 and the total operating revenue, including the pas senger, freight and other operating revenue. was $16,328,9S459.
 The total net revenue for Arkansas of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific was $1 1,258.521.47 out of a total net revenue for the entire line of $16,791.- 619.66.
 The Cotton Belt, out of total net revenue over the entire line of $3,111,- 5S9.3S, Arkansas earnings amount to $2,102, ,45O63. The total operating rev enue in Arkansas was $5,193, ,466.49, of which $3,940,21969 was freight rev enue and 5,157.11 was passenger service revenue.
 The St. Louis & San Francisco total passenger service revenue in Arkan- sas for this period was s1,497, ,462.26, the total freight revenue in Arkansas was $2,659, ,034.76. and the total operat- ing revenue was $4,203,534.05.
 Practically all of the revenue of the Kansas City Southern in Arkansas is earned from freight, according to it's report to the commission. Of a total operating revenue in Arkansas of $1,- 540,41357.
 The Midland Valley reported $22,- 72S.7S total passenger service revenue in Arkansas, $129, 9,035.02 total freight revenue in the state and a total oper- ating revenue in Arkansas, including passengers, freight and other operating revenue, $16O,425.74.
 The only road of any consequence which showed deficit from it's opera tions in the state was the Texas & Pacific, which reported 32,062.90 loss.