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The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
D. A. C. Looks Mighty Good After
Return of Mazer and MacDiarmiC

A. of 50 Eisdale colleges 90 at the close
between the institutions the Wood
indicates that local enthusiasts who
Alec MacDiarmid
to the mott IA of that
for lie
wayF %, would indicate that il
he d. A. c. will have little
which TO make It's at
temp TO cor champo nshp
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
OLYMPIC SWIMMERS
DATES ARE CHANGED

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.--Dates for the
national swimming championships at
which swimmers will compete for the
American Olympic team nave been
changed to March II and 10, instead
of Feb. 2S and 90, because of changes
to be made in the tank OF the Chi.
cago A. A.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
WHICH TWO YOUNGSTERS
Witt MAKE HG60O= =MTH-
T|GE PITCHING STAFF?
Two Seems To Be the Number
of Hurlers Who Had
Chance To Stay
DUBUC LOOKS THE BEST
From Past Records, Montreal
Star Would Seem to
Be Safe Bet
BY RALPH L. YoNkER.

pJ nALFH L. rONkEH.
Remneas, right handler, won %
and lost ls games with Butte,
which finished third In Union
assoc iation,
McCorey. southpaw. won ~ and
lost 10 games with Albany, which
finished fourth in the New York
state league.
Maroney. southpaw, won 8 and
lost 9 games with Utica, which
finished fifth In the New York !,
State league,
Dubuc, right hander, won 2t and
lost II games with Montreal,
which finished fifth in the East.
ern league.
Taylor, right handler. won %
and lost Ia games with Austin,
which finished first in the Texas
U league.
Maurer, southpaw, Detroit anna
teur team.
Hyatt, West Point college team.
Which two OF these Tiger pitching
recruits will survive the pruning knife
that will begin its work during an.
after the spring training season?
II looks as il TWO and only two
would be able 10 pitch themselves
through the storm OF adversely to
youngsters that Will be blown up by
the old timers
There are eight pitching veterans
on the Tiger squad. Six OF them may
be depended upon TO stick another
Year at least. President Nayin has
declared that he will have as small
a pitching squad as possible. which
probably means eight men. That
leaves two places open.
or seven recruits last year. three
made good. That is. three were good
enough TO keep all season. They
were Covington. Mitchell and Lively
or these three. only one. Covington
has been thought good enough 10 keen
for the coming season.
or the seven recruits again this
year, there seem TO be places for only
two.
Which two? is the question.
The three Tigers who stuck last
year all had good records with the
minors. Lively had won 81 and LOST
15 games with Oakland in the Pacific
Coast league, while his team finished
second. Mitchell took IA and lost 13
with Red Cloud, which finished
seventh in the Nebraska State league
Coyington took II and lost IL with
Evans willie, which was fourth In the
Central league
The past performances Of the Tiges
VINO stuck, II will be seen were uni,
versally good On the other hand
some OF those who didn't make good
had made poorer showings IN the
small fry.
From last years work Dubuc looks
like the best bet. while the case OF
Maroney would seem TO look bad for
that gentleman.
McCorey is a good looking south.
paw, and II there is portsider to be
added to the staff, he would seem tc
be the choice on paper In case Du
bnc comes up to expectations, REM
meas will have hard tussle to cop q
position. although Taylor ought to be
strong. as he has already been given
short trial with the Tiges. What
Maurer and Hyatt can do In profes
s!onal ball is entirely problematica)
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
pirate To Work at College.

Robinson, the twirler from wac
secured by Pittsburgh, will not tram
with the team, having obtained per
mission TO work out with the Arkan-
sas university players.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
CHECKER CHAMPS PLAY
ON 2I-FOOT BOARD

NEW YORK. Feb. 20.-Checker
champions of America and Europe
will meet tonight in the International
tournament at Lyric hall. 2i-foot
board. laid on the floor, will be used.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
coReETr.

SSNbcIT.
do | remem,
n e b that fight
with Fitzsim.
mons ?"
Corbett showed
an even set Of
white teeth IN
that smile thai
gets him a hand
after his stage
stories.
"Y ou kno "
what the kid said
when / told him
that the solar
plexus, W h e RI
Fftz hit me, was
In the middle OF
the body.
" g W a n he
said, You don't
know where II
was. You were
sleeping"
THE man who
is beat, you know
mas no right Il
m a k g excuses
After the figh'
you ask, Wht
W o M 'Fitzsim
mons That set
ties it.
Il was abso
lutely sure o.
W | n n ing thal
fight, though. I
perhaps, was tor
on fid e n {. |
h ar d ly though
that he could Civ,
me an argument
"All through
the fight Il fel.
that way, too.
thought that 4
was mine. In tn,
sixth round I pu
him to the floor
] didn't have .
scratch and Fit
was cut all Il
pieces.
He was tn,
gamest man Nv.
seen, though. III,
kept right at il
Both OF us wer,
going fast. Their,
was no let up.
Then In wha
proved to be tha
last round I go
careless, l guess
and he put tha
left OF his over
1t happened to hi
just exactly tn,
right spot.
1T always mad
me sore to thinl
that | should &,
through my Who'll,
fighting caree
without a singh
black eye eve.
and yet lose on
TO men who wer
all cut up, b
some blow lik
that.
"A quarter {
an inch of In an
direction. an
that fist woul
not have don
the damage tina
IL did. II remind
me OF Baker
home runs in tn
worlds series.
"It just hit tn
mahk, a n d hi
the mahk jus
right. l suppos
that that's tn,
idear OF most eI
forts, though.
Hit the nah.
and hit IL Jus
right, Eh?
But this sound
like making e,
cuses and | don
want TO do thar
/ was whippe
and whipped fail
~.
"One blow an.
II was all OF 10
Cohbuhtg
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
BASEBALL TICKET FOR
BEST scHooLeoY IN
EASTERN PREP. SCHOOL

John w. McCue, half owner
OF the Brockton (MassD base.
ball team OF the New Englond
league, intends to show his ap-
probation OF the best students
in every school in the city by
rewarding them with baseball
passes.
He will soon confer with SUI
perintendent OF Schools Farley
and the principals OF the
schools TO map out a plan. Nc
Cue plans to give the ticket 10
tho one who has the highest
marks in studies, attendance
and department.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
stars Always in Demsnd

The demand for stars Is ever 90
the increase As long as b1seosll ex
lists that condition will exist. Tn
man with the skill can't be hs,d n
check. He cant be prevented frorI
gaining the plaudits OF the crowd ani
lie shekels from the club.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
|uGEhTLEMAh JIM" AND
tAHkkHA BOB BOB RECALL
THHRMEMORABLt BOUT
- - 4. -
Though They Are the Best oil
4 Friends Now, 1t Was -
Not Always Thus
FOUGHT .l5 YEARS AGo
Though Corbett Cut Fitz Up
Badly, Bob Had the
Damaging Punch
l5 YEARS AGo

.f,entleman Jim" Corbett ana
tLanky Bob" Fitzsimmons faced the
same audience for the first time IN
many years last night. Corbett nad
completed telling his stories at the
miles. when, in one OF the boxes ne
snied Fitz. who is doing turn at the
national in the afternoon. lie stretch-
I'd out his big hand. II was graspea
nv the buriy one of Fitz, and Corbets
pulled his conqueror up on the stage
with him.,
Corbett praised the man who TOOK
from him the worlds pugilistic cham-
piouship. He declared that Fitz had
fought a hard. clean fight, and that ne
admired him greatly. Fitz came rigut
hack and said that Corbett was the
cleyerest heavyweight in the world
~. said that he had fought all the Dig
yal,ows but that Jim had no peer.
ThAss two wonderful men are the
Ia, ~ friends now. They have moth
- hut kind words for each other.
n,,, a. Was not always thus. On March
II 1907 they met at ranch near
r.rson city to determine which man
rad the right to wear the heayyweight
belt. Here is their stories OF the al
ffair.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20


member that hgnt
" 1T h coroett'
,ow could / ever
forget 1t?
.when / nrst
got in Carson
city Gov. sadler
was on the tram.
'ad been sweat.
ing and wanted
ito cool OF, 30 !
gave my coat 10
somebody to take
care OF The gov.
ernor saw me
without 1t.
Ere e said,
Pm a Fitzsim-
mons man. Ere,
take this and g
insisted u p o n
making me wear
Is big fur-lined
coat.
Il thanked i'm
and as soon as
e was out OF
sight i took 1t
on,
I'd urin g my
training for the
fight, / ad part
nsrs who didn't
use me just right.
r o r instance,
w b Q n sparrlng
with one Of them.
I 1T IL pointed
elbow with my
right biceps. 1t
swelled up SO big
that in the tight
II was I've inches
bigger than my
left.
Il 'ad q strained
ankle, too, when
I went into that
fight so that |
was not In as
good condition as
l might ave been.
Besides thas, my
left forearm was
In bad shape.
During { h q
early part OF the
fight Corbett cut
my face up bad
fy. MY lower ftp
tsng three
pieces. But II
didn't 'urt. The
only thing that
'uft was after'
wards when the
doctor stuck q
needle into 1t an
inch to sew II up
''In the sixth
routn d Corbett
n o o. r e d me by
what l thought
was a foul. From
this round on,
'owever, I think
that I 'ad i'm. II
seemed 10 me
that g ad given
me best that was
in i'm and that q
was tired.
When the hnal
round came. q
friend OF mine Al
he ringside said
IT h 4 8 is the
round. Get i'm
now And l said,
Ia will,
"sY o n dog
said as I crouchec
nD TO Jim. Yot
dog. I'll get you
III Get you. Flght
yon dog, hight
Fight That wa,
all ifcould say
But you re
member that shift
and the left %
TIA solar plexus.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
Are You an Indoor Track Man2
Here's Chance to Show Ability

IL line indoor track
is good a show Entries for the
ond Athletic
held the Light March being
ceyed by Dr. j. Modessit
Events for boys the the evening viii
pulled The membership
with organization affiliated County Amateur
Athletic federation, the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
WIRELESS STRETCHES
ACROSS OCEAN FROM
PARIS TOY WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Dec 31-The long
arm Of the wireless has reached from
the Eiffel tower, Paris, to the giant
government wireless station at Airing
ton, distance of 1000 miles, according
10 a report of Commander c. H. Bull
lard to Secretary Of the Navy Meyer
today.
Naval officers consider this the most
important accomplishment Of the wire
less since it's invention The comnu-
nication between Washington and Par
is was established in the quiet hours OF
early morning, when the Arlington OPP
orator received the time signal sent out
from the Eiffer tower every fifteen min
utes. At midnight tonight every bit Of
power in the navy station viii be
turned on in an endeavor to flash the
official birth Of the New Year east to
Paris south to Colon and west to San
Francisco.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Other Reforms Urged
BY Georgian Approved.

The Georgian's editorial suggestions
for sub-police stations and combining
The duties Of regular policemen and in
-Uactors also are concurred In, as well
the plans to abate the smoke nui-
sauce and discontinue secret sessions
If the finance committee and other Of
fetal bodies.
The time has come when We must
put into effect many such reforms, as
Expert Sands recommends, or the peo-
pic will vote commission government,
Hiping out the whole present system"
said Mayor elect Woodward. "The sys-
tenn is inefficient and everybody in
\uanta who stops to think knows it.
There will be bitter opposition from
the men affected by these changes. You
can bank Oh that. Each is little car
unto himself now. They can do as they
please, for there is no one to direct
hem or see that they do their duty
His criticisms Of the construction
apartment are very true. That de-
partment has done poor work. There
is no common sense in having the chiei
elected by the people; he ought to b.
sppointed by the mayor or council
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
BANK CLEARINGS OF
YEAR SHOW HEALTHY
INCREASE OVER 1911

Increase in the volume of Atlanta's
business for 1912 over that Of 1911 may
be measured by the comparative clear
ing house figures, which for 1912 show
an increase Of $3881O83385 over 1918
total The increase is approximately
per cent.
Clearings for the period Of twelve
months which ended at noon today
amounted to $691 ,941, 25420. at which
figure the records Of the Atlanta Clear
ing House association for the year We're
closed. For the twelve months OF 1911,
the figures were S653130, 420.35.
The figures reveal that during the
last two months Of the year clearIngs
were less than in the final months of
1911, the shortage in December amount
ing to nearly $SOOOO0O. However in
every other season of the year, except
the late fail, the 1912 figures are far and
away above those Of the preceding year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Shows Mayor Is
Without Authority.

He shows that the mayor is without
authority. Look at the police depart
ment: there's proof of that statement
The chief of police ought to be directly
under the mayor. Police problems are
made the issues in mayoraIty cam
paigns and when a man gets majority
of the votes for mayor he ought to have
some power over the department.
With the police commission in con-
irol of it he virtually has none.
81 agree with him about the water
department. Its organization is ridieu-
lous.
The council apropriates the funds to
operate the department. But council
can't say where a single water main
shall be laid
Council elects a commission 10 run
the department The people then elect
general manager TO run it, There
are the mayor and council. the board
and the general manager. differently
selected. and, therefore, conflicting.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Charges 1t Changed Recorded
Opinion in Contempt Case
and Calls Judge FaISifier.
JURIST CHALLENGES HILL
TO QUIT BENCH WITH HIM
Declares He Is Within ConStitu-
tionaI Rights in Terming the
Tribunal incompetent.

Judge Augustus w. Fife, recently
fined for contempt of court, today re-
newed his attack on the court of ap-
peaIs which convicted him, charging
that it had changed in publication its
recorded opinion and declaring that
Judge Benjamin Hill who sat in his
case, had uttered an untruth.
Judge F'ite denounces Judge Hill fol
his attack on the man who prosecuted
the Mccullough assault case which led
to the contempt action and challenges
the jurist to resign with him immedi-
ately and let the people decide who has
dragged the judicial robes through the
mire of personal venom, injustice and
SANDER"
The judge declares that he was with
in his constitutional rights in critics.
ing the judges of the court Of appeals
a in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
MOB Of STRIKERS
At JACKS POLICE
Officers Forced to Battle for
Their Lives 100000 Gar
ment Workers Out.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Thirty per-
sons, many of them women we're in
iured today in the first serious rioting
of the garment workers strike About
500 persons were engaged in the rioting
which took place in williamsburg at the
plant Of smith Gray & Co
A mob Of men and women surround
ed the building and were hurting stones
and other missiles when a detachment
of police arrived and tried to disperse
the crowd. The strikers turned upon
the police. attacking them with uneX
pccted fury.
The officers had 10 fight for their
lives and many Of them nearly had
their uniforms torn off. After half an
hours lighting the strikers were so ex-
hausted that the police were able to
clear the streets
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Judge Hill Not
Rolled by Attack.

Judge Hill. of the state court of APP
peals, did not seem at all upset or dis
turbed today, after reading Judge Fite's
latest attack on the court over which
Judge Hill presides. and on the chief
judge in particular.
He declared that he would make no
answer TO Judge Fite. or notice, public
ly. in any way his card.
"The record in the contempt hearing
has been published" said Judge Hill
1t may be found in full in the South
eastern Reporter of December u. IN
that written record appears exactly
what the court said and held-in it,,
however. does not appear some things
Judge F'ite says the court of appeals
said and held All persons who are in
terested in the truth of the record are
invited to read the same Perversions
and wilIful misstatements of the record
need not necessarily mislead, as the rec
ord is there. in black and white. to
speak for itself. ! have nothing to add
to it OF take from it."
How about the suggestion that you
resign" inquired a Georgian reporter.
ooh. well" smiled his honor, broadly.
81 shall not discuss this last Fite out
break in any way, in any way. You
may saw. however, if you like, that l
probably shall not resign
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
MayOr-EIeCt viii Insist on the
Adoption of Some of Sands
Reform Suggestions.
HEADS OF POLICE AND
PARK BOARDS ANGERED
Beavers Defends His Depart
ment-Report Supports The
Georgian'S Stand.

uayor-elect James G. Woodward to-
aay declared that the Sands probe re-
port was full of excellent ideas for re-
orms and that besides urging a care
uI consideration Of every item of it by
the general council. he would insist
noon the adoption of number of the
sgegestiOus.
on the other hand, many Of the Off
Gals i'm the city hall bitterly resented
lie criticisms.
The report absolutely backs up The
}aorgian's charges of ineffciency on
The part of the construction department
and points out that not only more
lustuesslike administration is needed,
but that the head Of the department
should be appointed instead of elected
by the people, thereby removing the
department. from so much political in
H-rnpa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Declares Opinion
Has Been Changed.

Judge Fite's communication is as fol
ows:
10 the Editor of The Georgian:
I have just read the opinion OF
the court Of appeals in their con-
tempt case against me, published in
The southeastern Reporter, volume
IS. No. 6, December 1912. which is
quite different from the one deliy-
cred on the trial.
I would have let the case rest
where it was when some ->of the
good people of the Cherokee circuit
voluntarily paid the unjust fine, if
the court of appeals had let it alone,
as they should have done.
But. not satisfied with what they
had already done, in the case of
their own making, the court of APP
peals have since the trial SO
changed taken from and added TO
the opinion then delivered and
which had evidently been previous
ly prepared. as to make it more
self-laudatory and political har-
angue and TRADE OF personal abuse
than a judicial opinion, and / will,
not let il pass without a protest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
U.S.RAILROADS BREAK
BUSINESS RECORDS BY
MILLIONS IN OCTOBER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Railways
of the United States did more business
in October, 1912. than any other month
in their history, according to a re-
port issued today by the bureau of rail-
way economies.
The net operating revenue Of 80 per
cent Of the steam railway mileage in
the United States-220. 6S6 miles-as
reported to the interstate commerce
commission totaled $1O7,44O,51S. which
is greater by $14,S7o,125 than for Octo-
Der 1911 This represents an increase
per mile Of line for the month of IA
per cent. Heavy freight traffic which
always is greater in OCTOBER, caused
the increase
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
City Needs More Aid
From the County.

The mayor-elect said he did not think
the suggestion to consolidate the city
and county governments hardly was
practical, because so much OF the coun-
ty lay outside the city. He did say that
there was great need for more co-opera-
ton between the city and county gov
ernments, and especially was there
general demand for more work by the
county convicts inside the city.
There are too many beautiful boule-
wards running around our city we
need more paved streets inside the city
in front Of the property that pays the
county taxes" he said
Chairman Carlos H. Mason, of the
police commission, is displeased with
the comments of the expert on the po-
lice department.
ut is only one mans opinion, ne
said. ~ might employ an expert VINO
Continued On Page Two,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
R. R. CHIEFS CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
FOR DEATHS IN WRECK

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Dec. 81
Bench warrants We're issued by Judge
Case in the criminal superior court to-
day at the instance of the states at
torney. Stiles Judson, for Henry J..
Horn, Of Boston. vice president; Ben
jamin r. Pollock, general manager, and
Charles n. Woodward, general super
intendent of the New Haven, officials
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company.
The men are charged with man
slaughter in causing the death of pas
sengers who lost their lives in the
wreck of the Springfield New York ex-
press on the New Haven road. which
was derailed and wrecked while taking
the short cross over at Westport bridge,
October last.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Thomas Nall, Griffin Official, Just Re
elected, Sends Bullet Through Head
a Few Hours After New Mayor De
manded investigation of All Records.
Atlanta Auditors demonstrating Financial Sys-
TEN From Few Remaining Papers Suicide
Loved by Thousands and Friends Declare Re
sentiment Not Dishonesty Led to Tragedy
By Staff Correspondent

GRIFFIN GA. Dec 81 Expert auditors today
making searching investigation behind closed city
here of what little remains Of Griffin municipal records and
absng complete system. while Griffin itself
whispers the mysterious tragedy in the history Spadng
county.
The disclosure that the ctys important books
for the thirteen years missing like
H. following the Nall wears
and for 81 city clerk and treasurer of the city Griffin
morning of his beau
tul colonial home Hill after
of years by Captain Henry Smith
Griffin Apoplexy assigned the death
daily paper papers stories to this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
UNDERWOOD CONFERS
WITH WILSON TODAY
ON SPECIAL SESSION

TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 31.-Impor-
tant announcements concerning the eX-
ira session of congress are expected as
a result Of today's conference between
President elect Wilson and Representa-
tive Underwood. the majority leader in
the house.
The meeting took place at 2:3l
o'clock the morning being devoted by
Mr. Wilson to state business.
John Maynard Harlan, Of Chicago
son Of the late Justice Harlan, Of the
United States supreme court visited
the governor today. He is an old
friend.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
WILSON'S ARE INVITED
TO CHICAGO ARABIAN
NIGHTS CHARITY BALL

CHICAGO, Dec President-elecs
Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Miss
W ilson have been invited to attend the
Arabian Nights charity ball, to be held in
Chicago January 10.
The president-elect is scheduled to
speak in Chicago January II, and those
In charge Of the ball extended an invi-
tation In the hope that Il might be pos
sible TO change his plans and arrive a
day earlier A special box has been or
dered decorated and reserved, pending the
answer from the New Jersey governor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Judge Hill Began
Row, Says Fite.

Judge Hill began this unseemly
row by attacking me in the first
reversal of the Mccullough case, as
set out in my answer to the rule,
and more, which, at my instance,
was stricken from the record Of
that case, and Of which the people
have not been informed, charging
in substance that | sentenced the
negro instantly" and with intent
to deprive him of the right Of poll
ing the jury which is untrue, libel
Gus and slanderous; and he is now
trying to dodge sponsbility by
Continued on Page Two.