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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-07
Principle of Telegraphy Anticipated
by Savage African Tribes

mander at Stanley Falls was inform
ed by native OF a neighboring vii
'lage that a provision train had been
attacked two days before at a point
800 miles further down the. Congo.
week later the party arrived and
confirmed the story In part.
They had reached the scene of the
alleged attack at the time reported,
but the shots that the native had
taken as indications of conflict with
robbers had been fired at a herd OF
antelope.
At a later period, when an officer
of the French Congo came TO grief in
the rapids, the accident was reported
the next morning at village lS6
miles distant.
Among the Bengala tribe a sort OF
xylophone Is used with four notes by
means OF which the natives COM
municate over great distances In a
kind OF Geographic language.
An American missionary working
among the Basutos discovered that
the villages had means of conveying
messages from one chier TO another
or of transmitting the intelligence OF
defeat OF victory.
The Basutos hollow out a large
gourd and thoroughly dry 1t. Then
kidskin as hard and as thin as
parchment is stretched across the hol-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-07
From Another Point of View

A falling of aviators is already noticeable
resulted in Clark that's ALL
hafcent piece, feel bit more
broke
already and it's two months
before pitches.
Possibly ought
Mr. Taft hat Sufficient"
disadvantage of having ask What
IIncolnw would do other fellow seems to know
provided by the will for the widow until
100000 $4,000
Probably have already read this
o handle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-07

low of this gourd When beaten with
padded drum stick this gives forth
sound that can be distinctly heard
at a distance of from five to eight
miles.
In every village there Is class OF
men who are utilized as scouts.
Among these there are always some
trained to the use of the gourd drum.
The code is what might be called an
African Morse alphabet and Is beaten
on the drum in the open air.
The sound Is carried across the var
leys and glens to the next village
where IL is interpreted by another
scout. Ii the message is for ais
tant village he repeats 1t on his drum
and in this way 1t is carried from
village TO village, with very little loss
of time until ii reaches the person TOT
whom il is intended.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-07
Ne Samples.

A travelling salesman. wishing TO
have some fun with an old Negro sit
ting on a soap box in a small store
in Virginia, asked II Smiths store
was on the right left hand side OF
the road. The Negro looked up and
asked. lis you a salesmen?" Yes"
he replied, 81 am selling brains" The
old man with an air of disgust an
swered: You is the furst salesman
ever seeH who didn't carry any
samples ."-Mack's National Monthly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-07

What has become Of the glass
eater?"
"oh, he's quit the side show-he's
an acrobat now"
IL see-now instead Of glass-eateri
he's a glass tumbler."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
knights Defeat
CeHuI0id Five

With a recOnstructed team the
knights of Columbus basketball five
resumed it's basketball season at Par
ish Hall, Harrison, last night with a
victory over hte Celluloid Club. OF this
city. by a score Of - TO .. The Knights
We're in it all the way, while the local
quintet had all they could do 10 keep
away from the Columbus guards, who
allowed opposers but five single points,
The Cells were able TO cage but two
points, a field goal. in the initial half,
while the home team totaled twelve.
The knights will meet the McKiernan
Five at Parish Hall next Monday night.
The last game Of the season will be
played at Turn Hall tomorrow night,
when the members OF the Bruce street
organization Will engage In a game,
The regular players will be divided,
while a few of the other basketball
players of the Turn verein wifi be
added to complete each team.
II will be the final game at Cellu-
Ioid Hall Thursday night. when the
CelIuloids clash with the Holy Cross
quintet, of Harrison. There win be a
preliminary between the j.. r. Mona
han and J. ]. Muliin associations.
The Apollo p. c, defeated the Sunrise
4. C. by a score Of Is to 4 at New
SsengeP Hall last night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
CAPTURES
ALASKA DOG RACE

NOME, Alaska, April 8. via Ashcroft,
B. ca. A. (Scotty) Allan, driving the
team Of Malamute dogs owned by Mrs.
Charles e Darling, of Berkeley. Cal,
won the All-Alaska sweepstakes, cross
ing the finish line at Nome at 1:32 this
morning. Allan's time for the 472
miles from Nome to Candle and return
was 81 hours and 80 minutes, ) hours
and 81 minutes more than his time last
year, when he won the race with the
same team
Alexander Holmson, driving John
sons team of Siberian w~olfhounds,
holder Of the record Of Il hours IA min
utes and 20 seconds, was second, driv-
ing into Nome one hour behind Allan.
Charles Johnson, driving Fox Ramsey's
dogs, was third, The Oliver dogs.
driven by o. B%latchford, were in such
poor condition from the long drive over
the hard snow trail that they were
hopelessly outdistanced.
The purse was $4,000 to the winner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
BY SEMI.PRO.

06fh
The Pacific A. c., of the ~Ironbound
district, has reorganized this season
with a big semi-pro aggregation. Joe
Wakefield, well known in sporting cir
cles, has been elected manager.
He has already signed the following
men: Al Sachs, catcher, formerly with
the champion u. S. s. Missouri team;
Kid Hayes, last eason in the
Carolina Association, pitcher; Ashman,
first base; Tuite, second base; w. Moth
nagle, formerly of the ~Ironsides, third
base; Manuel, who played with the
Forest Hill Baseball Club last season,
and Berguer, who won nineteen out of
twenty-three games for the Pacifcs
last year, will again alternate in the
box. The season will open April q on
the Pacific oval, probably with the
National Turner's or Ironsides or Ar
lington A. a..
Manager Wakefield has arranged to
have Alderman Patrick O'Brien, of the
Tenth ward, to throw the first ball,
while Buck Carlin. a former big
ileaguer, will officiate as umpire. The
club will play all Sunday and holiday
afternoons at home, n on Saturdays
will travel. Manager Wakefield resides
at 172 South street, city.
The Worthington b. 3. c. will in
augurate the regular season tomorrow
afternoon when the crack Harrison ag-
gregation will line up against Larry
Schlafly's Jersey City international
Leaguers.
Ortlieb, who has been seen around
this city on several occasions, and who
was with the Westfeld Central New
Jersey Leaguers last season, has been
signed by the Suburbans. Of Brook
Ign.
.
Manager Laws, Of the Ansonia Cubs,
says his lineup this season will be
composed of former Newark, Chatham
and American Colored Giants.
Rupert Mills, the High School boy,
will play first base for the Parkview
A. G. in the local teams initial con-
test of the season at Parkview Oval
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
LEHNERT AND GREEK
WRESTLE TONIGHT

Hans Lehnert, the Hoboken Cyclone,
and Sandeli. a Greek, will be the prin-
cipals in the main bout of the evening
at Miners Empire Theatre tonight.
The men will wrestle to a finish, the
first man securing a pin" fall getting
the decision. Both men are built on
the style of white hopes. Lehnert
let's no grass grow under his feet, and
1t will be a surprise If he does not pin
the Greceian mat artist to the canvas
John Mclaughlin, of Orange, will
wrestle Hans Fuerst. OF New York. in
the second bout. Both matches will
be governed by catch-as-catch-ca car
rules. with the strange hold barred. and
only pin falls will be allowed. The
contests will be to a finish. George
Bothner, former lightweight champion
of the world and at present instructor
of wrestling at Browns gymnasium.
New York, will referee both bouts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
FIRST DIVISION BERTH IS VERY SURE FOR TIGERS
That's Southpaw Lees Private
Dope on the Bengals'
Chances.
HAS THREE GOOD REASONS THAT
LEAD HIM TO THAT BELIEF

"There are three reasons why | think
the Tiger team of 1912 will finish. in
the first division starts off Wyatt
Lee. MY first is that we have a great
hitting team; my second. that the fell
lows we have are not the kind who
play for averages, they are the sort
that work for the teams success and
average harder than for any individual
honor; my third is that the pitching
staff is stronger than last year, though
1t is not as strong as it should be.
when a pitcher can go on the mound
and know that he does not have to
pitch shutout ball to win Il game;
when he knows that his team is good
for two or three runs at the least, and
that he has men behind him who are
capable of giving him the proper field
ing support, hat pitchers effectiveness
is increased a hundred fold.
"Christy Mathewson. in the worlds
series, had to pitch at his top notch
all the time. He could not trust his
inflelders at critical moments, and he
could not ease up for a moment. I
don't believe Christy went back a step
last year. and if it was Matty for the
Athletics and Bender for the Giants
0AA lOlg hobld bOtll Il EltdlfI SttI
han even Bender-and this is without
~detracting any from the glory of
Mack's Indian ally. whom | consider
faced a batsman.
AT the same time, Matty was not
as effective in the worlds series as he
might have been had he known that he
could let up once in awhile instead of
forcing himself at that nerve-racking,
heart-brealling pace all of the time.
"Our pitching staff. therefore,
strengthened by Gaskell and the re-
turn of McGinnity TO form, plus the
added confidence and support, should
be far more effective than last year.
This years club is as good a bunch
of stickers as ever I had to zach me
on any minor league team, and we have
two catchers this year in Bergen and
Smith who are not only reliable on the
defensive, but also aggressive. Both
of them. with their big league expert
ence, are as keen and as alert as
hunted bucks, and they will set many a
trap for al unsuspecting base runner
to fall into. Both are good throwers,
quick thinkers and can find a bats
mans weakness in a jiffy after sizing
him up.
Il am not going to predict a %pennant,
but ] will say that two more pitchers
win put us in the running. This Kirk
patrick is the makings of a big league
infielder. He lacks Bill Louden's polish,
but he is a more consistent hitter than
Bill or miss out on my guess
81 think Joe McGinnity. with his
wrist right, will be a winning pitcher,
and there never was a greater pitching
general in the game than Joe. know
positively that l am better than ] was
last year, and / look for Holmes to i'm
prove. In Eddie Zimmerman we have
the best third-sacker in the league; in
Fisher a second-sacker who is already
a big Lacquer, and in Swacina a heavy
hitter and a steady fielding first-sacker.
Our outfeld compares fa%vorably with
any in the league. That's what l think
of this years team, and it's straight
from the shoulder"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09

in the minors. and he vas farmed out
to Portland, Ore. Here he played from
July to October. and saved enough
money TO clear up all his college ex-
penses. Then when his college debts
had been paid. he turned his back on
professional baseball and took up
coaching. meeting with success in sew
eral Western cities.
900
Hughie Jennings says he hopes to
close a deal whereby the Tigers will
train at Gulfport, Miss. next spring.
President Thomas J.. Lynch. of the
National League. viii see the opening
game between the Maps and Tigers at
Detroit's new ball park April IS.
90
Captain Hans Wagner. of the Pitts
burgh Pirates. is the latest convert to
golf.
Jennings says that he would be will
ing to a a bonus of $500 to every De-
troit player who smokes cigarettes az
an inducement to quit the habit.
90
Wilbert Robinson is teaching South
paw Rube Maret--r i how to control his
phenomenal gpee1.
600
Hughie Jennings says that DOME
Bush will not be in the Tigers line
up in the opening game.
-OOO-
Porky Flynn. the Boston heavy
weight. defeated Jim Barry in a twen-
ty-round fight ON Saturday at Sydney,
y. :. ".
Johnny Dundee has been offered a
guarantee of $500 to fight Ike Brad
ley, the English featherweight, at Liv-
erpoo1.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09

second team here yesterday, ) to d. De-
mott and Ziegler pitched for Cleveland.
TOLEDO. o.. April 9.-Russell Ford held
Toledo to six hits and the New York
Americans won, 6 to 4, yesterday. Errors
figured largely In the scoring in the first
inning. after which both teams played
good ball, R.H.E.
New York II 4
Iq Betferiies-Ford and Williams, Mover .
James and Carisch.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 9.--The
Chicago Nationals came from behind in
the ninth inning of yesterdays game with
Indianapolis, scoring two runs and win
ming, 4 to 3. The series ended yesterday,
the Cubs winning the series. R.H,E.
chicago .;"..,."''.."r,''"""n..4 6 2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cheney and Need
ham,; Webb and McCarty and Haley.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, April s.-The Cleve.
land Americans were defeated by the
Louisville team of the American Associa-
ton here yesterday, 4 to 5. The locals
drove Gregg from the box in the seventh
inning
cleveland 8 l
Louisville ......,.....,..,".....,...5 II 1
Batteries-Gregg, Kaler- and Easterly
and Adams; Snyder and Madden.
At Atlanta-AtIanta (Southern League).
6; Rochester (InternationaD, 9.
At Spartanburg. S. C.-Buffalo 0nterna-
tionaD. IS; ~Spartanburg Carolina Associ-
At Petersburg, va.-Toronto Gnterna-
tionaI. 3; Petersburg (Virginial 8;
leans CYanigans), 8; Newport News, q
AT Richmond, Va.-Washington (Ameri-
CAM, Yanigans. Z; Richmond Cvlrginial, 0.
n1er,d re1re sa HeHta, if team SSa5 ~, r tSa
Terre Haute Central League team, IA to 2,
in the final game of the series.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
BASEBALL LEAGUE
BECOMING QUITE ACTIVE.

Much interest is being taken in the
L.. V. Aronson Baseball League for both
senior and junior teams. and the mans
gers of the various teams are rounding
their players up and are preparing for
active work.
Up to date the following applications
have been received: For the senior
league, ronso A. A, Jagle A. A., Inn
p~erials, Emblem A. c., Cubs A. c.. Sa-
voy L. c. and Strousberg A. A.; for the
junior. league, Be1von A. c., Eclipse A.
c., Hilltops, Black Sox and Howard
Midgets.
The senior league is mpo of
teams of Is years of age and over. and
the junior league of teams under 1s
years of 6 All teams wishing 10
enter either the senior or Junior league
should send their applications to NJ
Robinson, care Of L. Klugman, los
Waverly avenue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION
TO BOX AT ELEVENTH WARD SHOW


Jack McManus, who won the A. A.
T.. boxing lightweight championship,
will be seen in an exhibition contest
with Young Gradwell. of this city, at
the opening show of the Eleventh Ward
Athletic Association, Morris Park,
Bloomfield avenue, Tuesday, April Is.
Young McManus was persuaded to
leave the ranks of the amateurs and
pit his skill and strength with the pro-
fessionals. While Gradwell is not a
champion there is no doubt but that he
will give his opponent a chance to
show he Won the amateur champion
ship.
The main event between Young
Kurtz and Mike Glover, of Boston. is
attracting much attention. These two
lads arc bound to furnish a rare treat
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09

tional-Jersey City International game was
postponed yesterday on account of cold
weather.
BALTIMORE, April s.-Cornelrs baseball
team made a creditable showing against
the Baltimore I-nternationals, although
they lost the game by a score of 4 TO 2.
R.H.E.
Baltimore ......".....o O011110x-4 8 3
Cornell ...."""....0O0O0100 IL 5 s
Batteries-Russell, Smith and Payne and
Kleinow; Nlsbet, Burkhardt and Sherrick.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 9.-The
Pittsburgh Nationals made "A hits off two
Kansas City pitchers yesterday and won
the final game and the series from the To-
calls by the score of 10 to 4.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April e.-The
Washington Americans were whitewashed
2 to 0. Rucker and Allen pitched great bali
R.H.R
Washington .........0 100000 &c 5 0
Batterles-Rucker, Allen and Phelps;
Cashion and Henry,
CINCINNATI, o., April s.--The Cincin-
natl Nationals defeated the Detroit Amer
leans. 10 to 3, In the first game of the ex-
hibition series here yesterday. Marsans'
single In the seventh inning sent Bescher
over with tho winning run after the latter
had walked and stolen second. Score:
R.H.E.
Cincinnati Nat....2022O310x-tO ii j
Observation-Disclosures, Bagby and
Clarke; Mullin, Covington and Stanage.
and Onslow. Umpire-Brennap.
CHARLOTTE. N. c., April 9.-With
| Coombs pitching six innings and Bender
three, the Athletics Y%anigans defeated
Charlotte. of the Carolina Association yes
terday, IL to 2.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9.-The last
game of the series between the Athletics
and Phillies will be played at Shibe Park
this afternoon. The game, which was to
have been played on the Phiilies' grounds
yesterday, a to be called of on account
of the cold weather. II the Athletics win
today they will tie the series, the Phillies
having them 8 to 2 at present. Last year
the Athletics won, 3 TO 2.
BIRMINGHAM, A4a., Hkxil a-Birmius-
ham defeated Tho Cleveland American
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
ROSEYILLE "PICKUPS" TOTAL 453 AT
THE DIFFICULT HEADPIN GAME

the century mark. E. Fiehl, of the Lib
erty Five. of Elizabeth, who rolled
with the Olive team in the second
squad, scored 10. He had twelve good
hits and finished with a strike.
Tho Tuxedo seconds went on with
the Union County Court House five.
Krug. of the Court House quintet,
rolled SO. He started with a strike but
missed in the second frame and was
unable to overcome the handicap.
The Catholic League bowlers from
Paterson are scheduled to roll in The
Star headpin tournament tonight.
James Cullington. one of the leading
officials in the recently completed Ma
tional Bowling Association tournament
in Paterson, will be in charge, and he
expects to have from ten 10 fifteen
teams on hand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
Pacifics ReOrganize for
Season Greater Than Ever

Sunday afternoon against the Newark
Colored Giants. Harry O'Connell,
Board of Works commissioner, will toss
the first ball.
Joe Lennon is signed to play with
the Tabs, of Elizabeth, it is said. Joe
is booked up with just a few mines now.
according to the managers of the sew
eral teams on which he is to play.
Manager Spiedel, of the Hustler A. c.,
says his team was scheduled to meet
the Brighton A. c.. Saturday, but the
Brightons failed to appear. The Hus-
tier manager wants a game for next
Saturday. Address Fl. Spiedel, 217 Rose
street. city.
The Plainield, N. j., team, champions
of the Central New Jersey Baseball
League, is playing in New Brunswick
uniforms in exhibition games, under
the management of Dave Driscol1.
Joe Harter, the local boy, will again
play the outield for the Plainfleld B.
b.. G.
Bobby Shaw will captain the Chat
ham Athletics this season. Bobby's
work last season credits him with that
job.
Lester Higgins, who twlrled for the
Chatham Club last season, has beer
signed by Manager Arthur @. Balloon,
of the New Providence A. A. Artie
Fulton will also do the heaving for the
RaIcorr AGGREGATION.
-
The constitution and bylaws com
mittee of the Manufacturers Baseball
League will meet al the Huron Club
tonight.
Gus Mccarthy. who was with the
South Orange B. 3. c. last season, has
been signed to pitch for the East Or
ange Athletics.
Eddie Uslar. former crack senai-pro
pitcher, who injured his arm g. few
years ago, has come back, and IL pitch
ing for the Avons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09

and many out of town spectators viii
be on hand.
Another feature of the club that is
bound to Interest is the revival OF
wrestling. Sandelli, the terrible Greek.
who has been. pinning the shoulders of
clever mat artists with regularity, Will
be on hand and wrestle for fifteen min
utes with an unknown hat will be Sc
lected by George Bothner. Those who
enjoy wrestling will see some action for
Bothner has given out that the mar
he has under cover, while not a we'll
known, will surprise all and show
Sandelli something he has not seen In
many days. The unknown emphatical-
ly declares Sandelli will be pinned to
the mat before the fifteen minutes are
up.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09

There We're some good scores ac-
counted for in The Star headpin tour
nament on the Iroquois alleys last
night. Most of the bowlers were from
Elizabeth, with a few from this city.
The Roseville Pickups, of Newark,
had the excellent total of 453. War
muth, of this team. tailed ITO. He fin
ished with three strikes and hit the
headpin every time. \. Pohlman. who
missed in the sixth frame, rolled an
100. He had 90 in the eleventh
box and got eight pins on the last ball.
Hawley, who slipped in the eighth
frame, accounted for "a. Castelane, of
the Anchor team. of Elizabeth, was
there for an even 100, with a miss in
the very first frame. He rolled for a
strike in the last box, and just touched
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
AMATEUR BOXING "cHAMps.,

BOSTON, April 9.-Amateur boxers
from New Orleans to Nova Scotia, com
neting In nineteen bouts, opened the
annua national Amateur Athletic
Union boxing championships in Me-
chenics' Hall last night. There are
ninety entries.
The larger number OF bouts In the
preliminaries were in he bantam class,
where the feature was the defeat OF
A, Simons, Of New Orleans, tht cham
pton of the South, by Paddy Green, of
Cambridge, the referee calling for an
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-09
CPORTTNG 9H0l5.
~ ]s,Iss;.s 1sss - GOSSIP


DIT. Wallach, better known to the
night fans as Leach Cross. Is booked TO
light the New Orleans boy. Joe Mandot.
On April 6. They expected TO meet on
April ,. but owing to the fact that this
date fell on a Jewish holiday, the
dentist-nghter withdrew on the ground
that his religion forbade his fighting
during the passover season. Mandot
has returned TO New Orleans TO meet
Pal Moore at a club in that city. The
New Orleans boxer recently got the
best of Moore and the latter was anX-
ious for a return bout.
90
American Bowling Congress at Chi
ago was not a financial success.
90
Columbia University has a Chinese
player ON its soccer team. So has Yale
University.
To make a single hit, and that one
Of the scratch order. and still to lead
The American League in batting for
over a month, is the unique experience
of James II. Rutherford. of Norwood.
the former Cornell outielder. says the
Syracuse Post-Standard. This siX-foot
white hope gained fame with the willow
while a member of the Cornell team of
1910. and was grabbed by Cleveland at
the close of the college season. He
stuck with the Maps through the road
trip to the East. playing in only Il
game. He got his first chance in fast
company against the Boston Red SoX,
and out of two trips 10 the plate drew
II pass, and scratched a hit TO the in
Held Of Chris Mahoney. the former
Jfordham twirler. For over Il month
he was at the top of the American
League batting averages. The Maps
decided that Rutherford needed n year