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The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Konetchy Jumps to Feds to Escape link" On
Pirate Team---That bug" Common In Baseball
Took Batting Slump TO Heart
and Went to Pieces-Never
Expected to Regain Form
at Pittsburgh

Ed Konetchy has jumped from the
Pittsburgh Pirates TO the Federals
and thereby hangs one OF the odd
tales OF baseball. The fact is that
big Honey jumped. not for money or
for dislike OF the management OF the
Pirates but because last season he
got the idea that be was linked
He imagined that he could not play
ball with that team, that some i'll
fortune would pursue him as long as
he remained there
IL is rather funny. When Konetchy
Joined the Pirates he was about as
well pleased ball player AS could be
imagined. He was glad to escape
FROM 81. Louis. expected 20 have a
big Year and 10 play the best ball
he ever had shown He started like
a whirlwind. Then the youngsters
on the Pittsburgh team commenced
to so 10 pieces and right then ko-
netchy got into one OF those inexpli-
cable batting slumps that come TO
all
Instead OF considering II all in the
game and plugging away until he
got back into the stride, he got the
LINK" idea-and fretted until he could
not hit at ALL
He is grand ball player. and a
terrific hitter when he thinks he can
hit. and II he gets the idea this year
that the "jinx" has deserted him
those Fed league pitchers Will do
lot OF worrying-also the outtlelders.
The: superstitious idea OF a link"
is not uncommon In baseball The
worst case was that OF poor old Kid
Baldwin, one OF the grandest catch.
ers OF his time. He met a streak OF
hard luck. For time il passed mere
ly as that then the other players
commenced TO whisper that the Kid
was bad luck He not only was bad
luck for himself, but for all who came
In contact with him.
Pitchers began TO fear 10 pitch TO
him IL was strange. but IL seemed
as II some misfortune happened TO all
the players who were his closest
friends II drove him out OF the bus
mess. He tried the minors; and
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
DETROIT GETS
FOUR PLAYERS
ON ALL-STAR IL
Officials in Yesterdays Game
Would Like to Pick Whole of
Buss' Team
RAPIDS CENTRAL Is
GIVEN THREE PLACES
Muskegon, Flint, Jackson and
G.. X. Union Each Have Man
In Honor Lineup

An all-state high school football
team for 1914 was picked. last night
in an executive session after the Gen.
tral-Flint game. The pickers-in-chief
We're Referee Won Thurn, OF Ypsi. and
Umpire Harry. Helmar, OF Mt Pleas
ant, who have officiated in a large
number OF high school games this fall
and have discussed the players on
the other teams with fellow-ofiicials.
They and the rest OF the conferees
admitted that choosing the entire De-
troit team for all-state honors would
not far miss the mark, but that, new
ertheless, there was a wealth OF ma
terial throughout the state that would
be eligible for an honor eleven.
However, all the stars cant get on,
and after much discussion pro and
con, eleven men were selected who
were decreed the best in Michigan
this year, as an off-hand selection. De-
troit was given four places, not as
much as IL may. have deserved. per-
haps. but goodly representation.
Grand Rapids Central landed three
positions, and Flint. Jackson, Muske-
gon and Grand Rapids Union divided
the others.
The ends chosen were Whitmarsh,
OF Detroit, and Hardy. OF Flint. Whit
marsh Is good all-around man, one
OF the best in the state. Hardy yes
terday proved himself a wonder on
defense and showed stellar ability Ia
carrying the ball. He and Quarter
back Gensel we're the whole Flint
team.
Keeton, OF Detroit. and Grotemat, or
Grand Rapids, were given the call for
the tackle positions. Both have hg-
ured prominently in every game they
have played this season, and Grote-
mat is an old head at both line and
backfield work. Capt Straw, or De
troit, earned a guard. and the other
was given Coffey, OF Grand Rapids,
who was all-state center last year
and has been played at end and quar-
terback this fall. He belongs on an
all-state team. and would make a
splendid guard. Culver, OF Detroit,
was an unanimous choice for center.
Strange TO say, Detroit did not get
more than honorable mention when
the pow.wow over the backfield got
under way Pedler, OF Muskegon. who
almost single-handedly defeated Grand
Rapids Central yesterday. was placed
at quarterback Sparks, of Jackson.
a wriggler who gets through the line
for big gains without really plung-
ing, and Cornelius. the Grand Rapids
open-held runner were named as half
backs. when the time TO select a
fullback arrived. Grand Rapids Union
was suddenly recalled and Hannish,
the stellar performer on that won.
derful team. was q .highly-favored
choice. For the second team. the re-
mainder OF Detroit Central and stars
from Grand Rapids. Jackson, Flint,
Tecumseh, Saginaw. BAY City. Alpena
and halfdozen other Michigan
cities we're mentioned.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Chicago High Schools Tour the
Country Just Like Universities

Players on Chicago high school foot.
ball teams not only get the advantage
OF coaching that compares fayorably
with that at universities but they
also get some cracking good trips.
Oak Park high which bob" Zuppke.
now at the University OF Illinois, put
on the map. is on Us way to Boston
where II will meet Everett high
Charley Brickleys school in his
prep" days. Oak Park has its train
er. manager. coach. and faculty rep.
resentative along, just like the big
schools.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Brickley Didn't
Play for Letter

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 27-There
seems 10 be lot OF talk out east
about the fact that Charley Brick
ley was able TO make his 1914 III" by
going into the game with Yale for a
few moments. To be sure this would
entitle him 10 his letter. but 1t was
unnecessary. In all OF the leading
colleges the captain. head coach and
manager OF the football team automat-
ically receive this official insignia.
Charles BrIckley was captain. and
therefore would have been rewarded
with his1etter even If he had not been
in the game. He went into the game
just for the honor OF helping defeat
Yale and not for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning a letter
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Return of Football at Columbia
Begins TO Look Veru PROMISING

The first act Of the little drama
which the students OF Columbia uni
versfty areIstaging>iR/a campaign for
the return OF varsity football, was a
success. This week the "grunt OF a
pisskin' was heard for the first time
In four years on South field, when the
upper and the lower classman played
O strenuous scoreless tie. There
were $500 cheering students present.
There were no injuries during the
inter-class game, and reports have II
that the school authorities were fav.
orably impressed. The students all
wore blue ribbons. Inscribed with the
word football" and the cheering and
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27

found them even worse.
When he left Cincinnati he gave
away a pair Of baseball shoes. Oddly
enough, every player who wore those
shoes got hurt One scoffer who tried
II after several had thrown them away
broke a leg.
kid Baldwins shoes" hung in the
club house for years. No one dared
touch them. Finally they disappear
ed A new boy was suspected. The
news came that the boy had broken
his leg playing ball down in the bot
toms-and the players were sure he
was the thief. Whether the illluck
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
U. OF NJ. WINS "Y" CROSS
COUNTRY AT BELLE ISLE

"Rube" Secord, running under De-
troit "" colors, broke former records
for the annual "Y' cross-country at
Belle Isle yesterday by 10 seconds
and won easily. His time was 10 min
utes and 10 seconds for the three and
a halfmile course. The University
OF Michigan. however, won the event
by punching its entrants near the
top. Secord's performance was espe-
cially brilliant because he ran more
than halr OF tho race without one OF
hts shoes. There were 40 starters.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Football Results

LOCAL.
Detroit Central Ga, Flint Y
University OF Detroit :, ohio North
ern o.
STATE.
Union City %. Athens 0.
Lapeer IS, Durand 8.
Menominee go. MarInettet Q.
Monroe 80, Detroit Northwestern y. 4.
Muskegon 81 Grand Rapids Central
IA.
Albion high s. Marshall, 0.
Arthur nm 20. East 81 tginaw
Bay City Eastern 81. Bay city Vest
ern 0.
Lansing %. Benton Ira sbor o.
WEST.
Western Reserve IA, Case 9.
Christian Brothers AZ, pe PAW 0.
Miami 20, Cincinnati Is.
EAST.
Cornell "a. Penn -
Boston College IA, Catholic Tn ver-
sity y.
Notre Dame 20, SyrG hSe 0.
Rutgers 49, New York university y.
Villa Nova T. Fordhatn s.
Holy Cross Z Vermont o.
Lafayette So Dickin son T.
Washington and Jeff erson 81, Buck
nell o
Georgetown H. Gallttndet :.
Pittsburgh IS. Penn state 3.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
NAVY GETS PERMIT
TO TAKE The GOAT
With Precious Mascot Along,
Middies Are Bound For
Philadelphia Town

ANNAPOLIS, Nd Nov. 27.-Under
charge OF Lieut. Commander Roger
Williams. the Navy football squad.
numbering about 90, were on their
way TO Philadelphia about $3.50 today.
They will stop az the Walton. Carry
ing with them their precious goat
mascot, TO take which they had to get
official permission from the interstate
commerce commission, Pennsylvania
railroad heads and Delaware ana
Pennsylvania authorities, the Navy
rooters will leave early tomorrow.
WEST POINT, n. Y, Nov 27.--
Fifty-two strong. the Army football
squad left here at o'clock for Phila
delphia, where the embryo officers
win make their headquarters at tho
Bellevue Stratford.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27

followed those shoes further no one
knew-but for years, whenever a
player was hurt, the athletes would
remark: He must have been wear
ing Kid Baldwin's shoes"
II is not generally known, but the
same thing came near happening 10
Johnny Evers. Johnnie suffered re-
markable run OF bad luck. But even
before that started II was superstl-
ton in the Cub team that anyone who
roomed with Eyers would be released.
1t was a joke--but 1t happened again
and again until the players actually
feared 10 room with him.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27

Oak Park was the last school TO
defeat Everett That was In 1912,
when the westerners won. 80 to IA.
Brlckley has spent the past week in
coaching the Bean Eaters for the big
game Saturday.
Oak Park is not the only Windy
City aggregation to become possessed
win the Wunderlust at this time OF
the year Morgan Park sends It's
team 10 Erie, Pa. Wendell Phillips
playea-at Sioux Falls. ~ D.. yester-
day Englewood is trekking to Sioux
CITY, Ia, for a game tomorrow, and
Lane Tech is taking a trip TO Omaha.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
HARVARD ALSO SENDS
COACH TO WAR THEATER

Harvard is not going 10 let Yale
win any championship this year in
the back TO England and the war
for coaches" movement AS soon as
IL was announced that Crew Coach
Nickalls had left New Haven. bound
for London 10 enlist in King Georges
army, dispatch from Cambridge her
aided the departure of Cross-CountTy
Coach ALI Shrtibb for England. via
Toronto. The great runner expects
to sail for England as soon as he at.
tends to some business matters in
Canada-presumably the making Of
his willard will join his regiment
as soon as he reaches the other side
or the big pond.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
BREWER, ONCE IAGGIF
COACH, is, QUITE ILL

COLUMBIA. Mo. Nov. 27-Coach
Chester l.. Brewer. OF Missouri univer-
sity, formerly OF trh Michigan Ag-
gies. is quite seriously Ill at his home
in this city. Brewer was taken Ill a
week ago today and was unable to at
tend the big Kanss-Missouri game.
His ailment is very severe attack
of quinsy. and for four nights during
the past week he was unable TO sleep.
He IL also In danger OF starvation,
for he has not been able 10 swallow
food for two days.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
DETROIT CENTRAL HAS
CLEAR CLAIM TO TITLE
Wonderful 1914 Record
of Detroit Central III. 5.
AKRON AFTER CENTRAL
LEAGUE FRANCHISE

Hearing that the Central league
plans 10 extend 10 the east and form
an eight.club circuit for next year.
the baseball fans OF Akron have start.
ed asmoyemeut 10 secure one OF the
10 be awarded by the He'll
broner circuit Akron has made good
in the past and after rest from the
game seem ready to take hold again
with renewed enthusiasm.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Overwhelms COntenders From
Flint by Exhibition of Class
Unequaled in State
MUSHROOM TROUNCES
GRAND RAPIDS Al TO 13
''Muskies," However, Cannot
Claim Championship. of ID.
Wins From Buckeyes

Detroit Central is again winner OF
the high school championship OF Mich.
igan. Coach Buss' boys captured un.
disputed rights 10 the title yesterday
afternoon Ey overwhelming the con.
tenders from Flint by the strenuous
score of GA 10 Z. Flint had a splendid
high school team, which showed ex-
cellent coaching considerable strategy
and some of the best tackling seen
here this year. But Flint wasn't good
enough.
Coach Buss has developed team
which is altogether out OF the class OF
the other Wolverine high schools.
They were aided by numerous fumbles
and breaks in luck. but from the mo-
ment of the kickoff yesterday after
noon, there was no doubt but that De-
trolt was due for another Of its scor-
ing festivals.
The game is not difficult to describe.
II was just succession of end runs,
plunges and forward passes, the ma.
jority OF them perfect, and an impreg-
nable and alert defense that could
stop anything. To the causual obser-
or, one would think there were
twice eleven Detroit gridders on the
held. They seemed everywhere, but
there were always six or seven Cen
tralities massed around the vicinity of
the ball. II is a smashing attack that
Coach Buss developed. and every man
took some part in the smashing.
Flint intercepted forward pass and
got a touchdown. That was its only
look in. Hardy and Gensel were splen-
did playeFsTbut no two high school
men can even threaten Central. The
game was a rout, and interesting only
because Flint was wonderfully game
and because the crowd of nearly 5000
fans caught an idea of the remarkable
strength Of the second.time state
champions.
The day would not be complete. OF
course. without an upset OF dope. The
upset came, and ii was a beauty.
Muskegon rose as in its might and
walloped Grand Rapids Central, A to
-. Upton took crippled team to
the Sawdust City, but 1t Is doubtful IL
he could have won with his best
against the form shown yesterday by
the Muskies. Muskegon will now
probably claim chance at the state
tide, but games must be won to ac-
quire championships, and that beat
Ing MIskegon received by Grand Rap
Ids Union few weeks ago still bars
the way 10 the title.
The University of Detroit. crippled
I'm Its accustomed 1914 fashion, de-
lighted its well wishers yesterday, by
walloping Ohio Northern 10 0. the
same score b (which the Buckeyes
won year ago. Three times Law
tons boys carried the ball to the
shadow OF the goal posts. only TO lack
the scoring punch. but the fourth try
was success, and wo nthe encoun-
ter. Ohio Northern did not have a
look in.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Yale May Take on
Dartmouth In Is

Yale is purchasing more trouble for
future delivery. II has been learned
from the Blue football headquarters
that Dartmouth is 90 be offered q
game in the new bowl next year.
Yale has never yet met Dartmouth,
and the game should prove dandy
financial success. but II the Green
continues 10 play the football that It
has exhibited in the past two or three
years, the Bulldog is likely 10 need
repairs after the encounter.
Harvard played Dartmouth regu.
larry until few years ago. when the
were dropped
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
SAM LANGFORD PUTS
HARRY WILLS TO SLEEP

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Nov. % Exit
another "sunburned hope" in the 'pcr
son OF Harry Wills New Orleans Ne
gro Wills punished sum I.angfo.d
badly I'm the early rounds OF last
nights battle. but couldn't go the
limit In the fourteenth round he
went down for knockout before
I.angfords rapid.hre left.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
FRED LAKE MAY SELL
OUT IN MANCHESTER

Stories printed in the New England
league circuit are to- the effect that
Fred Lake has agreed 10 sell his Man
chester club To- local people and that
he then will move his operations to
Lowell. where he Will take the place
made vacant by the death of Jimmy
Gray as manager OF the Lowell team
John Carney. II Is said. will BE- man
ager OF the Manchester team for the
nov owners
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
TWO TYPES OF FOOTBALL
DUE TO WAY GRASS GROWS
World Kicking Record
For Mt. Union GridiNer

ALLIANCE, o.. Nov. 27.-LhG'd
Bletzer. right end OF the Mo unit
Union college football team. OF AL
hance, probably holds the wolhfs
record today. He kicked his tiir-
thy-seventh Successive goal follow
ing a touchdown including 10 yes
terday. and did not miss try all
season
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27

the tunes footed by the band were
all directed toward the idea OF re.
sumption OF the (gridiRon sport next
year.
The Punishment of varsity football
from Columbia in 1905 did the sport
great service, for II fastened the
coming OF the open game, but It is
now believed that the time to remove
the ban has arrived, and that belief
rs said TO be shared by more persons
than its sponsors had dared 10 hope.
Tie return TO Columbia TO the grid
IRON would mean another great eleven,
IN year or two. TO middle UP ma
tional championships.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
j. ONSLOW MENTIONED
AS DALLAS MANAGER

Winter league gossip Is sending
Jack Onslow. former Tiger and now
catcher on the Providence club, to
Dallas, Tex. as manager Jack Dunn,
80 Atlanta, is another managerial pos.
siOility for the Texas city Reports
from Dallas indicate that Onslows
return as player would be hilarious
ly welcomed. but that his temper, 1t
Is declared. would mar his success
as manager
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
.PENNSY Is FOURNH
IN STATE STANDING
w. & ]. Leads in Pennsylvania,
and Pitt is Claiming SECOND
HonOrs

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. '27.-With
Washington and Jefferson already the
recognized football champions OF. the
state. Pitt university was ippved up
TO very close second to-day. fol-
lowing its victory over Penn, State by
a score OF - To 3. Penn State was
held TO have shade over Pennsyl-
vania for third place.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Q.-What's the Use?
A.-There Isn't Any!

BOSTON. Nov 26.--There is
small hope OF Freddie Welsh meet
ing Charlie White. Joe Mandot or
anybody else over the 20-round
route and jeopardizing his title for
many months. Welsh and his man
ager. Harry Pollok. are going 10
clean up all the easy l0.round
money In the country while here
for the Yelic-bout Pollok was
heard 20 make this statement: I'm
after the money. and I'm going 10
get a. What's the Use in taking
on long fights when you can get
the coin ON the short route?" Aud
echo answers. indeed, what's the
use
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
distressed Cotton"
Worries Rucker Too

George Stallings is not the only
baseball man holding distressed cot.
ton" Nap Rucker for several years
has been putting ali mis- earnings into
cotton plantation and eFep and the
present situation as it affects the
southern staple has hit him hard.
Rucker was recently drawn on a jury
at Alpharetta. Ga, and asked 10 be
excused. The judge asked him good
humoredly IL he wanted TO go hunt
ing, and Fuckers answer was that he
was doing the work OF day laborer
on his plantation, making necessary
repairs that he actually could not AZ
ford TO hire man 10 do.
A cattleman living near Walnut
Grove, Ariz.. when he caught a
coyote. instead of shooting II tied a
bell about its neck and let II go. II
is said that the sound OF the bell
drove away the other coyotes.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
World Football Record.

The University OF Washington has
established world football record by
winning tie Northwest Intercollegi-
ate championship seven years in sue
cession and escaping defeat in all that
time.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Pullen Crabs a Record.

\ CORONA. Cat, Nov. 27.-Covering
300 miles at auNdverage OF 81 miles
an hour, EdoiOPullen won tho annual
Corona road race yesterday arc es-
tabiished a new record. O'CCnnell
vas second ana Oldheld third. The
winning time was 3:26:32.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
Dinnie Upton to Coach Olivet
After First of Year, Is Report

from considered the
wher he former
in both
brought him
did at Olvet
while coaching
choo
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
1T WILL SOON BE ALL BLUE BLOOD
ON FOOTBALL TEAMS AT HARVARD

Boston remarked the
to inhabitants of the Hub that that syad
peen made by Coolidge. Just
elevens
VIII OF
Sears Gardner Coolidge
we're lives on the
The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
AHWestern Conference Team

SELECTED THIsHIEwArTE.
Everett High
Boston Saturday for the national
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-18

their cars at every street crossing.
That sort of indicates that the COM
mission made one move and then
backed up on it. First it was de-
manded that the company do one
thing elevate. Now they have the
choice of elevation or stopping at
every crossing.
Isn't that the blamedest game Of
move you ever heard of? When you
come right down to brass tacks, how
ever, it looks as if it is still the COM
missions play. And that play is to
MAKE the 81" road put things in
condition so that folks out in West
Austin and Oak Park are safe when
the 81" trains come buzzin' by.
Austinites and Oak Parkers are
getting tired of Watchful Waiting.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
THE LABOR AFFAIR

Editor Day Book:-I have been
reading your little paper since its in
ception and am very glad that or
ganized labor has a true friend in the
newspaper business. In the last few
weeks Chicago paper has been on
the warpath against labor leaders
and business agents. In reply to this
war would respectfully ask favor
of you by publishing the following
opinion:
The agitation in the Chicago Her
aid against corrupt labor leaders and
business agents is nothing else than
an attempt of the employers to beat
organized labor to a FRAGILE by try
ing to railroad some one responsible
for the increase in wages and good
working conditions workingmen are
getting continually. If the bosses
who have published names and
checks given these men would not
try to play the innocent, but state
true facts, it would clear the entire
situation much quicker than to have
courts decide whether anything has
been done illegally.
Let these bosses admit that they
do not want union men to work for
them, and when caught in that sit
uation on job they assume that they
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-18

That Oak Park "L."-It's been
funny game of checkers. the Oak
Park elevated company and the pub
lie utilities commission have been
playing. And where the funny part
comes in, the Oak Park 81" has for
gotten to make its move.
The commission has been there
with bells on, moving that the COM
pany do this and moving that they do
that. But the ''L" side of the game
has been asleep-or else too wide
awake.
The latest move in the game says
that the 81" must either elevate their
tracks out in the west end or stop
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-18
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BY H. M. C.


Being Perfect oI."-The other
night, in company with a friend, 1
passed couple of young girls who
were laughing, as the common say
ing goes, ito beat the band" My
friend turned to me and said: Don't
they act like perfect fools?"
That is just about enough to set
you thinking. Just was is fool?
Those two girls were evidently having
one grand time. At least their loud
laughing indicated such. They were
bothering no one and no one was
bothering them. About the only thing
to lay the laughing to, perhaps, is
one of those travelling salesman
stories.
Anyhow, their systems were shak-
ing forth great peals of laughter and
they were thoroughly enjoying it.
Now, if that is what you call being
one kind of a fool-well, it wouldn't
be bad idea if we would all play
fool now and then.
OF course, that don't mean to rip
up any street corners or startle the
neighborhood, but one good hearty
laugh in the open is worth two
choked up in your insides.
And, besides, this particular night
was beastly hot one and it really
cools one off to see two folks disre-
garding the heat long enough to
laugh at something else.
That Oak Park Wits been a