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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
DRCUlILARD WINS
WITH BIG MARGIN
Effective Long Range Fighting
After First Two Rounds
Defeats Phil Brock

Patsy Dro1illard brought frenxied
Joy TO Windsor town last night by
emphatically and decisively defeating
Phil Brock. OF Cleveland. In the eight
round final OF the weekly boxing bill
at the Windsor Athletic club. For
two rounds Patay accepted the Cleve-
landers offerings In manner that
BODIED III for him, but In the third
he suddenly decided that the folks
who were advising him to tight at long
about and he then and there jumped
OF straight right and left punches TO
Brooks face.
The remaining sessions were repe-
titions Of the third round. Phil des-
perately seeking to got In close, where
the going was more to hrs liking. and
Patsy consistently STOPPING his PUSHES
with jolts to the face. Brooks famous
seventh inning rally proved a fivver
and the final gong found Patsy IN
possession OF the finest victory OF his
whole career. The arena was packed
10 the ceiling. and the throng went
wild whsn the Canadian idol came
to himself and opened effective fire
with his long range seige guns.
The semi.fnal between julie Schu-
holtz and Joe Farrell proved to be
q smuggling match OF welterweights
who so pleased the crowd that II IL
probable that the pair will soon ind
themselves slated for return en-
gagement Next Thursday night
Jerry Dalton, OF Indianapolis. and
frankie Fleming. Of Montreal. will
Iappear in the finals. Windsor fight
cards will hereafter be changed TO
Thursday nights. Referee Rocks an
nounced, because OF the request OF
lodge men who have meetings on
"Wednesday night.
A number OF Detroit fans will at
tend the Kaufman-Lang fight at Mt.
Clemens tonight Sammy Taylor will
be on hand to challenge the winner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
WOLCAST'S HANDS
MUST Be In SHAPE
No More One-Mitt Milling To Be
Allowed, Says Wisconsin Box
ing Commission

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. ll.-Ad
wolgast is not going to sacrifice or
save his sore boxing mitts in Mil
waukee. according to the State Box
ing commission, by using one hand
for battle as he did In Columbus
this week. The commission today
rotlfied the promoters OF the Doig-
Wolgast fight. booked for next Mon
day night at the Southside club. that
Wolgast will be given a careful In.
spection by the commissions medf
cal member. and that IL his hands
are not In proper shape TO stand q
real hard milling or full 10 rounds
he will not be allowed to compete
any more than IL he were found to
have a weak heart. The promoters
have arranged TO send Richie Mitch
ell against Doig II wolgast is not al
lowed to fight.
The wisconsin Boxing commission
has interviewed to shut OF the free
boxing show ticket graft worked by
politicians and others by setting Q
limit 10 the number OF free tickets
which promoters of boxing shows can
Issue. There are hereafter to be only
eight to be issued for the sheriffs
once. which sent forth two deputies
to one recent fight. and other free
tickets will be limited 10 legitimate
Users. The state loses FIVE per cent
OF the value Of every free Wicket given
away.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Old H0nus Advises Friends Not
To Bet On His Return To
Bushes

CARNEGIE, Pa, Feb. 11.-Hans
Wagner grew unusually laxative Ia
q tanning bee 1T his home here today.
and told Of q letter he had received
from q friendly fan who had inquired
what the old veteran thought OF his
prospects for the coming season.
"I sat right down and wrote a long
letter to that fan" said Wagner, "but
summed up, all said was what
said to q friend Of mine few days
after the close OF my first major
league season with Louisville, In 1897.
That friend had asked me IL thought
II would make good. He wanted TO
know how I felt. about the season com
ing. This Is what told him:
"'Bill, | saw SO many young TEL
lows coming and going last year.
bright, fast young fellows, that seem
ed to have everything; boys that
worked hard and thought they were
making good, come up and then 60
back. that IL Is an absolute fact that
i did not unpack my grip until during
the last three weeks Of the season.
/ kept II all ready so that II the man:
ager gave me the gate I could get out
of town and home to Carnegie before
any one could stop me-
sand there you are. One can't tell
when the end Is coming. But ! can
saw this for Honus Wagner: Though
I am past Al years OF age. feel a.
coy and as kittenish as ] did 20 years
ago. Some folks point at those nor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Sol. Levinson, Holder Of This
Remarkable Record, Ii Now
Seeking New Pastures

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Feb. H.
For 20 years Sol Levinson has been
refereeing on the bush circuit OF
f,stiana In California without once
having to run for train"
Sol boasts about II as q soldier
might show you a medal tor bravery:
To referee that long in the pusn
without being stormed by irate ngnt
fans entities man to honoraDie
mention, believes Levinson.
"Pm willing TO admit he says.
that have been nervous on one
or two occasions. But I've never
been ridden out OF town on rail-.
My hair hasn't even been mussed.'
Leyinson is about ready to migrate
from California to some Tar land
where men are still allowed to 60
at each other with gloves.
In the small-town circuit Sol used
to round up the lighters, promote
the match, ft them out with gloves,
rustic up the seconds. referee the
bout, and then collect the gate re
ceipts. That's all
A few years ago he was just an
ordinary glove maker. He knew alb
solutely nothing about the fight game
until he met Johnny Herget, better
known as Young Mitchell, at the
! Olympic Club here. Herget com
planned to him that lighters gloves
were not satisfactorily made.
SOL" he said. why dent you see
what you can do" ~
Sol did "see." and be saw" 80
well that. he had new fighting NIT
patented. device TO make them close
easily.
After that II came easily enough,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Hibben Giving Own
Idea Good Tryout

When DR.. Hibben, president OF
Princeton university. went on the war
path against salaried college coaches.
he failed to create much OF an I'M
precision In the football world. but his
stand has evidently borne fruit In 9TH
er branches OF sport at his own school.
The announcement that Prof. Hutson.
OF the Princeton faculty, will act as
coach OF the freshman baseball team
without pay Increases the number or
resident faculty Tiger coaches to sew
en-. Hutson played four years on the
Denison (Ohio) college nine, his team
winning the state intercollegiate
two OF those years. He
has played both second base and out
field, and has kept In close touch with
the game since his graduation In 'S6.
Dr.. Spaeth. of the rowing squad. IL
the most notable Of the other Prince
ton coaches who are serving without
nay.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Ski Title Rivals
Long Close Pals

When Lars Haugen. the Chippewa
Falls ski jumper. won the champion
ship at Duluth. the first to seize upon
him and give demonstration OF JOY
was Ragner Omtvedt, the ex-cham-
pion. Thereby hangs little tale OF
as pretty friendship as exists In
sport. Haugen and Omtvedt have for
four years been the leading candt
dates for the championship. and on
the slides at Cary, H., Horeb. Wis.
Duluth and other places they have
waged desperate battle. But with skis
or they are the Damon and Pythias
OF sport, each proclaiming the other
the greatest ski jumper the world
ever has known. They are constant
companions. and in preparing for their
jumps each coaches the other and
urges him to greater efforts. And az.
ter Haugen had won at Duluth and
Omtvedt had Rugged him and danced
ON skis with him. Haugen remarked:
"If Ragner hadn't hurt his hip he'd
have beaten me-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Sisler Says His
South Wing Is OK.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE
baseball cage. swinging from the raj
tiers OF Waterman gym. and new white
balls shooting hither and yon into
newly uncached gloves has set the
campus to angling for baseball news.
The first cast was rewarded with q
larruping strike. George Sisler, south
paw extraordinary until he strained
his arm last spring. dug up a mitt.
tossed few balls and joyously in
formed his college mates that his on
side wing was as good as ever II
Coach Lundgren agrees with him, that
means that George win bear the brunt
Of the mound work this spring. There
will be no practice until Lundgren
arrives In few days. but Capt. Nc
Queen has the batterymen loosening
their arms In the cage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
"Doc" May Presents Csrnsn
Coach a. Ideal Product a the
'.May System"
OWES STRENGTH AND
SKILL TO GYM. CLAIM
Wolverine Instructor Would
Make Ted Meredith Faster BY
His Methods
By JAMES sCHERNERHoRN, yR.

T "a. . y ~ ~
By JAMES ECHERMERH0RN. yR.
ANN ARBOR. Mich.. Feb. 1.-THE
assertion Of DR.. A. q. May, gymnas-
ium director at the University OF
Michigan. that the modern systsm Of
intercollegiate athletics tends % -
velop lop-sided athletes, has been
widely commented upon. both favor
ably and severely. DR.. May said that
the average college athlete. unless hs
was put through . stiR course o8 gym
nasium work in connection with his
intercollegiate sports. developed HE
lower limbs ct the expeuse Of his
shoulders and arms. and quoted stu
tistics to prove Il. He did not oppose
football. baseball and kindred sports.
but advocated the requirement Of more
gym work before an athlete was ~
lowed to become candidate TOR .
team. In support Of his contentious
May now offers AL Sharp, the Cornell
coach. who has recently given the
Red some Of the finest football teams
ever turned out at the ithaca school.
as an ideal product Of the May sys-
tenn.
"A. L. Sharp. my roommate in col.
lege. IL the greatest living all-sround,
athlete today" says May. He II now
coaching Cornell university teams n
football. basketball and baseball. He
plays all OF these games with equal
merit. and say that he II the great
est basketball player ever saw. He
10 . brilliant football player. esps-
cially in the drop-kicking department.
and In baseball he II wonder. He
has had numerous offers from the
Athletics to play professional ball.
Look at him once and you will see
the reason for his success. He il six
feet one inch tall and weight 1S6
pounds. He In evenly proportional
and owes his build. not TO athletics,
but to gymnastics, and he owes his
athletic success not to his build 90
much as to the ability to handle his
body, which he developed In the gym
nasium. He can handle himself on
the bars and rings and other appa-
ratus with as much skill as he can
play football and the other sports. He
can turn backward and forward nip,
and he knows the other tricks Of =
gymnast.
Even the greatest runners Of today
are awkward because Of their lack OF
all-around development. Note TED
Meredith. how awkward he Ia. I sin
cerely believe that he could clip sec
onds OF even his wonderful running
records II he had had work that would
have made him more graceful in the
swinging of his arms. Sharpe, how.
ever. perfected these points frst and
became the greatest athlete Of them
all. He IL my ideal In this all-around
gymnasium development work"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11

Introducing Mr.. Dominick Mullan-
ely, the Untamed Terror OF the South.
who. az a first baseman. barked al
and bit more umpires than Jawn NC
Graw ever saw, and who now comes
before us as the newest umpire on
the American league stan. Big
Dom" Is one of. the best fellows In
the world and since retiring as .
player has had considerable expert
ence as an umpire His work In ex-
hibition games between the Athletics,
st. Louis Browns. Chicago Cubs and
other big league teams st Jackson
Vile, Fla. attracted the attention OF
the American league to him and he
was employed.
Mullaney was in his early days
something OF a boxer and disposed
OF numerous heavies OF the modern
white hope" type. Then he got
started In baseball by chance. and
thereafter abandoned the prize ring
for the diamond He played In the
Virginia, South Atlantic, Southern.
Blue Grass. Three-Eye, American as
ISOLATION, Texas and Eastern cir
cults. He has played with Matthew
SON. Cobb. jackson. Rucker. Archer.
Mordecai Brown, Sale, the late Ad-
die Joss and all the Delehanty boys
except Ed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Wild Bill" Pledges Selffo
Hun AGAINST Cubs Once More

YORK Feb 1.-THE the which has
70 De played provide
.ne OF the John Dunn would
TINS corner pitcher OF the
please
We
b 1t
]. s. 81
This will the first Yankees and Cubs and
in the heyda Of the when Joe Tinker defeated Bill worlds
But Bill only hollow old
m
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Victory OUer Germans Tomorrow
Would Win Rauls National Fame

basketban
Buffalo. the
Of
battled
have record q III consecutive victories
ne osvso team which the Rayis caught
i.tser court and that happened bur The
re Will that Detroit and middle western basketball
offering
IL
1onish Tie = ~ II meets the o in that should
of
vho have been put under faculty ban The usual scholastic
Tue secance The other major idle this
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
COLLEGE MAT STARS
TO MEET THIS MONTH

q Cne of the genuine big events on
the winters intercollegiate athletic
program is the wrestling match be-
tween Mike Dorizas. the Greek giant
who played a guard for the Univcr-
sity or Pennsylvania foot ball team
last fall, and Levi. Lamb. the unde-
feated mat artist who flies the colors
of Penn state. The mat clash will
be staged at Penn state this month,
and promises to draw q record-brcak-
ing crowd. Dorizas II one OF the An
est college wrestlers ever developed
In this country, and Keystone state
athletes say that Lamb is a real
rival.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
B0RNS AT SECOND BASE,
P|PP AT fIRST-PERHAPS
Sleepless For % Hours
But Ties World Record

John j. Eller. the New York po-
Hceman-athlete. has performed
some notable feats on the track
during his career, but the victory
he scored at the Boston A. A.
games Saturday night was one OF
his greatest He won the 46-yard
hurdle event and tied world rec
ord, held jointly by a famous CO.
terie of hurdlers. at the end OF q
2S-hour vigil during which he had
not slept wink. Some emergency
police duty In New York kept him
out OF bed for the greater part OF
the time. and he did not have
chance to grab even nap Saturday
afternoon on his way 10 Boston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Outlaw Infielder
Is Former Jockey

Eddie Holly. the utility infielder on
the Pittsburgh Feds. is one Of these
versatile athletes. Before taking up
baseball. he was a well-known jockey
and rode several notable races at New
Orleans and over the Canadian tracks.
When he became too heavy to pilot
the runners. he went into boxing and
managed to stick for q couple OF years
as fair second-rater. Then he made
good on the diamond. During the
winter. however. be Is still to be seen
around the race tracks, and at pres
emit he Is In New Orleans. Jack Root.
his brother. is still well-known as a
Jockey
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
20 Years Bush Fight Referee and Still
Uncrippled and at Peace With the World
Californian Says That the Wise
Fans Are Found in the
Jungle Depths

ter than do the city crowds. | guess
It's because they keep In closer touch
with the papers. AT allsevents they
know just what to expect Some OF
the best fights have ever seen took
place on ne bush circuit
There never was a great deal OF
money to be made In the small town
fights, but there was always lots of
fun.
And. sayl Don't try to frame up
anything In country town. II you try
anything like that you'd better duck
out quick IL you value your life"
Larry Lajoie. Bill Donovan and Pat
Moran will be the guests Of honor at
O dinner given by the Philadelphia
baseball writer's Feb. Is.
The Business men OF the Bronx have
served notice on the National that II
the Internationl league fails TO put
team In greater New York the Feds
Will be invited In.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
May Give M. s. N.
To Record Trotters

The Detroit Driving club Is consid-
ering the advisability OF changing the
Merchants and Manufacturers stake
of $4,000 to 2:08 trotting class and
the Chamber Of Commerce stake OF
$4,000 TO the 2:06 pacing class. The
clubs object In proposing the change
is to head movement to hang up
mere rich purses for record horses,
which have hitherto been pretty much
out OF things around the grand CIR
cult. Hitherto the two famous stakes
have been considered events for what
are known AZ green" performers. and
the proposed change has created much
excitement along the big line.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
SHARP FINEST ATHLETE in
WORLD, u. OFM. GYM MAN
Johnson To Fly Into
Mexico Is New Dream

I'll .PAsO. Tex, Feb. l1.-That
several hundred miles Of his TYP
through Mexico to Juarex In oroer
to begin immediate training Tor
the scheduled contest with Jess
willard on March 8 may be COW
cred by Jack Johnson, champion
heavyweight pugilist. In an aero
plane was the startling Informs
ton furnished by Promoter JACK
Curley tonight BY means OF the
flight johnson hopes 20 evade de-
tention by the Carranza forces. In
regard to the possibility OF post
ponement OF the fight. Curiey said
positively It would take place on
March 8.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
|on7e or These Yankee HOrsemen
y Can Do Kitchener Real Service

oseen finding something interest them in the
~ battle front I'm English efforts white
Khaki color have proved dismal failures Is said that
81 two dozen white dyed yellow and
In rough They wonderful
te peen pedominatng and the British veterinarians
ne have given despair the steeds easily dis
being ef out Of all maneuvers that require secrecy
IcFsemen think they have the laugh the Brans. and
fauouo n
1r<fvely 6ved that the artificial coIorfng did
~ she'd Bone OF the Yankees with formulas and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
Army Tradition Bars Rife Match
BefiUeen Aggies and Wolverines

Military rules between the Ageie
rifle team intercollegiate United States and Mch
squad the members OF both
be willing So Paddy u.
veteran for the in command Of the cadet army
ITO OF thinking declared Cros who 10
eran Of four wars IT would not be sccordance with military Ell
quee for the Agge Michigan this shooting
match Al present Class team while Mchiesn has been
~
before win be with thsu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
CHURCH FIvES PLAY
DOUBLE BILL FRIDAY

Something OF basketball tourney
viii be staged at the North Wood
ward Congregational church gym Fri
day night. when the yespers take ON
the Howell High school and the Ly-
day class i've meets the Ann Arbor
TT Intermediates. The Lyday class
10 leading the city church league. and
the vespers have been running sec
ond In the Detroit "Y" league. The
f1rst game will be called at o'clock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
NOTED ENGLISH GOLFER
LOSES ARM IN BATTLE

Lord Castlerosse. the titled Eng
fish golfer who played at Sandwich
last summer when the American
stars were touring the British Isles,
has driven his last golf ball. He was
wounded at the front recently, and
his arm had to be amputated. Cap
tain Cecil Hutchinson. another Eng
lish golfer, who played with the
Americans, was near death In one
OF the skirmishes In Belgium when Q
bullet passed through HIS Jacket.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
MORE INTERNATIONAL
RACQUET MEN AT FRONT

Word was received In this country
yesterday that little +. M. Mavrugor.
dato, the reek-English lawn tenniS
player. who was member OF the chal-
longing British Isles Davis cup team
last year. has been promoted to the
rank Of lieutenant In the British
army. and Max Decugis. the French
International player. and M. Pujet, an
other prominent player OF France.
were both slightly wounded in q re-
cent battle against the German troops.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
6lIuro & Yank Deal May Give
Til Cemblnatiea Trial BY
jennings
sroRcR IS NO SLOUGH
AT KEYSTONE STATION
Snch An Arrangement Likely to
Increase Prowess Of the
~Wrecking Crew"

Il = Wy possible that Bill Dono-
<on's fAiluro to sign Walter Pipp TO
~ Yankee contract may mean that
IplpD Will play nrst base regularly for
{1bo TIGERS next season. with George
DuBns, regular llrst sacker In 1914. ca
Vott1ng q second This Ii not pre-
G1ct1on. but it can be accepted as an
1nloroeting possibility.
'It q conceded that Marty Kavanagh
- through at the keystone sack. and
| ehnk TO nick a,successor to the Jersey
<8vo man win BE- Manager Jennings
! 6nlee tat II 0ulfport, "Pep" Young,
QEom Sacramento, seems TO have the
I'LL q the Job; but reports from the
1oogt Indicate that while r. Stuart.
- ~ dub himself. Il . Anished field
~ oor10us doubts a. to his batting
shiny ~ Justified. frankie Fuller.
90 Defzu1t semi-pro inflelder, who
VIM 1T Z tryuut, u also Q cracking
oood ne1der. but not ~ strong as he
should - with the bludgeon. Oscar
Wit = ea11sfAOtcSy In both depart
ments. but lncos the physiQue to stand
40 unAoR = whole summers play. UNI
/ less ~ should be more fortunate than
= snv vrsv1ous season with the
Burns - natural firstbaseman.
without question. and 20 IL Pipp.
Buns. however. n no SLOUGH ut sec
I'D. H. played the keystone station
- = number Of exhibition games last
|opfjnE while Pipp was holding down
MT, and played splendidly. More
oxors ~ can hit. His first season in
~ hlg show brought him a swatting
moKk of .191, and George ID the sort
C Id who win do better next season
1oan last He always was speed
x1orchaut, and this winter has been
Go1ng little 1t his Tioga. Pa, home
bot train himself along lines that will
11ko him stf1l fAster II nrst base
Hpco ac0eptAbly filed, Burns superior
Etlng shd1lty and satisfactory field
- would make him the logical can
0(date for Donie Bush's accomplice.
Jennings says that Pipp will de-
'vo1op into . second Hal Chase. Bill
Donovan says that he Is good enough
- play 1rnt base for anybody, and
both he and Matty Mcintyre say that
10 WAS half of John Gansers team q,
Rochester last fall n Pipp cannot
hit acceptably IN the big show, Il will
prove . great surprise to those who
know. His So average last season
Was no nuke. and the extra bases he
Piled up won him = recognition In the
rec0rd book ~ the leading swat AZ
tlnt a. fke International league. He
q now = good fielder. with the major
~ Of HIS faults overcome and the in
tolligence to eliminate the rest.
Burns o. second and Pfpp ON first
><H4I 49, - 49, 81 49,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11

The Milling through Of the sale of
Walter Pip and Hughie High to the
Yankees was no fault of President
Neytn. Of the Tigers. The sale was
arranged I'm good faith. Navin being
y1ll1ng 70 part with the players for
~ cake OF putting the Yanks into the
roe and making the New York aggre-
mtion . moro formidable contender
q the American league race and
tnerefore better drawing card
1Eound the circuit. After consenting
o the deal, and offering to cancel his
enntracts with the two players a.
Don as they signed with Donovan,
'Nevin dropped out. He allowed Pipp
and High to meet Donovan In his Of
nee, but let Bill do all the talking.
xhe players and Donovan failed to
Scme to terms, but that was all their
0Wn a1fatr. After the conference had
1oea proven futile. Navin told Pipp
ond High to report at Gulfport. and
everybody went home.