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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-13
FIRST Team

Atwood, Janesville-Forward.
Brennan, Baraboo-ForWard.
Hemming, Janesville-Center.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
DOUGHTY PICKED
TOOPPOSE CHICK
BENTONFOR TITLE
Victor Over Benton Two Years
Ago Favored as His OppOn-
ent This Year
BINDY, OF CD. RAPIDS,
WILL PUT UP FIGHT
Courts At Detroit Tennis Club
Are Kept Busy BY Eager
Aspirants

With the Michigan state tennis
championships definitely scheduled for
the Detroit Tennis club courts. ana
play to open Monday, Aug g. local
devotees OF the game are busily ell
gagged in casting mp probabilities.
As usual, the singles attract the
larger share OF attention. II is known
that Chick" Benton, present cham
pion. will come over from Cleveland
10 meet the winner OF the tournament
in the challenge round But whom
will Benton encounter?
The field OF eligibles will. II is now
known, contain Richard n Doughty,
champion OF Detroit and victor over
Benton In the play for the Michigan
championship in 1911 Doughty had
but recently returned from an eastern
trip and spent several weeks in hard
practice with his brother, also a We'll.
known crack That be is I'm excellent
shape is obvious from the form he
has shown since his rturn 10 Detroit.
With ReindC ont o. II, nursing several
torn igaments in his right wrist.
Doughty will be readily conceded rs
Benton's most logical opponent among
the Detroit contingent.
But there are plenty OF wise ones
who maintain that the presence of y.
H. Bundy, OF Grand Rapids, is going
TO seriously Complicate the situation
for both Doughty and Benton. Bundy s
presence Is assured He will be here
not only for the singles play, but Tor
the doubles as well. bringing on a
partner from Virginia, where ne mas
{ 4. I,9- ITlpt
Rundy. brother OF \. H. will also be
here Detroiters recall him as play
or who. several years ago, was OF the
sensational order. though less steady
than y. H. in his tournament play.
How the Bundys will compare with
Benton and Doughty is really the most
talked-of feature Of the tournament
n r. Bundy won the state champion
! ship for three years in succession
! 1907. 1905 and 1909 Neither Doughty
nor Benton were among the entrants
however During the last three sea
sons. the Bundys have been out OF
the Michigan affair Their return IS
occasioned partly by their desire to
take part in the West Michigan tour
nament. which Will he held at Grand
Rapids the week following the play
here
The courts OF the Detroit Tennis
cub have never been buster than dur
lug The past two weeks. All the clar
cracks have been hard at IT, and those
are not lacking who maintain thai
there are a number OF home players
VINO. with favorable break in the
luck. may lay low Bundys. Benton and
Doughty. Larry" H!bbard Ed. VII
son. Theodore I.ightner, Harry ste
yens and Walter Mcneil are all IN tol
form. Walkerville also boasts a play
er OF first class in Lang.
( Entries are already being made Win
n II Bowen. 81 Fort-st. west, who ID
chairman OF the tournament commit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
HOWARD B. LEE IS
In CHICAGO TOURNEY
Evans and Wood, of Chicago,
Are FavOrites for Western
Golf Title

CHICAGO July 2l-With cool
breeze blowing over course fringed
by big crowd OF spectators, ehmina-
tion rounds in the fifteenth annual
amateur championship tournament of
the Western Coli association started
al the Homewood Country club today
Beginning al a. m. entrants from
cities all over the west and middle
ives; began getting away and before
night $50 amateur players will have
hung up preliminary scores.
Western champion Charles Evans.
and Warren X Wood OF the Home
wood Country club. are the favorites
for the titled Howard h. Lee. OF
Detroit, Robert 4 Gardner. OF Hins-
dale former national champion. and
Ned Allis Wisconsin champion. are
others entered
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
JOHNSON UPHOLDS
JIMMY CALLAHAN
Relieves That Chance Was Not
Runkoed i'm the Chase-Ieider-
BOrtOn Deal

CHICAGO, July 2l.--President Ban
Johnson, OF the American league, eX'
pected TO issue an official statement
today declaring that the league can
not take cognizance Of the protest
made bv Manager Frank Chance. OF
the New York Highlanders. over the
deal that gave Hal Chase 10 the
White Sox in exchange for lnhelders
Borten and Zieder
Chance refused several trades
from other clubs simply because he
wanted Zeider." said Johnson 4
find that Zeider was playing regularly
with the White Sox up to the day
OF the deal and that he played with
New York for several days after he
trade, so his condition must have
been o. X At the time. II does not
seem 10 me that the Chicago club mis-
represented his condition
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
HOURS RAIN SPOILS BALL GAME;
FARCE ENDS WITH A 10 TO 5 SCORE

An hours steady rain kept 5000
fans at Nayin field, yesterday. waiting
until the Yankees and the Tigers
could finish their first game OF the
present series.
Nearly 5000 fans would rather have
taken their rain checks and gone
home, but they had no option. and 50
waited and saw the Yankees lick the
Tigers on flooded ieId 10 TO >.
II was hardly ball game II was
nearer water polo than baseball The
players evidently lost interest in the
soggy game and simply played 1t out
TO get il done The Yankees battcd
Hall and House so hard they retired
and Willett finished the game. War
hop, without thing but creaky
underhand delivery, went the whole
route
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
AL PALZER IS IN
new YORK FOR BOUTS
Will Sail for Europe for Battle
With George Carpenter In
September

NEW YORK. July 2L--Al Palzer
was hack in New York today looking
tor fights. and in the belief that some
one would take the chance OF making
little small change by signing him
up. began light training. Palzer
weighs about 220 pounds and says he
Is in good shape
Palzer expects 20 meet Jim Flynn
here ii the latter beats Gunboat
Smith in their fight Aug S. but in
the meantime will take on any bout
he can pick up. Early in September
Palzer will sail for France 10 prepare
for his fight with Carpenter. the
French champion
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
1900 WASHINGTON BASEBALL FANS STONE CHICAGO
BLOOMER GIRLS WHEN THEY FIND THAT THEY ARE men

Mate and another was discovered 10
be- chewing tobacco some Of the more
ardent fans started personal inyesti.
CATION one bold spirit tugged a the
Catcher's golden locks and they came
of in his hand. revealing n closely
cropped head OF black hair. In a few
seconds i0 was evident that the
girls we're men disguised in wigs
and the crowd chased them 10 the
dressing rooms. showering them With
stones. bottles and pieces Of +urf. In
the excitement the promoters OF the
affair skipped With the gate receipts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Fred &. Thomson, OF Los Angeles,
is the pastor OF Los Angeles Pres
byterian church. He is also a gradu-
ate of Princeton and allaround cham
pion OF the Amateur Athletic union
Thompson is a marvel al athletic
ability His records in both track
and field events prove he is better
all-around performer than the won
dertul Indian. Jim Thorpe.
Thomson is now competing in Calf
iornia and intends 10 remain in train
ing in an effort 10 break the world :
record for allaround performances.
In winning this years championship
Thomson made the following marks Z.
One hundred yards dash, II sec
onds shot-put, 81 feet - inches;
high Jump. feet - inches halt
mile walk minutes 33 seconds, ham
mer throw. 1875 feet inches pole
vault. 10 feet go yards hurdles. J b
seconds: 5G-pound weight. y feet;
broad Jump. p feet l-2 inches, mile
run, minutes - ID seconds.
In the half-mile walk hammer
throw. pole vault, l20 yards hurdles,
56.pound weight and mile run Thorn
son made better marks tnan those
credited 10 Thorpe when the Indian
! won the title.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
AcOsta Thinks Baseball
In His Native Tongue
and Then Tells Griff
About it in English

Though little Acosta coul0
not speak word Of English
when ne Joined the Nationals
az Charlottesville this spring,
and was absolutely unfamiliar
with major league baseball,
there rs now not a PLAYER on
the list who can dissect ball
game better than -4he little
Cuban. lie absolutely astounds
Grifhth with his intelligent
comments after a game He can
pick ont all the weak plays
and the strong ones and seems
TO be as well posted as il he
had been playing ball IN the
majors tor years. The day is
coming when this mere boy is
going to be one OF the great
players or the game. Not only
has he ability. but he is one OF
The most intelligent youngsters
that ever broke into the league.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

ever gathered ON the baseball field.
And it had been quietly limited that
their physical charms sometimes prov
I'd TOO much Tor their tight uniforms.
As result the ball field where the
cuteSt was 10 haye taken place was
mined with n crowd OF admirers OF
emiWro beauty long before Z the
IRIS 'rotted ont on the field 10
rhcy did not look ANYTHING Ike
hat was promised whcn-they lined
p. and after one OF no girls had
made a |hrow from deep left to the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Paddy Bauman. the Providence re-
cruit. played second base in place or
Witt He did as we'll as could be e&-
pected afeld. and got a double at bat,
Saturday the Boston Red Sox and
the Tigers divided a double-header. the
Tigers taking the first game. 81, Dn-
hue pitching a great game. Leonard,
a s0uthpaw, worked most OF the game
for the Red SoX, but got in trouble IN
the seventh inning and Hall inisncd.
Lake had bad inning in the eighth
OF the second game. close decision
by Ferguson on the first man mp start
ing the melee Outside OF that inning.
Joe pitched good ball. Foster kept
the Tigers hits scattered in all but
one inning
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

WASHINGTON. july While
some Soon men and boys who had
contributed for good seats 10 view the
Chicago Bloomer Baseball Girls In
action were suhmitting 10 the sibes
OF their fellows today. the police were
eudeavoring toIhr0 some way Of pun
ishiug tho promotes Mho got The
cash from the guliible males yester
dsN
" vas 10 have been great show
Tho Blocmer girls had been billed A.
the most enhancing bunch Of beauties
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Joe Kutina. former first .sacker for
The Browns, and Saginaw, is going 70
quit baseball THIS is the report com
ing from the south. when Kutina re-
Gently was traded 10 New Orleans by
the Montgomery management.
The Pelicans are way down, while
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
Bush is ONE or TIE FEW
"CHANGE OVER" Hy71EPS

VI me opinion AN pi.t
come handed hitter bet.r shl
Daefs the ,, 'escher
they became big league " ''l handed
Learning 10 nit left handed theyb
az Ia,, au'antage with the On
pitlers ana the ef n ouh
& pase cannon always be taught oI,
~ '"'e Nhen slamming from
Miher Hugsins hlts with double strength rigb
does when ~ingns left handed lie a' he
power ms iet shoulder and ing
against risht-handed pitching his spe pats iet handed
y ''7u Phs when
- sonnns 'ssn mas inherent driving left shoudo
as Hurr
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
"WHIZ' AND "WHIZ. JR.,"
ENTERED IN PERRY RACES

Latest among the entries for the
Perry Centennial regatta az Toledo
and Put-in-Bay, July rs 10 Aug .. are
the speedboats "Whiz" and "Whiz
Jr.R entries of w Crawford. Lake.
wood, y. Y.
These boats have been tearing ND
the surf al ChautauQna lake. y. s..
since being launched about month
ago and are said 20 he veritable
speed demons THAT their owner
thinks well OF their chances i'm tho
Perry Centennial races. is attested
by his entering them against tho
classy list OF hydroplanes from all
parts o. the country that will com
pete in this. the biggest regatta OF
ONerboats ever held
The hydros are entered under the
Chadokon Boat cub-of Lakewood
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
"Oh, CLARK, May / Go in to SaCim2"
"2eS. But Dont Go in the WAFER

Co.,.
Griffith the Washington Americans
the Gag ser unless the water Is calm
of including Pitcher Walter
yesterdays -FOUR
carried out by the under
Infd Gedon, lifted
rendering
drowned had not 10
to his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Johnny Dobbs team is we'll up in the
league race, and Joe does not like the
idea of playing with tail-ender.
therefore, he Is going to forsake the
national pastime and retire TO mis-
farm.
The big first sacker says that he re.
ported to Dobbs. not becsuse he had
10 play. hut because he wanted TO help
a friend
This same Kutina, who has quit the
national pastime. might have been
Manager George Stovall's understudy
for the Browns right now, but for his
slowness in the field. Joe could hit
the ball hard. but could not get
around the paths with much speed
He came 70 the Browns from the
South Michigan league In 1911. and
that fall batted we'll against the A. L..
hurlers Then in the fall il was his
great stickwork that let the Browns
take the fall series from the Car
dinals.
When George Stovall became lead
or OF he local American leaguers last
summer he kept Kutina for quite a
wtiie because he was suffering from
Dad hands When he was we'll. ana
could pay every day. he sent Kutina
10 Mont gomery
But Kutina does not have to-play
baseball for a living He owns a
large ranch in the west, and-will
SPEND the>fest OF his life raising cat
tie and farming, unless he reconsid-
ers his threat 10 retire from active
service i'm the baseball world
The Yankees and Tigers plowed
around In the mud for nearly two
a AL.x. Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Pitching auulmaTV- SIX hits anal -
times AZ bat off Leonard IN innings =
bits and times az hot OF Hail in ] IN
ring Two-hase htts--Y crkes. Coh'
sneaker Thrpe-base hits Yea b.
Norlarty Struck out--Ry puhur 7
en- lel 10y Leonard Gpubuc Wiz.
cobb Neachl Bases on balls--on Dr.
hue 2 Wagner. Speaker. YerkeS1 &c
T.corard I tCainrrl. or Hall ; tCohtl.
Double plGys-Cohb and Gamer =:
Speaker and CARR gan Bush and Grip-
er Wagner Yerkes and Fnele rlrsf
luse On crrOr--petroit Left an bases
Detroit T. Boston Wild ni'"h--
Leonard Hit hX pitched ball-Ry pu.
tue I Z Honrerl Sacrifice hits-Craw-
ford nuhBr Time t'42 Impircs---
Ferguson and Connolly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

I"IITUFUh NVTIIUHII NFNF ITtIT "t4N =
times az bat or Hall in ( innings g.
hits and times at bat on House IA .
innings 2 hits and Il times at ba' m
wIlett in 2 Innings Two-base hits
Cree Daniels Baumann. WARRIOR.
Three base hit-Crawford struck out
BY Hall , (Hartzell. Midkir by war
hop tMcKee Hennessy) BRses on
balls-On Hall > (Wdrhop. Wolter, of
House 1 tknightp or WARRIOR : Hlall
Cobb % Mckee, House Crawford -.
Double plays--Cohb aud Bush Push
and Gamer Wilett. Bush and Gamer
PcckinpauRh and Knight Knight and
Peckiupaugh. First base on errors
10 New York Passed hall--MC koc
Balk--W illett Hi NY pitched ball--iiy
Hall (Wolter) ny House I 'DoniVish. .
hv WARRIOR tGainer1 hY Willett J
(Gossettp Sacrifice hits - Woltcr
Peckinpaugh HartzeN stolen base
Hartzell Time so Tmpirts ~ r
guson and Connolly Attendance. pf1.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21
PERRY CENTENNIAL RACE
COMMITTEE MEETS TO-DAY

There viii be a joint meeting OF
the Commerce club OF Toledo and the
Perry Centennial power boat commit
tee At the Commerce club rooms in
Toledo Monday afternoon and in the
evening a meeting OF the Association
Commodores and Perry committee at
the Toledo Yacht club for the pur-
pose Of cleaning mp all the details
connected with the Perry centennial
powerboat races al Toledo and Put
in-Bay
Among other things that will come
mp al this meeting is the selection OF
a course al Put-in.Bay for the running
OF the powerboat races II now is
decided that the course. no matter
what shape. will be around Rattle
Snake island but whether II will be
triangular square or rectangular has
not been definitely decided on. al
though it probably will be triangular
as-this course seems best suited for
thr-eyents 30 be- raced.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Mitchell held the Red SEW a., -.
hits. but lost his game. N. .,,,,'t
Out eight men ana gave hut n,,,.
bnse ON balls. An error D., ,bnn
man started the troubIe ia H..
mint" nnd the Maps were mosrd o,,t
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

The Yankees and Tigers plowed
around In the mud for nearly two
hours, md the New Workers proved
the best In heavy going. The Nnpks
used up three Detroit pitchers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Every man IN the tthietIe line
80 contributed To- che total az ~
mis- OF IcNerrng aud Nilsson tI,,.
brown pitchers. WITH thc-rxrcu=-
ZION ~ Nnlsh. Schang mud Plant
thrN connected for two each.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

WopyriEht. ini3 nv the N~u YORK.
Evening Post ComDrnv,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-21

Joe BoehIine turned his tenth
strUIght sictUrN for WASHINGTON
against the White soy. Df the siN
hits on HoehlinE, Recruit I.arr,
thappeIle connected with two.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-27
ASHES LAID AT REST
Impressive Service Held at Stowe in
Honor of n. c. Akeley.

Stowe, Sept. pa brief but i'm
pressive ceremony took place at two
o'clock this afternoon when the ashes
CT the late Hon. Healey c. Akeley OF
Minneapolis were laid at rest in the
beautiful memorial building which
was Mr.. Akeley's gift to his native
town. There was a large attendance
of townspeople members OF II. II.
Smith Post, G. A. r., the Womans
Relief Corps. Mr.. Akeleys daughter.
Mrs. James Park Quirk, and little
son, Akeley Park Quirk of Mime
apolis, his brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Randall Of Water
bury, Mr.. Randalrs daughter and hus
band, Dr. and Mrs. Wasson of Water
bury, and two grandchildren, Healey
Akeley Randall and Miss Belle Ran
dan were among those present
The bronze tablet in memory of
Mr. Akeley at the head OF the main
corridor had been removed and a
niche prepared TO receive the casket
containing the ashes and here the
ceremony took place. Asa c. Cakes
was in charge, and the Rev F. 7.
Crane of Unity Church read the
scripture. The little grandson, Axe
ley Park Quirk, assisted by his cous-
in, Healy Akeley p Randall, placed
the box containing the ashes in its
niche and the tablet was replaced.
After the doors were opened about
500 of the pupils of the Stowe high
and graded schools marched through
the main corridor and out through
the side corridor singing Onward
Christian Soldier" Prayer was Of
fered by the Rev. Lemuel Davis of
the Congregational Church. Taps
were sounded by II. E. Shaw and the
Rev. MIR. Crane paid tribute in few
remarks to the memory OF Mr.. AXE
ley.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-27
GATUN LOCKS ARE
PASSED BY SEA
GOING TUG
First Real Test of the Panama
Canal
EASTERN END ALL RIGHT
Big Tug Had To Wait All Day While
the Locks Filled From Gstum
Lake.

Panama, Sept. 26.-The most i'm
portant step thus far toward the OPP
Grafton of the Panama canal took
place today when the sea going tug
boat Gatun, drawing 12la feet OF
water, was successfully passed
through the Batun locks and tonight
floats on the bosom OF Batun lake.
This was the rst attempt made to
operate the locks on the canal and
the result was highly pleasing to Col
Goethals, chairman of the canal com
mission, and canal officials generally.
All day long hundreds OF persons,
men. women and children, withstood
the burning rays OF the tropic sun
TO see the passing OF the rst vessel
from sea level to the level of Patun
height of a little over 65 feet, or
within 90 feet of its normal level.
The operations were conducted
with great car and everything went
through to schedule. The three
chambers. upper. middle and lowei.
on the west side of the locks were
used on this occasion. The men work
ed far into Thursday night making
everything ready for the operation.
The upper lock lied in the fore
noon, and this afternoon the water
was admitted to the middle and low
er locks, but it was not until 4:45 p.
m. that the wate- in the lower lock
had reached the level OF that In the
sea channel outside.
At this hour the sea gate was
swung and moment later the tug,
which had been in readiness all day
in the approach channel, turned its
head toward the entrance. AS the
vessel passed inside the lower lock
chamber mighty cheer went up
from the assembled crowds that lin
ed the lock walls, the tugs whistle
was blown loud and long and all the
whistles in the neighborhood Joined
In the chorus,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-27
TAFT IN PETITIONERS ROLE
Asks McAdoo for Marble Postoffice
for New Haven.

Washington, Sept. 25.-William Ho-
ward Taft, former President of the
United States, in the capacity of a
private citizen, today urged Secretary
McAdoo 10 give New Haven, the for
mer Presidents adopted home, a
marble postofiice.
When complimented on the fact
that he appeared in splendid health,
the former President laughed and
said:
THE report that ! have lost eighty
pounds is a malicious lie. 1t is only
sixty"
Regarding Representative Bor-
lands resolution TO supplant Mr..
Taft and other Republicans on the
Lincoln Memorial Commission with
Democrats, the former President re-
marked:
Il suppose | might stand the loss.
1t wasn't much when they took the
Presidency away, but l tell you if
they do likewise with this job. it will
hurt"
Later Mr.. Taft called on President
Wilson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-27
MR.. EpIsoN's OFFICE BOY
C'sclined to Let the Inventor Enter
His Office

A bright office boy Wednesday kept
Thomas A. Edison, inventor, cooling
his heels for five minutes outside his
own office. Mr.. Edison. who has been
taking an enforced vacation of two
weeks In his home in West Orange.
on account of a cold was permitted
TO 20 to his laboratory on condition
that he remain only few minutes.
The hoy, who had been engaged since
Mr.. Edison became i'll, met him at the
office door.
You can't see Mr.. Edison without
an appointment" he said firmly.
But this is most important" re.
monstrated the inventor, who wanted
TO prolong the joke.
Nothing doing. and. anyway. you'll
have TO see the secretary" the boy
added. Mr.. Edison said very well.
he would see the secretary.
After about five minutes the secre-
tary came out and greeted Mr.. Ed.
son by name.
That's all right" said the inven.
tor. patting the boy on the head. 81
like 10 see my own rules obeyed -
New York Herald