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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Cub Manager Says He Would
Have Quit at Start Except
for Jim

on the bases when there were run
ners on the paths and gave me a
dozen little hints OF things that never
had entered my mind when was in
the old Horse and Buggy.
Gee, but sure did stick 10 Jim
Mcclure after that never let him
get out of my sight and 10 mo NJ
was a bigger man right then than the
president OF the United States.
Jim must have told the manager
some nice things about me. because
all Of sudden. the fifth day | was
with the team and 10 minutes before
the game began I was told 10 get
ready as / was selected 20 pitch that
day
Bresnahan had n stormy day. but
he succeeded In overcoming his stage
fright and shut out St Louis. 10 o.
with the timely aid OF Mcclure. who
caught him. Roger went through the
season with great success after that.
winning . out OF 30 games. and
Thereafter was one OF the big men of
the game, long after he was a catch
er. Now he is known as great
catcher and a capable manager. but
he attributes much OF his success Co
the kindly advice and aid ofJim Nc
CURE in the summer OF 1900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Tiger Sleuth, Then Great
Catcher, Steadied "Rajah"
in First Games

II there Is one person in baseball
whom Roger Bresnahan gTeets win
mere genuine affection than another,
Ia ia Jim Mcclure. 81 Albion, Mich
nov bush sleuth for the Tigers When
Roger broke into the big league az a
pitcher al washington in 1890, his
make up was an inspiration TO the
musical comeuN rubes. according 20
his own yersion tie was big.
neckled faced, hashful. upsophisticat.
cd farmer hoy, and TIC long ride from
Ohio to the capital mad yobbed the
."Raiah" OF all the confidence le cver
had. After his arrival ia Washington,
.lt took nearly day for Bresnahan "a
.Gnd the baseball offices.
There ne was received with cOur
tcsy. but vas-over7yHed by his sur.
roundings. and just then he would
have given every prospect Of a big
league career TO have been back in
the land of the old Horse and Hubhy
league Then he was discovered by
Jim Mcclure. who Was az the height
Of his career.
Roger tells rho rest:
"Jim seemed 90 take liking "a
me right away and> Mrs Mcgaire also
quicted my fears for the time being.
But | was frightened half stiff with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02

Buick story II was written especial
ly tor the Bulletin and is of real mag.
azine quality Each month, the edi
tors announce. there viii be special
articles designed 10 help the whole
automobile industry as Well as the
Buick particularly The January
number contains an especially inter
esting article on what the Auto
Has Done For Tie Farmer Ii is
especially We'll thought out and con
vinCing.
We are not going 10 be selfish In
the new magazine nor are We going
TO shout the Word Buick until IL be
comes tiresome," said r. H. Collins,
Buick sales manager under whose
direction the Bulletin Is published
I'VE figure that anything We can do
TO help the industry viii help us, and
by setting wide limits on our subject
matter we believe we can add TO the
reliability of the magazine. We are
going on the principle that the first
duty OF an editor ~ 10 write something
that people viii read
For the January issue a circulation
OF approximately a quarter OF mil.
lion copies is announced.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Two Good Games
On Tonight's Card

Two basketball games Of import
ance are on the cards tonight Cen
trail will open the season by clashing
with Pontiac az the Central gym, and
Martha Holmes and the Rayls will
play at the formers court Whit
marsh, Wenzel, Holton Culver and
Sullivan will probably start for Cen.
trail Gordon and Miller viii be new
faces on the church quintet.
An interesting bit OF history is con-
nected with The appearance OF Cul'
yer's name in the varsity basketball
lineup. Culver was put TO work on
the basketball squad last winter 70
work up a little speed for the 1914
football season. While working with
that idea in mind, Culver nevertheless
picked UP some OF the fine points OF
the tossing game, and succeeded in
making the second team last winter.
This Year he has so improved that ne
has been drafted for the regulars.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
SHORT LENGTHS

The University OF Pennsylvania has
turned over 10 the Army and Navy
charities it's share ot the seat sale at
the Army Navy football game, amount
ing 10 $4,000. These charities have
received more than Sl55,000 from
Pennsy since the games have been
played at Franklin field.
The Illinois \ { and the Rayls VIII
hook up on the basketball court here
Jan. 10.
Homer Mack. 2.eGls. established a
new world record for three heats over
Ice on a half-mlle track yesterday.
The heats We're stepped In 2:l4iz and
etl4. the last being the fast one
Charley White has astounded the
sport world by calling his manager.
Nate Lewis, 10 one side and presenting
Nate with a neat raise. Under the
rules OF the fight, Lewis should have
been fred as soon as Charley made a
success OF aghtlng
Eddie Campi nf Los Angeles, Is after
a night with KID williams.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
TRUCK EXHIBIT
GROWS in SIZE
As Date For DetrOit's Big An
nual Auto Show Draws
Near

Win Two dozen of the truck makers
having Engaged space and twd mere
likely TO FOLLOW their example before
she end OF the week. this feature OF
the annual Detroit automobile show
stands out very prominently. In fact.
the trade papers devoted to CONNER
cial vehicles pronounce Il the truck
show OF the year and have been adj
yising all makers 10 exhibit and inter.
ested business men TO attend tile dis
play in this city, Jan. rs 90 %
The truck or commercial vehicle
makers who areIiHCd up so far are
the General Motors Co, Packard.
Pierce, Peerless, standard Federal.
Garford Buick. Republic, Commerce
Kelly, DENLY WHY'S Military Stude-
baker, Signal, Detroit Trailer Over
land, Wilson. Sewell, Dominion. REQ.
Anderson and Baker
The truck building is nearest the
entrance. one having 90 pass through
lit before reaching the structure in
which passenger cars will be shown.
There will be a brilliantly lighted arch
on Jefferson-aye west between Camp
bell and Junction ayes, where the
show is 10 be held and from this a
/ l6-foot walk will lead to the truck
building. 4 canopy will enclose one
side OF this 10 the width OF six feet,
while automobiles can run up the 9th
er side and discharge their occupants
under cover az the entrance the park
ing space being right al hand
In the lobby at the entrance TO the
truck building will be some statuary
on which the decorator In charge Is
banking. He promises new ideas
worked out by artists much more
magnificent than efforts at shows OF
! the past. The truck building will
have purple ceiling with elaborate
| decorations in wisteria. gold and vel
! low a setting that viii show of the
big and little commercial vehicles in
an unusual manner
/ Realizing that they have made Z
master stroke in featuring truck
show. the officers OF the Detroit Auto
mobile Dealers association are spar
! ing neither pains nor expense in max
| Ing IL an attractive introduction TO q
show which will be twice as large as
any ever held here, and take place
among the big exhibits OF the country
Reservations have been made for
the following exhibitors since the last
list was published
Master Carbureter corporation No
l944 Woodward-ave. ScrippS- Booth
Co, No 1920 Beaufaitaye Cochran
! Pipe Wrench Mfg. Co, No 1900 Wood
lawn-ave. Chicago. The Fidelity 4
Casualty Co. No 7l6 Hammond build
( ing: The Moritz & Mullin Co, No
344 Jefferson-aye. east. Kelly Spring
field Motor Truck Co. No 81 Abbott
St; Thos. +. Cowhey (Garford truck
/ No. l6l Larned-st east f.. T. Rum
sey, No. 2 Selden-ave DENLY Motor
Truck Co, No. % Dubois.st s. A
+ Griggs dominion Truck. Walker
vile. Ont. Champion Spark Plug Co.
/ Toledo. O.; Republic Motor Truck
Co.. No. las Third-aye States Cycle
car 6U-.-NO- 45T Gratiot-aye.; tdOipi
Schneider (Autodis). No III Cham
/ Der OF Commerce building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Wherever Donovan Goes, One Great j.
Game He Didn't Win Will Be Recalled

to Rossman. Eyers should have been
the second out, but Coughlin fumbled
his grounder and the bases were full.
Schultz. the home run hitter, couldn't
get the ball out of the infield and died.
Rossman To- Donovan. while Chance
scored Del Howard batted for Tink-
or. and Donovan struck him out. but
Schmidt let the third strike go through
his legs and Steinfeldt came in with
the tying run. That was as hard
luck as even Matty has encountered
in post-season battles.
Just TO show how Donovan pitched
that day 1t may be recalled that he
famed Tinker three times. Chance
and Slagle twice and Zimmerman
King, Schultz. Howard and Overall
once apiece. Smiling Bill may or may
not have the markings Of great man
ager in his system but he was Ger.
tainly some twirler
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
OUTLOOK BAD FOR
RING In ILLINOIS
Governors Action In Stopping
Fights Believed to Mean End
of Game

CHICAGO. Jan. Fight promoters
and fans throughout Illinois were fear
ful today that the stopping OF two
fights by order OF Coy. Dunno yester-
day has sounded the death knell OF
the squared circle in the state. IL is
believed today in many circles that
the action YVES the opening gun In the
figh. OF the reformers 10 stave OF pas
sage OF the measure legalizing boxing
in the state.
AT Peru. H., just as Referee Scanlon
announced that Mike Snyder, OF Chi
cago, and Goats Doig, OF Spring Val
ley. had fought 10 rounds TO a draw.
Peru officials stepped into the ring
and arrested Scanlon who promoted
the bout. the two fighters and the at
tendants. A number OF spectators
were nabbed as witnesses.
While the arrests were going on ar
Peru the police OF Ottawa prevented
a scheduled ten-round 90 between
Andy Dams and Teddy Oster.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
'COMISKEY HAS LAUGH ON
WHOLE BASEBALL WORLD
BRENNAN SCORES
KAYO AT RAPIDS
Stewart in Draw - Middle
weights Fail TO Decide Any
thing in Eastern Bouts

Frankie Brennan Detroit middle
weight, scored clean knockout over
Irl CroWshsw. OF Grand Rapids. al
Grand Rapids last night, in the fourth
round. Brennan will probably be
matched with Eddie Del4osh for Jan
rs. Hal Stewart featured in another
draw, fighting six clever rounds az
the Furniture City with Battling Ter
~, OF New Castle, Pa.
Al waterbury. Conn, Battling Lev
insky and Gunboat Smith fought i.
rounds TO featureless draw last
night At Pittsburgh. Johnny Xii.
bane WAS outpointed by Patsy Bran
nigan IN siX.round go. Knockout
Brown lost l5-round bout TO Tommy
Lowe, al Ardmore, Md. Tom McCar-
thy Knocked out Sailor Fritts in the
third round at New York Jack Oh
lon and Young Ahearn made IL six
round draw at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Some More About
Red SoX HurlerS

RAY Collins OF the Boston Amerl'
cans possesses the enviable record OF
riding through 272 innings without
hitting a batsman. Nine hundred ana
seventy-seyen men faced Collins; they
we're men OF every description; men
who crowded the plate; men who only
Rugged 1t at times; men who stood
back for the purpose OF failing the
sphere. Yet Collins didn't hit one
and he granted but SO bases on balls
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
COAST LEAGUE MAY
GET INTO COURT NOW

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-lt is re-
ported that Harry Wolyerton and
LLOYD Jacobs, who held the Sacra-
mento Coast league franchise last
year will fight the transfer OF the
franchise 10 Salt Lake City in the
courts.
The league asserts that Wolverton
and Jacobs forfeited their say in the
matter when they failed to pay sal
aries last season, and the other clubs
had TO dig up some $4,000 for debt
paying purposes at the California
capital
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
new LOCAL MOTOR
MAGAZINE OUT
Buick bulletin Is Neat and In
teresting House
Organ Asi,Ia

That automobile manufacturers are
taking "A brouder view OF their bust
ness. especially With reference 10
their mutual obligations and oppor-
tunities. Is strkugy shown In a mo-
tor magazine just issued by the Buick
Motor Co.
The Buick Bulletin the new pub
LEGATION. gets farther away from the
house organ" style than anything YET
attempted along this line. The nrat
purpose OF the publishers seems to
have been 10 make the new magazine
readable and interesting, and In this
purpose they have succeeded admir-
ably.
The Bulletin opens with fiction
story in which there is no mention OF
Buick" but which Is essentially a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
M'GRAW TAKES ON
COLLEGE PITCHER
Cook. of Princeton. Learned 10
Play Ball Because Coach
Insisted


John MoGraw, OF the Giants seems
20 be taking a shine 10 college ball
players these days one OF his latest
acquisitions is Fred Cook, "A former
Princeton pitcher OF note, who has
played az San Antonio Minneapolis,
Cleveland and Columbus Cook start
ed 10 pitch in 1899. when he was at.
tending high school at Boston lie
had never played ball, but was draft
ed by the coach To try out for the
cam. as material was scarce. Cook
worked during the winter in the high
school gym and quickly developed
into the best pxp school twirler in
tAe city. Later he starred at Exeter,
and was first string moundsman at
Princeton for two years Cook is also
something OF pinch-hitter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
"Chick" Gandil Is
Injured by Auto

Automobile accidents have added
another ball player 10 the roll OF dia-
mond stars who have been more or
less seriously injured since the season
closed. The latest victim is Chick"
Gandil, the Washington first baseman.
In avoiding collision. Gandil made
quick turn OF his steering wheel the
other day and severely wrenched the
muscles and ligaments OF his throwing
arm. He has always had trouble in
limbering UP his arm in the spring
and the accident has not brought any
Joy To Manager Griffith Chick" will
have 10 go 10 Bonesetter Reece for
treatment Earl Hamilton, Eddie CT
cote and Bonnie Kauff are among the
other baseball notables 10 get banged
up while motoring since the end OF
the season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
EVERS RECOVERING
VERY SLOWLY, Is FEAR

TROY y. Y, Jan. Friends OF
Johnny Eyers are much alarmed at
the great second baseman's physical
condition Eyers recovered sufficient
ly from bis attack OF pneumonia at
New York TO return TO his home in
this city for the holidays. but since
then his restless nature has delayed
the return OF his strength His
friends are urging Evers TO 20 south
for the remainder of the winter but
II Is said that the ball player refuses
TO share their fears.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
DETROIT HANDICAP
LIST IS HELD BACK

NEW YORK, Jan. practically
half OF the clubs affiliated with the
United States. Golf association are
tardy in making their handicap re
turns The time set for the placing
of such data in the hands OF the ex-
ecutive committee was two weeks ago.
and unless the delayed reports arrive
soon, the handicappers viii have little
progress TO report at the approaching
annual meeting Among the clubs
from which the committee is anxious
Ito hear Is the Detroit Golf club.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
MORAN HAS NO CHANCE.
If RUMORS ARE TRUE

II the rumor TO the effect that Man
ager Pat Moran knew nothing OF the
shifting OF Sherwood Magee 10 the
Braves until he read II in the papers
Is true. then conditions on that Phila-
uelphia team are worse than were
suspected and no manager, regardless
OF how capable he may be. has a
chance to make a success of the lob
interference with a man supposed
to be In charge OF team means dis.
ruption, regardless OF what the condi.
tons may be. No ball team ever has
been successfully managed by more
than one man. He must rule with a
free hand and under no circumstances
must he be hampered by interference
from the outside,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02

Now that Wild Bill Donovan mas
returned TO the American league In
somewhat OF blaze OF glory, remin-
iscences OF the former great twirier
are in order Probably the greatest
came Bill ever pitched was tie first
contest OF the world series OF 1901,
which was contested by the Tigers
and the Cubs. Donovan should have
beaten Big JEFF overall that day and
II he had It might easily have changed
the result OF the following games As
n was the battle was called at the
end OF the twelfth with the score 3
to 3.
~, In their last half OF the ninth the
score was 3 10 in favor OF Detroit.
Frank Chance. lighting as always.
singled TO right. and Donovan passed
Steinfeldt, the slugger. Johnny KING
tried 10 sacrifice but popped weakly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Detroit Takes
Second In Week

Although outplayed in two periods,
the Detroit hockey team won its sec
ond victory OF the week by defeating
the Toronto Riversides last night, 2
to /. The Tigers did all their scor.
ing in the first period, and then the
splendid defensive work OF Black
and Emory held the invaders to a
single counter, although Toronto was
easily the master OF the Detroiters
during the final sessions. Reid and
Johnson did the scoring for Detroit.
Two games will DE played here next
Wednesday and Thursday nights with
Ottawa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02

my new surroundings and you can
bet that didn't let Jim Mcclure ST
out OF ms sight for the next three or
four days.
"Well, they took me 10 the pan
yard Ia The morning and McGuire'
with real fatherly interest, took me
in hand and started to warm me up.
I showed him everything bad IN
stock and he kept saying:
That's pretty good, sonny; you're
all right
IL WAS too green 10 imagine ne
was merely iollying me along.
The other players tried 10 have
FIN with me. but Jim shooed them
away and kept working on me, show
ing me~a better way to wind up than
| had, told me how TO keep an eye
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
LOU CRIGER SAID TO
BE CRITICALLY ILL

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Jan. 2.--Lou
Criger, former star catcher for the
Boston Americans. and battery mate
OF Cy Young, has been brought 10 a
hospital here for treatment for
tubercular kneecap. An operation is
probable Criger has been in very
poor health since he left Boston, and
his condition is said TO be critical
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Roger Bresnahan Credits His Successful
Start In Major Leagues to Jim MCGUIRE
Horse For 0ccident
in Economy League

Amid all this talk about saving
money in the baseball business
retrenchments in salaries, hmlting
OF rosters and the like. comes one
suggestion from the far west that
ranks i'm the ace high class. Inc
Western league has met in execu-
tive session and decreed that mere
after the home management shall
furnish only two new balls to the
umpires at the start OF each game
instead OF three. as heretofore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Still Has Collins, While Walt
johnson is Back in Wash
ingtOn
COULD NOT BUY EDDIE
AS CONDITIONS ARE NOW
IL Twirler Had Never Leaped,
Second Baseman Would Have
Gone to the Yanks
BY HAROLD V. WILCOX.

II certain recent baseball dear
were turned wrong side out ana the
inner works exposed 10 the vulgar
gaze OF the public, It is probable tha'
certain merry chuckles coming from
the direction OF Charles Comiskey, OF
Chicago, Ill, would be explained, Inc
deal In question is the one which up,
set the dope and the baseball world
by sending Eddie Collins TO the Wh1e
Sox.
The purchase OF Collins was with
out question great coup for Com
iskey. AZ things now STAND, the
White Sox have the only real. out
standing baseball star in chicago
Collins has monopoly on all gate
magnet honors there. Besides, ne
will SO strengthen the Sox that the
south siders are likely TO be pennant
contenders for the first time in sew
eral years
But there is no reason to believe
that Comiskey could have purchased
Collins at any price under conditions
as they now exist in baseball, When
the deal was put through, Walter
johnson had Jumped to the Feds. The
magnates were in panic. IL was
decreed that something drastic was
necessary for o. b. TO hold its own
in the Windy city. Somebody sug-
gested that Collins might be able 10
so strengthen the Sox that the john
son hurdle would be offset Ban
johnson was suffering from the ex.
element OF the week, and he threw
his influence back OF the dicker. Mack
yielded 20 the necessities OF the mo-
ment. and Commy nailed Eddie.
Since then Johnson has hurdled
back, and the White Sox still have
Collins. More fortunate circum-
stances could not be imagined by the
south siders. and Commy surely has
right to indulge in little glee.
IL Johnson had never jumped TO
the Chifeds, there is every reason to
believe that Collins would have gone
to New York. Had Mack still been
determined to get rid OF his star sec
ond sacker, the American league would
have been able to redeem its promise
to strengthen the Yanks, without
arousing the ire of other magnates,
who are determined TO hang on to
tnClI Ia ldClg tue
early dope had it that Collins would
join the Yanks, and IL is believed that
only Walter Johnson's temporary de-
sertion, which did not seem temper
airy then. caused the league to switch
its plans.
At any rate, the good luck deity
has smiled graciously on Comiskey,
and he has every reason in the world
to be happy man.
President Navin and Manager Jen-
nings are determined TO develop every
Tiger pitcher To his highest efficiency
before the season OF 1915 gets under
way. Last year there we're some
mighty promising performers on the
. hurSdg stan, but many OF them failed
10 get going as they should. and IL
was necessary TO overwork Dauss and
4 Coveleskie. This spring there will be
two veteran catchers in camp whose
sole duties will be TO develop pitch.
ers. Lew McAllister and Jim Nc.
CURE are both crafty men OF long ex.
perience and both know well the
needs OF young twirlers. If the pair
OF them do not succeed in improving
the Tiger material amazingly. Il will
be very surprising upset OF done
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Busher Hasn't Missed
Game in Five Years

AL Bromwich, the new third base
man OF the Chicago White Sox,
purchased from Davenport. has a
record OF not missing a game in
five years. His time has been
spent in the Wisconsin-Illinois
league and the Three-I. league
and In the latter organization
last season he batted we'll over
800. His home is IN st. Louis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
Pitches With Either
Hand, But Lacks lob

Il would seem that such marvel
as q pitcher who could deliver the ball
from either side OF the mound would
be prize that would be hastily seized
upon by the big leagues. Such versa
tility should be invaluable. But evil
IDENTITY the major league managers are
not educated TO an appreciation
OF a hurler who is both right
and left-handed, for a Rhode
Island youth, who claims TO be
an ambidexterous twirler, is having
to advertise for job. he an
nounces. that he will consider any
sort OF an offer His name is A. Reed
Towner and he gets his mail at Way-
erly X
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
NEW ORLEANS RACING
WELCOMED BY 10000

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. "a
throng of10,000 turned out at the
track TO welcome the return OF rae
ing 10 New Orleans yesterday, and
the interest shown insured the sue
cess OF the meet. Three favorites and
three long shots won on the opening
day. Just Red, who paid 10 10 !. won
the feature race, nosing out the favor
tie, Robert Kay. in whirlwind finish
from behind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-02
White House Puts Pair On Yale Quintet

!, That touch OF aristocracy IS no
drawback IN American athletics, Is
evidenced by The fact that grand
son OF former President Garfield, and
son or former President Taft, are
regulars on the Yale varsity basket
ball team this winter. Both are tall.
fangy aud splendid players