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The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. lS.-one on
the many reasons for the wonderful
popularity of Connie Mack, Philadel-
phia Athletics manager, even In towns
and cities where the fans have never
seen the long, congenial Irish leader,
wa stlod here today by one OF his
friends. The story might also throw
some light on why Connie Mack Is
tipped of TO more alleged young
pnenoms than any other three manag-
ers in both big leagues.
Shortly after Manager Mack won his
first worlds pennant. he was besieged
with requests for the old shoes, stock
ings. gloves, blouses and trousers that
had been worn out by his team in
their scramble for the worlds base
ball prize Mack knew that other man
ayers before him had been similarly
besieged. But here's the difference.
The other managers either paid no at.
tention 70 IN erequests or sent back
refusals Mack didn't do any such
thing He carefully investigated the
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
NEWS AND VIEWS VI OfONl
7 HYDROPLANES
RACE FOR $4,000
Barnacle, Chicago So Mile An
Hour Entry, Is Favored In
Big Race

CHICAGO, Aug. ls.-Seven hydro
planes. the biggest field that ever
started In an event OF that kind. were
to get away at y. IN, today, in the
first heats OF race for cups and
prizes aggregating in value $4,000.
The race. under the auspices OF the
Associated Yacht and Power Boat
clubs OF America is to be run as one
OF the features OF the Perry centennial
celebration here.
Barnacle. the Chicago entry, owned
by Adam Weckler, made from 40 10
90 miles an hour in practice today
and is the favorite. Baby Reliance
the eastern entry, and Oregon Kid, re-
Earded as the Pacific coast champion
are thought TO be too slow 10 win.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
CONNIE MACK MAKES FRIENDS FOR
CLUB BY GIVING AWAY OLD SHOES

requests. filed them In the order or
their coming and occasionally shipped
OF a discarded glove or worn pair
OF shoes or a bent catcher's mask to
some beseeching young player. Con
ME admitted all this was lot OF trou-
BILE, but he believed that II he used
discretion he could plant glove or
a suit or a pair OF shoes in some To-
cality where the wearer and the other
players would remember Connie Mack
If some likely looking young player
developed Mack SAYS he has secured
several promising recruits this way.
This request for discarded baseball
paraphernalia, by the way. oes not
come solely from the east and middle
west. The Indian team OF the st.
Mary's Mission School, at Omak,
Wash, is today disporting itself in
the suits which Connie Macks team
wore when it won its last worlds
championship. Mack figures that II
another Bender or a Meyers is devel-
oped at St Maryis he will have first
chance TO look him over.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
JOE ENGEL'S PASSES PUT TIGERS
IN POSITION TO WIN SUNDAY, T.

The generous spirit OF Joe Engel.
Washington hurler, liz giving passes
galore, helped the Tigers win yester-
days game from the Nationals, the
last scheduled for Detroit. and Bush
10 establish new record OF four
straight passes in four times at bat.
The score wa 10 l.
Edgar Willett pitched great game
against Engel and deserved a shut
out
The gam ewas closely contested I'M
III the seventh inning when Engel
blew up and Hughes and Gallia were
shunted into ten box. The Tigers
took six runs in the lucky inning
Bill Louden played second base
yesterday and got two hits in four
times up.
Foster scored the Nationals only
run. He walked in the fourth, stole,
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Howard Drew, Negro.
Splinter, Follows Own
Training Rules With
The Greatest of Care

It's seldom young man
reaches the pinnacle OF athletic
fame as has Howard p, Drew, the
great negro Splinter from Spring
field, Mass. without the aid and
advice of a coach. Drew is prac-
tically a selfmade athlete.
Outside OF being taught the
very rudiments OF the game. he
has developed himself into the
greatest l00-yard dasher in the
world
Drew's system. which had the
whole-heareted approval OF the
late Mike Murphy, is simple
one. Here 1t is Keep in all
around good physical condition.
Train for the track but very lit
tie; get plenty OF exercise every
day.
When Drew got into touch with
Mike Murphy through the med
ium OF the Olympic trip last sum
mer, the great trainer asked the
colored youth at once What
have you been doing?" Drew an
swered. Playing ball and rae
ing" Don't yer train any"
queried Murphy
Drew then told Murphy that
the most he ever did in practice
on the cinderpath was TO try a
few starts and run perhaps sixty
yards once a week.
This ball playing stunt was an
awful shock TO Murphy's system.
Mike never believed In the track
athlete playing any other game
while preparing tor race, but
he proved his greatness right then
and thereby putting the stamp OF
approval on Drew's action.
He saw in a flash that there
stood before him a lad whose
wonderful natural ability as
Splinter needed nothing in the
way OF training except general
condition.
Yer dom just right. drawled
Mike. Don't train till you meet
some one that can lick you. Then
train hard and you'll lick EN-
ALL"
Drew pasted Murphys advice
in his hat and is still unbeaten.
since he had the misfortune TO
break a muscle at Stockholm last
summer.
Here's what Drew did on his
training Of baseball and sprinting
starts this spring At the Am
herst interscholastic he won the
100 yards In 8 As seconds. and
the goo in Fl As seconds. beat
ing Charley Rice, the Powder
Point Splinter, in each race.
Glasgow corporation tramways ca
led during the last financial year 270
700 900 passengers.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

went TO third on Milan's out, and
scored when he beat Bush's return OF
aGndil's slow roller
The Tigers eyened in the fifth. Bush
walked, stole and worried Engel into
balk TO get third, from which he
tailed on Louden's single.
In the seventh came the big noise
With Moriarty dead, Willett singled,
Bush walked and McBride's error
filled the sacks Crawford doubled
scoring two. Hughes replaced EngeI'
He walked Cobb purposely and Veach
Internationally, letting Louden score.
Gamer hit TO Mcbride, forcing Craw-
ford at home. Stanage doubled, scor-
ing three Moriarty flied out.
Saturday. Long Tom Hughes had
the Tigers eating out OF his bony
hands, beating Dauss, 10 |, without
trouble.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
HORDE OF PLAYERS ADDED
TO THE TIGERS ROSTER
JAP WRITER'S PAN
IMPS WHO FAVOR
HOME BALL TEAMS

When a baseball scribe pulls
that moth-eaten gag, robbed by
the umpire YOU always find
that the officials are put on the
pan 10 discriminating against
e HON eteam. It's queer, but
the home scribes never see
where the home team gets any
Of the breaks from the umpires.
We can take a lesson from the
Japaneses, for while they roast
the Hmpires over there the same
as they do in this country, the
visiting team has mt received
justice. Recently the Leland
Stanford University los Ia game
To japanese nine. Look over
what the Japanese prints had 10
say the following day:
The Japanese Gazette says:
Japanese baseball umpires
have once again given a public
demonstration that in matches
in which visiting teams arS ~
posed TO their countrymen they
are unable 10 be fair in their
decisions. The umpires, Ko-
yama and Naoki, gave a is
graceful exhibition or partial
ity."
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Broken Bone Won't
Ring Down Curtain
On Big League Careeer
of Wallace

Mark down Bob Wallace as the
wonder OF wonders. Just when
every one has him billed for the
discard, he springs a surprise by
saying he doesn't feel that he's
ready for the count of ten. The
king OF the shortstops has been
on the shelf with broken bone
In his left hand, the result OF be-
ing nicked by a pitched ball
thrown by Joe Leslie Bush, of the
Athletics.
Believing that the injury might
hurry his passing as a big lea
guer, the question was put up 10
Wallace, His frank reply was
that he hadn't given the future a
thought.
Which, in short. means that he
hasn't counted himself out as a
major Lacquer If others have. Wal
lace limited that he'd be cavort-
ing about the Stockholders posi-
tion much elonger than some an
ticipated.
What are you going to do
Wnen you TIE through as mayor
league ball player" was asked
of Wallace.
What, have they got me in the
has-been class again?" was Bobs
comeback.
Well, it's certain that you
can't last forever, and you must
know that yourself" was fred
back at the Scot
To this he intimated that he
wasn't able to play with one arm
in a splint. but would probably
be back in the game again when
the Browns returned from their
eastern trip.
II looks like I'm crossing a lot
OF these fellows by sticking in the
big show" said Bobby. But I've
been steering clear OF the min
ors for quite long time and, be-
lieve your Uncle Dudley. | won't
perform in the bushes unless |
have 10"
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
THREE-LEGCED HORSE WINS SECOND
RACE AT WINDSOR OPENING DAY

A three-legged horse won the sec!
ond race al Windsor. Saturday. Jes-
sup Burn was injured In some way in
the stall just before being brought
out for the second race OF the open.
ing days meeting The owner of the
horse. NJ VI. Solomon. told the judges
OF the predicament OF the horse and
asked that he be allowed to scratch
his nag from the race
The Judges believed that II would
be unwise to let the horse withdraw
only a few moments before the time
70 go to the pos and refused TO grant
Solomon's request
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
CAN'T SEE ANYBODY
But M'LOUCHLIN
DOpesters Figure Maurice the
Winner in Tennis Tourney
At Newport
....Edifpd by..-

NEWPORT, X. l., Aug. 1s.-With
the Davis cup sent here for exhibition.
and Maurice Z. Mclaughlin scheduled
as the most likely man TO break IN
the new championship court, the an
nual tennis championship opened here.
today.
William A. Larned, seven-times
champion. had wired his entry at the
last moment. and there was much
speculation as TO his form, and some
wondering as to whether he really ex-
poets TO come back"
K. Norris Williams. w. NJ. Johnston.
William j. Clothier. and Larned. were
recognized by Newport as good ten.
MS players" but the enthusiasm Is
all for the authenticated Californian
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Some long shots that were heavily
backed at the last moment came
home. and il was estimated by some
that the bookies lost $4,000 during
the day. Forty-four of them we're in
line TO take the publics money.
The feature of the day was the over.
turning of the favorites. Buckhorn
and Flora Fina in the great Ferry
Handicap, by a rank outsider, Lochiel
Every owner Of the three horses en-
tered was confident of winning but
Lochiel had not been very seriously
considered by the public.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 15.-Dress-
ed in boys bathing suit and bound
hand and foot, Miss Claire Fairy, is
years old, recently swan Goo yards
across the Willamette river in IA min
utes and 10 seconds, understanding an
expert man swimmer
Because the light bothered her, she
swan most OF the distance with her
eyes shut.
Hello. Sis Hello. Nuns she
called as she crawled onto the landing.
We'll, I've done IT,"
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Jessup Burns appeared on the
track with the right hind leg badly
gashed. An ugly cpt five inches long
left spots Of blood in the horses
wake
But Iessup Burns was game Jes.
sup Burns started the race and won
handily-on three good legs
In spite OF the oppressive heat.
there was an enormous crowd In
Windsor Saturday. TO see the Opening
OF the fan meeting OF the Canadian
Racing association across the river.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Capt Wells Bennett broke the quar-
termile record last night at the Mo
tOrdrome, doing :39 As. and the De.
trQt team captured the three events
% u ecard, including the four-cor.
nerod match race. which Hauer won,
WITH Mcnamara, OF st. Louis. second.
No championship race, which Sud.
No(b won, with Bennett second. and
~ 3o-mile team race, which Bennett
40 Hauer won. with suddeth and
I)|nef, second. Rain fell during the
1em&le race. but the men kept on.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
CROSS OR MURPHY
WANTED FOR RITCHIE
Welsh Hurt Right Hand and Il
Unable to Appear Against
the Champion

VANCOUVER, b. c., Aug. 1S.-Pro-
motors of the Welsh Richie bout for
Labor day. today announced that they
would try TO get Leach Cross or "Har-
lem Tommy Murphy into the ring
against Richie, following the an
nouncement from Welsh's camp that
the British champion would be unable
to fill the engagement. Welsh hurt his
right hand, While sparring, and will
be out of the fight game FOR several
weeks.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
BRTTONS ARE COMING
AFTER POLO CUP

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Lord Ashby ST
Ledger proposes TO come over after
the polo cup which the E.nglishmen
left In America. following the Mea-
dowbrook meeting, according TO an
nouncement today. and advances a
plan providing for spring practice in
Madrid, to avoid the English weather,
which was said TO have left the Eng
lishmen In poor trim.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

As soon as the bandages were cut
the girl dove into deep water and
swan about vigorously, just 70 show
that she was still fit.
Eighteen months ago couldn
swim stroke" said Miss FAIRY "A
year ago swan across the river. and
today / have accomplished feat that
no one else has ever performed. /
like 10 do things that other girls can
do; that's my main reason for swim
ming bound hand and foot.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
RYAN AND KOLEHMAINEN
BREAK WORLDS RECORDS

NEW YORK, Aug lS.-Pat Ryan
and Hannes Kolehmainen were among
the champions today. having supplant-
ed Matt McGrath and George Bonhag.
At the firemens games at Celtic park,
Ryan broke the worlds l6-pound ham
mer throw record by two feet. setting
lS9 feet 6h2 inches as the new mark.
Kolehmainen made a new American
record of IA minutes. 20 80 seconds
for the three miles.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
~" ANNOUNCES FOURTH
ANNUAL MARATHON SWIM

The Detroit Y. NJ. c. A. announces
its fourth annual Detroit river cham
ptonship marathon swim for Saturday
Aug. 80. The course will be from the
Detroit Motor Boat club 10 Belle Isle
bridge. The marathon is open to ali
members OF the Wayne County Anna.
teur Athletic federation.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE
DISBRBOWS NEW RECORD

CHICAGO. Aug. ls.-The American
Automobile association will not rec
ognize as official the mark set by
Louis Disbrow, who travelled 10 miles
over the dirt track at Lfbertyville, H.,
in 9lS l-5. six seconds faster than the
worlds record. in yesterdays exhibit
ton meet. The electric timing IN
strument was not used.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Watching The
Sc0reboard

Heating wobbled "a little, but
pulled hard when he felt himself
slipping, and pitched wonderful
ball. In the eighth, with the bases
congested. and not White sOx
out to encourage him, the Nank
didn't allow N man to get across.
HartzeI was the trouble maker,
hits. He started the rally which
tied the score I'm the fourth. then
drove In the winning run In the
twelfth.
Engel and WilIett staged IA pitch
ers' battle until the seventh, when
the strain told ON Engel, and he
blew up. Detroit piled up six runs
before Hughes could stop the
breach. Engei passed SIX. four 60
ing to Bush.
The Maps played before the Iarg-
est crowd ever I'm bail park In
Cleveland, and expressed pleasure
over the fact by pounding the Ath-
leties hard and holding them score
less until the ninth, when two men
slipped around a. the result OF four
singles.
Jim Thorpe famed three times
and drove out two home runs when
the Giants took Long Branch into
camp. IL 10 :,
Business-ifke Printing. No fuss an
40 feathers The plain. neat kind the
~ Tip,aa Printing Co.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

'Batted for Hughes In eighth inning.
Apportionment OF Washington pitch
ing--Hits--On ERel. in 9 l-3 innings;
of Hughes. l in Ia; Off Gallia, in !.
Al bat against-Engel 81. Hughes g. Gal
liza 3. Struck out-By Engel 2 by Gal
liza l. Bases on balls-Off Engel s. on
Hughes Two-base hits-Crawford.
Stanage. Sacrifice hits-Louden ,.
Double play--Moriarty and Gamer. Left
on bases-Detroit T. Washington 4. Hit
by pitcher-By Engel. Stanage Wild
pitch-Hughes Balk-Engel Time
1:4S. Umpires-O'Loughlin and Sheri-
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Mack Picked Maps Pinch Hitter

Jack Leivelt, the Maps pinch hit.
ter. Is player of Connie Mack's pick
ing. 1t was Connie who dug him up
some six or seven years ago, when
Jack was playing In the outfied for
the Lake Linden team, OF the Copper
Country League.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
ASK ZIMMERMAN TO TAKE
TRIP AROUND WORLD

Zibberman, Cub third sacker, and
swatter OF note. has been invited to
make the round the world trip with
the White Sox and Giants. Manager
McGraw, Of the Giants, found that his
crew would be short man or two
when the tour was started. and invited
three or four other leaguers, including
the temperamental Zim, TO make the
trim
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

TWO base hIts-LApOrte, MooIIeF.
Three base hits-Gandil. Milan. First
base on balls--On Dauss Morgan,
Moeller) OF Groom | (Moriarty), Sac
r fee hit-Henry. Stolen base--Moeller.
First base on errors-Detroit !. Wash
ington l. Left on bases-Detroit 8,
Washington : struck out-By Dauss
Morgan. Groom) by Groom 4 (Bau-
mann. Cobb. Gamer. Stanage). Time
$40. Cmplres--O'Ioughli and Sheri-
dan. Attendance--5744
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE
STANDING.
Yerfrrdn,,s Games.

Saginaw s. Flint 3.
Kalamazoo I. cattle Creek .. ~
Jackson Al, Adrian 0-5..
Bay City 10, Lansing go
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Today's Cameo.

Adrian at Jackson.
Lansing at Bay. city.
Flint at Saginaw
No other games scheduled.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Tennis Championships on at Newport.

Tennis Championships on at Newport.
NEWPORT. r l., Aug. 1S.-lt look
ed to be west against west here today
when the play for the national dou-
bles championships started with two
teams OF Calfornians as the head-on
favorites. Maurice f. Mclaughlin and
Thomas c. Bundy. and Clarence Grit
FIN and John Strachan, are the two
coast teams who meet in the chal-
lenge round.
Other tennis matches on the sched-
ule OF the National Lawn Tennis asso-
citation today were the Eaglesmere
championships at the Eaglesmere. Pa.
Athletic association grounds; the Al
legheny Mountains open champion
ships on the Potomac club courts at
Cumberland, Md. and the central west
mixed doubles on the Ivanhoe Tennis
club courts at Kansas City, Mo.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Yesterdays Results.
No games scheduled.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Speaker made several spectacu-
lar catches. but Shotten, Brief and
Pratt hit some Speaker couldnf
very well handle, and the Browns
won.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

ST. Paul 8, Louisville .
Milwaukee Z, Indianapolis l.
Minneapolis s, Toledo 5.
Columbus 4. Kansas City I.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ye.terday,s Re.uifx.

Yesterdays Results.
Detroit I, Washington l.
New York 3, Chicago Go innings)
Cleveland 8, Athletics T.
81. Louis 3, Boston J.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING,
NesfrrdaY,a Game.

Rochester as. Jersey City 10.
Montreal u, Providence g.
Newark 1-15. Toronto I'll.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing Co. IS
John R.-st Phone Main 1asa
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston
Chicago at Philadelphia.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
Tuday's Games,

IOdny's Games.
Athletics at Detroit.
ashington at Cleveland.
New York at St. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

STANDING.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

STANDING.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Bu.iness-iike Printing. No fuss and
40 feathers The plain. neat kind tnat
locks right Times Printing Co., 10
John R-st. Phone Main 1923.
The Detroit times., 1913-08-18

Glasgow corporation tramways car
ried during the last financial year 270,-
600 900 passengers.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-05-10
CONGREGATIONAL NOTES

Mothers Day will be observed next
Sunday forenoon, and Fathers Day
will be given place in the evening,
Special Sc. mons and music at both
services. Special invitation to faith
ers and mothers, and all who have
had parents.
The Endeavor addresses last Sun
day by Secretary Rottman were Of
great helpfulness.
New accessions to the choir were
much appreciated. MIR. and Mrs. A
N. Cooper, Mr.. Cooper serving as
chorister. Mrs. Nile Carr played the
organ.
The teachers meeting next Tues
day evening at the parsonage. Three
new teachers have been added to the
board of teachers, Mrs. Ernest Pear
son. Mrs. J. Black and Mrs. B. b
Swan. The moving away for the SUI
mer of Mrs. Pascoe Is very much re
GREETED, also the loss OF Miss Ethe
Bennett from the Sunday school.
Who can attend the State 5. .
Convention at Boise, May 2o-22!
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-05-10

Arthur Roberson's new ferry on
the Snake river will be in running
order by the 10Th of this month.
A heavy rainstorm occurred here
last Monday night and much snow fell
in the mountains.
Geo. w. Fletcher Sr. has sold his
store buildings to Geo. S. Rice &
Co., who are now occupying the same
and Mr.. Fletcher will not again run
a mercantile business in Mountain
Home, as he announced last week.
W. H. Pilliner, photographer is now
located in Mountain Home and pre-
pared to take pictures in the best
styles of the art.
Born, at Tekoa, Wash, April 81,
1893, to the wife of Marion House, a
son.
w. J. Turner is turning out daily
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-05-10
SIZE OF JONATHAN AND ROME
BEAUTY APPLES

The following figures on the size
of two important commercial yrletles
of apples. grown in both the irrigat-
ed and non-irrigated sections OF this
state, were obtained by Weighing
Rome Beauty apples grown In nine
different orchards-four located LII
South Idaho and five in North Idaho
and Jonathan apples grown In ten Oil
ferent orchards-fiye located in south
Idaho and five in North Idaho. Inc
apples were either picked at random
from the trees by a representative o.
this station or picked and sent IN by
the grower. No attempt was made
to get extra large specimens, but IN
every case average size apples char'
acteristic of the particular territory
where grown were secured. Inc ap'
piles were collected, not to make ail
especial study of their size, but prl
marily for analyses, the results OF
which form part Of Bulletin NO. 90
The average weights OF 8, 3, o.
and 2 irrigated Rome Beauty apples
from five different orchards were z4o
21S. 241, 25O, and 25S grams respec
lively. The average weight OF the
twenty-five apples was 24O grams
The average weights of 8, 8, 8, an'
6 non-irrigated Rome Beauty apples
from four different orchards were z5'
1877. 21S and 1873 grams respectively
The average weight OF the thirty ap
pies was 20S grams.
The average weights oil ., g. o. .
and 3 irrigated Jonathan apples iroh
five different orchards were l'4, lo4
119. 1856, and 1870 grams respectively
The average weight OF the uhirOy
three was 154 grams.
The average weights OF 8, g. o. .
and 6 nonirrigated Jonathan apple
from five different orchards were LIE
2O4. 1875, 1853, and 1873 grams respee
lively. The average weight OF IN
thirtyfour apples was 163 grams
If we should consider only ines
figures ON size, irrigated NOM
Beauty apples have an adVai'as
over irrigated Jonathan apples.
Altho the weights OF SO few apple
taken from such small per cent
the orchards in both the irrlgaee
and non-irrigated sections OF III
state might be indicative OF the ave.
age size. no sweeping conclusion
could be made regarding the size
ali Idaho grown irrigated and non-i
rlgated apples.
C. WCOLVER,
Assistant Chemis
Idaho Experiment Station.