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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24

T.
The Heralds are going 10 try an
experiment tomorrow afternoon that,
il successful, will result in giving the
gridiron fans OF Detroit the chance
TO see some OF the strongest indepen-
dent teams in the country In action.
The local team will play the Gin
cinnati Celts tomorrow afternoon at
Packard park The Celts are crack.
ing good players, champions of city
where independent football has a
strong backing and the holders OF the
Southern Ohio title. This year they
are dangerous conteniers for the
state championship.
This is the first time that a Detroit
team has attempted TO bring In
team Of the Celts' caliber and stand
ing. and II large and appreciative
crowd turns out. the Heralds win
schedule several more such games
during the season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24
WOLGAST Is GIVEN
DECISION AT FLINT

FLINT. Mich. Oct. 24.--Ad VOL.
CAST cutpointed Billy Wagner in
ten-round go here last night, In which
Wagner. nevertheless, made a fine
showing. Wolgasts' boring In tactics.
however. exhausted the Detroit boy,
and at the end OF the go, Wagner was
very tired. while AID was still fresh.
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RltchIelLucky To- Get Draw.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24.--Even
While Ritchie's coast admirers admit.
ted today that the ex-lightweight
champion was lucky to- get a, draw In
HIS fonr-round boz, here last night
with Johnny Dundee, and Dundee's
friends asserted thai the New Yorker
clearly lad the shade.
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Wolverines Are OutUeiqhed
MICHIGAN

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24
peen In the plstanf.

Aug. !. 1888, professional running.
two miles. nine minutes II 1-2 seconds.
NV. Lang. England. Still record
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24

Michigan VS.. Syracuse at Syracuse
Yale VS.. Washington and Jefferson
ut New Haven.
Brown We. Cornell at Polo grounds.
New York
Princeton VS.. Dartmouth at Prince
ton.
Penn state vs.. Harvard at Cam
bridge
Army VS.. Holy Cross at West Point.
Navy VS.. West Reserve at Annapolis.
Pennsylvania vs.. Carlisle at Phila-
delphia.
Vermont vs.. Colgate mt Hamilton.
Wesleyan VS.. Amherst at Middle
town.
Bowdoin VS.. Colby at Brunswick
Swarthmore VS.. Ursinus at SwaTth-
more.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24

A s2O-mile and broken down
buggy horse that win pull a plow can
turn over more soil than a pair OF
$4,000 horses that balk in the first
furrow; which may explain why the
Boston Braves won the National
league pennant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-24

Perhaps the fact that Il was TndIax
summer helped the Braves.
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Hlstorv.

V March 10. 1Sss--John r. Sullivan
and Charlie Mitchell: draw Chan
tilly.f France
They're fighting no draws Ia that vi
entity these days.
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ATHER IS ABOUT ONLY
THING FAVORING YOST
* Veteran Playing Against
nnge. and He Is In New
Position
ORY FOR MICHIGAN
UP TO LUCK GODDESS
Ing Of Larry Splawn Ma,
urn Tide-GIoom Reigns
In Wolverine Camp

|.YRAcusE, N. ", Oct. a.
III weather was promised for
1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gridiron
lie Ia che stadium on Varsity
this afternoon.
s rho kickoff will be at $3.50 p.
and fast, dry field 10 looked
The western eleven Is a
hit favorite in the betting.
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Football Today

University OF Detroit VS.. Battle Creek
Normal at Mack park. 2.3o d. m
Central High VS.. Jackson at ID. A. c.,
! Eastern High VS.. cass Tech at ID. A.
c.. 10 a. m.
Western High VS.. Pontiac at Clark
Northwestern vs. Windsor at Ferry
held, 10 a, m.
state.
Olivet W.. Hillsdale college at Hits
dale.
Albion college vs.. Kalamazoo college
at Kalamazoo.
Alma college VS.. U. Of NJ. All Fresh
Grand Rapids vs.. Ann Arbor high at
Grand Rapids.
standish VS.. Gladwin high at stan
dish
Grand Rapids Union VS.. Lansing high
rpsiianii high VS.. Scott high at To-
Muskegon high VS.. Ludington at
d. Q. s. VS.. Deaf Mutes at Flint.
West.
coin
Chicago VS. Perdue at Chicago.
Wisconsin VS.. Ohio State at Colum-
bus.
Minnesota VS.. State University OF
Louisiana ut Minneapolis.
Illinois VS.. Northwestern at Evans
ton.
Marquette vs.. Ripon at Milwaukee.
Miami vs.. Mt. Union at Alliance.
Ohio Western va. Ober1in at Oherlin.
South Dakota vs.. Notre Dame at
South Bend
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Best Athletes of the World to
COn,pete in NelU York This Week

A relay race between four OF tho
fastest runners In this country and
a like number from Canada will give
an international flavor to the annual
indoor games Of the New York A. G.
In Madison Square Garden Tomorrow
night. Ted Meredith. Tom Halpln.
Homc.' Raker and Mel Sheppard will
start AGAINST the heetest quartet from
the Dominion. rressider. TAFT. Phil
lips and Brock have been cracking
records continually up In Canada,
and they're coming here with the idea
OF showing our own flyers something
new In the way OF rompinG over the
boards.
After the running Of this event
there's the Baxter Mile. transferred
from Columbia's games: the intercity
race between Boston and New York.
and a score OF other features that
round out a we'll stacked card. !.
The decision OF the Millrosc Attn
letc Club to branch out AZ firSt =
class organization In welcome news
to clubs scattered over the city. Tho
Bronx representatives have always
insisted on the highest standard OF
spOrtsmanship. and the club will have
nothing but well wishes when II
spreads out as one Of Gotham'x lead
Ing clubs.
| The Irish American games In the
Garden Saturday night viii! recall the
clubs games Of past years. when II
was customary to feature running
races between the leading colleges
This year the uptown organization
was anxious to return TO the old or
der. and Lawson Robertson was In
structed to arrange a race between
the colleges. Lawson decided that
two-mile relay would b, great an,
he sent out invitations to nearly al
} the prominent colleges In the Fast
Harvard, Yale. Cornell and Pennsyl
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to compete. and II 10 expected that
Harry Hillman win send down a
team from Dartmouth and there II a
possibility Of Princeton being repre-
scented.
The National Cycling Association
will hold the frst indoor bicycle
championship ever staged In New
York In conjunction with the Royal
Arcanum Athletic Carnival in the
Thirteenth Regiment Armory WASH
ington's Birthday. The cycle cham.
pionships will include contests for
both juniors and seniors.
The Crescent A. c.. once more in
the A. A. Y. fold. announces that en-
tries will close on the nth for the
amateur boxing tournament to be
held In the Crescent gymnasium Feb.
II and II. The classes will include
10. 100. lao and $50 pounds. in nd =
dition to the 13O-pound novices who
never won prize at boxing The
club arranged the long card In the
hope Of encouraging the dcvelopmen nj
of amateur boxers.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
Added
In Kentucky
Derby of 1914

LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb. 10.-The
Kentucky Derby will he the richest
race In the forty years history Of this
classic event. Secretary Lyman II.
lions of the coming big event. and
for the first time In the history OF
the race $4,000 in added money IL
given by the New Louisville Jockey
Club. This with the subscription and
starting moneys will make the old.
fashioned classic q $4,000 race thli
season.
The greatest amount over added be.
fore to the big race was In 1913, when
S. 900 was given,
The evening world., 1914-02-10

To the Sporting Editor:
How much time should a referee
give two men in the ring before he
can disqualify both for not hghting7
FELIX ]. LAURI.
No. SIS Metropolitan avenue.
He should have IN idss o. their
intentions after the eeoond round N
10 10 . competent eS'oial.
To ths Sporting Editor:
Did Joe Jeanette ever knock out
Jack johnson before or after john
son won the championship.
A WORLD READER.
Never. before or after.
To the Sporting Editor:
4. To settle a dispute, will you kindly
state the record for one mile walking.
ALEX WlES.
Professional record 10 8 minutes
"a seconds BY w. Perkins, ENGLAND.
w. Murray 10 credited with creating
amateur figures Of 8 minutes e @-6
seconds q Melbourne, Australia,
To the Sporting Editor;
Where Ia the Empire A. Z. located
at present-Park avenue and One
Hundred and Seventh street or at
One Hundred and Fifty-hfth street
and Eighth avenue. A FAN.
One Hundred and Seventh street
and Park avenue.
To the Sporting Editor.
When Jim Jefries retired to whom
did he give the title? And name the
men who held 1t since then until the
nrosent time. Was Stanley Ketcho
ever a champion heavyweight?
A. X.
Jssfriss retired in 1905. When h,
rsfsrssd the bout bstwes0 Marvin
Hart and Jack Rect IN Rene, New.
on July Of that year, IN which Har
won IN twelve rounds, ysmriss pre-
ssntsd HE title to the winner 70 Dc
TEND against 81! eemees. Tommy
Ovrns then fought hart ." Feb. q
! 1o0a, IN Les Angeles, and. winning
the dsslsieN II twenty ceunds
Il" Il. '1k.'' ~, H.. IS. x;j&
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BURNS STARTS FOR
AUSTRALIA WITH. LOAD
OF AMERICAN BOXERS
Arthur Pelky Heads Troupe
Jack johnson Is
Not Broke.
BIZ John Pollock.

-oMMY BURNS, the ex-heavy.
weight champion Of the wofid,'
has started for Australia with
. string Of American fighters win
whom no expects to clean UP a lot Of
money by having them meet Ameri-
can and English fighters in that coun-
try. Burns expects to be gone for six
months. Tho fighters he has taken
with him are Arthur Pelky and Char
lie Horn. heavyweishts; Dan sullivan
Of Montana. mlddleweisht: Fritz Hol
land, welterweight; Loo Johnsonl
fsatherweisht. and Louis Rssssp
lightweight.
The report sent here that Jack
johnson 10 broke over in Paris il un-
true. In n letter to Ian Morgan.
Dan McKetrick says that johnson
owns three automobiles. has bought
$4,000 worth Of diamonds for his wife
and besides receives $1,000 for evsrn.
wrestling match that he engages ID
with French and English wrestlers.
Dan "Porky" Flynn. the Boston
heavyweight. who recently knooked
out George Rodei. the Boer. In four
rounds. was matched to-day to meet
Soldier kearns Of Brooklyn In thu
main bout of ten rounds at the Irving
A. &. Of Brooklyn on next Saturday
night. II Flynn beats Kesrns. Tom
O'Rourke will try and match him
with Battling Levinsky.
Ad Wolgast's next battle will b
with Tommy Gary. the Chicago
lightweight, who has fought some
good fights during the last twelve
months. They will como together in
. ten-round contest at q boxing show
next Monday night.
Four clubs hold boxing shows to-(
night. At Brown Gymnasium A. 4,
Jim Savage W. Tony Ross In the
main bout. At Atlantic Garden A. G.,
Johnny Daily VI. Pinky Burns. AZ
Irving A. c. Of Brooklyn. Jack BRIT
ton vs.. Johnny Dohan. Sapper O'Nstl
VI. Phil Bloom. At Broadway Sport.
ing Club. Brooklyn. Bob AohA ".
Jack Driscoli. .H.ll.
Charley Ledoux. the Frsnch han-
tamweight champion. battled asain01
Bill Benyon. the DnS1ish bantam
weight champion, In . tWonty.rounAI
contest At Cardiff. Wales. on 0atups
day night, and was awarded The a.
ciGion In the ninth round by the ~
cree, who was forced 70 stop ~
night because both Of Bsnyon's ~
were closed.
George Chip OF Pittsburgh. who Il
now the acknowledged middiswoleH1
champion, win BE- called upon 70 d.
fend his title In another contest 81
the night Of Feb. -. Ho has boo
signed up to meet Gus Christie q
Indianapolis for six rounds In. Patt1S
burgh.
The Boxing Committee Of the MekA
ropolitan Association Of the AmAtoul
Athletic Union at Z meeting yestor<
day held In the A. A. U. headquarters
unanimously awarded the New Yoef1
A. G. the right to hold the amAtOue
boxing championships for this yeAsl
The contests will be held ~
March 20.
X. o. Sweeney. the local 6ghteeV
who has been laid up for q few weeks
with an injured hand. 10 ready q
battle again and has been matched
up for two contests. His flrSt will 81
with George Alger for fifteen round
at Manchester, N. H.. on Feb. IL, an3
his second with Jack Read Of Aust
tralia, at the Ryan A. c. Of SyraE
cuse. n. T.. on Feb. -.
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TINKER SHOWS MONEY
he GOT FROM FEDERAL S

CHICAGO, Feb. l0.-Joe Tinker yester-
day answered Garry Herrman's charges
that the former Cincinnati manager had
not received one cent from President
Weeghman by producing q certificate Of
deposit for sio.soo ON the Corn Exchange
National Bank.
Just to show you how foolish one
can make Garry Hermann look. II IL
only necessary TO show you this certifi-
cate" said Tinker. When Wseghmsn
paid mo $4,000 In cash took the money.
AZ IN .od 70 The ., c Sr! Es.s;hsIss And
-. the extra 20 being the intsrsst H.
q: II. ~. &. VIZ ' :: g. iraI .:'as'
The evening world., 1914-02-10
C0MISKEY HAS IMPROVED
AFTER EXAMINATION.

ROME. Feb. 1o.-President Charles
Comisley Of the White sox team. who
10 touring the world with the Giants
and his Chicago nine. was much i'm.
proved to-day following his breakdown
here yesterday. DR.. Jones and Prof.
BastianelM submitted the noted base-
bail owner to . vigorous examination
to-day and found no was suffering from
Q stomach ailment. Although Mr..
Comiskey was much better to-day. the
two specialists decided to examine hin,
again tomorrow to determine whether
an operation with be necessary.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
Feds Coming Here
To Make Peace?

Chicago. Feb. 10.
THE hurried departure last
night Of three Of the Federal
League leaders to New York
gave rise TO the report that peace
between organised and outlaw ball
In TO 10 made. There In another
rumor that the Federals are fiGur-
Ing on invading New York. i'rest-
dent James A. Gilmore Of tho
league and Charles Weeehmnn and
william n. Walker Of the Chicago
club made the trip. II was said on
pretty good Information that the
trio Of Federal chiefs went to New
York at the behest Of the National
Commission.
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Mcfarland Ready to
Retire From the Ring
<<T THINK l am the only f,shts,

Ex1 THINK am the only fighter
Of the present day who never
. has been defeated" says
Packey Mcfarland. This In itself
Ia some honor to possess in retir.
ing. You know. fellow goes along
and thinks he Is just a. good a.
ever, but he isn't. Constant train.
Ing slackens ones speed and saps
ones vitality. That's why have
decided to retire.
II think that Cross and Murphy
gave mo my hardest battles. Cross
hit me tho hardest of anybody, and
Murphy In tho bout on the Coast
extended me the most"
The evening world., 1914-02-10
P. J. CONWAY RETAINED
As HEAD OF RlSH.A. A. q

For the eighteenth consecutive
time p. J. Conway was elected Presi.
dent Of the irish American Athlst3c
Club last night. (.
Thomas J. Cummings was elected
vice-President: Peter Curran, Treas.
urer: Matthew Lyons. Financial Sse>
Rotary; Harry ID. Bannon. RECORDING
Secretary. and John Conway. Club
Secretary.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
AMERICAN POLO PLAYERS
TO PRACTICE INDOORS,

The American polo team will b able
to get in form throuGh the use Of the
indoor tennis courts that viii be built
on the estates Of Henry c. Phipps and
his brother. John g. Phipps. At West
bury. Although practice games viii not
be possible Tor some weeks. the members
Of the various polo colonies on Ions
Island are already showing much inter-
est In the coming series of international
matches at Meadow Brook In June.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
Dreyfxss Hands Wagner Life Membership
Card in Pittsburgh With Salary of $40, OOl
Business Schedule
For Baseball Masnates.

THERe will BE- nothing done
in regard to the Federal
League.
The playing rules will remain
unehanged, with the possible OK.
osption Of narrowing the eatehsr's
box % - to prevent wide pitch.
outs.
The schedules will b adoptsd
just ~ framed BY the joint com.
mittse.
The Jsrssy City franchise in
the international League will
probably b transssrrsd 70 Orook.
Ign.
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make no deals at this meeting. Garry
hermann didn't bring his board OF
directors along.
So far the American Loaguo con-
tingent hasn't shown up. Ban John
son notified the boys to be here by
Wednesday. but mono Of them has
pulled the early start. Tho gang u
looking forward to the meeting be-.
tween Ban and Charley Murphy.
There are those who still insist
that there II nothing to tho Federal
League. but Jack Dunn Of tho Orioles
Ia not among that number.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
If Mcfarland and Gibbons
Can Agree on Terms '7tUiU
Be Packey's Last Battle

he would scale when he stepped into
the ring with Gibbons.
= will probably weigh about 40
pounds. ] can't make better than 1876
at 3 o'clock and I can't enter tho ring
weighing more than li0 pounds and
be In good condition. Right now
weigh about las pounds.
cHicAooAN WANTS LATER
DATE THAN MARCH 9.
II have asked Billy Gibson to set
the date for the bout later than
March D AZ the contest IL 30 i'm
portant that I want to be In the best
Of trim when I climb through the
ropes. feel sure that can whip
Gibbons. I consider match well
made half won and that In why I
have come all the way from Chicago
to attend to the details.
mo matter how the bout results
I'll have to retire anyway. You
couldn't expect such. boys as Cross,
Britton and the like to get into the
ring with me knowing that ! could
II I beat Gibbons, who In generally
acknowledged the king Of middle
weights. you could hardly expec,
men Of that class to take me on
especially In a short bout"
Mcfarland 10 the guest Of Billy
Gibson while In town. He intends
to stay here until Thursday or FRI
day. Eddie .Reddy. manager Of Glib
bons. In coming on Wednesday. when
II IL expected the articles Of agree
Ment will be signed. Yesterday
Packey attended the theatre both
afternoon and night.
The evening world., 1914-02-10

Highlander sign second Dasema ..
John Sullivan, a i-professional
second bassnan. who was recommended
by Fritz Maisel. was signed yesterday
by the Yankees. Sullivan played in the
Buffalo City League last year and ran
up the tidy hating average OF 400. He
weighs ITO pounds. but 10 ranked ~ .
sprinter.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
Boxer From Chicago Says He
Decent Need the Money and
10 Ready Now to Quit the
oame-Wants Later Date.

TN spite Of all the advertising TO the
] effect that Packey Mcfarland and
Mike Gibbons are going 10 meet
in Madison square Garden on March
Q. the chances arc that tho match
won't take place on that date. and II
10 not an absolutely sure thing that
Il will Sver DO held.
Mcfarland realizes that this bout
will b tho most important that he
over fought. II II takes place It will
b the last that he will ever night: II
II doesn't come of he'll never fight
again.
"l'vo got all the glory I want out
Of boxing" said Mcfarland last night.
'Ths sport 10 now purely business
with me. came on here Just because
It 10 business. There are two or three
technicslitios that will have to be ar
ranged to my entire satisfaction be-
fore I step into tho ring against Glib
bons. In the first place I will insist
that both Gibbons aud myself post a
u 500 forfeit for weight and appear
anoe; aloO ! want II settled that the
weight 10 ils pounds at 4 o'clock; then
last. but most important OF all.
must he guaranteed . certain sum OF
money and I also must get tho per-
centage Of the house I desire.
coNsioERs " oReATGsr MATCH
or hie CAREER.
As this 10 the greatest match In my
career. want the most money ever
received. You know. when you have
something to sell you want tho hes,
price possible for your goods. So 1,
In VITA ne. ! consider myself an OK.
pert In the fistlc line and l want the
biggest amount OF money can secur,
for m. sGrvices.
"l've never been Keen for the pub
licity end OF the game. On that ac,
count ] have no regrets that ] vii
retire without ever having won
title. A champion liz too much In tn,
limelisht to suit me. Id rather neve
have my name In the papers. Onl!
] know that II helps you newspaper
fellows In your line OF work ! wouls
rather not have my name OF pictur,
printed
II have all the money l want.
fellow Just needs 50 much to &c
along on. and what 10 money 10 yo
haven't your health? ] have an In
vestment In Chicago that earns m
5000 q year and II was only at m
last fight here against Jack Britto
In the Garden that ! got q tip fror
Jim Ward. the broker. advising =,
to buy Pneumatic Tube. that netts
me 5000 prOft.
$50 you sec that II Is not money
want. ] have my mother, father. fou
brothers and three sisters well pro
vidsd for. and I don't think that III
pr0verbial wolf will ever darkc
their door. Also ! am going to z,
married to . nice Joliet girl IN
couple OF months and that u all Il
Nero reason why want 90 refill
Wine have ny health"
] 0sasss1ss SSsa ssissA ~Slss vsasI
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This Is Handsome Tribute to Player Who Made the Pirates
Famous-German Can Remain With the Club as Iona
as He Wants to and Draw Salary
By R0zenaas, Bulgev.

SIDE from rubbing varni.h of the mahosany pannns
about the Tumyrae League swoopins
chilled
But out Of the baseball buzz that giving
Pirates at his present salary for life -
a
worth and ~ hs
The evening world., 1914-02-10
Sport Queries Answered

whom Jack Johnson teek u away
from him In fourteen reunds at sgd.
nsy, Australia. ketehsI never wac
heavyweight champion.
The evening world., 1914-02-10
GARDEN CITY CLUB GETS
COLLEGE GOLF TOURNEY,

Garden City will be the scene OF tn
annual championship tournament Of tn
intercollegiate Golf Association. Tn
dates. announced yesterday. are Sept. I
amateur championship. a. usual. The
last time this tournament was held q
Garden City was in 1906. when W. d,
Glow jr. Of Yale won the individual
title.
The evening world., 1914-02-10

out thc substance OF what was SUD.
pOeed TO have been O letter from the
rnIhe manager. he decided to use IL
TOT advertising purposes. :"
Ana. say" laughed Doom. "vou
1Hsnt 70 have seen us pack 'sm In 1t
what do you know about Charlev
Murphy coming ali the way 10 M,
10TH ana having nothing to cay p
nonest, no said exactly that. After
some urging. though, he did make one
remark about the Feds.
Tho Federal League 10 botherinx
me nearly AZ much a. my lumba 10. /"
declared C. Webb. But that's NV.
Ing mo the dickens"
From . sartorial point Of view. this
time Charley y Q disappointment. I'd
to press time no hadn't flashed ONE
not one. mind you-waistcoat.
II IL said that the Federal IAas,,s
promoterU are now staying up at
nights to prevent being double. creased
In their own ranks. Ono of their
under secretaries 10 reported to have
offered to sell to the Internationa
League the names Of players In that
organisation that were being tam
pered with by the Feds. All the
young fellow asked for this service
was 500 per name, and the Inter-
national League fellows didn't think
them worth It.