The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-03
American Speed Mania Likely to
Reach Court Game Within
Year
SUCH Is PROPHECY OF
LOCAL BALL TOSSERS
Crawford Picked As Most Valu-
able Player on the Tiger
Crew
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.

III dAhOLD W WlAOvAs
American sportdom IL speed mad.
AT races.-human. auto and equine
IL 10 not enough that favortte wins.
Old records must topple and new
marks be set up. Football has been
revolutionized that more speed might
be injected into the fall sport, and
can universities has employed q head
coach famed only because OF his abil-
ity as an intercollegiate runner and
his success In turning out prep school
elevens.
BasebalPs new manager. Clarence
Rowland, took speed as the text for
his first talk with the fans. and was
hailed with wild acclaim. Hockey
has been divided into three periods,
Instead Of two, because 1t was figured
that less fatigue would mean more
speed.
In quarters. instead Of halves, before
another winter comes. according 10
the predictions OF both players ana
onicials. Joe Maris. who refereed the
Carlisle-"Y" game last night, prophe'
sled that the shorter periods were at
hand. and the prediction brought
CuOIuB VI od6eul. l<S5S IdlAb AASA
speed. IL the reason.
There Is no reason to criticize the
vogue OF speed. The day OF speed
means the passing OF the regime OF
the giant In sport, and the coming OF
the regime OF brainy, active athletes
OF average build.
President Charles Dean, of the GEN.
III Ill "a ~tA Av.sA taIrv
union, hit the head pin squarely and
scored q strike when he induced DR..
j. B. MODESTO to accept the appoint
ment as A. A. u. commissioner In De
troit. DIR. Modesitt was offered the
position several days ago, but hest
tated to accept because Of his heavy
duties as physical director Of the De-
troit Y. M. @ "A, where he has done
splendid work In the past few years.
He IL thoroughly informed and In
tensely interested In all sorts Of anna
teur athletics. and will make splen-
did commissioner.
An eastern paper recently took q
poll Of sporting writer's TO determine
the most valuable man on the various
American and National league clubs.
When the Tigers were reached, It was
discovered that Cobb. Bush and .Craw.
ford were punched, Crawford winning
by single vote. Cobb was counted
out because OF his long absences from
the game last season, and the decid-
ing vote gave Crawford the call ofer
Bush because Of the Wahoo persons
greater offensive ability.
- ~Inxr
ers from Carlisle had the most hilar.
ious time Of their lives last night,
when they essayed to play basketball
with the Detroit ''Y." They soon found
that they we're outclassed and quickly
turned the game into a burlesque on
! the court sport that kept themselves,
their opponents and q big crowd In
continuous uproar. The hnal count
twas 80 to 5 In favor OF the pale faces,
but the extra punishment assimilated
by Jake Mazer and his cohorts more
than evened up the evenings joust.
The most interesting character on
the floor was Calac. not overly-sized
redskin who captained the Carlisle
football team last fall, and has been
re-elected again for next year. Be
vsides being q backfeld man of ability
IeuOuSu 10 ecCuTe Tcpcdtcu ucutioh
for alLAmerican honors, he exhibited
qualities Of leadership that were ex-
ceptional He was chosen captain in
:, the middle OF the season, when the
Job was taken away from Peter
Busch because OF incompatibility.
Such q thing il almost unheard Of in
intercollegiate circles, and It was ex-
pected that Busch would display fur
Their peevishness and sulk in his tent,
Achilles-fashion.
But Calac induced Peter to get back
into the game, and under the new
leader Busch played. the best game of
his career. 10 was this Busch who
first convinced Mike Dorizas, the
Pennsy Greek, that the grid sport was
no parior game.
The Carlisle athletes are taking
practical engineering at the Ford fac
tory as part OF the regular course
at the government school. II IL prob
able that their basketball team viii
again be seen in action here this win
ter.