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The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
DONOVAN HERE TO
CLOSE PLAYER DEAL
Expects Pipp to Play First Reg
uIarIy-Optimistic Over
Future of Ianks

wild Bill" Donovan, manager oi
the Yankees and still beloved D!
Greater Detroit, is in the city talking
turkey with President Navin, OF the
Tigers. 1t has been decreed thai
Donovan is TO have Pipp and Hlgh,
and the smiler is here TO close the
deal. He will leave for New iorA
this afternoon, :,
Donovan has no idea that be VIII
be able TO make a sensational snow
ing with the Yankees for year OF
two. but he believes that conditions
are such that he will. have every op'
portunity to develop winner IN
time. and thinks that he can do IL
He expects Pipp TO play first regular
IS. unless Mullen shows more Ian
he has hitherto, and considers High
a splendid acquisition TO his squad.
Donovan came here from Cleveland
where he signed Roger Peckinpaugh
TO a three-year contract. Peck Is one
of the best shortstops in the league,
and Bill scored when he convinced
the manager OF last fall that the Gil
more circuit was no place for him.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
IT Was AS Coin Diver and Shark Dodger
That Duke Kdhdnon1Oku First Won Fame
First Broke Into the Limelighi
When Sent To Compete in
Olympic Games

ances in the states Duke was handi.
capped by the turns in the short
tanks, having been accustomed TO
straightaway swimming on the island.
but he readily overcame this fault
under the tutelage OF Geore Kistler.
coach OF the University OF Pennsyl-
vania aquatic team.
One OF Kahanamoku's first achieve
ments in these parts stamped him as
wizard, for he made the old records
established by Charles VI Daniels look
woozy Later at the regular Olympic
trials held June IL, I'm Verona lake.
Montclair. y. j.. the Hawaiian captur.
ed the 220-yard event from a dozen OF
the foremost speed marvels of the
United States, smashing Daniels rec
ord by three-ffths OF a second. and
establishing a mark OF 2:40.
The new sensation from over the
Pacific was one OF the first members
ot the United states team TO win hon
ors at Stockholm. creating a world
mark Of | OF 2-5 for the l00-yard me
ter swim. Listed among Dukes stel-
lar achievements is his record OF
81 "a for 100 yards In a plunge, max
ing one turn.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
.SHUCRUE And CROSS
HOLD EAST INTEREST
Joe TO Go After Welsh if He
Succeeds in Licking
Dentist

NEW YORK, Jan. l2.-The Leach
Cross-Joe Shugrue mill at the Garden
tomorrow night is arodsing much IN
terest in eastern boying circles. Snug
rue is looked upon as the most likely
suco essor TO Freddy Welsh's crown
and Cross has proven by past per
formances that he is no tango hghter'
Following the bout II was an
nounced today. Pete Fitzgerald, snug,
rue's manager. will post forfeit OF
S. 1000 for his charge TO make any
weight the champion desires for title
clash And, furthermore, the hVe
thou can ride as side bet that Welsh
will be uncrowned II the battle goes
20 rounds or more TO decision,
FITZGERALD said he Is tired OF the
champion sidestepping the Jersey City
boy, and he intends to force Welsh to
fight.
Fitzgerald points out that Shugrue
has defeated all the aspirants in the
past rew months. He was generally
conceded victory over Charley White
and the champion in l0-round nodeci-
sio' contests.
Shugrue and Cross have both train
ed diligently for tomorrow nights mill
and prospects for slam bang battle
are bright.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Pitcher Upp Now
In Movie League

George Upp, the Sandusky boy who
was tried out by the Cincinnati Reds
in 1908 after being q great factor in
winning the American association pen
.nant for the Columbus team the pre-
ceding year Is now movie" actor
in Los Angeles. Upp was hit over
the heart by batted ball while
pitching a post-season game for Co
lumbus against Toronto and was SO
badly injured that he was in the hos
pital for several months. He never
played ball after the accident except
occasionally with a few Michigan
semi-pro teams. He was at Charlotte
for a while In 1918. He has a re-
markable voice and worked for sew
eral years as a singer OF illustrated
songs In Hillsdale. Mich Two years
ago he went to California .or his
health and is now working with the
film producers He is the first ball
player TO become regular movie"
actor.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
BILLY SUNDAY HASN'T ANY
SYMPATHY FOR FED LEAGUE
Broken Leg For AcOsta,
Is Report From Cuba

WASHINGTON. Jan. Eff all
the reports that are altering west
about the Washington club are
true, the Nationals are headed for
more hard luck than Charley Doom
ever heard OF while he was boss
Ing the Phillies. In addition TO
the other mishaps 10 members OF
the team, comes word that Balder-
nero Acosta, the little Cuban out
helder, has been seriously injured
while playing down on the island
this winter. When asked about
the report, Manager Griftith said
"A report has reached me that
Acosta received broken leg dur
ing game in Cuba. but il has not
been verified. have written him
and expect an answer in two or
three days"
IL Is claimed that Chick Gandil's
arm. injured in an auto accident
is yielding TO treatment very slow
ly. and that Griffith is casting about
for a new first sacker TO use in
emergency.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
AUTHORIZATION GO
STAGED AT WINDSOR
Glassco Steals Proposed Matches
from Mt. Clemens, Which
Gets SikOra

Ed Glassco. matchmaker for the
Windsor Athletic club, has captured
the Sammy Taylor-Jerry Dalton bout.
and viii stage il Feb. B. That left
the Mt. Clemens promoters without
talent for their opening fight, and Paul
Sikora and Jack Hunter were signed
for Feb. ., The Taylor Dalton fight
will shove the Brennan Hicks fight
ahead to Jan. 27. which will be an all.
star card. Bennie Mcneil will prob
ably get chance TO hook up with
some good l22.pounder on that occa-
sion. Beginning with the Lore-Brick
fight on Jan 90, series OF weekly
fights will be staged at Windsor. Tay-
lor will meet Kaufman at Jackson on
the twentieth.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12

oi something better than he had when
buried in the bushes. unnoticed BY
the trust that denies its young en-
ployes opportunities for promotion
and increased compensation.
II the Feds are merely covering up
their game by apparent blunders, then
suit is proving a surategical achieve.
mcnt. lf they are In earnest we
shall have TO accede 10 their request
TO cease calling them outlawp, and
dub them the one and only genuine.
born in the jungle, Ivory league
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
sing sing MAY SEE
BIG FIGHTERS BOX
Bat Nelson Working on $40, 900
Program for Entertainment
of COnvicts

NEW YORK. Jan. 12.-Forty thou,
sane dollars worth OF boxing talent
will probably be placed before the
Sing Sing convicts without a single
cent OF cost TO them.
"Bat" Nelson, former champion. was
busy around the boxing rail today ar
ranging for the show Bat visited the
prison yesterday, sat In the death
chair and entertained the inmates
with a lot OF stories. Then be con.
ceived the idea OF pulling of show
for the boys.
Leach Cross. Freddy Welsh. Bat
LeviDsky. Jack Britton, Charley White,
Joe Shugrue and Jim Flynn are on
the cards TO perform for the prisoners
II the Durable Danes plans do not 90
awry. Warden Thomas Mott Osborne
gave his hearty consent when ap-
preached by Nelson. The bouts prob
ably will be pulled of next week.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Just Happy, Scrappy Family---
That's Cldbbu and Lichtenstein

The Jimmy Clabby-Larney Lichten-
stein combination is rather peculiar
one. Larney, OF course, handles all
the business and does all the talking.
James does all the lighting Larney
has never Won an argument from his
champion and never expects 10. Lar.
ney may be right in every detail but
Clabby win never admit il. lie, how
ever. keeps himself busy doing what
Larney wants-in a roundabout way
Don't get the impression that Clab
by is a perpetual CROUCH Far from
it. He's just exactly the opposite. He
thinks his man0ger is too FAT Larney
weighs around the 200 mark-and he
IS trying 10 reduce him through worry
C1abby says If LgCneY ever makes the
weight there is zeins To be one merry
scrap.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
COralling of Jumpers Gets Out
laws in Wrong With
Player-Evangelist
SAYS RESERVE CLAUSE
Is LIFE OF BASEBALL
Blames Players for Present Cha
Otic Condition of Ma
tional Sport Ak
BY BILLY SUNDAY

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. TT want
TO say right at the jump OF that
haven particle OF use for the Fed.
eral league. | am opposed to the
methods they have employed to get
players. | haven't the slightest OBJ
lection TO any body OF men starting
a league, but when they do so they
should develop their own players and
not take them from another organiza-
ton the way that the Federal league
did and is still trying TO do.
Its all right for them TO start q
league OF their own, but the Federal
league has no right to break up what
other men have spent years OF labor
and thought and lots OF money to
build They are simply tearing down
what others have constructed.
Organization Is necessary to base
ball the same as II is In everything
else. When you do away with organ
ization in baseball you are going 20
break up the game.
Let any club have the right to 20
out and sign players whenever II
pleases, and in short time you will
find that two or three clubs will have
all OF the star players.
THE reserve clause Is necessary to
the very life of baseball Do away
with the reserve clause. which permits
a club TO hold on to player after IL
has found and developed him. and
you won't have much sap left in the
baseball tree.
Il blame the players for the present
condition OF affairs. They should
stick by the fellow who helped them
10 get where they are. Lots OF them
are lemons when they first get into a
league, Eddie Collins was a lemon
when he broke In with the Athletics.
taught him lot of things about bat
ting. base running and fielding, shift
ed him from one position to another,
was patient with him, and Eddie be
came one OF the greatest stars In the
history of the game.
There are lots OF others who had
to be carefully coached. Who did II,
the players or the club owners?
Organization did it. There is
scarcely player who wasn't q lem.
on when he got a big league job.
The players should show their graft
tude TO the men whose labors have
made the conditions possible for them
to improve and to earn a first class
livelihood. II the players don't look
out they will kill baseball.
IF they knock out organized base.
ball. I'm certain that Weeghman.
Ward and other Federal leaguers will
cut salaries until the players won't
know their pay checks"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN The XANk SALE

IL is the belief OF baseball men that
dt ring all OF the long negotiations be-
~ cen Col. Rupert. Capt Huston and
Frank Farrell for the purchase OF the
New YORK Yankees, the purchasers
were being advised by their close
friend, John McGraw, manager OF the
Giants. Ii was known that McGraw
was anxious for his friends TO get into
the game. and naturally he wanted
them TO enter baseball under the most
favorable conditions. Their demands
on Farrell showed a surprising knowl
edge OF the needs of the game for
newcomers in the sport. and indicated
that they had the advantage OF some
expert advice This also probably
eXrlains a number OF the delays that
featured the sale OF the Yanks
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
"Y" HANDBALL TOURNEY
Is CREATING INTEREST

Much interest is being taken in the
new handball tournament, which be-
gan Monday at the Y. NJ. G. A. courts.
Twelve teams OF "a men are entered,
with some of the best talent in the
city on the card. DR.. f. r. Greusel.
edging around the two-score and 10.
point. has formed trust with Harry
Bell the 19-year-old phenom, in a
team that threatens to clean up the
entire board,
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
BASEBALL ALONE DIGS UP
men WORTH PROMOTION
Unc& Johnny, Aged so,
Rides Bike TO Fights

He's a good old sport-one OF a
type hats vanishing IS Uncle
Johnny NlIl. e s0, Of Millers
town @ yhich enc OF the coal.
iae stations near Crbana Jha
Champaign county seat. The vet
rTan is an authority In the coun
tTyside on prize Gehtng on wrest
ling and baseball During the sum
mer he rarely misses a came with
in a halfdays bicycle Journey OF
the old homestead
With the roads covered with ice
and snow and in zero weather I'm
Gle Johnny recently walked nine
miles 10 witness a maJ encounter
nd al midnight embarked on the
return hike
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
HOCKEY LEAGUE IS
AGAIN In TROUBLE
Duluth Threatens to Quit Lake
Superior Region AS
sOciatiOn

HOUGHTON, Mich, Jan. 12.-Af
fairs or the American Hockey asso-
citation, the league that includes the
teams in the upper peninsula OF
Michigan and the Lake Superior re
gion. /are in worse shape than hith-
erto this winter, although disruption
has seemed imminent several times.
Duluth now threatens TO withdraw
because OF trouble at Houghton, when
Player Haas, of the Portage Lake
septet. was ordered of the ice and
persisted in staying long enough
10 necessitate the forfeiting OF the
game. II now looks as If this last
trouble would mean the end of the
association for the winter, at least.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12

An instance OF how Clabby bat.
ties" with Larney, but heeds his ad-
vice, happened only last week Lar.
ney purchased a pair OF fourpound
shoes for Jimmy The idea was to
have Clabby train in them and in that
way increase his speed. Clabby
tumbled for the idea, but rather than
admit that 1t was a good one refused
point blank TO try them out Larney
begged and pleaded. but to no avail.
That afternoon when Clabby worked
out a smile crept across Larney &
face. for Jimmy was wearing a pair
OF metal-sole shoes Later Larney dis
covered that James had sent his
trainer out for pair and had not
touched he ones his manager pur.
chased Larney's we're still lying in
the corner
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
"Y" Opens League
Season With Erie

The International league basketball
season opens in Detroit tonight. with
Erie comes with veteran team and
"Y' gym. The league is composed Of
the fastest Canadian and American
"Y" teams on the Lake Erie region,
and they will play. out an extensive
schedule during the next two months.
Erie come swith veteran team and
big reputation, and the local tossers
are expecting the battle of the sea
son tonight. The "Y" will present it's
usual all-star lineup.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Y.M.H.A. Will Meet
Martha Holmes "5"

The Y. NJ. II. A. quintet will go out
of it's class on the twenty-first and try
to furnish opposition for the Martha
Holmes team. The game for this
week has not been definitely sched.
uled. but it is believed that the Wind
sor Fusiliers will be played Thursday
night
On the twenty-sixth, a three-game
series with the Firestones, OF the First
Presbyterian church. will be started.
Jake Mazer, in the role OF referee at
the Detroit Toledo Y NJ. II. A. game,
did some splendid work, and 1t is
likely that his services will be called
upon several times this winter.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
RlTCHIE And WELSH
NOT SIGNED, CLAIM
Gotham Matchmaker Says Willie
Has Not Yet Come To
Terms

NEW YORK; Jan. l2-Jimmie
Johnston. matchmaker for the Garden
today denied that Willie Richie,
American lightweight champion, and
Freddie Welsh are matched for bout
here.
II offered Ritchie a Nat guarantee
of $4,000" said Johnston, 'on 20 per
cent OF the gross receipts, but not
10th. II ne accepts the ofier. the bout
lnay be staged the latter part OF Feb
ruary. Ii he doesn't. he can stay in
Frisco"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
JOHN HEYDLER LEAVES
FOR THE BATTLE FRONT

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Secretary
John A. Heydler, of the National
league, left last night for Chicago,
where he VIII aid in preparing the de-
ferse OF organized baseball to the
antitrust suit filed by the Federal
league.
A dispatch from Harrisburg. Pa,
said Gov. Tener met Heydler's train
there and issued instructions to his
aide
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Mourning Shades
For Giants In 1915

NEW YORK. Jan. ESQ badly do
the New York Giants feel over the
loss OF last seasons pennant they are
going TO faunt their sorrow In the
faces OF the fans next season.
violent trimmings, always condu-
Give to complacency and peace. are
TO be torn from the playing clothes
of the New Yorks. and instead dull
sombre black will serve a constant
remainder of the catastrophe OF 1914.
Next season when the Giants fare
forth on the diamond they viii De
clad in black sweaters with just dash
OF red TO arouse their fighting spirit
Tho socks are TO be black and red
also
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
CLEVELAND TO PLAY
25 EXHIBITION GAMES

CLEVELAND. Jan. 12.-The Maps
will play 25 exhibition games before
the season opens next spring Man
ager Birmingham will give the plan a
tryout in an effort To get his team
into better condition than IL has been
for several years at the opening of
the season.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12

with them stories o. he remarkable
performances OF the swarthy Kanaka.
and IL came 20 pass that about six
months previous TO the American
trials for the Olympic games at Stock
holm the Hui Nalu Swimming club
of Hawaii sent Kahanamoku. then the
peer of all swimmers in nation OF
swimming marvels, 20 exhibit his
prowess In this country and win a po-
sitlon on the Yankee team in the
Olympic classics
M( il
For a time during his early appear.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Brickley Quits
Harvard Teams

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. IL
Charles Brickley has announced that
because OF his physical condition, he
will not try out for the track or base
ball teams next spring. That means
that he will never again wear the
Crimson In intercollegiate compeu-
ton. He expects to coach football ID
the middle west next fall, the schooi
not having yet been selected.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
BLACK FIGHTERS ARE
KISSED FOR STALLING

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.--Joe Jean
nette and John Lester Johnson, Ne
gro heavies, stalled through 10 weary
rounds OF boxing at the Pioneer s.
c. club. last night. Johnson hal the
better OF the early milling, but Jean
nette made up for 1t later. Both
fighters were hooted.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
1O-ROUND BOUTS AT
RAPIDS HEREAFTER

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. 12.-
Hereafter 10-round bouts will be per.
mitted at Grand Rapids. Thus the
city fathers decreed last night Hith-
erto glove contests have been limited
to six rounds. The first scrap over
the longer distance will be between
j. Murphy. of Frisco, and Jimmy An.
derson OF Chicago, on Jan Is.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
The SuperldfiUe OF Crine---Biack
flanders Demand $1,000 of Busher

PONTIAC. Mich. 12-The busy nves-
black hand letters which
former Pontiac ball player and last with the
Clemens Southern Michigan league teamA
man weeks and
his
himself
While Spencer popular man the Border
His home fs Wixom.\
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
FEW RULE CHANGES,
ADVISE HORSEMEN
Sentiment at Grand Circuit Ban.
quet Is Favorable to
Stand Pat Policy

! Ii sentiment expressed at the splen-
(, did banquet given the grand circuit
F.! stewards and race scribes by the De
! troit Driving club, last night can be
taken as criterion, there will be
little tinkering with the rules at to-
days executive session at the Detroit
club.
While only part OF the officials
were given chance to talk, the pre-
vailing opinion seemed TO be that
under existing conditions, the less
changing of rules the better Joe
Moody, OF Toledo seemed to strike
a popular chord when he declared
himself on record as in favor of pol
icy that would not make horse in
eligible for any race for which he was
eligible when purchased by his most
recent owner, until that owner had
had chance TO race his purchase
for at least a whole season.
President DeyereauX, of the ste
wards, discussed racing conditions
briefly at the banquet, declaring that
harness racing was now at its low
est ebb since 1898, but headed for a
big boom in the next two or three
years. His opinion was approved by
the other speakers.
There was the largest representa-
tion of officials and newspapermen
at the banquet at the Griswold last
night, that has ever attended a ste
wards meeting, and interest ran un-
usually high, Fred Postal combined
the Jobs OF landlord and toastmaster
in highly satisfactory manner, and
the Driving club received a flock of
congratulations upon the entertain
ment they had provided.
At noon today. the grand circuit
folks and friends enjoyed breakfast
at the Detroit club, following the
morning open session. The executive
meeting is scheduled for this afternoon
and despite the unanimity of opin-
ion that was evident at the banquet.
a royal scrap over several issues is
expected. The dates are expected TO
be substantially as announced yester-
day
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Flynn and Reich Toniuht.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE much
postponed battle between AL Reich
and Fireman Jim Flynn heavy
weights. Is positively TO come of to-
night at the Broadway A. c., accord
ing TO announcement OF club officials
today
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Rowland in Charge

CHICAGO. Jan. Manager Clar.
ence Rowland will take up the reins
of control over the White Sox today.
when he meets President Comiskey
FOR the initial conference over the
plans for the season.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
Adders Defeat Seminary

The Burroughs quintet wrested a
% TO 21 victory from the Polish sem
mary last night in one of the most
bitterly contested games Of the win.
ter
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
u...rans in Bike Race.

CHICAGO. Jan. f2.-Veteran Bobby
Walthour and Charles Piercey will
team up for the six-day bike race mat
mas teen wished upon Chicago. Jan
28 to Feb. 3.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-12
o,nav IInder knite

O'Dsy Under Knife.
CHICAGO, Ian. Physicians al
the Presbyterian hospital said today
thai Hank O'Day. ex-Cub manager
viii be out IN a>few days The vet.
Evening journal., 1915-07-12

it was discovered in City Court today.
James E. Davis and William Gibbs,
both colored, said that they had each
been given a drink of whiskey by
Alexander Moore. colored, of Kennett
Square, Pa. yesterday morning after
each of them had given Moore a hens
egg. The eggs which had been found
on Moore were produced in evidence
by Assistant City Solicitor Lynn. who
pronounced them fresh laid" He
asked Gibbs what a single egg was
worth, but Gibbs did not know, but
stated that they were selling for
thirty cents a dozen.
Davis said he met Moore at A and
Heald streets yesterday morning and
that he gave him fifteen cents for
half pint of whiskey but Moore failed
to give him the whiskey. but did give
him a drink for an egg. Hoping to
get the whiskey Davis said he follow
ed Moore TO Eleventh and Church
streets where Moore went into a
store. He then reported the matter
to officer Sutton.
When arrested Moore carried a
package containing a gallon of whis-
key and a half pint of gin.
Evening journal., 1915-07-12


Uncle Billy L. Heal, the grand old
man OF the local police department,
is TO retire from active duty. This
encouragement was made this morn
ing, it being understood that the po-
lice commission had decided that
rUncle' Billy. who has been crier of
the City Court for a number OF years,
should be placed on the retired list.
Officer William L. Heal, who will
be S4 years old next February. was
appointed to the force on July /, 1883,
by Mayor DR.. John p. Wales, and has
served % years since. Prior TO his
appointment by former Mayor Wales,
uncle Billy" served IL years as a
patrolman, having been appointed in
the fall of 1863 by Mayor John M.
Turner Patrolman Heal took the
place of Patrolman John Blaylis. who
was killed by Lewis List. Prior to
accepting the position on the police
force, Uncle Billy" had charge of a
transportation team for one of the
Army Corps in tie Civil War
Patrolman Heal was born in phila-
delphia on February 2S. 1892 In
early life he learned the trade Of
plasterer AMI followed the trade for
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